"Whoa..."
"Sister Nuwa... is this your glorious moment back then? This time, watch me tear down the national highway and see how I shake them off. Haha..."
Houtu drove the three-wheeled motorcycle even more recklessly. She filled the tank to the brim and shot forward like a wind-fire wheel, overtaking many cars in an instant and leaving countless people dumbfounded, rubbing their eyes because they thought they had seen wrong.
"Holy crap... That's really a three-wheeler? It's even faster than my Japanese car. This is against all reason..."
"No way... My BMW is known as one of the top luxury cars in the world. How could it lose to a tricycle? Wouldn't that be utterly humiliating? I absolutely refuse to become a disgrace to BMW..."
"Damn... Are they rushing to reincarnate? Wait... the driver's a girl. This... world has gone insane..."
"Oh... my melon, what kind of speed is this? Aren't Chinese people supposed to have no professional speed demons? What's going on?"
Every vehicle along the way was overtaken. The drivers all sighed in amazement and tried to catch up at top speed, but none of them could. Plainclothes officers pursued them from behind, only giving up after failing to catch them.
The police cars simply could not keep up. Their opponent was far too nimble, leaving the officers completely dumbfounded. Especially on a national highway, the speed could not compare to that of an expressway—and there were only a few expressways in the entire country.
"Sister Houtu... the vehicle is smoking..." Chen Xuan reminded her.
"Quiet... With me here, all demons and monsters are mere clowns. No one can overtake me..." Houtu shouted excitedly.
Bang...
Suddenly, a deafening explosion rang out. The three-wheeled motorcycle, which had been speeding along, had blown a tire. It immediately lurched from side to side, its immense inertia sending it crashing off the highway and landing at the edge of a great river...
"Damn... That was an incredible emergency stop. What kind of monster is she? Never mind... We have to catch them. Anyone who dares speed away is guaranteed to spend the rest of their life in prison..."
A group of plainclothes officers got out of their cars and rushed over. They had just apprehended a traitor, and everyone was still riding high. Now they completely surrounded the three-wheeled motorcycle.
"What's wrong with this piece of junk?" Houtu braked with ease, looking annoyed. Why had the tire blown?
"Little Sister Houtu... you really are something. If you get captured by plainclothes officers from the future, you'll definitely become the greatest joke in mythical history..." Great God Nuwa gave her a thumbs-up, barely able to hold back her laughter. Blowing out a tricycle tire—there had never been anything like it throughout the ages.
"Hmph... A rabble of nobodies. Have you ever seen mortals capture an immortal?" Houtu rolled her eyes.
"Everyone, put your hands up! Men to the left, women to the right. Cooperate with us, or we'll be forced to take action!"
A loud shout rang out as around seven plainclothes officers came storming over. They formed an interception team at the checkpoint and figured they were about to earn another merit.
"Sister Houtu... do you have any ideas?" Chen Xuan looked at her. After all, Great God Nuwa had escaped with ease the last time.
"Heh heh..." Houtu sneered. "Last time, the dignified Human Race Holy Mother, the generation's Saint, Empress Nuwa, carried the vehicle away with one hand and jumped off. Could I, the Lord of Earthly Dao, the Lord of Reincarnation, and the ancestral shaman of the Wu Clan, really be any worse?"
The corner of Great God Nuwa's mouth twitched. Was this a stain that could never be erased?
Under everyone's dumbfounded gazes, Houtu lifted the three-wheeled motorcycle with one hand, grabbed Chen Xuan with the other, and leaped into the air. She jumped across the fifty-meter-wide river and landed steadily on the opposite bank without causing the slightest ripple.
Gulp...
The traffic officers were utterly stunned. How were they supposed to handle this? The people they had been chasing weren't ordinary people at all, but superpowered big shots. For an instant, they felt abandoned by the world. Why did immortals exist without including them?
"Captain... what do we do this time? How are we supposed to write the report?" One of the traffic officers who had pursued Nuwa last time swallowed nervously and looked at his superior.
"Report? Who are you reporting this to? Should I report that a superwoman carried a tricycle and jumped more than fifty meters, landing on the other side of the Pearl River?" The captain cursed furiously, then added, "About what happened today... not a word to anyone outside."
"Yes, yes, sir..."
Every one of them felt their scalps prickle. They had witnessed a ghost in broad daylight—who would believe them if they told anyone? There was no doubt about it: today, they had seen a side of the world that ordinary people were never meant to know existed.
