Chapter 1085 1045: Husband!

In the hospice, within the most exquisite care room.

On the hospital bed, Old Master Xuu, with hair gray and gaunt body, lay with half-closed eyes, occasionally twitching at the corners of his mouth. Was it due to pain or an unconscious loss of bodily control?

But even so, having been a once-powerful and influential elder figure who helped found the nation and build the dynasty—Old Master Xuu Dongtian, who even now lay so pitifully on the hospital bed, exuded an unintentional aura from his eyes that commanded respect, evoked awe, and made one's heart tremble.

As the saying goes, the eyes are the windows to one's inner soul. Genuine great figures and real heroes command respect even if this is all they have left—and no one dares to ignore it.

In this room, Elder Xunn stood, clad in traditional late Qing Dynasty attire, with a small medical box on his back. He gazed at his old superior, who was also a longtime friend, feeling countless emotions silently churning in his heart.

Besides him, Elder Huang, the founder of the Central Guard Bureau and now the last remaining ancestor of the guard in the Capital City, was also in the room. He had been keeping Old Master Xuu company for more than ten days.

Creak, the door was pushed open, and Xuu Wangyang, eyes bloodshot yet forcing himself to appear alert, walked in.

Seeing Xuu Wangyang in such a state, Elder Xunn's eyebrows slightly furrowed as he said, "Wangyang, haven't you slept for two days? Go and rest."

"Uncle Xunn, I'm not tired, it's okay," Xuu Wangyang shook his head and asked Old Master Xuu on the bed, "Dad, are you feeling any better?"

"Cough cough, cough cough… Did Old Xunn say you haven't slept for two days? Is that true? Cough cough, alright, go and sleep..."

Old Master Xuu said weakly through his coughs with a complex look in his eyes.

"Dad, I'm not tired. I want to stay here with you," Xuu Wangyang said firmly.

"Dad, Uncle Xunn, Uncle Huang." At this moment, Xuu Peiyi also came in. He heard Xuu Wangyang's words and helplessly said, "I tried to persuade big brother, but he doesn't listen..."

"Alright, enough, cough cough..." Xuu Wangyang interrupted his sister's words with a frown. Suddenly he felt a tickle in his throat and started coughing.

Seeing this, everyone in the room furrowed their brows. Old Master Xuu's eyes grew sharp as he said weakly, "Enough, go rest. There's nothing worth watching here."

For the sake of his son's health, Old Master Xuu began to usher them out, issuing an eviction order.

"But Dad!" Xuu Wangyang said complexly.

"No buts, cough cough, cough cough cough..." As Old Master Xuu exerted some strength, he started coughing uncontrollably, his face turning red. Elder Xunn's expression changed slightly, and in a flash, he appeared beside Old Master Xuu, taking out a needle from the small medical box to perform acupuncture.

"Everyone out," the next moment he said coldly.

"Uncle Xunn, I, I..." Xuu Wangyang's face changed, filled with self-reproach. If it weren't for him, his dad wouldn't be coughing now.

"Alright Wangyang, come out with me."

Just then, an irresistible force pulled Xuu Wangyang out of the room. Elder Huang also followed out, looking at Xuu Wangyang with a mix of heartache and conflict in his eyes. After a moment of silence, he spoke.

"Life and death are natural laws. Wangyang, your dad lived over a hundred and ten years, the longest among us, so I think there's no need for you to be too insistent on some things."

"I, I..." Hearing this, Xuu Wangyang seemed deflated, his expression instantly shriveling, weary and pained, "Uncle Huang, I know, but…I just can't let go. Without my dad, there wouldn't be me today."

"Isn't it the same for Peiyi as well?"

Elder Huang asked back, with a faint sadness in his eyes, well hidden, shaking his head with a smile, "To put it bluntly, given Old Master's age, he probably doesn't mind. Moreover, if it weren't for his attachment to you, perhaps he wouldn't have spent so much to exchange for that life-extending treasure from those people."

At this, Elder Huang's eyes gleamed with a faint gravity and dread. Those people appeared mysteriously a year after Chen Fei left, and they were extremely, extremely powerful…

The Four Departments of Capital City were no match for them. If it weren't for their military, weapons, missiles, and other high-tech deterrents, coupled with the fact that the other side didn't appear too interested in Earth's barren spiritual energy environment, it would have been a significant problem.

With his position, he had access to such levels and understood such information. These people weren't from Earth but apparently came from a place known as the 'Giant Spirit Secret Realm'?

Later, some agreements were made between them and the higher-ups; at that time, Old Master Xuu obtained a life-extending treasure from one of them, gaining an extra two years of life.

Otherwise, he might not have lasted as long as Young Chen predicted—two years ago, he already would have been at the brink.

Thinking of this, Elder Huang couldn't help but reminisce. Three years ago, Chen Fei was not only incredibly powerful but also medically skilled, making even Xunn Lun bow down. If that kid were here now, maybe, perhaps…

But that boy went to that place over three years ago. Come to think of it, that place shouldn't be the same as the Giant Spirit Secret Realm, right?

Elder Huang fell into thought.

Just then, Xuu Peiyi and Elder Xunn came out.

