Watching the person sleeping peacefully in his embrace, Yan Yu lowered his head and gently planted a kiss on his forehead. He gazed intently at Lin Zisheng, his gaze unwavering, as if Lin Zisheng were the only scenery in his eyes.
In his slumber, Lin Zisheng appeared devoid of his usual sharpness, resembling a quiet and beautiful young man.
Yan, always silent and reserved, stood behind Yan Yu. Few people paid attention to him, and even if they did, their first impression was of his cold and aloof demeanor, akin to a restrained beast. Not many dared to look at him a second time, and thus, his appearance was often overlooked.
In fact, Yan’s appearance was outstanding. It should be noted that those chosen as dark guards had remarkable appearances, as such allure made it easier to attract the attention of targets and accomplish missions. Therefore, in addition to natural aptitude, appearance was also considered in the selection of dark guards on Dark Island.
Even among the many exceptionally attractive individuals, Yan’s looks were among the best. After all, his parents’ appearances were also quite remarkable.
Although Xiao Lang’s character left much to be desired, his appearance was undeniably appealing. Otherwise, how could Yan’s mother have married him? Yan’s mother, Le Qingqing, was not only from the prestigious Le family but also renowned for her beauty.
It could be said that Yan’s appearance perfectly combined the best traits of his parents: gentle, refined, and with a subtle charm that was hard to detect. When stripped of all external influences, his appearance was genuinely delightful.
Moreover, now, in Yan Yu’s eyes, Yan was as beautiful as a legendary beauty in a lover’s eyes, his beloved naturally looked good in every way.
While he silently admired his lover’s appearance, a knock on the door interrupted them. A young man entered the room, his gaze straight ahead, and stopped about two meters in front of Yan Yu. He then knelt down on one knee and said, “Patriarch, Xiao Lang refuses to leave. He says he won’t depart until he ensures the safety of his son.”
Hearing this, Yan Yu’s face darkened. He had already learned of Xiao Lang’s attempt to control Lin Zisheng by nefarious means. How could he tolerate such behavior? With a cold snort, he issued a direct order to throw Xiao Lang out if he refused to leave on his own.
“What else?” Yan Yu asked, annoyed with the guard who seemed to lack tact and understanding even after receiving an order.
“Reporting to the Family Master, there’s another matter,” the young guard said, and his body trembled involuntarily as he recalled the incident.
He continued with respect, “Today, someone discovered that Bai Lingling, who was originally confined in the secret room, has disappeared without a trace. The secret room is intact, showing no signs of forced entry. It appears that there might be a mole within the Yan family.”
The mention of a mole ignited Yan Yu’s fury. He threw the documents in his hand onto the ground with a loud noise, startling even Lin Zisheng, who was already asleep.
A mole inside the family? How could this be?
“What’s wrong?” Feeling the escalating anger of the person beside him, Lin Zisheng reached out and patted Yan Yu’s hand.
Yan Yu took a deep breath and repeated what the guard had just said to Lin Zisheng. After a moment of contemplation, Lin Zisheng unexpectedly gave an answer, “Perhaps it’s not an insider, but someone under hypnosis. Xiao Lang seems to be quite skilled in hypnosis.”
This unexpected answer seemed to make sense. However, the only thing that puzzled them now was why Xiao Lang would take Bai Lingling away. Did he want to use her to restrain Yan Yu?
As of now, many people knew about the internal conflict within the Yan family, and it was evident that Bai Lingling was now a discarded piece with no value.
“Go and check if Xiao Lang is still on the island.” If he was still on the island, then it wasn’t him who did this; otherwise, they could be certain that Xiao Lang was behind the incident.
Upon hearing Yan Yu’s order, the guard retreated and soon returned with news that Xiao Lang had already left the island.
As they expected, this incident was indeed orchestrated by Xiao Lang. However, they couldn’t comprehend why he took Bai Lingling away.
“Although Bai Lingling has escaped now, there’s still one person on the island. Yan, let’s settle everything that should have been dealt with long ago.” Yan Fan had been confined on the island for a while, and it was time to determine his fate.
