Chapter 497: Chapter 497: Just Hoping the Kids Stay Healthy and Safe
The poisonous bees, having all landed on the ground, were especially easy to eliminate, and it didn’t take long before the people from the security bureau arrived and exterminated them.
Upon receiving this news, Gu Jue immediately dropped everything and rushed over.
When he opened the door of his flyer, the sight of his wife and children unharmed gave him a sigh of relief.
"Wanwan, are you all okay?" he asked.
"We’re fine, let’s go home first," she answered.
"Alright."
Gu Jue instructed his subordinates to investigate the incident, as it didn’t seem like an ordinary traffic accident, considering the large number of Insect Beasts involved.
Could it be that Doris was ready to make a comeback?
But in reality, she shouldn’t have been able to command that many Insect Beasts, right?
The couple brought their children home and checked on each one. The kids were all fine; Little Gu Yu wasn’t the slightest bit scared. He even happily dived into the water, swimming back and forth, his genes making him especially fond of water.
Xiaoyan’s condition, however, was a bit worse. The little girl had cried, and her pale cheeks still bore the tracks of her tears, making her look pitiful.
Su Wan kissed her daughter’s little cheeks, "Xiaoyan, don’t be scared anymore, the bugs have all been driven away."
The little girl burrowed into her mother’s arms.
It took a long time for Su Wan to coax her daughter to sleep, but the little girl in the baby bed still clutched a Little Mushroom tightly in her arms, not sleeping peacefully.
Su Wan waited awhile to make sure her daughter didn’t wake up before leaving the nursery.
Back in the study, she said to Gu Jue, "Ajue, I’ve suspected for a while that the Insect Beasts are afraid of Xiaoyan. This time, those poisonous bees were about to smash their way in, and I was ready to instant teleport with the children, but somehow, the bees suddenly stopped attacking us and then just lay on the ground, shaking."
"Previously at school, when we came across those who were studying Insect Beasts with high danger coefficients, the Insect Beasts also seemed very fearful upon seeing us... I didn’t understand why at the time, but now it seems it might be because of Xiaoyan."
Gu Jue furrowed his brow, "Is that a Plantman trait?"
Su Wan shook her head, "I’m not sure either."
Because of Xiaoyan’s unique physical condition, Ouyang Qing frequently checked on her. So far, the child’s health seemed no different from that of an ordinary purebred human, except for occasionally dropping mushrooms...
Could it be that Xiaoyan’s mushrooms are poisonous? But nobody in Su Wan’s family had been poisoned.
The couple already cherished their daughter Xiaoyan a bit more, and now, feeling that there was something strange about Xiaoyan, they became even more worried.
Gu Jue immediately had Ouyang Qing bring someone to examine the child, while on the other side, Gu Jue’s aide discovered that the traffic accident was artificial. On the surface, it seemed that Insectoids were behind it.
Li Rui frowned, "Boss, I don’t think it looks like the work of Insectoids, because they can’t pass inspections, and recently we’ve been conducting strict checks on a lot of outsiders."
Gu Jue half-closed his eyes, "Pull up the surveillance to see where that vehicle came from, and also keep an eye on the movements of the Universe Alliance."
"Yes."
Actually, this incident clearly wasn’t something Doris or Lucifer could have done; they simply didn’t have the capacity to quietly infiltrate the Empire Main Star at this time.
Gu Jue: "Hurry and find out. I want to see the culprit by this time tomorrow!"
"Yes!"
Li Rui and the others immediately continued their investigation, and soon captured that person from the Empire Main Star, then traced back to the people behind him.
Meanwhile, Ouyang Qing conducted a detailed examination of Xiaoyan. Looking at the data, she frowned and said, "Xiaowan, it might be because we know so little about Plantmen, so all my investigation data indicates that Xiaoyan is a pure human, she doesn’t even have spiritual power."
Su Wan: "Sister-in-law, have you studied the Insect Beasts? Do you know what those Insect Beasts, as well as the Insectoids, are afraid of?"
"They are afraid of fire, for example, Beastmen with fire element superpowers; they are particularly terrified of them."
Su Wan shook her head. Speaking of which, Little Gu Yu seemed to have fire element superpowers, but the child was still unstable. Could it have been that the Insect Beasts were afraid of Little Gu Yu at that time?
But Little Gu Yu hadn’t demonstrated his fire element superpowers.
Still, Su Wan felt that it must be Xiaoyan; it was her intuition, just that she hadn’t found the specific reason yet.
Ouyang Qing tried to reassure her, "You can rest assured, if it’s the Insect Clan they fear, that’s actually a good thing. It means they won’t come to harm Xiaoyan. As for the reason, we can investigate slowly. I’ll organize some information related to plants later. Actually, I suspect that the emergence of Plantmen could be indicative of a larger trend."
Su Wan nodded her head, that was all she could do for now.
After sending Ouyang Qing and the others away, Su Wan returned to the children’s room and saw Little Gu Chen playing with his younger siblings, their laughter occasionally echoed from the children’s room.
Su Wan didn’t care whether it was about Plantmen or pure humans; she just hoped that the children would be healthy and safe.
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The people who had initially attempted to attack Su Wan were discovered; it was a joint act by the heads of two planets from the Universe Alliance. They intended to give Gu Jue a slap in the face, as well as to serve as a reminder to the Empire Federation.
Gu Jue, upon learning of this, didn’t hesitate. He immediately led the main ship of the Royal Star Fleet, along with two other auxiliary ships, to directly attack those two planets. He bombarded one and then the other, carefully avoiding civilian areas and specifically targeting their main administrative and military zones.
The heads of the two planets were dumbfounded and immediately condemned Gu Jue and Empire Star within the Universe Alliance.
In the huge circular meeting hall of the Universe Alliance, Gu Jue’s stern face appeared on the hovering screen.
"This time, it’s just a warning. If you dare tamper with my family again next time, it won’t be merely a warning! You should believe that the Empire Planets now have the strength to easily annihilate a planet."
"Don’t believe me? Just try it."
The screen plunged into darkness, and the two planet heads who had been clamoring for justice instantly fell silent.
Their administrative buildings had been half-destroyed, and this was just a warning?
The plump head turned to the others and asked, "Don’t you think Gu Jue is too arrogant? I’ve heard that they have already begun moving to Landis Star, and once they’ve successfully relocated, their strength will be even greater! By then..."
"By then, what do you want to do?" Zhuo Feng, the head of Yuanyi Planet, said with a cold laugh, "Weren’t you the one who first moved against his wife and children?"
"I, I was just giving him a warning! Who asked them to leave the Universe Alliance without saying a word!"
Zhuo Feng laughed lazily, "So, he has now given you a warning as well."
What goes around comes around.
The head’s face immediately turned livid with anger, while the others exchanged looks, all harboring ulterior motives.
Zhuo Feng frowned slightly and, after returning to his own ship, immediately dialed Gu Jue’s communication.
Gu Jue answered quickly.
"Zhuo Feng?"
