Extraordinary Pedigree.

Chapter 635: Flower of Blood and Bone: Bloody Plague VI
“We did not choose to be born here, but were thrown into this world of suffering and chaos, like dust driven by the ruthless hand of fate.

Family blood ties are an inescapable fate that binds everyone together. No matter how we resist, we can never get rid of the invisible bondage.

Many times, there is no "love" in human family relationships. We are all emotional thugs bound by blood.

We are bound by the shackles of blood, born as slaves, unable to escape this invisible cage, and the chains of fate are deeply engraved on our souls.

I want to tear apart the hypocritical shackles of blood ties! 』

"Blood recipient: William Ned——"

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William Ned felt the blood dripping, a strong taste of rust filled her mouth, and a burning pain in her abdomen that made her feel like she was dying.

She found herself being tied up and lifted by an invisible force, her hands and feet bound by a twisted [Mobius strip] in the air, her body floating in the air.

Her consciousness was blurred, pain and fear were intertwined, and the world in front of her seemed to be spinning.

She tried hard to open her bloated eyes, and her eyelids felt so heavy as if they were pressed down by a thousand-pound weight.

Her vision was blurry, the figures around her were swaying, and the noisy sounds hurt her eardrums. People were coming and going around her, but no one seemed to notice her existence, as if she was just a part of the air, being completely ignored.

Ned's eyes searched ahead with difficulty in pain, trying to find a little hope.

Suddenly, her attention was drawn to a familiar figure.

The young man with blond hair and golden eyes, wearing a top hat and holding a cane.

Ned's heart sank, fear coming over him again.

That was the person she least wanted to see, her nightmare.

The blond young man walked calmly, as if he didn't notice her floating behind him.

Each of his steps was steady and powerful, as if he was walking in his own territory.

The figure of the blond young man formed a sharp contrast with the noisy crowd around him. Everything around him seemed to be on a different level from him. All of them seemed to be passers-by, and he was the only one walking alone in the noisy world.

Ned's heart was filled with despair. The blond young man was walking towards a place that she was very familiar with - that place was one of the two flesh and blood seeds she had left behind earlier.

She wanted to struggle and scream, but only faint whimpers came out of her throat.

"Woooooo~"

She couldn't make a sound.

Under the watchful eyes of William Ned, Xia Xiu took him to a community on the Beaumont Center Loop in Lexington.

The community has an elegant environment, shaded by green trees, and neat roads lined with flowers and plants.

Each house is well-designed, with its own courtyard and neatly trimmed lawn, making it look peaceful and warm.

The two men came to the front door of the house at No. 41, Block 512, and then, under Ned's horrified gaze, Xia Xiu pushed open the door.

crunch--

As the door opened, Ned looked through the crack and saw the scene inside.

The interior of the house is clearly a baby room, with colorful cartoon murals on the walls and several cute rotating toys hanging from the ceiling. In the middle of the room is a large baby bed with a soft blanket on it and baby clothes and bottles next to it.

The floor is covered with soft plastic boards to prevent babies from falling. In a corner of the room, there are all kinds of toys piled up, including building blocks, cars, and stuffed toys.

Her eyes continued to wander, and finally she saw the man. He was a middle-aged man who looked a little timid, wearing simple home clothes, with a gentle and focused expression.

He was sitting next to the crib, patting two one-year-old babies and humming a soft lullaby, trying to soothe them to sleep.

The two babies were wearing cute little pajamas, their chubby little hands tightly grasping the quilts, their eyes innocent and naive.

A strong sense of fear and guilt surged in Ned's heart. She opened her mouth and tried to speak again, but an invisible force shackled her throat and she could not make a sound.

Her body was still tied to the [Mobius Strip] in the air, unable to move, and could only watch helplessly at everything in front of her.

Xia Xiu was standing at the door at this moment, taking off his shoes with a natural and calm movement.

He held the cane in one hand and gently supported Ned's invisible restraints with the other, as if he was carrying a light piece of luggage.

His golden eyes were calm and sharp. He glanced at the layout of the room and then walked towards the direction of the father.

Ned's heartbeat quickened, threatening to burst from his chest.

Fortunately, the father and the baby did not notice their presence, so the two of them went straight to the father and the baby.