Although Lin Zisheng didn’t fully understand Yan Yu’s intentions, he nodded and followed behind him to the secret room. When he saw the person locked inside, he understood everything.
“Yan Yu, you unfilial child! Release me, I am your father!” Despite everyone now knowing what Yan Fan had done, and even having evidence against him, he was still Yan Yu’s father, making it challenging to deal with him easily. Moreover, Yan Yu wanted to take care of him personally after Yan returns to seek revenge. So, Yan Fan had the strength to make a scene now.
However, when the door was opened, the figure that appeared before Yan Fan’s eyes wasn’t Yan Yu but someone who should have already died – Yan.
“It’s you! How can it be you!” Seeing Lin Zisheng standing at the door, Yan Fan shook his head vigorously, refusing to believe that this person was alive. “Impossible, I saw you die, you’re a ghost, right, a ghost!”
Yan Fan’s voice suddenly rose, and the phrase “those with guilty consciences fear ghosts knocking on the door” didn’t fit him at all. Throughout his life, Yan Fan had committed many wrongdoings, and thinking about what he had done in the past would probably scare him to death.
Watching Yan Fan in such a state, Lin Zisheng suddenly lost the desire for revenge. He shook his head, left the secret room, and looked at Yan Yu, who had been watching him with concern. “Send him to Dark Island. There’s a prison in Black Hell full of dark guards who have made mistakes. Sending Yan Fan there is appropriate.” After all, Yan Fan had betrayed the family.
Seeing his lover suddenly saying so much, Yan Yu smiled happily. He felt the change in Yan; now, Yan was no longer just a killing machine but was gradually developing human emotions.
That night, a plane arrived from Dark Island to take Yan Fan away. All of his plans and ambitions were now in vain, and he would spend the rest of his life repenting for his mistakes in the prison on Black Hell. However, it was doubtful whether Yan Fan would ever realize his wrongdoings, even until death.
Afterward, Yan Yu began preparing for his and Lin Zisheng’s wedding. Although Lin Zisheng didn’t feel the need for a grand ceremony, Yan Yu took it very seriously. Lin Zisheng didn’t know how to refuse him, so he simply let Yan Yu handle everything without getting too involved.
During this time, Lin Zisheng returned to Dark Island to further strengthen his body.
Compared to the last time he left, Lin Zisheng’s body was even more robust. He found it easier to deal with the people he trained with, but he knew that his current strength was insufficient to confront Xiao Lang and destroy the laboratory completely.
A while ago, 001 finally found relevant information about Xiao Lang’s laboratory, and after Lin Zisheng read it, he realized just how insane the man was.
We’re sorry for MTLers or people who like using reading mode, but our translations keep getting stolen by aggregators so we’re going to bring back the copy protection. If you need to MTL please retype the gibberish parts.
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However, in Lin Zisheng’s eyes, such behavior was utterly disgusting. How could those “people” be gods? They were nothing but monsters.
Thus, Lin Zisheng stayed on Dark Island, training tirelessly, hoping to become even stronger, and also hoping that the so-called god would never be created in the end.
However, some things always catch you off guard. Just as Yan Yu was fully immersed in preparing for the wedding, a piece of news hit him like a bomb – Yan went missing.
There were no signs at all; Yan disappeared from Dark Island without a trace. No one knew if he left on his own or was abducted by someone. The people on Dark Island informed Lin Zisheng of this three days after they lost contact with him.
Yan Yu’s beloved was missing, and worse, it happened right under his nose. This conclusion left Yan Yu almost unable to remain calm. While he was wholeheartedly preparing for the wedding, his lover was taken away. How could he endure this!
The Grand Elder watched Yan Yu, who seemed ready to rush off and fight anyone, and sighed inwardly. He stood respectfully on the side and said softly, “Master, please calm down. Although we don’t know why Young Master Yan disappeared, he shouldn’t be in danger. The more critical it is now, the more you should stay calm.”
Although he was extremely anxious, Yan Yu managed to calm himself down. He considered all possibilities and finally gave the order, “Investigate if Xiao Lang has been near Dark Island!” The primary suspect was Xiao Lang, given his previous attempt to take Lin Zisheng away.
