Su Chen simply smiled, without offering an explanation. After all, things like True Yuan and cultivation were beyond her comprehension.
"Alright, let's hurry up and go!"
Su Chen then tied Lin Ruoxue to his back with a rope and began to leap, as the previous exploration had made the route much smoother this time.
It didn't take long for Su Chen to carry Lin Ruoxue out of the long crevasse.
Once outside, Lin Ruoxue still felt like she was in a dream. She couldn't believe that Su Chen had carried her, effortlessly leaping up from a place tens of meters deep!
Each time Su Chen leapt, she was so terrified that she dared not open her eyes, fearing that if she did, she would find herself falling downwards!
"Honey, have we really come out already?"
A few minutes later, Lin Ruoxue still couldn't believe what had just happened!
What she didn't know, however, was how much True Yuan Su Chen had expended in this seemingly easy process. After all, resisting gravity was no easy feat!
"What do you think? Would you like to try it again?" he asked.
"What are you talking about?" Lin Ruoxue scolded playfully, "We should hurry back, the villagers must be worried sick!"
Su Chen, holding Lin Ruoxue, continued walking down the mountain. By now, the surrounding trees had already been destroyed by the avalanche, leaving nothing but ruins...
When they returned to Baixing Gully Village, it was already one or two in the morning.
To their surprise, when they walked into the village, a large crowd of people suddenly poured out from the felt tents.
It turned out that everyone had been awake, waiting for their return; without them, the villagers couldn't sleep peacefully!
Seeing this scene, not just Lin Ruoxue, even Su Chen felt a warm surge in his heart...
"Sorry to make everyone worry. We had a bit of an accident, so we returned late," Su Chen said apologetically, with a smile.
"It's okay, it's okay, as long as you're back, we're relieved. Alright, everyone, go back to sleep," said the headman, smiling broadly, relief evident on his face.
Only then did everyone say goodnight to each other and return to their tents.
At that moment, Xiao Xun also came up to Su Chen.
"Xiao Xun, why aren't you sleeping?" Su Chen asked.
"Uncle hasn't come back, Xiao Xun couldn't sleep!" the little girl told Su Chen.
"This little girl really does share a good bond with you."
Lin Ruoxue said a bit sourly.
"Wife, you're not getting jealous over such a small girl, are you?" Su Chen laughed.
"Who's jealous of you? Don't flatter yourself," Lin Ruoxue shot back with a glance, thinking her previous comment was a bit childish.
But she had her reasons for saying so; for some reason, this little girl only seemed to bond with him and avoided others, herself included.
Soon after, the three of them went back inside to sleep. After all, Lin Ruoxue was extremely tired from the day's events...
Meanwhile, in the distant Ans Mountains, within that peculiar and grand building, a man in a white lab coat, his face filled with excitement, walked towards one of the largest offices.
Upon reaching the door, a transparent screen immediately appeared in mid-air, and the man in the white lab coat expertly entered his code before quietly waiting to the side.
After three seconds, the door automatically opened from the inside, and the man in the white lab coat immediately entered, stopping about a meter away from the desk inside.
"Doctor George, my patience is limited. I hope you bring me good news this time!" the stern-faced man behind the desk coldly stated.
Hearing this voice, George's heart uncontrollably trembled, and then he answered with a surprised but respectful face:
"Yes, President, I am here to bring you good news!"
"Are you saying the third-generation gene modifiers have finally succeeded in the experiment?"
The stern man suddenly stood up from his chair, his face filled with excitement!
"Yes, President, after such a long time, we have finally succeeded!"
"Are you sure? There won't be any problems this time?"
The stern man asked uneasily; last time they had also claimed that the experiment was successful, but in the end, it turned out there were still fatal flaws unresolved, which had caused him to celebrate prematurely!
If not for the fact that the other party was still useful, he would have thrown this fellow into the penalty area to experience the severity of those people!
"I guarantee, this time it is absolutely foolproof!"
Doctor George nodded solemnly.
The man with a stern face said excitedly:
"Doctor George, I will reward you handsomely!"
"Thank you, President!"
After Doctor George spoke respectfully, he consciously left the office, and the door automatically closed behind him.
After George left, a strong light flashed in the deep eyes of the man. This man was Tang Gang, the President of the Skull Society!
"Su Chen, although your cultivation has recovered somewhat, your real date of death is also approaching fast!"
"In our struggle, I am ultimately the one who will have the last laugh!"
"And those people, don't you even think about controlling me and using me as a pawn anymore! This time, I am going to be the player!"
Although Tang Gang and his Skull Society had become famous in the Dark World over the past year, he knew that he was merely a puppet supported by those people!
But Tang Gang was a man with "great ambition," and he absolutely could not resign himself to being just a puppet, a mere pawn.
However, in front of those powerful forces, he had no room to resist.
But with the success of the third-generation gene modifiers, he finally had the backing he needed to resist; he knew just how powerful the third-generation gene modifiers were!
Most importantly, these gene modifiers could be manufactured in large quantities!
At that moment, he seemed to see the path of a supreme ruler that belonged to him!
The next morning, after Su Chen and Lin Ruoxue had breakfast, they were ready to pack and leave.
"Uncle, I want to go see Grandma again," said the little girl, suddenly anxious.
Su Chen contemplated for a moment, then slightly nodded.
The little girl immediately smiled happily, her smile as radiant as a blooming peony!
"I will go with you," said Lin Ruoxue, also interested, then smiled at the little girl:
"Xiaoxun, would you welcome your sister coming along?"
Lin Ruoxue had always found it somewhat grating to be called 'aunt,' so she had insisted on being called 'sister' and had the little girl call her that as well.
As for calling Su Chen 'uncle' and herself 'sister,' causing a confusion of seniority, she didn't mind at all.
"I listen to Uncle," the little girl said softly, looking at Su Chen.
"Then let's go together. Wife, you should also change the flight tickets," said Su Chen, grabbing Lin Ruoxue and the little girl's hands and walking toward the distance...