Chapter 1012: Chapter 1011: Both Parents Got Promoted

Si Lingxi was ready to take action personally, but since the Chaotic Heart Demon had already concealed himself, he might not be easy to find.

"Lu Lang doesn’t need to accompany me."

Seeing Lu Zheng about to speak, Si Lingxi smiled and gently refused, "It’s not a big deal, just a demon, I’ll be back soon."

Lu Zheng nodded. They had been an old married couple, after all, so there was no need to do everything together all the time. So he patted the gourd, took out the Cloud Palace Treasure Mirror, and handed it to Si Lingxi, "Take this, it might come in handy."

Si Lingxi accepted it without hesitation and smiled, "This thing is indeed convenient."

She also had means of Qi Tracking, but they were a notch inferior to the Cloud Palace Treasure Mirror.

"Still, be careful. The Heartless True Desire Demon Ancestor hasn’t appeared for a year, and suddenly a Chaotic Heart Demon shows up now. It might be a trap from that Old Fiend," Lu Zheng reminded.

Si Lingxi smiled warmly, not minding Lin Wan’s presence nearby, gave Lu Zheng a deep kiss, then leaped away and disappeared.

Lu Zheng touched his lips, "What was that for?" 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Lin Wan pouted, "It’s just that even if it wasn’t necessary, still appreciate your concern."

Lu Zheng chuckled, "Jealous, huh?"

Lin Wan rolled her eyes at him, "Do I have time for that?"

Lu Zheng pondered for a moment, nodded, then leaned close to Lin Wan’s ear and whispered, "Time for that?"

Lin Wan’s eyes widened, and couldn’t help but pinch Lu Zheng, "You’re asking for it!"

Lu Zheng laughed heartily, then bent down, picked up Lin Wan, and traversed to the modern world.

...

First, Lin Wan had a bite to eat, then they had quite the battle, followed by a short rest.

"Huh? Mom’s calling?"

Lu Zheng picked up his phone, only to find his mom’s missed call from last night.

But there was only one call, no follow-up attempts, because when Lin Wan took leave previously, she had already informed her family that she was traveling abroad and might not always have a signal.

So with the occasional time they took to traverse back for messaging, no one thought anything was amiss.

Thus, finding the call unconnected, Gu Ling had sent a message to Lu Zheng.

Gu Ling: Where are you guys playing? No signal again.

Gu Ling: Your dad got promoted in his job; he’s now a Chief Physician!

Gu Ling: I also got promoted from Level 1 to Senior; good things really come in pairs, haha!

Lu Zheng blinked, casually dialed back to his mom.

"Mom?"

"Hi, you have signal now? Where have you guys been? No signal for a whole day and night."

"Abroad, you should know that foreign signals are much weaker than those at home. Back home, anywhere people can go has a signal, abroad, only places crowded have signal, we’re in Maple Country, with vast land and sparse population, a few steps out of town and no signal."

Lu Zheng explained, then curiously asked, "I get your promotion, but wasn’t dad only promoted to Associate Chief a couple of years ago? How did he get the senior title so fast?"

"Why is my promotion understandable? I’m just a public middle school music teacher, not a Professor at a Conservatory. Normally, my turn isn’t even in sight!"

Gu Ling said strangely, "The same goes for your dad, no socializing, no papers, always head down in hard work, simply couldn’t be ignored due to seniority in the past, so got Associate Chief, then recently the Director asked him to write application materials, and he passed the exam and got Senior title."

"Did his hospital change Directors?"

"No way, he isn’t anywhere near the director’s level!"

"Doesn’t matter, it’s still good news."

"Yes, just wanted to tell you this. By the way, are you coming back for National Day, and when are you and Lin Wan planning to get married? I’ve attended over ten weddings these years, gave thousands in gift money, when can I start recouping?" Gu Ling began her usual wedding talk.

"No rush, no rush." Lu Zheng continued his usual response, "Check the effect of the medicinal wine I gave you and Dad; Lin Wan and I are both in the rising phase of our careers and in great health, rest assured, give it some time!"

After hanging up, Lu Zheng sighed in relief, only for Lin Wan to flip over and straddle him, feeling a smooth, warm sensation on his chest.

"You really don’t want to marry me?" Lin Wan said with a teasing smile.

"Um..."

Making excuses to one’s longtime girlfriend in front of her to reject marriage feels pretty heartless.

"Haha!"

Lin Wan’s lips curled up, she gently bit Lu Zheng’s chest, and just as she sat down, her phone rang too.

"My mom?"

Lin Wan picked up her phone, signaled Lu Zheng not to move, and answered the call.

"Mom?"

"Mm... what... ah, why is that?"

Lin Wan was startled, still in thought, then felt Lu Zheng slowly moving beneath her.

"Mm..."

"Nothing, nothing! Just stretched my waist!"

Lin Wan glared at Lu Zheng, then saw him raise an eyebrow and smile, continuing his actions.

Lin Wan gritted her teeth and talked with Lin’s Mother for a while longer, then said goodbye and hung up.

The battle resumed!

...

After the battle, Lin Wan lay motionless on Lu Zheng.

Coming to her senses, her expression began to look off.

"What are you thinking?"

"My mom just called..."

"Ahem, I’ll be more careful next time..."

"No, it’s that she was transferred from logistics to administration, and got a raise."

"Isn’t that good... ah?"

Lu Zheng paused and exchanged a look with Lin Wan.

In the next moment, Lu Zheng’s Divine Thought swept through their home.

Lin Wan sensed the fluctuation, and couldn’t help but ask, "How is it?"

"Everything’s normal at home."

After a pause, Lu Zheng continued, "No surveillance in visible outside areas either."

Lin Wan frowned, "I think it can’t be a coincidence."

Lu Zheng nodded too, "Otherwise, it’s just too coincidental. Something must’ve slipped."

Perhaps she had already anticipated such a situation, Lin Wan didn’t panic, subdued the slight worry in her heart, calmed herself, and thought hard.

"Not sure how far they’ve figured out, knowing or not... No, definitely know, Sister Lingxi and the others didn’t deliberately hide."

Lin Wan mentally counted and analyzed, "Plus your mysterious comings and goings, and the recent large-scale purchase of medicinal materials and grains, I wager they’ve detected your dual-world traversal ability."

Lu Zheng nodded, which wasn’t surprising.

"Not sure how much more has been discovered," Lin Wan contemplated, "likely some, those above probably analyzed our behavioral patterns, hence didn’t approach us directly to avoid misunderstandings, instead promoted our parents first, upping the goodwill."

"Then what?" Lu Zheng asked curiously, "Then they’re planning to contact us?"

Lin Wan’s eyes flickered, then she laughed and shook her head, "No, they wouldn’t."