Chapter 81 Encounter

There are still many things that Mu Qingyu doesn't understand, but she can't just ask Mu Xiaoxiao alone. Isn't there also Mu Yan?

So Mu Qingyu went to see Mu Yan again. She asked about what had happened to the Mu family after the apocalypse. These were things that didn't need to be kept secret, so there was no need to clear the area.

Mu Qingyu went to find Mu Yan, and Mu Qingrong saw her and silently followed.

Mu Yan had recovered by this time, but he was still very afraid when he saw Mu Qingyu.

Being afraid has its advantages; he answers almost everything Mu Qingyu asks, making him a man of action who answers every question.

"When we set off from the Mu family's old house, Sister Xiaoxiao was originally unwilling to take me and my mother with her. But later, for some reason, she suddenly changed her mind." Mu Yan glanced at Mu Qingyu a few times and said with a slight shiver.

From Mu Yan, Mu Qingyu learned what happened to Mu Xiaoxiao and the others afterward.

In the last two days of the apocalypse, Mu Xiaoxiao persuaded Mu Xiangnan's parents to contribute some money to stockpile supplies. It was exactly enough for about a truckload, mainly food and drink.

At that time, people in China, who have always had a sense of crisis and a habit of hoarding, began to follow suit and hoard goods, causing the prices of food and daily necessities to skyrocket.

Because of the continuous torrential rain and flooding everywhere, the transportation of supplies was difficult, so it took a lot of effort and money for Mu Xiaoxiao to stockpile a truckload of supplies.

After the apocalypse, the Mu family was in chaos for several days. Thanks to Mu Xiaoxiao's foresight, she gradually gained a voice in the Mu family.

So when she decided to leave home and head north out of the city, her whole family had no choice but to follow her—otherwise, if they stayed in the Mu family residence, they would either starve to death or be broken into by refugees sooner or later.

Just as Mu Yan said, Mu Xiaoxiao was initially unwilling to bring Mu Yan and his mother along, but she suddenly changed her mind before setting off.

Originally, Mu Xiaoxiao was also planning to drive away the truckload of supplies directly, but Huo Siyu awakened his spatial ability and eventually persuaded Mu Xiaoxiao to put the supplies into his space and take them away.

After all, that truckload of supplies was too conspicuous. Mu Xiaoxiao had to take the whole Mu family with her. Although there were two bodyguards, the apocalypse had arrived. What if even the bodyguards wanted to steal the supplies?

So even though Mu Xiaoxiao was reluctant, she eventually put the supplies into Huo Siyu's space.

Mu Qingyu knew that Huo Siyu possessed spatial abilities. However, that was after they encountered them at the Hope Base.

At that time, Mu Xiaoxiao's spatial ability was extraordinary, and in the eyes of others, it had almost no capacity limit. She also possessed a lot of resources.

So even though Huo Siyu possessed spatial abilities at that time, he couldn't stand out at all under Mu Xiaoxiao's brilliance.

In this life, however, Mu Xiaoxiao lost her spatial ability, which allowed Huo Siyu to shine from the very beginning.

With the space and supplies at her disposal, Huo Siyu walked with a hundred times more upright posture, as if she had suddenly gained a voice in the Mu family.

Mu Xiaoxiao has become more gentle and considerate towards Huo Siyu than before.

The Mu family's journey out of the city was not smooth. Apart from the two bodyguards and Huo Siyu, the rest of the people in the car had almost no fighting ability.

Whether Huo Siyu gets annoyed after a while is unknown, but the two bodyguards are clearly getting very impatient.

During this time, Mu Yan and his mother, having finally learned their lesson, became unusually docile. After all, they gradually realized that if Huo Siyu wanted to abandon someone, he and his mother would be the first to be abandoned.

They met Cheng Xijun and his group while spending the night at a suburban movie theater.

Because it was a suburban cinema, there were no late-night screenings. On the day the apocalypse broke out, there were no customers in the cinema, only a few staff members.

So they entered relatively easily, dealt with a few staff members who had turned into zombies, and then temporarily set up camp there.

But that night was not peaceful.

Huo Siyu no longer wanted to take Mu Xiangbei's family with him. In fact, he probably didn't even want to take Mu Xiangnan and his wife with him, but because of Mu Xiaoxiao, he never mentioned that Mu Xiangnan and his wife were also a burden.

That night, Huo Siyu insisted on abandoning Mu Xiangbei's family. The two bodyguards naturally sided entirely with Huo Siyu, as she had supplies and was the only other fighting force besides them in the group.

If the two bodyguards don't stand on him, who should they stand on?

It was amidst the argument and the Mu family's fear that Cheng Xijun and his group arrived.

There were more than 30 people in their group at the time, who were also leaving the city. They stopped by the cinema for temporary accommodation.

The two groups bumped into each other, but no conflict broke out. However, Huo Siyu's side naturally felt greatly threatened. Therefore, the topic of abandoning Mu Yan's family was temporarily left unresolved.

Mu Yan didn't know why, but initially he didn't want to bring him and his mother to Mu Xiaoxiao. He would argue with Huo Siyu, and he was quite moved at the time, feeling for the first time that his sister was still his sister.

Mu Qingyu scoffed inwardly. Mu Yan didn't know why, but she did.

The core of the dispute between Mu Xiaoxiao and Huo Siyu was not about the fate of Mu Xiangbei's family, but about her own right to speak.

Essentially, all the supplies in Huo Siyu's space belong to her, but once they enter Huo Siyu's pocket, they are no longer under her control.

Huo Siyu herself was gradually slipping out of her control. All of this was unacceptable to Mu Xiaoxiao. If she were to abandon the Mu Xiangbei family as Huo Siyu wished, it would mean she had relinquished her voice.

Once is never enough, and Mu Xiaoxiao, reborn, knew this all too well. Therefore, she had to argue with Huo Siyu, and at least until Huo Siyu came up with a way to reclaim the supplies, she couldn't completely lose her voice in the team.

At first, Mu Yan didn't know why Cheng Xijun's arrival made Mu Xiaoxiao unusually excited. Even Mu Xiaoxiao's gaze towards him that day was much gentler than usual.

Mu Yan found out later.

“That night, my sister came to me. She told me that Huo Siyu was going to abandon us, and we had seen it too. She could hardly influence Huo Siyu’s decision anymore. I was very scared at the time and didn’t know what to do…” Mu Yan fell into her memories and gradually forgot her fear of Mu Qingyu.

"But my sister said that right now our family has an opportunity... that of the new group of people. There are more than 30 of them, all young and strong men, driving cars, and they are all armed and fully equipped. Putting everything else aside, they look like they can fight."

“My sister said that if they could take our whole family with them, we wouldn’t have to worry about being abandoned by Huo Siyu anymore. But at the time, I thought, why would they take our whole family with them?” Mu Yan gave a bitter smile.