A gust of fog brought them back to the Mu family compound. The air was filled with a sense of despondency. The Mu family grassland was no longer full of vitality. The neatly trimmed grass was now withered and yellow, lying listlessly on the ground, and coughing sounds were heard one after another.
Mu Yaxi frowned, the Mu family was not spared either. She rushed back to the house, but Mu Long was nowhere to be found, and Ni Tiantian and Fang Ziyu were also missing.
The housekeeper's door was ajar. He huddled in a thick blanket, his face pale. A young woman was beside his bed, feeding him a thick potion, occasionally teasing the blanket. The dark brown potion smelled of Wood Dragon's blood.
The girl turned around and saw Mu Yaxi. She was so excited that her mouth twitched and her eyes were red. "Sister Yaxi, you are finally back."
"You...you are..." Mu Yaxi looked at the familiar face in front of him, and couldn't remember who it was despite searching through his memories.
"I'm Zhenzhen, Sister Yaxi, don't you recognize me?" The girl wiped away the tears that were about to roll down the corners of her eyes with the back of her hand, and the housekeeper lying on the hospital bed opened his eyes with difficulty.
"Zhenzhen? You...you are so big now?" Mu Yaxi was unbelievable. No wonder she looked familiar. But when she left, Zhenzhen was still a little girl crying for a rabbit. How come she suddenly grew up after just a few days?
"Sister Yaxi, you have been gone for twelve years. The plague started the third year after you left. The master doesn't come back often now. He is out saving people every day." Zhenzhen still couldn't hold back her tears, and they fell down.
"Twelve years?" Mu Yaxi took a breath and looked at Mo Yu in confusion.
Mo Yu shook his head. "The time and space of the heavenly realm and the human realm are parallel. The number of days in the human realm is the same as the number of days in the heavenly realm."
"Then there is only one possibility, the other dimension in heaven." Jing Yan said.
"Oh no, where is Uncle Mu now?" Luo Youyou asked Zhenzhen anxiously.
Mulong goes everywhere to save people. He originally has the blood of a god. Isn’t such a "savior" exactly what Jiayi needs?
"I don't know. The master only comes back once every few months. A few years after the plague broke out, the communication was cut off. There is no one to maintain it, so we can't contact the master."
"Where are Fang Ziyu and Ni Tiantian?" Luo Youyou asked again.
"They all went home."
"Youyou, what should we do?" Mu Yaxi bit her lower lip.
"There's no other way. Let's go and kill Cersei." Luo Youyou looked into the distance. This battle could not be avoided after all. However, the scale of the black witch army created by Cersei was still unclear. If they went there, wouldn't they be crushed to death like ants?
"Miao Yu, go find out where Circe is and how large her army of black witches is. Then send some people to find the whereabouts of the wooden dragon and make sure he is safe. Also, find out about the other saviors and protect them."
"Xun, how many people can the Mokawi tribe mobilize? Let those who can be used prepare for battle."
"Langbai, if the warriors from the werewolf village can be mobilized, please transfer them here. No coercion, only voluntary participation."
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Luo Youyou was like a general who remained calm in the face of danger on the battlefield. She quickly made plans, and the others followed her orders. In the end, only she and Mu Yaxi were left.
Mu Yaxi went to the bedside to look at the butler. The butler's temples were already gray, and the years had mercilessly carved several wrinkles on his face.
He loved to laugh, and his chubby face was always filled with smiles, so there were two deep laugh lines at the corners of his mouth. At this moment, his eyes were closed tightly, and it was difficult for him to open them, but only two lines of tears flowed from the corners of his eyes.
The middle-aged man, who was full of vigor and vitality, now looked even older due to illness, which made Mu Yaxi feel sad.
Zhenzhen had grown into a graceful young lady with a pretty face, and a little baby fat on her cheeks, which made her even more adorable. She was at an age where she could be the most dazzling girl on campus, but she was forced to stay by the housekeeper's bed.
"Sister Yaxi, are you leaving again? I've missed you so much these years, often staring at your photo in a daze. We all thought...thought...you...would never come back...but I firmly believe that you will come back."
Luo Youyou felt a little sad about the reunion. She stepped out and ran into Xiaozhuang who was waiting for her at the door.
"Youyou, I want to discuss something with you."
"Okay." Luo Youyou took Xiaozhuang back to the living room. Everything was still so familiar, but many things were so old that they had turned white, as if they were from another world.
"Youyou, I... you know, apart from being able to find the phantom eye, I don't have any other special skills. Staying with you will only be a hindrance, so... so..." Xiaozhuang's voice was very low and he stuttered, as if he had made some mistake.
"You want to leave? Where to?"
"I want to walk around."
"What about Yuri? Can you bear to leave him?"
Xiaozhuang smiled bitterly. Whether he was willing to let go or not, did it really matter? After all, it didn't belong to him, and it never would.
"I respect your choice." Seeing Xiaozhuang didn't say anything, Luo Youyou continued.
"Thank you." Xiaozhuang pursed his lips and swallowed the words of advice.
During this time, she had never truly integrated into this "family," yet she was constantly warmed and moved by them. They put on a cold front, hiding a passionate heart, caring for each other but never admitting it. This kind of emotion was something she couldn't find in other vampires.
She also wanted to have such a relationship, a relationship that belonged completely to her. The life of a vampire was long, yet short. She wanted to find the happiness that truly belonged to her.
When Yuri came back, Xiaozhuang had already left. He didn't say anything and was silent for a few seconds.
Luo Youyou felt a little sad. Xiaozhuang had almost integrated into her family, but now she was reluctant to let him go. She had always hoped that he would leave quickly, but when the day came, she realized that she had already treated Xiaozhuang as her own.
"I thought you would be very happy that she left." Yuri sat next to Luo Youyou and stretched out his arms to hold her in his arms.
Luo Youyou rested his head on Yuri's shoulder, "What about you?"
"I don't know. When I saw you were unhappy, I hoped she would leave. Now, I don't know." Yuri answered honestly.
"Have you ever been attracted to her?"
"I've only ever been attracted to you."
Luo Youyou sighed deeply, "How come twelve years have passed?"
The twelve-year gap made Luo Youyou feel empty inside. When she left, this was still a world full of vitality. After she came back, twelve years had passed and everything was completely different. Such changes caught her off guard.
"You like the human world very much, right?" Yuri grabbed a handful of Luo Youyou's hair.
"Don't you like it?" Luo Youyou asked back.
Yuri suddenly realized that he had never considered this problem. Everything used to be so natural, but now that the human world was invaded, he was extremely angry. In this way, he should be considered to like it.
"Then we'll live in the human world and have a bunch of kids."
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