After a few hours of rest in the military camp, Lu Wanqing, along with Cui Cui, her eldest brother, second brother, and third brother, quickly returned to the Empire.
In the Empire, Little Harvey had been waiting at the spaceship port early. Mom and Sister Cui Cui were rescued, and they would be back soon. He wanted to wait for Mommy to return!
On the other side, Yu Nong also took leave for Little Yu Shu. He personally accompanied Shu Shu to the Empire to wait for Mommy.
Then there were Mu Lan and Little Zhong Li Yi. All of Lu Wanqing's children took leave. They took spaceships and traveled thousands of miles to gather in the Empire.
Lu Wanqing and her group flew in spaceships for many days before finally returning to the Empire.
As they disembarked from the spaceship, Lu Wanqing saw several adults and several children. Xavier was with Harvey, Mu Sijie was with Lan Lan, Yu Nong was with Shu Shu, and Little Zhong Li Yi was accompanied by a tall soldier.
It was at this moment, looking at these grown children, that Lu Wanqing vaguely realized how quickly time had passed.
Five years ago, she had suddenly woken up in the Federation, still bewildered, and was then told that she had five children and was responsible for them.
Five children, one child's home a year. The plan, which was originally set, passed by so quickly. Now she had spent a year at each child's home, and the children were almost nine years old.
The little ones who used to only reach her knees had now grown into big children. Especially Little Yi, he was the tallest, probably already one meter sixty? Almost as tall as her.
"Mommy, I missed you so much!" Harvey was the first to run over, exclaiming excitedly.
Lu Wanqing opened her arms and hugged the grown-up Harvey. "Mmm, Mommy missed you too!"
Little Shu Shu had also grown into a slender young lady. Although she was taller, when she stood in front of her mother, she was still that obedient and sensible little girl.
"Mommy, during this time, I was very worried about you and Sister Cui Cui," Shu Shu said earnestly in her gentle voice.
"Mom, I missed you too."
"I... I missed Mommy too."
Mu Lan and Zhong Li Yi spoke next. Both sons looked at Mommy with eager eyes, nervous but also excited.
Lu Wanqing opened her arms and hugged all the children. Her heart beat a little faster, because this scene was something she had never dared to imagine in her dreams.
Now she could finally be with all her children openly.
Lu Ming and Lu Ze looked at these older children with great novelty. Were these their grand-nephews and grand-nieces?
"Lan Lan, Little Yi, Shu Shu, Harvey, come and recognize them. These are your eldest uncle and second uncle, your real uncles!" After hugging the children, Lu Wanqing quickly introduced them.
Lu Wanqing looked at her eldest and second brothers, her joy uncontrollable. She quickly introduced several children to her eldest and second brothers.
Lu Ming and Lu Ze were prepared this time. As Lu Wanqing introduced the children, they took out gifts and gave each child a见面礼.
Lan Lan, Little Yi, and Shu Shu were meeting their eldest and second uncles for the first time. Before this, they had never thought they would be able to meet living uncles, let alone two real uncles!
"Eldest Uncle, Second Uncle!" Shu Shu quickly reacted and immediately called out obediently.
Mu Lan and Zhong Li Yi also reacted and quickly greeted their two uncles.
Lu Ming and Lu Ze were overjoyed. They hugged each child, how happy they were that their sister could have so many children in the interstellar era, and that these children were all so outstanding and beautiful!
"Alright, everyone is tired. Let's get into the hovercar and talk at home," Lu Yang said with a smile.
"Okay," Lu Ze happily agreed.
Xavier looked at Lu Yang, then at the large group of people in front of him. This happy and joyful scene was something he had never dared to imagine before, but now it had all come true. The corners of his mouth also curved up slightly.
Everyone quickly returned to the palace in the Empire.
The palace's butler robot quickly came out, warmly inviting everyone inside, then preparing food and drinks, and letting everyone sit down and rest.
Although it was said to be rest, everyone was more curious about the parent-child relationship between Cui Cui and Lu Yang. So, after resting for a while, they soon went to see Lu Yang's physical body.
Lu Yang's physical body was preserved very intact, like a sleeping prince, frozen in an oval medical pod.
This was the first time Lu Wanqing had seen her third brother's physical body. She was stunned. She looked at the physical body, then turned to look at her third brother beside her. If she hadn't been sure that the person beside her was her third brother, she would have almost been unable to tell which was the real one, because her third brother's current body looked exactly like his original appearance.
Lu Wanqing reached out, wanting to touch the body inside the medical pod, but the medical pod was isolated. She only touched a glass-like isolation layer.
"Third Brother, you..." Lu Wanqing really wanted to know how her third brother had managed it, how could a person detach themselves from their physical body, come out like this, and transfer to another body.
"Open the medical pod and retrieve the genes," Lu Yang said.
"Ah Yang," Lu Ming immediately grabbed Lu Yang.
"That body has no soul, and it's been frozen for over three thousand years. Once it's opened, the protective layer will leak..." Lu Yang said worriedly.
"It's okay," Lu Yang said with a smile.
Lu Yang turned to look at Lu Wanqing beside him and said happily, "I've already found Qing Qing, so it doesn't matter if I don't have that body."
Lu Ze looked at Lu Wanqing, hesitated, and couldn't help but pull Lu Yang aside to a corner and speak in a low voice.
However, after their conversation, Lu Ze was shocked. Was interstellar technology already so advanced? Bionic bodies, and it didn't even affect those kinds of things?
"Interstellar technology can already be used to cultivate children from ordinary genes. After the medical pod is opened, we can save more gene samples. This way... if Qing Qing still wants children, we can cultivate a few more children through gene cultivation," Lu Yang said.
It had to be said that this time, Lu Yang was grateful to She Wanwan. If She Wanwan hadn't helped him retrieve his physical body, he probably wouldn't have been able to use his original body's genes to do a paternity test with Cui Cui and confirm whether he and Cui Cui were truly related, nor would he have been able to have children with Qing Qing in the future.
But now that his physical body was found, nothing was a problem anymore. Interstellar technology was advanced enough, and it wouldn't be a problem for him and Qing Qing to have more children in the future.
"Can it be like this?" Lu Ze was shocked. Modern technology seemed very powerful.
"But this is good, as long as you know what you're doing," Lu Ze quickly said happily again.
Lu Yang nodded.
"However, it's best to inform Qing Qing about this in advance so she's mentally prepared," Lu Ze reminded him next.
The soulless physical body had been frozen for over three thousand years. Once the medical pod was opened, the aura that had been protecting the body would disappear, and the physical body would quickly decay and become unusable.