Chapter 478: Side Story 5

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Military training passed quickly. Fourteen days was neither long nor short.

Amidst their busy schedule, the instructor had made time to conduct the training here. After completing the mission, they had to quickly go back to catch up on their work.

At this moment, all the trainees were queuing at the door, and sending off the instructors with much reluctance. Some emotional students were even crying.

Ruyi was one of them, but not entirely because she couldn’t bear to part with the instructors. The main reason was because she couldn’t ogle at the well-built instructors anymore. She was crying out of desperation.

Knowing Ruyi’s character, Xiaoguo moved slightly away from her. In the previous life, with her handsome brother around, Ruyi still tried to restrain herself. Now, she had completely revealed her true colors.

As she watched the military SUVs leave the school gate, Xiaoguo couldn’t help but sigh. Just as she was about to turn around and leave, she suddenly made eye contact with a man in one of the cars. She paused for a moment before nodding to him as a form of farewell.

She didn’t know the reason for the feeling of reliance during this period. It wasn’t until this moment that she understood. Perhaps it was because of the trainers’ identity and clothes they were wearing that gave her a sense of security.

Four years later, it was the last lesson before the summer vacation.

In class, the teacher was talking about history, touching on the chapter about Shao Kingdom. A topic which was very close to Xiaoguo’s heart.

Ruyi sat beside her and noticed that she was looking at something in a fixated manner. Feeling curious, she carefully leaned over. As soon as she saw it, she completely lost interest.

She didn’t know why Xiaoguo was so interested in the Shao Nation. China had a history that spanned across thousands of years and there were many countries of various sizes. However, ever since Xiaoguo visited one museum two years ago, she seemed to have lost her soul. Every day, she would either check on the history of the Shao Nation or visit museums and historical institutes that had artifacts from that era.

Ruyi had to admit that the Shao Kingdom was an admirable dynasty, but did she have to go to that extent?

Xiaoguo gently stroked the portraits in the history book. It was great that they were all here.

Jiang Danhe, Zhuang Zhuang, Xiaoyi, and Big Fatty and Small Fatty were also there.

It was just that they looked better in person than in the portraits.

At the thought of this, Xiaoguo snickered to herself.

“The State of Shao is indeed an advanced era.”

Just as Xiaoguo was immersed in her thoughts, a voice that came out of nowhere completely startled her. She subconsciously looked over and saw that the teacher had walked over to her side from the podium.

When she saw Xiaoguo looking at her, the female teacher smiled gently. “Are you smiling because of this era or because of the person in the portrait?”

As soon as she finished speaking, laughter erupted in the classroom.

Xiaoguo blushed. Did she just laugh out loud?

The answer to this question was found in the amused expression on Ruyi’s face.

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I’m sorry, teacher.”

The female teacher shook her head. “I like this advanced era very much too.”

With that, the teacher clapped her hands and said, “Students, let’s use the last two hours of the class before the vacation to talk about the Shao Nation!”

“Okay!”

Xiaoguo closed the book and listened quietly to the teacher’s lecture. She spoke of all the familiar historical figures and told the stories of Zhuang Zhuang and the others. Xiaoguo was feeling so touched and proud that she almost burst into tears.

Now, she could only get a glimpse of them by looking at historical materials and visiting the museums…

After class, Xiaoguo quickly gathered her books, looking a little anxious.

“Wow, I didn’t expect that there would be desserts and drinks made from milk in the Shao Nation. I really want to taste them.”

Ruyi slowly closed the book and smacked her lips as she spoke, looking like she was tasting the delicious food from afar.

Xiaoguo glanced at her and smiled without saying anything. “You ate a lot in your previous life.”

“Oh, by the way! Xiaoguo, isn’t that dairy shop called Xiaoguo’s Shop? Did you own it in your past life? Hahaha…”

As Ruyi spoke, she felt so amused by the idea. To think that she could say such a ridiculous thing.

Xiaoguo paused for a moment before continuing to pack her bag. Actually yes… she really did own that shop.

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Hey, Xiaoguo, where are you going?” Ruyi grabbed the person who was about to leave and asked curiously, “Why do you seem so anxious lately?”

