The two staff members inquired about the process of the experiment. There was nothing to hide here, but during Professor He’s narration, that beautiful professor kept glancing at Lin Tian, her eyes filled with surprise each time.

Lin Tian naturally understood that it wasn’t because the beautiful professor was lovestruck, but because his previous strange suggestions made Professor Xia curious.

After finishing their inquiries, the staff left, taking the dangerous bug with them.

Before leaving, Professor Xia walked up to Lin Tian, casually brushed her hair behind her ear, and smiled slightly, "You’re the perfect score top scorer? Your thinking is good, but your protective measures are lacking. Are you interested in taking my postgraduate program?"

Lacking protective measures? Lin Tian smiled inwardly. With him around, such a minor bug couldn’t stir up trouble, but he didn’t explain this to Professor Xia. The beautiful professor wouldn’t understand either. He simply said calmly, "I’m only a freshman; graduate school is still far away."

"Four years will pass in no time. If you’re interested then, you’re welcome at any time." The beautiful professor smiled graciously and didn’t pursue the topic further. She nodded to Professor He and then turned to leave.

"Such a young professor," Xiao Manxuan praised sincerely, a look of longing on her pretty face.

"It’s not uncommon for someone to achieve the title of professor or even academician by the age of thirty. The world isn’t short of geniuses. It’s just that people are in different industries and fields, so they aren’t aware of each other," Professor He said with a chuckle. His goal of inspiring the students to strive forward was achieved tonight.

"Professor He, is everything okay with what happened earlier?" Lin Tian asked tentatively, actually wanting to know how they would handle it.

Professor He thought for a moment, his expression cautious: "The development of this matter is somewhat unexpected, but still within control. The biological samples have now been moved to another laboratory. As for the construction site, I’m afraid it will have to stop work for some time."

Stop work? Lin Tian’s heart stirred. Stopping work meant the school would enforce stricter control over the construction site. He wondered if this would affect Xu Feibai’s task.

However, given Xu Feibai’s skills, even with strict control, he would move freely. But that Yasuo, if he found anyone obstructing him and acted in rage, ordinary people would not be able to stand up to him.

"Alright, the matters of tonight end here. When you return, do not spread this around. This is already beyond what you students can handle." Professor He sternly reminded them.

Professor He didn’t know Lin Tian’s true abilities, nor did he know of other powers that existed in this world. Lin Tian guessed that in the end, this matter wouldn’t fall under the Life Sciences Laboratory’s jurisdiction.

Lin Tian also did not question the whereabouts of those bugs. A few bugs were still manageable with the laboratory’s capability. After leaving the laboratory, Lin Tian, Xiao Manxuan, and Professor He’s father and daughter parted ways, each going their separate paths.

Back at the apartment dormitory, Xiao Manxuan couldn’t help but ask, "Lin Tian, do you think leaving the handling of those bugs to Professor He and the others would be dangerous?"

"Judging from tonight’s experiment, those bugs should be restrained by sunlight. If they don’t parasitize humans, they probably wouldn’t dare to directly escape to the surface. As long as the construction site stops work, there shouldn’t be any immediate danger," Lin Tian said, his brows furrowing. He wasn’t entirely confident in his own words. Who knew how extensive Jiang Chen’s influence could be?

"What if someone has already been parasitized by the bug?" Xiao Manxuan pressed on. Although she didn’t know much about Gu Worms, she knew of their formidable nature.

"Parasitized?" Lin Tian raised an eyebrow, recalling Mr. Qi’s situation. After being parasitized by a Gu Worm, he was neither human nor ghost, and it was terribly tragic. Even now, with his white hair, one might think he was prematurely aging.

"It seems we still need to visit the Ning Family. Luo Xi hasn’t appeared for so long; her situation might be quite serious." Lin Tian’s brow furrowed deeply.

After all, Ning Luoxi, like him, was a stubborn person. Knowing the path of cultivation was a dead-end, she still wouldn’t give up. Others might turn back before hitting a dead-end, but she wouldn’t turn back even after doing so, even if it meant getting battered and even sacrificing her life.

"When should we go?" Xiao Manxuan asked.

"After class tomorrow. But before we go, we need to find someone first, to avoid our sudden visit from seeming too abrupt." Lin Tian’s eyes flickered, showing an odd expression.

Xiao Manxuan blinked, as if she realized who Lin Tian intended to find, and her expression turned peculiar too.

The next day, the schedule was still packed, but fortunately, there were no classes in the evening. In high school, many students thought university life would be free and easy, but in reality, the week was filled with evening classes.

After class in the afternoon, Lin Tian first went to the medical school to look for Xiao Manxuan. While waiting at the entrance, instead of the little girl, another person came out first.

"Zhao Weitao, you take another path when you see me. Are you that afraid of me?" The person coming out was Zhao Weitao. What puzzled Lin Tian was that this proud second-generation wealthy kid would lower his head and take another route upon seeing him, the complete opposite of his previous arrogant self.

What was even odder was that in the scorching summer heat, he was wearing a hat, its brim covering most of his face.

Hearing Lin Tian’s shout, Zhao Weitao paused, turned back, and glanced at Lin Tian. When he raised his head, Lin Tian almost jumped at the sight of his face and eyes.

The usually dazzling second-generation wealthy kid was now pale-faced, with dark circles under his eyes, and bloodshot eyes, as if he were a robust man being drained nightly by a dozen robust women, completely exhausted.

Zhao Weitao gave Lin Tian a quick glance, hurriedly pressed his hat’s brim lower, and turned to leave.

At this moment, Xiao Manxuan also came out. Lin Tian pointed at Zhao Weitao, who was walking away, and curiously asked, "What’s up with that Zhao Weitao?"

"I have no idea. He was late for class today too, and didn’t even answer when the teacher asked," Xiao Manxuan shook her head, indicating she was unsure.

"Forget it, these wealthy second-generation kids, probably visiting too many nightclubs and getting drained," Lin Tian chuckled nonchalantly.

"Hehe, you’re being lewd. Now that you’re a first-generation rich, are you planning to get yourself drained too?" Xiao Manxuan teased with a grin.

Lin Tian turned his head to eye her up and down, teasing back, "I’m waiting for the Second Miss to come and drain me."

"Pfft, what are you talking about, you rascal, you’re so bad!" Xiao Manxuan, though simple, understood, and her face blushed red. She glared at Lin Tian and then ran off.

Lin Tian followed behind her with a smile, admiring the girl’s figure.

The two soon arrived at another classroom building. It wasn’t long before they saw Ning Wenbin coming out. The guy was humming a song, seemingly unaffected by what happened earlier. One had to admit, he was living quite optimistically.

"Hey, Brother Lin Tian, Mr. Xiao, what are you doing here?" Ning Wenbin also spotted the two, and he was quite surprised.