Chapter 00017: The Investigation of the Blade Washing Society
# The Investigation of the Blade-Washing Society
Chapter 17
Novel: After the Myth
Chapter 17: The Investigation of the Blade-Washing Society
The three who stayed behind had clearly made up their minds, and no one spoke of backing out.
Ding Huan then took out three tubes of reagent from his bag and said, "These are test reagents. Drink them, and I'll first test your physical constitution."
Geng Qianxing's expression immediately changed, and he quickly tugged at Ding Huan.
He was all too familiar with these reagent tubes—they came from the gene lab at Yujiang University.
Given that, it meant Ding Huan's three tubes were gene potions.
Gene potions weren't something to be taken lightly.
Not only were they dangerous for ordinary people, but even for those with a high affinity for foreign genes, fusing with a new gene potion was fraught with peril.
Moreover, these unlabeled gene potions were clearly homemade by Ding Huan, something Geng Qianxing could tell even with his eyes closed.
Not just Geng Qianxing, but the three students also exchanged uneasy glances.
They realized this Teacher Ding was a bit reckless.
Were gene potions something to be casually fused with?
Ding Huan smiled and said, "Don't worry, everyone. This is just a test reagent. I'll tailor your training based on your physical constitution."
In truth, the test reagent was a gene potion.
Ding Huan's vague explanation was because he knew how fearful people were of new gene potions.
This was before the Selyu gene scandal erupted.
A few months later, when it did, people would be even more reluctant to touch new gene potions.
"I'll drink it. I trust Teacher Ding," Fang Chong was the first to pick up a tube and down it in one go.
Seeing Fang Chong drink it, Li Wanran and Lü Zi also followed suit and drank the test reagent.
Geng Qianxing was speechless.
These students were still too naive.
If their parents found out, they would never have allowed it, and might even have caused a scene at the school.
Ding Huan, however, didn't seem to care.
In fact, he wouldn't have dared to prepare such a test gene potion before.
It was only after obtaining the parchment and gaining a wealth of knowledge about attribute genes and test genes that he felt confident enough to create it.
"Teacher Geng, there's still one test reagent left. Would you like to try it too?" Ding Huan asked with a smile, looking at Geng Qianxing.
Huang Chengwei hadn't come, so there was an extra test reagent.
Geng Qianxing quickly waved his hand, "I'm a teacher. I don't need it."
"Teacher Ding, I feel like a line of fire is flowing through my body, but it's gradually dissipating now," Li Wanran was the first to speak.
Ding Huan's heart stirred.
If Li Wanran were to fuse with a spiritual root gene, the best match would undoubtedly be a fire attribute.
This test gene not only determined the direction of gene fusion but also the attribute affinity.
If he continued his research, perhaps one day he could create attribute spiritual root gene potions—ones that didn't require the blood of reincarnation.
"I feel a metallic sound in my head, but it quickly disappeared," Lü Zi also reported.
"I didn't feel much. It was like drinking a glass of iced water, a bit cool. Teacher, was this chilled?" Fang Chong even asked Ding Huan.
"Good, everything's normal. Now, I'll take a bit of blood from each of you," Ding Huan said, pulling out three test tubes.
"Teacher Ding, what are you doing?" Geng Qianxing was completely lost.
Ding Huan waved his hand, and after drawing a bit of blood from each student, he said to Geng Qianxing, "Teacher Geng, you teach them the theory of genes for now. Tomorrow, I'll help them improve their physical fitness."
Seeing Ding Huan leave, Geng Qianxing had no choice but to take over the rest of the session.
Ding Huan didn't return to his residence but went straight to the lab.
What he was about to do was something no one in the Changyi Continent would understand.
He planned to create three different gene potions based on the test results, tailored to each student, with the goal of enhancing their physical potential.
A person's physical fitness and growth potential were closely linked.
By boosting their physical potential, their growth speed under gene meditation would skyrocket.
As for gene compatibility, that was a breeze for Ding Huan.
Currently, there were too few gene types on Earth, and the time for gene fusion development was insufficient, leading to many cases of failed gene fusion.
In fact, on the Changyi Continent, cases of death from failed gene fusion were extremely rare.
The same skill could be achieved through different gene potions.
For example, if he wanted a gene skill that allowed rapid recovery after injury, he could extract and fuse genes from a fire lizard or another species.
Human compatibility with genes could also be enhanced through specific gene solutions.
As he began extracting and creating the genes, Ding Huan sighed in relief.
It was fortunate that Huang Chengwei had left and only three students remained.
If there were twenty people here, each requiring a custom attribute potential gene potion, he wouldn't have time to cultivate—he'd be spending all his time serving others.
He had only wanted to borrow a lab.
If it meant sacrificing his cultivation time, it wouldn't be worth it.
Aside from the morning's excitement, Fang Chong, Li Wanran, and Lü Zi spent the entire day drowsing through Geng Qianxing's lectures on gene theory.
Fortunately, the three had already braced themselves.
