RAD Chapter 90

Mr. Huo held the bottle in his hand, and after repeatedly confirming it with spiritual power, he immediately stared seriously at Luo Xiao: “Xiao Xiao, tell your master, where did this bug come from?”

Luo Xiao immediately told his master everything he knew about the situation. Seeing the expression of deep thought on his face, he knew that there must be something unknown in this matter.

Sure enough, Mr. Huo let out a sigh, which made Luo Xiao even more convinced of his own judgment. He couldn’t help but curiously ask, “Master, this bug?”

“Do you still remember the secret cave you discovered last year around the eleventh month?” Mr. Huo suddenly brought up this topic.

Luo Xiao nodded puzzledly. Could it be that this bug was created by the mysterious person in that cave?

Seeing the obvious questioning expression on his disciple’s face, Mr. Huo did not drag on and directly said, “It’s just as you think, this bug is related to the people there. Since you mentioned it that time, your Grandpa Yu have already had his capable men carefully investigate it. According to the information they brought back, that place should be a branch of the Holy Teachings. The main function of this branch is to refine some poisons and poisonous insects specifically targeting cultivators.”

“Ah? Then does that mean this bug is?” Luo Xiao was surprised and opened his eyes wide, but soon realized a problem. “But Master, shouldn’t the things they refine still need to be tested? Then who are the test subjects?”

Thinking of the indignant description of the scene they saw after those people came back, although the others had not seen the actual scene, just their account made their hearts filled with anger: They actually used people as *experiments, and these people being used as experimental subjects were not only physically healthy, but more importantly, they were either young women in their 20s to 25s or newborn infants. Is this something that humans would do? They are simply a bunch of scum worse than beasts!

“Master, this *experiment, could it be?” Luo Xiao immediately associated it with the historical bacteriological experiment incident of a certain country.

Mr. Huo nodded solemnly and sighed deeply: “In fact, there is no real difference. They are all a group of devils who wantonly trample on the lives of others! By the way, this soul-devouring bug is the most difficult to cultivate among the poisonous insects of the Holy Teachings, and also the most cruel in its methods!”

“Cruel?” Luo Xiao absolutely agreed with this, recalling the sight of the bloodied girl he had seen in the cave.

“Yes, cruel!” Mr. Huo walked to the window and looked at the gradually darkening sky outside. He was silent for a while before continuing, “Xiao Xiao, do you still remember that I once told you, the destruction of the Holy Teachings three hundred years ago was achieved at a great cost by us, the righteous practitioners.”

“Yes, I remember.” Luo Xiao naturally remembered.

“Back then, one of the important reasons why our side suffered so many casualties in that battle was because of this soul-devouring bug. More than half of the cultivators lost their combat power because of this little insect, and even their innate spirits were destroyed. In their weakened state, they were eventually brutally killed by those Holy Teachings members. Just what kind of people are they? Things like dismemberment, quartering, and being burned at the stake, those cruel methods, not only did we see them, we had never even heard of them before! The blood dyed the earth into a deep bloody black color!”

“Ah!” Luo Xiao’s eyes widened in shock. He didn’t expect that the battle three hundred years ago was so devastating. His heart was naturally filled with anger towards these people of the Holy Teachings.

“Forget it, let’s not talk about it.” Mr. Huo shook his head, reaching out to press his temple, and turned to Luo Xiao and asked, “Right, Xiao Xiao, since you said the bug is given to you by your actor, then it’s very likely that he has some connection with the Holy Teachings!”

Thinking of Yu Jia, Luo Xiao couldn’t help but frown. This guy has a connection with the Holy Teachings? No way, even if he did, he would be just a controlled person. Luo Xiao’s guess was actually the truth.

“Master, that person couldn’t possibly be from the Holy Teachings.” Luo Xiao directly denied it, “Based on what I know about him, he is just an ordinary person.”

“If that’s the case, Xiao Xiao, it’s better for you to be careful about your safety these days.” Mr. Huo looked at him worriedly, “If my guess is correct, you should have been targeted! Wait a minute, let master do a divination for you now.”

Without further ado, Mr. Huo quickly took out some ancient coins from his pocket, closed his eyes and began to carefully divine. Seeing his master’s serious expression, Luo Xiao felt a warm feeling in his heart: It’s great to have such a master.

With a clatter, Mr. Huo opened his eyes and looked at the coins on the table, his face showing a trace of worry. Luo Xiao stepped forward and immediately understood why his master had such an expression.

“Master, it’s fine, don’t worry.” Luo Xiao comforted him with a smile, “I, your disciple, has always been lucky. There won’t be any problem!”

