Chapter 38
Chapter 38
It seemed that these two people still planned on staying where they were so they could catch up.
Xie Minghang, holding a phone in his hand, approached them cautiously: “Big brother, there are troops headed this way, it’s not advisable to stay here long.”
Xiao Sa gave him a dark glare in response, before pulling Bai Jing towards the car.
“Hey! Wait a minute. I- I know where it will be safe.” Yu Yue hurriedly shouted, afraid of being tossed aside.
Bai Jing turned back to face him: “How do you know?”
Yu Yue hesitantly looked at them, for a long time his mouth just opened and closed repeatedly without voicing a word.
Seeing this, Bai Jing impatiently turned around intending to leave.
Startled by Bai Jing’s indifferent reaction, Yu Yue decided to speak up. Taking a chance, he plainly explained: “Intuition. I’m not lying to you. The minute I saw you I immediately knew that you were very powerful, especially you and him. My intuition tells me this situation is unlikely to end quickly, and that by following you I can have a chance at survival.”
Bai Jing quietly thought to himself, could this guy be a psychic warrior? His potential must be good if he was able to awaken his abilities so soon after the apocalypse started. No wonder earlier on he had so easily approached him and immediately struck up a conversation.
“What else do you sense?” Xiao Sa asked with a calm face.
“Those troops don’t have good intentions.” Yu Yue’s felt his entire body tense up. The words had just blurted out of him. All he knew was that he had felt extreme pressure coming from Xiao Sa and so without thinking, he had instantly answered. Once he was done talking, he really felt like biting off his tongue. What was he suppose do if they didn’t believe him?
After listening to what Yu Yue had said, Xiao Sa replied with only two words: “keep up”.
Yu Yue was reluctant to part with them so he quickly dove straight into the same car Xiao Sa had been using without the slightest bit of hesitation.
Bai Jing didn’t comment on Yu Yue’s statement, having people with abilities was a good thing. However, in his heart he felt a faint annoyance and his face darkened as he asked: “Is the military targeting me?”
If Xiao Sa could install surveillance cameras, then who knew, maybe the military could have also been watching from nearby as he took things out of his dimension. In the early days of the apocalypse the army definitely saw to it that the state never failed to snatch up guinea pigs for experimenting on.
“Don’t worry.” Xiao Sa patted him on the back, his face calm and carefree.
Bai Jing nodded his head: “I know.” His father still hadn’t lost his position of power, so the army wouldn’t dare capture him. But more importantly, with Xiao Sa by his side, he didn’t have to worry about himself.
“Head that way.” Worried that he wouldn’t be of any use, Yu Yue had hurriedly pointed out a direction to head towards. But now he was glad to realize that no one had been paying attention to him, since he discovered after the fact, that even if he hadn’t been there, these people would’ve still been able to keep to the right path. This left him with a certain feeling of defeat in his heart. So even though he was still remained vigilant of his surroundings, he didn’t dare dictate the way to go or interfere with the group’s established way of doing things.
Bai Jing shot Yu Yue a glance but didn’t say a thing. An intelligent person will be able to endure this kind of test, so it wouldn’t hurt for him to go through it. Anyway he already knew that Xiao Sa was being dragged down by many of his family members.
“Oh that’s right, give me my phone.” Bai Jing suddenly remembered that he didn’t know how Wang Xuebing and the Qin Yi family members were doing.
Xiao Sa looked unhappy as he took out Bai Jing’s mobile phone. In fact, he had already tried to speak to Wang Xuebing and Qin Yi on the phone before, only to be berated and cursed at. That had been when Bai Jing was still missing and his heart was heavy, yet they had assigned themselves the role of subjecting him to non-stop sarcasm. Not only that, but he had endured their ridicule because he had to explain the situation to them over and over again. He had tolerated their behavior solely because Bai Jing had attached importance to them. But at this moment, the memory of that interaction only left a bad taste in his mouth.
Bai Jing bent over laughing, unable to contain his giggles. It was quite easy to guess what had transpired between Xiao Sa and his people. He was well aware of Cao Lei’s poisonous mouth and knew that if Xiao Sa had tried to call them, he must have not been able to properly discuss anything. A warm feeling spread in his chest as his heart was filled with a small amount pride. Although Xiao Sa had a large family, Bai Jing too had his own people backing him up. In this lifetime, he would stand shoulder to shoulder with Xiao Sa.
