"Little Ice, have you heard of human experimentation?" Bao Laotou said after sighing.
"Hiss, Grandpa Song, could it be that the Blade Demon was a human experiment?" Ye Bing gasped, somewhat uncertainly.
"Yes, the Judgment Association detected several people's DNA on the Blade Demon's corpse," Grandpa Song nodded, then dropped a bombshell.
"Several people's DNA? Stitching, modification... How could they perform such inhumane experiments?" Ye Bing said in shock.
"What's so strange about that? The world is so big, and there are all kinds of people. Maybe there are demons in human skin living around where you live," Lingling said casually, closing her book.
Ye Bing fell silent. Seeing him like this, Bao Laotou said, "Little Ice, don't be sad. This matter has been handed over to professionals, the Judgment Association, to investigate. Their capabilities in this area are good, and I believe they can find some clues."
Ye Bing nodded, and then Bao Laotou took out a bank card and handed it to him.
"This is your commission for completing this task, plus the bounty for capturing the Blade Demon, a total of 250,000. The password is six ones."
After taking the bank card, Ye Bing got up from the bed and said, "Grandpa Song, Lingling, I'm going back first. If there's any suitable task, contact me."
"Mhm, get some good rest. If there's a suitable task, I'll have Lingling contact you," Bao Laotou said, taking two puffs from his pipe.
After Ye Bing left the Qingtian Hunter Agency, Bao Laotou asked Lingling, who was beside him, "Lingling, what do you think of Little Ice?"
"Him? His strength is passable, but he's too green. He actually exhausted his magic energy dealing with an artificial demon whose strength was only at the Servant Level," Lingling said.
"Hehe, Lingling, you've misjudged him. I ask you, can a normal Middle-Level Ice System Mage freeze an entire sewer, and even affect the climate?" Bao Laotou chuckled.
Lingling thought for a moment, then shook her head: "No, according to a normal Middle-Level Mage, even a Middle-Level Tier 3 one, freezing the entire sewer would be difficult, let alone affecting the ground."
"Then let me tell you something else. The ice on that Blade Demon's body, the Judgment Association used a full 10 Middle-Level Fire System Mages, and it took them an entire night to get the Blade Demon out of the ice intact," Bao Laotou continued.
"Could Ye Bing be a natural spirit seed?" Lingling asked in surprise.
"Perhaps more than that. The reason Little Ice ran out of magic energy in a short time is very likely because he used an ability similar to a domain. Otherwise, how could a Middle-Level Mage instantly freeze the entire sewer?" Bao Laotou stroked his beard and said.
"Didn't they say that one couldn't withstand the power of a Soul Seed until they reached the Advanced Level? How did Ye Bing do it?" Lingling asked, confused.
"The human body is a very complex and mysterious existence. When Little Ice's body cannot bear this power, it will hide within the body. Only when Little Ice encounters a life-or-death situation will the hidden power within his body erupt, which is why Little Ice instantly exhausted all his magic energy and froze the entire sewer," Bao Laotou explained.
"Sigh, I don't know where that old man Ying picked up such an excellent grandson like Ye Bing," Bao Laotou said, puffing on his pipe twice.
"Grandpa, what do you mean by that? Are you saying my sister and I aren't excellent?" Lingling was displeased when she heard this and tugged on Bao Laotou's beard.
Perhaps Bao Laotou never dreamed that Ye Bing didn't have a hidden Soul Seed domain, but rather had opened his Dantian, gaining an additional "Golden Core."
After Ye Bing returned to his apartment, he took a shower and then entered a meditative state.
After a day of sleep, his internal magic energy had largely recovered, and his Golden Core had also recovered from its dim state. Ye Bing also discovered that there were faint, shallow lines vaguely visible on his Golden Core. At first, Ye Bing thought his Golden Core was damaged, but after a closer look, he realized that these lines were like human meridians, not cracks.
Although Ye Bing didn't understand why his Golden Core would have such lines, since his cultivation hadn't regressed but had instead improved somewhat, Ye Bing stopped paying attention to it.
In the blink of an eye, it was January, and Shanghai High School began its holiday. Ye Bing was cultivating in his apartment when his phone suddenly rang.
He picked it up and saw that it was Ai Tutu, which made Ye Bing very curious.
"Hello, Ai Tutu? Is something wrong?" Ye Bing answered the phone and asked.
"Are you free now? Didn't I say before that I'd show you around Shanghai, but I never had the chance. Now that it's holiday, let's go out and have fun," Ai Tutu said.
"It's almost Chinese New Year. Aren't you going home?" Ye Bing asked in surprise.
"No rush, my brother isn't coming to pick me up for a few more days, but Mu Jie Jie has already returned to the family. I'm so bored, come accompany me to go shopping," Ai Tutu said, acting spoiled.
Ye Bing was silent for a moment, then said, "Okay, where should we meet?"
"Great! Let's meet at the coffee shop in Area D. I'll send you the location."
After Ai Tutu finished speaking, she hung up the phone. Soon, Ye Bing received the location sent by Ai Tutu.
After changing his clothes, Ye Bing left to go to the coffee shop Ai Tutu mentioned.
Upon arriving at the coffee shop, Ye Bing quickly spotted Ai Tutu.
No other reason, Ai Tutu's figure was simply too noticeable, with a turn-around rate of 98%.
"Ai Tutu, have you been here all this time?" Ye Bing asked, sitting opposite Ai Tutu.
"Mhm, mhm, originally, I was planning to go to the amusement park by myself today, but then I remembered what I promised you before, so I called you!" Ai Tutu nodded and said.
Ye Bing saw that Ai Tutu had cream from a dessert on the corner of her mouth, so he took a handkerchief and wiped the cream for her.
Ai Tutu froze, then a blush appeared on her face, and she looked at Ye Bing somewhat at a loss.
Ye Bing then realized that his action just now might have been inappropriate, and explained, "Sorry, I just saw you had cream from a dessert on your face, and I subconsciously wiped it off for you."
"N-no, it's fine, thank you. Um, let's go to the amusement park now. As Chinese New Year approaches, there are fewer people at the Shanghai amusement park right now," Ai Tutu said, lowering her head.
"Okay, let's go."
Ai Tutu took Ye Bing to the Shanghai amusement park. To be honest, Ye Bing had never been to an amusement park, not even once, even in his previous life.
After buying entrance tickets, Ai Tutu dragged Ye Bing straight to the roller coaster.
"Is it that exciting right from the start?" Ye Bing said with a slightly pale face, looking at the 360-degree track that went round and round.
"Hmph hmph, as a Mage, how can you be afraid of such amusement facilities? It's a lot of fun, trust me!" Ai Tutu said, patting her chest.
Ye Bing's mouth twitched slightly. Who was she trying to fool? Did a Mage have to experience this roller coaster? Did she think Tianying was a roller coaster?
But Ye Bing couldn't refuse, so he just bit the bullet and followed Ai Tutu onto the roller coaster.
After one round on the roller coaster, Ye Bing's stomach churned after he got off, while Ai Tutu was energetic and seemed to want to go again.
Scared, Ye Bing pulled Ai Tutu away to other amusement rides.
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