Holding Their Own Space, the Family Returns to the Apocalypse

Ai Yue pointed at the man on the ground and said to Da Wang, “Da Wang, he’s yours.”

Da Wang glanced at the man paralyzed with fear on the ground, a hint of disdain showing in his eyes. ’What do you mean he’s mine?’ He looked up at Ai Yue and let out a low growl, as if saying, ’What are you talking about? I don’t want such a filthy thing.’

“Go on, pounce on him and bite him to death.”

“Awoo.”

“Go!”

“Awoo.” Da Wang turned his head and sat on the ground, pretending not to hear.

“Da Wang, you’re a tiger! You have to be fierce! When enemies come, you have to charge and bite them to death.”

“Awoo.” Da Wang shook his body and stood up, walking toward the marauder.

Ai Yue... Ai Yue felt that feeling of having a child who doesn’t want to improve—anxious and irritated. Who could understand her?

While Ai Yue was trying to persuade Da Wang to finish off the remaining man, the terrified man secretly crawled up from the ground, preparing to slip away.

Seeing that Da Wang wasn’t paying any attention to her, the annoyed Ai Yue threw a flying knife into the head of the escaping man, sending him to reunite with his brothers.

Ai Yue retrieved her knife and returned to the car, only to see Da Wang lazily sprawled on the floor, pretending to sleep.

Ai Yue gave a heavy snort of speechlessness at him, but Da Wang just flicked his ears, not caring at all.

Helpless, she continued driving. She planned to go to the neighboring city to scavenge for gold and jade.

After all, in the Apocalypse, no one was interested in gold and jade, so she could take advantage of that.

The rest of the drive was smooth, except that Ai Yue got lost once. Fortunately, she realized it in time and successfully arrived at Yungang City.

The city was silent. Not a single soul could be seen after entering the city limits. The entire city was incredibly desolate; many old buildings had collapsed, and the surfaces of those still standing were pitted and corroded by acid rain—a scene of complete ruin.

Ai Yue felt no sentiment toward any of this; she had seen such scenes too many times and was already accustomed to them.

She didn’t have a map of the city, so she could only use the most tedious method of checking street by street. Whenever she saw a large shopping mall, she would enter immediately to investigate.

Sure enough, at this time, no one coveted gold, silver, or jade jewelry. They were discarded on the ground like ordinary stones.

As long as items were still in the counters, Ai Yue would put the entire counter into her space. She didn’t snub those thrown on the ground either, digging them out bit by bit before putting them into her space.

By dusk, the light dimmed. Ai Yue had already searched a quarter of the entire city.

She wasn’t in a hurry. Returning to the car, she and Da Wang had a delicious meal and then went to rest.

On this day, between killing people and digging gold and jade out of the mud-turned-soil, even her iron-like body felt a bit tired.

After eating and drinking her fill, Ai Yue fell into a deep sleep while hugging Da Wang.

Da Wang, however, remained alert to his surroundings and did not sleep. It wasn’t until the middle of the night that Ai Yue suddenly woke up. Seeing the well-behaved Da Wang guarding the perimeter, Ai Yue felt a warmth in her heart. The bit of frustration she had felt during the day because of his lack of drive vanished without a trace.

Ai Yue patted his large head with satisfaction and said, “Alright, good boy. Big Sister will take the second half of the watch. You sleep.”

Da Wang gave a huge yawn and lay down on the floor to sleep with peace of mind.