The small thing in Ding Huan's hand struggled and barked, but Ding Huan saw fear in its eyes.
It was an animal that Ding Huan had never seen before, with a body somewhat resembling a dog but not quite. The sound it made was similar to a monkey's, yet not like the pointed-muzzle monkeys. It had long front legs and short back legs.
"Apparently you have decent intelligence, daring to plot against me, wait for me." Ding Huan pulled a vine from a distance, directly bound the little thing and threw it into her bag, then pulled the zipper.
As for whether it would suffocate, Ding Huan couldn't care less.
The little thing looks quite cute, but in fact, it's not a good guy. If it weren't for the fact that he's already a level four gene cultivator, he really would have fallen victim to this little trinket's trickery.
If it weren't for the fact that he had just thought of merging the memory gene of the stone monkey into this little thing, he would have directly incinerated it with a fireball.
In this era, he would not have any sympathy for this cute little trinket.
As Ding Huan approached, the great desolate golden monkey with its broken legs, and the little thing stuffed into the bag by Ding Huan, both had an obvious fear in their eyes.
It was obviously intelligent, and how could it miss Ding Huan's method of dealing with the small thing?
"Last time, the person who troubled you with your medicinal herbs was not me," Ding Huan said calmly. "I acknowledged your strength last time and actively avoided you. You pursue me, and I don't care."
I didn't expect you to still want to find and attack this innocent person, and try to eliminate me by surprise. People, after all, shouldn't be too kind."
The great desolate golden monkey growled low, as if it didn't understand Ding Huan's words.
Ding Huan's divine awareness, however, scanned the man's eye movements. He was certain that this guy could understand what he meant.
"Haha," Ding Huan slapped the backpack, "This little thing tried to trick me; I'm planning to go back and burn it to eat. It's just a waste of some star anise."
"Your size is bigger, but I've heard that the brains of apes have delicious paste inside, which can be used for roasting. If it can't fit on the stand, you can cut it and roast it..."
Hearing Ding Huan mention brain marrow, the great desolate golden monkey's voice had a hint of lament and supplication.
"Clearly you can understand," Ding Huan hummed and said, "Since the incident last time had nothing to do with me, why did you provoke me actively?"
"I won't harm your life if you make compensation. Do you understand? Nod your head."
The great desolate golden monkey nodded repeatedly, and Ding Huan was overjoyed.
"I don't want you to make compensation for anything else. There are only two things. The first is the medicinal plant you took away last time, which I need. The second is a drop of blood from your forehead, isn't that simple?"
The great desolate golden monkey stared wide-eyed, WTF...
I only wanted to seek revenge because that medicinal herb was stolen from me once, but I never thought that in the end, this herb would have to be discarded as well.
Ding Huan took out a short knife from her bag and kept hitting her palms with the blade: "Alas, after killing several gene beasts last time, I haven't used a knife for a long time. Today, I don't know if I can fulfill my wish."
Before Ding Huan could finish speaking, the great desolate golden monkey had already roared several times and nodded repeatedly.
Ding Huan muttered to herself, "Why didn't you just be sensible from the start?"
"Considering your good sense, I'll help you bandage up," Ding Huan casually bandaged the great desolate golden monkey, fixing the bones with a few branches and wrapping them with some vines.
After completing these tasks, he also cut down a tree and made two crutches for the great desolate golden monkey.
The originally planned to steal attack on Ding Huan's great desolate golden ape saw Ding Huan wave her hand a few times, and the crutches were completed. She was frightened by this and hesitated for a moment before daring to move.
Three hours later, the great desolate golden monkey hobbled to its nest with Ding Huan.
Seeing the great desolate golden ape's lair, Ding Huan couldn't help but mutter, "This guy really knows how to pick a place."
The environment here is much better than the cave where he practices, with a water hole in sight and several wooden houses built along the shore using whole logs, forming an inverted 'Y' shape.
There was a herb garden at the back of the wooden house, with various rare and mutated medicinal herbs.
"You monkey really are a talent." Looking at this place that is almost like a hermit's retreat, Ding Huan couldn't help but mutter a comment to the great desolate golden ape.
The great desolate golden ape felt very wronged, "I'm not a monkey, I'm a golden monkey."
"Go ahead and pick the medicinal herbs yourself. I won't go to your home anymore. I'm afraid I can't resist the urge to pack all your medicinal herbs and take them away." Ding Huan didn't actually recognize that medicinal herb.
He estimated that the medicinal herb was likely used by the great desolate golden ape to create the great desolate eye.
The great desolate golden ape heard that Ding Huan wasn't going to his herb garden, so he quickly hobbled into the herb garden with his crutches, and soon had one of the medicinal herbs collected in front of Ding Huan.
Smelling the even more fragrant aroma than the last time, Ding Huan nodded. It was indeed this medicinal herb.
The woman named Qin Yi stole this herb last time, and the great desolate golden ape chased after her, blocking the cave for several days, eventually killing two people.
Life is full of changes. Today, the great desolate golden ape is bringing it to him willingly.
