Chapter 47
When everyone was properly settled, Bai Jing asked to be briefed on what had happened today.
Qin Yi sighed and explained what had happened from start to finish. Bai Jing was shocked. He was sure that in his previous lifetime no one had ever messed with his home. So why was it different this time around? Well, it turns out that his family’s feng shui was too good. Since the virus outbreak, many people in the community have died and the only ones to come out unscathed were those who were close to him, which would naturally pique the interest of many people. Because he was an illegitimate child, everyone respected him to his face but cursed him in their hearts. It’s just that once again he had been away for almost one week. So when the situation turned dire yesterday, the outsiders decided to take advantage of his absence.
“There was nothing we could do since the State Councilor was too far away to intervene, so if they made things difficult for you…” Wang Xuebing emotions were tumultuous making his temper rise and drop quickly. Also, if he could only quickly come to terms with Xiao Sa’s presence, then he would probably feel less troubled. Although he still hadn’t settled his emotions over this, he had to focus on the most important matter at hand, which was how to avoid the threat of the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee coming to D city.
Bai Jing was not happy as he observed Wang Xuebing. Even though he knew that he was a kind-hearted person, Bai Jing was still very displeased with his attitude earlier on today. He said: “We’ll take this opportunity to rest then leave immediately after one day off. Really, between the government and the army, the threat to our lives is too great and I won’t take that risk. Anyway, in a month’s time, the national army will retreat and the fate of ordinary civilians will be tied to the whims of government officials.”
Wang Xuebing knew that the young master was only being careful. His brows were furrowed because he really wanted to refute what Bai Jing was saying, but deep down in his heart, he knew that what the young master said was absolutely true.
Humph! “Bai Jing turned away from Wang Xuebing, even though in reality he wasn’t that angry. It was because of this same kind-hearted nature that Wang Xuebing had saved him in his past life. It’s just that he must change this shortcoming of his. Fortunately, Wang Xuebing was only kind-hearted and not someone who tries to be on good terms with everyone. It was because he understood this that Bai Jing was able to not be extremely troubled.
“Oh, by the way, what about the old Lin couple?”
“Them?” Just the mention of the Lin couple filled Cao Lei with rage, and Wang Xuebing kept pulling on his sleeves. Cao Lei was furious as he said: “If it wasn’t for you awakening your abilities and my quick reflexes, weren’t you planning on dying on me?”
“No.” Wang Xuebing’s said, his voice clear and his back straight. It was only when he looked at Bai Jing that he felt an inclining of a guilty conscience.
Cao Lei pressed on with his complaint: “No? No? Didn’t you almost fall into a group of zombies?”
Since Wang Xuebing couldn’t deny this, he was only left feeling angry.
Bai Jing’s instantly understood what had happened and asked: “What is your ability?”
Wang Xuebing who had been eagerly praying for someone to change the topic quickly answered: “I am an earth warrior…..”
Cao Lei didn’t even wait for him to finish speaking before sarcastically saying: “Oh yes, you’re an earth warrior, so after falling into the group of zombies, you buried yourself in the ground so you could escape, what a useful skill.”
Wang Xuebing sulked as he remained silent.
Bai Jing was very pleased. He had to suppress a smile as he imagined the situation Cao Lei described; he was really happy.
Then Cao Lei said: “We were at the Medical University when the virus suddenly broke out. Lin mother’s medical expertise is outstanding and so she insisted on going to help people. Naturally, Xuebing and I accompanied her. Shit, students nowadays are really something else. Their moral characters instantly changed when they were confronted with a dangerous situation and they didn’t hesitate to push Xuebing to the front as their shield. If I hadn’t seen this in advance and reacted quickly, even if he hadn’t been eaten by zombies, he would’ve died from suffocation where he had buried himself in the earth.” Cao Lei still felt anxious when he remembered Wang Xuebing’s pale face. Even though it was due to him suffocating in the ground, he was still angry.
Bai Jing was unsympathetic towards this; he wasn’t moved by this story even one bit. If you want to save people, then you have to be ready to give up your life in the process. But still, Cao Lei made him happy when he casually said: “Take good care of your own family problems before that of strangers.”
Wang Xuebing was so embarrassed that he really wanted to dig a hole in the ground and hide in it. Even the young master was looking down on him.
Cao Lei laughed as he grabbed Wang Xuebing’s waist and proudly said: “Don’t worry, I’ll look after him. The Lin couple wanted to help the people so they decided to stay with the university students and refused to come back to D city. After that, we didn’t waste any time and returned here without them.”
Bai Jing nodded his head. It didn’t matter since he had already achieved his goal of delivering the old couple to their son. With Lin Zhefeng watching over the old couple and with their awakened abilities, they will be able to survive.
