Chapter 463: Chapter 459: So Stingy

Song Youyi put on a deliberately mournful expression. "Little niece, you’re too much of an overachiever. What you said... how are we non-Superpower Users supposed to feel?"

Everyone couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

"Getting back to business, now that Yueyue has awakened her mutated Wood Element superpower, you’ll have to start practicing with your older brothers and sisters."

"Mhm," Su Xiyue nodded repeatedly. "I’m starting later than everyone else, so I’ll definitely work hard from now on."

"Starting late doesn’t matter," Song Shijun retorted sourly. "As long as your talent is good enough."

"They just take off, and mortals like us are left in the dust."

"Take off, my foot!" He Shuping, both amused and exasperated, slapped her son on the shoulder. "You should be the one working hard. Learn from your sisters!"

Song Shijun was crushed.

He felt like the poor, unwanted child of the family.

The group chatted for a little while longer. Seeing that Song Kexin still hadn’t emerged from her state of enlightenment, they gradually fell silent and returned to their seats to rest.

Xie Ning stared at Song Kexin for a good while. Seeing her eyes shut tight with a serene expression and no significant changes, she finally looked away and went back to quietly organizing the things on the terrace.

After sorting the items won from the Krypton Gold Roulette into different categories and packing them into crates stacked to one side, Xie Ning withdrew her spiritual power from her Space.

She turned her head and saw that Song Kexin was already munching on potato chips, CRUNCH, CRUNCH.

Ji Taixian sat beside her, like a little eunuch waiting on a queen...

He would periodically hand "Queen Kexin" orange juice and other small snacks.

Xie Ning could hardly bear to watch.

Seeing Xie Ning stir, Song Kexin immediately perked up. "Sis, you’re awake."

"Let me tell you, I just did something amazing!" Song Kexin began to eagerly brag about her abilities the moment she opened her mouth.

"AHAHAHA! I’m a total genius. I’m probably going to be the second expert in the world to rapidly advance to the Sixth Rank."

Everyone watched with deadpan expressions as the girl blew her own horn.

Her dad, Song Youzhi, especially couldn’t bear to watch his own daughter anymore.

"Xinxin is the best!" Her lackey, Ji Taixian, presented her with a plate of sliced apples, nodding repeatedly in agreement. "Your talent is outstanding, unparalleled."

"In the whole world, you’re the most powerful, second only to Ms. Ning."

"AHAHAHAHAHA."

The only sound in the entire vehicle was the girl’s laughter. Xie Ning couldn’t help but feel the corner of her mouth twitch.

"Show us then," Xie Ning said, giving her sister a speechless look.

"Okay!" Song Kexin held out a fist, then abruptly splayed her fingers open.

Flames erupted from her palm.

You couldn’t feel the slightest bit of scorching heat from it, but it gave off a sense... a sense of power that seemed capable of destroying everything.

Song Youzhi quickly moved closer to Ji Taixian to get a better look at the flames.

The others couldn’t resist leaving their seats either, running over and crowding around to watch.

"Awesome, Xinxin! Your flames have turned blue."

"AHAHAHAHAHA!" Song Kexin gloated. "How about that, Shijun? Your big sister’s pretty amazing, right?"

"Don’t you guys touch my flames. Even though you can’t feel any heat, they’re actually way stronger than before."

"Later, bring over a couple of zombies, and I’ll burn them for you to see!"

"Uh-huh." Everyone nodded repeatedly, crowding around her to get a look from all angles.

"Sis, I can even change the shape of the flames now." Song Kexin turned to her expressionless sister. "Like this, and this, and this."

As she spoke, the flames in Song Kexin’s palm shifted from a square to a circle, and then in a flash, morphed into a tiny, dancing bear.

Everyone couldn’t help but stare, dumbfounded.

Song Youzhi had an incredulous look on his face. He patted his daughter’s head, both wistful and proud. "Daughter, you’ve become so powerful."

"Hahaha."

Xie Ning secretly shot Song Kexin a sideways glance and said with a deadpan expression, "If you all keep surrounding her and praising her, her head will get so big she’ll float away!"

"Hurry up and sit down. Don’t distract Xiao Wu while he’s driving."

Everyone quickly returned to their seats.

Housekeeper Youen was all smiles. "Xinxin, looking at that fire in your hand, I suddenly feel a spark of inspiration."

The whole family quickly turned to look at him. "Inspiration is good!"

"If you’re inspired, hurry up and sit down to think. We’ll stop talking."

The vehicle instantly fell silent. Song Kexin even made a zipping-the-lips gesture at Ji Taixian, who was still trying to feed her snacks.

Xie Ning looked at the younger sister sitting beside her, and for a moment, her mind was a whirlwind of thoughts and emotions.

’She remembered the little girl who hid in a cabinet, crying and helpless.’

’She remembered the little girl who would foolishly ask her a million questions—why they couldn’t take the elevator, why this, why that.’

’And now look at the Xinxin before her.’

’Suddenly, she felt that a little over a year wasn’t a long time, but it wasn’t short either. Every member of their family had changed so much.’

’To be honest, the Song Kexin of today could leave the protection of their home and make her own way in the world, and with her abilities, she would do just fine.’

’At the very least, she now absolutely had the power to protect herself and ensure her own survival.’

’In the apocalypse, that was enough.’

Xie Ning’s gaze swept over all her family members before she turned to look out the window at the sand-swept sky.

’No matter how the apocalypse might change in the future, at least now, she was no longer alone!’

’With her heart set on her purpose, she had nothing to fear.’

Xie Ning rested one hand on the window frame, gazing at the swirling wind and sand outside, lost in thought for a long moment.

Until the vehicle braked, coming to a sudden stop.

Everyone quickly sat up straight. Song Youzhi, Song Youyi, and the others stood up in unison to peer toward the front.

"It’s nothing," Cres said suddenly. "The sandstorm ahead is too strong. A vehicle’s wheels are stuck in a hole."

"Everyone take a short break." Xiao Wu, who must have received a notification on his comm-band, turned and said to the others with a smile, "The captain says to wait for five minutes."

"Oh, okay." Song Youzhi and the others sat back down.

"Xiao Wu, you’ve been driving so long. Aren’t you tired? Here, have some water first." Song You’ai handed him two bags of homemade superpower water, and Xiao Wu was almost overwhelmed with surprise and gratitude.

"Aunt Song, I’ve only been driving for an hour. It’s nothing, I’m not tired at all. Thank you, thank you."

"Xiao Wu, are we being too loud? If we are, just let us know."

"Not at all!" Xiao Wu smiled, took a sip of water, and gave everyone a V sign. "Listening to you all talking and laughing keeps me more alert."

Xie Ning glanced at Song Kexin beside her and saw the girl quietly fiddling with her newly acquired bound wristband.

Kexin opened the electronic light screen, and Xie Ning glanced over at it with a deadpan expression.

Song Kexin couldn’t help but complain, "Sis, my screen looks nothing like yours."

"Yeah," Ji Taixian chimed in, craning his neck to look. "If Ms. Ning’s screen is Blu-ray Supreme Ultra-HD, then ours is 360p at best."

Xie Ning: ...

"And look, the screen is so small, just the size of your palm, and you can’t even adjust it." Song Kexin kept on complaining, "This is all the Global Superpower Academy has got? The stuff they give out isn’t even high-quality. So cheap."

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