In the early morning, as soon as the sun came out, the air was already steaming with heat.

The weather seemed to be getting hotter and hotter.

The rain had washed the filth off the town, and the air became fresh again.

The grass on the ground was faintly covered with a layer of black dust, and the roots had also darkened.

These were all the black blood washed down and diluted on the grass.

The grass stubbornly stood on the ground, purifying the filth.

Soon, there would be no trace of the black blood left here.

This is the charm of nature. No matter how humans struggle, nature remains the ruler here, controlling everything.

The bus windows were open, and occasionally, middle-aged Bai Zhengxuan and middle-aged Liu Jing could faintly see the activities of the Bai Family inside the bus.

They could see Bai Yifan with messy hair, reflexively sweeping the floor without washing his face or brushing his teeth.

Occasionally, they could see the busy figure of Bai Anhai cooking, and for a moment, it felt as if they had returned to the days before the apocalypse.

They also saw their little Princess chatting and laughing with Wang Yiyun.

They thought, after all the cruel things Xiao Niu had experienced, she must be really happy to be standing and talking with family again!

The two had gentle smiles on their faces, their eyes curved with emotion.

Even from a long distance, they could feel that the smile on Xiao Niu’s face was the brightest.

Beautiful scenes are always brief.

Old Master Bai Zhengxuan stood in front of the bus window, stretching lazily.

Then, he began enthusiastically picking his nose, covering the entire window tightly.

Poking with the index finger, poking with the middle finger, both fingers poking together.

Rotating while poking, rolling his eyes while poking...

"You were really asking for a beating when you were young!"

Middle-aged Liu Jing looked at Old Master Bai Zhengxuan, her fingers cracking with irritation.

"... Not just you, I want to hit him too!"

Middle-aged Bai Zhengxuan looked at the theatrically nose-picking Old Master Bai Zhengxuan, feeling suicidal many times in his heart.

What is that old man doing?

The aroma of food wafted from the bus, but middle-aged Bai Zhengxuan and his wife had no appetite.

They just wished Old Master Bai Zhengxuan would quickly move away, so they could observe their family inside the bus.

"Long time no see, would you like to have a meal together?"

A crisp and pleasant voice came from below.

Middle-aged Bai Zhengxuan and middle-aged Liu Jing flinched, quickly pulling black masks from their pockets and putting them on.

Pressing the masks hard, they finally turned their eyes down.

The last time they had a meal together, they had already seen each other’s faces, yet reflexively, they still put on masks.

It’s easy to reunite, but parting is the most painful.

They’re ultimately outsiders in this world, and one day, this world will erase them.

Each time they used their superpowers, an invisible force worked against them, trying to push them out of this world.

Thus, they tacitly agreed not to reunite with Xiao Niu, letting her happily live well with her family in this world!

Under the big tree were two figures, Leng Yebai and Bai Xiqin.

Old Master Bai Zhengxuan was in front of the bus window, so focused on picking his nose that they hadn’t noticed anyone getting off the bus.

The two quietly watched Bai Xiqin, whose dark eyes were looking up at them.

That delicate face was their dearly missed and cherished little Princess.

"Well, well, why are you here?"

Middle-aged Bai Zhengxuan scratched his head awkwardly, exchanged a glance with middle-aged Liu Jing, and jumped down from the tree.

"I saw you sitting here from the bus and wanted to invite you to join us for a meal."

Bai Xiqin smiled at them, with no trace of suspicion in her eyes.

In the apocalypse, being secretly observed should be highly taboo, something only enemies would do.

Yet seeing these two, Bai Xiqin inexplicably felt a sense of closeness.

Knowing their behavior was suspicious, she still felt these two surely wouldn’t harm her and always wanted to talk to them.

It was as if they were family long separated.

But, all her family was already by her side, did she have other close relatives?

Bai Xiqin couldn’t figure it out.

"Okay."

Middle-aged Bai Zhengxuan looked into Bai Xiqin’s dark eyes and couldn’t utter a refusal.

Just like before, whenever Xiao Niu wanted snacks or pretty little dresses, she would use these eyes to look at him.

He and his wife had no resistance at all.

"That’s great, today my dad is cooking, and his food is delicious, be sure to try it!"

Bai Xiqin’s lips curled up, and an involuntary bright smile appeared on her face.

This joy, emanating from within, came inexplicably.

Middle-aged Bai Zhengxuan and middle-aged Liu Jing slowly followed behind Bai Xiqin, their eyes, full of stories, fixed on the slender figure ahead.

As Leng Yebai mentioned, Xiao Niu had been reborn, carrying memories of three years in the apocalypse.

Just thinking about it made them feel incredibly sorry.

From another perspective, Xiao Niu was their real granddaughter. They came from the same world and shared the same tragic experiences.

However, from the outbreak of the apocalypse to Xiao Niu’s self-destruction, they never got to see Xiao Niu.

At last, traveling across the devastated land, they finally found Chenghuang, the Divine Beast, and traversed through time and space to the past to find their granddaughter.

Though they couldn’t reunite, it provided them immense comfort.

Bai Yifan was inside the bus doing chores, and when he looked up, he saw two weathered pairs of eyes that hadn’t fully escaped from their sorrow.

"Hello, Uncle Bai, and Aunt Liu!"

Bai Yifan greeted the middle-aged Bai Zhengxuan couple politely as they got on the bus.

As a First Rank Superpower User, he was still wary of strangers, but he always felt a sense of familiarity with the middle-aged Bai Zhengxuan couple.

"Xiao Fan is sweeping again!"

Middle-aged Liu Jing looked at Bai Yifan kindly and spoke warmly.

After speaking, middle-aged Liu Jing immediately turned to Bai Xiqin.

In terms of closeness, Bai Xiqin was the closest, as they shared the same tragic memories, a bond between grandparent and grandchild.

Even if the other wasn’t in their memories, their souls were bound together.

"Huh? The floor was too dirty, so I swept it."

Bai Yifan scratched his head, slightly puzzled.

Why did Aunt Liu say he was "sweeping again"?

Clearly, they hadn’t met many times and weren’t familiar with each other!

Why did it feel like they already knew each other and knew he swept the floor at home every day?

Bai Yifan fell into thought as he watched the backs of the middle-aged Bai Zhengxuan couple.

Bai Anhai and Wang Yiyun smiled warmly as they greeted the middle-aged Bai Zhengxuan couple who had come in.

Bai Anhai rolled up his sleeves and prepared two more dishes.

"Grandpa, it’s time to eat."

Bai Xiqin tugged at Bai Zhengxuan’s sleeve, gently reminding him.

"Oh!"

Bai Zhengxuan responded, silently withdrawing his finger from his nose, which was slightly red.

Bai Zhengxuan covered his nose and walked towards the kitchen to wash his hands before eating.

Just now, he had overdone his act, practically digging out a lifetime’s worth of nose boogers.

He was not usually that impolite!

Picking his nose, he usually did so secretly when no one was around, and when people were around, he limited his nose-picking time.

As a mentor, he still paid attention to his image.

Of course, when his granddaughter let him pick his nose at the window, he had to let loose and be himself.