Chapter 156. He and Nan Guishang relied on each other for survival...
A blinding light suddenly pierced through the dark clouds. Shan Ran squinted and looked up.
The sky, which had been lifeless and seemed to be shrouded in a curtain, finally came to life.
Although the ground battles were extremely brutal, the whole world came alive in an instant.
The bodies of all three powerful families who died, the rapidly decaying corpses of the "living corpses," the gradually dissipating mist, and the sky where the sun could be faintly seen...
After several days of chaotic fighting, all the surrounding buildings and land were covered with layers of flesh and blood, and the once luxurious and beautiful buildings were completely unrecognizable.
The crimson hue enveloped the earth, giving Shanran the illusion of being isolated from the world.
"Ranran, are you alright? Is there anything wrong with your body?"
Xie Qingheng forced his exhausted body to come over and looked Shan Ran up and down, trying to see if there were any unseen wounds on her body.
"I'm fine," Shan Ran shook her head, "I'm just very tired and want to get a good night's sleep."
"Me too, Ranran, let's go back quickly, I'm exhausted." If Meng Xin hadn't been a bit of a germaphobe, he would have already collapsed on the ground without a care for his image.
After calming his breathing, Kunwu Yecheng said, "You all find a clean place to rest nearby. A Shang and I will stay here to clean up the mess and prevent them from having any further tricks up their sleeves."
Shanran nodded and left without much hesitation.
They did indeed arrive on the First Continent, and after Shanran woke up, communication was finally restored on the continent.
Kunwu contacted Chandel to explain the situation here, and also learned about the situation on the other two continents.
While they were fighting the three great families, the people of the other two continents were also battling the "living corpses" within the mist.
Some casualties were inevitable, but we finally won.
Afterwards, the two continents successively sent people to clean up the First Continent.
This place has been shrouded in mist for so long that the land has been severely eroded, making it impossible to grow any plants in the short term.
The air was filled with the stench of decay and rot, and it would take a long time to recover.
Therefore, the first continent can only be partially closed for the time being, with people continuously sent to guard, organize, and repair it, waiting for the day when it can be completely restored.
With popular support, Shan Ran took over leadership of the Second Continent.
From then on, she became the official "owner of the planet," spending half her time on the second continent and half on the third continent.
After the first continent is restored, each continent will remain for one-third of the time.
Rhine succeeded as the head of the family, and he accompanied Shan Ran every time she went to the Second Continent.
Chandler was Shanran's most important deputy. He not only handled matters on the Third Continent, but also took on tasks on the other two continents, often being busier than Shanran himself.
Therefore, whenever he had free time, he would seek compensation from Shan Ran.
The Southern Merchants mainly stayed in the central area, working with Chandler to handle various matters concerning the Third Continent.
After taking his revenge, his mental state improved, and he gradually regained his former optimism.
Under his guidance, Xie Qingheng, a fellow patient, also showed some improvement.
Xie Qingheng joined the Yu family's shipbuilding group, where he was in charge of marine-related businesses.
He has a great relationship with the meat, is very comfortable in the ocean, and gets along well with all the marine life.
Aside from Shan Ran and a few others, he didn't like interacting with other humans and was happier in the ocean.
Although air routes have been opened between the mainland and Taiwan, Shan Ran still prefers to travel by water.
Whenever they traveled between the continents, they would travel underwater together with Xie Qingheng.
Along the way, they were accompanied by meat and all sorts of strange and wonderful marine creatures.
Kunwu spent most of his time on the First Continent.
Together with everyone else, he slowly rebuilt the continent from ruins.
After the First Continent was rebuilt, more and more people came to settle there.
Kunwu Yecheng also stayed here to assist Shanran in managing this revitalized continent.
Meng Xin also followed Shan Ran from time to time. When there was something to do, he would go out and be busy for a while, and when there was nothing to do, he would stick to Shan Ran.
Gano always stayed by Shanran's side, like a well-behaved shadow; his existence was solely for Shanran.
Everyone has their own things to do, and with a high-level ability user like Gano protecting Shanran, everyone can rest assured.
Although Shan Ran's superpower is at its highest at this time, having an extra layer of protection will make them feel more at ease.
Humanity's ability to reproduce has returned, but fertility has declined significantly.
At the same time, serious illnesses have returned, but with healing-type ability users around, the probability of curing these diseases is much higher than before.
Year after year passed, and the world quickly got back on track, with each continent thriving.
The subordinate agencies are all operating very smoothly, and Shan Ran even has time to go on vacation from time to time.
Those people would always find a way to come and keep her company, sometimes alone, sometimes together.
As the days went by, people discovered that although having superpowers would enhance their physical constitution and make diseases easier to cure, they would still age in the same way, at most their lifespan would be extended a little by those with higher-level superpowers.