Now with a target in mind, the investigation sped up. Two hours later, Yan Yu received news that Xiao Lang had been near Dark Island once, but there was no further trace of him afterward.
Although this was the information they had, Yan Yu was certain that Xiao Lang had not simply visited Dark Island; he must have taken Yan away!
If that was the case…
It seemed that a visit to Xiao’s family was in order!
Upon arriving at the Xiao family, Yan Yu didn’t say anything. He just demanded to see someone!
They had kidnapped his beloved and now wanted to smooth things over? Did they really think Yan Yu was easy to bully?
However, to everyone’s surprise in the Yan family, the response from the Xiao family was that Xiao Lang hadn’t returned home for over ten days. Their serious expressions didn’t seem like they were lying. This only intensified Yan Yu’s anxiety.
“Mr. Yan, could something have happened to Xiao Bai?” Le Qingqing still remembered that a few days ago, her husband had talked to her about their eldest son. Now, the Yan family had come to ask for him. Could it be that her husband was involved in this?
“Mrs. Xiao, do you know what your husband has been doing all this time?” Yan Yu’s gaze towards Le Qingqing was cold and carried a hint of reproach, making her feel perplexed. However, with Yan Yu’s words and the recent unusual behavior of her husband, she felt a sense of disharmony.
Although the Le family was only a second-rate family, the reason for that was not due to insufficient heritage like other second-rate families. The Le family’s issue was the scarcity of descendants. In fact, in Le Qingqing’s generation, there wasn’t even a single male heir.
So she was raised to be the family’s heir, and while she couldn’t be called extraordinarily intelligent, she was undoubtedly extremely clever. Now, with Yan Yu’s prompting, her feeling of discomfort grew stronger!
“Mrs. Le, you don’t know, and that’s why I need your help. Please join me on the plane.” Yan Yu’s gaze remained cold as he spoke. Normally, he wouldn’t be this polite to anyone from the Xiao family, except for Le Qingqing, as she was recognized by Yan as Yan’s mother.
Understanding Yan Yu’s request, Le Qingqing nodded vigorously. Now that her son was facing danger, she would do everything in her power to bring him back!
After boarding the plane, Yan Yu began to inquire, “Mrs. Xiao, do you know what your husband has been doing recently?” Although Yan Yu and Lin Zisheng investigated the matter, they couldn’t find out where Yan had taken the oath.
“I know. During this time, he kept telling me about the experiments he was conducting to benefit humanity. He said that although it might sacrifice many lives, it would ultimately benefit society as a whole.”
As she spoke, Le Qingqing’s expression changed, filled with disbelief. “Could it be that he used living people for the experiments, and Xiao Bai was one of his test subjects?”
Although she considered this possibility, Le Qingqing continued to deny it in her heart. A tiger wouldn’t eat its cubs. How could Xiao Lang, a person, do such things!
But Yan Yu’s next words stirred a storm of shock and disbelief within Le Qingqing’s heart. She struggled to calm herself.
“Everything Xiao Lang said was a lie. He wasn’t working for the betterment of humanity; instead, he was trying to create a powerful monster for his own benefit,” Yan Yu said, looking at Le Qingqing’s astonished face.
“When he married you, it wasn’t out of love, but rather to secure the position of the Xiao family. More importantly, you, the perfect and powerful you, and his remaining child, would have been the most suitable test subjects.”
Hearing these words, Le Qingqing didn’t lose control; she simply gazed at Yan Yu intently, trying to discern the truth from his eyes. Eventually, she lowered her eyelids, forcing a bitter smile. “So everything was a lie.”
The gentleness was a lie, the affection was a lie, and her heartache after losing her son was a lie. Everything was a lie!
“Hmph, he deceived you, and I, Le Qingqing, will return the favor,” she said, taking a deep breath and then looking at Yan Yu seriously. “I know where his laboratory is, although I don’t know its specific name, I know the coordinates!”
