The market here mainly sold finished jade ornaments and some high-end pieces.
This was exactly what Xia Sisi needed—spending money.
Unlike the previous market, the vendors here were not in a hurry to sell their goods. Very few of them were livestreaming.
Most were sitting at their stalls scrolling on their phones or drinking tea.
The stalls here were also much more upscale.
There was no jade placed on the ground anymore—all of it was neatly arranged in beautiful display shelves or glass counters.
Xia Sisi walked from stall to stall, but her jade space didn’t react at all.
Just as she was about to give up, she suddenly felt that familiar vibration again!
And this time, it was even stronger than when she had encountered the purple pendant!
Her heart immediately tightened.
However, the surroundings were filled with dazzling goods, and she was currently standing in front of a display full of bracelets.
She tried to keep her expression natural as she slowly moved her hand across the bracelets.
Finally, near the innermost section—closest to the shop owner—she found it.
A jade bracelet with a half-mountain-half-water pattern, at least ice-grade in clarity, with a vivid “spicy green” color that she liked.
But just as she reached out to touch it, the stall owner subtly pushed her hand away.
“Sorry, this bracelet isn’t for casual viewing. Little girl, why don’t you look at something else?”
The stall owner was a woman in her fifties, with a gentle smile and an air of elegance.
Xia Sisi smiled slightly, realizing she was being underestimated.
She focused again—and confirmed it.
It was definitely this bracelet.
Looking up at the woman, she said, “Auntie, how much is this bracelet? I want it.”
What she didn’t expect was that the bracelet cost 400,000 yuan more than all the money she had combined.
She negotiated for a long time, but was still short by 100,000.
In the end, she had no choice but to max out all the online loans and credit cards she could use.
After all, once the apocalypse arrived, money would become nothing more than scrap paper.
All debts on online platforms would become untraceable once power and the internet collapsed, and society would return to bartering.
According to her memory, currency would only reappear many years later—and even then, it would no longer be linked to the old financial system.
After spending everything, Xia Sisi felt satisfied and went to buy a bunch of local snacks before taking a flight home.
She even thoughtfully withdrew 10,000 yuan in cash from her credit card for emergencies.
At the airport, the rain was even heavier.
Due to weather conditions, the flight was delayed.
So Xia Sisi waited at the airport for over an hour.
She checked the weather forecast repeatedly, feeling an uneasy premonition. She even began calculating that if the flight still couldn’t depart tomorrow, she would hire a car to go home.
Unexpectedly, after another hour, the airport finally announced that the flight could take off.
Only then did she breathe a sigh of relief.
During her wait, many passengers were discussing the severe weather.
Some said their homes in low-lying areas were already flooding.
Old houses were leaking badly.
Listening to them, Xia Sisi’s brows slowly furrowed as she recalled her previous life’s timeline.
If the earlier heavy rain had already made her suspect the apocalypse was near…
Then today’s news was practically confirming it:
The apocalypse might arrive tomorrow.
Her plane circled for a long time before finally landing due to bad weather.
After getting off the plane, she quickly took a taxi back to her apartment.
Because it was still pouring heavily, she put a raincoat on Da Hei when she got home.
Da Hei clearly didn’t like it.
But Xia Sisi had already planned ahead—there would probably be no chance to run freely outdoors for a long time. So tonight, before the acid rain arrived, she wanted to take Da Hei out for a walk.
However, the moment they stepped outside, a strong gust nearly blew both of them away.
In just a short moment, the weather outside had changed dramatically.
Xia Sisi watched a small tree at the entrance snap in half.
A passerby walking underneath nearly got hit.
It was already autumn, and many leaves had turned yellow.
Now, in the violent wind and rain, they were being torn off and flying everywhere like blades.
If one of those sharp edges cut a face, it could easily leave a bloody gash.
Suddenly, something massive flew toward them.
Before Xia Sisi could react, it was already rushing straight at her face.
Just as she raised her arm to block it, a shadow suddenly darted past her and slammed into the object, knocking it away.
A dull thud sounded beside her.
Xia Sisi looked down and realized—
It was a billboard from the shop next door!
The words “Flex Yoga” were clearly visible.
The outer layer was fabric, but inside was a solid iron frame.
If that had hit her…
She didn’t even dare imagine the outcome.
The one who had saved her was Da Hei.
Although Da Hei was still standing after the impact, Xia Sisi clearly saw one of its legs lifted slightly, hanging limply.
It was injured.
“Da Hei! Da Hei!”
Xia Sisi felt her eyes heat up instantly.
In her many years of the apocalypse, she had seen countless schemes and betrayals…
Especially before, when she encountered people like Hao Rou and Lin Yi, she had ultimately lost her life because of them.
But never—never had anyone protected her like this before, putting themselves in front of her like this.
Thinking of this, Xia Sisi didn’t know where the strength came from, but she suddenly scooped Da Hei up into her arms.
Da Hei already weighed over a hundred jin now, all solid muscle.
It looked a bit confused and wasn’t used to being held like this.
But Xia Sisi didn’t let it move.
“Don’t move. Mommy will carry you home.”
The word “mommy” still felt a little awkward for Xia Sisi to say, but at this moment, she felt like a total dog slave and just wanted to call herself that.
Da Hei seemed to understand what she meant and actually stopped struggling.
In the raging wind and heavy rain, Xia Sisi carried Da Hei all the way back to her apartment building entrance.
The moment she stepped through the unit door, the wind and rain were blocked outside. Only then did she gently set Da Hei down.
Even she herself felt a sense of having narrowly survived disaster.
She turned back and looked through the glass door.
The outside world had already changed.
Strong winds bent trees at strange angles, and many branches had snapped off and fallen.
An electric scooter had been crushed under a falling branch.
But from Xia Sisi’s angle, the person nearby seemed fine—they had already gotten back up, so that was a relief.
The advertising boards placed outside were now being whipped around in the air, dangerously out of control.
Some people riding bicycles or scooters no longer dared to move forward. They got off and pushed their vehicles or sought shelter from the wind and rain.
But this wind and rain… it looked like there would be nowhere to hide from it anymore.