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"": "The effects came swiftly and forcefully. Luo Bin had his strength back. He could stand steadily and walk straight.
Only when he reached Tang Yu did he see the horrific state of his left arm. All the skin was gone, burned to charcoal. Even without Tang Yu touching it, the charred surface kept flaking away, exposing mangled flesh covered in patches of granular fat.
"Brother Tang, here! Eat!"
Luo Bin tried to push the wooden gourd into Tang Yu's mouth and pour the Lifespan Rice inside.
But Tang Yu clenched his teeth, refusing to open his mouth.
Beads of sweat the size of beans covered his forehead, and his veins kept twitching.
"Brother Tang?"
Luo Bin thought the agony had triggered an involuntary physical response. When Tang Yu barely reacted to his call, he reached to pry his mouth open.
Yet Tang Yu kept his teeth tightly clenched. Even gripping his jawbone, Luo Bin could not force his mouth open.
Trembling, muffled words squeezed out between Tang Yu's teeth.
"Living people... flesh and blood... can't... eat..."
Tang Yu's eyes had been shut too. Now he shakily opened them. The pain had left them bloodshot, their depths crimson. The agony had literally ruptured the blood vessels.
"Eat it, and you can save..."
Luo Bin stopped before finishing.
He fell silent.
Tang Yu forced a smile, though it looked uglier than crying.
"The Patriarch... said I was... perfect..."
"I... stabbed the Three-Altars Abbey Master..."
"Mr. Luo..."
"I... can die... but I can't... betray... that..."
At last, Tang Yu could hold on no longer. His body went limp, and he lost consciousness completely.
Meanwhile, as the Lifespan Rice continued taking effect, Luo Bin's condition had improved considerably.
His silence deepened.
That was the difference between them.
He had