Chapter 114 – Home

“Actually, I knew my dad was posting about the end of the world online,” Ye Nannan said bluntly right from the start.

This time, it wasn’t just Su Lifeng who froze. Even Ye Long’s expression changed drastically. But very quickly, Ye Long lowered his head. Ye Nannan knew far more than he had imagined. Hadn’t he already figured that out on the way here? There was nothing to be surprised about now.

“But I was actually very happy, because even though Dad was wary of me, you never did anything to me. There were several times when I could feel you lingering outside my door, or looking at me with hesitation in your eyes.” Ye Nannan turned and spoke to Ye Long.

Ye Long’s expression grew even dimmer. From his face, it was impossible to tell whether those words made him happy or filled him with regret. Ye Nannan continued, “Dad, when did you start suspecting me? It was after I came home, wasn’t it?”

“You…” Ye Long was silent for a while before he said, “You said the nanny had gone home. I thought that was unlikely. She hadn’t been paid yet, so how could she suddenly leave? Later, I found traces of her blood in the house… But that wasn’t the most important part. The important part was that you no longer seemed like my daughter.”

“So that’s how it was.” Ye Nannan nodded. “But when I asked you to bring me to Ningnan, you didn’t refuse either.”

“Because I was afraid of you. And because I still had a tiny hope that maybe I was overthinking it,” Ye Long said. In truth, even as he said this, there was still a trace of hope deep in his eyes. But he knew very well that hope could only remain hope. It would never become reality.

“Then the reason you didn’t want me near Su Lifeng was because the two of you had been through life and death together, right? But after Lifeng-Ge turned out not to be an ordinary person, what did you want him to help you do?” Ye Nannan asked.

This time, Ye Long was silent for a very, very long time. Only after two or three minutes did he cover his face and say, “I wanted him… to kill you…”

Ye Long was a big, burly man, but at that moment, he looked utterly desperate and pained.

He had said it… The thing he had been struggling with all this time had finally been spoken aloud.

More than once, he had thought about killing Ye Nannan with his own hands. But every time he saw her smile, Ye Long could not bring himself to make that decision. And with his abilities, he probably couldn’t kill Ye Nannan anyway.

So he could only try to borrow Su Lifeng’s hand.

But he had never expected that before he could do it, Ye Nannan would calmly ask the question herself.

“You should feel relieved now, shouldn’t you?” Ye Nannan asked. Then she raised her head and looked at Su Lifeng. A faint smile appeared on her fair, rosy face. “But Lifeng-Ge, you should be able to feel it, right? I’m not an ordinary Xenospecies.”

“Yes…” Su Lifeng’s expression was complicated as well. He was desperately trying to recall exactly where he had come into contact with Ye Nannan before. Compared to usual, Ye Nannan’s eyes were brighter now, her gaze more indifferent, and a faint, terrifying aura seemed to radiate from her.

And yet, there was no visible sign of any Xenospecies traits in her appearance. That was why, despite meeting her several times, Su Lifeng had only felt that Ye Nannan was a little strange, without being able to say exactly what was strange about her.

“To be precise, I am an incomplete Xenospecies…”

As Ye Nannan spoke slowly, Su Lifeng suddenly felt as if a basin of ice water had been poured over his head.

He remembered!

This feeling. It was that Wisdom Species!

Back on the island, had it not been completely absorbed by him?

“Was it because it had only just been born at the time? Is that why it had the ability to exist in separate parts?” Su Lifeng was stunned. This realization once again refreshed his understanding of the Xenospecies.

“It seems you’ve already guessed. This part of me only possesses the ability to reproduce, and the Xenospecies I reproduce all die very quickly. I knew from the beginning that my other part was inside your body, but I tested you once. I shouldn’t be your match. The Soldier Types won’t attack me, but I have also lost the ability to continue evolving.”

As Ye Nannan spoke, her eyes suddenly grew sorrowful. “Being unable to evolve is like being confined inside a tiny box, unable to get out.”

