Chapter 115: Chapter 26: Am I a Demon?
Three days later, Li Xinyue indeed successfully left the detention center.
At the moment she walked out of the detention center, Li Xinyue was welcomed by her teammates. They hugged each other and loudly discussed how to celebrate afterward.
Li Xinyue glanced around but did not see the figure of Yan Luo.
"Don’t look anymore, Yan Luo didn’t come," someone teased nearby.
Li Xinyue instantly felt extremely embarrassed and angry, turning to grab the neck of that teammate and shaking her vigorously.
The hunters of the seventh squad walked away from the detention center, chatting and laughing, while Li Xinyue looked back, her mind still filled with doubts.
Even though in the three days after meeting Yan Luo, Li Xinyue had organized her thoughts and understood many things.
Now she understood that perhaps her grandfather had long discovered that this matter was the doing of the Wang Family, but he resolved it as a test for her.
Why did grandfather do this?
To this day, Li Xinyue still did not understand.
Just then, Li Xinyue saw a message from Yan Luo: "Are you out?"
Li Xinyue slightly pursed her lips and replied: "Of course, I’m already out and thinking with my teammates about how to celebrate."
"Celebrating is fine, but remember to think about how to resolve this issue in your spare time. Otherwise, incidents like being detained will happen again. If nothing goes wrong, as long as you don’t quit the hunter profession, they won’t let you off."
Seeing this message, Li Xinyue’s mood, which had just improved, sank again.
Indeed, if this issue isn’t resolved, similar things will happen again.
Now she is insignificant in power and influence, and even if she proposes to end the marriage arrangement with the Tianyi Wang Family, they are unlikely to agree.
Not only the Wang Family, but her family wouldn’t agree either.
Ultimately, she would still be coerced into marrying into the Wang Family.
Unless she dies, there is only one choice left: make a name for herself and have grandfather propose to the Wang Family to end the marriage arrangement.
Thinking of this, Li Xinyue suddenly understood why her grandfather, despite having the ability to solve this matter, never intervened personally.
If she doesn’t have a sufficiently strong hand, even if she inherits the Li Family’s business, many family members would still not recognize her identity and superficially comply while secretly thwarting her directives.
If she doesn’t have the ability to inherit the family business, it would be better to marry into the Wang Family. At least this way, someone could protect her.
"So that’s how it is..."
Having figured this out, Li Xinyue felt a surge of emotion.
Since that’s the case, she must find a way to resolve this issue herself, showing her ability in front of her grandfather, letting him know she has the ability to protect herself.
Meanwhile, after reminding Li Xinyue, Yan Luo took a deep breath and continued doing barbell squats.
Under double gravity, movements that used to be incredibly simple now became extremely challenging.
Yan Luo could feel all his joints screaming, experiencing wear and tear.
Yet, this was exactly what he needed.
The more severe the joint damage, the greater the enhancement he would receive after digesting the magic power.
Precisely because of this, Yan Luo had been training like crazy recently, trying exercises that ordinary fitness enthusiasts dare not use.
Now that Yan Luo has successfully adapted to double gravity, he even felt the training effect brought by double gravity had weakened significantly.
Since that’s the case, why not try triple gravity!
Yan Luo put down the barbell, just about to adjust the gravity level when he received a contact from Sasa: "Can you come out for a moment?"
"What’s the matter?" Yan Luo asked Sasa.
As he spoke, Yan Luo turned off the gravity field.
The gravity decreased instantly, and while feeling his body much lighter, Yan Luo’s internal organs were again squeezed.
"The results of the experiment implanting your gut flora into lab animals are out. Moreover, I conducted another experiment."
Another experiment?
Wiping the sweat from his body with a towel, Yan Luo walked out of the gravity room.
In the living room, Yan Luo saw Sasa sitting on the sofa with a serious expression.
"You did another experiment. Is it related to me?" Yan Luo asked in confusion.
Sasa sat upright on the sofa, nodding seriously at Yan Luo’s inquiry, "Yes, it has a deep connection with you!"
Covered in sweat, Yan Luo did not sit down, standing as he asked Sasa: "Cut the nonsense, just tell me the experiment results. Even if you explain the process, I wouldn’t understand."
Sasa nodded, providing a summary: "The facts prove that your ability to absorb magic power has little to do with your gut flora; those bacteria became strong because they were influenced by you."
Yan Luo crossed his arms, "And then?"
Sasa took a deep breath and spoke heavily: "Then, I injected your blood into a lab animal and found its physique significantly improved. Later, I dissected the animal and discovered its body structure was changing to resemble yours."
Blinking, Yan Luo’s mouth was slightly open.
"...Wait a minute? What did you do? You injected my blood into a lab animal?"
Yan Luo looked at Sasa in shock, "How could you have such an absurd idea?"
Sasa sighed and said, "I know it’s an absurd idea. From any angle, this is an inappropriate experiment with no real significance... I just had a sudden impulse, thinking those experimental animals were wasted anyway, so why not try it, and surprisingly, it worked."
Even Yan Luo couldn’t stay calm now. He paced back and forth in the living room, Sasa’s statement ringing in his mind.
His blood was injected into a lab animal, causing its body structure to transform toward his.
What is this?
Even demons wouldn’t have such an ability, would they?
Yan Luo racked his brain, searching his memories, only to find that such a phenomenon simply did not exist in his knowledge.
"This is ridiculous!"
Yan Luo furrowed his brows, looking at Sasa, and asked: "Only the body structure changed, what about the genes?"
"Regarding that, don’t worry, there wasn’t much genetic change. This means the transformation in the lab animal is non-hereditary."
Saying this, Sasa looked at Yan Luo, eyes filled with desire behind his spectacles, "Yan Luo, do you know what this means?"
Yan Luo suddenly shivered.
How could he not know what this meant?
If people found out his blood could transform others’ body structure to resemble his current form, from now on, he might be locked in a cell, continually having his blood drawn and made into enhancing medicine.
"This means—you’re very likely a demon!" Sasa said excitedly.
...Wait? Yan Luo turned in shock to look at Sasa, pointing at himself, "Me? A demon?"
He was a demon? How could that be!
Sasa nodded emphatically, chattering nonstop: "Everyone knows blood doesn’t have the ability to infect other organisms. Your blood doesn’t contain any virus, so the only possibility is that ’your blood is a medium for an ability.’
Yan Luo was stunned, taking a few seconds to react, frowning: "You mean the real Yan Luo is already dead, and I’m just a demon with Yan Luo’s memories?"
"When did I ever say such a thing?" Sasa asked curiously.
"Aren’t you saying I’m a demon?" Yan Luo retorted.
Sasa shrugged helplessly, "But I never said you’re dead! I’m just saying you possess abilities similar to a demon, that’s all!"
Yan Luo fell silent.
He lowered his head, looking at his palms.
"...After injecting my blood, did that lab animal’s blood also become able to ’infect’ other lab animals?"
Yan Luo’s thoughts seemed to stabilize, looking at Sasa, "I don’t believe you didn’t test this."
"Unfortunately, there was no effect," Sasa shook his head, "only the blood from your body affects lab animals, and the change in that animal occurred because I injected a considerable amount. To transform an ordinary person to your current extent, they would need a total blood transfusion from you over ten times."
Hearing this, Yan Luo couldn’t help but relax.
Fortunately, he hadn’t become as precious as rare treasures.