Chapter 398: Gu Xiaoyue’s Genes
Elite Mages' Academy
Song Junlang was not that surprised by Xiao Linâs reaction and said innocently, âSo you see, I donât really know all that in detail. Donât you have a good relationship with the student union president? You can just ask him.â
Xiao Lin thought about the baby-faced president who had helped him countless times, but he also heard from other people that the president was a staunch follower of the dean, so it was no surprise that he showed that much concern for Xiao Lin. However, the militaryâs intervention was already troublesome enough and Xiao Lin did not want to trouble the student union for the time being.
âSpeaking of which, the holidays are upon us. Do you have any plans?â After noticing that Xiao Lin no longer asked any further questions, Song Junlang asked some questions of his own.
âHolidays?â Xiao Lin had a confused look.
Song Junlang sighed, âYouâve been in the academy for more than four months now, but I bet you havenât even read the basic rules and regulations for freshmen... The freshmenâs rules clearly state that the academy will allow students a small holiday after each stage of the exam is over. You can take it as sort of a summer vacation.â
Xiao Lin could not help but blush. The rules and regulations for new students were issued to everyone by the student union on the first day of enrollment, but his two business trips to the New World caused him to spend little time in the college. As a result, the regulations had been completely forgotten.
âHow long is the holiday? A month? Two months?â
âKeep dreaming! The academy doesnât want to let the freshmen to get too relaxed after their enrolment, so this holiday will only be for ten days. Also, thereâs some good news. Would you like to hear it?â Song Junlang blinked.
âNot really.â
âCanât you be a little more cooperative!â
The two of them had another staring contest, and after a while, Song Junlang lost yet again. He waved his hands and smiled bitterly, âOkay, okay, well actually, this news is supposed to be announced a few days later, but Iâll tell you in advance. Based on the deanâs opinion, the student union decided that freshmen will be allowed to return to Earth for this holiday.â
Xiao Linâs eyes widened. He remembered that the academy strictly controlled the return of freshmen to Earth out of fear that those rookies would cause unnecessary trouble. At the freshman level, most of them were not immune to weapons, and the academy did not want the students it so painstakingly trained to be shot down after getting into trouble.
âThis is really great news, but isnât there some rule prohibiting freshmen from going back?â
âThis is an exception. Of course, in order to avoid any trouble, the student union will probably still screen the returning students for certain criteria. The specific details will only be released in another three days.â
âWhy must it be another three days?â
âBecause thatâs the day the results of your comprehensive test will be announced.â
Xiao Lin nodded and had some guess of what the screening criteria were. Originally, he was still at a loss as to how he should spend his holiday, but since the student union made an exception, it was obvious that he had to go back to Earth.
Dawn Academyâs entertainment facilities were very scarce, and aside from that, four months was equivalent to eight months when converted into Earthâs time. For most people, homesickness was inevitable after having zero contact with family and loved ones for more than half a year.
âAre you going back?â
âDuh, am I supposed to choose staying here and continuing training instead of going back?â After the initial interest in the academyâs curriculum and training, plenty of people had since entered into boredom, and few were willing to waste their precious holidays on training.
âWell, Iâll head back with you.â
âOh.â Xiao Lin nodded, then raised his head suddenly with a wary expression. âYouâre coming back with me? What are you going to do!â
Song Junlang rolled his eyes. âDonât worry, Iâm not going back because of you. I remember you mentioning to me that youâve met Gu Xiaoyueâs sister last time when you returned to Earth. Isnât that so?â
âThatâs correct. You want to meet her?â
âI do.â
âGu Xiaoyue isnât familiar with you, so sheâs unlikely to agree.â Based on Xiao Linâs understanding of Gu Xiaoyue, he actually wanted to tell Song Junlang that she would outright refuse.
âThatâs why I want to go back to Earth with you instead of going back with Gu Xiaoyue.â
Xiao Lin snapped to his senses. Song Junlang wanted to avoid Gu Xiaoyue and meet her sister directly with Xiao Lin as the intermediary, which was not a difficult task at all. Although Xiao Lin had met the girl in a hurry previously, he could still be considered to have made her acquaintance. However, he did not immediately agree. âHer sister is quite pitiful, actually. You have to assure me that you donât have any malicious intent. Better yet, you might as well state your purpose right now.â
âIâm not a lolicon, donât worry.â
âDonât pretend to be an idiot. You know Iâm not talking about that...â
The two of them had yet another staring contest. Song Junlang dispelled his joking expression slightly and lowered his voice, âYou and Gu Xiaoyue came over for dinner two days ago and she accidentally cut her hand. I had a sudden idea, so I took the blood stains left behind and did a bit of analysis.â
Xiao Lin directly saw through him. âThatâs not a sudden idea at all! You planned it a long time ago, and you cut Gu Xiaoyueâs hand on purpose!â
Song Junlang said helplessly, âLetâs skip this irrelevant question for the time being. Iâve been busy conducting identification tests on that blood stain for these two days. Since I used to be a doctor on earth, analyzing blood isnât difficult for me. â
âAnd the results?â Xiao Lin was eager to get an answer.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
âI donât know.â
Xiao Lin was absolutely lost for words.
At that point, Song Junlang did not look like he was joking at all. He took a deep breath, stared right at Xiao Linâs eyes, and emphasized each word in a very low tone. âI donât know if sheâs a pure Earthling!â
In an instant, Xiao Lin felt like he was in an ice cellar as his blood rapidly ran cold. He collapsed on the chair and stared at Song Junlang in a daze.
Song Junlang kept quiet in order not to disturb him and simply allowed Xiao Lin to digest those words slowly.
âImpossible!â Xiao Lin suddenly shouted after a long pause. His emotions were a bit agitated, because he had guessed it before but simply thought that the possibility was very small. At that moment, Song Junlangâs words seemed to affirm that worst-case scenario.
âCalm down.â
âThere must be something wrong with your test!â
âWait for me to finish talking.â
Xiao Lin finally fell silent. He would probably only make a couple of remarks about it if it were anyone else, but he could not accept such a result when it came to Gu Xiaoyue.
Song Junlang finally had the opportunity to continue speaking. âHer DNA is amazing. It has obvious human characteristics with a double-helix structure, but at the same time, Iâm also pretty sure that itâs not a pure human gene!â
Xiao Lin then noticed that Song Junlang used the word âpureâ. He raised his head and asked in surprise, âMixed-blood?â