Looking at the medicinal herb in his hand, it was no more than a foot high, with a blue flower on top. The stem was black and had bamboo-like nodes in the middle.
Ding Huan satisfiedly put the medicinal herb away, and the great desolate golden ape's eyes showed reluctance and desire, but Ding Huan completely ignored it.
After putting away the medicinal herb, Ding Huan took out a bottle again and said, "Come here, I just need a drop of blood before I leave."
The great desolate golden ape felt very wronged, but could only walk to Ding Huan's front and lean forward with his crutches, waiting for Ding Huan to take the blood.
Ding Huan was quick, slicing and drawing a line of blood across the great desolate golden ape's forehead. The bloodline landed accurately in the bottle in her hand.
After the bottle was filled, Ding Huan put it away, and the blood no longer flowed from the great desolate golden ape's forehead.
Seeing that Ding Huan was only taking a small amount of blood, the great desolate golden ape felt relieved.
"I'm leaving now, and all the enmities between us are settled. Before I go, I'll give you a piece of advice. Don't go to human cities or living areas; if you do, it will be the time of your death."
After saying this, Ding Huan picked up the stone monkey next to her, and with a flash of her figure, she disappeared into thin air.
The great desolate golden ape watched Ding Huan's departing back with a lot of helplessness.
It had originally planned to travel around human cities after opening the Great Desolate Eye, using human blood to elevate its cultivation further.
Now that Ding Huan has warned it, it wouldn't dare to go again even if it had the guts.
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Ding Huan walked back to Luohe City with a grand air.
This time, he didn't change his appearance, but he had been cultivating in the cave for several months. His hair had grown long, and he hadn't trimmed his beard. If you weren't careful to look closely, it would be hard to recognize him as Ding Huan.
Standing in front of Yujiang University, Ding Huan sighed. After all the twists and turns, I Ding Han San...... damn it, I Ding Xiaotu is back again.
Yujiang University was much busier than before. With three students being admitted to the top ten academies on Blue Star, many people had applied to Yujiang University.
If it weren't for the sudden outbreak of gene beasts, Yujiang University would have even higher popularity.
As for the funding issue, as the president of Yujiang University, Tan Bai, no longer needed to worry about it.
A large number of people are willing to send money to Yujiang University, and even though Ding Huan is no longer at Yujiang University, it doesn't affect their willingness to donate.
Just think about it, Yujiang University has three students who have been admitted to the top ten Blue Star academies and are among the top few. In the future, after these students graduate, could their alma mater be destroyed?
Although it had been nearly a year since he last came, Ding Huan's residence remained as it was.
There were no members of the Washing Blade Society outside Ding Huan's residence. Either they knew that they wouldn't find him here, or they knew that Ding Huan's reputation had grown too big for the Washing Blade Society to bully him.
Regardless of which one, Ding Huan had no intention of letting the Washing Blade Society off the hook.
For Ding Huan now, the most important thing is to hurry to the genetics lab to do what he wants to do.
Ding Huan took a bath, changed into a new set of clothes without cutting his hair, and went straight to the genetics lab.
He was not used to using the "Xiao Feyuan" technique, although he had already learned this small spell.
The entrance to the genetics lab building was still unoccupied, but there were now security guards.
"Kong Dan, how did you end up being a security guard here?" Ding Huan recognized him as soon as he arrived close by.
At this moment, Kong Dan finally recognized Ding Huan and excitedly said, "Mr. Ding, I've been waiting for you."
I came here to wait for you. I believe that as soon as you come back, you would definitely come to the genetics lab first. I didn't guess wrong, huh."
"Excellent, I'm still a bit busy with some things. After I finish, I will teach you to cultivate." Ding Huan patted Kong Dan on the shoulder.
"Yes, Mr. Ding, you can go ahead and focus on your work. I'll be here to guard against any interruptions while you conduct your genetic experiments." Kong Dan was still too excited to calm down.
Because Ding Huan had previously mentioned that it might take one to two years before he returned, Kong Dan had prepared himself for a long wait. He hadn't expected that Ding Huan would come back so soon.
"Okay, I'll go up and do the experiments. By the way, how many people are there doing gene experiments now?" Ding Huan asked casually.
"No one has come over, and you are now the director of the Yujiang University Genetics Department." Kong Dan had finally calmed down a bit, and his tone was no longer trembling.
"Am I the director of the Yujiang University Genetics Department?" Ding Huan asked in disbelief.
He didn't even know about this, how could he become the director of the genetics department as a teacher?
Kong Dan explained, "I brought the note you gave me here and found the principal Tan Bei. The principal immediately let me choose a position."
I chose this position, and said that you would definitely come here to continue doing genetic experiments. Principal Tan heard my words and conveniently appointed you as the director of the genetics department.
You might not think that there are many people at Yujiang University right now, but in fact, there are no scholars in the genetics department, and no one is doing experiments here.
"That's great." Ding Huan was very satisfied. "Old people are wise. He understands what I need. He's really a good person."
The director doesn't care, but being in charge of this place means he can do his genetic experiments without any interruptions.
This will greatly help him extract the memories of the stone monkey.
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