Having difficulty sleeping, and even sleep talking, Xiao Lang mentioned Lin Zisheng, the experiments, and an unidentified set of coordinates in his sleep. Now that everything fell into place, she finally understood what they meant.
Meanwhile, in the laboratory, Lin Zisheng faced an “unprecedented crisis.”
He lay on the bed, his hands and feet bound by special belts that wouldn’t harm him but tightened gradually when he struggled, making it impossible for him to break free. He sensed his body feeling sluggish and his limbs weak due to some muscle relaxant.
However, since his body was already not entirely human, the impact was minimal. His left wrist hurt, indicating that someone had drawn his blood before he regained consciousness.
“You’re awake. How do you feel?” A man wearing a white coat and a mask appeared before him. “Oh, right, I forgot to introduce myself. I’m Benson, a biologist.”
Although Benson introduced himself politely, Lin Zisheng already guessed his identity, the mad scientist behind the God Creation Project.
“Why aren’t you saying anything? Is it because the muscle relaxant has too much of an effect on you? In that case, I apologize. To prevent you from escaping, we had to do what we did.”
“Xoao Bai, do you know that you are the most perfect creation of God, the most suitable test subject,” Benson said, getting more excited as he spoke. His gaze at Lin Zisheng was filled with fanaticism.
“I believe God heard my prayers, and that’s why he sent you to me. Xiao Bai, rest assured, you will become my most important experiment!”
Regardless of Benson’s ramblings, Lin Zisheng didn’t respond. He just silently communicated with 001, “What’s going on? How did I end up here?” Lin Zisheng remembered training on Dark Island. He never expected to wake up in this place.
[Apologies, Master, it was I who weakened your resistance to Xiao Lang’s influence. Before we came here, I received a mission from the main system. Xiao Lang’s experiment is close to succeeding, and the laboratory must be destroyed within a week, or else your mission will be jeopardized.]
At the time, 001 was also surprised by the urgency from the main system. It seemed that whatever Xiao Lang had created could impact the main system in some way.
“How is the experiment close to succeeding?” Lin Zisheng’s brows furrowed deeper as he listened to the explanation, feeling like he had forgotten something important.
[They’ve successfully found a suitable mother with the ability to carry the divine genes. Once combined with a carrier’s genes, the mother can conceive and give birth to the “God.” ]
001’s voice grew more serious and urgent, indicating that the mission’s difficulty had increased once again.
“What can I do now?” Lin Zisheng had no preparations whatsoever. Even though he was present now, what use could he possibly be?
[Master, because you activated the bloodline of the vampires, they now see you as a hybrid with mixed genes. And among all the “seeds,” you are the most powerful one. Thus, to accommodate your genes, the experimenters had to adjust the mother’s genes, buying us some time.]
[However, this time won’t be long. The only hope now is for Yan Yu to arrive quickly.] But time wasn’t on their side.
Lin Zisheng now understood the urgency of the situation and began considering how to stop the experiment. However, he suddenly caught a special term mentioned by 001 – “mother.”
“001, what is this ‘mother’? How does it affect the experiment?” And the experiment had suddenly made significant progress. It seemed they discovered that the mother’s time was limited. Could it be…
[The ‘mother’ is a female capable of adapting to multiple mixed genes and conceiving offspring with the ‘seeds.’ ]
At this point, 001 glanced at Lin Zisheng. [As you’ve suspected, that mother is Bai Lingling. Initially, Xiao Lang did intend to bring you back, but he unexpectedly found Bai Lingling first, so he took her away first.]
“Is the person awake?” While Lin Zisheng was digesting the information from 001, Xiao Lang’s voice suddenly echoed from the laboratory’s entrance.
“I’ve brought the mother here. As long as she successfully conceives offspring with the ‘seed’ and births the next generation, we will become gods of this world!”
Both Xiao Lang and Benson seemed ecstatic talking about this, as if they could create the world themselves.
Lin Zisheng paid no attention to either of them and focused on the so-called mother instead. When he saw her, his pupils contracted, and his eyes filled with disbelief.
What stood before him was no longer a person but a monster!