In fact, Bai Jing felt very ashamed. The University of Medicine ah! The affiliated hospital for the Medical University was just around the corner, but it had now turned into a place where many zombies roamed about freely. He was reluctant to lose his bodyguards while breaking into that place for no good reason. He thought for one moment before asking: “What abilities have you all awakened?”
“Lin mother is a water warrior, Lin father is fire warrior, Qin Yibing, Qin Yu and Xu Lei are water warriors, as for myself I am in the fire category.” Cao Lei said indifferently. This answer came as no surprise to Bai Jing.
With the exception of Xiao Sa, all the men were shocked. The four subordinates of Xiao Sa who had developed abilities had been feeling very smug and had never expected that young master Jing plus all five of his bodyguards would have awakened their powers. This was not counting Yu Yue’s debut on their way here.
Even Han Yan watched Bai Jing with a complicated look in his eyes. He felt like he had been hit by quite a big blow, and so at the moment, he hated himself for not having developed any mutant powers. How was he supposed to bring honor to his elder brother ah!
Bai Jing smiled happily, thinking that Cao Lei was very tactful. He knew that the moment he said those words, the depressing air from just a moment ago would immediately be swept away. Bai Jing felt very proud; he had finally recovered his face.
In fact, Bai Jing was unaware that his violent actions from before had already gained him his face back, not only that, but he had left the people feeling terribly frightened of him.
After some time, Xu Lei finished preparing the food, and then the bunch of big men proceeded to gorge themselves on the delicious meal. Bai Jing didn’t join the fun but instead turned on the TV out of boredom.
“Since last night we have experienced a large-scale drop in temperature along with a global outbreak of a virus. This is a warning to the general public: avoid walking in the street in the near future, and in case of any accidents, experts have already started researching a treatment plan, so we ask that everyone kindly remain patient. Now we invite you to listen to this news…….late last night at twelve o’clock…”
“Do you think this virus will be cured?”
“Who knows, but I think it will be difficult to cure it within such a short time.”
“The temperature is dropping, do you think it will it be the same as before, even though we are in the month of June now.”
“I’m not sure. Goodness. There was a sudden heat wave in May so what’s so strange about this unexpected cold in June. It’s just making it difficult for people to live their lives.”
Bai Jing’s heart was cold as he listened to their lively discussion. Fifteen days. If he remembers correctly, after 15 days, the government will abandon D city.
“What do you want to do?” Xiao Sa slowly walked over. Ignoring Wang Xuebings’s hateful stare, he confidently sat next to Bai Jing before placing a proprietary arm on him.
“We’ll leave at once tomorrow at dawn. I think there will be a sudden change in the weather resulting in a major snowstorm. Traveling after that will be too troublesome.” The sooner they leave the better.
“A major snow storm! Will it be that serious?” Wang Xuebing quickly asked, instantly forgetting to continue his glowering at Xiao Sa.
“I’m only guessing.” Bai Jing frowned. It didn’t become cold in his previous life, so he wasn’t sure what will happen in this life. Nevertheless, they had to guard against all things just in case. It was always better to be prepared in advance.
“Where are we going?” Cao Lei who was always focused on the most important point jumped straight to asking this question.
Bai Jing flashed a satisfied smile. He was convinced that Cao Lei had the greatest potential of surviving during the apocalypse. He had failed to see this during his last life, but in this life, Cao Lei would not escape his grasp: “We are going to L province.”
Cao Lei was silent for a moment as he contemplated this answer, then he immediately understood: “The maximum security prison for hardened criminals?”
Bai Jing nodded his head as the corners of his lips rose slightly: “Yes.”
Cao Lei’s heart sank. Instead of rejoicing that he had guessed correctly, he asked in a serious tone: “Won’t the situation there be very dangerous?”
Bai Jing shook his head: “Not just very dangerous but it will be extremely dangerous. The zombie virus has already infected people and the incubation period is seven days. Starting from last night, people will one by one start to turn into zombies. When that time comes, forget D city, not even in the whole world will there be a place to hide. I don’t know how long we’ll be able to say alive, so just be prepared in advance.”
“I will accompany you.” Xiao Sa’s heart was very tense, he didn’t like little Jing’s current state of mind.
Bai Jing turned to face Xiao Sa. He smiled then nodded lightly. “Ok.” In fact, being accompanied by Xia Sa during these last days made him feel that his rebirth was really worth it.
“I’d like to call a few people.” Cao Lei hesitated for a while before casually making his request.
Bai Jing was aware of his personal character, and knew that he would only call people who were trustworthy, but… ”
We’ll leave tomorrow.” He didn’t want to waste any time.
