Chapter 141 - 138: The Apocalyptic Big Shot Arrives 15

Chapter 141: Chapter 138: The Apocalyptic Big Shot Arrives 15

"You’re going to act alone?"

Gu Lin frowned, clearly disapproving.

"It’s too dangerous for you to escort all ten of them by yourself."

A confident smile touched the corners of Ji Xiaosong’s lips. Her gaze toward Gu Lin was unquestionable. "Don’t worry. They’re just a few guys; they can’t escape my grasp. I have my ways. I guarantee I’ll be back within half a day and won’t delay our journey."

Gu Lin’s brow furrowed even deeper. He took a step forward, his eyes locked on Ji Xiaosong. "Do you think I’m questioning your strength? In this apocalypse, danger never plays by the rules. No matter how strong you are, you can still be outnumbered. What if you run into a zombie horde, or another team of Superpower Users with ill intentions?"

"I know you’re worried about me, but some things I have to do alone. On this trip, I’m not just taking them to Chenming City. I also want to investigate some clues along the way. Some secrets are better kept by as few people as possible."

"Then I’ll go with you. An extra person means extra security. At least if there’s danger, I can help share the burden."

"No, the team can’t be without you. You need to lead everyone to the next base and handle the handover. That’s just as important."

Seeing Ji Xiaosong’s firm attitude and recalling her strength, Gu Lin finally relented.

"We’ll wait for you here. If you’re not back by two in the afternoon, I’ll come looking for you."

"Okay."

Ji Xiaosong tied Lei Hu and the others together in a circle. To prevent them from bothering her with their chatter, she directly sealed their vocal cords.

Holding one end of the rope, she vanished in the blink of an eye.

The moment she was out of sight of Gu Lin and the others, Ji Xiaosong knocked the ten people unconscious and put them into her space.

Now, the top priority was to find Lin Xiaoxiao.

A doctor in the apocalypse was an extremely important role. A pregnant doctor was even more of a treasure.

As long as there were children, there was hope.

’Besides, she’s my brother’s ex-girlfriend. The baby in her belly might even be my nephew.’

Ji Xiaosong spread out her Divine Sense and searched carefully. Finally, she found the barely breathing Lin Xiaoxiao behind a pile of rubble.

Ji Xiaosong hurried over to the rubble and knelt. Lin Xiaoxiao’s face was as pale as paper, her breathing so faint it was almost imperceptible. Her body was covered in blood and dirt, and blood was still seeping from her wounds, staining the ground a dark red.

Fortunately, the several hundred zombies in the area had just been cleared out by Ji Xiaosong’s group; otherwise, Lin Xiaoxiao would have been torn apart by them long ago.

’Something similar must have happened in my past life. But back then, I wasn’t there, and no one cleared the zombies from the village. That’s why Lin Xiaoxiao ended up in such a state.’

Without a moment’s hesitation, Ji Xiaosong immediately channeled her Spiritual Power. A soft blue light emanated from her hands as she gently placed them over Lin Xiaoxiao’s wounds.

The Spiritual Power flowed like a warm stream, continuously pouring into Lin Xiaoxiao’s body. Wherever it went, the wounds began to heal at a visible rate, severed blood vessels reconnected, and damaged muscles gradually repaired themselves.

The fetus inside still had a faint breath of life. Ji Xiaosong quickly increased the input of Spiritual Energy, letting it nourish the baby.

Nourished by the Spiritual Power, Lin Xiaoxiao’s eyelids fluttered, and she slowly opened her eyes.

Her eyes were filled with confusion and weakness. When she saw Ji Xiaosong clearly, her lips parted slightly, and she spoke in an extremely faint voice, "Th... thank you... for saving me..."

Ji Xiaosong comforted her softly, "Don’t talk. Just rest. Your body is still very weak."

After a quarter of an hour, the fetus’s heartbeat finally grew strong. It should survive now.

"You’re more than five months pregnant, right?"

