Swallowing the Stars: My Comprehension is Beyond the Heavens!

Chapter 135 Return to Earth

Luo Xia and his group stayed on White Orchid Star for five days, and only left after receiving all the goods.

To ensure the security of the second base.

Luo Feng left behind a first-level martial artist of the Hengxing level and 100 ninth-level mentalists of the Xingxing level to guard Bailan Star.

The other slaves were taken to Earth by the two brothers.

Eight hours after leaving White Orchid Star, Rorschach noticed the spaceship was circling and asked Babata, "Babata, why is the spaceship circling?"

Babata explained, "We have now arrived at the dark universe region corresponding to Earth, but the coordinates here have been concealed by the master using spatial magic, so we need to follow a special trajectory to find the true cosmic coordinates."

"I see." Rorschach nodded, and after a moment, he asked, "Speaking of which, Babata, could there be a natural wormhole leading to the outside world in this area that the teacher has hidden?"

Babata said, "That's possible. But you'd better pray it doesn't happen, otherwise Earth won't be as safe as it is now. If someone accidentally enters the void region through one of those wormholes, Earth's coordinates will be exposed in the universe."

Luo Xia lowered his head slightly in thought.

If he remembered correctly, the first adventurer team to invade Earth in the original story came to the solar system by accident through a natural wormhole.

I wonder if those guys have arrived yet?

If that happens, Earth will be in trouble.

Although that space adventure team wasn't very strong, Luo Xia vaguely remembered that the team's captain had a family behind him.

If that family were to send a space fleet to Earth, Earth, with its current strength, would be utterly unable to resist.

"Babata, is it possible that Earth's detection technology is incapable of detecting spaceships of Class C or higher?"

Rorschach asked again.

Babata nodded. "Of course. Let alone a Class C, even a decent Class A spaceship wouldn't be detectable by Earth's current satellite detection technology."

She looked at Luo Xia curiously and asked, "Why are you suddenly asking this?"

Rorschach replied, "I'm worried that Earth might be suddenly discovered... After all, you said it yourself, the possibility of natural wormholes appearing in the void cannot be ruled out. If someone really discovers Earth through that natural wormhole and we are completely unprepared, wouldn't that be terrible?"

Luo Feng chuckled and said, "Xia, aren't you overthinking it? The spatial coordinates of Earth have been concealed by the teacher using a spatial secret technique. Even our return journey involved a troublesome detour. How could it be such a coincidence as you say?"

Luo Xia looked at Luo Feng helplessly and said, "Brother, it's better to be safe than sorry. I didn't think of that at the time either. Otherwise, we could have bought some probes and put them in the solar system. That way, even if someone suddenly discovers Earth, we would be prepared."

Babata looked at Rorschach, stroked his smooth chin, and said, "If you're really that worried, I do have a solution. We can conduct defensive monitoring from space."

"What method?" Rorschach asked Babata.

Babata smiled and pointed to the Heilongshan-X81 spacecraft, "This spacecraft has cruise detection capabilities. We can place it in Earth's orbit to conduct real-time monitoring and detection of outer space. It can detect almost any spacecraft except those of Class D or higher."

At this point, Babata shrugged, "But maintaining its cruise detection capabilities will consume a lot of energy crystals. Some of the energy crystals you bought, Rorschach, will likely be used for this."

"No problem, feel free to use it."

Rorschach waved his hand and said to Babata.

Babata looked at Luo Feng, "We still need to arrange for some people to be stationed on the spaceship."

Luo Feng nodded and said, "Okay, I'll have those first-level Hengxing warriors lead 100 ninth-level Xingxing warriors to guard the spaceship. As for the rest, they can come back to Earth with us."

Babata laughed and said, "Then there's no problem. I'll set up the spaceship's navigation once we get back to Earth."

As they spoke, the spaceship had already located Earth's true coordinates in the dark universe.

In the starry sky of the solar system, strange ripples appeared in space, and then a pitch-black flying saucer-shaped spaceship suddenly appeared out of thin air.

"Successful space travel!"

Babata reminded him.

Inside the spaceship, Luo Xia and Luo Feng looked at the familiar blue planet in their line of sight, their hearts filled with excitement, "We're back! We're back!"