“Half human and half Xenospecies. Which role am I supposed to keep living as?” Ye Nannan asked in confusion.

Just then, she suddenly smiled again. “Lifeng-Ge, I gave you a favor.”

“What favor?” Su Lifeng asked, somewhat at a loss.

“That old woman. She was fighting Jiang Fusheng for power, and that must have affected your laboratory. Not to mention she wanted to kill you. I don’t really understand you adult humans, but this should count as helping you pull the weeds up by the roots, right? With the laboratory, your research will go faster. Shen Fei-Ge told me that. And Jiang Yushi seems to like you, so this should make her happier with you too. Career and love, I solved both for you,” Ye Nannan said.

“…” Su Lifeng was genuinely stunned. What kind of logic was this?

It sounded almost reasonable, but it was definitely twisted reasoning!

“Jiang Yushi likes me?” Su Lifeng was even more shocked by that piece of news.

Ever since Li Liyan had seen Su Lifeng nearly kill Han Meng on the spot, her whole body had gone limp. She hated Su Lifeng, but she could not even stand.

As soon as Ye Nannan finished speaking, Han Meng suddenly turned his head and reached a hand toward her. “Auntie, do you remember when I told you Qianqian has always been by your side?”

Li Liyan looked at him without understanding, then nodded blankly. “You… you did…”

“I’ll take you to see her now.” Han Meng smiled, and a tail quietly emerged from behind him…

“What exactly are you trying to do?” Su Lifeng asked with a frown.

He did not believe Ye Nannan had gone through all this trouble and deliberately chosen today just to do him a favor. Especially not such an inexplicable favor…

Ye Long had no idea what Ye Nannan was trying to do either. In fact, his entire mind was blank right now.

“I already told you. I’m doing this for evolution. The meaning of a Xenospecies’ existence is evolution. Soldier Types exist for the evolution of the Wisdom Species, and the Wisdom Species exist for the evolution of the entire race… We plunder and fight over things, but all of it is so our race can continue. That is the greatest meaning of a life-form’s existence. Just like you humans. In order for your race to continue, haven’t you also caused many creatures on Earth to go extinct?”

As Ye Nannan spoke, a long, black-red, threadlike object suddenly emerged from her chest. Although it only looked like a thread, one could still sense the vitality contained within it, as well as the fluctuations of its emotions. This was a higher intelligent life-form.

Su Lifeng had only just focused all his attention and taken a defensive stance when Ye Nannan abruptly grabbed the Black Thread, then tore it off in one motion.

“Even if I lose my self-awareness, you will still help me continue evolving.” Ye Nannan’s face instantly turned deathly pale. The Black Thread entered Su Lifeng’s body in an instant, too fast for him to react.

What was going on?!

Ye Nannan continued, “Dad, from what you said just now, it sounds like you no longer think I’m Ye Nannan. But I absorbed all of Ye Nannan’s memories. In what form does a life truly exist? Lifeng-Ge, I asked Shen Fei-Ge this question, but he didn’t know. You’re a top student. Can you tell me?”

“…” Su Lifeng had no idea what to say. This development had completely exceeded his expectations!

Ye Nannan had willingly handed the other half over to him? Even now, he could feel his body burning from the inside!

Only at this moment did he realize that the Xenospecies inside him had indeed been missing a part. Once it was made whole, his strength would receive a powerful boost!

“Looks like you don’t know either…” Ye Nannan’s large eyes still fluttered. “I’m so curious…”

This scene also hit Ye Long hard. After standing there in a daze for a while, he suddenly rushed forward and caught Ye Nannan.

Ye Nannan’s chest was covered in blood. According to the fate of a Xenospecies after leaving its host body, she should have already died. But Su Lifeng’s mind was in complete chaos right now, and he could not think of that at all, let alone Ye Long. Ye Long’s expression was complicated, and no one knew what he was feeling.

“Dad, can we go home?” Ye Nannan asked.

Ye Long froze for a moment, then nodded with reddened eyes. “Okay.”

Then he bent down and carefully picked Ye Nannan up.

“We’re going home.”