Chapter 35.5 - The rabbit that brought down Xue Family's face

Xue Liang stared at his phone, reading the message he received from Xue Jun. Just yesterday, his brother called asking him if he has any weapons to spare. Xue Liang had sneered and even asked for his reason. When he was told that it was Li Xinwen's sister who wanted them, he was surprised. He had thought back to that young, naive woman that his brother had mistaken for his beloved for.

His surprise turned to curiosity and he asked for the reason. When he heard about the zombie apocalypse, Xue Liang laughed at first. He even mocked Xue Jun for believing such a thing. In the end, Xue Jun had said that if he doesn't believe it, he can come back home and he will prove that there are things that even science can't prove that exists.

Xue Liang, at first was reluctant to agree. It wasn't until Xue Jun promised him some benefit did he agree to it. He had called for his subordinates to prepare several batches of hot weapons that Xue Jun requested and when it wasn't enough, he went as far as to reach out to his contact overseas, wanting to smuggle in more.

Then, somewhere in the late afternoon, Xue Liang received a call from Xue Jun. At first, he simply ignored it. But from the persistence of the call, he gathered that it must be something very important. When he answered, he never expected that the first thing Xue Jun would ask him is if he could track Li Xinwen's whereabout. He still remembered the uncomfortable feeling that he had when he couldn't find out Li Xinwen's whereabout despite mobilizing all his men and resources.

Though he was feeling uncomfortable, he also believed that nothing bad happened to Li Xinwen. After all, in his mind, the current Li Xinwen isn't someone that normal people can deal with. He doesn't believe that some idiots could go up and kidnap him. He continued to get his men to search for Li Xinwen and it wasn't until night did they managed to track him. Xue Liang was about to tell his brother but the tracker suddenly moved, jumping from one point to one point. Xue Liang stared at his screen blankly. It wasn't until the GPS tracker from Li Xinwen's phone stopped at the location of his house did he call Xue Jun to inform the other.

That was yesterday's matter. Today, Xue Jun had sent him another message, summoning him home. He read the message so many times and 'summon' is the best description to it that Xue Liang could think of. "Fine, I will go and see what he wants," Xue Liang grumbled after a while. He then turned his phone off, took off his sim cards and threw it on the trash bin. Pulling on his desk drawer, he took out new sim cards and put it into his phone before powering it up again.

 Xue Liang travelled from his hideout to the Xue family ancestral home by helicopter. It was nothing new and every member of the main branch already knows the kind of business he has his hands into. But when he arrived, he was surprised that Xue Jun had personally come out to welcome him.

"Jun-ge, to what do I owe this special kind of welcoming?" Xue Liang asked.

"Just be good and follow me, ba. As long as you behave, those things that I promised you will be kept," Xue Jun said as he gestured for Xue Liang to follow him. While walking, Xue Jun decided to converse with Xue Liang. "A few days ago, you heard the news that Xiao Rui was injured, didn't you?"

"En. I did get the news. But no matter how I looked, I can't find the perpetrator. There was intel about his kidnappers, but their whereabouts were unknown. I even went as far as to 'interrogate' their family but no matter 'how' I asked, they still said that they didn't know," Xue Liang replied.

"Those people who harmed Xiao Rui has already been killed," Xue Jun informed Xue Liang.

"Oh? I didn't know you have it in you to kill civilians of our country, dear brother."

"It wasn't me. It was Li Xinwen," Xue Jun said in a low whisper so that only Xue Liang could hear him.

Hearing the name of the person of his obsession, Xue Liang's eyes were filled with mirth. His mind went back to that night when he found himself awake and bound inside Li Xinwen's house. Though his memories were blurry, the image of Li Xinwen stopping his brother from hitting him was still vivid in his eyes. Just the thought was enough for him to be happy.

"So, the little, harmless kitten can actually turn into a ferocious tiger. Ah... How I wish I could witness such beauty. Say, Jun-ge, how did he look like when he killed those people? Do you have a video?"

Xue Jun stared at Xue Liang as if he had grown another head. But remembering that this was Xue Liang, Xue Jun let out a heavy sigh. "I am not that perverted to actually record someone doing the killing," Xue Jun told Xue Liang. "In the first place, when I arrived it was already over."

"I see. That's a shame... hopefully I could see it one day," Xue Liang replied with a sadistic smile painted on his face.

"If you meant seeing his might, you probably will. Except, the target would be the zombies," Xue Jun murmured in a soft voice. By now, they finally reached the house. Xue Jun continued to lead Xue Liang all the way to the basement and inside the basement, Xue Rui was already waiting.

