Rejected.
Yang Jia was a bit bewildered. Honestly, she'd spoken out about this matter with a desperate determination, but she hadn't actually expected an immediate response or acceptance from Li Bai.
Li Bai clearly knew everything, yet she was willing to play dumb with him, which showed that he must have some weight in her heart. But it was also because she knew everything yet still played dumb that it also showed that no matter what she thought of him, at least it wasn't at the point where we could be together.
The reason why you speak up is ultimately because you are unwilling to accept it, right?
There is a saying that goes "I can't help but express myself". Yang Jia didn't know what would happen in the future, or what her relationship with Li Bai would be like, but she knew that even if the two of them continued to get along like they did now, it was not always the right time to confess her feelings.
Sometimes opportunities are fleeting. If you don’t grab them or miss them, they will never come back.
So even though he knew that the opportunity before him was not that good, but not knowing whether there would be another opportunity, Yang Jia still chose to speak.
She expected to be rejected, but...
I never thought it would be such a straightforward and direct rejection.
sorry.
There wasn't even a reason to be perfunctory later. Even if Li Bai had said it, Yang Jia wouldn't have felt any better, but not even saying it seemed particularly cruel. Although according to Li Bai's personality, this was normal.
But Yang Jia discovered that after the initial confusion, he was not disappointed or sad, but very calm, with a sense of resignation of "as expected".
Even so, she didn't know what else to say to Li Bai after her confession was rejected. She couldn't just continue the previous topic as if nothing had happened. Finding another topic would only make it even more awkward.
After a moment, she said as if jokingly, "It's so hurtful to reject me so bluntly. I didn't think I was that bad."
At least she thought Li Bai treated her a little differently. Of course, thinking about it carefully, there was no way she could expect Li Bai to say something like "I'm not ready yet." To her, yes or no was as simple as that.
"You're fine." Li Bai said seriously.
Although her attitude was sincere, when Yang Jia heard this sentence after being rejected, he couldn't help but associate it with the "good guy card".
I'm sorry, you're a good person, but we can't be together...or something.
"If you say something like that, I will think you are mocking me." She said to Li Bai helplessly.
Li Bai obviously didn't get the point. He looked at her with some confusion, and after a moment he said, "It's my problem."
“…” It’s becoming more and more like a rejection routine.
Yang Jia felt the urge to hold her forehead. She knew Li Bai probably didn't know about these tricks, but she subconsciously chose to say this. This showed that this trick had its own reason. Most people in this situation would choose to say these words to ease the relationship, even Li Bai.
This made Yang Jia feel that Li Bai had suddenly become more down-to-earth. She stopped him with a somewhat awkward smile, "Okay, I get it. You really don't need to explain anymore."
Although Li Bai didn't know the so-called routine, she knew from Yang Jia's reaction that her words didn't seem to be very appropriate. After a slight hesitation, she grabbed Yang Jia's hand and pulled him away, "Follow me."
"Where are you going?" Yang Jia asked.
But she didn't get an answer until they arrived at the entrance of the tunnel, and then she understood where Li Bai was taking her.
Since the tunnel had been discovered, it was naturally uninhabitable. The rats in the tunnel had already been cleared out, so naturally, no one would come here again. Zhou Jie did arrange for someone to be on guard here, but with only two people, it was relatively easy for Yang Jia and Li Bai to get around.
The two entered the tunnel, Yang Jia took out the lighting equipment, and the two walked forward in silence until they reached the hall where Yuan Jia was found.
After Yang Jia placed the lighting equipment, he turned around and was shocked, because Li Bai had already activated her special mode without a word. She was full of murderous intent and murderous aura, which scared people away and made them dare not approach her.
And she stood there, just staring at Yang Jia quietly.
Yang Jia thought that her change might have side effects, so he quickly asked, "What are you doing?"
Li Bai stared at her for a moment, his murderous intent and aura gradually receding. Whether it was an illusion or not, Yang Jia felt that Li Bai's control over this state seemed to have become even stronger. Before, she would only end it after exhaustion, then immediately fall into a coma. But now, she could retract the state.