Cao Lei pondered for a moment. He understood the young master’s concerns, so after thinking, he said: “You can go to the capital of L province, and rest assured, they are very trustworthy.”
Qin Yi also followed suit: “I can also vouch for their trustworthiness.”
Wang Xuebing feebly raised his hand and said: “Me too.”
Bai Jing looked at them with a blank expression on his face as he said: “Okay! I trust you all, so I will also naturally trust your friends. In a few days, the mobile phone signal will be interrupted, so you should do what you want to do as quickly as possible.”
“Yes, young master.” Wang Xuebing chuckled. Although he already knew that the young master trusted them, after hearing the young master’s declaration, this was the first time he felt a sense of ease in his heart.
Cao Lei remained expressionless, however, the corners of his lips unconsciously curved up: “Let me rush to go make the preparations, you guys can keep chatting. Oh, by the way, young master what is your power?”
Bai Jing smugly raised his chin and said: “A hidden dimension”
Cao Lei’s eyes lit up as he quickly understood the implications: “How big?”
“One hundred and eighty square meters. You don’t have to worry about food and drink on the road, I have raised enough supplies for all of you.”
“One hundred and eighty -” Wang Xuebing exclaimed.
“It’s very strange.” Bai Jing pretended to also be surprised as he slowly raised his eyebrows. In fact, he knew in his heart that a dimension of one hundred and eighty square meters was not only strange but also one of a kind.
Cao Lei was slightly shocked and said: “Before when we were at the university I also met some people with space abilities and the maximum size was only 30 meters squares.”
Bai Jing hesitated, his brows instantly forming a frown as he asked: “Were there many people with abilities at the university? Did the military take anyone into custody?” If he’s not mistaken, the military should have already started capturing many powered people by now.
Cao Lei’s tone was extremely apathetic as he said: “Not many. I met three people with hidden dimensions; the smallest one was only five meters square. The medical university is a school so the military wouldn’t dare act recklessly. As for other places, I heard that some people are missing, but since there are so many dead people very few care about this.”
Bai Jing was speechless and Wang Xuebing was also silent. Seeing his lover’s reactions, Cao Lei quickly said: “Don’t think too much about it, ok? We’ll be fine.”
Wang Xuebing face turned pallid: “I know. It’s just that I was also a soldier once. Who would dare to be so unscrupulous? It just doesn’t sit well with me.”
“The world today is in a state of chaos, so the normal rules and laws don’t apply anymore. Don’t make me worried.”
“I know. I will adapt.”
Bai Jing was not interested in listening to their love words, so he called Yu Yue over and introduced him saying: “This is my newly recruited younger brother, I’ll be handing him over to you. He is a psychic warrior and should be considered a reserve team member for the time being.”
“Older brother Lei, older brother Bing, older brother Yi, older sister Lei, older brother Hao, my name is Yu Yue, greeting to all of you. Yu Yue bent at a ninety-degree bow as he greeted them. He enthusiastically swore to himself that he must attain full membership in the team. Watching young master Jing’s flipping out in violence earlier today was very invigorating. He was becoming more and more certain that his intuition can’t go wrong. To ride on the coattails of another man was quite normal, so Yu Yue clenched his fists and vowed to continue working hard. ”
Don’t. You’re older than me so don’t call me big brother, it’s creepy.” Qin Hao said then turned his back on Yu Yue. The minute he saw the multi-colored Yu Yue he immediately looked down on him.
“Little brother Hao.” Yu Yue quickly corrected himself.
“Pei! I’m not that familiar with you.” Qin Hao’s little face turned red with anger.
Bai Jing suppressed a smile as he said: “Don’t mind him. I’ve studied Yu Yue, and other than his thick skin, cowardice, bad mouth, and zero prospects, everything else about him is pretty good.”
Yu Yue covered his face after listening to the way Bai Jing introduced him. What about listing his strong points? Yu Yue pleaded in a whiny voice: “Young master -”
Cao Lei cocked his eyebrow. This guy was quite the character, instantly calling Bai Jing young master. It’s important to know that outsiders only address Bai Jing as Jing Shao.
Bai Jing was too lazy to pay attention to him, so he waved his hand and said: “First teach him the rules then the physical training. Draw up a plan for later on when we’ll have more time for engaging in physical exercise.”
Yu Yue was very unwilling to leave.
Cao Lei call out to him in greeting as he rushed off. If the young master is correct and the mobile phone signal will be interrupted, then there were some tasks that would have to be done quickly. He was aware that the young master probably wanted to take this opportunity to suppress the Zhou family, so it was even more important that he made these preparations.
Cao Lei sighed. What’s more, he was afraid that he will be tied to the young master in this life. What made him most angry was that he was also willing to be tied to the young master!