Super Gene Hunting Ground

Ju Yun called the two of them over to have dinner.

Yang Xiao, following Lan Xin and others, arrived at the restaurant where four tables were occupied by about thirty people. Upon seeing Lan Xin and the group, they immediately stood up and chanted in unison:

"Hello, Senior Sister!"

As an Ancient Martial Cultivation Sect, there were still rules to be followed. After the master and several elders passed away, Lan Xin became the eldest senior sister among the survivors and the one with the highest cultivation. Although she wasn't officially appointed as the Sect Leader, in everyone's mind, she was the Sect Leader.

Yang Xiao glanced around and noticed that most of Lan Xin's junior sisters had good figures and temperament, with several particularly beautiful girls. Although they were not as stunning as Lan Xin, they were still among the best of thousands.

All eyes were on Yang Xiao.

Now over nineteen, the originally handsome Yang Xiao had undergone Genetic Transformation Technique for body refinement, making his skin as exquisite as jade. This endowed his features and overall presence with a strong attractive force, especially to girls.

The reason Lan Xin's junior sisters were looking at Yang Xiao was not just because of his outstanding charisma, but also because he was the only guest Lan Xin had brought so intimately into the sect in many years.

Everyone knows that Senior Sister Lan Xin likes Yang Xiao.

Yang Xiao gave everyone a slight smile as a greeting.

Some people were whispering,

"Wow, Senior Sister Lan Xin's boyfriend is so handsome!"

"He's a perfect match for our Senior Sister."

"They say in the desert, it was love at first sight with Senior Sister."

"He even gave the Senior Sister six big boxes of tissues, hehe!"

"Shush, shut up, can't you speak properly? Don't you use tissues?"

"It would be great if Young Master Yang could bring us more tissues."

....

Lan Xin nodded to her junior sisters and smiled slightly:

"Let me introduce everyone, this is Young Master Yang Xiao from Nanmu City."

Lan Xin never introduced Yang Xiao's status, never said he was the king of the double cities. In her proud heart, he was merely Yang Xiao, his background didn't concern her.

"Hello everyone, nice to meet you all. Sorry I forgot to bring gifts for everyone!"

Yang Xiao joked.

This last statement made everyone burst out laughing, and immediately the atmosphere in the restaurant warmed up.

Someone shouted:

"Young Master Yang, remember this, you owe us a welcome gift, and next time you have to make it up, otherwise you won't be allowed to see our Senior Sister Lan Xin."

"Exactly, and the tissues, you could bring a few dozen more boxes." Xue Mei shouted.

She was immediately silenced by another senior sister next to her.

"You can say anything, huh!"

"Haha..."

A burst of laughter erupted in the restaurant.

Lan Xin blushed slightly, originally thinking Yang Xiao would be embarrassed, but Yang Xiao stood up and said:

"No problem, I'll cover all your future female products, as well as hair pins, rubber bands, toothpaste, toothbrushes, soap, shampoo, and shower gel. No issues there."

In the hundreds of big supermarkets in Nanmu City, these products were basically untouched. With only 20,000 people left in Nanmu City, who would need these daily products?

Previously, Shenming Mountain Sect depended on the nearby town for daily supplies apart from those made from herbs and plants on the mountain, like fragrances and cosmetics. After the apocalypse, they also found some of these daily supplies in the ruins of the town below the mountain, but since there were no more deliveries, they had run out long ago. The nearest city to the town was hundreds of kilometers away.

Upon hearing Yang Xiao's statement, the girls were incredibly excited.

With a smile that was not quite a smile, Lan Xin looked at Yang Xiao and said:

"You sure know how to charm the girls!"

Yang Xiao was startled. Was that a compliment or a criticism?

He chuckled instantly and said:

"It's all because they are your junior sisters."

Lan Xin heard this and smiled sweetly, though she didn't say anything, she felt quite pleased inside.

There were three hot pots for dinner, with Snow Wolf Meat, snow leopard meat, and fishes from Turquoise Pool.

In this world of genetic mutations, meat is hardly scarce—as long as you can defeat those Mutated Creatures, there's plenty of meat waiting to be eaten.

The severe winter didn't change the environment of Divine Mountain much, as it was always cold here, and the Inner Strength cultivated by the people of Shenming Mountain Sect also had the effect of resisting the cold.

Divine Mountain also had some extremely cold-resistant green plants, which were part of the daily diet for Lan Xin and others.

For example, a type of Spirulina produced in the Turquoise Pool, emerald green like jade, crisp as kelp when eaten.

There were also a few kinds of wild plants, all scooped up from the edge of the Turquoise Pool.

The environment of Turquoise Pool is unique, because of the geothermal heat, even though the surroundings are minus several degrees, the water in the pool never freezes, and also nurtures some green plants.

Apart from eating green wild vegetables in the desert, Yang Xiao seldom had green vegetables, but after a few bites, he didn't stop, almost finishing several dishes of greens by himself.

Since Lan Xin and others ate it every day, they naturally didn't find it rare.

"Master Yang... Yang Xiao, we don't have many good dishes, please make do with these."

Lan Xin said with a smile.

It wasn't easy to change the form of address on the fly, still used to calling him Master Yang.

"It's already very good, you know, such a plate of green vegetables is hard to come by in Nanmu City now, all covered by heavy snow."

Besides meat and vegetables, the staple was something similar to potatoes, which Lan Xin and others called snow taro.

"Now that there's no rice or grain on the mountain, you'll have to make do with these wild cereals."

Yang Xiao was not shy, he picked one up and took a bite. It tasted slightly astringent, not exactly delicious.

Yang Xiao suddenly realized, had he known this place was short of food, he could have easily brought some from Nanmu City, enough for these thirty or so girls to eat for a long time.

After dinner, Lan Xin escorted Yang Xiao back to the guest room.

"Yang Xiao, the nights are long in the mountain during winter. You should rest early. There's a fire stove and a kettle here, the conditions are simple, please bear with us."

In the summer, Lan Xin and the others would chop wood in nearby mountains and accumulate it in the courtyard for winter use.

At the same time, they would also make snow charcoal from some of the wood.

The surroundings were full of cedars, making it convenient to chop wood, and since Lan Xin and others were accustomed to this lifestyle for years, the harsh winter didn't affect them too much.

Although Lan Xin liked Yang Xiao, she didn't want to linger in the guest room too long to avoid idle gossip; for her, maintaining her reputation and virtue was more important than life.

Lan Xin, accompanied by Xiao Yun, said goodbye and left, advising as she left the door:

"The only threat in the mountains are the mutant Snow Wolves and snow leopards. If you hear any disturbances at night, be extra careful. We also have people on night duty around here."

Yang Xiao nodded.

After Lan Xin left, it quickly grew dark.

The winter nights were long, and since Yang Xiao couldn't go and chat with Lan Xin and others, he brewed a pot of tea and sat by the table practicing the Genetic Transformation Technique "Surging Waves."

Two hours later, Yang Xiao ended his cultivation practice, just as he was about to go to the next room to sleep, he suddenly heard a fierce Monster howling outside.

"Woof, woof, woof..."

Following that, the sound of a bell, and someone shouting:

"Oh no, those Tibetan mastiffs are here again, everyone gather at the grand hall!"

(There are still two more updates, a bit late!)