Although her face still resembled Bai Lingling, there were evident gills on her cheeks. She had a pair of furry cat ears on her head, and her eyes had turned into vertical blue pupils. Her upper body showed no significant changes, except her hands had transformed into claws with webbing between each finger. Her lower body was no longer human but a fish-like tail, covered not in fish scales but tiny snake-like scales.
Bai Lingling, as she appeared now, bore some resemblance to her original self, but she could no longer be called a human.
“How about it, my son? Isn’t the mother beautiful?” Xiao Lang walked over to Lin Zisheng, his eyes filled with excitement.
Once the mother successfully combined with his son, sucking him dry of his essence to conceive the next generation, the moment the god broke free from its “shell,” all his ambitions would be realized.
“This is the wife I prepared for you. Do you like her or not?”
Lin Zisheng merely glanced at her casually before shifting his gaze elsewhere, completely ignoring Xiao Lang’s words.
Just as Xiao Lang was about to teach Lin Zisheng a lesson, Benson’s arrival diverted his attention. Benson approached him and said, “Hey, old friend, how’s it going? Is this ‘seed’ suitable or not?”
“Absolutely perfect!” Benson got excited when talking about Lin Zisheng. He had tried multiple times before but never succeeded.
“He’s a miracle, the result of a fusion between human and vampire genes. He possesses the legendary bloodline of vampires. Moreover, as you suspected, I experimented with his blood, and under ultraviolet light, his cells not only didn’t die, but they were activated to various degrees. He’s truly a miracle!”
With Benson’s affirmation, Xiao Lang smirked arrogantly. His son finally had some value. He appeared at the right time. If he had shown up later, Xiao Lang would have had to experiment with a lower-grade seed. It seemed that his beloved son was born to help him with experiments!
“Yan, don’t be afraid. It won’t hurt at all, just like a dream, an incomparable beautiful dream.” Only that the end of the dream would be death.
“Good boy, listen to Daddy’s words and conceive offspring with the mother to help Daddy become the most powerful being!” At this moment, Xiao Lang had already released Lin Zisheng from his restraints. He believed that his hypnosis had an absolute effect on his son, calculating that there was no way for him to escape.
Lin Zisheng “obeyed” Xiao Lang’s command, slowly approaching Bai Lingling step by step. Finally, when he was within striking distance to kill Bai Lingling with a single blow, the laboratory door was kicked open, and a man walked in. He hugged Lin Zisheng in his arms.
His aura was highly unstable, but as he held him, it gradually calmed down.
Without even needing to ask, Lin Zisheng knew who was embracing him and smiled lightly, hugging the person back.
Witnessing this scene, Xiao Lang’s eyes flickered. He then commanded Lin Zisheng, “Good boy, kill this intruder!”
Everyone knew how much the Yan family patriarch loved his dark guards, so if any of them made a move, the intruder would be dead without a doubt. Now, Xiao Lang truly believed that Lin Zisheng was a precious gift sent to him by heaven.
However, to his surprise, after hearing his command, Lin Zisheng didn’t do anything. He continued embracing Yan Yu gently, even patting his back soothingly, showing deep comfort in his actions.
“Xiao Bai, I ordered you to kill him. Did you not hear me?” Xiao Lang’s face turned pale as Lin Zisheng’s calm response caught him off guard. How could this be possible…
“Xiao Lang, is this all your plan?” Just as Xiao Lang was still trying to figure out how to deal with the situation, Le Qingqing walked in. Her eyes were filled with contempt as she looked at Xiao Lang, even with a hint of disgust.
In an instant, Xiao Lang’s mind went blank. Had she discovered everything? Even his own wife had found out about his secrets. Could it be that he had lost control over everything?
Indeed, back then, Xiao Lang didn’t like Le Qingqing and only married her to use her family’s influence. He also hoped to cultivate the strongest offspring for his experiments. However, over the nearly thirty years they spent together, he went from indifference to now being deeply in love with Le Qingqing, sharing their lives together.
Yet, at the very moment he was about to succeed, everything collapsed.