When Xia Xiu came to the father, his eyes swept over the medicine bottle on the table. It was a bottle of antiretroviral drugs used to control what humans call the "love virus" - AIDS.

The bottle clearly says [Bruce].

Looking at Bruce teasing the two babies, Xia Xiu stretched out his index finger and gently touched the back of his head, accompanied by a slight sound.

"puff--"

Bruce fainted and fell to the ground.

"Hey~"

"Hey~"

The two babies blinked their eyes and looked at their father who suddenly fell to the ground. Their chubby little hands nervously tugged at the corners of their father's clothes and made babbling sounds.

Xia Xiu rarely showed a gentle, fatherly smile, bent down and gently picked up the two babies.

His movements were gentle and delicate, as if he was afraid of disturbing the two little lives.

The baby felt the warmth and security, giggling happily in Xia Xiu's arms, reaching out to touch his face and beautiful hair.

Xia Xiu gently rocked the two children and played with them patiently. The babies' laughter echoed in the room, full of innocence and joy.

They grabbed Xia Xiu's fingers with their little hands and nibbled on his thumb as if they had discovered a new toy.

When their fingers touched Xia Xiu, a curtain popped up in front of him.

[The Book of Life detected a vulnerability in Terra's gene scanning end——]

[The vulnerability has been fixed! ]

[Specially marked human life detected——]

[Already archived in the database——]

【Ding! 】

[The Ethics Committee applies to intervene in the investigation——]

[The Tribunal applies to intervene in the investigation——]

Xia Xiu just played with the baby silently and did not immediately choose to agree in the Ethics Committee or the Trial Court.

At this moment, the two children began to doze off after playing tiredly. Their eyelids became heavier and heavier, and finally they fell asleep in his arms.

Xia Xiu gently put them back on the bed, covered them with the quilt, and then slowly stood up.

He looked at Ned who had been tied up, unable to speak or resist. Ned stared at Xia Xiu's cold golden eyes, his heart filled with endless fear.

She knew that the gentleness of this blond young man was just an appearance, and his eyes concealed cold murderous intent and ruthlessness.

She felt cold from head to toe, and her heart seemed to be tightly grasped by an invisible hand, making it difficult for her to breathe.

"CCR5 gene compilation." Xia Xiu stared at the frightened William Ned with a cold gaze. "The CCR5 gene in the human body encodes a receptor protein on the surface of white blood cells. The HIV virus enters the cell through this receptor."

"And you, through unconventional experimental means, injected synthetic sgRNA and Cas9 protein into the fertilized embryo cells after in vitro fertilization to target and cut the CCR5 gene. The edited embryos were cultured in vitro for a period of time and then transplanted back into the mother's uterus for development."

The blond young man stretched out his right hand and opened his tiger paw, and William Ned automatically floated over, with his neck pressed against his tiger's mouth and held by him.

"Cough cough cough-"

Ned suddenly found that she could speak, so she did not hesitate to defend herself:
"Ahem, ahem, isn't this good? How big a threat HIV poses to Terra's public health, don't you know that using gene editing to knock out these harmful genes to humans..."

Xia Xiu increased the strength of his palm without hesitation, and Ned's entire face began to turn purple like an eggplant.

“You thought you were doing the right thing.”

"Do you know that by doing this you are polluting the human gene pool? The application of gene editing technology in human embryos may cause unexpected gene mutations and genetic problems, which may affect the baby's life and even be passed on to future generations."

Changes brought about by editing will stay with the individual throughout his life and be passed on to his descendants.

This irreversible impact requires extremely high ethical review standards and strict application conditions to be considered as a prerequisite.

CRISPR-Cas9 technology.

This is Pandora's box of technology.

This gene editing technology is bound to lead to the emergence of the "designer baby" phenomenon.

William Ned is an example, and he will not be the only one.

This technology may be used for therapeutic medical purposes before birth, but if abused, it will subvert the principle that all people are created equal, increase the gap between the rich and the poor, eliminate vulnerable populations faster, reduce the genetic diversity of stable and reliable natural evolution, and allow for the arbitrary editing of genes for commercial purposes. If it gets out of control without sterilization or isolation, it will introduce risks into the human gene pool.

