Chapter 332 Qiao Lan, Goodbye...

"Mo, my son, I finally get to see you. We've been worried about you this past year..."

Ouyang's mother rushed over, hugged Ouyang Mo and started crying.

Ouyang's father was also wiping tears beside him.

"What about my brothers and sisters? How did you survive? Did you suffer? Did you get sick..."

Ouyang Mo held his parents' hands tightly, peppering them with questions. A family reunion, a year of no contact and anxiety, made everyone excited.

Zhao Hui took out two half-full bottles of mineral water from the space, which she had saved up because she was reluctant to drink them before, as well as two small bags of bread, and handed them to Ouyang's parents.

"Let's chat slowly under the tree over there. I won't disturb you!"

The town is surrounded by a wall, and at the entrance on the south side there is a large, unmutated tree that blocks the scorching late autumn sun from its shade.

Ouyang Mo pulled his parents to sit under a tree and inquired carefully. He then realized that he had suffered the most in his family. His family, however, lived in a small village thousands of miles away and had happened to be visiting a neighboring village for a banquet during the typhoon. The neighboring village had special feng shui, so the houses didn't collapse, and everyone survived the disaster safely.

Their own village was destroyed by a strong wind, so they simply stayed with relatives in a neighboring village. Because it was so remote and rarely visited, they were spared from looting by outside survivors. However, the chaos outside was too great, and after a few trips out, they felt it was too dangerous, so they simply stayed in the mountains. The dozen or so households in the village helped each other to survive. One of the villagers had awakened, possessing considerable abilities, and everyone worked together to fight the mutant beasts in the mountains, bringing peace and stability.

Their only pain was the interruption of communication and paralysis of transportation. They had no idea how Ouyang Mo was doing in City C. Ouyang's mother missed him so much that she fell seriously ill several times.

"The official base in our city has been built for over two months, but we were completely unaware of it the whole time we were in the village. Last month, an official search team passed by our village, and we learned that the authorities could even help us find our relatives. Oh, if we had known, we should have gone to the city and signed up sooner!"

"Xiao Mo, I heard you've helped a lot of people here. That's great, son. Mom and Dad are so proud of you! The authorities even sent a plane to pick us up to see you. That shows you're doing a good job. Keep up the good work, son. In troubled times, we should all help each other and contribute as much as we can. Only then will there be hope for everyone!"

Ouyang Mo listened to his parents' chatter with tears in his eyes, smiling and nodding continuously.

It turned out that his parents lived in the neighboring village. No wonder Ye Qi went to his village many times through internal channels and looked for them according to the address, but couldn't find them.

However, although they met a little late, knowing that his whole family was alive and had not suffered too much, Ouyang Mo felt that God had treated him well.

I learned from my parents that my younger brother and sister signed up for the recruitment of the official base over there. My younger brother is now a construction worker. His excavator-driving skills before the apocalypse have come in handy and he has earned quite a few contribution points. My younger sister works in logistics and attends night school at the official base after work. She will take the subject examinations in the spring. By then, she will know whether she will continue her studies in biotechnology, architecture, medicine, agronomy, or something like that.

"If she fails the exam, she said she'll continue working as a worker, continue attending night school, and take the exam again next time." Ouyang's mother said with relief, "Your sister is as smart as you and can endure hardships. She will definitely pass the exam."

Ouyang's parents came to City C to visit relatives this time. His younger brother and sister had just started working and were embarrassed to ask for leave, so they did not come with them. Otherwise, because of Ouyang Mo's contribution here, Ye Qi would have specially applied for the treatment of the whole family visiting relatives for him.

"Mo, it's great here."

After discussing the details with his parents, Ouyang Mo took them for a walk around town, showing them the vast experimental rice fields outside the town. They then entered City C and wandered around the streets of the base. Ouyang's parents were increasingly shocked. The official base back home wasn't nearly as clean and tidy as this one; many areas were still in ruins.

At lunchtime, Ouyang Mo took his parents to a porridge shop in the town's food court and had porridge and rice cakes, which doubled his parents' shock.

Is the living standard here this low?

"Well, Xiao Mo, you're going to settle here permanently, right? Then we..."

Ouyang's parents were a little confused.

Originally, they came here to ask their son if he wanted to return home. The doctor was very welcome at the base there, and it would be great for the family to be together.

They didn't expect the living conditions here to be so good. Well, they can't let their son go back and live a low-level life.

The whole family is coming here? Personnel from the official base are not allowed to circulate freely. Besides, they don't have any special skills, so the people here don't really need them.

Ouyang's mother kept wiping away tears when she thought about having to separate from her son after just one meeting.

"Mom, don't be sad. I want to go back with you, back to our hometown base." Ouyang Mo said with a smile.

"What?"

The parents were surprised at the same time.

…

"Doctor Ouyang, you have awakened."

That night, in Qiao Lan's room.

Ouyang Mo knocked on the door and entered the room. Yin Wanying, who was discussing the design plan of the town with Qiao Lan, immediately felt his peculiarity.

Ouyang Mo nodded, his smile a little bitter.

He was also surprised.