Xuu Wangyang immediately became nervous and asked, "Uncle Xunn, how's my dad doing? Is everything alright?"

Xunn Lun shook his head at the question and, avoiding a direct answer, said, "I let him sleep for now. He needs some rest."

"Sleeping again?" Elder Huang frowned and said, "Old Xun, we're family here, just tell us the truth, how long can the Old Master hold on?"

Upon hearing this, both Xuu Wangyang and Xuu Peiyi became tense.

"...Ah." After a long silence, Elder Xunn finally sighed, shook his head, a trace of sadness flashing in his eyes, and slowly said, "Ten days? Maybe half a month. Either way, it won't be much longer..."

After speaking, he fell into silence.

"Ten days to half a month?" Xuu Wangyang's face froze, his eyes focused, changing several times, but in the end, his fists clenched tightly. He couldn't speak.

"Ten days to half a month?" Elder Huang's face also changed upon hearing this, his mood became somewhat heavy, and he had nothing more to say.

"If only Mr. Chen were here, maybe he could have some way, who knows?" Xuu Peiyi, being a woman with a soft heart, couldn't accept it, her eyes welled up again, red as she mumbled softly.

"Mr. Chen!?" Hearing this name that had been resting in their minds for more than three years, the three couldn't help but have their eyes tremble slightly, radiating a faint light.

Yet afterward, none of the three continued the topic. It was evident to them that even if Chen Fei were here now, he would probably have no way to deal with Old Master Xuu's condition, right?

After all, Chen Fei is also just a human, not an immortal!

...

Tianchi City, Jilin Province, Tianchi Airport.

A Toyota Corolla taxi slowly drove into the Tianchi Airport parking lot with a beep.

Through the rearview mirror, the thirty-something driver with a few freckles on his face eyed the back seat greedily once more.

There sat a stunning beauty with snow-white skin, her medium-long hair gracefully resting on her shoulders, and her chest rising and falling in a way that defied description. And beneath a blue denim mini-skirt, her legs were undoubtedly a paragon of lush allure…

The driver with the freckled face swore that in his life, he had never, absolutely never, seen such a stunning chick. She was way more dazzling than any model, movie star, or female host.

Simply breathtaking.

Yet when the driver's gaze inadvertently fell on the smiling man beside that stunning beauty, meeting eyes, his face instinctively twitched.

Before they got into the car, several guys had tried to hit on her, emboldened by their numbers, seeing how exceptional she was, only to meet a rather miserable fate, something he had witnessed clearly from start to finish.

Thinking of this, the driver retracted his intrusive gaze with an awkward smile and said, "We're at Tianchi Airport, you two."

"We're here?" Chen Fei smiled gently, pulling Pei Wanning beside him, smiling as they got out of the car.

"Thank you, driver."

As Chen Fei and Pei Wanning stepped off, they immediately became the focal point of everyone's attention.

"Wow! Look, look at that woman, my god, she's so, so beautiful! Am I dreaming!?"

"Seriously! My god, this woman is way, way prettier than any star or model! Damn, look at that chest, those legs, and how fair her skin is? She's the epitome of beauty!"

"Humph! What's there to brag about, look at her nose, chest, eyes, mouth, so fake, she's definitely had plastic surgery. Let me tell you, this pretentious woman is all fake, absolutely no doubt."

...

One scorching, jealous gaze after another fell upon Pei Wanning. The scene, the wave of jealousy, could be more intense than if Victoria's Secret Angels had appeared…

After all, Pei Wanning was the number one beauty of Ghost Wolf City. If there were a scale, she would at least be half a level higher than Murong Shan.

After all, the saying goes, fair skin can hide many flaws. Thanks to the cultivation method of the Flower God Sect, Pei Wanning's skin was still incredibly fair, indeed an added bonus?

"Husband… their eyes are so annoying."

Feeling those heated, jealous gazes, Pei Wanning frowned slightly, sniffing and said.

"You forgot again?" Chen Fei reached out, pinching her cute nose, smiling as he said, "It sounds odd to call me husband here. Just call me by my name, or hubby."

"Hu, hubby!" Pei Wanning said awkwardly, but with resolute tone.

Lately, when Chen Fei introduced her to Earth's basics, he told her the meaning of the word 'hubby.'

At the time, she remembered it very clearly. She still does now.

"Good… let's go. Just ignore those people." Chen Fei smiled, leading Pei Wanning towards the first-class security check lane.

His ID was always on him. As for Pei Wanning, that was a non-issue for them, wasn't it?

"Damn! Master Jin, look over there, that woman, that back figure, damn what a stunning chick! And they seem to be in the same cabin as us?"

In the first-class security check lane, behind Chen Fei and Pei Wanning, a lecherous-looking fat guy, clad in hip-hop attire with a Vacheron Constantin and a shockingly ridiculous hairstyle, stared at Pei Wanning's back, bulging inappropriately.

Beside him was a short man with a slicked back hairstyle, dressed decently enough, although his face was shiny and his eye sockets dark, adorned with branded clothes and a flashy gold Rolex watch on his wrist...

ps: Prepare for more familiar showing-off, friends, are you ready? Hehehe.