Yue Hengyi brought his family onto the large iron disk. He then activated his powers on the disk beneath his feet. The large iron disk then carried his family into the sky. Locusts that flew too close were instantly killed, falling to the ground and exploding.
Bai Fengying sighed helplessly upon seeing the situation. She didn't know what the future held, as she had been hiding in the mountains since the doomsday began. She believed that as long as they stayed in the mountains, there would be no problems. However, their family was now forced to leave.
Bai Fengying was unsure of what the future would bring, but she had heard her husband mention more than once that Shen Feng was a very kind person. She felt some comfort knowing that even if they went to Yuzhou, they would likely receive good care.
At this moment, the two children suddenly felt a sense of sadness. They were very young, at an age of innocence and joy. But when they realized they could never return to the place they were leaving, they didn't even know what a hometown was. Now, they finally understood.
"We can't come back anymore? Does that mean we don't have a home?" Yue Cangshan suddenly asked.
Hearing his son's words, Yue Hengyi quickly replied, "No, as long as Mom and Dad are with you, that's your home. So we won't be homeless."
Bai Fengying also quickly added, "When the locusts in the north are gone, we can come back! The doomsday will eventually end."
The two children felt reassured by their mother's promise. Children would believe anything their parents promised.
After Yue Hengyi left Guanyin Mountain Village, the people in the city witnessed this scene. Many people had placed their last hopes on Yue Hengyi. Despite his fearsome reputation, many believed he could turn the tide. However, with his departure, countless people fell into despair.
Many were at a loss. Since the city lord had left, their efforts to defend the city seemed meaningless. More people rushed towards the city gates, desperate to reach a safe place.
As dusk fell, Yue Hengyi found a deserted mountain. There were hardly any animals on this mountain, so resting here would not expose them to attacks from mutated beasts. The mountain was covered with grass that was not prickly and was quite short, looking like a natural lawn.
"We will rest on this mountain for the night. We can reach Yuzhou tomorrow!" Yue Hengyi told his family.
Yue Hengyi felt a pang of sadness as he abandoned the city. He had worked hard to build it, only to leave it all behind. He felt like he had become a pauper overnight and was unsure of what the future held.
Yue Hengyi then landed the iron disk on the mountain and began setting up tents, ensuring his family would have shelter. The two children had never traveled far before and were very anxious. They needed to get some rest.
Bai Fengying, a devoted wife and mother, took the opportunity to prepare noodles from the flour and meat they had brought.
The two children took their toys to the cryo-chamber. Through the glass, they looked at the frozen aunt inside.
"Is this aunt dead? She hasn't woken up for over a year!" Yue Bitiao whispered to his brother.
Yue Cangshan cautiously glanced at his parents in the distance and said in a low voice, "I heard from others that this aunt was Dad's first love. She's not a good person. They say she pushed down the walls of Yanjing, which is why Yanjing was destroyed. Her face is full of scars because she didn't want to be recognized. If she wakes up, she'll be terrifying."
As the two children were chatting, something unexpected happened in the distance. Bai Fengying suddenly collapsed to the ground, losing consciousness. Her face turned pale.
"Mom, Mom! What's wrong?" The two children, upon noticing this unexpected event, immediately ran to her side and called out loudly.
Yue Hengyi, who was setting up a tent, was surprised by this turn of events and rushed over. "What's going on? Why did she suddenly collapse?"
The children couldn't answer. They had never seen anything like this. In their memory, their mother, though delicate, was always healthy and would never collapse for no reason.
Just then, Yue Bitiao noticed something moving under his mother's clothes and quickly said, "There seems to be something under Mom's clothes!"
Yue Hengyi didn't dare to delay. He immediately removed his wife's clothes and took a closer look. He discovered numerous bulges on her back, as if something was burrowing beneath her skin. It looked like worms had burrowed into her, and these protrusions were the worms' bodies.
"Quickly find a pair of chopsticks. Be careful not to step on anything strange, and don't lie on the ground!" Yue Hengyi instructed his children.
The two children, hearing their father's words, immediately ran off to search through the supplies. They finally found where the chopsticks were stored and brought a pair over.
Looking at his unconscious wife, Yue Hengyi felt a growing sense of unease, as if he were anticipating something bad.
