Holding Their Own Space, the Family Returns to the Apocalypse

272: Is the end of the world really coming to an end?Ai Yue took a deep breath and exhaled slowly: ”It’s all over! The zombie problem is solved, and the Apocalypse is ending!”

Gong Qiuqiu turned to look at Ai Yue upon hearing this, tilting his head as he asked, ”The Apocalypse is ending?”

Ai Yue smiled slightly: ”Yes!”

Hearing their conversation, Gu Xiheng asked hurriedly, ”What? Ai Yue, are you serious? Is the Apocalypse really ending? How do you know?”

”I’m not certain! But I think it should be true. Just wait and see!”

Ai Yue said with a relieved smile.

As she spoke, she recalled Jing Xi once saying that the natural disasters of the Apocalypse were supposed to have ended, but it was she who released the Nameless Monster and the zombie virus to infect humans, causing another global upheaval.

Now that the source of the zombies had been destroyed and the zombies themselves had been completely absorbed by the Crystallized Heart, the world would finally return to normal without the natural disasters!

While others remained skeptical, only Gong Qiuqiu believed her words completely.

Ai Yue didn’t care what others thought; now, she was going home!

Her father, mother, and sister were still waiting for her at home!

”Alright, we’ve resolved the crisis, and this matter can be considered settled. Let’s part ways here. Goodbye!”

Ai Yue finished speaking in a relaxed tone, waved her hand, and strode away.

”Hey, you woman, how can you just leave like that? Wait for me, I’m coming with you!” Gong Qiuqiu shouted urgently.

He quickly turned to look at Gu Xiheng and the others: ”Xiheng, I’m leaving first. See you later!”

Without waiting for Gu Xiheng’s reply, he hurriedly chased after Ai Yue!

Gu Xiheng’s feet shifted, but in the end, he didn’t take the step to catch up with Ai Yue.

The remaining people felt like survivors of a disaster, but their hearts grew heavy at the thought of so many people buried here.

Gu Xiheng sighed softly and took one last look at the place where the Nameless Monster had vanished; that was also Cheng Siyu’s final resting place.

He felt empty inside. That girl whose eyes were once filled only with him had completely disappeared from the world. Though it was her own doing, they had grown up together, and she was his betrothed wife; he couldn’t feel happy no matter what.

He could only look with envy at Gong Qiuqiu, who was chasing after Ai Yue without a care. He feared he would never again have the right to follow behind her.

”Brother, let’s go home too,” Gu Xitian said quietly.

After this ordeal, Gu Xitian had completely changed. She was no longer loud, proud, or willful. Being able to return alive made her incredibly grateful. The old grudges now seemed like nothing, utterly meaningless!

”Okay, let’s go home,” Gu Xiheng said in a low voice, suddenly looking much more haggard... Ai Yue was in high spirits, heading toward home with light, brisk steps.

Gong Qiuqiu quickly caught up from behind. ”Ai Yue, why are you walking so fast? Wait for me.”

Without looking back, Ai Yue said, ”Why are you following me? Why don’t you go back to your Safety Tower?”

A rare flush appeared on Gong Qiuqiu’s refined face. Fortunately, Ai Yue’s back was turned to him, so she didn’t notice his reaction.

”Since the Nameless Monster has been eliminated anyway, I need to give myself a vacation. Whoever wants to clean up the mess can do it. I’m just going to relax with you guys,” Gong Qiuqiu said solemnly.

Ai Yue simply gave a faint smile. ”Suit yourself!”

Soon, the two of them returned to Ji County.

From a distance, Ai Yue spotted three people standing on the ruins, looking this way from afar.

It was Ai Guosheng and the other two.

Since Ai Yue left, the three had no heart to stay obediently at their temporary residence. They had come directly to the road leading back to Ji County, staring toward the mountains—where Ai Yue and the others had gone—without moving a step.

Seeing someone emerge, their eyes lit up. Ye Rui’s eyes widened as she said excitedly, ”Uncle, Auntie, is... is that Big Sister?”

Ai Guosheng and Li Shilan couldn’t help but walk forward to get a better look. After a moment, they said simultaneously in pleasant surprise, ”It’s her, it’s her! It’s Yueyue!”

The three of them ran toward Ai Yue with immense joy.

”Yueyue!”

”Big Sister!”

Watching the three of them rush toward her, Ai Yue’s eyes involuntarily filled with a layer of mist from the emotion.

She wiped it away and ran toward her parents with a wide smile.

”Dad, Mom, Rui Rui, I’m back!”