Chapter 334: Chapter 334: It Feels Good to Be Home
Yang Xiao returned to Nanmu City with Gong Yu, Yang Kai, Yang Ying, the Flame Horse, and the Giant Eagle.
The nearby guards saw Yang Xiao and immediately shouted:
"The boss is back! The boss is back!"
On the second floor in the office, Xiao Zhe, Xia Luo, Zhao Gang, Huang Wen, and others were in a meeting. Since Yang Xiao was away, Xiao Zhe and the others would meet every two days to discuss the situation everywhere and consult together on urgent matters.
"The boss has been to Magic City for more than a month now, why hasn’t he come back?"
"Yeah, we really miss the boss when he’s gone."
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While everyone was discussing, they heard the shout of the guards downstairs, and everyone was stunned. Zhao Gang was the first to dash out, and Huang Wen and the others immediately rushed out as well.
Yang Xiao was in the square downstairs and was soon surrounded by dozens of people. Now, the more than 20,000 people in the entire region of Nanmu City could resume normal outdoor activities, and during the daytime, the city area of Nanmu City had regained a bit of liveliness, with a few pedestrians seen on the main roads.
Zhao Gang rushed downstairs, parted the crowd, saw Yang Xiao, and gave him a bear hug.
"Boss, I’ve missed you to death!"
Yang Xiao felt a surge of warmth, patted Zhao Gang on the shoulder,
"I’ve missed you guys too."
Then, Zhao Gang was pulled away, and Xiao Zhe said:
"A hug is enough, I haven’t gotten one yet."
Everyone laughed, and Yang Xiao embraced each person in turn.
When he hugged Huang Wen, her body trembled slightly, and her eyes were a bit moist.
Yang Xiao noticed and felt guilty. He gently pinched Huang Wen’s cheek and teased:
"Silly, I’m back safe and sound, aren’t I? Why are you crying?"
"Don’t tease!"
Huang Wen’s cheeks flushed, she swatted away Yang Xiao’s hand on her face, but inside she felt incredibly sweet. Yang Xiao was showing such affection in front of so many people; it was a clear statement. She hadn’t been fretting over Yang Xiao for nothing.
In many people’s hearts, Huang Wen was privately considered Yang Xiao’s main wife, with Qin Yu, Deng Xiao, and others just part of his harem. Anyway, none would entertain any inappropriate thoughts about the few girls frequently seen around Yang Xiao — anyone who dared would probably be beaten to death by Yang Xiao’s fans.
It was an unavoidable situation. Who would dare mess with the boss’s women?
In everyone’s minds, Yang Xiao’s status was extraordinarily high, a height that Xia Luo, Xiao Zhe, and others couldn’t reach.
Xia Luo and Xiao Zhe had both fancied Qin Yu before. Now, to avoid suspicion, they had found other women to be their public girlfriends and were already cohabiting, just to tell everyone that they had partners and that past events were behind them.
In this post-apocalyptic world, although Huang Wen, Qin Yu, and others all hoped to win Yang Xiao’s exclusive love, they understood that it was difficult. Nevertheless, as long as Yang Xiao hadn’t decided who to marry, they wouldn’t give up.
If it weren’t for Yang Xiao’s help when the apocalypse first struck, many of them might have already died, let alone have a chance to fight for love.
They were all willing to wait for Yang Xiao’s final decision, with no regrets.
Inside the Dinosaur team, Feifei was the first to realize she could not obtain a position in the harem. She and Long Yongjun were now extremely close; it was just that Long Yongjun was shy, while Feifei had shown her intentions long ago.
After life became stable, love began to sprout – that’s life.
Yang Xiao was happy to see his brothers and sisters finding their happiness, but he indeed had a headache over how to handle his feelings for Huang Wen, Qin Yu, and others.
From a selfish point of view, he liked all of them, but having a harem didn’t seem quite right, did it?
Yang Xiao was always taught to be faithful in love, believing in monogamy, although all men are naturally polyamorous at heart.
Regarding this matter, Yang Xiao could only procrastinate, for making an immediate decision was too difficult for him.
Love is selfish, and he was no exception, and furthermore, he shared a common flaw with most men: polyamory.
Loving one person is so difficult!
"Xia Luo, have you broken through to the Advanced Primordial Gene?"
Yang Xiao, seeing Xia Luo’s vibrant spirit, asked.
Xia Luo said with a smile:
"Thanks to your blessing, the Crystal Coin income in Shanyun City is not bad, so I took the lead and broke through to High-Level. If I were still in Nanmu City, who knows how long it would have taken."
"Yeah, it’s tough when there are more monks than porridge. Everything is good in Shanyun City, right?"
"Don’t worry, everything is great. We’re now managing Shanyun City more fairly than before, and everyone strongly supports you."
Yang Xiao nodded, looking at Xiao Zhe, who had also broken through to the Advanced Primordial Gene.
"Huang Wen, how are you girls doing with your desert training? Has anyone bullied you?"
"Hehe, if you had returned a month later, Qin Yu, Deng Xiao, Chen Fei, Dai Yun, and the others would have all broken through to the Advanced Primordial Gene. We are just training around the edge of the desert. The Giant Eagle has Intermediate Enhanced Gene Cultivation; who would dare to bully us?"
"Well, that’s good. It seems you’ve been more comfortable without me around, so I might as well travel more in the future."
"Sigh, you wish. Without you, we lose our pillar, afraid of screwing things up. Now that you’re back, stay for a few more days and give me a proper break, and let me go train in the desert too, alright?"
Xiao Zhe said.
Zhao Gang immediately agreed, and even Xia Luo was eager to try.
Yang Xiao nodded and said:
"That’s a good idea. You should also go to the desert to improve. Let’s do this: split into two teams, with Xia Luo, Zhou Qiang, and the others in one team, and Xiao Zhe, Zhao Gang, Long Yongjun, and others in another team, including Feifei, Chen Lu, and such, eight people per team. Each team takes turns entering the desert every two days and stays for two days.
Also, when Xia Luo is not around, Huang Wen, you lead Qin Yu, Chen Fei, and the others to take shifts in Shanyun City. Nanmu City is easy to manage, with our own veterans here, but we can’t be careless about Shanyun City..."
Everyone felt happier as soon as Yang Xiao returned. The whole situation began to change again, and everyone had many new things to do.
Even Xia Luo didn’t want to stay in Shanyun City all the time. He had been very curious about desert training for a long time, and now he finally had the chance to experience it.
Everyone understood that in this post-apocalyptic world, enhancing genetic evolution was the most important thing.
Yang Xiao greeted the onlookers and went with Huang Wen, Xia Luo, and others into the second-floor conference hall.
"Ah, let me introduce everyone to Gong Yu."
Huang Wen had noticed Gong Yu earlier and remembered his formidable abilities in the desert but didn’t know how Yang Xiao had brought Gong Yu to Nanmu City. She was temporarily distracted by the joy of seeing Yang Xiao return but now paid attention to Gong Yu as Yang Xiao introduced him formally:
"Gong Yu, welcome to visit Nanmu City."
Gong Yu also nodded to Huang Wen.
Yang Xiao continued:
"Gong Yu is a good friend and brother I met on an adventure in the desert. He is a talented student from Magic City University, currently at the Intermediate Enhancement Gene Evolution Level."
"Enhanced Gene Intermediate?!"
Xia Luo and the others exclaimed in surprise, gaping at Gong Yu.