Bai Jing smiled and said: “Don’t mind them; they are also worried about me.”
With a deadpan expression, Xiao Sa nodded sullenly. It was precisely because he knew they were worried, that he had been able to restrain himself. Otherwise, from childhood to adulthood, no one would ever dare treat him in such a manner.
Before Bai Jing could make the call, Yu Yue suddenly broke into a sweat, his eyes flashing with horror as he said: “Don’t head in that direction. The military is already in position over there. ”
As soon the words left his mouth, the car made a hard turn, causing Bai Jing to tumble onto Xiao Sa’s body. His clear eyes immediately darkened, as a fierce glint flashed across his face. Unexpectedly, his first confrontation was not with zombies, but with the national army.
The three cars quickly changed direction as the drivers drove faster so as to avoid the military vehicles in direct pursuit of them, while others maneuvered to flank them from the front.”Please Step out of the vehicle. Please step out of the vehicle. Otherwise, we will open fire.” The loudspeaker carried the voice through the air loud and clear.
A dark cloud came over Bai Jing, and with a hateful look he turned to see the vehicles behind them. The rage in his heart could no longer be controlled. The greatest taboo in this lifetime was someone who wanted to capture and experiment on him. If anyone dared to entertain these thoughts, he vowed that he would extinguish the person and his entire family.
In any case, during troubled times, the victor would be determined by the heavens…
Xiao Sa saw the dark shadow that had come over Bai Jing and frowned. This was the first time he had seen him like this. The cold and malevolent look resembled that of an evil spirit that had come from hell seeking vengeance. However, only after he recalled Bai Jing’s past experiences did he relax, leaving only feelings of tenderness towards him.
Xiao Sa gently pulled Bai Jing into his embrace as he said: “Don’t worry, I’m here. From now on I’ll protect you and won’t let you suffer even a single grievance.”
Bai Jing stilled as the negative energy slowly left his body. He had suffered a lot in the past, but the sky had cleared after the rain. After he had settled down, he smiled lightly, letting Xiao Sa continue to embrace him, and obediently nodded: “Ok”
The corners of Xiao Sa’s mouth rose into a barely detectable smile. The way his kitten looked in his arms made him think of how he couldn’t wait to hold him just like this, in the palm of his hands, forever.
It was just a brief moment of warmth, before the sound of gunshots was heard and everyone’s expression suddenly became serious again.
Yu Yue patted his chest, feeling very grateful for his foresight, since his little off-road vehicle hadn’t been fitted with any countermeasures against bullets. The thought of being capture caused an indescribable shiver to run through his entire body, making him even more determined to trust his intuition.
Xiao Sa quickly took measure of their surroundings then calmly said: “there is a fork in the road ahead that leads to a park in the outskirts of the city.”
Bai Jing’s eyes turned cold: “I’m not backing down. I want to see who would dare try to capture me.” The situation had become dangerous, and it wasn’t worthwhile to place everyone at risk, but since Bai Jingcheng was still in power, who could dare be rude to him.
Xiao Sa shook his head refusing to let him stay: “That is Captain Yang from the Zhou family. You must not confront them.”
Upon hearing the words ‘Zhou family’, Bai Jing’s enthusiasm shot up even further. The blood lust in body leaked out as he ruthlessly said: “Then I shall kill them all, and then let’s see who will still dare try to come after me.”
Xiao Sa was helpless. He never knew that Little Jing could be so violent, and could only surmise that this animosity towards the Zhou family had been accumulating over a long period of time. However, Xiao Sa pressed his fingers against his temple and reproached: “At the moment that’s not possible since N City is still dependent on military protection. Captain Yang may be from the Zhou family, but you can’t just kill everyone indiscriminately. These soldiers are only following orders to fulfill their duty of protecting and defending the country.”
Bai Jing shut his mouth resentfully. He absolutely didn’t have any prejudice against soldiers. He had several bodyguards, who had all come from the army. It was just that he was in a bad mood, because his chest felt like it was being suffocated by all the rage he was holding onto, with no place to vent it out on. This left him feeling uneasy from head to toe.
In fact, he knew that all this was due to the fact that he had been holding it in for too long. After his rebirth, he kept telling himself that he didn’t care, that he would not take revenge, would not be hateful and would not complain.
