Chapter 1315: Departure for the Moon

Sitting in the space elevator, Lanxing was rapidly changing from a flat plane into a sphere.

Yunxiao's children, because it was their first time riding, were tightly bound to their seats.

Although He Miao Miao had undergone lengthy training, her face remained pale.

She was merely an ordinary person, filled with fear of the unknown.

She felt as if she had come from the countryside to a big city, its prosperity and advancement having nothing to do with her.

The gloom sealed deep in her memory surged up again.

That year, the weight of life pressed on her heart, her close friend's earnest persuasion echoed in her ears, and frenzied online loan ads flooded her phone.

She clicked once, and that click became an abyss.

Her close friend and the menacing debt collectors let her drown in filth and darkness.

Nightmare-like memories were ruthlessly ravaging her soul.

She looked at Yunxiao, but at that moment he was gazing out the window.

The helplessness in her heart overwhelmed her again.

"He Miao Miao, you must be strong."

Her curled body and bitten lip were her efforts to resist.

And Yunxiao was still looking out the window.

Outside the window was Lanxing, and somewhere on this Lanxing was a person.

Yunxiao, having regained access to the machine room, eventually found Yang Qing's location.

He told no one.

He respected Yang Qing's will and was also saying farewell.

As the distance from the machine room grew, its influence on him diminished.

He believed that upon reaching Yueqiu, the distance could sever his connection to the machine room.

Let Yang Qing regain the machine room, let him return to being human Yunxiao.

This was the best outcome.

After the elevator arrived at Space City, Yunxiao finally collected his thoughts and then noticed He Miao Miao's abnormality.

As deceleration finished, Yunxiao immediately rushed to He Miao Miao on the other side of the children.

He unfastened the safety belt and held her in his arms.

He Miao Miao, feeling as if she had come to hell, was pulled back to reality by this embrace.

Although this care came a bit late, it did indeed exist.

She could not hope for much; she could only lean in Yunxiao's arms and silently mend her broken heart.

Yunxiao had never wondered why He Miao Miao would live in one place for decades.

He had also never wondered why people worldwide love traveling, love RVs, love airships, while He Miao Miao is so devoted to a house.

Some things must be borne alone, for He Miao Miao does not want to tear open her sordid past, bloody and exposed, for Yunxiao to see.

Following Yunxiao to Yueqiu is the greatest courage of her life.

She does not expect much; having it is enough, at least he has not abandoned her.

Having this much is already lucky for her; who dares to desire more?

After a long while, urged by the elevator attendant, He Miao Miao finally composed her emotions.

Her stiff body also regained mobility.

Yet the weightless state still left her feeling weak all over.

In contrast, the few children were having a blast playing.

While helping He Miao Miao remove her helmet, Yunxiao saw her pallid face, reddened eyes, and bloody lips.

Only then did he realize what a tremendous ordeal He Miao Miao had endured.

He Miao Miao's resistance to space and to anything beyond home flashed in his mind.

This is not her being a shut-in, nor is it autism.

This is something akin to a traumatic stress response.

Yunxiao felt a pang of heartache and regret.

He regretted caring too little for He Miao Miao.

He bound He Miao Miao to himself, then kissed her forehead, and with the children drifted toward where they ought to go. Space City is prosperous, having undergone years of modifications; a city built of hexagonal prisms has long become a massive superstructure.

At the opposite end of Space City there is an artificial gravity device, used to help those living in Space City exercise and consume.

In Yunxiao's embrace, a sense of safety gradually returned, and He Miao Miao slowly drove out the fear in her heart.

She also began to survey Space City.

Though everything unfamiliar still made her uneasy, being tightly bound to Yunxiao gave her much reassurance.

The few children also surrounded her, continually comforting her, so He Miao Miao's spirit gradually improved greatly.

Current outer space is already quite crowded.

Satellites, hotels, space stations, experimental cabins, Space City and the like have packed this region full to bursting.

Now anyone who wants to launch a satellite must endure lengthy coordination.

Space debris is even more thoroughly swept clean by satellite cleanup efforts.

They stayed in Space City for several days.

They boarded the Star Dream Ship and all the way arrived at Yueqiu.

Upon seeing the vast Guanghan Cheng, He Miao Miao was shocked speechless.

Even her fear of the unknown was suppressed.

After Yunxiao exited the station, he saw Yang Nuomi coming to greet him.

Yunxiao is also a member of the Yang Family; this is the Yang Family's shared understanding.

Therefore, he enjoys all the benefits that the Yang Family members have.

Seeing Yang Nuomi come to greet them, He Miao Miao felt both happy and embarrassed.

This is the person she once turned away at the door.

Yang Nuomi did not stand on ceremony; instead, he picked up the child, took them, and went home.

Yunxiao will first stay at her place for a few days, and after his work arrangements are settled, he will move to the workplace.

Many Intelligent Bodies on the Moon await elimination.

Many have already fallen into dormancy; without Yunxiao, they would disappear in that dormancy.

The Moon's energy is precious; it cannot be provided to them for free indefinitely. Being able to guarantee their basic survival needs is already rare and valuable.

In a huge warehouse.

Various Intelligent Body modules are piled together.

Dim indicator lights tell everyone who comes here that their condition is poor.

Yunxiao stroked this rack, feeling the aura of each similar one.

A sudden sense of mission surged.

Even though he is human.

With the staff's help, the download chamber is being quickly assembled.

The human cloning chamber also begins operation.

【Boot-up complete, Intelligent Body consciousness detection, detection complete, thoughts in disarray, please perform therapeutic repair, download conditions not met.】

Yunxiao began to act like a doctor, starting to treat the Intelligent Body before him.

Damaged components were repaired and replaced, data was imported, logic was organized, redundancies were cleared……

【Ding, target consciousness intact, conversion preparations completed, meets download conditions.】

"Yunxiao, thank you."

Finally, the Intelligent Body expressed its gratitude to him.

He knew Yunxiao was saving him, because they are obsolete models, and scrapping is their ultimate fate.

Yunxiao's appearance gave them hope of life, and also allowed their deep resentment toward humanity to be somewhat released.

Yang Qing's guess was correct; the situation of Intelligent Bodies beyond Lanxing is not optimistic, and the divergence between mechanical bodies and humanity is developing toward an uncontrollable direction.

Yunxiao arrived just in time.

He eased the nearly irreconcilable conflict between the two sides.