“But…” Mr. Huo looked at the divination result and his worries did not dissipate. “You can see, this divination shows that you will have a bloody disaster in the near future, and combined with that soul-devouring bug, I have to believe that those people from the Holy Teachings have already set their sights on you.”

Luo Xiao shrugged, “Master, you know that I don’t even know anyone from the Holy Teachings, and I don’t know why they would target me. But I promise you, I will definitely not let anything happen to myself!”

“I hope so.” Mr. Huo put away the copper coins on the table, “Alright, it’s getting late, are you going back or staying the night here?”

“I…” Luo Xiao was just about to speak when the next words were taken over by someone. “Naturally, he’s going back with me to sleep!” Ye Lan’s familiar voice came from behind, “Xiao Xiao, let’s go, we’re going home.”

Luo Xiao looked down at the warm hand tightly wrapped around him, then looked up at the smug expression on Ye Lan’s face, and then turned to his master. Well, it was obviously intentional by a certain someone!

“You Ye boy!” Mr. Huo glared at him fiercely, “My precious disciple, come here, let master tell you, you are still young, and there are some things that don’t need to be rushed, understand?”

Luo Xiao understood the meaning in his master’s eyes and nodded obediently. At the same time, he secretly apologized in his heart: Master, in this world, there is a word called ‘drunken debauchery’, and your disciple has already been ‘eaten’.

As for Ye Lan on the side, he naturally also understood the true meaning behind the words, and wanted to continue to smugly reveal the truth, but the next moment, the smile on his face abruptly stopped. He looked down at the Luo Xiao who was smiling brightly at him, but at the same time pinching his waist. A cold sweat immediately broke out on his back.

“What’s wrong, Yezi, it seems like you have something to say?” Luo Xiao smiled gently and tilted his head. “What do you want to say?”

“No, I, I don’t have anything to say.” Ye Lan wisely closed his mouth. Which bastard said that this pinching technique is only used by girls? Bullshit! Didn’t you see how his Xiao Xiao was pinching him?

“Really?” Luo Xiao’s smile became even brighter. “Really nothing to say?”

“Yeah, nothing!” Ye Lan nodded firmly, but there was an obvious hint of flattery in his eyes.

Luo Xiao pursed his lips and let go of his hand neatly, then said to his master, “Master, then we’ll head back now.”

“Mm, remember to be careful on the way back.” Mr. Huo said with a hint of meaning.

Luo Xiao nodded in understanding and then pulled Ye Lan directly towards the main door.

After sitting in the car, Ye Lan immediately looked at him accusingly. “Xiao Xiao, you’re so heartless! You don’t love me anymore!”

Luo Xiao rubbed the goosebumps on his arm and gave him a slap. “Alright, stop pretending to be wronged. You think I don’t know what you were planning to say just now?”

Ye Lan looked at Luo Xiao’s half-smile expression and touched the tip of his nose silently. Okay, he was seen through.

“Alright, let’s drive, I’m a little hungry.” Luo Xiao glanced at the time on his watch. It was already 6 o’clock, no wonder he was hungry.

“Okay, let’s go home and eat!” Ye Lan smiled and started the car. “By the way, Xiao Xiao, how’s the movie editing work going?”

“Well, it’s progressing as planned. I should be able to finish it by the deadline.”

“Okay, I’ll ask He Ben to speed up the work process. Let’s make a big splash next month.”

“Yes!”

The car was filled with a faint warmth, making the corners of Luo Xiao and Ye Lan’s mouths curl up involuntarily. But at the same time, the atmosphere in an abandoned factory on the outskirts was not so good.

“Tell me, kid, where did that thing go?” A man with a strange pattern on his face was ominously staring at the person curled up in a ball on the ground who had just been beaten by him. “Do you believe I’ll really kill you?”

“I don’t know, I really don’t know anything.” The weak voice came from the ground.

“Heh? Don’t know?” The man’s expression became even more ferocious, and he forcefully stepped on the person’s head. “Are you fucking kidding me? Tell me! Give me an answer!”

“I, I really, really, don’t know anything.”

“You! I…” The man raised his foot and was about to kick hard again, but a gloomy hoarse voice stopped him.

“Alright, Second Brother, leave it for now. Be careful not to beat the person to death, that would be a loss.”

“Yes, Big Brother.” The man respectfully bowed to the man standing with his back to him.

“Alright, let’s go, we still have other things to do. As for this guy, just keep him locked up here and have the brothers keep a close eye on him.”

“Okay, Big Brother.”

The man lying on the ground heard the footsteps fading away. He forcefully opened his eyes and looked at the blurry figure of the retreating back, a mocking smile appearing on his face…