Returning to Shengjing felt like coming home.
At the shop, Chu Tian didn't say much.
He told them to gather at his villa that evening.
He had something to tell them, and he said to Jing Kaiyu, "Your shotgun bride, shouldn't she come out and meet people by now?"
"Uh..." Jing Kaiyu paused.
"Haha... Brother Tian, he's already divorced!" Zhao Lei started to laugh heartlessly.
Chu Tian's eyes widened. What was going on? He'd only been gone for a few days.
Jing Kaiyu was divorced!
So, he quickly changed the subject.
After chatting for a while, Chu Tian left. He needed to prepare many things, at the very least, to ensure provisions.
On his way back, he had already received permission from the elderly Madam Ma.
He could temporarily stay at the Ma family's residence. The reason he didn't stay with the Luo family was that he felt it was too chaotic.
Moreover, Granny Ma had expressed her warm welcome.
The most important reason was that when he was with the Ma family, he felt a sense of belonging, like family.
Chu Tian spent the entire afternoon procuring supplies.
Ma Deju mentioned that their family genuinely had no power generation equipment.
Chu Tian acquired ten sets of large-scale solar power generation equipment.
Along with large-capacity storage batteries, which he had seen at the Luo family's.
They used similar equipment to provide electricity.
Since the Ma family didn't have any, they would have to be self-sufficient.
From what Ma Deju implied, the Ma family was rather short on funds.
After all, their population was small, and they didn't handle many cases.
Only extremely棘手 events would the Ma family step in to resolve.
And most of the time, they worked for free, serving the people and eliminating evil.
Although Ma Deju was unreliable, he had been subsidizing the household expenses for the past few years.
After all...
He was the only man left in the Ma family who could still function.
Chu Tian had once asked what illness his father had, but he only managed a bitter smile and shook his head.
He even joked, "Brother Tian... if one day I can't function anymore either, the Ma family will need your help!"
Although Chu Tian took it as a joke, Ma Deju seemed quite serious about it.
They didn't dwell on this matter.
By evening, Chu Tian had nearly emptied the inventory of a certain supermarket.
At seven in the evening, Zhao Lei, Jing Kaiyu, and Gao Kai and his wife.
A total of four people, all arrived at Chu Tian's place.
They had originally planned to go out for a meal to welcome Chu Tian back.
But he had refused.
"Brother Tian, what's the big secret?" Zhao Lei said, naturally.
"Yes, Little Tian. There's still a pile of things to do in the guild. If you don't handle it, I'm swamped!"
"If all the guild's high-level members are offline today, there might be problems,"
Qi Xi also said to Chu Tian with a smile.
Seeing that everyone had arrived, Chu Tian waved his hand, his expression serious.
He stated directly, "We're moving."
"Moving?"
Chu Tian nodded and recounted Ye Ling's situation to Gao Kai and the others.
After he finished speaking, everyone fell into thought.
A few minutes later, Gao Kai suddenly stood up.
"If we're going, let's go now. I've had a feeling someone's been watching us these past few days. I can sense a faint killing intent."
"You know what kind of qi I've awakened, and I'm very sensitive to killing intent."
His statement surprised Zhao Lei and Jing Kaiyu.
But they didn't react further, as among the three of them,
only Gao Kai had cultivated qi and become a true martial artist.
"What about the gym's business?" Qi Xi suddenly asked.
She was naturally asking Chu Tian, as he was the owner.
Chu Tian thought for a moment and said, "You contact the employees now and inform them they're on leave. The specific duration is TBD."
"Their salaries will be disbursed as usual for now!"
Qi Xi nodded and took out her phone, preparing to post in the employee group.
Actually, there weren't many employees left, just two receptionists and the young girl who worked there while taking care of her father.
"Notify them after we leave!"
Gao Kai suddenly interjected.
Qi Xi paused, then nodded.
"Then I'll go pack!"
"I'll go with you!"
Gao Kai also followed.
"Gather in an hour, we're leaving tonight!" Chu Tian added.
Zhao Lei and Jing Kaiyu also got up and returned to the gym's guest rooms to pack.
Half an hour later, Zhao Lei and the other man returned, each carrying a backpack.
Gao Kai and his wife had yet to return.
Fearing something had happened, Chu Tian took the two of them out of the villa.
They saw that all the lights were on in the building opposite where Gao Kai and his wife were staying.
Through the shadows, they could see the couple seemingly arguing in the master bedroom on the second floor.
"Brother Yu, you go drive!"
Chu Tian waved and tossed him the keys to the Paramount Predator.
"Lei Zi, let's go take a look."
They went across and knocked on the door.
It turned out the couple wasn't arguing.
They were having an intense discussion about what to bring.
Gao Kai's idea was to travel light.
Qi Xi, however, said, "Little Tian said the leave for the employees is indefinite."
"We don't know when we'll be back, so let's take whatever we can. The car has plenty of space anyway."
She was naturally referring to the Paramount Predator.
At her words, Gao Kai could only cover his face.
Chu Tian looked at the items Qi Xi had packed and was somewhat speechless.
Pots and pans, clothes and bedding.
Oil, salt, sauce, and vinegar, as well as their wedding photos.
More amusingly, she had even brought out the mattress.
If Gao Kai hadn't stopped her, she would have almost taken the entire bed.
These items were all purchased by them when they moved in.
At that time, the house here, apart from the renovation, had no furnishings whatsoever.
Now that Qi Xi wanted to move them, it was understandable.
Just now, Chu Tian had seen the couple arguing opposite, and it was precisely about the bed.
In the end, she realized the bed probably wouldn't fit in the car.
So, she had packed so many items and piled them in the living room downstairs.
"Little Xi... I think we should re-sort them!"
"With so many things, even two Paramount Predators might not be enough!"
Gao Kai said with a helpless expression, trying to persuade her.
"It's fine, it's fine... it'll fit!"
"Sister Xi Xi, tell me if there's anything else you need to bring."
Chu Tian saw Qi Xi pout.
He knew she was reluctant to part with these things she had personally acquired.
More importantly, these were items that she and Gao Kai had picked out and purchased one by one.
"Little Tian?" Gao Kai was surprised.
"Really?" Qi Xi's eyes lit up.
Chu Tian didn't reply.
He put on a mysterious expression and smiled slightly.
"Collect..." he waved his hand.
*Swoosh*
All the items piled in the center of the hall vanished in a flash.
"Ah..." Qi Xi covered her mouth.
"Holy cow..." Zhao Lei, standing behind Chu Tian, widened his eyes.
Then he rubbed them vigorously.
"Return..." he waved his hand again.
All the items reappeared.
A few seconds later, when the three of them looked at Chu Tian, their faces were filled with disbelief.
Next, Qi Xi became extremely excited.
"Little Tian... come, come!"
She pulled him towards the bedroom.
Gao Kai smiled helplessly.
As Chu Tian passed him, he patted his shoulder.