The Past

"I feel a bit nauseous right now, I'll come see Committee Member Luo again next time!"

"Wait... wait!"

Luo Tianming was old and had seen a lot. He knew perfectly well that Zhang Xuezhou was playing a game of feigned indifference, but Luo Tianming had no choice but to take the bait.

He was genuinely afraid that Zhang Xuezhou would just leave, after all, this guy was different from others; he spent half the month in a coma and couldn't function as a normal person at all.

The other party's next meeting is not a matter of a few days as most people would say, but rather a month or even several months.

If this energetic young man happens to be abroad, then the timing becomes even more unpredictable.

After not speaking loudly for more than ten days, Luo Tianming felt that his voice was starting to give out.

This made him cough forcefully several times.

"Oh no! A doctor must be here! Committee Member Luo has caught a cough!"

What offered Luo Tianming some solace was that Zhang Xuezhou didn't respond to his words, but at least he didn't leave immediately.

There were already four doctors guarding the medical room, and as soon as Zhang Xuezhou called out, they immediately surrounded him.

"Get out of here!"

Luo Tianming cursed, then let these people check the instrument data.

Luo Tianming was unwilling to entrust his life to these cold, impersonal instruments, for a simple reason: these instruments could not cure his illness.

Whenever the Sequence Holder suffer severe injuries, the primary function of these instruments is to provide case data.

In their bodies, the blood is as heavy as silver and mercury, and their muscles, bones, skin, and internal organs are strengthened to varying degrees.

This has led to a medical challenge: their limbs are difficult to replace using modern medical technology.

For example, if Luo Hui, who was stabbed in the heart by Luo Tianming, were to undergo a heart replacement surgery to replace his heart with an ordinary one, the blood and other substances would destroy the heart within a short period of time, and the blood vessels involved would be unable to withstand the pressure of the blood.

Finding a matching heart for Luo Hui, belonging to the Sixth Sequence, is virtually impossible.

The same logic applies to Luo Tianming. It's not that medical technology can't operate on him, but rather that there's no alternative. This is also why the "disabled doctor" Gao Tingsheng repeatedly resorts to amputation and other methods as his first-line treatment for high- Sequence Holder.

As soon as they have any illness or pain, the source will be cut off first.

That's how Luo Tianming lost his right hand and right leg. Of course, Professor Luo Hui's fate will be even worse.

Even though Luo Tianming had no intention of surviving and was only waiting to die, he still survived longer than Professor Luo Hui.

When Zhang Xuezhou mentioned using Gene Fighting Technique to expel toxins, and even demonstrated this by taking α-cesium-137, which was difficult to eliminate from his body, Luo Tianming immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

He lost the will to live because he was unable to recover after being crippled, but if a feasible treatment plan were available, Luo Tianming would still be willing to try to live.

Compared to the average person, older people do have a stronger sense of survival.

Seeing Zhang Xuezhou expel heavy metals mixed with blood through his nose, palms, and other points, Luo Tianming's usually calm heart skipped a beat.

He had seen many fighting styles, but he had never seen one that could detoxify.

Ultimately, the problems of the Sequence Holder will have to be solved through Gene Fighting Technique.

Upon seeing Zhang Xuezhou successfully detoxify, he felt his will to live suddenly intensify.

"Get out of here after you've finished those useless tests!"

Luo Tianming raised his head and looked at the four doctors, then turned his gaze to Zhang Xuezhou, who was wearing protective clothing, with a hint of flattery in his eyes.

"Associate Professor Zhang, it's been a long time," Luo Tianming said.

"This is unprecedented! Committee Member Luo actually took the initiative to greet me!"

Zhou Yueyan looked at Zhang Xuezhou in disbelief, then at Luo Tianming in disbelief.

Zhou Yueyan thought Zhang Xuezhou was crazy to drink those heavy metal poisons, while Luo Tianming had hardly said a word after being rescued, let alone greeted her in such a fawning manner.

Not to mention Zhang Xuezhou and Zhou Yueyan, who could see through Luo Tianming's fawning expression, even the four doctors who had to come forward to check the instrument data could see it, and found it even more hard to believe that Luo Tianming's emotions had changed so drastically in such a short period of time.

