Super Gene Hunting Ground

Elder Ye helped Yang Xiao up and said solemnly:

”Yang Xiao, it’s not that I refuse to save her, but my role in this matter is minimal; the key still depends on herself.”

”Elder Ye?”

”I will try my best to help her. Right now, I’ll input a portion of the energy I’ve cultivated using the Life and Death Iteration Law to see if it can assist her in successfully completing the resurrection step. As for activating Genetic Evolution, don’t count on it.”

Yang Xiao quickly said:

”As long as we can revive her, nothing else matters.”

Elder Ye nodded, stood at the head of Xiao Ling’s bed, extended his hands, and pointed at the top of Xiao Ling’s head.

A beam of light flowed from between Elder Ye’s fingers, merging into the top of Xiao Ling’s head.

Yang Xiao stood quietly beside him, hoping for a miracle to occur.

Elder Ye persisted for about half an hour, beads of sweat slightly forming on his forehead, and finally withdrew his fingers.

When Yang Xiao looked at Xiao Ling again, he noticed a hint of color seemed to return to her face; it wasn’t as pale as before.

”Thank you, Elder Ye!”

Yang Xiao bowed to Elder Ye.

Elder Ye waved his hand and said:

”To tell you the truth, Xiao Ling’s chances of survival are only about fifty percent, so you should be mentally prepared.

The energy I injected is limited, not because I’m unwilling, but she must rely on her own inner core energy to complete the resurrection. The energy I provided is external and can only help improve her environment slightly; it can’t directly help her resurrect.”

After speaking, Elder Ye looked at Yang Xiao, patted his shoulder, and turned to leave.

Yang Xiao sat by Xiao Ling’s bed, holding Xiao Ling’s hand, and said softly:

”Xiao Ling, I know you can hear me. I’m begging you, stay strong. You can definitely get through this calamity. Once you do, I’ll stay by your side and never leave you.

Also, as I once told you, I’m the new leader of the Purple Origin Star. All the mines on the Purple Origin Star are now under my control. So you never need to worry about the Crystal Coin for your Genetic Evolution. I can meet all your needs.

And didn’t you say you have a younger brother and sister at home? From now on, their Genetic Evolution training expenses will all be covered by me, their brother-in-law...”

Yang Xiao suddenly saw a tear fall from Xiao Ling’s eye.

...

The next morning, Xiao Ling had not woken up and remained in a coma.

Director Zhu Peng and a few mentors came by, originally intending to arrange Xiao Ling’s affairs, but they were all shocked after hearing Yang Xiao’s explanation.

They all knew about the Life and Death Iteration Law, but none of them had cultivated it.

Xiao Ling’s current condition didn’t resemble someone who had been dead for a long time. Her skin was supple and elastic, with a slight blush on her face, like someone deep in sleep.

”Yang Xiao, since Xiao Ling still has hope of survival, our academy will naturally do everything we can to help her. Let us know if you need anything.”

”Thank you, Principal. There’s nothing else needed; please arrange for some people to guard around the room. Do not let anyone disturb her. Without my permission, no one can enter the room.”

”Alright, no problem. I’ll immediately send a patrol team over.”

”Have the assassins who attacked me been caught?”

”The assassins were a group of three brothers who joined Flying Leopard Academy over a month ago, and they were under Xiao Ling’s team. Apart from the two you killed, another one named Ding Lun has escaped our academy. We’ve already sent a group to pursue him.”

”Do we know the background of these three assassins?”

”We haven’t found out that layer yet. Rest assured, as soon as we have news, we’ll notify you immediately. We’ll also assign people to follow and protect your safety from now on.”

”Thank you!”

.....

Throughout the morning, news about Yang Xiao and Xiao Ling’s assassination last night spread throughout Flying Leopard Academy.

Yang Xiao is quite prominent at Flying Leopard Academy now, making the news even more eye-catching.

There were many speculations about the incident’s origin,

”I guess it was an assassin sent by the Qin family?”

”Yang Xiao killed Qin Xiaotian and his brother, so the Qin family would definitely seek revenge. It’s just that, for the time being, with the protection of Flying Leopard Academy, the Qin family doesn’t dare pursue Yang Xiao openly.”

”The Qin family is indeed ruthless, arranging three assassins to enter the academy under the guise of cultivation. It’s quite clever.”

...

Yelu Caiyun and others naturally heard the news about Yang Xiao’s attack last night.

Yelu Caiyun immediately rushed over to find Yang Xiao. Seeing him safe, she breathed a sigh of relief.

”Yang Xiao, I’m glad you’re okay. You scared me to death.”

Looking at Xiao Ling lying in bed,

”How is Master Xiao?”

”The situation is not good; she may not hold on.”

”Yang Xiao, let me take care of Master Xiao for you. You should rest for a while.”