If the situation develops rapidly to the point where there are no "pure natural human races" at all, humans will face serious genetic defects and will be unable to resist the many problems that may arise, such as large-scale new infectious diseases, cancer, failure of sperm-egg fusion, etc., which may very well lead to a crisis of human extinction.

Genes that are knocked out during gene editing are really knocked out.

If CRISPR-Cas9 technology is allowed to indiscriminately cut human genes, humans will become a kind of exquisitely designed porcelain dolls.

There are porcelain dolls and there are inferior dolls.

Also, you can't expect that the genes you compile will actually go to the right place in the genome and do the right thing.

When you put something into a cell, there's always a risk that it's going into the wrong part of the genome or having some other effect that we don't know what.

No matter what, the current Kingdom of Heaven will not allow any accidents to occur in the human gene pool of the "pure natural race".

Now is not the time to open Pandora's box.

"Obviously, Sarkic... Heaven... these supernatural sides can all do it, so why do humans..."

Ned tried to continue his argument.

"The extraordinary will return to heaven, and the secular will return to the secular."

The fourth sword-wielder in Heaven shook off his hand with disgust in his eyes, leaving Ned floating aside.

At this moment, the marks on Ned's neck were still there, she was gasping for breath, and her face was extremely pale.

"You must not cross this line as long as Heaven does not allow it."

Heaven may not care about matters on the supernatural side, but no one else can touch the secular side.

Ned's eyes flashed with fear and worry. She barely raised her head and said in a trembling voice,

"What do you want to do... kill these two children..."

Her eyes were full of worry, and her pupils reflected the fear for her own fate and the concern for the two innocent children.

In the current scene, the fourth sword-bearer in heaven looks just like the villain in the traditional story, while William Ned is a kind-hearted man with compassion.

"Shut your mouth, you bastard. Don't look at those two kids like that. Put away your hypocritical and false face. Your current attitude really makes me feel sick."

The blond young man glanced at William Ned with his golden eyes, and he pointed out what Ned really cared about.

"Your gene-edited baby experiment was full of lies. You took advantage of information asymmetry, seized the weakness of AIDS patients who were eager to have children, and also took advantage of their actual financial difficulties, coaxing and deceiving these volunteer families into giving it a try."

"You are not a doctor either. Logically, you can only start theoretical experiments, not clinical research."

"You desire fame more than anyone else, you desire immortality more than anyone else, and you hate the existence of 'family' more than anyone else."

"You are just a monster who keeps asking for more in order to break your bloodline and make up for your childhood trauma."

Ned's expression stiffened instantly. The words "family" and "blood" deeply hurt her sensitive heart.

Ned's face became more and more ugly, and her eyes changed from fear to resentment, as if Xia Xiu had revealed the most secret in her heart.

"You...why don't you understand..." Ned's voice trembled, "You clearly read my notes, you should know that I did the right thing!!!"

"Families in today's society are all deformed and alienated. They are no longer just a collection of kinship relations, but an economic unit. The structure and form of the family are closely related to the economic foundation of society. The father in the family has the right to dominate and control the family members. Within the family, the status of men and women, the distribution of power, etc. are all affected by the production relations."

"These are all wrong and should be abolished. A true family should not be an economic unit but a voluntary union based on equality and freedom."

The fourth sword bearer in Heaven looked at William Ned who was roaring madly.

This time, in addition to the original undisguised disgust, the pair of golden eyes also contained a hint of... pity.

He was pitying his enemy, a poor creature.

"you you you!"

"Don't look at me like that!!!"

"Don't look at me like that!!!"

"Don't look at me like that!!!"

Ned's face twisted in anger and shame, her breathing became rapid, and cold sweat broke out on her forehead.

“Through genetic screening and optimization, we can ensure that every child grows up in a healthy environment and reduce domestic violence and neglect caused by genetic factors!!!”

"What's wrong with this!!!"

"Wouldn't it be good to compile the good genes of human beings and delete the evil genes of human beings?"

The pity in Xia Xiu's eyes became even stronger, and he couldn't help but ask back:
“Are you training Pavlov’s dogs?”

Finally, he couldn't help but add one more sentence.

"You are more in need of love than I thought."

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(End of this chapter)