Chapter 47 (1/2)

Chapter 47

Back to the Apocalypse CH 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…” w.a.n.g 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 Munic.i.p.al Party Committee coming to D city.

Bai Jing was not happy as he observed w.a.n.g Xuebing. Even though he knew that he was a kind-hearted person, Bai Jing was still very displeased with his att.i.tude 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.”

w.a.n.g 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 w.a.n.g Xuebing, even though in reality he wasn’t that angry. It was because of this same kind-hearted nature that w.a.n.g Xuebing had saved him in his past life. It’s just that he must change this shortcoming of his. Fortunately, w.a.n.g 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 w.a.n.g 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.” w.a.n.g 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 w.a.n.g 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?”

w.a.n.g 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.”

w.a.n.g 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. s.h.i.+t, 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 s.h.i.+eld. 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 w.a.n.g 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.”

w.a.n.g Xuebing was so embarra.s.sed 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 w.a.n.g 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

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 w.a.n.g 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?” w.a.n.g 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.