“Xiao Lang, you caused my son and me to be separated for twenty-eight years, and now you want my son’s life. Die!” A gunshot rang out, and Xiao Lang felt a pain in his chest. Lowering his head, he saw fresh blood pouring out. Looking at his resolute wife, he didn’t know whether the pain he felt was physical or emotional.
After nearly thirty years of being together, they ultimately lost to trust. He… couldn’t accept it…
As Xiao Lang took his last breath, his final thoughts were that if he could start over, he would never fall in love with this woman. His almost attained success was ruined, and he couldn’t accept it!
After Xiao Lang’s death, the biologist named Benson immediately vanished without a trace. Though he couldn’t successfully create a god, he was relieved that nothing was more important than life.
After the damned were dead, and the people who needed to leave had left, Yan Yu embraced Lin Zisheng tightly, relieved to see him safe. “Yan, let’s go home.”
“Okay, let’s go home!” With most of the issues resolved, it was time to return home.
As they were about to leave, Lin Zisheng felt something grabbing his pant leg. Lowering his head, he saw that it was Bai Lingling, who had turned into a monster.
“Kill… kill… kill… please… please kill me…” Bai Lingling’s eyes were filled with pleading. She now knew her mistakes. If it weren’t for targeting this person, she would still be the young miss of the Bai family, a kind and compassionate girl. Instead, she had turned into a monster in this cold laboratory.
“Please…” Due to the vow, speaking human language was extremely difficult for Bai Lingling. It took all her strength to utter these words, and she could only use pleading eyes to look at Lin Zisheng, hoping he would end her suffering.
[Those who commit many wrongdoings will eventually perish. If the female lead in this world hadn’t been so self-destructive, she might have been able to regain her freedom.] Lin Zisheng had no intention of killing Bai Lingling. Without the Bai family’s support and Yan Fan’s help, she had nothing left. He didn’t need to worry about her seeking revenge, so he had no desire to end her life. However, the fact was that she had turned herself into this state through her own actions.
“Alright.” Lin Zisheng took out a small flying knife, looking at Bai Lingling with compassion. He never thought that one day he would personally kill the female lead.
“Thank… thank you…” These were Bai Lingling’s last words in this world.
As Yan Yu led Lin Zisheng and the Yan family members away from the isolated island with the laboratory, he detonated the bombs on the island, burying everything thoroughly.
The “Creation of Gods” plan sounded noble, but in reality, it only resulted in creating monsters. The existence of such dark things should never be allowed in this world. It was better for them to disappear.
“Mom, are you… coming back with us?” Today, with the incident of Le Qingqing killing Xiao Lang, he didn’t know if the Xiao family was aware, but now that Xiao Lang was dead, Le Qingqing’s status in the Xiao family would definitely be affected. So, why not leave with Lin Zisheng instead?
“Not this time. Mom wants to return to the Le family. I gave up everything in the Le family back then to follow that man, ignoring the Le family. Now I should go back and redeem myself,” Le Qingqing said with tears in her eyes.
Looking at Lin Zisheng with such tenderness, she continued, “Xiao Bai, Mom doesn’t have much to give you, only one thing: I hope you’ll always be happy. No matter when, you are my most beloved child. Although I never had the chance to take care of you since you were born, I love you!”
Lin Zisheng could feel that Le Qingqing was sincere in her words. He hugged his mother, who was already sobbing, and gently patted her back, saying, “Mom, I’m your child, always.”
He hadn’t felt such warmth in a long time, and he cherished it. The interaction between the two made Yan Yu a bit jealous, but he couldn’t separate them and could only sulk on the side, hoping his lover would notice him.
Unfortunately, his lover’s entire focus was on his mother, completely ignoring his existence. Only when Le Qingqing got off the plane did Lin Zisheng finally see the sulking Yan Yu and asked, “What’s wrong?”
Realizing that his lover had finally noticed him, Yan Yu was almost excited. He hugged Lin Zisheng tightly and whispered, “Yan, we’ll be together, forever.”
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The ML sulking alone in a corner kkkkkkkk
Thanks for the chapter!
Offt…Aya our ml becomes a cute puppy with Lin lin ah…
Thanks for the chapter 😍