Luo Kai walked in front of Lu Qing to take a look. The girl was still unconscious, and her eyelids were constantly twitching as if she was having a nightmare. He patted her face and pinched her philtrum, but there was no reaction. He could only put the three-bladed bayonet back into the sheath on his calf and carry her on his back.
Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly saw the ugly red-haired blood monkey on the counter staring at him with its big eyes. He hesitated for a moment, then went over and cut off the shackles that bound the monkey. He picked it up by the back of its neck and stuffed it into the leather case. He then got up and walked out.
The chefs in the kitchen outside were still cooking in full swing and didn't notice the situation in the basement at all. They couldn't help but be startled when they suddenly saw an unfamiliar young man walk out.
Luo Kai kicked over a pot full of hot oil on the stove, causing the oil to splatter in all directions and hit them like raindrops. He took advantage of the commotion and suddenly rushed out. At this moment, he was carrying Lu Qing on one hand and carrying the leather case in the other, so he couldn't deal with them. He ran out of the restaurant's back hall, looked around, and ran in the direction of Lobster Alley.
When Luo Kai ran with all his strength, he was really like a cheetah, nimbly and quickly shuttling through the streets. He only needed to borrow some momentum to jump over the nearly two-meter tall wall. Even the best parkour athlete in his previous life couldn't compare to him. In just a short while, he had left the group of chefs far behind.
As he ran, he thought about where he should go. Although Lu Qing on his back was breathing steadily, there were no signs of her waking up. He should go to the hospital. However, the evil organization he encountered this time dared to do such evil in Longyang City. The power behind them was most likely not simple. After thinking for a while, he was reminded by the fragrance coming from behind him. Lu Qing was definitely related to Lady Hua. He might as well send her there.
Ten minutes later, he arrived in front of the small courtyard. Just as he was about to knock on the door, it opened first. Lady Hua's old face appeared. When she saw Lu Qing on his back, her expression immediately changed. She asked in a hoarse voice, "What happened to Qing?"
"Mother-in-law, it's good that you know Yang Qing. I don't know where to send her."
Luo Kai carried Yang Qing to the courtyard and placed her on a reclining chair. Lady Hua leaned over and sniffed Yang Qing's nose. Her face darkened as she said, "Bone Softening Needle!
Young man, what happened? "
"Granny, is she alright? Why hasn't she woken up yet?"
Lady Hua shook her head. "It's okay. I'll give her a bowl of medicine later. Lu Qing is my granddaughter. Thank you."
Luo Kai recounted what had just happened. When she heard about the red-haired monkey, Lady Hua couldn't help but exclaim, "Blood monkey! There are actually people who would do such evil things!"
Luo Kai opened the leather case in his hand, and the red-haired monkey was revealed. It had already regained consciousness, but the anesthesia on its body hadn't worn off yet. It could only stare at the humans in front of it with hatred in its eyes.
Lady Hua carefully looked at the red-haired monkey. She sighed and said, "It really is a blood monkey. I didn't expect this kind of creature to still be alive."
"What's the use of this monkey? I saw those people transfuse the separated blood into its body, but it didn't show any signs of rejection."
Lady Hua invited Luo Kai into the house. After settling Lu Qing down, she poured him a cup of flower tea. After thinking for a while, she said softly, "The blood monkey is a mutated species. In the early years, human genetic researchers discovered that this kind of creature didn't show signs of rejection with humans. This meant that its blood and organs could be freely transplanted into human bodies. Then, it was wantonly captured by humans. Later …"
Lady Hua paused and continued, "Later, an extremely evil organization appeared among the humans. They believed that the power of life came from blood. They called themselves the Holy Blood Church. They came up with an evil method. First, they transfused human blood into the blood monkey's body. When the blood monkey couldn't contain too much blood, it would condense a stone in its heart. This stone contained a large amount of pure energy and was called" blood essence ".
"Blood essence" could greatly increase the activity of life cells. Its effect wasn't any worse than an intermediate level genetic medicine. As a result, countless people became blood slaves. The Holy Blood Church was very powerful for a time. Later, the three major human associations banned research in this area and put the Holy Blood Church on the wanted list. After hundreds of years, the Holy Blood Church had already become the dust of history. However, it was unexpected that there were still people in this remote country in the south who would use this evil method.
Lady Hua then pointed at the blood monkey on the ground and sighed, "This is very likely one of the few blood monkeys in the world!"
Luo Kai thought of the dried corpses in the basement and a layer of goosebumps appeared all over his body. He said, "Lady Hua, then I'll hand it over to you. You … you can do whatever you want with it."
Lady Hua nodded, "An ordinary man is innocent. I'll release it into the forest."
The blood monkey on the ground seemed to understand the words of the human in front of it. Its big eyes rolled around and there was no longer the tyrannical look it had at the beginning.
Luo Kai looked at Lu Qing again. This silly girl was still sleeping soundly and talking in her sleep from time to time. She didn't know that she had walked a circle around the line between life and death.
"Granny, I'll take my leave."
Lady Hua looked at his swollen shoulder and said with concern, "Is your injury okay? I have some medicine here to dredge the tendons and blood. Apply it."
Luo Kai waved his hand indifferently, "No, it's okay. I'll be fine in two days."
When he walked to the courtyard, he couldn't help but look at the purple flower again. The flower bud was blooming towards him, and the faint pollen was blown by the wind. His body was immediately filled with a delicate fragrance as if he had been sprinkled with perfume.
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The next day, Luo Kai stayed in the sports school's library as usual, reading all kinds of knowledge. After the catastrophe, human beings had developed for hundreds of years. They had almost abandoned the previous industrial civilization and turned their attention to the biological civilization. Industrial technology had not made much progress, and they still mainly relied on steam power and fuel power. However, the biological civilization had undergone earth-shaking changes. The powerful genetic technology had spurred the rise of the Way of Body Refining, and it had also started to study the secrets of life from the deepest level.
He also needed to make up for the knowledge of genes.
"Genes" could be simply understood as a tool for inheritance. When human beings died, most of their memories would disappear, but some would remain, forming a brand that was firmly engraved in the depths of their genes and passed down from generation to generation. For example, acrophobia, trypophobia, and claustrophobia were all genetic brands, and these genetic brands might be awakened at some point.
Also, when people did something or experienced a certain scene, they would have an inexplicable sense of familiarity. This was very likely to be the awakening of the inherited memories in their genes. It could be from the last generation or many generations ago …
Of course, in addition to inheritance, genes could also mutate. Strictly speaking, everything that life did was not determined by itself, but was controlled by genes at the deepest level. For example, survival and reproduction were also the instincts of genes. When the genes felt that their survival was threatened by some external stimulus, they would mutate. The direction of the mutation was unpredictable, and it could be benign or malignant. The mutation that the genes thought was beneficial to them could be malignant to the life itself, and all kinds of cancerous tumors were produced.