Chapter 389 The Lu Family's Little Villa...
In the afternoon, the Flameheart base was a scene of orderly and busy activity.
He Zhuo stretched and hooked his arms around Gu Qi and Ji Xian's necks.
"Let's go, brothers. Only the three of us are left to keep watch at the market! If anyone dares to cause trouble again today, I'll skewer them like candied hawthorns!"
On the other side, Chi Yanzhou and Shi Xu arrived at the military area to plan the laboratory site.
Lu Xici then led Sang Xu and the other two to wander around the Flameheart Base...
"This is the military zone, that's the market area inside the base, and further ahead are the planting and breeding areas..."
The base is basically self-sufficient in vegetables and meat...
In the courtyard of the Chi family villa, a chess game was reaching a crucial point...
Lu Beiye sat on the stool, his little face serious as he stared at the chessboard, while Zhizhi and Gangzi stood on the table.
Grandpa Chi chuckled and placed a piece: "Ono, you'd better think this move through carefully..."
The little guy pursed his lips, then his eyes suddenly lit up: "General!"
"Good lad!"
Meanwhile, the new villa—now called the Lu Family Villa—is under construction.
They're incredibly busy right now...
Lu Nange, Gu Wan, Wen Qing, Luo Xingyou, and Ji Huan are setting up...
The Lu family home had already been thoroughly cleaned by Mrs. He and several elders that morning.
Not only was every corner disinfected and cleaned, but even the curtains were taken down, just waiting for the young people to rearrange them according to their own preferences.
The living room now features the sofa and coffee table from Lu Nange's space, and a long table has been set up in the dining room...
Long before everyone went out to get busy, the issue of room ownership had already been hotly debated.
Gu Wan: "I want to move in and live with you!"
Although Lu Beiye didn't speak, he tugged at his sister's clothes to make his stance clear—[No one can separate me and my sister!]
After discussion, it was finally decided that Lu Xici, Sang Xu, and Sang Che would live in the Chi family villa, and Ji Xian would also move there.
The second floor of the Lu family villa was reserved for Lu Nange, Lu Beiye, Sang Yan, and Gu Wan.
The third floor is the space for Wen Qing, Luo Xingyou, and Ji Huan.
By 4 PM, when the market closed, both villas had been completely renovated...
Lu Nange used her spatial ability to collect the old belongings of several girls in the Chi family villa and replace them with bedding and daily necessities suitable for boys.
The Lu family villa was decorated entirely according to the girls' preferences, with every corner exuding warmth.
When Chi Yanzhou picked up Lu Nange and they returned from the trading market after collecting supplies, the courtyard and rooftop of the Lu family villa had been tidied up neatly by He Zhuo and the others.
In the courtyard of the Lu family villa, the freshly turned soil exuded a clean scent, rows of lush green, force-fed vegetable seedlings were neatly arranged, and trellises for tomatoes and cucumbers had already been erected...
On the rooftop, in the planting basket left by Lu Nange, various flowers and plants, nurtured by wood-type supernatural abilities, sway gently in the evening breeze... The mint exudes a cool fragrance.
As night quietly fell, the aroma of barbecue began to waft between the two villas.
In the courtyard, Xie Lin'an, He Huaijing, and He Huairang were flipping the skewers, the meat juices dripping onto the charcoal fire and making a sizzling sound.
While Shi's mother prepared the seasonings, He's mother and Aunt Gu chatted about everyday things while skewering vegetables.
Grandpa Chi and Grandpa Shi sat in wicker chairs, sipping tea and watching the lively scene...
Sang Xu sat with Shi's father, Gu's father, and He's uncle, each holding a bottle of chilled beer...
Looking at the harmonious scene before him, he had a fleeting, almost unsettling feeling: "This feels...like going back to before the apocalypse."
Mr. Shi: "When these kids first came back, we thought so too."
Mr. Gu nodded in agreement: "It's all thanks to those kids."
