44: My husband, I'll go with you.

With the warm and soft beauty in his arms, Chu He's mind, which had been tense all the way, finally found a trace of comfort.

He tightly held the slightly trembling body, feeling the fragrance and softness that belonged only to her, his heart filled with peace.

“Silly girl, what's wrong?” He lowered his head and gently stroked her hair.

“I... I thought you didn't want me anymore...” Su Qingxue buried her face in his chest, her voice muffled and carrying a hint of grievance.

He had left so suddenly, leaving only a letter and some resources, which always left her heart feeling empty, fearing that this was all just an unreal dream.

“What nonsense.” Chu He laughed, lifted her face, and looked into her reddened eyes, saying seriously, “You are my woman, and you are carrying my child in your womb. How could I not want you?”

Hearing the words “my child,” Su Qingxue's face instantly turned bright red. She was both shy and joyful, her heart feeling as if it were filled with honey.

“Senior!”

Su Mo, who was nearby, also walked over excitedly and was about to perform a grand bow to Chu He.

“Uncle Su, there is no need for such formalities.” Chu He quickly supported him. His Divine Sense swept over him, and he nodded with satisfaction. “It seems Uncle Su has recovered well.”

“It is all thanks to Senior!” Su Mo's old face wrinkled into a smile like a blooming chrysanthemum. “If not for Senior's Divine Pill, I would likely have been a pile of yellow earth by now. The Su Family will never forget Senior's great kindness!”

“We are one Family; there's no need for such talk.” Chu He waved his hand, signaling him to sit down.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Chu He's expression gradually became serious.

He looked at Su Qingxue and Su Mo and said in a deep voice, “I have come back this time for a very important matter: I want to take you away from here.”

“Leave?” Su Qingxue was startled.

Su Mo was also somewhat puzzled. “Senior, has something happened?”

Chu He did not hide anything and briefly recounted the story of the Chu Family in Qingyang City being attacked by a Nascent Soul Old Monster.

Of course, he omitted the shocking feat of his daughter Chu Yuning killing a Nascent Soul with a single finger, only saying that he had exhausted his trump cards and relied on the protection of the Family's Luck to narrowly repel the powerful enemy.

Even so, the Su father and daughter were terrified, their faces turning pale.

Middle Stage Nascent Soul!

That was a legendary Land Immortal, a terrifying existence that could make the world change color with a single stomp!

To actually take action personally for a newborn child!

Su Qingxue subconsciously placed her hand over her lower abdomen, her eyes filled with lingering fear.

She was also carrying an exceptionally talented child.

If that Nascent Soul Old Monster's target had been her... she simply didn't dare to imagine the consequences.

“Therefore, the Royal Capital is no longer safe.” Chu He's voice was incredibly solemn. “I don't know the origin of that old monster, nor do I know if there are even stronger existences behind him. I can no longer let my Family be scattered in different places; I must gather you all together and protect you with the strongest power.”

“I came here this time to take you both back to Qingyang City with me.”

Chu He looked at Su Qingxue, his gaze incredibly serious. “Qingxue, are you willing to go with me?”

“I am willing!”

Su Qingxue did not hesitate for a moment, answering decisively.

Not to mention just returning to Qingyang City, even if it were a mountain of blades or a sea of fire, as long as she could be by this man's side, she was willing.

To her, wherever he was, that was home.

“Good!” Chu He felt a warmth in his heart.

He then looked at Su Mo. “Uncle Su, what is your opinion?”

“Everything is up to Senior!” Su Mo had no objections whatsoever.

He wasn't stupid. Even Senior Chu's Golden Core cultivation could barely withstand a Nascent Soul Old Monster. If the two of them stayed in the Royal Capital—one at Qi Gathering and the other half-crippled—wouldn't that be just waiting for death?

Following Senior Chu was the only way to survive!

Furthermore, he understood from Chu He's words that he intended to put all his efforts into building an impregnable Family base.

For a Formation Master like him, this was simply wonderful news!

His lifelong learning would finally have a place to be used!

“Good. In that case, there's no time to lose. We will pack our things and set off immediately,” Chu He said decisively.

Delay brings trouble; he didn't want to stay in this perilous Royal Capital for a single moment longer.

“Father, what about these things in our house...” Su Qingxue looked at the pots and jars in the courtyard and the mountain of Formation manuals in the study, feeling a bit troubled.

These were all treasures passed down through generations of the Su Family.

“No matter.” Chu He smiled slightly and waved his hand.

A Storage Ring appeared out of thin air, emitting faint spatial fluctuations.

“Put everything that needs to be taken inside. Let alone one Su Family, even ten Su Families could fit inside.”

Su Mo looked at that Storage Ring, his eyes almost popping out.

This... these spatial fluctuations, it must be at least a High Grade Storage Ring, right? Its capacity must be hundreds of cubic meters!

Such treasures were finale-level items at Tianbao Pavilion auctions, often unavailable even if one had the money!

And Senior Chu just took it out so casually?

He gained a brand new understanding of his son-in-law's wealth and background.

So... so wealthy!

With the Storage Ring, things became much simpler.

Su Qingxue and Su Mo immediately began to get busy, stuffing all the Formation Materials, rare manuals, Formation Plates, and Formation Flags accumulated by the Su Family over generations into the ring.

Chu He sat to the side, leisurely drinking tea while his Divine Sense spread out, covering the entire Tianyan City.

He keenly noticed that the atmosphere in the city was indeed not right.

Not only were there large numbers of City Guards patrolling the streets and questioning pedestrians, but there were also several powerful Divine Senses scanning back and forth in the sky, two of which had even reached the Early Nascent Soul Stage.

“It seems the fall of that Middle Stage Nascent Soul named Li Daoran has indeed caused a massive stir in the Royal Capital,” Chu He thought to himself.

A cold smile curled at the corners of his mouth.

Whether that Heavenly Secret Master was actually killed by Li Daoran, he didn't know.

But he knew that this blame would likely be pinned on some unlucky fellow.

However, none of this had anything to do with him.

His current goal was to take his wife and child and leave this place of trouble safely.

Just then, his Divine Sense captured Chen Tianxiong, the head of the Chen Family, bringing his son Chen Bin and a large group of people, carrying over a dozen large chests, grandly heading toward the Su Family in the City South.

“Oh? They came quite quickly.” Chu He raised an eyebrow, a hint of playfulness flashing in his eyes.

Are they... coming to offer a humble apology?

Or are they still harboring malicious intent, wanting to fish in troubled waters while the Royal Capital is in chaos?

Chu He picked up his teacup and took a light sip.

Just as well, it saves him the trouble of going to find them.

Some debts are meant to be settled.

He wanted to see what kind of tricks this Chen Tianxiong was trying to play.