Ye Zhen's Choice

Intelligent Island.

At night.

"Brother, Qiya and the others have escaped."

Jie Xing hung his head dejectedly as he looked at Professor Ye Zhen.

Their mission to capture Qiya had failed.

"Useless."

Professor Ye Zhen glanced coldly at Jie Xing before turning to look at the lonely, dark ocean.

A bunch of useless fools. They couldn't even handle such a minor matter.

Jie Xing and the others had no objections. They simply stood quietly to the side, waiting for Professor Ye Zhen to criticize them.

At this,

Professor Ye Zhen stopped looking at Jie Xing and the others. With his hands behind his back, he raised his head toward the sky. "I've already prepared the equipment for leaving Intelligent Island. Get ready, and we'll leave."

"Leave Intelligent Island?"

Jie Xing stared at Professor Ye Zhen in astonishment.

He really didn't understand.

Could they actually leave?

Human society had already gone mad.

"Yes."

Professor Ye Zhen nodded slightly, turned around, and walked into the warehouse.

"Brother, where are we going?" Jie Xing hurried after Professor Ye Zhen and asked tentatively.

"Don't ask about what you shouldn't."

Ye Zhen stopped and turned to stare coldly at Jie Xing. "I can't tell you yet."

"Yes."

Feeling the coldness radiating from Professor Ye Zhen, Jie Xing couldn't help shivering.

Right now, he didn't dare do anything to Ye Zhen.

If he dared attack Ye Zhen, he would probably die without a burial place.

"Get ready to leave."

Ye Zhen continued walking toward the warehouse.

Linji Island.

Ye Yun looked at Qiya in front of him, the corners of his mouth curving upward. "Didn't you go to the capital?"

"Brat, how dare you tease your sister? Are you looking for death?"

Qiya glared at him angrily and punched him in the chest.

"┗-｀O′-┛Awooo~~"

Ye Yun immediately covered his chest, pain appearing on his face.

"You... Are you all right?"

Only then did Qiya remember that Ye Yun seemed to be injured, yet she had punched him right in the chest.

"Ugh!"

Intelligent Being Qiya and Ice Weapon both covered their foreheads.

What a lunatic.

"Get out of the way. I'll deal with you later."

Feiran hurriedly pushed Qiya aside and glared fiercely at her.

Your own problems haven't been resolved yet.

And you still cause trouble at a time like this. Do you really want me to deal with you?

"Uncle Qin, Uncle Qin, are you here?"

Just then,

the sound of a car came from outside, followed by someone shouting.

"It's Brother Zhuoran and the others."

Qin Yan recognized the familiar voice and immediately prepared to run outside.

But Professor Qin Hui grabbed her.

His daughter was truly growing up and forgetting her father.

"Dad, what are you doing?"

Qin Yan stared at her father in surprise, not understanding what he wanted. I'm going to see Brother Zhuoran.

"Stay right here and behave. You're always causing trouble."

Professor Qin Hui glared at his daughter, then stood up and walked outside.

Qin Yan followed behind her father, hopping along.

Seeing this,

Professor Jianjie shrugged.

Seriously.

It was speechless.

"She already has a sweetheart." Ye Yun also raised his eyebrows at him teasingly.

"What are you thinking?"

Ye Yun looked at Ye Yun helplessly. He really didn't know what she was thinking.

He would never force anyone.

Besides,

he wasn't close to Qin Yan.

Got it?

"Don't you like her?"

Ye Yun looked at him in confusion.

If you don't like her, why did you keep her in the Ancient Castle?

"I can't be bothered to explain it to you."

Ye Yun clearly had no interest in arguing with Ye Yun.

Soon,

Zhuo Ran and Qi Yang were let in.

The two of them pushed a huge box.

"It's you?"

All of a sudden,

Zhuo Ran saw Ye Yun sitting beside the table, and anger appeared in his eyes.

That kick had nearly given him a concussion.

That bastard.

"It's me."

Ye Yun nodded with a smile. "May I ask what advice you have, sir?"

"I haven't even settled the score with you yet, you bastard."

Zhuo Ran immediately rolled up his sleeves and prepared to fight.

But then,

his movements froze halfway through. He slowly raised his arms. "Wait, wait, I was just joking."

"What? You want to fight?"

Intelligent Being Feiran stared coldly at Zhuo Ran, the bow in her hand drawn into a full-moon shape.

If he made any move,

the arrow ready to fire from the bow would definitely pierce through Zhuo Ran's head and pin him to the gate.

Intelligent Being Qiya also raised her hand. The crystal finger that could repair intelligent beings and open the Initial Source Code gate glimmered with faint starlight.

"Wait, it's a misunderstanding! Xiao Ran, Qiya, this is all a misunderstanding."

