8 Reborn V

After the old Tang Xiao ordered her, Xiao Ai moved into the big screen in the north of the room, and her body lay on the ground motionlessly.

In fact, Xiao Ai is an AI created by the old Tang Xiao, and her body was not a human body but a prosthetic body that closely resembles a human body, or more commonly referred to as an android. That's why all the modern equipment in the laboratory was connected to her, and they moved according to her orders, and she started performing minor incision on the old Tang Xiao's head to remove her main chip from his brain.

Although Xiao Ai did not use anesthetic on him, the old Tang Xiao seemed unaffected by the pain. The procedure for taking the chip was very quick—it only took a few minutes—and the wound on his head self-healed.

After she finished removing her main chip from the old Tang Xiao's brain, Xiao Ai moved those surgical instruments above Tang Xiao's capsule, and she performed a small surgery on his head. Afterwards, she implanted it into his brain, and she also changed the program a little to suit him.

Since Tang Xiao was still an ordinary human, Xiao Ai had to close and stitch the wound on his head, but it was just a trivial matter to her. [Master, I have implanted my main chip into his brain.]

"That's good; you can start the second phase and transfer my bloodline to his body."

[Yes, Master.]

Soon, several clear tubes connected the two men's bodies, and blood came out of their bodies before moving to each other's bodies.

Unlike Tang Xiao's red blood, the old Tang Xiao's blood is not red, but his blood is violet gold. Like before, the process also happened very quickly, and Xiao Ai could see that her master was weakening quickly after the blood exchange was complete.

"Continue with the third phase, Xiao Ai."

However, Xiao Ai did not immediately carry out his orders. [Master, are you sure you want to do this? You will become an ordinary human if I move them, and you will vanish completely.]

"Xiao Ai, you promised me, remember? So do what I say now, and I will do my last thing before I die."

Xiao Ai still felt hesitant about doing that, but she finally gave in. [All right, I'll do it now.]

"Argh!" Unlike before, the old Tang Xiao screamed in pain as soon as Xiao Ai executed the third phase.

[Master!] Xiao Ai let out a high-pitched cry.

"Argh! Keep going!"

[Ugh! You are truly stubborn, Master!]

For three hours straight, the old Tang Xiao's groans of pain continued to resonate in the laboratory, and there were veins similar to human veins above him, but they also looked different from ordinary human veins.

After that, Xiao Ai moved those veins towards Tang Xiao and began the process of implanting them into his body. Fortunately, he was in an unconscious state, or he would have suffered the same agony that the old Tang Xiao had experienced before.

Several hours later, the process was completely completed, and Xiao Ai returned to her body before approaching the old Tang Xiao. "How are you, Master?"

"Not bad; help me out and take me to his side, or I'll run out of time." Xiao Ai then helped the Old Tang Xiao get out of the capsule, but his face was already deathly pale and aging, and his whole body was shriveled like an old person.

When they arrived there, the old Tang Xiao touched Tang Xiao's chest, and he used the last of his strength to implant something into his body.

Sometime later, the old Tang Xiao had already withdrawn his hand and rubbed Xiao Ai's head, but it was obvious that his body was quickly fading. "Now my task is complete, so I leave my younger self to you, and you must guide him as best as possible, for he is the only ray of hope for this universe."

"En, leave everything to me, Master." Xiao Ai sadly nodded.

As his body had almost completely faded, the old Tang Xiao looked up at the ceiling and sighed softly, and he spoke to her one last time. "The time has come for us to part ways, Xiao Ai. Even though he wasn't the one who created you, he is my younger self, so you can think of him as me."

Xiao Ai was really sad listening to the old Tang Xiao's last words, but no tears came out of her eyes, especially since her body was an artificial one.

A few moments later, the old Tang Xiao disappeared from the laboratory, and Xiao Ai just stayed silent for a while. Before long, she looked at Tang Xiao. "Master, you must become a strong cultivator in the future, so you can live up to your old self's expectations."