"Yes."

Ji Xiaosong handed Lin Xiaoxiao a cup of Spiritual Spring Water, which she drank in one go.

At this point, she finally regained some strength.

She propped herself up into a sitting position. Seeing how filthy Lin Xiaoxiao was, Ji Xiaosong cast a Cleaning Technique, making her spotless.

"Little lady, where are you headed?"

"Chenming City. I’ve seen a photo of you two together on my brother’s phone screen saver. If I’m not mistaken, you’re his ex-girlfriend, right?"

Lin Xiaoxiao’s fingers, clutching the empty cup, tightened abruptly, her knuckles turning white.

She snapped her head up to look at Ji Xiaosong, her chapped lips trembling. "You... you’re Ji Youshu’s sister?"

Ji Xiaosong waved her hand, pulling a folding mattress from her space. She helped the pregnant woman lie down carefully.

"Yeah, I’m Ji Xiaosong. Ji Youshu is my brother. Before I left Chenming City, my brother specifically told me to find you. I can’t believe I ran into you just one day after leaving the city. Bro said you two were together for over half a year. Looking at your belly, you must be over five months pregnant, right? Am I going to be an aunt?"

Perhaps because of the prolonged tension she had been under, after confirming the identity of the person before her, Lin Xiaoxiao hugged her and burst into tears.

"I’m... I’m sorry. For the past month, I’ve been terrified being all alone. The despair made me feel like I was really going to die."

"Your belly is so big, how is it that my brother doesn’t seem to know you’re pregnant?"

Ji Xiaosong was a little puzzled. She placed her hand on Lin Xiaoxiao’s belly again, probed inside with her Spiritual Power, and drew out a drop of the fetus’s blood.

"He doesn’t know. We were fighting at the time, and it was a long-distance relationship, so he never knew I was pregnant."

’A belly doesn’t usually show much in the first three months of pregnancy. Even after three months, it’s just a small bump.’

’My brother isn’t the most observant person, so it’s normal that he wouldn’t have noticed.’

’But I need to be more cautious. If the child in Lin Xiaoxiao’s belly is my brother’s, I’ll take her to A7 Villa.’

’If it’s not, then I’ll just drop her off at the base in South City. The two of them can forget about getting back together.’

At this thought, Ji Xiaosong condensed a point of cold light on her fingertip. She pressed the needlepoint, stained with the fetus’s blood, against the Mingmen acupoint on her wrist, closed her eyes, and softly chanted, "Blood seeks its source, lineage inherits the great void."

"What is this..." Lin Xiaoxiao felt a warm current spreading from her navel.

"Don’t be afraid. It’s a bloodline resonance."

Fine beads of sweat appeared on Ji Xiaosong’s forehead as her hands formed the complex Moonlight Seal.

A phantom image of the fetus suddenly appeared between them. Its translucent umbilical cord extended two separate threads of light.

One thread entered Ji Xiaosong’s palm, while the other connected to Ji Youshu.

’Yup, it’s confirmed. This is my nephew.’

Ji Xiaosong breathed a sigh of relief. She had actually been very worried that the child in Lin Xiaoxiao’s belly wasn’t her brother’s.

"It’s too dangerous for you to be out here in the wilderness alone. Why don’t you come back to Chenming City with me? Our family has a villa at Yongfeng Base, you can stay there without any worries. You’re a doctor, and medical personnel are priority recruits for the base. Once you’re there, you’ll definitely receive preferential treatment and have a more stable life."

Lin Xiaoxiao agreed without a second thought. What was a fight with an ex-boyfriend compared to this? In the apocalypse, survival was the most important thing.

Ji Xiaosong called Rongrong over. Cradling Lin Xiaoxiao, she laid her down on Rongrong’s back.

It only took a quarter of an hour to get back to Yongfeng Base. Ji Xiaosong and Lin Xiaoxiao stopped at the entrance of A7 Villa.

"Bro, I brought my sister-in-law home!"