Seeing Xue Rui's condition, Xue Liang raised an eyebrow before he turned to Xue Jun. "I heard that Xiao Rui was covered in blood when you brought him back. According to my spy, his injuries looked severe but from what I see, he looks all fine and dandy."

"Why do I feel that you're mocking me, Liang-ge?" Xue Rui asked. "Naturally I'm alright because Xinwen treated me, ba! If not, my two legs will probably be wasted."

"The little kitten treated you?" Xue Liang asked. "Xiao Rui, explain... No, wait. You shut up. Jun-ge, you explain instead."

"Xiao Rui mentioned that he was given medicine. I suspect that the medicine has a great healing property. Probably something... magical," Xue Jun replied.

"Magical, huh..." Xue Liang's mind went back to certain books that he had on his person when he left Li Xinwen's home before. He didn't remember how he got the two books but when he read it, he felt that whoever wrote it must have been sick in the mind. Now though, he suddenly became suspicious. "Say, Dage, do you think that cultivators exist? Maybe Xinwen knew a cultivator and this cultivator is giving all these magical medicines to him? That would probably explain why he healed up so fast despite his accident."

"If that is true, what would you do?" Xue Jun asked.

"Of course, I'll find this master and ask him to teach me, ah! But unfortunately, cultivators are beings that only exists in fantasy. They don't exist," Xue Liang said in a casual tone.

"Anyway, I am not calling you here for this little chatter," Xue Jun said, quickly changing the topic. "Xiao Liang-"

"Don't call me that."

Xue Jun who was rudely cut off by Xue Liang stared at the other with a serious look. "Cut me off again and see how I'll punish you."

"As long as you don't call me that, I won't cut you off, dear brother," Xue Liang retorted.

Xue Rui silently stared at the two who are staring dagger at each other before he cleared his throat, effectively grabbing both of his elder brothers' attention. "Umm... Liang-ge, the reason why we called you here is because of this," Xue Rui handed Xue Liang the tablet that he has been holding for a while now. "This is the information about the upcoming apocalypse..."

Xue Liang stared at Xue Rui as if he was staring at a fool but still took the tablet into his hand. He quickly read the information on the tablet. The document was prepared by Li Jinghua and was sent to them late last night. It detailed everything from the arrival of the meteors, to the first sign of the change in the world's state. It delved deeper and as Xue Liang read, his frown deepened.

After a while, he put down the tablet and looked at Xue Rui, then Xue Jun. "You two believed in this crap? Jun-ge, don't tell me this is the proof you wanted to show me."

"That is not all. Here," Xue Jun grabbed the tablet and made several taps on the screen before handing it back to Xue Liang. On the screen, a video was playing.

"Oh dear, Xiao Rui, ah! Is this not your fiance?" Xue Liang asked in a mocking tone. "Oh, no wait. My bad, it is now ex-fiance, right?" he asked with a smirk despite knowing the answer.

"Shut up and watch the video," Xue Jun's voice had a hint of warning within and Xue Liang quickly shuts his mouth and stared into the tablet.

In the video, Li Jinghua could be seen conjuring a water ball on top of his palm and even manipulated it into several shapes. Xue Liang narrowed his eyes, paused the video, moved the indicator back to the beginning and watched it again. He did this several times before he turned to Xue Jun. "This video isn't manipulated?"

"Do you think I have time to manipulate a video just to prank you?" Xue Jun asked back. "Xiao Lian-"

"I said don't call me that."

"... Anyway, all you have to do is prepare the weapons. Whether you believe it or not, is up to you. Not to mention, you would still be making money anyway and also, the benefits are to your interest," Xue Jun decided to simply continue. "And before I forgot. Xiao Rui will begin training starting next week. I might not be available all the time so I hope that you can help keeping him in check when I am not free."

"Huh? And what makes you think I agree?" Xue Liang asked.

Xue Jun just stared at Xue Liang blankly before he gestured for Xue Liang to look at Xue Rui with his head. "Look at him. Him being bullied to the point of being injured so bad... don't you think that our Xue family's face was dragged down by this vegetarian rabbit?"

"Hmm... you're right. And we have the same face too... what would I do if any of my contacts saw Xue Rui and thought he's me? They might also think that this ancestor is a vegetarian. Fine. I will help... with a condition," Xue Liang turned to Xue Jun. "I'm allowed to bring whatever I want and I also want to be in that whatever group chat you have with Li Xinwen."

Meanwhile, the vegetarian rabbit Xue Rui can only stay quiet as he felt his impending doom during his upcoming training.