Hong Beimo asked quietly, "What?"
Hu Xiaotian brought it closer for a look, shook his head, and put it away. He continued dissecting Ghost Physician Fu Wan's body. Ghost Physician Fu Wan had not lied to him: he had died of lung cancer, and the cancer cells had already spread extensively throughout his body. As expected, every one of his bones bore a serial number. After the dissection, Hu Xiaotian was certain that Ghost Physician Fu Wan was an artificial human.
Hu Xiaotian did not tell Hong Beimo what he had discovered. Though Hong Beimo possessed extraordinary intelligence, his knowledge was ultimately limited. Perhaps the very concepts of clones and artificial humans did not exist in his understanding. After the dissection, Hong Beimo naturally took charge of Ghost Physician Fu Wan's funeral arrangements, while Hu Xiaotian left with Baobao.
Baobao noticed that Hu Xiaotian's spirits had sunk considerably. Even to her, he revealed nothing about Ghost Physician Fu Wan. The matter was too important; he had to guard the secret closely.
Ghost Physician Fu Wan had been a clone. Unexpected though it was, it made sense. Using clones for work as dangerous as the Time-Space Leap Project could prevent needless sacrifices. But what about the other members of the Time-Space Leap Team? Liu Yuzhang and Old Madam Xu were still alive-were they real humans or clones?
Hu Xiaotian opened his hand. The strange, pitch-black object lay quietly in his palm. Whatever life it had once possessed had long since faded.
"What is it?" Baobao asked curiously.
Hu Xiaotian shook his head. He truly did not know what it was. Ghost Physician Fu Wan's main purpose in asking him to dissect his body had been to have this thing removed. Once he returned, he would enlist Zong Tang's skilled hands to