Strange Cards

Chapter 458 The Best Time

Meanwhile, on the other side of the farm...

Gu Yue had the most restful sleep she'd had in years. When she got up and went downstairs, she found Qi Wu sitting on the wooden sofa reading a newspaper.

Grandpa Gu was making tea and drinking it, while Grandma Gu was wearing reading glasses and knitting something.

"The child's father."

"Where's Nannan?"

Qi Wu looked at the tea his father-in-law had placed in front of him, picked it up and drank it, then went back to reading the newspaper.

"Nannan went out with her uncle."

Gu Yue stretched and walked to the sink to comb her hair.

"What about us? Should we go back to the Hunters?"

Qi Wu put down the newspaper and looked at Gu Yue, who was combing her hair.

"No need, I still have vacation time."

"The matter has just been resolved, so there won't be any ghosts appearing anytime soon."

"Even if a ghost came out, Guan Yun would still be there, let alone Shi Yu who went back."

"With that kid around, we don't have to worry about any ghosts."

"Take a good vacation and relax."

"I see..."

Gu Yue tied her hair into braids and draped them behind her.

Have you had breakfast?

"have eaten."

Qi Wu pointed in the direction of the kitchen, and Gu Yue looked in that direction and found a huge steamer on the stove.

Qi Wu pointed to the steamer.

"I made breakfast on the eve of the Lunar New Year with celery, radish, and pork buns."

"There's still quite a bit left inside, and a cup of soy milk is still warm."

"There are a few boiled eggs left, they're for you."

Gu Nian nodded, grabbed a steamed bun and ate it, then picked up the cup of soy milk, cracked a boiled egg, peeled it, and put it in his mouth.

After breakfast, Gu Yue moved a recliner outside, and Qi Wu also moved a chair outside. They began to deal with some trivial matters in the sunlight.

Qi Wu opened one information window after another through a special remote terminal. After browsing for a while, he found that only the major issue that had been causing him trouble remained, so he closed the window with a worried look on his face.

"Sigh~"

"That matter in Linhai City is really worrying."

Gu Yue looked at Qi Wu, who had a furrowed brow, got up and walked behind him to massage his temples. Then she smoothed out the furrow in his brow with her hand.

"What's wrong?"

Qi Wu sighed and looked up at his wife.

"It's all because of the mess left by the Pamp attack."

"Linhai City is under my jurisdiction, but it has become a ghost town."

"Pamp's lingering presence is still there, although it's under control."

"But the temperature is still too low for human habitation, and because of the lingering scent of Pamp, the place is no longer suitable for living."

"And that's just that area; the rest of the place is still fine."

Qi Wugang thought about lighting a cigarette, but after thinking about it, he decided against it.

If you can't figure out a solution to this, it will only get more and more frustrating.

Gu Yue gently massaged Qi Wu's temples and said softly.

"Take it slow, it will all be resolved eventually."

"Just go with the flow; don't force things that are impossible."

Qi Wu looked at Gu Yue, holding thirteen strange cards tied with hearts in his hand.

Just as Qi Wu was about to confess to Gu Yue, he suddenly found that his throat was blocked and he couldn't speak no matter what he did.

Qi Wu was not afraid of death; on the day he joined the Hunters, he had already taken a very detached view of life and death.

The thought of his daughter being fatherless and his wife being husbandless after his death gave Qi Wu an inexplicable headache.

He desperately wanted to confess and seek comfort from Gu Yue.

But he had already learned from Gu Nian's script that he was also an indispensable part of the script, and that no matter what he did, he could not escape the fate of death.

Judging from Qi Wu's psychology and behavior, he would be quite willing to do something of value before that, such as giving Shi Yu one last push before he died.

His comrades from that batch died one after another, leaving only himself and Guan Yun.

Qi Wu understood that he would eventually face death; it was only a matter of time.

Humans are moving toward death from the moment they are born, it's just that some people move very fast and some move very slowly.

But humans are ultimately emotional, and the thought that his wife and daughter would stop him from leaving after he confessed made Qi Wu's heart ache.

Qi Wu knew that Gu Yue was a person who valued the big picture, but he couldn't guarantee that she would still do so in these matters.

As if sensing Qi Wu's dilemma, Gu Yue gently touched Qi Wu's face and pressed her forehead against Qi Wu's forehead.

Don't worry, believe that everything happens for a reason.

"If we can't resist anything, then we can only learn to accept it."

Feeling the warmth from his wife, Qi Wu hesitated for a while before speaking.

"Ah Yue".

"If that day comes, I have to give my life to save the world."

"Won't you stop me?"

Gu Yue was stunned for a moment, then wrapped her arms around Qi Wudao from behind.

"Now that you've asked me, I don't know either."

Gu Yue pressed her face against Qi Wu's, and the two felt each other's warmth.

"As far as my wife is concerned, I should stop you."

"You are the pillar of the family, you are Nannan's father."

"Although I can support the family, children ultimately need their father to grow up."

"But as for the people living in this world, I have no right to stop you."

"You are a hero, and I shouldn't stop a hero from saving the world."

"Because if I stopped it, I would think that everything that the hero didn't do happened because of me."

With great power comes great responsibility.

"If I had stopped you, I would have taken responsibility for all the misfortunes that followed."

"So I'm really torn."

Qi Wu stood up and hugged his wife, burying his face in Gu Yue's shoulder.

"Thank you, Yue."

"I think I understand."

"Just resolve your inner conflict."

As she spoke, Gu Yue stood on tiptoe, cupped Qi Wu's face, and kissed him on the forehead.

"Be careful when you're on a mission. No mission is more important than your own life."

"If one day you really have to give your life for a mission."

"Don't tell me, and don't tell Nan Nan either."

"That way we'll think you're still on a mission outside, that you're still alive."

"At least it gives us, my daughter and me, something to keep in mind, so I can keep deceiving them."

"Let us believe you are still alive."

"Okay?"

Qi Wu nodded vigorously, and his wife's encouragement helped him decide what to do next.

"Thank you, Yue."

"I will come back alive."

"I..."

"ensure."

P.S.: The ending has been decided, so I can give you a sneak peek.

The main storyline ends with a reunion in the underworld, where everyone is killed.

Tragedy is the best ending for this cruel world.

However, to compensate you, the author will probably provide one or two different endings in the form of side stories.

It has two endings: a happy ending and a slightly bittersweet ending.

One group returned completely, while the other group consisted of Shigure who survived.

These are the three endings, so everyone can adjust the ending of this book according to their own needs.

Unlike my previous book, which was criticized even after it ended, this one won't continue to do so now.