Chapter 61: Dark Box Incident

Until Anbian Du cleared his throat twice, the young woman with purple hair seemed to realize the impropriety of her behavior.

She smiled awkwardly, then put away that slightly frivolous expression, and her demeanor turned serious.

“Mm, let me introduce myself first.”

She placed her hands in front of her.

“I am Xi Lin, responsible for…”

Xi Lin paused, glanced at You Xue, and her tone softened.

“The sample collector. I need to take a basic blood sample first, then do a few routine checks. Is that okay?”

You Xue didn’t understand the meaning of that last question.

Did she have a choice?

She tilted her head, her tone flat and without ripple.

“Of course.”

Xi Lin took out a blood draw syringe; the needle was thin, shimmering silver.

“It might hurt a little, little sister. Bear with it.”

She felt the other was really treating her like a child, coaxing her.

But actually, it was understandable.

Life in the village before had been too hard; sometimes she couldn’t even eat enough.

Maybe that’s why her appearance didn’t match her real age, looking so young.

Although Su Li had also been thin and small before, after coming to this city, life had been much better, and his height had shot up.

But even though she ate properly, there was no sign of growing taller, only an occasional itch in her chest, as if developing.

But You Xue absolutely didn’t want that place to grow.

She lowered her head slightly, looking at her chest.

The slight bulge was not large, like two small hills, quietly lying under the white shirt.

Although not big, that tiny curve looked so soft, its presence overwhelmingly strong to You Xue.

You Xue could only pray in her heart,

‘Please don’t grow anymore,’

even though now was not the time to dwell on this.

Raising her eyes again, she watched the shiny needle about to pierce into the vein in her arm.

Although she felt a chill in her heart, You Xue didn’t show it on the surface.

Even though she was used to pain, she still feared what she should fear.

Whenever this happened, knowing she couldn’t show any vulnerability, You Xue would imagine herself completely bound, unable to move, and just obediently accept it all.

The needle pierced the skin, blood welled out slowly.

At this moment, You Xue’s fear instead dissipated.

She watched the blood, mixed with golden threads, climb up the transparent tube wall, slowly passing the collection line.

“Even though I’ve seen the previous samples, seeing blood like this flow from a person’s body is still somewhat unbelievable.”

Xi Lin’s tone carried a hint of incredulity.

“And the golden substance inside seems more… concentrated than the previous blood.”

So the blood that Anbian Du had drawn before was all sent here.

So this wasn’t Xi Lin’s first contact; they must have already done some research.

“Are these golden things harmful?”

You Xue was a bit curious.

Xi Lin shook her head.

“No harm for now.”

As if an unconscious move, Xi Lin patted You Xue’s head, brushing through her gray-white long hair.

Because the action was too natural, You Xue couldn’t dodge.

“These golden threads mixed in the blood are inert magic power and…”

Xi Lin paused, as if thinking how to explain, then her gaze fixed on You Xue’s brilliant golden eyes.

“Generally speaking, transplant surgeries, especially demon beast organ transplants, trigger varying degrees of rejection in the host. Mild cases result in fever and inflammation, severe cases lead to organ failure, even death. Even if the transplant succeeds, although you can temporarily enjoy the abilities brought by these special organs, over time, these organs will eventually fail.”

“But I’m different.”

You Xue murmured.

“Correct,” Xi Lin affirmed You Xue’s words.

“This Dragon’s Eye truly seems to have become your eye, with no signs of failure. And this organ undoubtedly causes you to produce a special secretion inside your body, and those golden threads are derivatives formed by the combination of inert magic power and that secretion.”

“The properties of this derivative are very stable, not easily activated, and also hard to absorb, so basically it poses no harm to you.”

‘This is already a blessing in disguise,’ You Xue thought in her heart.

Xi Lin withdrew her gaze.

“But who performed the surgery on you? It healed quite well, almost no scar.”

“Myself.”

“Yourself?”

Xi Lin was stunned, completely not expecting that answer.

You Xue tilted her head slightly and replied.

“I first gouged out my original eye, then pressed this eye in, and that’s how it is now.”

Xi Lin swallowed involuntarily.

Facing this girl who looked only twelve or thirteen, those casually spoken words sent a chill down her back.

After a long silence, she ultimately chose not to continue this topic and changed the subject.

“The blood collection is complete. Next, let’s do some basic checks.”

You Xue nodded, obediently going through a series of procedures.

Xi Lin clapped her hands.

“Mm, finally done.”

“…”

You Xue hesitated.

Xi Lin noticed You Xue’s small movement and asked.

“What’s wrong?”

“I want to ask.”

You Xue pointed at her left eye.

“This eye of mine can’t see colors… I want to know when it will recover.”

A hint of surprise flickered in Xi Lin’s amber eyes, but was quickly replaced by a serious concern.

“Can’t see colors… When did it start?”

You Xue lowered her eyelids slightly.

“Probably… after that time I used the ability.”

“Let me test again, this time specifically on your left eye.”

Xi Lin beckoned to You Xue.

“Come sit over here, close your eyes, just open your left eye.”

You Xue sat in front of the instrument as instructed, closed her right eye, and left only that golden vertical pupil looking forward.

The probe arm approached her eye, bringing a very slight warmth, as if some extremely fine light swept across her pupil.

She couldn’t help but blink.

“Done.”

Xi Lin said.

“You can open both eyes now.”

She seemed to be relieved.

“As I just said, this eye is completely fused with you, no signs of failure. It’s probably just because of overuse.”

Xi Lin’s tone relaxed.

You Xue also felt happy.

“Then when will it get better?”

Xi Lin thought for a moment, then gave a conservative answer.

“Probably within one month.”

Hearing that, You Xue finally showed a smile.

“Thank you.”

Even though she was a weird older lady.

“Don’t use the power of this eye in the near future. It could damage the eye, cause a chain reaction, leading to problems with your blood. The consequences shouldn’t be underestimated.”

Xi Lin said seriously.

Then her expression became full of concern.

“Having endured so much pain must be very difficult…”

You Xue nodded and then shook her head.

She didn’t know how to describe her feelings.

Although it was painful, all the pain was worth it.

So there was no need to complain.

“Then… let big sister hug you.”

You Xue knew the other didn’t have good intentions.

You Xue didn’t move, even stepped back one or two steps.

Forgive her for being at a loss, because this was the first time she had met a female pervert.

“What a pity.”

Xi Lin withdrew her hand, her tone with undisguised regret.

“Forget it.”

She sighed.

“All done?”

At this moment, Anbian Du walked in from outside.

No need to guess, he must have gone for a smoke.

Xi Lin withdrew the slightly improper expression on her face and nodded slightly.

“That’s good.”

Anbian Du paused for a moment and said.

“One more thing. Have you found a solution for the few students in the academy who have been sleeping and won’t wake up?”

Xi Lin spread her hands, indicating she could do nothing.

“We can only tell it’s related to Supernatural Ability, but we still can’t find a way to undo it.”

You Xue swept her gaze between Anbian Du and Xi Lin without making a sound.

‘The next chapter of the story seems to come faster than I imagined.’

Nightmare appeared.