Super Gene Hunting Ground

However, among the four major academies on Witch Star, Flying Leopard Academy ranks last.”

Yang Xiao laughed.

Xinghai gave a wry smile, then sighed and said:

”In the past, Flying Leopard Academy was not inferior to the other three academies, but in recent decades, the Flying Leopard Empire has suffered from a lack of talent, which directly affected the quality of the students at Flying Leopard Academy, eventually creating a vicious cycle. As a result, many highly gifted individuals from Flying Leopard Empire went to the other three academies to study and cultivate,

Sigh, ultimately, it’s because I, as the dean, am incapable of expanding the academy.”

Xinghai said this and looked at Yang Xiao, smiling:

”I’m still hoping you can earn some reputation for me, change the outsiders’ impression of Flying Leopard Academy. After you defeated Long Jing from Heavenly Dragon Academy, the number of people coming to study at our academy increased by about 5%.

I still hope that in the coming years, you continue to participate in inter-academy student exchange competitions, defeat students from Heavenly Dragon Academy, and bring honor to our Flying Leopard Academy. I didn’t expect that you would leave school early now.”

”Haha, it’s no problem. I’ll come back to participate in the student exchange competition next time.”

Xinghai was stunned for a moment, then slapped his thigh and laughed,

”Great, why didn’t I think of that?”

Yang Xiao chatted with Xinghai for a while longer, then took his leave.

...

Since parting with Long Jing at Flying Leopard Academy a year ago, although Yang Xiao seemed to have let go of Long Jing on the surface, he would occasionally think of her.

Long Jing’s every smile and frown, her appearance’s shadow always lingered deep in Yang Xiao’s heart, unable to be erased.

Yang Xiao remembered the message Long Jing left him when she left,

”I wish for one heart to be won, never to be apart till old.”

”If you have a double heart, we shall never see each other again.”

At the time of Long Jing’s departure, Yang Xiao wasn’t able to chase after her to explain things clearly.

However, Yang Xiao knew he had let down Long Jing’s deep feelings for him.

There were some misunderstandings within this, and Yang Xiao now felt he should find Long Jing to explain, at least he should tell Long Jing that he never thought they would meet again after parting ways on Earth. He thought he would never see Long Jing again in this lifetime, otherwise he would have immediately sought her out upon arriving at Witch Star.

Long Jing was once a beautiful dream in Yang Xiao’s heart, a dream that couldn’t come true and could only be savored occasionally in his sleep.

Yang Xiao was ultimately a person grounded in reality, and he had to return to the real world, unable to persist for a mere dream.

Several days later, Yang Xiao said goodbye to Xiao Ling and Bing’er and left Flying Leopard Academy.

In Flying Leopard Town, Yang Xiao traveled through the transmission array to a small town near Heavenly Dragon Academy, Heavenly Dragon Town.

Heavenly Dragon Academy was located in a serene valley, with a geographical environment somewhat similar to that of Flying Leopard Academy, surrounded by endless mountain ranges.

Setting the academy amid mountains allows students to hunt demon beasts in the mountains, which is a very important environment for cultivating the genetic evolution method,

If the academy were located in a big city, thousands of students would find it difficult to locate enough demon beasts nearby for cultivation.

It was about a five-kilometer mountain road from Heavenly Dragon Town to Heavenly Dragon Academy, bustling with people coming and going.

Most of these people were students from Heavenly Dragon Academy, who frequently came out of the academy for various reasons, to buy some daily necessities in the neighboring town, or to relax with two or three close friends, have a meal at a restaurant.

After all, within the academy, there were many rules and strict constraints, making the outside relatively freer.

Yang Xiao came to the entrance of Flying Leopard Academy.

Outside the gate stood a squad of guards, with a sentry post and another squad of guards inside the defensive light curtain gate.

Yang Xiao hesitated for a moment before walking up to a guard, asking very politely:

”Hello, I would like to find a friend. How can I get in touch with her?”

The guard glanced at Yang Xiao, noticing his extraordinary disposition, and enthusiastically asked:

”Who are you looking for? What’s their name? Which specific academy class are they in?”

Yang Xiao gave an awkward smile and said:

”I only know her name; I don’t know anything else.”

”Oh dear, in that case, it will be hard to find her. Our academy has over thirty thousand people. With just a name and no specific class number, it’s really difficult to find someone.”

The other guard standing nearby laughed and said:

”Unless the person you’re looking for is very famous, otherwise, you have to check the student names at the academy’s teaching office to find her, but that’s quite troublesome.”

Yang Xiao pondered for a moment and said:

”The person I’m looking for should have some fame; maybe you’ve all heard of her name.”

”Oh, is that so? Then tell us, what’s her name?”

”Her surname is Long, and her name is Jing.”

”Surname Long, name Jing, Long Jing?”

The guard was taken aback and looked at Yang Xiao, with a hint of surprise in his eyes, then smiled and asked:

”Is the Long Jing you’re looking for a boy or a girl?”

”A girl.”

”Does she have any other identifying information?”

”Yes, she seems to be a princess of the Flying Leopard Empire.”

The two guards exchanged glances and chuckled, saying:

”Brother, you are too infatuated!”

Yang Xiao was taken aback:”What do you mean?”

”Haha, brother, don’t pretend. There are too many people who come here seeking Princess Long Jing and wanting to pursue her. We encounter one every few days,

Sigh, I don’t want to dampen your spirits, but it’s hopeless. Just go back.”

The other guard added:

”Yes, go back, brother. Focus on your cultivation. Don’t think about these unrealistic things. I can see you have an extraordinary aura; your family must be quite well-off. Pursue other girls, why waste time here?”

Yang Xiao: ”...”

”Brothers, you’ve misunderstood. I’m—I’m not here to pursue Princess Long Jing, I’m here to find her for a matter.”

”Oh? Do you know Princess Long Jing?”

”Well, sort of.”

”Sort of? Does Princess Long Jing know you?”

”Yes, she knows me.”

The two guards exchanged looks and smiled slightly, asking:

”Brother, what’s your relationship with Princess Long Jing?”

”Friends!”

”Really friends?”

”Of course, brothers, could you help me out and pass a message along? Just say someone named Yang Xiao came to find her, she’ll definitely come out to see me.”

The two guards were stunned for a moment, then said:

”We can pass your message along, but whether she comes to see you is another matter.”

”In that case, I’d be grateful if you brothers could help. Just tell her someone named Yang Xiao is here to see her.”

”Alright.”

One of the guards took out a device similar to an Earth phone and typed a line of text on it.

”Yang Xiao requests to see Princess Long Jing from the Advanced Academy Department.”

After sending the message, the guard said to Yang Xiao:

”Brother, don’t worry. I’ve sent your message to the academy’s communication office. The staff inside will contact Princess Long Jing for you.”

”Thank you, brother.”

Yang Xiao waited outside the gate for about half an hour.

The device in the guard’s hand emitted a ”beep beep” sound.

The guard looked down at the device, smiling as he handed the screen to Yang Xiao.

Yang Xiao glanced at it and saw a few words written:

”Don’t know you, not meeting!”