Although they had only been away for a little over a month, both Luo Xia and Luo Feng felt as if they had been away from their hometown for a long time.

"Babata, onward to Earth!"

Luo Feng shouted.

"yes!"

Babata responded loudly, steer the black spaceship toward the blue planet!

Not long after, on Kirishima Island, Earth.

"Big brother, shall we settle the villa we bought from Bailan Star here first?"

"Okay, I'll just leave it here."

Luo Feng nodded and began giving orders to the slaves to assemble the villa.

More than an hour later, a villa covering two square kilometers stood on the island of mist.

"I've already set up the spaceship's navigation. Luo Feng, who would you like to assign to be stationed on the spaceship?"

Babata asked this question while Luo Xia and Luo Feng were visiting the villa.

Luo Feng thought for a moment and said to the slaves following behind him, "Meng Si, you take two first-level Hengxing warriors and 100 ninth-level planetary mentalists to guard the spaceship."

"Yes, Master!" Meng Si stepped forward to receive the order, and then led the martial artists selected by Luo Feng back into the Black Dragon Mountain airship.

The spaceship activated its cloaking ability and flew back into space.

Moments later, the spacecraft docked on the dark side of the moon. Next, the Heilongshan spacecraft will orbit the Earth along with the moon, while exploring the surrounding starry sky.

Babata will receive real-time detection data from the Black Dragon Mountain spaceship, and she will immediately notify Luo Xia and Luo Feng if any anomalies are detected.

"Meng Wu, you take the remaining first-tier Heng-level martial artists and ninth-tier Xing-level mentalists and station them on this island."

Luo Feng continued to make arrangements, "As for Meng Yi, Meng Er, and Meng San, you will come home with me and Xia Xia."

"Yes, Master!"

Meng Yi and the others accepted the order.

Luo Feng gave some more instructions, mainly telling Meng Wu and the others not to expose themselves.

They can move freely in and around Kirishima, but they cannot unleash too strong an aura that would be detected by others on Earth.

After settling all the slaves, Luo Feng and Luo Xia went home.

It was already late at night. Although Luo Feng wanted to go home now, he was worried about disturbing his two sons and Xu Xin's sleep, so he went home with Luo Xia.

Luo Hongguo and Gong Xinlan were already asleep.

Luo Xia and Luo Feng did not disturb them and quietly returned to Luo Xia's room.

As for Meng Yi and the others, Luo Feng arranged for them to guard the area around the villa.

Anyway, given their current level of cultivation, they can survive without sleeping.

Snapped!

Luo Xia turned on the room lights, and everything in the room was exactly the same as before he left.

"Luo Feng, Luo Xia, what are you planning to do with those Purple Light Dews?"

Babata appeared and asked Luo Feng and Luo Xia.

Luo Xia looked at his elder brother, Luo Feng.

This is something the eldest brother needs to decide.

Luo Feng pondered for a moment and said, "Let's talk to Hong and Lei Shen tomorrow."

Upon hearing this, Luo Xia nodded.

Because it did not experience the catastrophe of the Golden Horned Beast, the Earth remains in its previous state.

Hong and Thor remain the first and second most powerful beings on Earth.

Luo Xia and Luo Feng didn't say much. They took a shower and went to bed.

During these days in space, don't be fooled by their calm expressions.

But I felt quite uneasy.

Now that I'm home, I can finally relax completely.

Early the next morning.

Rorschach's exceptional hearing allowed him to overhear his parents' conversation.

"Last night, I thought I heard some noises coming from Xia's room. Could it be that he and Xiaofeng came back?"

This is the voice of her mother, Gong Xinlan.

Then his father, Luo Hongguo, spoke up, "You really heard something? I didn't hear anything."

"You're sleeping like a log, how could you hear a thing!"

Gong Xinlan rolled her eyes at her husband.

Luo Hongguo didn't care about his wife's words and said, "Then I'll go check on Xia's room."

Shortly after, Rorschach heard the sound of his bedroom door being opened.

"Xia!?" Luo Hongguo's expression brightened when he saw his youngest and eldest sons lying on the bed. "And Xiaofeng, you're back! You came back last night?"

"dad."

Luo Feng responded, got up and dressed, and said with a smile, "I came back last night, but it was too late, so I didn't tell you."

