After talking a bit more about Dahei, Ren Shaowei and Xiao Zhao said they were leaving.
Before they left, Xiao Zhao finally hugged Dahei around the neck and revealed his real identity.
It turned out that Dahei had once saved his life.
Xiao Zhao had been on the same mission as Dahei at the time.
Because he lacked experience, he nearly died—Dahei had rushed in and saved him.
“Ms. Xia,” Xiao Zhao said, looking at Dahei and then at her, “seeing how close Dahei is to you, and that its injuries have been healed by you, I’m truly relieved. I feel completely at ease now. Please take good care of Dahei! If you run into any trouble, you can always come to me.”
With that, Xiao Zhao even gave both Xia Sisi and Dahei a military salute.
Xia Sisi felt a bit embarrassed and could only send them off with some homemade pastries.
During this period at home, she had been constantly experimenting with cooking, wanting to learn in advance so she wouldn’t be helpless once the apocalypse arrived.
Ren Shaowei took a bite of the pastry and kept praising her for being skillful, which made Xia Sisi even more embarrassed.
At the door, Xia Sisi hesitated for a moment, then seriously said to Ren Shaowei:
“Officer Ren, my remedy is truly effective. If you don’t believe me, you can find someone to test it immediately after you get back. It will definitely help you.”
Ren Shaowei looked at the bucket of purified water in his hands. His expression clearly showed he still didn’t quite believe her.
But Xia Sisi had already thought it through.
The reason she gave him so much spring water from her space was because it truly had healing effects—even Dahei’s injuries had been cured. It was definitely not ordinary.
She couldn’t tell Ren Shaowei about the apocalypse.
If she did, even a hundred mouths wouldn’t be able to explain it clearly.
But in the future, these brave soldiers would be the ones on the front lines, and injuries would be unavoidable.
This spring water might very well save lives.
Thinking this way, Xia Sisi felt a bit more at ease.
And so, she saw them off.
Looking out at the rain that was still falling—and seemingly getting heavier—Xia Sisi felt a bit troubled.
She called a few acquaintances and told them she had heard from a friend that severe weather might be coming soon, advising them to stock up on supplies.
In reality, there were already many similar warnings circulating online.
Xia Sisi was in the north, where the changes weren’t very obvious yet, but she had heard that the weather in the south had become much more abnormal.
So people were already discussing hoarding food, and posts about it were trending online.
What she said didn’t sound strange at all.
After finishing her calls and reminders, she started worrying about something else.
She still had so much money left—what should she do with it?
There were still things she could buy, but once the apocalypse arrived, she had other plans. She didn’t need to spend everything on supplies right now.
When people became afraid of acid rain and stopped going out, that would be her real opportunity.
And by then, Dahei should also be able to evolve.
Compared to everything else, upgrading her space was more important.
She had already seen that there was still a large fog-covered area inside her space—who knew what secrets were hidden there?
If even a spiritual spring could appear, what other unbelievable abilities might be waiting?
The apocalypse was only a few days away. She had to spend the money.
After thinking for a long time, Xia Sisi came up with a plan.
She would stockpile stones and continue upgrading her space.
She already knew that her space could evolve through special stones—the first upgrade came from a strange jade stone, and the second from a Taishan “stone guardian” rock.
So next, she decided to go to the largest jade market in the country: the jade trading market in D City.
It was close to Myanmar and had a large number of jade rough stones.
Thinking of this, Xia Sisi glanced at Dahei beside her.
The fastest way to get there was definitely by plane—but she couldn’t bring Dahei on a flight.
As she looked at it, Dahei also looked back at her, tilting its big head with a very human-like expression.
“Right!”
She suddenly had an idea—though she wasn’t sure if it would work.
The appearance of the spring water meant her space had likely upgraded again.
Maybe because of the energy-rich stones at the bottom of the reservoir, or some special energy in the water itself.
Last time the space upgraded, she herself could enter it.
So this time… could Dahei also enter?
Thinking this, Xia Sisi raised her brows at Dahei.
Dahei looked at her, confused.
Then, suddenly—it disappeared from the house.
Xia Sisi quickly checked her space.
As expected, a confused Dahei appeared inside, immediately alert in the unfamiliar environment.
She tried to enter the space herself—but found she couldn’t.
In other words, although the space had upgraded and could now allow someone else in, only one “guest” could be inside at a time besides her.
Xia Sisi felt a bit excited—would future upgrades allow more people to enter?
For now, she didn’t dwell on it. She quickly brought the restless Dahei back out.
Dahei reappeared in the house, and after realizing what had happened, it immediately understood—it had just been tricked.
It turned its butt toward Xia Sisi, sulking as if to say: I’m mad now.
Xia Sisi burst out laughing—this dog had become even more interesting after soaking in the spring water.
With Dahei’s issue solved, she quickly booked the earliest flight to D City and began packing.
Then she headed to the airport.
Her home was about a one-hour drive from the airport. The flight would depart in two hours, and the flight time was roughly three and a half hours.
That meant she would arrive in D City at around 3 p.m. today.
Then she would take a taxi to the jade trading market and still have time to make a sweep there.
At night, she planned to do another round of “stocking up” on food in D City.
There were many foods there that she liked.
All kinds of noodles, pastries, rice rolls, claypot rice, and more…
She planned to buy as much as she possibly could.
The next morning, she would go to the jade market again for another round of shopping, and in the afternoon continue buying food.
Then she would take a flight back to her city at night.
In just two days, she would spend the remaining several million yuan—truly spending money like water.
After packing and finalizing her plan, she went into her space.
Inside the space, she prepared Dahei’s favorite dog food, snacks, and meat.
She also stored water needed for the next two days.
In addition, she placed Dahei’s toys, dog bed, and even a litter box.
During this period, she had been teaching Dahei to use the litter box.
And Dahei had already learned.