Gene Unlocking: I Evolve Every Day

Time passed, second by second.

Soon, an hour had gone by since Gu Wei entered the small cottage.

Nuazai and Li Luo stood outside the door, waiting in bitter patience, yet never daring to leave.

They were very clear about one thing: in the entire Cosmos, the only one who might be able to control the ”Great Cold Silence” and annihilate iron-based life was probably Lu Li alone.

Of course, they felt Lu Li would have no problem dealing with iron-based life, while the ”Great Cold Silence” was still open to question.

After all, once the ”Great Cold Silence” spread to a certain range, under normal circumstances it could not be reversed.

The energy drop triggered by its spread was simply too vast.

Although Nuazai and Li Luo were not sure that Lu Li could definitely control the spread of the ”Great Cold Silence,” this was their only hope.

So don’t say one hour— even if they had to wait a whole day and night, they would still resolutely refuse to leave.

Deciding not to leave was one thing.

Whether standing there and waiting was torment or not was another matter entirely.

Nuazai and Li Luo were not used to Earth’s environment to begin with and needed to wear protective suits; now, after standing continuously at the door for an hour, never mind that the soles of their feet were aching, their whole bodies felt sore.

The key thing was, they had no idea when Lu Li would call them in.

This boundless waiting was really hard to endure.

As the Cosmic Emperor, when had Nuazai ever encountered such a thing?

For a moment, he felt quite emotional, but he didn’t dare harbor a trace of complaint, afraid Lu Li might sense it.

Seeing Nuazai’s face turn deathly pale from standing so long, Li Luo couldn’t help feeling worried inside.

She said softly, ”My King, go back to the car and sit for a bit. I’ll stand here and wait. If Mr. Gu comes out and calls, you can stand up and come in together.”

Nuazai looked very resolute. ”No. I must stand and await the Land God’s summons.”

Li Luo frowned slightly and said, ”But your face has gone completely pale. If later you can’t hold out...”

”Enough!” Nuazai interrupted. ”No matter what, I will stand here and wait, to show my respect for the Land God.”

The Martial Hero Race didn’t have the saying ”there are gods three feet above your head,” but they did have a similar proverb: ”The gods respond to everything.”

Thus, Nuazai believed that all his and Li Luo’s actions had definitely been sensed by Lu Li.

When you come to ask someone for help, you have to show the attitude of someone asking for a favor, don’t you?

So Nuazai wanted Lu Li to see his ”sincerity”; he would rather stand in pain and wait than put on a show outside and then secretly sit in the car to rest.

Tick-tock, tick-tock.

Time flowed on without stopping.

An hour and a half...

Two hours and twenty-six minutes...

Four hours and thirty-two minutes...

Gradually, it grew dark outside.

Liu Kexin was also driven back to the small cottage by the chauffeur.

Yet Lu Li still never let anyone call Nuazai and Li Luo in.

After standing these four-plus hours, never mind that the older Nuazai was soaked in cold sweat and his body was on the verge of collapse— even the comparatively young Li Luo now felt like she wanted to die.

At this moment, both Nuazai and Li Luo were hungry, tired, and thirsty, and felt it was very hard to keep going.

Suddenly, the inner room’s door opened.

Right after that, Gu Wei walked out and came to the front door.

He didn’t explain anything; he merely reached out to pull the door open and said, ”Mr. Lu wants you to come in.”

Nuazai was almost dead on his feet, but when he heard this, his face still lit up with excitement, and he spoke words of thanks: ”Thank you, thank you, Mr. Gu.”

Gu Wei nodded lightly and stepped aside to make room so the two of them could enter.

Then he pushed the door closed again and walked ahead to lead the way.

A moment later, the three of them entered the house and, in the living room, saw Lu Li, who was talking with Liu Kexin.

Gu Wei stepped forward first and said, ”Mr. Lu, they’re here.”

”Land God.”

”Land God, thank you for agreeing to see us.”

Nuazai and Li Luo had not the slightest resentment about having been made to stand; when they spoke, they even showed expressions of gratitude.

Lu Li didn’t even look at them. He only turned to Gu Wei and said, ”Old Gu, sit. If there’s anything you feel like eating later, I’ll have Aunt Huang make it for you.”

”Thank you, Mr. Lu.” Gu Wei sat back down on the single sofa and said with a smile, ”I’ll go with whatever the host arranges. Anything is fine, I’m not particular.”

Lu Li said, ”Alright. As it happens, my Kexin brought back two large yellow croakers. We’ll eat those.”

Gu Wei let out an ”oh” of delight. ”That fish is delicious; I’ll have to eat a few more bites later.”

The two of them chatted as if no one else were there, not paying the slightest attention to Nuazai and Li Luo.

Nuazai and Li Luo had stood outside for over four hours, thinking that once they were called in this ordeal would end, only to find they had merely changed locations for their punishment of standing.

The two of them couldn’t help giving wry smiles; they knew Lu Li was deliberately putting them on ice.

By rights, Lu Li had never met Nuazai and Li Luo before and had no reason to act this way.

Nuazai, however, instinctively felt that he must have done something, without realizing it, that angered Lu Li, which was why he was undergoing such treatment.

What happens if you offend Lu Li?

Had he not seen the Small Magellanic Cloud already destroyed down to nothing?

At the thought that he might have unknowingly offended Lu Li, Nuazai’s heart couldn’t help giving a jolt; he began ”reflecting” over and over, hoping to calm Lu Li’s anger as quickly as possible.

Otherwise, he had every reason to believe that the one who destroyed the Northern Crown and Hercules Great Wall was not the ”Great Cold Silence,” nor iron-based life, but this True God before his eyes.