It is often not reality that shatters illusions, but powerful persecution.

As Xie Yan's words came out, Zhu Li and the others of the Star Horse Club finally made up their minds helplessly and left with Xie Yan. They still have a lot to do before that.

Leaving on a large scale is not an easy task, even if it is a team of thirty or fifty people, in this day and age, if you want to leave for other places, you have to pay a price.

The cost, sometimes surprisingly high.

This is one of the reasons why Zhu Li and others are reluctant to leave.

They clearly know that it is not the physical evolution that will make them invincible. In many ways, they will be restricted, they will have no food, no water, and even if they are not healed after their injuries, they will still step on the boat of death.

……

Xu Xuening looked at the buildings in the distance, those high-rise buildings, and didn't know where her mother lived.

Behind her, Xie Yan pushed the door and walked in, looking at the silent Xu Xuening, he knew what she was looking for.

"We'll be back." Xie Yan looked at her, not knowing if his words were considered comforting. He never comforted a woman, nor did he comfort anyone. In his finite life, comfort seemed a strange thing.

"I know." Xu Xuening nodded.

"You've got a few days to go to them." Xie Yan said. "You can go with Sun Shou and Sun Jian, the two of them. They're already waiting for you outside. You can go at any time. ”

“……”

Xu Xuening still looked silently into the distance, and the sky over the entire Hwaseong was full of black clouds, and everyone knew that it was the waste emitted by industrial pollution from neighboring cities. At this moment, the air pollution is absolutely off the charts, but no one has gone back to investigate anything.

Now, the argument over a bite of bread is bigger than the pollution of the air.

"You say, why is the sky over there still emitting waste?" Xu Xuening looked at the sky outside the house and asked Xie Yan behind him, "Aren't they worried that the entire city will be poisoned by the air?" It's all the end of the world, are they still burning boilers? ”

Xie Yan looked at the sky outside them, "There is a lot of heavy industry in Bac Ninh City, and the previous smog problem also came from there. I don't think it's because of the smog caused by continuing to work. ”

"What's the reason for that?" Xu Xuening turned her head and saw that Xie Yan was wearing a dark green casual jacket, which was completely different from his previous shirt style. She looked at Xie Yan's dress, which immediately attracted her attention, and even made her forget what question she had just asked.

"Because...... The city is left unmanaged. Xie Yan guessed, "Perhaps, that city is no longer there." ”

"Not there? Oh. Xu Xuening nodded as if she didn't understand, she stretched out her finger and pointed at Xie Yan's clothes, "Why did you suddenly change your style?" ”

Xie Yan looked down at his clothes, "Is it strange?" I think a lot of people have a sense of distance from me when I'm wearing a shirt, so I wanted to try out what it's like to wear this style of clothes. What do you think? ”

“…… Like a green-haired turtle. After looking at it for a long time, Xu Xuening honestly said her thoughts, "Perhaps, you shouldn't try wearing a pair of jeans." Probably a lot better than trousers. ”

"......" Xie Yan nodded, "I'll find a pair of jeans later." ”

"Next time, when we collect supplies, let's include clothes in the scope, it seems that there will be no new clothes for a long time in the future." Xu Xuening spoke.

"Good"

……

After saying goodbye to Xie Yan, Xu Xuening and Sun Shou and Sun Jian returned to the center of Huacheng again, this time, they entered through the Third Ring Road, but handed over a small bag of spars.

"Remember, you'll stay for a week at most." The gatekeeper, who had accepted a bag of rice as a bribe, looked at the three of them and cautioned.

"Understood, we'll leave soon."

"That's best, if anyone finds out about you, don't say anything. Remember, it has nothing to do with me. The gatekeeper said solemnly.

"Don't worry." Sun Jian patted his chest and said that he would guard his mouth and never reveal it.

After entering the city again, Xu Xuening looked at the pedestrians along the way.

The leisurely crowds are almost invisible on the streets. Everyone either left in a hurry to rush to the next place, or they were huddled in a corner and couldn't face reality.

In an increasingly oppressive city, the same expression appeared on everyone's face. The same confusion, the same pain.

At this moment, she vaguely felt that Xie Yan's choice might be right.

It's already a city that feels hopeless.

"Miss Xu, where should we go to find your mother?" Sun Jian asked.

"To go to the Housing Authority, this should be the fastest speed." Xu Xuening knew that her mother had arrived in Hwaseong before the end of the world, and with her and her uncle's pension, she couldn't afford to buy a house in Hwaseong.

