Charcoal in the Snow

Faced with an inevitable death and a chance to survive, even the possibility of regaining his mobility, Luo Tianming cooperated fully.

Just like when he served Luo Zhong, Luo Tianming's face was full of flattery.

Even after belatedly discovering that Zhou Yueyan, Zhang Xuezhou, and others were inextricably linked to Luo Chong's death, Luo Tianming was only momentarily resentful and angry.

For Luo Tianming, when he gets angry, he really means it; after all, that's all he can do.

The dead will not come back; he's seen far too much like that at his age.

In just a short time, Luo Tianming had adjusted his mindset.

He also vaguely sensed something ominous; otherwise, Zhang Xuezhou wouldn't have pressed him about matters from a hundred years ago.

"I can only tell you two that the ferocious insect of the Thousand Islands Alliance can also be traced back a hundred years. It accumulated its immense power over more than a century!"

Luo Tianming didn't ask Zhang Xuezhou, but Zhou Yueyan couldn't help but ask.

This prompted Zhang Xuezhou to respond, while Zhou Yueyan frowned and Luo Tianming's expression turned grim.

In hindsight, he seemed to understand Luo Zhong.

But who will believe such a thing is another matter.

In those years, only emperors died. Some attributed the deaths of these emperors of the Louvre Dynasty to their debauchery and squandering of their bodies, while others attributed it to excessive use of elixirs. But no one ever attributed it to unnatural murder.

Some of the rumors circulating in the palace are less reliable than unofficial histories, yet these very rumors often point to the truth.

"You still need me, don't you?" Luo Tianming pleaded. "As long as my body recovers to some extent, I'll still be of some use."

Seeing that Zhang Xuezhou had swallowed radioactive heavy metal toxins to complete the detoxification process, and with the Western Capital City medical team proving unreliable in various ways, Zhang Xuezhou was now Luo Tianming's only straw to cling to for survival.

He clung tightly to this straw, but couldn't help feeling a little afraid that Zhang Xuezhou had just come to ask a few random questions about old times.

For Luo Tianming, these old stories were meaningless, not even worthy of being discussed, and had no value whatsoever.

Luo Tianming was indeed uneasy if Zhang Xuezhou asked about such trivial matters, fearing that Zhang Xuezhou would run away without paying any attention to anything.

His face was ingratiating as he inquired, clearly seeking confirmation from Zhang Xuezhou.

"Look at what you're saying," Zhang Xuezhou waved his hands repeatedly, "I just came to visit you, I never thought of taking advantage of you or blackmailing you into doing anything!"

"Then could you...?"

"Yes, you can!"

Zhang Xuezhou was not stingy with his knowledge, especially the Poison Repelling Technique, a skill with 108,000 techniques that caused headaches for many people.

However, it is quite difficult to reach Zhang Xuezhou's level. This requires not only mastering 108,000 acupoint techniques, but also mastering realm techniques to reach the Body Transformation Realm.

Compared to Luo Tianming, who was lifeless and had no will to live, Zhang Xuezhou felt that it was good to give Luo Tianming a glimmer of hope to live.

Moreover, Luo Tianming is indeed a capable person. Even Zhang Xuezhou has to admit that he is very capable, able to provide different Mental Strengthening Chapter for the nineteen high- Sequence Holder in the Twilight Mansion.

It's not that Luo Tianming is kind-hearted and beautiful, allowing him to offer different cultivation paths to many high- Sequence Holder. Rather, it's that Luo Tianming possesses exceptional reasoning abilities at certain crucial junctures, enabling him to discover the different possibilities existing in the Ren Household's Mental Strengthening Chapter.

Changing the Mental Strengthening Chapter that has already been cultivated is a difficult task. Zhang Xuezhou and others have already advanced to the sixth chapter of the Mental Strengthening Chapter. Even if they find that Luo Tianming's deduction has more potential, they cannot possibly revise the previous content.

However, Luo Tianming's ability to dig and deduce can undoubtedly provide a reference, allowing them to seek more possibilities at a higher level.

From this perspective, Zhang Xuezhou felt that it would be very good to establish a relatively stable discussion relationship with Luo Tianming.

"Our Gene Fighting Technique taps into the power of the human genome," Zhang Xuezhou explained. "We've already identified 108,000 gene loci for detoxification..."

"Huh? How much?"

Luo Tianming was afraid that Zhang Xuezhou wouldn't teach him, but upon hearing Zhang Xuezhou's words, he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart, realizing that achieving the goal mentioned by the other party might be very difficult.

"You know I have a medical condition, and we've always focused on pathological research and deduction. Of course, our method of deduction isn't necessarily correct, and if you don't want to learn it, that's fine too..."

"I want to learn! I want to learn!"

Before Zhang Xuezhou could express his opinion, Luo Tianming nodded repeatedly.

Zhang Xuezhou's idea of tapping into the power of human genes may seem unusual, but in recorded history, humanity has been on this path for thousands of years.

This involves various ancient killing techniques and all sorts of strange and wonderful methods, while Luo Zhong's promotion of Mental Strengthening also falls under the category of mining human genetic power.

It wouldn't be surprising if Zhang Xuezhou and his group obtained a book on ancient methods of detoxification.

After all, both Zhang Xuezhou and Ren Yisheng were constantly ill, and Ren Yisheng had done extensive research on ancient books, so perhaps there is relevant content to corroborate this.

"You can think of this as using internal energy to expel toxins, just like how we play the heroes in 'The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, Proud Wanderer'," Zhang Xuezhou said. "This method of expelling toxins combines internal energy with a specific technique; the combination of the two can generate the ability to force out toxins from the body!"

"So I have to learn two subjects, but can I still learn them in my condition?" Luo Tianming asked worriedly.

"So what if you're missing an arm or a leg?" Zhang Xuezhou waved his hand and said, "Although you've lost an arm and a leg, you've also saved yourself the trouble of detoxifying those areas, and you can also skip some of the detoxification Gene Fighting Technique!"

"You're so good at comforting people!"

Just as Zhang Xuezhou always used honorifics, Luo Tianming did the same at this moment.

He adopted an extremely humble posture, and found himself becoming increasingly comfortable communicating with Zhang Xuezhou.

Zhang Xuezhou was neither arrogant nor did he coerce him into doing anything, nor did he demand anything of value from him.

Zhang Xuezhou's reward, however, gave him a greater chance of survival.

If it weren't for his loss of ability and power, Luo Tianming might have actually grabbed Zhang Xuezhou's hand and sworn brotherhood together, shouting "Heaven above!"

While adding flowers to brocade is certainly pleasing, providing charcoal in the snow is especially rare, particularly since Luo Tianming had gone through a long period of utter despair and was prepared to endure the living dead until death. Zhang Xuezhou's unexpected gift left him feeling a dizzying joy.

Having received Zhang Xuezhou's promise, Luo Tianming was overjoyed, feeling as if everything in the world had become brighter.

Losing an arm and a leg isn't a big deal, after all, he still has his left hand and left leg.

If he gets a prosthetic leg in the future, walking won't be a problem for him.

If his Gene Fighting Technique skills were greatly reduced, and having witnessed Luo Zhong's prowess, Luo Tianming would have other paths to choose from.

Even with only his head remaining, Luo Zhong was extremely dangerous. However, with the four chapters of the Mental Strengthening Chapter, Luo Tianming believed that with continued effort, his future wouldn't be too bad.

If he can survive until another technological leap forward, perhaps he will have more possibilities.

As for Huang Daoxian and the things Luo Zhong was worried about, those were not on Luo Tianming's mind at this moment, who was actively seeking survival.