Yue Hengyi carefully squeezed the bulging areas with the chopsticks. A round, black worm was squeezed out from her skin. He picked it up with the chopsticks and threw it to the ground, then crushed it with his foot. The worm's body exuded a large amount of blood.
"What kind of worm is this? How did it get onto Mom?" The two children were stunned by what they saw. They were horrified at the thought of having such worms on themselves.
Yue Hengyi said in a deep voice, "These are ticks. Their eggs are often found in this type of grass. Once they land on a person, they parasitize humans or other animals, feeding on their blood. It's very difficult to remove them naturally."
"How did these worms appear? Could we have them too?" Yue Cangshan asked urgently.
Yue Hengyi also wanted to know why this had happened. Logically, the children were not infected, and given Bai Fengying's physical condition, she should have been fine. However, things were not as he had expected.
At that moment, Yue Hengyi noticed a basin of wild vegetables nearby. Seeing the vegetables, he suddenly understood where the ticks had come from. Bai Fengying must have picked the wild vegetables from the grass to add to their meal, and in the process, she had inadvertently come into contact with tick eggs.
Now, almost all the insects in the world had mutated simultaneously. The tick eggs found on the grass must have mutated even more severely. Once they attached to human skin, they would immediately burrow into it and develop.
Realizing this, Yue Hengyi became anxious. He hadn't expected his wife to be in danger. He had to resolve the problem on her body immediately.
"You two, quickly find more chopsticks and squeeze out these worms from Mom's body," Yue Hengyi instructed the children. His wife was covered in ticks, and if they couldn't remove them all, there would be trouble.
The two children immediately followed their father's instructions. After finding another pair of chopsticks, they began to pick the worms from their mother's skin. However, an unexpected situation arose. The places where the worms had bitten suddenly began to bleed profusely, and the bleeding wouldn't stop.
"Dad, all these worms have been removed, but why isn't Mom waking up? And why is she still bleeding?" Yue Cangshan couldn't help but ask.
Yue Hengyi frowned and thought for a moment before finally finding an answer. He said nervously, "Perhaps the worms' saliva contains a potent toxin, which is why your mother hasn't woken up yet. Hurry and carry her. We'll leave tonight and won't sleep. We should reach Yuzhou by tomorrow morning."
Yue Hengyi now felt a sense of dread. Logically, his wife shouldn't die from just being parasitized by worms. All the worms inside her had been removed, yet she still hadn't woken up. This indicated that the ticks themselves were poisonous.
Therefore, after realizing this, Yue Hengyi immediately understood that to save his wife's life, they needed to reach Yuzhou as soon as possible. Only Yuzhou had the necessary medical facilities and experienced doctors. He couldn't save his wife in the wilderness.
Yue Hengyi then carried his wife onto the large iron disk. The disk was very large, high around the edges and low in the center, resembling a flat saucer. Yue Hengyi had his children and wife stay on the disk, then quickly carried the cryo-chamber over. He then used his powers to fly the family away.
Many pots, pans, and tents were left behind on the mountain, but Yue Hengyi didn't care about them. They were minor details. It didn't matter who found them. The most important thing now was to save his wife's life.
As they flew through the sky, strong winds often blew. The two children were wearing thin clothes, and by nightfall, they were shivering from the cold. Yue Hengyi, seeing this, quickly found blankets to cover them.
The two children were very thoughtful. They first placed a blanket on their mother, hoping she would recover quickly. They also covered the cryo-chamber with another blanket, as if hoping the aunt inside could provide them with some warmth.
Yue Hengyi couldn't help but smile wryly. "You two just need to take care of yourselves. Don't cover the cryo-chamber with the blankets. As for your mother, I still need to wrap her bandages!"
Yue Hengyi found bandages on the disk and began to bandage Bai Fengying's body. She was his wife of many years, and now she was seriously ill. He had to take good care of her.
However, as he was bandaging her, Yue Hengyi discovered something else. His wife's body had once again developed numerous bulges. Seeing these bulges, Yue Hengyi was stunned. He had clearly removed all the parasitic worms, yet now his wife's body was covered in them again. Where had so many ticks come from?
Ultimately, Yue Hengyi couldn't figure out why. He could only continue to fly the iron disk into the distance, seemingly trying to reach Yuzhou as quickly as possible.