Even so, he felt a little exhausted. Li Bai simply walked to the platform, sat down, and then looked at Yang Jia and said, "I am different."
"I know." Yang Jia said.
"No." Li Bai stared at his hands for a while before asking, "Do you know about genetic modification?"
Yang Jia, of course, didn't know this, but similar things had appeared in countless science fiction novels. Even non-science fiction might exist, just under different names, like the marrow cleansing and hair removal of cultivators. It was simply the process of transforming the body through external forces or a combination of internal and external forces, enhancing potential in all aspects. Fundamentally, it was about perfecting one's genes.
There are also some schools of novels that believe that humans themselves have great potential, but they are genetically coded. As long as this code is unlocked, their strength in all aspects can be greatly improved, and they can even gain some other abilities.
Of course, this is all a bit far-fetched. Li Bai's point couldn't be further from the truth. So, in that real world, someone was researching this thing, and was it related to Li Bai? That's right, her special ability wasn't something ordinary humans could possess. It was more convincing to say it was the result of genetic modification.
"You mean, you've undergone genetic modification?" Yang Jia asked.
Li Bai shook her head, but before Yang Jia could relax, she heard her say, "It wasn't me, it was my mother. When she was pregnant with me, she volunteered to join the experimental team."
Yang Jia felt a little cold. She subconsciously took a step forward and grabbed Li Bai's hand, which was immediately held tightly.
Li Bai continued, "My mother is also a researcher in genetic modification. In fact, she had undergone genetic modification before I was born, but unfortunately it didn't have much effect."
In reality, this type of modification on adults never yielded much success. Later, after much persuasion from the laboratory, they began using children as experimental subjects. Unfortunately, children's endurance was limited, and they simply couldn't withstand the modification, let alone see any results. Human experimentation, especially on children, has always been criticized, and the research was quickly halted.
But Li Bai's mother was not willing to give up. At that time, she was pregnant. So a bold plan appeared in her mind.
Children cannot resist it, and it has no effect on adults. So - if we perform transformation surgery on the mother's body during the fetal period and influence the fetus through the mother's body, is it possible to succeed?
People who study genetic modification are originally a group of whimsical lunatics. Li Bai's mother proposed this plan and volunteered to be a test subject, so they started the experiment again, and it succeeded.
Although the pregnancy was extremely dangerous at times and she almost didn't survive, Li Bai was finally born. From the moment she was born, she was born with great power and entered a violent state, destroying countless experimental equipment.
The first person she killed was her mother.
Although it was not her own wish, and she did not even do it herself.
Of course, it was impossible for Li Bai herself to remember things from her infancy. Yang Jia didn't know who told her this story later, with what kind of mood, and for what purpose, but there was no doubt that there was malice in it.
Li Bai himself was already unique enough to find it difficult to integrate into the ordinary crowd. If he was also born with the original sin of killing his biological mother, it would be even more impossible for him to be accepted.
Weapon, weapon... Yang Jia herself had also used this term to describe Li Bai, but it was not until this moment that she realized that those who called her such words during her growth were probably trying to turn her into a weapon without humanity that they could command!
"You..." After a long while, Yang Jia finally spoke with difficulty and asked, "What about your...father?"
"He was the one who signed the experimental application." He signed the experimental permit not as a family member of the experimental subject, but as a leader.
There was no chance of success. Li Bai's mother was a lunatic, and her father was no innocent victim. Just because they were Li Bai's parents, they could arbitrarily decide her life. All of this had happened since she was a fetus. Li Bai had no choice, let alone change.
Since her birth, Li Bai had been raised under strict surveillance and subjected to rigorous training. She hadn't learned anything that ordinary people would, nor had she come into contact with anyone outside of the army. Only after she had grown to a certain level, able to control her own strength and when individual training was no longer effective, was she released and enlisted in the army.
This isolated upbringing meant that Li Bai was destined to be ignorant of many things. So, at first, she went on a rampage, killing many people and making many enemies. But this was actually all controlled by those behind her.
They wanted to use this method to completely isolate her and use her only for their own benefit.
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