No matter where they trained, they were ultimately just there to make up the numbers.
...
By the time Ding Huan returned to his residence, it was already dinner time.
He had been busy the entire day.
After hastily eating something, he immediately began cultivating the Luo Shi Scripture.
Everything else could wait, but the Luo Shi Scripture was non-negotiable.
For Ding Huan, the ideal day would involve nothing but eating and cultivating the Luo Shi Scripture.
While Ding Huan was cultivating, the Blade-Washing Society's branch at the Luo Huan Building held another meeting.
In the eyes of Deputy Leader Yuan Youzhen, the Blade-Washing Society could be strict in many areas, but when their brothers were wronged, they had to seek justice.
This was the foundation of the Blade-Washing Society's survival.
So, even though only two low-level members had died over ten days ago, Yuan Youzhen had still ordered his men to investigate the root of the problem relentlessly.
"Yan He, you've been investigating for over ten days," Yuan Youzhen's tone was icy.
A somewhat overweight man shivered at these words.
As the intelligence officer of the Blade-Washing Society, he knew the deputy leader was getting impatient.
He quickly stood up and said, "I suspect Ding Xiaotu did it himself..."
Before he could finish, Yuan Youzhen snorted coldly, clearly thinking Yan He was talking nonsense.
Knowing that Yuan Youzhen was not one to tolerate nonsense, Yan He carefully explained, "I've checked the movements of Dong Gu and Li Changqi. They had no opportunity to obtain the Selyu gene. I also took the bottles they used for testing, and no traces of the Selyu gene were found."
Yan He's point was that Dong Gu and Li Changqi didn't die from fusing with a gene potion.
Yuan Youzhen frowned and asked, "In that case, what about the fingerprints on the gene potion?"
Yan He replied nervously, "The reagent bottle and packaging only had the fingerprints of Dong Gu and Li Changqi. No third party's fingerprints were found."
This was also puzzling to him.
If Ding Xiaotu had done it, he couldn't have been so meticulous as to erase all fingerprints.
Moreover, the packaging shouldn't have only the victims' fingerprints.
Seeing Yuan Youzhen deep in thought, Yan He quickly added, "At first, I thought it was done by Ding Baishan's people. I killed two of Ding Baishan's old subordinates who had defected to Ding Jie, and they confirmed they hadn't done it. Also, Ding Xiaotu is a bit strange. According to my investigation, he had returned to Yujiang University several days ago, but Dong Gu and Li Changqi seemed unaware. Later, I checked the surveillance and found that Ding Xiaotu had left Yujiang University overnight before we arrived. Not only that, but he also returned to the school by climbing over the back wall."
"So, Ding Xiaotu is the prime suspect?" Yuan Youzhen was starting to believe Yan He's theory.
Yan He nodded, "Yes, but I haven't been able to bring him in these past few days."
"Why not?"
"Because Yujiang University has been very lively recently. The top ten academies of Blue Star are recruiting, and Yujiang University has twenty spots. Ding Xiaotu has been staying at the school and not coming out... Not only that, but Ding Xiaotu has also become the mentor for three students preparing to apply to the top ten academies of Blue Star. I didn't dare to act against him for now."
Hearing this, Yuan Youzhen also nodded subconsciously.
The Blade-Washing Society had survived this long because they knew when to back off, not because they were invincible.
Ding Xiaotu might be just an ant, and killing him wouldn't even cause a ripple among the top ten academies of Blue Star.
But if this matter came to the attention of the top ten academies, the Blade-Washing Society would be finished.
Even if Ding Xiaotu was just an insignificant ant, he was still related to the recruitment assessment of the top ten academies.
"Keep an eye on him for now, but don't act. The recruitment assessment for the top ten academies is only a few months away. Once it's over, bring Ding Xiaotu in immediately," Yuan Youzhen said gravely.
"Yes," Yan He breathed a sigh of relief and quickly agreed.
...
After a night of cultivation, Ding Xiaotu opened his eyes in the morning, feeling that everything around him had become clearer and more detailed.
The Luo Shi Scripture was truly a treasure.
Every time he finished cultivating, he could feel the changes within his body.
It was as if impurities were constantly being purged from his body, and he was becoming more aware of the meridians within.
It seemed that becoming a second-level gene cultivator was only a matter of time.
Ding Huan was in a good mood.
After showering, Ding Huan grabbed his bag and headed to the cafeteria for a quick meal before going to enhance the physical constitution and potential of the three students.
As soon as he stepped out of his residence, Ding Huan sensed something was off.
His place was being watched again.
Although the two men were holding books and pretending to read, Ding Huan could tell at a glance that they were surveilling his residence.
Heh, Ding Huan sneered inwardly.
The Blade-Washing Society... let them strut around for a few more months.
Once his cultivation grew stronger, he would wipe them out first.
For Ding Huan, who had wandered the stars for two hundred years, eliminating a Blade-Washing Society that wanted him dead was no burden at all.
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