Rebirth: Splendid Marriage in the 80s Chapter 2458 - 2394: What If We Can’t Come Back?

Previously on Rebirth: Splendid Marriage in the 80s...

Chiang Xiao and Meng Xinian discussed using the Talisman Diagram to reunite with her father in D State, deciding to test its functionality when placed away from a person. After swimming back home and changing, they successfully experimented by positioning halves in the study and kitchen, confirming instant teleportation worked at short distances. Chiang Xiao drew additional diagrams, including Illusionary ones, while Meng Xinian departed by car with supplies to test longer ranges at intervals. She prepared protective talismans for him and, at the appointed time, activated one while holding a cushion, only to endure a fierce, prolonged sense of weightlessness that filled her with dizziness and foreboding.

Endlessly floating through the voids between time and space?

Should that truly happen, the fear would be immense.

Yet regret comes far too late at this point.

Luckily, as Chiang Xiao began to truly panic, the eerie feeling ceased, replaced by a burst of light in front of her eyes.

A sense of instability hit Chiang Xiao as if the ground had vanished beneath her.

Even so, maintaining her equilibrium proved challenging, nearly causing her to trip, though Meng Xinian swiftly extended his hand to support her.

Shock was evident on his face.

"Little one, are you alright?"

While en route, he had pondered this matter himself, yet informing Chiang Xiao at that moment was impossible.

Ultimately, he reduced the vehicle's speed and veered away from his initial destination.

The Neighboring City lay behind them now. Past the boundary stretched a highway, its environs stark and empty, sparsely traveled by other vehicles.

He had pulled the car to the shoulder, and to avoid prying eyes, newspapers now obscured the windows.

Chiang Xiao believed she stood solidly on solid earth, yet actually, she materialized once more in the passenger seat, teetering perilously close to the glass.

Only at that instant did her poise return.

Awareness slowly flooded back to her mind.

"I’m alright, only slightly lightheaded." Chiang Xiao shook her head lightly, "But I’m good now. The vertigo must stem from the great distance traveled. Brother Xinian, what’s our location?"

"We’re en route to D State, with a quaint town just ahead."

His eyes drifted to the cushion clutched in Chiang Xiao’s embrace.

Wasn’t that the living room pillow from their house?

What prompted her to carry a pillow?

Tracing his look, Chiang Xiao noticed the item in her grasp and exclaimed joyfully, "I tested whether items could come with me, and apparently, they can!"

A pillow of all things?

Concern etched Meng Xinian’s features once more as he asked, "Did the span prove too vast? Might it injure you?"

Should traversing such lengths pose risks, he wished for her to limit its use.

Chiang Xiao examined her sensations closely.

With a shake of her head, she replied, "It’s no issue; no damage should occur. As I mentioned, mere disorientation and nausea strike, but they fade upon arrival, leaving me perfectly fine."

Thus, the extent remains bearable.

Her swift recovery confirmed everything was in order.

"Rest here a while longer to check for any lingering effects." Meng Xinian gently caressed her cheek, "Your skin seems rather chilled."

"I’m truly okay."

Chiang Xiao nestled her face against the pillow, letting out an uncontrollable chuckle.

"Brother Xinian, how many kilometers separate us from home?"

"Around one hundred eighty, give or take."

"What?" Chiang Xiao bolted upright, "Didn’t we plan to speed ahead and cover maximum ground?"

So merely a bit beyond one hundred eighty kilometers?

Meng Xinian conveyed his previous worries to her.

"I considered it moments ago, but I believe it’ll just bring on spinning sensations or minor lags in time, nothing serious," Chiang Xiao explained, passing him a tiny fabric pouch, "Hold onto this for now; it’ll transport you straight back to our bedroom."

Having one on him served as a wise precaution.

Meng Xinian accepted it and stepped from the vehicle.

"Hold off on another attempt for the moment; let’s pause."

Having spanned one hundred eighty kilometers already, and with her admitting to ongoing dizziness, some toll was evident; of course, he refused to let her rush toward Capital City anew.