21: Chapter 21 Am I getting old and powerful?

Second Uncle lived on the fifth floor in a two-unit-per-floor layout, with three bedrooms, one living room, and two bathrooms, which was considered quite nice, though there was no elevator.

Xu Wanning climbed the stairs to the fifth floor, feeling a bit breathless. Sigh, this body was still too weak. During The Apocalypse, she could climb ten floors in one breath without panting.

Upon reaching the fifth floor, she tidied herself up before ringing the doorbell.

"Who is it?" After a while, the door opened, and Xu Yu poked his head out.

Xu Wanning waved, "Little brother, your big sister is back!"

Xu Yu stood up straight in excitement and hugged her, "Sister, you're finally back. I've missed you so much."

Xu Yu was 185cm tall; he pressed Xu Wanning against his chest, almost suffocating her. "Let go, let go, I'm going to suffocate!"

"You brat, hurry up and let go of your sister." Second Aunt Qin Qingru hurried out upon hearing the noise and smacked her son twice.

Xu Yu chuckled and let go, "I was just so happy to see Sister."

Qin Qingru pulled Xu Wanning to the sofa to sit down, "Nickname, your parents said you were coming back today. I was thinking of taking your grandparents and younger brother over to your place with your Second Uncle tonight. Why did you come now?"

Xu Wanning smiled, "I just missed Second Uncle, Second Aunt, and Grandma and Grandpa."

Xu Yu leaned in, "What about me? What about me?"

"I missed you too." Xu Wanning patted him. In her past life, she hadn't been able to see this younger brother, but in this life, that would never happen again.

"Mom, Dad, Nickname is here." Qin Qingru called out toward the master bedroom.

"Coming." Before long, the elderly couple walked out and greeted her affectionately.

After chatting with them for a while, Xu Wanning finally prepared to discuss serious matters, "Grandma, Grandpa, Second Aunt, little brother, I have something very important to say."

The four of them were stunned, "What's wrong? Why so serious?"

Xu Wanning placed her hand on the coffee table, and the coffee table instantly vanished.

Xu Yu, who had intended to grab an apple from the coffee table, nearly fell to the ground, "Sister, Sister, when did you learn magic?"

Xu Wanning pressed Xu Yu down onto the sofa, "This isn't magic. This is a Space Ability. The Apocalypse is coming."

"I died three years into The Apocalypse and was reborn three months before it began. My Space Ability came back with me."

"This, this..." The elderly couple and Qin Qingru were having trouble digesting this news.

Xu Yu jumped up excitedly, "The Apocalypse is coming?! Sister, what was my Supernatural ability in my past life? Was I super cool?"

Looking at her younger brother who was so full of life, Xu Wanning couldn't bear to tell him the truth, "Yeah, super cool. In your past life, you had a Wind Ability. I don't know about this life."

She was just making it up. In her past life, Lu Chengyue had the Wind Ability, and the ones she knew best were the Wind Ability, Ice Ability, and Space Ability.

Xu Yu rubbed his nose, "Then wouldn't I be able to ride the wind? I'd be so cool."

Qin Qingru reached out and smacked her son down, "Nickname, if, if The Apocalypse really comes, how are we supposed to survive?"

Grandma's eyes also turned red with anxiety, "Exactly. When The Apocalypse comes, we old folks will just be a burden. If it really comes, don't worry about us, just run."

Grandpa chimed in, "Yes, yes, don't worry about us."

Xu Wanning held their hands, "Don't worry. I've already prepared plenty of supplies. That's why I came back to pick you all up."

"You should handle the house and everything else first. Use the money from the sale to hoard more supplies, then come with me to Jing City."

"I've found a grandfather over there who is willing to let you live in his house. My parents have already started the process of selling their house."

Qin Qingru agreed quickly, her hands shaking violently, "Okay, okay, okay. When your Second Uncle gets back, I'll have him arrange the sale of the house."

If her son had said this, she wouldn't believe it even if it killed her, but since it was Nickname saying it, she had to believe it.

"What are you waiting for me to come back for?" Xu Jingping walked in carrying two large bags of groceries, "Nickname is here. I was thinking of buying more groceries and taking them to your place for a reunion dinner."

Qin Qingru hurried over to pull him, not forgetting to close the door, "Hurry, something big has happened."

Xu Jingping glared at his son, "What trouble did you cause again?"

Xu Yu pointed at himself, bewildered, "I'm innocent! It's not me, it's my sister..."

"What about your sister? Your sister is so sensible. It must be you, you brat, causing trouble again. Just you wait, I'm going to hit you." Xu Jingping didn't believe Xu Yu at all and took off his slipper to hit him.

"Second Uncle." Xu Wanning quickly intervened, "It really isn't my younger brother's fault." As she spoke, she waved her hand, and the slipper in Xu Jingping's hand vanished.

Xu Yu popped his head out from behind Xu Wanning, "See that? Awesome, right? This is a Space Ability. My sister was reborn from The Apocalypse. The Apocalypse is coming, and you're still hitting me."

Xu Jingping was stunned; the slipper had just vanished right before his eyes. He wasn't an old fuddy-duddy; he had confiscated many novels from students while teaching, so he knew a thing or two about The Apocalypse.

He shuffled to the sofa with one slipper on and sat down, "So, is The Apocalypse really coming? Natural disasters or zombies?"

Xu Wanning looked serious, "Zombies plus natural disasters. In the first year of The Apocalypse, everyone fought against zombies with all their might. In the second year, extreme heat arrived. The third year was quite peaceful, but later, Acid Rain fell, and the zombie crisis escalated again."

Xu Jingping sighed, looking several years older in an instant. He returned to his room, took a card out of a drawer, and handed it to Xu Wanning.

"Nickname, Second Uncle has 300,000 in savings here. It's the life savings of your Second Aunt and me. Give it to your dad and have him hoard more supplies."

Xu Wanning didn't refuse, "Okay."

Seeing this, the elderly couple quickly went back to find their card and handed it to Xu Wanning, "Ningning, this is my and Grandpa's pension. We don't really use much usually. All the money is in there, and we don't know how much there is, but you take it and use it."

After speaking, they all looked at Xu Yu in unison.

Xu Yu looked left and right, confirming they were looking at him, and quickly waved his hands, "I, I don't have money. My daily allowance is only 30, and I've spent it all."

Xu Jingping was extremely disgusted, "We weren't counting on you."

When his gaze fell on Xu Wanning, it changed immediately, "Ningning, I'll arrange to sell the house right now, and I'll resign while I'm at it. When are you heading back? We'll go with you."

Xu Wanning smiled, "I'm leaving in the next two days. The sooner I go back, the sooner I'll be at ease. I'm thinking that once I've settled the family down, I'll report this to the country so they can prepare in advance. This time, The Apocalypse definitely won't be as miserable."

Qin Qingru clapped her hands, "That would be great! I was just worrying about what to do with so many friends. If the country can step in, we won't have to worry about it. As long as our family is safe and sound, that's all that matters."

Her parents had passed away in a car accident long ago, and she was an only child with no siblings to support, so she could just pack up and leave.

Xu Wanning stood up, "Then, you all pack up the things you want to take. I'll use my Space Ability to help you store them. Once it's packed up, it'll be easier to sell the house."

"Okay, okay, okay." The family quickly sprang into action.

Xu Yu pulled Xu Wanning toward his small room, "Sister, everything in my room is my treasure. You must help me take it all, especially my computer."