His room was originally reserved for him, complete with a bed and everything else.

But he found it too much trouble, since he used to have to remake the bed and stuff, so he started sleeping with Rorschach.

Anyway, Rorschach's bed is big enough that the two brothers won't feel cramped sleeping together.

"What time did you get home last night?" Luo Hongguo asked with a smile as he watched the two brothers get up.

Luo Xia said, "Around two or three in the morning."

Luo Hongguo chuckled, "Your mother is a light sleeper. She said she vaguely heard noises coming from your room last night. I thought she was hallucinating, but it turns out it really was you guys coming back."

Luo Feng and Luo Xia smiled.

The two brothers followed their father downstairs. Their mother, Gong Xinlan, was overjoyed to see them and immediately called Xu Xin, asking her to bring her two grandsons over for breakfast and to tell Luo Feng not to go back for breakfast.

"dad!"

"Third Uncle!"

Soon after, Xu Xin arrived with Luo Ping and Luo Hai.

As soon as the two little ones entered the door, they ran to Luo Feng, calling out "Dad!" on either side. Then Luo Hai asked Luo Xia to hold him, smiling as he asked, "Third Uncle, where did you and Dad go? I missed you so much!"

"Do you miss me and your dad, or do you miss my present?"

Rorschach asked with a smile.

Luo Hai chuckled, "I want both!"

"Here, these are the gifts I brought back for you. Take them and play with them."

When Luo Xia and Luo Feng went shopping, they naturally didn't forget their families. They both bought some special gifts from Qiulongxing to bring back for their families.

Luo Xia bought a model spaceship for both Luo Ping and Luo Hai.

"This is a spaceship?!" Luo Hai's face lit up with joy. He excitedly took the spaceship model, which was half his body size, from Luo Xia's hands and kissed Luo Xia on the cheek. "Thank you, Uncle!"

"Go play with your brother."

Luo Xia put the impatient Luo Hai down on the ground, patted his little head, and then said to Luo Hongguo and the others beside him, "By the way, Dad, Mom, I want to introduce someone to you."

"Who is it?"

Luo Hongguo and Gong Xinlan looked puzzled.

Luo Xia used his soul imprint to transmit his voice to Melissa, "Melissa, come in."

"Yes, Master."

Melissa responded and then went into the villa.

"This is..." Gong Xinlan looked at Melissa who walked in with surprise, especially at the three tails swaying behind her.

Xu Xin was also looking at Melissa in surprise.

Wow! This lady has a tail!

Luo Hai suddenly exclaimed, looking up at Melissa in surprise.

"Dad, Mom, her name is Melissa. She's my 'employee' bodyguard. She'll be living in our house from now on and will be responsible for your safety."

Rorschach said with a smile.

"A bodyguard?" Gong Xinlan said with some disappointment.

Luo Hongguo asked in surprise, "Xia, where did you find this bodyguard? Why does he have fox ears and a tail?"

Luo Xia smiled and said, "You're probably wondering where my brother and I went before. Well, I'll tell you now. Actually, my brother and I went to an alien planet. Melissa and the others were hired by my brother and me on a planet called Qiulong Star."

"Ah, an alien planet?!"

Luo Hongguo and the others looked at Luo Xia and Luo Feng in surprise.

Xu Xin stared at Luo Feng. "You and Xia really went to another planet?"

"...Yes, ah." Luo Feng nodded.

Xu Xin said, "Why didn't you just tell me directly?"

Luo Feng scratched his head, "I was just afraid you'd worry..."

"Don't you think we're worried if you don't tell us?!" Xu Xin glared, tears welling up in her eyes.

Luo Feng panicked immediately, "Wife, I was wrong, I..."

"You two brats! You ran off to another planet without a word!"

Gong Xinlan, the mother, found a stick somewhere, which looked like it had been taken from a broom, and started hitting Luo Xia.

"What if you encounter danger on another planet? Oh! What if something happens to you? What will happen to us old folks, and these two little ones, and your sister-in-law? We thought you were on some kind of mission on Earth, we never imagined you'd gone to another planet!"

"Mom! I was wrong! Oh, please stop hitting me..."

Rorschach was beaten so badly he ran away with his head in his hands.

Melissa watched the scene unfold before her in silence.