The two of them were roommates. There were many times when Xiaoguo would wake up with a start or shout in her dreams. When Ruyi asked her about it during the day, she always said that she had forgotten.

After hearing her words, Xiaoguo pulled her along and ran back to the dormitory.

Closing the door behind her, she pushed Ruyi onto the bed. “Have you forgotten about what I told you last night?!”

Ruyi blinked innocently. “Last night?”

Realization dawned on her. “I remember, but I thought you were talking in your sleep.”

When Xiaoguo woke up suddenly last night, she told Ruyi a bunch of things about the apocalypse and zombies. However, Ruyi thought that she was talking in her sleep.

Over the past few years, Xiaoguo made her watch many zombies and apocalyptic movies. She even made her parents watch those movies with them. It was no wonder that she kept dreaming about these things since she always watched movies of this genre.

“Ruyi, do you believe me?”

Xiaoguo took a deep breath and looked at her seriously. In the past few years, she had subtly hinted to Ruyi about the impending apocalypse to prepare her for it. But now, she thought that it might be better to tell her the truth.

“I do!

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Ruyi nodded without hesitation. Of course she believed her!

“Alright! From now on, you have to remember everything I say and don’t tell this to other people!”

Seeing how serious she looked, Ruyi nodded nervously. She had a bad feeling about this.

Xiaoguo thought for a moment. She was planning to go home and visit her parents before coming back to tell Ruyi. Now, there is a slight change of plans.

I have had prophetic dreams from a young age. Lately, I’ve been dreaming of something specific. A month from today, the world will experience a week-long of black rain. This rain will bring with it an extraterrestrial virus. After the rain stops, some people will experience skin ulceration and loss of cognitive ability. They will develop an inexplicable attraction to meat and turn into zombies.”

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At first, Ruyi was a little nonchalant. The more she listened, the more nervous she became. She then thought of Xiaoguo’s strange behavior recently. She didn’t want to believe it because it sounded so ridiculous. How could something that was fictitious come to life?

“No way… Have you been too tired recently? Or have you become too immersed in the movies?”

She had no idea how stiff her face looked at this moment. Although there was disbelief in her tone, a part of her believed in Xiaoguo.

Xiaoguo didn’t say anything. She just looked at Ruyi firmly.

Ruyi was on the verge of breaking down. She pushed her away and hugged her own head. She repeated frantically, “Impossible, impossible!! How is this possible! It’s impossible! Impossible, impossible!”

Xiaoguo quietly packed her luggage. There was no need for her to come back to school.

When Ruyi came back to her senses, she saw Xiaoguo sitting opposite her with a calm expression on her face.

After a moment of hesitation, she asked, “Is it the apocalypse I imagined?”

“Yes.”

Ruyi looked out of the window. She could hear the laughter of the students. How could such a beautiful world disappear?

Did you know this all along? Is that why you made me and my parents watch those zombie movies?” Ruyi asked Xiaoguo.

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Ruyi recalled many things and finally understood Xiaoguo’s odd behavior during this period of time.

Xiaoguo hesitated for a moment before nodding.

“Then let’s quickly tell the others!”

As Ruyi spoke, she got up and ran out. Xiaoguo didn’t stop her. She had to see it for herself to understand what futility means.

“The world is going to end!

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“The world will end in a month!

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“Li Yan, Li Yan, the apocalypse is coming in a month. Humans will turn into zombies. Run!”

“You know zombies? Hurry up and go home! Don’t go out in one month’s time!”

Hey, Zhang Xiaofan, the end of the world is coming in a month. There will be zombies attacking people. Don’t go on the graduation trip!”

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“Teacher Dong, the end of the world is coming. Don’t go overseas! Hurry home and prepare to prepare for the apocalypse!”

When Ruyi stepped out of the dormitory, she stopped everyone she saw and blabbered away. The more anxious she was, the more confused the other party became.

Just like that, she ran all the way to the school gate. She told everyone she met and tried to persuade them. However, they only treated her as a lunatic. Some people surrounded her to watch the commotion, and some raised their cell phones to take videos of her. Some people even mocked her, thinking she had gone mad after watching those movies with Qin Xiaoguo.

No matter how loud she shouted, everyone looked at her as if they were looking at a lunatic..