Chapter 67

The Gene Alliance's lair in Puhai had been wiped out, and nearly twenty Gene Alliance executives, including Vice Leader Gu Xian, did not survive.

Although the powerhouses of the Gene Alliance were all fine in this incident, this event dealt a heavy blow to the Gene Alliance.

The Gene Alliance leader, Shi Changqian, was furious. He swore to catch this culprit and execute them in public, then tell the whole world that this was the price for daring to move against the Gene Alliance.

However, the Puhai Security Department's reaction to this incident was very cold. Regarding Shi Changqian's demand for a comprehensive investigation and not letting a single detail slip, the Security Department acted as if they hadn't heard him at all.

This reaction made Shi Changqian calm down; this was Huaxia.

The Gene Alliance was a global organization, but it couldn't influence the official workings of Huaxia.

The Gene Alliance had many powerhouses, but the Huaxia Security Department had no shortage of them either, and the Martial Arts Alliance was also part of the Huaxia Security Department.

Helpless, Shi Changqian could only investigate on his own.

What gave Shi Changqian a little comfort was that Qin Qiang and Anton Ao provided useful clues.

Before entering the Dongxun Gene Center building, they had met a medicinal herb merchant at the entrance.

The herb merchant was carrying a large bag and seemed to have just come out of the Dongxun Gene Center building; this merchant was a major suspect.

Even though the Puhai Security Department didn't cooperate at all, the Gene Alliance still found out that this herb merchant knew Fang Chong and had chatted with him for quite a while.

"Bring Fang Chong to the Gene Alliance immediately." Shi Changyi roared this sentence with murderous intent.

Anton Ao shook his head, "Leader, I'm afraid that won't work."

"Why?" Shi Changyi looked at Anton Ao in confusion.

Even if the Gene Alliance's status in Huaxia wasn't as high as elsewhere, bringing a student here shouldn't be a problem, right?

Not to mention that this matter wouldn't reach the Security Department, even if it did, he didn't believe the Security Department would fall out with his Gene Alliance over a student.

Anton Ao explained, "Fang Chong joined the Dahan Yi Academy. We went to ask for the person, and as a result, they said one sentence, and our people could only come back."

"What sentence?" Shi Changyi asked subconsciously.

"They said, 'What is your Gene Alliance? Do you have the qualifications to ask for someone from my Dahan Yi Academy? Are you still not awake yet?'"

Anton Ao really didn't want to say this, but Shi Changyi was very aggressive, so he could only repeat it.

"Who said that?" Shi Changyi, on the contrary, lost his previous anger.

"The martial arts instructor of the Dahan Yi Academy, Guo Qingrong."

"You didn't go to look for Zhang Yongcheng..."

Before Shi Changyi finished this sentence, he knew he shouldn't have said it.

If there was one person in the world who looked down on the Gene Alliance the most, it was undoubtedly Zhang Yongcheng.

Going to find Guo Qingrong might just result in being mocked. If he went to find Zhang Yongcheng, that old guy might actually take action.

"You go tell Hou Hezhong to continue investigating other clues. I'm going to find Qu Weimin of the Martial Arts Alliance and Nong Yizhen of the Zhenyu Academy. I don't believe that after killing people, there's nowhere to seek justice."

Shi Changyi was so frustrated he felt like vomiting blood. He regretted going to Mount Kunlun; he hadn't gotten a damn thing, and as a result, the Gene Alliance had been turned upside down.

Now, he couldn't even find the culprit.

No, he had found clues, but he couldn't investigate further. Since the founding of the Gene Alliance, when had they ever been so frustrated?

In any country, the Gene Alliance was an entity that could walk sideways. As long as genetic beasts ran rampant on Earth, the status of the Gene Alliance would not drop by even half a point.

This iron rule didn't work in Puhai; how could he be reconciled to that?

Yiling City, Xiuhu Residential District, at Qu Yonghe's home.

"Yiyi, it's really not okay to take them off now; it's too early, it's only been six days." Wen Xing was earnestly persuading Qu Yi by her bedside.

It wasn't just Wen Xing; Yan Quan and Qu Yonghe were also persuading Qu Yi to wait another half a month.

Qu Yi said, "Auntie Xing, I really know my own situation. Not only do I know my right eye has recovered quite well, but I also know my left eye is slowly recovering as well.

I have confidence. If you believe me, this won't have much of an impact."

In this short week, Qu Yi had cultivated the Web Consciousness Scripture and felt rapid progress; she even suspected that in a few more days, she could step into the ranks of Level 1 Gene Cultivators.

Logically, she shouldn't have this feeling, but she did; this was entirely the confidence she gained after cultivating the Web Consciousness Scripture.

As for her eyes, Qu Yi truly felt they were better.

"Alright then." Seeing Qu Yi's firm attitude, Wen Xing could only look at Qu Yonghe and Yan Quan and agree to her request.

She was a top surgeon; if they hadn't recovered, it shouldn't be a major problem.

Turning off the lights and removing the gauze...

"Yiyi, how are your eyes?" Yan Quan's voice trembled slightly.

Qu Yi said with trembling eyes, "I can see, I can see... Thank you, thank you..."

Not only could she see, but it was also incredibly clear.

Not only could she see with the right eye that had just undergone surgery, but the other eye could also see a hazy light, which showed her feeling was not wrong; both her eyes would recover as before.