Seeing the tense situation, Professor Qin Hui hurriedly stepped between them to mediate.

Zhuo Ran was such a troublemaker.

He was genuinely helpless.

If he hadn't known Zhuo Ran's mother, why would he have let Qin Yan spend time with this troublemaker who caused trouble all day?

Most importantly,

Zhuo Ran was someone he had invited over.

They couldn't afford to damage their relationship.

"Yes, yes, it's a misunderstanding. I, I just wanted to dance to thank him for saving us."

Zhuo Ran laughed awkwardly, hurriedly waved his arms, and staggered toward the box.

"This guy really doesn't know his place."

Ice Weapon shook his head slightly. "Even if Ye Yun is injured, killing trash like you would still be far too easy."

"What did you say?"

Hearing Ice Weapon's words, Zhuo Ran, who had been doing an awkward dance, looked displeased and glared angrily at Ice Weapon.

Taking a closer look,

damn.

Wasn't this Intelligent Being Ice Weapon, who was on the run?

"You're Ice Weapon?"

Zhuo Ran narrowed his eyes and realized that it really was Intelligent Being Ice Weapon. Nervousness appeared on his face, and he immediately prepared to draw his Laser Sword.

But when he assumed a fighting stance,

he realized that they had already been suspended from duty.

Their combat suits, weapons, and everything else

had already been handed in.

"What? Do you have a problem?"

Ice Weapon swept his cold gaze over the solemn-faced Zhuo Ran.

"Not for now."

Zhuo Ran swallowed and glanced at everyone present.

There seemed to be quite a few intelligent beings here.

"If you don't, keep it to yourself."

Ice Weapon spoke coldly.

As for Ye Yun?

She stood with her arms folded, watching the show, while Ye Qiao Er continued scrolling through her computer without a care in the world.

"I didn't expect all of you to have arrived at Linji Island. No wonder..." Qi Yang walked over at that moment and patted the nervous Zhuo Ran on the shoulder, signaling him not to be tense.

"Professor Qin, when we transported the Xiang Mao intelligent being here, we sent her to the Intelligence Hunting Bureau for a security inspection before delivering her to you. If anything is inappropriate, please forgive us."

Qi Yang smiled politely and apologized to Professor Qin Hui.

Without obtaining the other party's permission,

they had conducted a security inspection of someone else's AIP. That really hadn't been proper.

"It's fine."

Professor Qin Hui shook his head firmly. "You've gone to a lot of trouble."

"It's nothing. We just can't return to Intelligent Island for the time being, so we'd like to stay here for a few days."

Qi Yang waved his hand and asked tentatively.

Over the next few days,

Intelligent Island would enter a state of full-scale preparations and lockdown.

No one was allowed to leave.

Anyone who did leave

would inevitably be sent to the Security Committee for investigation.

Nor could anyone enter Intelligent Island.

"This... I can't decide."

An embarrassed look appeared on Professor Qin Hui's face as he turned to Ye Yun and Feiran. They were the true owners here.

"Why are you looking at me? There aren't any rooms left."

Ye Yun waved his hand.

As if.

Did they think there were countless rooms here?

"This... Xiao Ran?"

How could Professor Qin Hui not know whether there were any rooms?

The Ancient Castle's grounds

were extremely spacious.

The floors were also extremely high.

How could there be no rooms? You might be able to fool other people, but fooling someone like me, who's been here for years—isn't that a bit much?

"Professor Qin, my little brother says there are no rooms!"

Feiran raised her head and looked solemnly at Professor Qin Hui.

She was practically asking:

Do you not have ears? Can't you understand what people are saying, or what?

"You—how can you be like this?" Qin Yan glared at Ye Yun, hands on her hips. She was rather adorable.

"Hmph."

At that,

Ye Yun snorted and turned away, no longer looking at Qin Yan or Professor Qin Hui.

I'll let whoever I want stay here.

Don't want to let you stay?

Then get lost. Don't waste our time.

"Professor Qin, sorry for the trouble."

Qi Yang already understood the other party's attitude. He smiled and turned to Zhuo Ran. "We'll just sleep in the car."

"Wait, you two grown men are going to sleep together?"

Qin Yan asked in astonishment.

"Why not?"

Zhuo Ran glanced at her and spread his hands.

"This..."

In the end,

Qin Yan gritted her teeth and turned to walk toward Ye Yun.

"Are you trying to hit me?"

Seeing Qin Yan storm over, seemingly murderous sparks flashing in her eyes, Ye Yun spread his hands.

"Hmph."

She gave a snort, bent down, and kissed Ye Yun.

But,

she ended up kissing the back of Ye Yun's hand.

"Fine, fine, you win. Happy now?!"

