Retired for A Hundred Years: Re-Employment for the Apocalypse Bigshot!-Chapter 91: Now That’s a Real Man

Ji Ning’s face looked grim, more unsettled than anything.

At the time, she frequently ventured deep into the Pollution Zone to conduct experiments on the virus from mutated corpses, arriving at a conclusion that as long as the defenses were maintained and the virus lacked opportunity to infect new hosts, it would gradually disappear. How could it possibly evolve and make corpses attain human intelligence?

"But that’s exactly what’s written in the history books. Many people died in the safety zone because of this, and it ultimately took the direct intervention of three leaders to bring the situation under control."

Bai Xiaotang looked at Ji Ning somewhat fearfully.

At this moment, the calmness on Ji Ning’s face disappeared, replaced inexplicably by a hint of danger.

Ji Ning lowered her gaze to the small house appearing on the screen, her eyes turning colder.

"If mutated corpses really can evolve, it’s either a natural disaster or a man-made calamity."

"What man-made calamity?" asked Ye Tong as she entered the room, curiosity piqued by the last sentence.

Bai Xiaotang leapt from the sofa upon seeing her return, waving her hand: "Sister Xiaotong, come quickly, Sister Ning says the evolution of mutated corpses is a man-made calamity."

"Hmm. Sister Ning is right."

Ye Tong, without hearing the preceding context and with her mind elsewhere, casually agreed before walking over in her slippers to discuss another matter.

"Sister Ning, Director Feng wants you to find some time to visit the film crew."

Ji Ning looked up, and Ye Tong clasped her hands together, "There’s a fight scene this Saturday... Afterwards, the director is inviting everyone to dinner."

"No way, Sister Ning has promised to help me with treatment."

"No way, Sister Ning agreed to help me rank up."

Two voices chimed in simultaneously, Ye Tong looked at each in surprise; Lin Yuanyang emerged from the kitchen with an apron on, carrying a plate of sliced fruit, while Bai Xiaotang sat beside Ji Ning, half-embracing Ji Ning’s arm. Both looked at her nervously.

"Sister Xiaotong, you’ve been out with Sister Ning alone for so long. I need Sister Ning too..." Bai Xiaotang pouted, acting coquettishly with them both.

Lin Yuanyang wasn’t as clingy, but coughed a few times while carrying the fruit to the coffee table.

Ye Tong was speechless: ...

"Sister Ning, where would you like to go on Saturday?"

The three of them watched her with sparkling eyes, like children eager for parental attention.

Ji Ning: ...

"I have plans for Saturday. I’ll visit the film crew on Sunday, Bai Xiaotang will come along."

The two named individuals cheered excitedly, while the light in Lin Yuanyang’s eyes dimmed slightly. Just as he was about to leave, Ji Ning called out: "Hey kid, you’ll come with me on Saturday."

Lin Yuanyang instantly lifted his head, unable to suppress the joy in his eyes, "Okay."

As Lin Yuanyang tried to maintain his composure, walking back to his room awkwardly, Bai Xiaotang approached Ji Ning with a smile, whispering, "Sister Ning, Xiao Yang seems to really value you."

"Naturally." Ji Ning showed little reaction, still watching the game screen, as though she was quite accustomed to having a young admirer.

Ye Tong snorted, amused, "What do you guys want for dinner tonight?"

Ji Ning replied first: "Meat baozi."

Bai Xiaotang instantly wore a bitter face, "Sister Ning, I’ve already had baozi, dumplings, and wontons for several days. I want stir-fried dishes!"

Ji Ning did not object, adding a dish: "Braised pork."

Ye Tong agreed with a smile, heading to the kitchen while asking, "Who wants to help out?"

A moment of silence.

Ye Tong turned around to see the two women had collapsed on the sofa, eyes closed voluntarily.

Ye Tong shook her head with amusement, "Whoever helps gets a special treat."

"Ha... I’ll do it, I’ll do it."

"I want egg tart."

"..."

***

After dinner.

Ji Ning returned to her room on the second floor, pausing suddenly before opening the door, her gaze dropping to the door handle, her eyes growing colder.

Indeed, here it comes...

She then opened the door, finding a familiar figure sprawled in front of the desk.

How long had he been passed out here?

Ji Ning’s fingertips slowly formed a water sphere, which upon nearing, she flicked towards the man’s face.

On the floor.

Fu Yuanxuan was jolted awake from the floor, instinctively leaping up and adopting a defensive posture, his hawk-like sharp gaze sweeping directly towards Ji Ning, who sat on the bed, playing with her phone single-handedly.

His heart was shocked, his rugged features tense, with sweat gradually forming on his brow.

"Who are you?"

His eyes were filled with vigilance, fixed on Ji Ning, one arm behind his back, his fingers slowly nearing the weapon hidden at his waist.

Ji Ning appeared calm, though there was no warmth in her beautiful peach-blossom eyes, "If I were you, I wouldn’t act rashly. What do you think?"

Fu Yuanxuan hesitated briefly, suddenly drawing his weapon, swiftly aiming it at Ji Ning, yet the girl before him showed no fear. She even raised an eyebrow, smirking slightly, "Overestimating yourself."

Soon—

Fu Yuanxuan’s vision blurred, and the arm holding the weapon felt as though it had been poked a few times, instantly going numb as if electrocuted, devoid of strength. His fingers relaxed, allowing the weapon to slip to the floor.

Alarm bells rang loudly in his mind, and he swung his other fist forcefully, only to have it fall into a hand harder than his own. The hand quickly morphed into claws, seizing his wrist and twisting it behind him with such force that he was pressed onto the ground, unable to move.

Her foot mercilessly kicked into his lower back.

Fu Yuanxuan’s face turned pale with pain, agony surfacing in his eyes, but years of training only elicited a grunt, with no cries for mercy escaping his lips.

A real tough guy, just like Fu Huayu’s descendant.

Ji Ning was somewhat satisfied, but her fingers did not relax, and her strength increased a few degrees underfoot.

"What are you doing in my room?"

Fu Yuanxuan bit his teeth tightly, enduring the pain without uttering a word.

Before he stealthily entered the room to investigate and suddenly lost consciousness due to medication, he already knew his identity was exposed.

However, he hadn’t expected to still be here and that the mysterious girl before him possessed combat power so high that he couldn’t see her movements or muster any force to fight back.

This indicated she was definitely not the A9 physique as the data suggested, nor was she as simple as described in the files.

Ji Ning saw that he’d rather have his arm broken than give in, slowly relaxed her grip, stood up, and looked down at Fu Yuanxuan, panting heavily as he lay on the floor.

"Kid, out of consideration for your ancestry, I’ll let you go this time. If there’s a next time, you won’t be able to open your eyes again." 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

Fu Yuanxuan’s fingers clenched suddenly.

After some time, he sat up, watching her, probing, "The Ji surname is rare in Hua Continent, aside from the one with ties to my family; I haven’t seen another person with the surname Ji. You mentioned my ancestors, could you be related to that person?"

Ji Ning didn’t get angry. Instead, she laughed, crossing her arms and leaning against the wall casually.

"Kid, what do you think our relationship is?"

Fu Yuanxuan pressed his lips together, his sharp gaze directly meeting Ji Ning’s eyes with scrutiny and caution.

If it was Bai Xiaotang, she would have likely surrendered, but Ji Ning simply chuckled, heading to the window and indicating, "Kid, it’s time for you to leave."

Just as she spoke, there was a knock on the door from Ye Tong.