Seeing this, the fourth brother, Lu Xiao, immediately walked over to Lu Xi with excitement. “Fifth Brother, how did you do that just now?”
Lu Xi looked rather pleased with himself. “I told you all to read more books. This is called mind control.”
Lu Xiao asked, “How do you control it? If you can do it, does that mean we can all do it too?”
“Of course,” Lu Xi replied. “Put whatever you want to store in the space in your hand, or place your hand on it, then silently say ‘store’ in your mind, and it’ll go in. Taking things out of the space works the same way. For example, if I want to take out a crab, I just silently say, ‘Take out one crab.’ See? There it is.”
After hearing Lu Xi’s explanation, Lu Xiao quickly picked up the large bowl of shredded chicken, bird’s nest, and dried scallop porridge from the table. He silently said, “Store,” and the porridge in his hands really did disappear. He then tried taking it back out, and the porridge smoothly reappeared in his hands.
After putting the porridge down, he tried the dining room chair next, and it instantly disappeared. Still not satisfied, he then stored the decorative vase in the corner of the dining room as well, making it vanish in an instant. He tried several more objects, and whether they were small or large, light or heavy, they were all successfully stored in the space.
Lu Xiao found it absolutely incredible.
However, to avoid having the servants discover anything unusual when they came to clear the table after dinner, he took everything back out of the space and returned each item to its original position.
Now that everyone knew how to store and retrieve supplies, they were all extremely excited. They had already eaten very little at dinner, and their excitement made them eat even less. Each person simply had a bowl of porridge, while the remaining dishes that could be stored in the space were all put away.
Lu Yan could only helplessly watch the excited expressions on her fourth and fifth brothers’ faces.
Her second brother and Jin Huai were much calmer.
After dinner, everyone took out their phones and began downloading novel reading apps based on Lu Xi’s recommendations.
At that moment, Lu Yan handed over the learning tablet she had casually brought downstairs with her when they went to dinner. “Fifth Brother, download one for me too. I want to study as well.”
Although she had read several Apocalypse stories brought back by her third brother in the God Realm, it was still better to read more. That way, she would not be completely clueless about how to deal with the Apocalypse when it arrived and end up scrambling around in confusion.
Lu Xi looked at Lu Yan and smiled. “Can you even read?”
Lu Yan puffed out her cheeks and put her hands on her hips. “Hmph! Even if I can’t read, can’t I listen? I know that reading apps nowadays can also play audiobooks.”
Lu Xi nodded. “That’s true. I’ll download one for you and add a few books to your bookshelf for you to listen to.”
After downloading the app, Lu Xi thoughtfully recommended several Apocalypse novels similar to the ones Lu Yan had mentioned earlier. The family then agreed to meet in the audiovisual room on the fourth floor at nine o’clock the next morning before everyone returned to their respective rooms.
When Lu Yan returned to her room, Xiao Bai, who had been hiding underneath the bed, finally came out.
“Xiao Bai, is that you?” Lu Yan asked as she picked up Xiao Bai and held her in her arms.
“Xiu Yin? Are you Xiu Yin? How did you become a child?” Xiao Bai’s soft, adorable voice came from her as a female cat.
“You’re one to talk. Didn’t you become a little kitten too?”
“I’m sorry! If it weren’t for me, you wouldn’t have been brought here either. I heard everything you all said in the room just now. I’m sorry, Xiu Yin. It’s all my fault.”
“It’s fine. You can’t be blamed for this either. Maybe it’s because I was so angry when I read this story back then that the God of Fate arranged things this way. We can just treat it as coming down to the mortal realm for a little stroll. Helping this family change their fate can also make up for the regret I had from abandoning the story back then, can’t it?”
“Are your divine abilities still intact? The Apocalypse is about to begin. If you don’t have your divine abilities, how will you deal with those zombies and humans who are like demons? I overheard some of the Third Highnesses discussing the plot before, and I heard that when some humans become extremely hungry, they will even eat their own kind. You’re still a child, so it’ll be even easier for them to target you.”
Hearing the worry in Xiao Bai’s voice, Lu Yan smiled. “Don’t worry. All my divine abilities are still there. It’s just that because this body is still that of a child, some of my abilities are restricted. Even so, protecting myself isn’t a problem at all. What about you?”
“I…” Xiao Bai lowered her eyes before opening her mouth and spitting out a flame. If Lu Yan had not been watching closely, she probably would not even have noticed what Xiao Bai was doing.
Then Lu Yan saw a tiny fireball emerge from Xiao Bai’s mouth. It went out almost immediately.
Not only could the fireball barely travel any distance, but it was also so tiny that it looked like the little flame of a lighter.
Seeing this, Lu Yan had no intention of laughing, but she simply could not hold it in. She collapsed onto the bed and laughed so hard that her stomach nearly cramped.
“Hahahaha!”
“Hahahaha!”
……
“Xiu Yin…” Xiao Bai looked utterly aggrieved, her little face drooping.
“All right, all right. I’m not teasing you anymore. I heard your stomach growling just now, so here, you can have the braised fish we stored in the space because we couldn’t finish it at dinner. We’re in the mortal realm now, so we need to eat. Who knows? Maybe after you finish this fish, your fireball will recover a little too.”
After hearing Lu Yan’s words, Xiao Bai immediately happily dug into the braised fish.
Meanwhile, Lu Yan took out her learning tablet and began listening to the novels.
As she listened, she recorded some of the more important information, including supplies they might need.
Fortunately, the few Apocalypse novels Lu Xi had recommended all had sound values and reasonable worldviews. Otherwise, she would have been so infuriated that she might have sworn never to read another novel again.
She listened and took notes at the same time, and before she knew it, she had filled several pages.
After giving her notes a quick check, she found that she had already recorded everything she could think of for now. She could always add more later if she thought of anything else.
With that, she hugged the tablet and lay down on the bed while continuing to listen. Before long, she fell asleep.
She slept straight through until dawn the next morning.
After getting up, Lu Yan saw that Xiao Bai was still dreaming peacefully in her cat bed, so she did not disturb her. She quietly went into the bathroom and began washing up.
After finishing, Xiao Bai still had not woken up, so Lu Yan went downstairs by herself to have breakfast. When she arrived downstairs, she discovered that there was no one in the dining room.
There was only enough breakfast on the dining table for one person. Lu Yan ate a few bites, then packed up the rest and brought it upstairs for Xiao Bai.
After delivering the food to Xiao Bai, she headed toward the audiovisual room on the fourth floor.
The moment she pushed open the door, everyone inside was scared half to death.
A zombie movie was playing on the large screen in the audiovisual room. A zombie had suddenly appeared on the screen, with one eye missing from its socket and the other hanging outside, its mouth torn all the way back to the back of its head, its limbs twisted into unnatural positions, and a huge hole in its stomach with its intestines sprawled everywhere like the tangled strands of a mop.
The sight was horrifying enough to make anyone’s skin crawl. Even Lu Yan could not help shivering when she saw it.
No wonder everyone had looked as though their souls were about to leave their bodies when Lu Yan opened the door.