Published: February 9, 2025
Ye Zhongming was naturally not just there to capture dried corpses; he also needed to determine the location of the laboratory and the situation inside. After all, that was his ultimate purpose for coming here.
After some time, Yaten had already become a four-star evolver, but Ye Zhongming did not have any five-star evolution potions on hand, so further evolution would have to wait until they got out. However, with this evolution level, along with some equipment Ye Zhongming provided for Yaten besides her wild companions Nono, he felt that his sister was now completely capable of competing with five-star evolvers. If she could familiarize herself with her changes and combat skills during this stage and coordinate with the Silver Corpse, she should be able to challenge a powerful six-star expert; as for the outcome, it would depend on whether that six-star evolver was strong enough.
As they emerged from the passage to the surface, the entire Linhai was still eerily quiet. Probably due to not having been on the surface for so long, the Silver Corpse Yani was fine, as long as she stayed close to Ye Zhongming. However, Yaten gazed greedily at everything, revealing her yearning for a normal life on the surface.
"Once this is over, you'll be able to live like this every day. Don't be envious; let’s go," Ye Zhongming smiled. After spending these past few days together, even he, who had lived again, found it hard not to like this innocent little girl. When she held no hatred in her heart, it radiated a genuine beauty.
"Mm!"
Yaten responded emphatically, giving Ye Zhongming a big smile, her dimples deepening, and when she smiled, it matched her name perfectly.
Turning his head, Ye Zhongming suddenly thought about whether he should consider having a child with Xia Lei or Miya… or even Liang Chuyin, with whom nothing had happened yet but seemed destined to.
This thought startled Ye Zhongming, and he quickly shook the chaotic ideas out of his mind, starting to look for the laboratory's location according to the previous map.
Due to the changes in the city over the year, it took Ye Zhongming quite a bit of time to find the place. However, the result was unsatisfactory, as he discovered that the building where the laboratory was located had already been wrapped in branches.
Those branches were familiar to Ye Zhongming; they belonged to the Yama Tree.
Without having a clear understanding of the Yama Tree that occupied the entire Linhai, Ye Zhongming was actually reluctant to confront it head-on. Although visually, this Yama Tree was not as shocking as the Heavenly Tree from his previous life, it ultimately occupied an entire city, and Ye Zhongming felt a strong sense of caution about it. He was just a passerby, and it would be best if he could leave safely and avoid provoking it whenever possible.
As for the future, he had already obtained the seeds of the Yama Tree, and he could research it further outside.
However, his current target was clearly inside, and apart from breaking in, he had no other choice.
"We will probably be discovered as soon as we enter, so we need to act quickly. Let’s take a look inside and leave; don't linger, or we'll be blocked by the dried corpses,"
Ye Zhongming said. After all, Yaten was still young and this was her first time in actual combat, so Ye Zhongming had to remind her a few more times. The little girl listened intently, nodding her head like a chick pecking at rice.
Ye Zhongming made a gesture, and the three of them charged towards the building. Edge of the Moon swept through, cutting some branches, and the three entered the building.
As they entered, the light dimmed, and Ye Zhongming’s guard heightened significantly.
Perhaps it was because no one had entered for too long, there was a strange smell in the building, which seemed moldy but was not quite the same.
Ye Zhongming lowered his breathing rate and began to lead the twins deeper inside, with some glow sticks tossed around to provide light.
These were prepared before they entered, and Ye Zhongming had been reluctant to use them while in the underground city.