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A planet in the far future

A beautiful woman with waist-length snow-white hair stood on the side of the cliff covered in clouds, and the white aura covering her body exuded extraordinary calm, but her eyes trembled as she looked at the broken white jade in her hand. "Little Tang Xiao, you are finally gone. I don't know what you did in that era, but I hope your plan is truly working, and I also hope that your younger self can meet my past self."

After she said that, the woman jumped off the cliff, but her figure instantly disappeared into the clouds, leaving the place silent.

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Two days later.

"What did you just say, Warden?" Tang Yuan asked the fat man in front of her in a high voice, and her face turned pale after hearing the news.

Today, Tang Yuan came to pick up Tang Xiao because he was about to be released after seven years in prison, but instead she heard that her nephew had fallen into a ravine, and no one was able to find his corpse.

"What really happened? How did he fall into the ravine?" Tang Yuan asked him again.

The warden inwardly snorted, but he still maintained his sad expression. "There were no CCTV cameras in the back hills, so we don't know exactly what happened, but it seems he was in conflict with some other prisoners."

"Where are the prisoners? Why didn't you punish them?" Tang Yuan kept urging the warden, as she knew exactly her nephew's character, and she wasn't sure that Tang Xiao had a conflict with them.

The warden shook his head at her. "They escaped two days ago, and we are hunting them now."

Tang Yuan raised her eyebrows upon hearing that, and her expression clearly showed that she did not believe the warden's story, which made her wonder. 'Could it be that those prisoners are Ouyang Hong's subordinates? Otherwise, this fatso wouldn't be this calm, and he would have already paid for it to cover things up. Damn it! I can't sit still, and I have to investigate this matter thoroughly, even if I have to deal with that person.'

After Tang Yuan left the room, A shoulder-length red-haired woman walked out of the back room as she said to the warden. "That woman seems to doubt your stories, Du Zhong."

"Hahaha." Du Zhong laughed and squeezed the woman's buttocks. "You are right about her, He Yu. Even if Tang Yuan suspects me, she will never be able to prove everything, and Ouyang Hong will protect me, so I don't need to worry about her."

"You really are naughty!" He Yu spoke with a coquettish smile as she pushed Du Zhong's hand away, but she then sat on his lap and kissed him. "How about we have some fun now? Moreover, your wife isn't beautiful like me, so you don't need to go back to her, and you can divorce her if necessary."

"Unfortunately, I can't divorce Song Yu." Du Zhong answered as he took off her clothes. "However, you don't need to think about her, and I will continue to make you happy, so let's have fun now."

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*Ding*

After two days of adjustment, Tang Xiao, who was sleeping in the capsule, finally opened his eyes, but he felt confused about the place, and he clenched his fists while muttering. "Am I not dead?"

*Swoosh*

Suddenly, the glass capsule cover opened itself when Tang Xiao was about to touch it, and he climbed down from there. However, he was shocked after looking around the room, especially since the room was much more advanced than anything he had ever seen before. "What is this place? I've never seen such advanced technologies before."

[Finally awake?]

"Who?" Tang Xiao cried out in surprise after he heard Xiao Ai's voice, and he circled around looking for the source, but he shuddered as he couldn't find her. "Who are you? Where are you?"

[My name is Xiao Ai, and I am speaking from within your mind.]

"What?" Xiao Ai's response shocked Tang Xiao, but he quickly calmed himself. "How can you speak from inside my mind?"

Xiao Ai giggled and explained it to Tang Xiao. [Hehe, you don't need to be afraid of me, Master. I'm basically an AI, and my main chip is embedded in your brain, so I can talk to you anytime.]

Tang Xiao was dumbfounded by her explanation, and he naturally knew about AI, especially since people in his era had started to use it, but he had never heard of an AI that could talk like a normal girl before.

[Master, you can meet me in the main control room by following the marks on the map, and I will make the final adjustments for you.]

Suddenly, a large blue map appeared in front of Tang Xiao's eyes, causing his eyes to widen. He reached out his hand to touch it, but his hand pierced through the map instead. "What is this? Is this a virtual reality? Moreover, this map is like a map in an MMORPG."

- To Be Continued -