Soon, someone from the housing committee told Xu Xuening that the address where Xu's mother lived, which was a place where poor people lived. Here, there are all kinds of people.

A group of people watched Xu Xuening, Sun Shou and others enter here, and the children all gathered around and begged for food.

After taking out a small bag of candy and throwing it out, many children rushed over and grabbed it. The other part of the children continued to surround Xu Xuening and them, and even stretched out their hands to try to scavenge everything on their bodies.

"Get out!" Sun Jian saw that the situation was not right, and immediately blocked these children.

However, those hungry children didn't care about Sun Jian's threat at all, and still stepped forward to snatch it, and all the people around looked at their new three people in silence.

Until Sun Shou took the backpacks of the three of them and ran quickly, those children were stunned, and they all chased after Sun Shou.

Sun Jian breathed a sigh of relief, he really didn't want to do anything to these children.

After finding the building, Xu Xuening knocked on the door.

"Who?" The familiar voice came from the door, and Xu Xuening, who was standing outside the door, suddenly burst into tears.

As soon as Xu's mother, who staggered over to open the door, opened the door, she saw her daughter standing in front of her.

"Mom!" Xu Xuening couldn't help but hug Xu's mother in front of her, crying and suffering.

"It's good to come, it's good to come." Mother Xu was also holding her daughter, tears slowly overflowing from the corners of her eyes, and it took a long time for her to notice the two men still standing in front of her.

Looking at the two men at the door, her face was cloudy.

Sun Jian looked at his brother, and they also noticed that Mother Xu's expression towards his two brothers was very wrong. But they couldn't tell what that meant. Could it be that Mother Xu thinks that her two brothers are sons-in-law? It's not right, that look is a little defensive, and it doesn't look like looking at a son-in-law!

Sun Jian slowly guessed in his heart, a smile appeared on his expression, trying to give Aunt Xu a good image, who knew that he was grinning, which made the middle-aged and elderly women in front of him even more vigilant.

"Who are these two......?" Mother Xu asked slowly.

"Oh, by the way, Mom, to introduce you, this is Sun Jian and Sun Shou, they are my teammates." Xu Xuening introduced the three of them, "This is my mother." ”

"Teammates?" Mother Xu looked at the person in front of her suspiciously, as if she wasn't sure if her daughter was coerced or forced to lie in desperation, but she didn't look left and right. The expressions of the three of them were too calm.

Sun Shou looked at Mother Xu, who kept changing her gaze, and said gently, "Aunt Xu, thanks to your daughter's care along the way, we have been able to get to where we are today." Along the way, we heard her mention you and say that you are a very strong woman. ”

After hearing Sun Shou's words, Mother Xu relieved herself from her daughter's smile, and she could still smile at this time, indicating that the situation has been pretty good recently.

"Where, thank you for taking care of my daughter along the way. I know you've been very fortunate to have come this way. Mother Xu looked at them gratefully and strongly invited them to hurry into the house.

"Mom, I'm here to take you and Uncle An out of here this time. By the way, what about Uncle An? After Xu Xuening entered the house, she couldn't wait to explain her intention to her mother.

"Your Uncle An has found a job, and he won't be able to come back until the evening." After Xu Mu finished speaking, she grabbed Xu Xuening's hand tightly, "It's so messy outside, why do you want to take us out?" "Mother Xu is a little puzzled." I've heard that the outside world is hell, the whole world is ruined, and there is no safe place left. Ah Ning, isn't it? ”

Mother Xu looked at her daughter with anxiety, and she was terrified about the outside world.

Xu Xuening, who had already experienced this, understood that her mother had been frightened, so she immediately stepped forward and held Xu's mother's hand, eager to pass on all her courage to her mother.

The four hands of the mother and daughter were tightly clasped together, and the temperature of the palms of the two hands was surprisingly consistent, as if the left hand was holding the right hand. It's just that one hand is rough and almost dry, and the other hand is still as thin as before.

"Mom, don't be afraid, I'm here." Xu Xuening's gentle voice sounded in Xu Mu's ears, softly as if with magic, slowly taking away her fatigue and her panic, as if returning to the peaceful and peaceful world that once was.

"Don't be afraid, I'm here, protect you." Her daughter's voice sounded firm and strong, stronger than anything she had ever encountered. The voice infected her, and it seemed to dispel all the fears and fears of the past few days.

"Don't worry, Mom, I'll protect you. Won't be damaged by those monsters. Xu Xuening slowly hugged her mother.

Sun Jian watched the lady cry again, and he fell silent.

went out with Sun Shou and left the space to this mother and daughter.