Chapter 1008: Chapter 1005: Husband and Wife Reunited
Wushan Town is only a little over three hundred kilometers away from Wu’an City in a straight line.
However, this is a mountainous area with rugged roads, and even if there is a highway route from a small place to a big city, you still need to detour to an entrance to the highway. So under normal circumstances, even if you can drive there, it would take five or six hours.
Yang Fei has been walking with the team during this period. For ordinary people like Yang Wen and Yang Hao, it was very exhausting, but for him, it was akin to resting, constantly conserving his energy.
So he is now at his peak state.
In addition, with his experience of traveling at high altitudes, Yang Fei now only needs to lock onto the general direction and follow the highway, so as not to deviate from his course. As a result, Yang Fei arrived in Wu’an City in just over four hours.
The situation he saw this time is quite different from the last time he came.
From the sky, this vast city, despite more than half of its skyscrapers having collapsed, is now lit up extensively at night.
Neon lights have reappeared above the city.
Numerous collapsed skyscrapers have been cleared away in the past month, and the majority of the main urban roads have been restored to traffic.
However, compared to before the disaster, the whole city seems to have lost some vitality and energy.
Yang Fei didn’t have time to lament the devastation the disaster had inflicted on the entire city; he went directly to the location of Wu’an City’s administrative center.
Just as he appeared in that area, a powerful aura surged up from within the building.
Yang Fei smiled faintly and released his Divine Thought.
"Husband!"
The joyful voice of Qin Yanyang came.
Soon, a figure shot up into the sky and ran towards him.
Both of them are now in the Foundation Establishment Realm, which is no different from being immortals to ordinary people.
High in the sky, the two embraced tightly.
In fact, they had only been apart for a month this time, but unlike before, this time it was after a major catastrophe on Earth. Additionally, with no communication whatsoever, they could not contact each other after separating, not knowing each other’s situation. Therefore, upon meeting again, the joy of reunion was unprecedented.
"You’ve become much more haggard," Yang Fei said, lovingly cupping her face.
Qin Yanyang’s eyes reddened, saying, "My sister-in-law and nephew are dead, my brother lost a leg, and he can’t take the blow; he’s on the brink of madness."
Yang Fei was startled; after the incident, both of them were very concerned about their family’s safety, but in reality, Yang Fei was most concerned about his own relatives.
This is because Qin Yanyang’s relatives were relatively well protected and were basically safer.
Never did he imagine that Yang Fei’s family would be well protected, but Qin Zhen would face such circumstances.
"Grandfather and my parents are okay, right?" Yang Fei asked.
Qin Yanyang nodded and said, "More than a dozen cousins from the Duanmu Family died, and my mother is having a hard time coping."
Yang Fei sighed inwardly, gently patting her back to comfort her: "The dead cannot come back to life. What we can do is protect ourselves and safeguard the surviving relatives and friends."
Qin Yanyang snuggled her head into Yang Fei’s embrace and softly said, "I know. It’s just that thinking about these things still makes me feel a bit sad. Yang Fei, do you know, based on the preliminary statistics now, the number of casualties in the Divine Continent this time will be astronomical; this... it’s like a doomsday calamity, it’s so tragic."
Yang Fei sighed, "This time when I went out and passed through many big cities, all I saw was devastation and suffering. Heaven has been too ruthless, almost coming with the intent to wipe out all species. In the face of such disasters, we can only leave things to fate; we can’t change anything."
Qin Yanyang nodded and suddenly remembered something. She looked up at Yang Fei and said, "Yang Wen and Yang Hao, as well as Second Aunt and the others, are they okay?"
Yang Fei replied, "They are lucky and have survived. The most dangerous one at the time was Yang Wen; you know, the entire Binhai was flooded. Fortunately, Xu Xingzhou and Xu Mao thought of Yang Wen at the first moment of the disaster, and they escaped Binhai together."
Qin Yanyang breathed a sigh of relief.
It’s good that the Yang Family members are okay.
However, upon hearing that the entire city of Binhai was submerged, her mood grew heavy again.
During this period, as the surviving government personnel from various places began to resume work, the conditions in various regions were reported one after another. She already knew about the situation in many provinces and cities around Jiangbei.
She had already anticipated the disaster situation in those coastal cities like Binhai, but she still didn’t expect it to be so severe.
"Are we staying here tonight?" Yang Fei asked.
Qin Yanyang said, "Things here have actually returned to normal order. It doesn’t matter whether I’m here or not. Yunwu Mountain’s Base preserved a lot of our vital forces during this time. Many soldiers over there have been dispersed and can each hold their own."
"Then let’s go back to Yunwu Mountain’s Base. I want to rebuild the Array there," Yang Fei said.
Qin Yanyang said, "Zhuge Cang and Tong Yunshu have been inscribing Jade Tokens during this period, preparing for the reconstruction of the Array. With you back, it’s perfect to restart the Array."
Yang Fei’s eyes lit up with relief: "Yes, Yunshu can now be of great help in this area too. By the way, has Zhuge Cang been behaving well all this time?"
Qin Yanyang said, "I thought you trusted him a lot; turns out you were worried about him too?"
Yang Fei smiled wryly: "Human nature is the hardest to fathom. Although I’ve tried my best to be honest with him and sincerely protected the people of the Zhuge family, whether he feels grateful or reconciled about our past grievances is still unknown. However, after this great disaster, he didn’t leave or secretly cause trouble, which shows that exchanging sincerity still has its value."
Qin Yanyang snorted and said, "Isn’t it because he saw that you and I have cultivation realms that can crush him? Plus, Tong Yunshu’s innate talent in Rune Tao is exceptional. Now, with global disasters, staying in Yunwu Mountain’s Base is actually the safest. As long as he isn’t stupid, he wouldn’t risk his life."
Yang Fei laughed heartily and took Qin Yanyang’s hand, saying, "Come on, let’s go back to the base. Once I rebuild the Cloud Mist Mountain Array sooner, we can make a trip to the Arctic."
Light flashed in Qin Yanyang’s eyes as she thought about how it was those Exotic Realm visitors who caused the destructive disaster on Earth, leading her to feel deeply resentful towards them.
Moreover, she also wanted to figure out what exactly happened over in the Arctic, whether the giant mountain range that was drawn up from the depths of the ocean still exists.
What secret is hidden there that could attract those Outer Domain visitors to explore?
Also, besides the Divine Continent, did foreign countries overseas also suffer the same disaster, and what has the world become?
With so many questions, she was eager to know the answers.
So, the two of them returned to Yunwu Mountain’s Base overnight.