She didn't understand why Luo Xia, a fourth-level psychic master of the Hengxing realm, was beaten so badly by an old woman who was only a first-level apprentice that she was running around the living room.

However, for some reason, this scene reminded her of the time when her mother was still alive.

Melissa, of course, does not understand Earth languages.

However, she had a translator installed by Babata in her auxiliary computer, so she could understand what Luo Xia and Gong Xinlan were saying.

What is happening now has given Melissa a better understanding of her owner, Rorschach.

Luo Hongguo's eyes twitched as he watched Gong Xinlan lightly slap Luo Xia's bottom a few times.

With that kind of strength, could you really hurt him?

"Alright, alright! Stop hitting me!"

Luo Hongguo persuaded Gong Xinlan, "The children are all grown up, and the eldest is even a father himself. Why are you hitting them! They have their own reasons for going to other planets! As parents, we should just support them and not cause them any trouble!"

Gong Xinlan wiped away her tears, "Of course I know I should support them! But isn't it worry? That's an alien planet! If something happens to them, we won't even know the answer."

Luo Xia stepped forward and hugged his mother's shoulders, comforting her, "Mom, my brother and I are fine, aren't we? Besides, we didn't go on a whim; we made all sorts of preparations beforehand..."

After some comforting words, Gong Xinlan and the others calmed down.

Gong Xinlan looked at the beautiful fox spirit standing quietly again and asked, "So this girl is an alien? She looks almost the same as us Earthlings, except she has three tails and different ears. She's really pretty!"

She wasn't shy at all, and went up to Melissa, taking her hand and asking with a smile, "Girl, can you speak our language?"

Melissa said in the universal language, "I'm sorry, Madam, I don't speak Earth's language yet."

This sentence was translated using an auxiliary optical computer.

Luo Hongguo and Xu Xin were both stunned.

Gong Xinlan was also stunned by the call, and after a while, she smiled and said:

"Old mistress? Oh dear, you're making me sound like an old lady from a landlord's family in the old days. Young lady, that's not the way to do things nowadays. Just call me auntie."

Luo Xia and Luo Feng, listening from the side, didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

In fact, Melissa's real age is older than Gong Xinlan's.

However, each star system has an era, which is equivalent to 10081 years of Earth's lifespan, so Melissa looks younger than Gong Xinlan.

"Auntie?" Melissa tried calling out in Chinese.

As a mentalist skilled in illusion, Melissa learns things very quickly.

Gong Xinlan felt very comfortable being called "Auntie". She smiled and said, "Yes, yes, that's how you call me. From now on, you can just call me Auntie at home."

Seeing that Gong Xinlan was smiling happily, Melissa also smiled back.

"Oh my, what a beautiful smile the little girl has!" Gong Xinlan couldn't help but praise her again.

Luo Feng and Luo Xia: "..."

Little girl?

Over there, Xu Xin asked Luo Feng in a low voice, "I just heard Luo Xia mention 'them.' Does that mean you actually have more than just Melissa as a bodyguard?"

Luo Feng nodded. "There are others. I've had them hide around the villa."

Xu Xin narrowed her eyes. "Like Melissa, is she a beauty from another race?"

Luo Feng quickly shook his head, "Of course not! Most of them are men!"

……

After the commotion caused by Melissa subsided, Luo Xia and Luo Feng finally had the opportunity to contact Hong and Thor.

"Hey, Rorschach, what's up with the call?"

After the call connected, Hong asked with a smile.

Luo Xia glanced at the older brother beside him and asked Hong, "Master, are you at headquarters now?"

"Oh, right," Hong replied. "What's wrong?"

"My older brother and I need to speak with you in person," Rorschach said. "Of course, it would be even better if Thor were here too."

Hong narrowed his eyes slightly. "Is it something important? I understand. I'll inform Thor. You and your brother can come directly to headquarters. I'll wait for you here."

After hanging up the phone, Luo Xia nodded to Luo Feng.

"Walk!"

Luo Feng said, "When the sky is clear, it will fly away."

Rorschach followed.

The two brothers did not take Melissa and the others with them, but left them at home.

In any case, there is nothing on Earth that can threaten them right now, so there's no need to bring Melissa and the others along.

(End of this chapter)