"It's been half a month since I last saw you, Committee Member Luo!"

Zhang Xuezhou nodded, covered his mouth, and then took a tissue to wipe the area where the venom had seeped out.

The Detoxification Technique could mitigate the negative effects of the Spirit-Forging Pill, which was sufficient to affect those in the Sixth Sequence. Zhang Xuezhou felt that taking a small amount of heavy metal toxins diluted countless times would not be a problem for him, especially since he was not injecting it into his bloodstream.

The test results were as he expected; it was somewhat disgusting just to show off his abilities.

He wiped his nose and fingers, and then looked at the old man with a fawning expression.

As the chief eunuch of the palace serving Luo Chong, Luo Tianming was skilled at ingratiating himself with others. However, after the fall of the Luofu Dynasty, he had not tried to please anyone for many years. Coupled with his morbid condition, his attempts to please others appeared somewhat twisted and strange.

"Please... please save me!" Luo Tianming cried out. "I'll give you anything you want, as long as you can heal me. I'm willing to pass on everything from the Luo family to you. I can sign the notarized contract right now!"

When a person dies, everything comes to nothing, and Luo Tianming also lost his Lineage heir.

His words at that moment were sincere.

To avoid being accused of making empty promises, Luo Tianming is still seeking notarization.

His condition was merely to survive, not to live like Luo Zhong.

As long as he doesn't end up like Luo Zhong, Luo Tianming is willing to do anything.

"You're a bit late to the game. The Sequence Committee has already divided up the Luo family, so any notarized contract is useless now," Zhang Xuezhou, waving his hand.

"These people are inhuman! They pounce on anyone who falls from power like mad dogs!" Luo Tianming cursed. "But my notarized contract will still be valid. As long as I'm willing to issue it, and you have the ability to collect it, it will be proof that you rightfully took over, and no one can refute it!"

"I'm incompetent," Zhang Xuezhou waved his hand and said, "If people find out, they might even try to kill me. Don't get yourself into trouble!"

"Well!"

Luo Tianming sighed.

He stared wide-eyed at Zhang Xuezhou.

If Zhang Xuezhou wasn't after his family fortune, then there must be another reason. After all, there aren't many kind-hearted young people these days, and no one would be willing to go through all the trouble to visit him in such a top-secret medical facility.

Luo Tianming couldn't figure out what value he still possessed.

"Besides this title, I don't think I have anything else to offer right now," Luo Tianming said. "You can ask me directly what you want from me. I'm willing to cooperate to the fullest extent. I only ask that you teach me that detoxifying Gene Fighting Technique, so I can have a sliver of hope to live!"

"I want to know Luo Chong's attitude towards the fire that broke out in Pan'an in the southwest in the 47th year of the Taisho era," Zhang Xuezhou said. "Luo Chong wasn't born at that time, but he should have been involved in the matter later!"

"Taisho 47th year!"

Zhang Xuezhou inquired about something that happened a long time ago.

Luo Tianming found it difficult to understand why Zhang Xuezhou was asking about something so far in the future.

Although he was very old, his father had not been born until the 47th year of the Dazheng era, let alone Luo Tianming.

Of course, there was no Luo Zhong at that time; it was Luo Yan, the emperor of the Luofu Dynasty, who was in power.

Luo Yan reigned for an extremely long time, a total of fifty-four years.

However, the reigns of the three emperors following Luo Yan were not long, until the collapse of the Luo Zhong era.

Zhang Xuezhou mentioned a place name.

The place name isn't unusual, but a celestial event occurred here.

People over a hundred years ago had limited knowledge and were extremely superstitious about natural disasters, even emperors were like that.

When the emperors of the Louvre Dynasty toured the south, they would invariably choose Pan'an as a stop on their journeys to pray to the heavens.

After the 47th year of the Taisho era, this place experienced three droughts, and three emperors of the Luofu Dynasty died one after another after the droughts.

After the deaths of three emperors in succession, some rumors did indeed circulate in the palace and were difficult to stop. It was during this period that Luo Tianming entered the palace to serve.

This vaguely reminded him of some things from the past.