CHAPTER 138: CHAPTER 138: SOMEWHAT RELATED

The Ji Family Army are followers of the Chairman Ji who sacrificed himself 120 years ago.

They pride themselves on being the inheritors of Chairman Ji’s will, dissatisfied with the current upper echelons’ control over superpower users.

They wish to overthrow the current system and restore the era from 120 years ago where the strong ruled.

Superpower users with great abilities should be the ones ruling this world, not shackled and hidden away in the darkness, unable to show themselves.

However, over the years, the Ji Family Army gradually split into two factions.

One faction is more extreme, believing that superpower users are the chosen ones and should be above ordinary people, becoming everyone’s faith. Their methods are ruthless, like the explosion on Back Alley Street last time, which killed many ordinary civilians on the periphery. Such disregard for human life is definitely the work of the extremist faction.

The other faction has a milder ideology, thinking of researching a method that would easily turn ordinary people into superpower users. Thus, superpower users can step into the light and become the belief of all ordinary people, much like Chairman Ji in the past, gaining the respect of everyone, whether superpower users or ordinary people.

The differences in ideology have led to conflicts between the two sides, with more internal strife as well as struggles against the old elite factions in Beijing.

Those old elite factions despise the Ji Family Army, but because they fly the flag of "Chairman Ji," they do not dare to openly suppress them, only striking with force when they violate the laws and regulations of the safe zones.

But the Ji Family Army aren’t fools. They transitioned from open confrontation to secretive development, expanding their influence over several decades until the scale of their operations made the Beijing powers wary, finally deciding to deal with them. Yet, the Ji Family Army’s influence is spread across the Hua Continent, making it difficult to eradicate them, let alone locate them easily.

The token of those who claim to be the direct descendants of the Ji Family Army is a weapon once used by Chairman Ji.

Now, any homemade weapon appearing in the market with ancient script "Ji" engraved on it will definitely catch the attention of the Security Bureau.

Ji Ning, hearing this, suddenly asked: "Chairman Ji’s weapons were all homemade, with no more than ten left out there. How could they have so many weapons?"

She valued her weapons highly, keeping them well when in safe zones except for those left in the Pollution Zone.

She believed that few superpower users would be capable enough to retrieve those left in the Pollution Zone now.

Ji Ning was confident about this, so she couldn’t imagine her followers having so many homemade weapons.

"Those aren’t antique weapons. Those possessing the homemade weapons of that person are in high ranks of the Ji Family Army; their subordinates use replicas with serial numbers engraved. The homemade weapon you gave me has no serial number and seems quite ancient, possibly an antique. Whoever has this antique must be a core member of the Ji Family Army."

Upon hearing this, Huang Ying looked at Ji Ning suspiciously, "You’re not really a core member of the Ji Family Army? The surname Ji is uncommon in the Hua Continent. And your name, Ji Ning, seems more than coincidental..."

Ji Ning smiled, "There’s a bit of a connection."

"Are you really from the Ji Family Army?"

Huang Ying was shocked, not expecting Ji Ning to admit so easily.

Ji Ning then denied, "No."

Then what?

Huang Ying wondered, but didn’t ask further because Ji Ning’s lack of explanation indicated her unwillingness to reveal the truth.

"If you have ties to the Ji Family Army, you must not expose your identity. The powers above are keeping a close eye on those associated with the Ji Family Army, especially superpower users," Huang Ying reminded her.

Ji Ning nodded slightly, reaching out to take back the crossbow arrow Huang Ying returned.

Huang Ying watched her casually put the crossbow arrow back into her pocket, feeling it was a bit of a pity.

It was, after all, a relic of Chairman Ji...

Handling it so casually seemed too nonchalant!

"You should find a place to hide this crossbow arrow. It’s valuable!"

Ji Ning glanced at her, giving a light "mm" in response.

After chatting outside for a while, the two turned back towards the laboratory building.

By this time, Lin Yuanyang had been soaking for over an hour.

Occasionally, the sound of Lin Yuanyang arguing with Bai Xiaotang came from the bathroom.

"You poured too much potion."

"How did I pour too much? I clearly poured it to the line. You must have added too much water earlier."

"Initially, you were supposed to add the potion first then the water, now you’re adding water before the potion."

"What difference does it make?"

"Of course there’s a difference, don’t talk nonsense..."

Listening to the childish conversation in the bathroom, Huang Ying lowered her voice to ask Ji Ning: "Don’t you find it noisy?"

"It’s okay, it’s lively."

Huang Ying glanced at her, feeling that Ji Ning didn’t seem like the type to enjoy lively gatherings.

But the gentle light in Ji Ning’s eyes indicated her genuine affection for those two.

Huang Ying silently closed her mouth.

...

Lin Yuanyang’s poison can’t be cleared in one go, but after this bath, the subsequent detox methods are relatively simple.

He only needs to take medicine for half a year, then everything will basically be fine.

By the time they left the chemical plant, it was already late at night.

They were supposed to take Huang Ying back to school, but she directly asked Ji Ning to drop her off at the neighborhood opposite the Mingfu Garden.

Since Ji Ning already knew her employer was Bai Yusen, she naturally no longer concealed her whereabouts.

Bai Xiaotang exclaimed: "Wow, Instructor Ying, do we live so close?"

Huang Ying nodded.

Ji Ning glanced at her through the rearview mirror, noticing that Huang Ying’s expression seemed rather unnatural.

She hurriedly got off the car.

Ji Ning turned the car into the Mingfu Garden, parking it in Bai Xiaotang’s fixed parking slot in the underground garage.

The underground parking lot was a bit eerie during the late hours.

Although it was well-lit, Bai Xiaotang still felt a bit scared and instinctively moved closer to Ji Ning.

Ji Ning’s expression also grew more serious because a few men were hiding not far away.

Although they were ordinary people, lurking at this hour meant they were likely targeting them.

"Sister Ning, shall we sing?" Bai Xiaotang suddenly suggested, hoping that sound would dispel the unnerving sensation.

But Ji Ning suddenly shouted, "Come out—"

Bai Xiaotang was startled and clung onto Ji Ning’s back, holding her clothes tightly.

The men didn’t emerge, maybe due to cowardice or something else.

This frightened Bai Xiaotang even more as she tightly gripped Lin Yuanyang’s arm with one hand and Ji Ning’s with the other, cautiously peering over Ji Ning’s shoulder.

Ji Ning’s voice grew colder: "I don’t want to repeat myself. If you don’t come out, we’ll leave."

No sooner had she finished, than Bai Xiaotang saw four men stepping out from behind a commercial vehicle in front of them, appearing lazy and disheveled.

The man leading had yellow hair, holding a lighter.

His attitude was somewhat arrogant, "We mean no harm, we’re just here to have a word with the Hua Continent Bai Family’s young miss, Bai Xiaotang."

Ji Ning didn’t respond, and neither did Bai Xiaotang dare to reply.

The garage fell silent for a moment.

Seeing them not playing by the rules, the yellow-haired man steadied his voice, "Someone paid us to teach you a lesson, but we refused. Now, about that fee..."

"Hmm?"

Ji Ning merely hummed, and the yellow-haired man’s pretentious upturned chin immediately lowered as he added with a hint of flattery, "Well, miss, we’re in a tight spot too. They offered us a lot of money, so how about we put on a show instead?"