Retired for A Hundred Years: Re-Employment for the Apocalypse Bigshot!-Chapter 350 - 345: I Really Like This Room

The sudden change, if there’s nothing fishy, then that’s truly strange. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

Ji Ning glanced at Joe Lane, who was lying on the ground, and curled her lips in mockery.

This man hasn’t improved much, still resorting to such sneak attacks and assassinations.

Joe Lane thought Ji Ning would pursue him, but instead, she returned from the window and sat beside him, watching him.

Joe Lane felt a jolt in his heart, intuitively sensing that Ji Ning was aware of his intentions.

Might as well go all out!

With the thought came action, an ice crystal emitted from his fingertips, swiftly spreading to Ji Ning’s feet, only stopping right in front of her shoes.

Joe Lane agilely leapt from the ground, clawing at the nearest Ye Xiangying.

Although Ye Xiangying had trained in martial arts from a young age, she hadn’t awakened her superpower. Compared to the 16th-level powerhouse Joe Lane, she was like a helpless chick.

Seeing her fair neck about to be grasped.

Nearby, Fu Linyang stepped in to rescue Ye Xiangying but was struck on the shoulder by Joe Lane’s fist.

The battle was about to erupt, with the Special Ability Team they brought facing off against Joe Lane’s bodyguards.

The superpowers in the world seemed to be extracted by machines, all converging near this room.

Ji Ning looked calmly at the tense scene in front of her, her demeanor extremely composed.

Her calmness, however, made Joe Lane very uneasy, as if he was back on Jiuming Mountain’s summit 120 years ago.

Facing an attack from a dozen of them, Ji Ning remained unfazed, as if they were all ants, not worth fearing.

"Joe Lane, aren’t you afraid you might not leave Hua Continent?" Ji Ning finally chuckled lightly.

Joe Lane was no fool, fully understanding Ji Ning’s words.

If his people didn’t act on their own, their conflict would at most be a diplomatic issue, not escalating to a physical conflict. Even if Ji Ning knew his plan, as long as he didn’t admit it, Ji Ning and Hua Continent couldn’t do anything to him, at most detain and question him, which wouldn’t take long. But if his people acted within Hua Continent’s borders, Ji Ning would definitely have a reason to keep him alive.

His earlier move against Ye Xiangying was a momentary impulse after being provoked by Ji Ning.

Luckily, it wasn’t too late...

Joe Lane immediately shouted to his bodyguards in Californian: Stop.

Ji Ning breathed a sigh of relief.

Not because she feared him, but because there were still dozens of ordinary people in the hostel.

Even if superpower users tried to hold back during a battle, it could still harm the innocent.

Joe Lane, with a sullen face, walked to the chair opposite Ji Ning and sat down again.

"See the guests out—"

Ji Ning smiled, "I quite like this room."

Joe Lane clenched his fist tightly; if looks could kill, Ji Ning would surely be sent to the Eighteen Layers of Hell.

He gathered himself, stood up again, and walked out.

Ye Xiangying, relieved after surviving the ordeal, received Ji Ning’s gaze, pressed her lips tightly, and forced herself to suppress her inner panic, wearing a stern face as she walked out.

As she walked, she ordered, "Detain the Californian delegation."

Meanwhile, the Jiuming Mountain Base quickly received orders from the top. Though the road had yet to thaw, vehicles transporting soldiers drove down from midway up the mountain.

In less than half an hour, the hostel was surrounded completely.

Fu Yuanxuan’s face was dark enough to spill ink as he strode into the hostel.

By now, everyone in the hostel had been gathered in the dining hall.

This was the largest space within the hostel, capable of accommodating these dozens of people.

As Fu Yuanxuan entered, he saw the Hua Continent people on one side and the Californian delegation on the other, each group guarded against the other, separated by two rows of chairs.

The Californians were the first to accuse Ji Ning of injuring people without cause, breaching Hua Continent’s host hospitality, demanding an explanation for California.

However, Ye Xiangying sternly accused them of kidnapping Hua Continent residents and illegally possessing firearms, injuring a Hua Continent person, although no concrete evidence was currently available.

Fu Yuanxuan had roughly understood the situation on his way over.

Ji Ning had approached and, for unknown reasons, attacked Joe Lane. Meanwhile, a group suddenly tried to kidnap Ye Tong and Feng Yu, stopped by Huang Ying just in time. But during their altercation, their opponents used firearms, injuring Huang Ying’s arm.

The current situation was that Huang Ying had already led people in pursuit, but no news had come back yet.

Fu Yuanxuan glanced at the Californian delegation, then strode toward the Hua Continent side.

The alarmed Bai Xiaotang saw him and dashed over like a small projectile, complaining as she walked, "Brother Fu, they tried to kidnap Sister Xiaotong and Feng Yu."

Fu Yuanxuan glanced helplessly at Ji Ning, sitting not far away, then said, "We have no evidence yet."

"Hmph, even without evidence, it’s them. We were fine before they came, why did trouble start when they arrived?"

Bai Xiaotang’s logic was simple; the Lane family, opposing her idol, was not to be trusted, and since Sister Ning had attacked them, it’s definitively them.

Fu Yuanxuan felt a bit of a headache but, seeing Ji Ning’s composed demeanor, was keenly aware that the matter was complex.

He approached Ji Ning, intending to chat but was stopped by Fu Linyang.

"Xiao Xuan, this way." Fu Linyang’s expression was very serious, with a hint of urgency in his eye.

The two headed to the kitchen behind the dining hall, where Fu Linyang handed his phone to Fu Yuanxuan.

On it was a live broadcast of the International Alliance meeting, where the California Alliance representative was accusing the Huazhou Alliance representative of undermining the friendship between California and Hua Continent.

This matter, having just happened, had already reached the International Alliance; saying there’s nothing fishy would be strange.

"Xiao Xuan, it’s a tough situation. If we don’t get evidence soon, we’ll be in a weak position."

Fu Yuanxuan responded with a "Hmm," feeling similarly unsettled.

"I’ve heard you and Miss Ji are on good terms. Go ask if she knows anything."

Fu Yuanxuan glanced up at him, feeling a bit awkward, then said, "Family doesn’t speak in two tongues. The actions of Miss Ji are quite unfathomable. If we can learn something, we won’t be as passive."

Fu Yuanxuan responded again with a "Hmm."

But deep down, he was worried; knowing Ji Ning, she wasn’t afraid of causing trouble!

Sure enough, trouble had been caused.

The kidnappers pursued by Huang Ying found their path down the mountain blocked by an unexpected snowfall.

Inside the car, four kidnappers faced iron-blue while gripping weapons, vigilant of their surroundings, especially the pursuing Huang Ying.

"Jump off the cliff." The lead kidnapper saw the approaching car and gritted his teeth, uttering, then raced toward the cliff beside the mountain road.

These four were all highly skilled desperados; a mere cliff wouldn’t trap them.

Just as they jumped down, a powerful gust of wind swept them back up.

The lead kidnapper’s expression was ugly as he growled, "Who? Show yourself—"

As Huang Ying, who had caught up, pulled out two ancient short blades from her waist, coldly declaring, "Ji Family Army."

The three words instantly changed the four’s expressions.