"Everyone, stand down... I'll handle the aftermath," the captain announced. The others drove away, traffic returned to normal, and the drivers outside dispersed in confusion.
After everyone had left, the captain made a phone call. The number was 749. He explained everything, then hung up without another word.
On the opposite bank of the river...
Two peerlessly beautiful figures stood side by side, relaxed and carefree. Their long hair fluttered like waterfalls in the breeze, and their immortal robes—one blue and one white—accentuated their graceful figures. They were breathtakingly beautiful.
"That was exciting..." Houtu flashed a broad grin. "This vehicle can still be used after some repairs. It's just too lousy. When are you going to buy me one, kid?"
"Wait... If you keep playing around like this, the country will find out soon. They might even take you away for dissection and research."
Chen Xuan was exasperated. His heart could barely take it. Was it really so difficult to be an utterly ordinary little farmer in the modern world?
"Heh heh... Take us away for dissection? I can craft a nuclear bomb with my bare hands. Who would dare lay a finger on me? Besides, I only need to look through some books to deduce everything. Within a few months, I learned all the science of the later era..."
At Great God Nuwa's fingertip, a ball of light condensed. Its terrifying power made them fear that if it fell to the ground, everything would be reduced to ashes in an instant.
"Fine, fine, fine... You're all the bosses." Chen Xuan was on the verge of tears. Even with their spiritual energy depleted, they could still act so arrogantly. What could he do when the others were Grand Unity Golden Immortals?
"Now that the tire has blown... can you repair it?" Houtu looked at Chen Xuan. She had just gotten hooked, and now it was over, leaving her extremely dejected.
"Let me take a look..." Chen Xuan inspected it and shook his head. Not only had the tire blown, but the engine was smoking too. It was completely wrecked. Fortunately, he had some money saved; otherwise, his heart would have ached to death.
"Looks like we'll have to walk back," Great God Nuwa said casually.
"Great God Nuwa... can't you use a little spell and return to the village in an instant?" Chen Xuan looked at her expectantly.
"I could return to the village with a single leap, but that would take all the fun out of it. We should walk step by step and experience the ordinary world. It's a rare opportunity..." Houtu looked toward the rivers and mountains. Compared with the primordial wilderness, the difference was simply too great...
"Then let's walk together." Great God Nuwa started forward.
"All right! It'll probably take an hour." Chen Xuan sighed. Fortunately, they had already crossed the Pearl River. Otherwise, it would have taken two hours to get back.
With men and women working together, the burden was light. They enjoyed the scenery along the way, and since all three were cultivators, they felt little fatigue. Before long, they returned to Chen Family Village.
"Oh dear... Mom, my ear..." As soon as he got home, Chen Xuan learned that they had driven the old village chief's tricycle into the ground. Mom Chen immediately pinched his ear.
"You good-for-nothing brat... How could a perfectly good vehicle be wrecked? You must have crashed it into something..." His mother was furious.
"Yes, yes, it's my fault..." Chen Xuan was truly miserable. He looked to Houtu for help, but she pretended not to see him, watching television while eating fruit.
In this entire farce, only Chen Xuan silently bore the full brunt of everything...
Dinner began soon after. There was roast chicken, roast goose, more roast goose, and even a fish. A whole table of delicious food was laid out. Since the house was too small, they could only eat in the courtyard...
They had invited quite a few people: the old village chief Chen Wei, Third Uncle and Third Aunt, Eighth Uncle and Eighth Aunt, and several respected village elders. There was enough food to fill a large table.
"This roast goose is excellent. Huh... it's still hot..." Dad Chen said in surprise.
"Come, come, come... Let's have a drink with some roast goose. Youth is such a wonderful thing." Fuxi had learned quite a lot of modern knowledge and raised his cup to invite everyone.
"Today, no one leaves until they're drunk..." Houtu had completely transformed into a glutton.
"It's wonderful to be young..." The old village chief, Chen Wei, drank a cup and sighed repeatedly.
"You don't have to worry so much. With me in the village, everyone will at least live to be a hundred." Chen Xuan patted his chest.
"Can't you keep your mouth shut while eating? Will you die if you stop bragging?" Mom Chen said irritably.
"Hahaha..."
Everyone burst into laughter, and the atmosphere was warm and harmonious.
After eating and drinking their fill, everyone dispersed. Chen Xuan sobered himself up a little, then was pulled away by Great God Nuwa, who wanted to see how the large bed had changed. After all, they needed to figure out a few things about traveling through time...
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