"Oh."
The Hungry Monkey nodded sowhat cluelessly; he hadn't quite recovered, his brain overwheld with too much information at once, causing his reactions to lag.
"So...who's stronger, Uncle Rabbit or Uncle Dog?"
He seed to have figured it out.
In this place, there were three people who held sway: the highest was Chen Yi, who obviously led these individuals and, by extension, the entire universe belonged to Chen Yi; next ca Chen Jiang, a relative of Chen Miao's uncle's generation.
And the one with the lowest status was Miao.
Being Miao's confidant, in dealing with Chen Jiang's and Chen Yi's confidants, he could only address them as uncle.
After all, even Miao referred to them as uncle, how could he dare to call them brother?
That would truly be courting death.
What took even the Hungry Monkey by surprise was the mont he uttered these words, Scarred Dog and Thin Rabbit, who had almost co to blows, suddenly turned to look at him, expressionless.
"Stirring up trouble, are you?"
"The Chen Family's top confidants have always been honest and loyal. How did we end up with soone as cunning as you?"
Both turned their formidable gaze on him, their eyes filled with murderous intent, as if they could tear the Hungry Monkey apart.
"No, no."
In an instant, the Hungry Monkey panicked and hastily shook his head, "No, no, Uncle Dog, Uncle Rabbit, you've misunderstood. It's my fault for speaking carelessly, I misspoke, anyway... I'll punish myself with three cups later!"
"Heh."
Upon hearing this, Thin Rabbit imdiately broke into a grin, "You said it, self-punish with three cups, I'll rember that."
...
The banquet soon began.
It was a universal celebration.
Everyone was there to celebrate the safe return of Chen Yi's youngest son from his travels across the universe. In a large hall, several tables were set up, with no more than a couple hundred attendees.
But those who entered this hall,
Were without a doubt the most central figures of this elite circle.
"Co on, Miao'er, this is your elder brother, Chen Yue."
Before all the dishes were served, Chen Yi had already beco sowhat tipsy, happily embracing Chen Miao, who had finally returned ho after a century, and pointed at a man nearby with a chuckle, "This is your own elder brother, who has been by my side all these years and is quite capable."
"From now on, we're all family. It's not often we get together like this, so get to know each other better."
"Mm."
Chen Miao nodded, feeling a bit unfamiliar, but he could sense the strong familial bonds and affection emanating from these people. Yet, he regretfully said, "Um... Father, didn't you think of having more children over these years?"
"I am already the most powerful being in our small universe, and yet here, I have the lowest status?"
"And don't underestimate my 'Cup of Equity'; although it's small in size, its power is anything but weak. If it really ca down to it, it might not be less powerful than Uncle Jiang's cannons, which span tens of thousands of light-years in diater."
As he finished,
Everyone seated imdiately burst into an exceedingly cooperative chorus of laughter, all except the direct mbers of Chen's lineage being close confidants of the inner circle. They might lack a bit in abilities, but certainly not in insight.
The best thing these people could do was to produce a genuine, good-natured chuckle, ensuring that Miao's words didn't fall flat and weren't ignored, and simultaneously, that Miao did not interpret any sarcasm in their laughter.
It sounds rather simple.
But actually... it was a bona fide, strenuous task.
Strict demands were placed not just on the control of facial muscles, but also on the volu and tone of the laughter.
"Tsk."
Sitting opposite him, Chen Jiang also couldn't help but smile, "My nephew, you want to compete with now? What your father said is outdated, so many years have passed, surely I must have made so progress, right?"
"Over these years, I've sacrificed two small universes."
"My cannon's caliber has reached a re 3 million light-years, are you sure you want to compare with ?"
"If I put my cannon in front of you, you wouldn't even recognize it as a cannon. You'd think it's a black hole."
"Hahaha."
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"Alright, alright."
Chen Yi also sowhat helplessly patted Chen Miao on the shoulder, "Don't mind your Uncle Jiang, he's hardly ever serious. But you're wrong about one thing, you're not the youngest in terms of generation."
"Look."
Chen Yi lovingly wrapped an arm around Jiaye's shoulder, his eyes filled with happiness as he gazed at Jiaye's slightly bulging belly, "Miao'er, you're about to have a little brother. He's already five months along."
"In a few months, you'll be able to et him."
"I haven't co up with a good na for him yet. We'll think of one together when the ti cos."
Just then—
Sitting to one side, Jiaye suddenly furrowed her brows in beauty, and then she covered her stomach with a pained expression, as the slightly raised belly visibly flattened in an instant!
Almost in a blink!
Alarms sounded throughout the hall.
A group of female doctors and nurses in white coats rushed in at an extraordinary pace, placed Jiaye on a stretcher, and quickly carried her through a nearby portal for examination.
It looked like a miscarriage had occurred.
Everyone present imdiately clamped their lips shut and even dared not breathe; Thin Rabbit, too, sensibly buried his head in his arms, though he was quite confused. With his sister-in-law's physical strength, a miscarriage?
That's a joke!
Besides, with all the tricks Yi had up his sleeve, could he just watch as his sister-in-law miscarried right in front of him?
It was utterly inconceivable.
Could it be an enemy's doing? But... their Chen family had long been invincible throughout the universe, where could there be any enemies left?
Very soon—
A portal suddenly appeared in the hall, and the doctor who had carried Jiaye away hurriedly approached Chen Yi, her face filled with panic. She bowed her head and cautiously whispered with a trembling voice, "Yi, according to the examination, the child in the madam's belly has completely disappeared."
"It's gone without a trace, and not in the sense of a miscarriage, but completely vanished out of the blue, and without damaging any of the madam's internal organs... just disappeared all of a sudden."
"..."
Chen Yi, who had been about to get angry, opened and closed his mouth a few tis, then stood there in silence. After a long while, he sighed softly. At that mont, Jiaye also erged from the portal, tears in her eyes as she looked at Chen Yi with a sob-laden voice, "Yi..."
"Alright."
Although Chen Yi was helpless, he seed to realize what had happened, and could only massage his temples irritably, "Clearly, this little rabbit has traveled through ti again, and it's like he couldn't wait, he traveled before even being born."
"I have no idea where this little bunny has hopped off to now."
"Damn, is it the fate of everyone in the Chen family to ti travel or what?"
"Although I haven't t this little bunny, let's still give him a na."
"Let's call him Chen Qiu."
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