Published: February 11, 2025
If she didn't come up with something fresh, she wouldn't be called Liu Zhenghong.
This was the general impression everyone had of Sister Hong.
Of course, Ye Zhongming thought the same.
It wasn't that she was seeking novelty; it was just that Sister Hong was extremely proud at her core.
Her pride far surpassed that of others.
In her profession, in her own field, she had become accustomed to being unique, and naturally used to acting as she pleased.
Take this instance of irreversible beastification, for example. Liu Zhenghong had once comforted Le Da Yuan, saying that if given some time, she would recover.
Naturally, she didn't want her man to worry.
However, Liu Zhenghong herself had not completely dismissed this thought.
She truly believed she could cure this 'illness' of hers.
It would certainly take a lot of time, and the process might be painful, but deep down, Sister Hong didn’t feel hopeless about the situation.
After Ye Zhongming gathered various materials, he made an antidote and handed it to Liu Zhenghong. Everyone thought that the matter had come to a close.
Even if it couldn't completely reverse the irreversible beastification, as long as the recovery was substantial, it would be fine. After all, aside from the outward appearance being distinctly non-human, it had no effect in other aspects. If the appearance could be restored, it would be almost the same as being healed.
Everyone was waiting to see the results, but once Sister Hong went into the lab, she didn’t come out again, and even took two backup materials and the antidote with her.
At first, no one thought much of it. They knew it was definitely Liu Zhenghong's research habit kicking in, planning to analyze and test it before using it on herself.
With Cloud Summit undergoing extensive renovations and collaborations with several forces striving to formalize, there was a lot going on, and Ye Zhongming and the others overlooked it.
When Sister Hong finally reappeared before them, everyone was initially shocked, and then after learning what happened, they couldn’t help but laugh and cry.
Sister Hong's way of making an entrance was to attack Ye Zhongming.
Though it wasn’t successful, it scared Ye Zhongming into a cold sweat.
From the moment she launched her surprise attack to her eventual defeat, she managed to hold on for half a minute!
Of course, this was partly because Ye Zhongming noticed something unusual and didn’t go all out, but the fact that she could compete for half a minute with the strongest fighter at Cloud Summit was enough to show that her strength was indeed top-notch.
Looking at Liu Zhenghong, who had returned to her original state, Ye Zhongming chuckled wryly and asked, “Sister Hong, what are you doing? The antidote… did you use it or not?”
At that moment, Liu Zhenghong's appearance was almost identical to that of a human, but in the middle of her forehead, there were three small eyes arranged in the shape of a character. They weren’t very large, and when closed, they appeared as faint slits, likely mistaken for scars, only becoming obvious when opened.
“Of course I used it; I just modified it a bit,” Liu Zhenghong said with an air of nonchalance.
Ye Zhongming felt a bit of sweat on his forehead.
Modified it?!
That was the antidote! Weren't you afraid that altering it would change its effects or even turn it into poison?
However, thinking of Sister Hong’s expertise, Ye Zhongming felt somewhat relieved.
“Don't worry, it's fine.” Liu Zhenghong reassured him, her expression somewhat excited, clearly still immersed in the joy of having fought Ye Zhongming.
Later, after seeing her younger brother's expression, she solemnly explained, “Just curing it would be too low-level.”
After calming down, she returned to her laboratory queen state, hands in her pockets.
“The pill that turned me into this was developed by me; I know its properties best, including the side effects.”
Liu Zhenghong extended one hand, which, perhaps due to years of conducting experiments, was slightly rough in certain places and even had small wounds from the earlier fight.