As Qu Yi spoke, she was already in tears.

She had thought she was about to spend the rest of her life in darkness; she never expected to see the light again.

Having experienced darkness, she knew better than anyone how precious the light was to her.

Everyone in the room was happy for Qu Yi at this moment.

After a brief period of adjustment, Wen Xing turned on the lights. Qu Yi didn't feel any discomfort, and the others could already see Qu Yi's eyes.

The eye that had just undergone surgery was as bright as the stars. The other eye was also clearly beginning to recover.

In such a short time, Qu Yi had recovered to this degree?

"How is this possible?"

Wen Xing was the first to disbelieve it. She had performed the surgery herself; even with the fastest postoperative recovery, it would take months to reach this state, and that was assuming a good recovery.

Now, Qu Yi seemed to have done it in only six days.

Six days?

"This is truly a divine technique..." Qu Yonghe couldn't help but exclaim.

Wen Xing's surgical skills were indeed unparalleled, but Qu Yonghe didn't believe that Qu Yi's eyes could recover to this degree in six days solely due to Wen Xing's efforts.

Clearly, most of the credit went to Ding Huan.

"Yiyi, can you see something with your other eye too?" Yan Quan noticed that Qu Yi's other eye, which hadn't undergone surgery, looked a bit different, and asked immediately.

When Qu Yi was injured before, that eye had always been a gray, hazy mess; now, there was a trace of luster in that eye as well.

"Mm, I can see, thank you..." Qu Yi said thank you again.

"Teacher Ding is the benefactor of our whole family." Yan Quan couldn't help but press her palms together.

"Where did Teacher Ding go?" Qu Yi still couldn't help but ask.

Yan Quan said, "Teacher Ding left after saving you; we don't know where he went either."

But Qu Yi knew that Ding Huan hadn't just saved her.

The reason she recovered so quickly, and even felt her strength growing day by day, was because she had cultivated the Web Consciousness Scripture Ding Huan taught her.

Was this just a simple benefactor?

Qu Yonghe hesitated for a moment and said, "Yiyi, I think I should tell you; you must know..."

"Yonghe..." Yan Quan quickly called out to her husband; she was worried that Qu Yi would be adversely affected by hearing this news.

Qu Yonghe said slowly, "My Qu family is not a family that forgets favors. Ding Huan has done such a great favor for Qu Yi; if I hide it and don't say anything, that would be truly forgetting a benefactor, and I can't do that."

Hearing Qu Yonghe say this, Yan Quan didn't say anything more, only nodded with slightly red eyes.

"Dad, what's wrong?" Qu Yi felt something was wrong; the atmosphere seemed a bit heavy.

Her body was better, her eyes had recovered, so why did her mom, dad, and Auntie Xing feel a bit guilty after the initial excitement?

"Yiyi, actually, your eyes are Ding Huan's. He gave one of his eyes to you..."

Before Qu Yonghe finished his sentence, Qu Yi was stunned.

For a long time, she didn't say a word, nor did she move.

"Yiyi..." Seeing Qu Yi's state, Yan Quan quickly stepped forward to support her.

"Why did you agree..." Qu Yi suddenly felt her eyes were incredibly sore; her heart was filled with nothing but agony at this moment, and it was difficult for her to speak.

If she had known it was Ding Huan who gave her his eyes, she would rather have remained in darkness forever.

"Yiyi, your dad and I both disagreed, but Teacher Ding insisted on doing it. He said only his eyes could be returned to you, and no one else's would work..."

Yan Quan carefully comforted her daughter.

Although Yan Quan knew Ding Huan had misspoken—it should have been 'donated' to her daughter, not 'returned'—she still told Qu Yi according to Ding Huan's original words.

Qu Yonghe also said from the side, "I don't know the relationship between you and Ding Huan, but you have received such a great favor from him; you must repay him in the future."

"No, I can't take his eyes. I must find him and return the eyes to him..." Qu Yi cried.

If she took Ding Huan's eyes, she would never forgive herself for the rest of her life, nor would she ever be happy again.

Ding Huan was still being hunted; if he gave her his eyes, what would happen to him? How could those evil people from the Gene Alliance let such an opportunity pass?

Qu Yonghe tried to soften his tone as much as possible, "Yiyi, for one thing, since Ding Huan gave you his eyes, he hopes you will get better, not that you will fail his expectations.

If you return the eyes to Ding Huan, do you know where he is now?

Secondly, a life-saving favor should be repaid with one's life. Ding Huan is being hunted now. Your aptitude is quite good; as long as you work hard, even if you don't join the Ten Great Academies of Blue Star, you might not necessarily fail to become a Gene Cultivator in the future.

As long as your strength improves, you can go help Ding Huan in the future. Even if you have to sacrifice your own life, your mom and I won't stop you in the slightest, because it was he who saved your life."

Qu Yonghe's words made Qu Yi instantly wake up and calm down. Yes, Ding Huan was being hunted now; where could she go to find him and return the eyes?

And Ding Huan had taught her such a powerful cultivation technique; she had felt her strength improve significantly after cultivating for only a few days. If she continued to cultivate, she would definitely be able to help Ding Huan in the future.

Just as her dad said, her life was saved by Ding Huan, and her eyes were given by Ding Huan; even if she had to give her life for Ding Huan in the future, she would be willing.

If she could see Ding Huan again one day, she would return the eyes to him.