It was only that he had suffered so much, so how could he not care? Before, he was under a time constraint: he was busy collecting supplies, busy cultivating his internal force, busy exercising his psychic power. Basically, he had been too busy to find any free time for pondering over the past.
And after the apocalypse had started, his mind had been preoccupied with locating Xiao Sa. Yet, after finding him, Bai Jing wasn’t even afforded one moment to breathe before someone wanted to capture him and turn him into a guinea pig. It was like a fuse just went off, and all the anger buried in his heart had just erupted…
Xiao Sa took the walkie-talkie: “listen up everyone this is an order: quickly head towards the intersection ahead, and destroy any roadside surveillance cameras.”
“Got it, brother.”
Just as he finished speaking, Bai Jing sensed a surge of energy gathering up in Xiao Sa’s body. Then he heard several loud booms as billboards hanging by the roadside, all sorts of metal scraps and even vehicles rose up at once, then one after the other, heavily fell back to the ground. They blocked both the front and rear roads, preventing the military vehicles from obstructing their way.
Bai Jing’s heart was happy and his eyes were shining as he asked: “You have awakened your mutant power?”
Xiao Sa nodded, his brows beaded with large drops of sweat. Even though his body had been weakened, he didn’t lower his guard.
He turned to face Yu Yue and said: “You guide the way.”
“Yes!” Yu Yue said loud and clear, his eyes full of enthusiasm. Did he just hear Bai Jing say mutant power? Could his so-called intuition also be a mutant power?
When Bai Jing saw how pale Xiao Sa’s face had become, he hurriedly gathered some of his psychic power to search for a bottle of mineral water in his dimension. Once he found one, he added a little spring water to it, before taking it out, opening the bottle then placing it to Xiao Sa’s lips: “Drink some water, it will relive you tiredness.”
Xiao Sa opened his lips and let the spring water ran down his throat. After some time, even though his body still felt exhausted, his spirit seemed to be much better. He looked at Bai Jing with surprise but didn’t bother asking him any questions. Only thinking to himself that one day he would definitely peel away all the secrets that this little guy has.
Today, he had originally wanted to test his ability, but hadn’t anticipated that it would drain so much energy from him. Was it still so hard to manipulate? When he moves large amounts of metal, he will instantly feel very weak. Things couldn’t continue like this.
He frowned slightly and tried to cultivate using the method Bai Jing had taught him. Just as he began cultivating his internal force, he instantly felt a familiar warmth start to slowly flow from his chest to the rest of his body. Everywhere that the internal force passed through left a feeling of invigoration, and his mind emptied as he entered into a state of meditation.
Bai Jing pulled back his psychic power once he saw that Xiao Sa had entered the meditative state. He saw the people in front of him were all busy: the driver drove, as Yu Yue directed the way, while two other people were busy destroying surveillance cameras.
Bai Jing also picked up a gun, but before he could pull the trigger, someone at the front rushed to stop him from firing it: “No, don’t. Why don’t you just rest young master Jing, it’s our job to handle such crude tasks.”
Bai Jing raised an eyebrow, could it be that they were looking down on him?
The man bravely faced the extremely great pressure he was feeling. In fact, just a moment ago he had been truly intimidated by Bai Jing’s blood lust and vicious energies, so this was a really awkward situation.
Bai Jing had said that he would kill all those people without even batting an eye. Even though they were used to operating in the underworld, facing the military would still make him feel a little nervous. So this Bai Jing, contrary to what one might expect is actually quite good. That heady combination of his blood lust and ferocity had even made big men like us to panic. Was it not clear to see that this was a person worthy of their elder brother affections?
The man then hurriedly explained: “Young master Jing, don’t misunderstand. Our own surveillance cameras were in the way of the ones I had stopped you from shooting down just a few moments ago. But more importantly I was just worried that you would accidentally get injured.”
Bai Jing smiled as he looked at the man and said that it was reasonable. Then he slowly put away the gun. He was also happy with doing nothing.
Yu Yue secretly glanced at Bai Jing before firmly making up his mind that he must always stick by him. Elder brother might have all the prestige, but right from the start, Yu Yue sensed that all the power was in the hands of the wife. Seeing the situation before him, his mind only became more and more determined.