Uncle He: "Sang Xu, it's all thanks to your Nan Nan; that girl is just too outstanding!"
The rooftop, however, presented a completely different, bustling scene...
He Zhuo was showing off his "unique grilling skills," though the burnt chicken wings drew merciless ridicule from Gu Qi: "Did you grill that with charcoal?"
"What do you know!" He Zhuo retorted stubbornly, "This is called 'caramelized aroma'!"
Lu Xici and Sang Che chatted about their past anecdotes while grilling meat, bursting into laughter from time to time.
Sang Yan and Lu Nange sat together with several other girls, their faces always bearing gentle smiles.
Sang Che took a bite of the tender, juicy roasted meat: "What kind of life did we have back in Longteng?"
Sang Yan nodded gently, gazing at the lights on the distant base wall: "If before I lived because everyone else was alive, now... it's truly wonderful to be alive!"
Lu Xici raised his glass: "The atmosphere's all set, shall we have a drink?"
"Cheers!" everyone responded in unison. "To the present!"
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As night deepened, the embers of the barbecue flickered in the evening breeze, like sparse stars in the sky.
As the laughter and chatter gradually subsided, Chi Yanzhou and his group went home, leaving the space to the three Lu siblings and Sang Xu, who had just reunited.
On the rooftop of the Lu family villa, six folding chairs were arranged in a circle.
A gentle night breeze blew by, carrying the fresh scent of newly planted flowers and grass.
The distant watchtower shone with warm light, like a loyal guardian in the night...
Sang Yan held the cold milk tea in her hands, her fingertips unconsciously rubbing the inside of the cup.
She gazed at the scattered lights in the base, her voice so soft it was almost a whisper to herself: "I feel like I'm dreaming today; everything is so beautiful it's unreal."
Sang Che stretched out his arm, his tone equally dazed: "Pinch me!"
Sang Yan pinched him hard, and Sang Che immediately winced and pulled his hand back: "Ouch, ouch, ouch... It really isn't a dream."
He rubbed his reddened arm: "It was so wonderful, I feel like I've been in a daze all day."
Looking at the neatly arranged lights in the base, Sang Xu said, "This is not a dream. From today onwards, this is our home."
Lu Nange patted the empty chair next to her: "Uncle, Brother Che, Sister Yan... don't stand, come and sit down."
The three sat down as instructed.
Lu Xici: "Uncle, how did you get to Longteng? And what about Grandpa and Grandma, Uncle, Aunt and the others...?"
The question caused the air to suddenly quiet down, with only the evening breeze still blowing gently.
Sang Xu's fingers tightened slightly as he gripped the water glass.
"After the apocalypse began, the military organized rescue and evacuation efforts everywhere. Quarantine zones were set up in various areas, and my family was among the first survivors rescued and placed under military protection."
He paused, his eyes growing deep: "But things are getting worse. Water and electricity are cut off, the number of zombies is increasing, and quarantine zones are falling one after another. The lockdown area keeps expanding, and we're like birds trapped in a cage, watching helplessly as our living space shrinks."
There was a severe shortage of supplies, and order began to collapse.
The quarantine area was constantly being consolidated and reorganized, and we were constantly being evacuated and re-evacuated.
With each relocation, some people were left behind on the road.
Sang Che: "My grandparents were the first to leave... then my mom, who helped us during a evacuation..."
Sang Che didn't say anything more, but everyone understood the pain behind those words.
Sang Yan's eyes were already red...
"In the end, only a few of us and your eldest uncle were left, and that's how Longteng came to be," Sang Xu continued.
"At first, Longteng was completely controlled by the military, so it was relatively safe. But later, everyone started to awaken their supernatural abilities..."
The superhumans included military personnel and ordinary survivors. Their power fueled their ambition, and the Dragon Soar descended into chaos.
Gradually, it evolved into a situation where various forces checked and balanced each other, engaging in open and covert struggles...
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