The benefit is that the number of people dying in pain due to serious illness has decreased significantly.
The proportion of people who attend "happy funerals" has increased significantly.
Shan Ran has never had a deep understanding of death, because the higher a person's level of superpower, the longer their lifespan. While others are in their seventies or eighties, she still seems to be in her prime.
Until Wendy's death.
After Wendy divorced her ex-husband, she kept receiving messages from him asking to get back together, but she always firmly rejected them.
She remained unmarried and childless for the rest of her life. She was always in relationships; if she met someone suitable and interested, she would date them, and if not, she would stay single for a while.
Given her status and position, countless men would flock to her; she only needed to choose according to her own desires.
She died in her sleep at the age of 75, and was discovered by her boyfriend, who was 50 years younger than her.
75 years old is not considered very old for people with superpowers, especially for those with high-level superpowers.
The doctor suspected that it might be related to her unhealthy lifestyle and diet, but she usually appeared too healthy, so these hidden illnesses went unnoticed.
After attending Wendy's funeral, Shanran was depressed for a period of time.
This was the first time she realized that people with superpowers could still die.
Forty-five years later, Wu Chuci passed away.
In the same year, Yu Yuan also passed away.
Yu Yuan's father and older siblings died many years before him, and the descendants of the Yu family have long since taken over the family's responsibilities.
Five years later, Wu Chuyu passed away. Shortly after her death, her partner Chu Liuxing died from excessive grief.
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As Shan Ran's acquaintances passed away one after another, until Chandler died, she could no longer hold back her tears.
She thought she was used to facing death, but it turns out she wasn't.
She grieved for a long time, but she never expected that Kunwu Yecheng would pass away just one year later.
They are usually very busy; besides mountain dyeing, all they do is work.
Shan Ran couldn't help but blame herself, wondering if she had been too lazy, which had led to the huge workload for both of them.
Next were Rhein, Meng Xinye, Xie Qingheng, and Gano.
Finally, there were the merchants who returned from the south.
Having experienced death too many times, Nan Guishang had a premonition that he was about to die. He held Shan Ran's hand and asked her to wait for him to wake up.
But before Nan Guishang could wake up, Shan Ran stopped breathing.
The period of unconsciousness was very long; the two lay in bed for a full month before their bodies regained their vitality and they were reborn.
The two of them returned to the state of being young people in their twenties.
He may look young, but his mental age is over a hundred.
They will grow old, but they will not die.
After waking up, life continued, but Shanran was not very happy.
She felt inexplicably empty inside.
Apart from the merchant from the south, everyone she knew was gone, and she felt as if she had been almost disconnected from the world.
She can imagine what things will be like decades or centuries from now.
You gradually become acquainted with a stranger, get to know them well, and enjoy each other's company. Then one day you hear the news of their death.
When she was very old, she slept for a long time in the dim and lonely darkness, and then woke up again.
But what could she do?
She won't die.
No, if you really want to die, you can self-destruct.
She already knew how Nan Guishang had done it; with their current abilities, it would be much easier for them to self-destruct than before.
But she wasn't going to do that.
She would never take her own life, no matter what.
Moreover, she is not just an individual now; she also shoulders the mission of three continents.
She was resurrected on the Third Continent this time. Upon learning that Shan Ran had awakened, almost all the high-ranking officials of the continent gathered.
Looking at the joyful or hopeful eyes in front of her, Shanran suppressed her negative emotions.
At this point, fifty years had passed since Caudel's death, and in those fifty years, others had also passed away.
Yamazaki's governing ability became increasingly outstanding. She appointed capable people and placed them in suitable positions.
After a month of slumber, I woke up to find the world unchanged.
She remained in her position, working diligently, but suddenly she had returned to the vigorous and energetic state of her twenties, instead of being a frail and elderly woman.
Her world has restarted, but this time, Shanran has no intention of forming close relationships with anyone.
She wasn't a cold-blooded person, but she didn't want to go through that feeling of watching her familiar companions leave one by one.
Nan Guishang was in even worse condition than her. After waking up, he sought treatment from a psychic with supernatural abilities and it took him a long time to recover.
After he recovered, he went to Shanran with a big smile and told her that he was fine.
He then began working day and night, taking over the position that Chandler had previously held.
Although his memory and logic were not as good as Cheadle's, he was very diligent and hardworking.
Aside from spending time with Shanran, he spends all his other time working.
The two of them lived together in this way for over a hundred years.
On an ordinary day, Nan Guishang suddenly passed away.
This is more than 20 years earlier than the last time.
This time he was in a coma for two months.
When he woke up, Shan Ran was still the same as before.
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