Just as he made the decision to leave City C and said goodbye to Ye Qi, he returned to his room in the small building and looked at the ceiling as usual. Suddenly, he found that his vision could penetrate the wall and see directly into Qiao Lan's room.

Shocked, he rushed out to test it. He discovered that his vision could penetrate trees, walls, and even the human body. He specifically tested it on two sick people and discovered that he could directly see into their diseased internal organs!

He had a high fever, was drowsy, and his mutation reaction was uncomfortable, but not intense. Perhaps because he had awakened later, his condition was much more stable than those who had awakened at the beginning of the apocalypse. He only needed a short nap in his room to get through the mutation period, and his energy fluctuations had stabilized.

The visual ability can be controlled freely. It will only be activated when you want to see through things, otherwise you can just see.

A belated awakening.

He was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

Why do supernatural powers only appear when we are about to separate?

It's not like I haven't thought about staying and continuing to fight...

But, in the end, a decision was made.

"Qiao Lan, I have awakened my clairvoyance. When this ability is activated, I can see pathological changes in the human body. This will make it much easier for me to treat patients in the future."

Ouyang Mo calmed down, suppressed his emotional fluctuations, and the bitterness in his smile disappeared. He just smiled and talked normally with Qiao Lan.

"Amazing! Ouyang, this skill suits you so well!"

Qiao Lan was really surprised and congratulated Ouyang Mo sincerely.

"Doctor Ouyang, you've found your family and awakened your superpowers. Today is your lucky day, right? You two can chat slowly. I'll go back first."

Yin Wanying sensed Ouyang Mo's faint sadness and decided to leave the space for him and Qiao Lan.

"Ms. Yin, you can stay. I'm here to say goodbye."

Ouyang Mo didn't let Yin Wanying leave, fearing that if he were alone with Qiao Lan, he would impulsively change his decision.

He extended his hand to Qiao Lan: "I plan to take Feng Feng's return flight tomorrow morning and go back to work at the base back home. I'm sorry, I can't be a member of your team anymore. Will you... blame me?"

When their eyes met, Qiao Lan certainly understood Ouyang Mo's friendship.

However, she must be clear about what she cannot give and not waste other people's time.

"How could I blame you, Ouyang? We will always be good friends and comrades. Congratulations on your family reunion. You are welcome to visit us often in the future. I will also visit the bases frequently."

"Okay, if you go to my place, remember to bring local specialties from City C, new mutant food and the like. Don't come empty-handed." Ouyang smiled silently.

"That's definitely not possible with nothing."

Everyone laughed together.

We said goodbye in a hurry, without finishing our words, but there was no need to say anything more.

Ouyang Mo instead laughed at Qiao Lan's hesitation in speaking.

"You don't feel like you owe me anything, do you? I'm not sad to leave!" He laughed. "I miss my family so much and long to be reunited with them forever. Also, everything here is so well organized, and there's a healing power user like Hou Tian who won't affect my performance. The world is vast, and I'm going to pursue my future."

Yin Wanying smiled and said, "I wish Dr. Ouyang a bright future and hope he will become an elite practitioner in his hometown base."

Qiao Lan looked at him silently for a few seconds, and finally, with a smile, told him to close his eyes and calm down.

Ouyang Mo knew what she was going to do.

But he didn't refuse.

He closed his eyes and gladly accepted the space she offered him.

It is nearly 100 square meters, very large, much larger than the one given to Dr. Zhao Hui.

There was also a lot of food, water, various daily supplies, and some hot and cold weapons packed inside.

Ouyang Mo was surprised.

Qiao Lan stopped him from refusing. "Don't refuse. I'm going to have the two guards, Chen Hua and An Hua, take you back and stay with you there for a while. I'll let them come back when you're stable and safe."

Other bases are not as stable as this one, and Qiao Lan is worried.

Ouyang Mo thought about it and accepted her kindness.

The next morning, Feng Fengtian was about to take off on time at dawn. When Ouyang Mo rushed to the tarmac with his parents, Qiao Lan and other friends were already there waiting to see them off.

"be safe."

Qiao Lan took the initiative to step forward and hug him goodbye.

"Take care of yourself, too."

Ouyang Mo patted Qiao Lan on the back, ended the hug, waved goodbye to everyone, and boarded the plane with his parents.

The plane roared into the air. The new model was extremely fast and soon disappeared above the clouds.

Qiao Lan was very reluctant to say goodbye.

However, the town's morning bell rang soon, and a red sun emerged from the eastern sky. A new day had arrived, and she quickly cheered up.

Keep working hard and build the town well!

When Ouyang Mo comes back, he will be shocked!

"Qiao Lan, goodbye..."

Ouyang Mo moved his lips silently in the plane.

The town had long since disappeared, left far behind. Even as Qiao Lan and I drifted further and further apart, my heart didn't feel too heavy.

Melancholy was certain, but a new life awaited him. With his experience in several battles in City C, he should be able to make a significant contribution at the distant base. Surrounded by family, busy yet warm—that was the life he wanted.

But in the future, there may not be any girl who can move his heart.

In troubled times, there's no room for romance. Ouyang Mo, keep going. With his parents sitting on either side, he gazed out the window at the blue sky and white clouds, silently encouraging himself.