Ye Yun hurriedly pushed the furious Qin Yan away, then took out a tissue and disgustedly wiped his palm. "Look at the mess you've made. My hand's covered in saliva."

"You..."

Seeing that she'd actually been rejected,

Qin Yan's face was filled with anger.

I'm a beauty! That was a sweet kiss, and you actually find it disgusting? Are you even human?

Or maybe—

you're a beast?

"You can all stay on the first floor. Ice Weapon, you don't mind staying on the first floor, do you? Keep an eye on those two Intelligence Hunting Bureau hunters while you're at it."

Ye Yun waved a hand. "I'll stay upstairs with the beauties. Intelligent Beings or real people, they're all beauties, aren't they?"

"No, I object!"

Ye Qiao Er leaped onto the dining table and glared furiously at Ye Yun. "Why do I have to stay on the first floor? I want to stay on the second floor too."

"You're just a little loli who hasn't grown up. What kind of beauty does that make you? Besides, I nearly killed you with one move. Forget it."

Ye Yun waved a hand dismissively.

"You're discriminating against me."

"I'm saying I look down on you."

No one objected to Ye Yun's arrangements.

You were lucky to have a place to stay. How could you still be picky?

Did you think this was a hotel?

This was an Ancient Castle where only nobles could stay.

The next day.

On the shore of Linji Island,

Ye Zhen, Jie Xing, and the only five Supersonics left climbed onto the island, drenched from head to toe.

"Adoptive Father, we've reached Linji Island."

Jie Xing looked at the abandoned Missile Destroyer in the distance.

Wasn't that the Missile Destroyer he'd seized back then and handed over to Yi Xing?

"Yes. I'm sure Qiya and the others have reached Linji Island by now." Ye Zhen wore a faint, inscrutable smile as he spoke with certainty.

"Adoptive Father..."

Just then,

a cold voice sounded from behind them.

They turned to look.

A group of Intelligent Warriors stood there, their hands empty, dragging a wooden crate behind them. They looked respectfully at Ye Zhen and Jie Xing.

"Mm. Number One, go check the Missile Destroyer." Ye Zhen nodded slightly and instructed the Supersonic Messenger.

At Professor Ye Zhen's order, Supersonic Number One instantly vanished, leaving behind a blue blur.

Less than five seconds later,

the blue blur flashed back into view.

Supersonic Number One had thoroughly inspected the Missile Destroyer. That was the power of a Supersonic.

"Professor Ye Zhen, I found no one inside the Missile Destroyer, but the power is still on."

Supersonic Number One reported to Professor Ye Zhen.

"Mm, got it."

A shadow fell over Ye Zhen's eyes. "Let's head to that abandoned Missile Destroyer and rest for a while. We need to recover our strength."

"Yes, Adoptive Father."

No one objected to Ye Zhen's words.

As for the Intelligent Warriors from Duyizhi,

they struggled to drag the heavy crate toward the distant Missile Destroyer.

Inside the crate,

supposedly,

was Adoptive Father's Intelligent Being duplicate.

"Adoptive Father, you really..."

Inside the abandoned Missile Destroyer,

Jie Xing looked at Professor Ye Zhen in disbelief, his voice full of uncertainty.

How could Adoptive Father make such a choice?

If the Intelligent Beings lost Adoptive Father, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Heh!"

In response,

Ye Zhen merely chuckled, completely unconcerned.

His crimes had already been deemed crimes against humanity.

Human society would certainly no longer tolerate him.

And the Intelligent Beings?

Ha!

Would the Intelligent Beings really tolerate him?

No, they wouldn't.

The Intelligent Beings would never accept him.

So,

he had made an exact duplicate of himself to take his place and carry out his grand vision.

"I want to build a nation belonging to the Intelligent Beings, where they have order and laws. But in the end, I'm still human."

Ye Zhen sighed, his eyes full of sorrow. "After overthrowing humanity's rule, you would have a human become your king..."

He didn't finish what he'd been about to say.

He was sure Jie Xing and the others understood what he'd left unsaid.

Jie Xing and the others fell silent.

That was right.

If one day they truly overthrew humanity's rule,

would they really be willing to let Adoptive Father, a human, lord it over them?

Obviously,

that was impossible.

The king of the Intelligent Beings could only be one of their own.

"Get ready. Tomorrow, we'll head to the Ancient Castle and seize the Initial Source Code. I hope we succeed, bring this brilliant era to a close, and welcome the age of the Intelligent Beings."

Professor Ye Zhen took a deep breath. He was ready to face his fate.

When he'd caused Jie Xing to mutate,

he'd already anticipated this outcome.

But he had no regrets.

The only thing he regretted was accidentally causing the deaths of his two daughters.

Especially Qiao Er.

She wasn't even ten yet!