Martial arts have become extinct worldwide, yet I am forced to have a large family.

The Wei family.

Where is Yang Xianren?

Wei Qianmei grabbed her younger brother by the collar.

The next moment, Wei Teng was lifted half an inch off the ground, and his feet kicked twice in the air.

"Sister...sister, please put me down first..."

"Answer my question."

Wei Qianmei showed no sign of letting go; instead, she pulled it up even higher. "This is the second time I've waited for him! The first time he beat me up, and this time I can't even see a trace of him?"

"Sis! This really has nothing to do with me!" Wei Teng said with a bitter face, waving his hands desperately.

"Yang Xian suddenly disappeared today. I heard he skipped class with that girl named Liu Ruyu!"

"The teachers have all gone out to look for them!"

Upon hearing this, Wei Qianmei paused for a moment, then put Wei Teng down.

To be precise, he let go of her hand, and Wei Teng fell to the ground with a thud.

"Skipping class?" Wei Qianmei sneered.

"I bet he went on a date with a young girl."

"They might be checking into a hotel right now."

Wei Teng opened his mouth, wanting to say something to ease the tension, but his survival instinct pulled him back in time.

Everything I say now is wrong.

Silence is golden.

Silence is the best policy.

Keep quiet and you'll only survive.

"And Yang Xian, how can his taste be so bad?"

"What's so great about those little girls? They're not even fully grown yet."

Wei Qianmei crossed her arms, her tone laced with disdain, but even more so with resentment.

She turned to look at her younger brother: "One of them is worth several of them, don't you think?"

Wei Teng did not respond.

The next second, a knuckle snapped precisely onto his forehead.

"I'm asking you a question!"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Wei Teng covered his forehead and answered loudly as a reflex.

"My older sister is the most charming! All those young girls combined can't compare to a single strand of your hair...!"

Pooh!

tigress!

Yang Xian, what good deeds did he do in his past life?

Not only are so many girls attracted to him, but he has also retained his fertility!

All male martial artists in the world have abandoned this path, but he is the exception.

God, are you serious?

"Hmm!" Wei Qianmei nodded in satisfaction.

"Continue to look for Yang Xian for me tomorrow."

"If you don't complete the mission, I'll skin you alive."

Wei Teng's lips twitched.

want to cry.

But I dared not cry out loud.

"Yes... my older sister."

After watching Wei Qianmei leave, Wei Teng slowly covered his face with his hands.

Yang Xian's father!

Please, please don't disappear again tomorrow!

If you don't show up soon, my brother is going to be skinned alive!

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the next day.

Starry Sky Mech Research Institute, Chief Office.

Liu Qin sat behind her desk, her hands folded on the surface.

The lenses of her gold-rimmed glasses reflected the light, making it impossible to discern her current emotions.

Yang Xian sat in the chair opposite him.

The atmosphere was subtle.

"Tell me about it."

Liu Qin spoke, her voice trailing off, "Where did you go yesterday?"

"You should know very well that I went to the city gate yesterday." Yang Xian scratched his head sheepishly.

"What's the reason?"

Yang Xian didn't beat around the bush: "I want to leave the city and conduct an experiment."

He no longer intended to hide it.

The reason is simple—yesterday's failed escape attempt directly led to a sudden increase in the college's supervision of him.

According to information he learned this morning, the hospital has arranged for a sixth-realm Martial King to be specifically responsible for "looking after" his daily activities.

This means that the chances of sneaking out again next time are almost zero.

Therefore, if Yang Xian wants to leave, he can only do so through official channels.

The legitimate channels were right in front of him.

"An experiment?" Liu Qin narrowed her eyes slightly.

"That's right. Experiments related to 'mechanical life'."

Yang Xian took out a fist-sized crystal from his pocket and placed it on the table.

The crystal is translucent throughout, with extremely intricate internal textures faintly visible.

This is the mecha core that Lin Ai spent a lot of time making.

"I'm going to the spatial rift. I'll use the rules on the other side of the abyss to 'bring this mech core back to life.'"

"This is too reckless!" Liu Qin stood up, her hands on the table, leaning forward.

"Do you even know how important you are? What exactly is a spatial rift?"

"Why can't you tell your sister what's wrong? Why do you have to sneak off like this?"

Yang Xian did not back down: "Will Sister Liu agree?"

Liu Qin's mouth opened and then closed.

She asked herself the same question.

If Yang Xian came to her beforehand, saying he wanted to go out of the city to conduct experiments in the spatial rift, would she agree?

Absolutely not.

It's impossible.

At the same time, she was also very clear about one thing—if it weren't for Liu Ruyu, Yang Xian wouldn't have come back yesterday at all. He would probably be standing on the edge of the rift by now.

This made her feel very uncomfortable.

Yang Xian gave up the opportunity to leave the city for Liu Ruyu.

But precisely because of this, Yang Xian is now trapped in the city and has no choice but to come and beg her for help.

"Then you can try other methods..." Liu Qin sat down again, her tone softening, but her stance remained unchanged, "You don't necessarily have to go to the spatial rift."

"I can't find any other way at the moment," Yang Xian shook his head, repeating Lin Ai's words.

"The mechs that emerge from the abyss possess 'life,' and without going there to verify this in person, it will forever remain just theoretical."

Yang Xian knew that Liu Qin understood the meaning of the words "mechanical life" better than he did.

Sure enough, Liu Qin tapped her fingers lightly twice on the table.

"How exactly should I do it...?"

There is a play!

Yang Xian was overjoyed and was about to speak when he heard Liu Qin finish the sentence.

Tell me how, and I'll send someone.

Yang Xian's smile froze on his face, and he forced a reply: "It's not a question of how to do it! It's that I have to do it."

To be precise, it is Lin Ai who must do it.

But I can't explain this to Liu Qin. At least not now.

"Then I absolutely refuse." Liu Qin turned her head away, her tone resolute.

"Sister Liu~" Yang Xian stood up, walked around the desk, and went to Liu Qin's side.

"Please say yes! You're the only one in the entire Star City who can help me right now."

Liu Qin turned her chair around, facing away from him: "Don't even think about it."

Yang Xian stared at the wisp of dark purple hair on the back of her head, completely at a loss.

Reasoning didn't work, presenting facts didn't work, and appealing to emotions didn't work either...

That leaves only one last trick.

He reached out, circled around to the side, and gently touched Liu Qin's chin with his fingertips, turning her face towards him.

Then he leaned down and kissed her lips.

Liu Qin froze.

Yang Xian stepped back half an inch, looking at her slightly reddened ear tips.

"Really not going to help?"

"You've gone too far—"

As soon as Liu Qin raised her hand, Yang Xian kissed her again.

This time it's a bit deeper than before.

"Ugh...!"

Liu Qin pushed him away forcefully, causing her gold-rimmed glasses to tilt to one side.

She adjusted her glasses with one hand and pointed at Yang Xian with the other.

"This is my office!"

Instead of retreating, Yang Xian stepped forward, placing his hands on the armrests of the chair, trapping her in the middle. "So, will you agree, sister?"

Liu Qin glared at him, her eyes behind her gold-rimmed glasses filled with anger and frustration, her chest heaving violently.

"You... um!"

"Let me go... Ugh!!"