Controlling the Five Thunders and the Two Worlds

Chapter 205 It's too dangerous abroad
Gu Zhao was naturally unaware of what had happened at the Yellow Heaven Altar and the White Bone Cave.

He had just gotten out of Xiao Ya's bed and was listening to his parents express their shock over the phone.

"A huge explosion!"

"It's not far from us!"

"The cars were blown up!"

"So many people died!"

"It's scary!"

"We're completely unharmed!"

"Your golden bracelet is incredibly useful!"

"I didn't even feel a car door hit me!"

It took Gu Zhao a long time to understand what her parents had encountered.

Gu Qi and Li Man originally planned to travel during the Spring Festival, but their work didn't allow it. Many people were looking at furniture promotions during the holiday, and they also had to entertain many business friends, so they postponed their trip.

With the recent economic downturn and everyone saying that Southeast Asia is in chaos, coupled with the fact that Gu Qi's family is relatively wealthy and had traveled to Southeast Asia before, they decided to choose Europe as their travel destination this time.

As a result, we encountered a big one.

"Didn't we hear that the terrorist attacks in Europe had come to an end?" Gu Zhao asked, puzzled. "How did you two run into each other again?"

"How would we know?" Gu Qi complained. "We thought there were just a lot of thieves around here, so we were keeping a close eye on our belongings. We never imagined we'd encounter a terrorist attack!"

“Your dad and I were shopping when we came across some kind of grand celebration and parade, so we went to take a look. Suddenly, a car next to us exploded,” Li Man added.

"It was only a dozen meters away from us. Luckily, we had your Golden Qi Bracelet, otherwise we would have been stranded." Gu Qi still feels shocked and scared when he thinks back on it now.

“You said the Golden Gang Bracelet has a limited number of uses and a maximum defense limit, but we can’t tell.” Li Man said with lingering fear, “We’re going back to China. You can take a look at it for us when we get back.”

She never thought about it normally, but after this incident, Li Man felt that she wouldn't dare to go out without wearing her energy-filled golden bracelet.

Gu Zhao was also a little scared. He made the golden bracelet for his parents just in case, and he didn't expect them to need it. But they not only used it, but they also encountered a big problem.

“Alright, let’s come back.” Gu Zhao nodded. “Actually, there’s not much to do over there. Small towns are inconvenient, and big cities are dirty and chaotic. Even public toilets cost money.”

"It's not just public restrooms that charge fees; some places even charge for elevators!" Gu Qi continued to complain. "I thought those bloggers who use complaining about major European cities as a selling point were just picking on bad things, but I didn't expect it to be a widespread phenomenon!"

“The streets are littered with trash, and there are many homeless people.” Li Man sighed. “The photos and videos online with filters look so good, but when I actually came here, I found that it’s not as good as back home.”

Gu Qi thought for a moment and said something fair: "It's easy for us to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. In fact, China was not as good as this place 30 years ago. It's just that China developed too fast, while this place hasn't developed for decades."

"Alright, alright, stop lamenting. Haven't you heard of the saying 'thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river'? It's their fault for not developing. They're not doing as well as us now!" Li Man interrupted Gu Qi. "I don't think there's anything good about this place. We might as well go back to Guangzhou and go shopping."

Gu Qi couldn't help but sigh, "I mainly wanted to see landmark buildings and museums. I just visited the Louvre, and I haven't even been to the Miqi Museum yet."

But Li Man didn't want to look at it at all. "What's so interesting about it? It's full of cultural relics looted from all over the country, most of which belong to us. Looking at it makes me feel uncomfortable. Why would I want to make myself uncomfortable?"

Gu Qi was speechless. "This is called patriotic education." "I spend all day watching the news with you, isn't that enough education?" Li Man snorted. "You cry every time you watch 'Escape from the American Flag Museum,' I'll show it to you a hundred times when we get home, let's see if you still cry!"

Gu Qi interrupted awkwardly, "Alright, alright, if we don't want to go, we don't want to go. Let's go back to China. Anyway, we've been to most places. If we don't want to go to America, we don't have to go."

Gu Zhao found it amusing, and seeing that they had finished talking, he asked, "My dad just said that a car door hit him?"

"It was sliced ​​horizontally. If it weren't for the Golden Shield Bracelet, I would be in two by now." Gu Qi's heart was pounding as he spoke.

Li Man's tone softened, "Your dad instinctively shielded me behind him."

Gu Qi shook his head, "The shockwave was incredibly powerful back then; people even farther from the explosion than us were thrown out."

"We just stood there and nothing happened, which felt a bit abrupt," Li Man added. "Your dad was pretty smart. He had me lie down for a while, and then, seeing the chaos, he took me and we ran away in the confusion."

Li Man said with a smile, "The scene was very chaotic at the time, and no one noticed anything unusual about us."

“Of course, there might be surveillance cameras,” Gu Qi continued. “That’s why your mother and I booked tickets for tomorrow to go back to China as soon as possible.”

The effects of the Golden Gang Bracelet were beyond the comprehension of ordinary people, but since there was no information about this metaphysical concept, the two guessed that it must be the result of deliberate concealment by relevant parties.

If they were in China, it wouldn't be a problem, but being abroad, they couldn't help feeling a little guilty. The two of them had already started imagining the decades-long feud between the cultivation world in China and the supernatural world abroad.

Gu Zhao was speechless, but he did not refute her.

After all, no matter how strong the Golden Gang Bracelet is, it can't replenish spiritual energy in modern times. If they're unlucky and encounter a few more incidents, their parents might actually be in danger.

The filters I used to have overseas are almost gone, so I might as well come back.

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Shishi was already looking at her phone. "The news is so timely these days. My aunt and uncle just called, and the news is already out."

Gu Zhao and Xiao Ya moved closer and saw a short news report about the explosion in Gaul.

Although it's only a short paragraph and doesn't specify the details, we can guess the general situation; it's probably one of those few reasons.

"It's so dangerous abroad! There are always terrorist attacks and bombings, or sorcerers harming people," Jiang Shishi pouted. "Can we even go abroad anymore?!"

Xiao Ya chuckled, "You can only say we're incredibly unlucky. If this kind of thing happened every day overseas, how would ordinary people survive?"

Gu Zhao slapped Xiao Ya's thigh, "How can you talk like that!"

The two women turned around in surprise, then couldn't help but chuckle.

It seems that whether it was when they encountered the sorcerer in Siam or when Gu Zhao's parents were attacked by terrorists in Gaul, it all happened after Gu Zhao gave them the amulet.

If there is a causal relationship between these two...

Jiang Shishi laughed so hard she almost fell over, and Xiao Ya couldn't help but chuckle as well. She bit her lower lip and leaned closer to Gu Zhao, "Sweetie, that's not what I meant, don't be angry~"

Xiao Ya spoke softly, then bent down.

"hiss--"

(End of this chapter)