"A boy..."
Ning Jing's voice caught slightly with a sob.
"Mm. In that case, why don't I give him a name?"
"Y-yeah, sure."
The first word came out choked. Then Ning Jing asked with a smile in her voice.
"Let's call him Yuxuan. 'Yu' as in the universe, and 'Xuan' as in Xuanyuan. Mm, it sounds nice..."
"...Okay."
Ning Jing pressed her lips together and managed to say just one word. Then she covered her mouth, reached out to take off the walkie-talkie, and turned to leave the city wall.
I looked back at Li Xie and Liu Yuetong. They looked at me and nodded, then said nothing more. They led their people back into the city. Scarface, meanwhile, watched me with a complicated expression, as if he still wanted to stay, but Li Xie grabbed him and dragged him away.
In the end... the only ones left before me were that husky, Juanjuan standing on its back... oh, and Little White.
"Mom..."
"Juanjuan, your wings are strong enough now, and you can fly. Go to the New City, and don't embarrass me. Be a good Princess. If you're capable, become Queen. Consider it... making up for having a useless Empress like me."
Juanjuan looked at me, her big eyes full of tears. At that moment... I felt as if we'd gone back to the beginning of the apocalypse, when that little girl had always fussed over me and asked how I was doing. Honestly... the older she got, the less cute she became.
"Mm! Mom... take care."
Juanjuan gritted her teeth and finally chose to leave.
I watched the husky turn and race into the distance, and saw it glance back at me. I smiled.
Looking around, I still had no one left by my side. The only two