Yang Xiao shook his head,

”I won’t go anywhere. I’ll stay by her side. You go back first.”

”Then, how about you rest in this room, and I’ll stay here temporarily to watch over Master Xiao. If anything happens, I’ll wake you immediately.”

Yang Xiao listened and nodded. He was indeed exhausted and needed some rest.

So, Yang Xiao brought a chair and sat by Xiao Ling’s bed, holding her hand, resting his head on the bed, and quickly fell asleep.

Seeing Yang Xiao’s deep affection for Xiao Ling, Yelu Caiyun couldn’t help but sigh inwardly.

Gao Lou, Chen Cangshan, and others came to visit Xiao Ling and Yang Xiao,

but Yang Xiao, fearing they might disturb Xiao Ling, did not let them into the room.

Only Yelu Caiyun was allowed by Yang Xiao to enter Xiao Ling’s room to visit anytime.

What made Yang Xiao feel increasingly fearful was that Xiao Ling still hadn’t awakened.

Three days passed, and Xiao Ling still hadn’t woken up, leaving Yang Xiao filled with an inexplicable fear.

Yang Xiao approached Elder Ye again.

Elder Ye came to check on Xiao Ling’s condition and sighed,

”Yang Xiao, if Xiao Ling doesn’t make it through today, I’m afraid there’s no hope. As far as I know, the Life and Death Iteration Law can only keep someone in a near-death state for a maximum of three days. Beyond that time, no one has survived.

You’ve experienced near-death twice yourself, and each time you made it within 24 hours. You should be well aware of this.”

”Elder Ye, is there really nothing else you can do to help Xiao Ling? I beg you, please.”

Yang Xiao bowed deeply to Elder Ye.

Elder Ye reached out and supported Yang Xiao, speaking emotionally,

”Child, I know your feelings for Xiao Ling are deep, but I truly can’t help her with this matter. Everything depends on herself. If she has a strong will to survive, maybe she can pull through.”

After saying this, Elder Ye left with a sorrowful face.

For him, at nearly two hundred years old, he’d long seen through life and death. However, seeing Yang Xiao in such torment because of Xiao Ling was heart-wrenching even for him.

The three-day deadline Elder Ye mentioned was approaching fast, with just an hour left until the near-death limit was reached.

Yang Xiao looked at Xiao Ling, holding her hand, weeping uncontrollably,

”Xiao Ling, I beg you, please wake up. You can’t die,

Can you really bear to leave me like this?

Didn’t you say you have younger siblings?

Your loving parents are still at home,

Your entire family,

If you die like this, who will your siblings, your parents, your family rely on for protection?

You must stay strong and pull through,

Please,

Wake up soon!”

Yang Xiao tightly grasped Xiao Ling’s hand, fearing she might slip away,

His tears fell onto Xiao Ling’s hand.

...

Xiao Ling had a dream, dreaming she was dragged into a dark abyss by a group of monsters.

She was terrified, struggling desperately,

But she had no strength left, unable to escape the monsters’ control.

She wanted to shout, to call for help,

But when she opened her mouth, no sound came out.

She was in despair, utterly terrified.

She was dragged deeper into the dark abyss by the monsters,

She felt suffocated,

That she was going to die,

So she gave up resisting, slowly closing her eyes.

Suddenly, she heard a familiar call coming from behind her.

She turned back and saw a ray of light shooting into the dark abyss,

She saw a familiar figure, and her heart surged with emotion, warmth spreading through her body,

She felt a powerful strength.

So she struggled desperately,

Finally, Xiao Ling broke free from the monsters’ grasp and began to swim desperately towards the outside of the abyss.

The feeling of suffocation grew stronger,

But the light outside the abyss grew brighter.

Finally, just as she was about to suffocate and die,

She was like someone breaking the surface of the water from the depths,

Finally reborn.

She opened her mouth wide, breathing in the fresh air of freedom.

She opened her eyes,

And saw a world full of light.

Xiao Ling saw Yang Xiao,

The man she loved, at this moment crying like a child who had lost his beloved toy.

Tears fell like broken pearls, constantly dropping onto the back of Xiao Ling’s hand.

Xiao Ling felt a pang of heartache.

”Why are you crying?”

Xiao Ling softly said, her fingers gently twitching a few times.

Yang Xiao felt something moving in the hand he was holding.

It seemed he heard a familiar voice beside his ear.

Suddenly startled,

He looked down and saw Xiao Ling’s hand twitching in his palm.

He immediately turned his head to look at Xiao Ling’s face,

Only to see Xiao Ling had opened her eyes, looking at him with a slight smile,

Two lines of tears slid down from the corners of her eyes.

(Thanks to the book friend for the low-key reading reward of 200 Qidian Coins, much appreciated!)