An Exchange Between Two Subspecies

"Captain Zuo!"

Just call me Zuo Teng!

The inauguration ceremony concluded, and everyone dispersed.

There weren't many people left in the Dongshan Imperial Mausoleum Management Office building. Zuo Teng found Zhang Xuezhou on the fourth floor, who was looking around at the artifacts.

He greeted them, but upon hearing Zhang Xuezhou's rather formal form of address, he couldn't help but feel slightly uneasy.

"I... you should know what's going on with me!"

Zuo Teng thought for a few seconds and felt that there was no need to hide anything; everything needed to be laid bare.

He pointed to himself, indicating that he had become Zuo Luo's henchman.

If he is under Zoro's command, he may lack his own consciousness or be unable to resist Zoro, thus doing things that defy common sense.

"I want to know, what path have you chosen, and what path should I take?" Zuo Teng asked.

"I remember you asked me how to quickly secure your position as battalion commander?" Zhang Xuezhou countered.

"Aren't you afraid of losing it?" Zuo Teng asked doubtfully.

Are you scared?

Zhang Xuezhou asked Zuo Teng.

It seemed as if Zuo Teng had been pushed into a deep pit, but no matter how much Zuo Teng Zuo Teng, he could not escape this vortex.

If Zuo Teng hadn't been accepted by Zuo Luo, Zhang Xuezhou felt that Zuo Teng have either gone insane, died, or fled far away; none of these outcomes would have been better than what he had now.

For Zuo Quan and his associates, the Zuo Household was their stronghold, and this stronghold could not be lost. Even Zuo Denggao only managed to save his life by dividing the family business early on.

However, Zuo Teng cannot separate them. No matter what Zuo Teng's father becomes, he still exists in front of others and it is difficult for others to detect anything unusual.

Some things can be pushed through irrationally, but others cannot. Without finding Huang Daoxian's whereabouts, forcibly killing Zuo Quan and Zuo Luo will not bring any benefits, but will instead plunge people into an abyss.

Thinking of the lucky charms Zuo Quan had repeatedly taken out, Zhang Xuezhou was well aware of the consequences of acting rashly.

From the perspective of hostility, their current vicious struggle with Zuo Quan and others will not bring them any benefit.

On the contrary, Zhang Xuezhou felt that combining the two might bring some benefits.

Zhang Xuezhou took a deep breath, touched his head, and felt the spiritual energy in his brain that did not belong to him.

Without sufficient confidence, he would have felt similarly to Zuo Teng, and Zhang Xuezhou's fate might have been even more dire.

"I'm scared, of course I'm scared. I'm scared that I won't be able to control myself, scared that I'll hurt others, scared that I'll unconsciously do things I don't like, scared..."

Do you have any other options?

"A way out?"

Zhang Xuezhou's conversation was brief and to the point. Even though Zuo Teng almost completely recounted his situation, Zhang Xuezhou did not discuss how to resist Zuo Luo or how to cleverly counter him, as Zuo Teng had imagined.

After a few short questions, Zuo Teng Akira stopped his excited narration.

He had no other way out but death, which would free him from everything.

But Zuo Teng, being so young, was not willing to die. He stared at Zhang Xuezhou, trying to see a glimpse of a kindred spirit in Zhang Xuezhou's eyes.

But Zuo Teng was disappointed.

He noticed that Zhang Xuezhou seemed to have not changed at all; Zhang Xuezhou was the same as Zhang Xuezhou had been before.

The other party didn't seem to have changed at all despite being controlled by Zoro.

"I have no way out, I..."

Zuo Teng felt like he had become one of those backup suitors kept by the Zuo Household in the past, or a servant from the Luofu era. No matter how hard he tried, he could only do what his master asked.

Without freedom, he has nothing left; he has no way out.

He was disheartened and felt that everything was meaningless.

"You have no way out either, what do you plan to do?" Zuo Teng asked seriously.

"I'll still do what I'm supposed to do, just like before!"

Zhang Xuezhou shrugged.

If it weren't for the fact that Zuo Luo had left so much in his mind, he wouldn't have cared too much about the marks Zuo Luo had left on his body. After all, Zuo Quan had done similar things before, and the other party's mark was still on Zhang Xuezhou's body.

They generally cooperate when they are brainwashed by Zuo Luo, and then live their lives normally once Zuo Luo has no influence on them.

Although this is related to his strength, Zuo Teng could be just as capable as him.

Moreover, Zhang Xuezhou was convinced that every ability has its limits, and once those limits were broken, everything would vanish.

If we don't target Zuo Luo, improving ourselves is also a good solution.

For example, his current plan to promote Chapter 7 of the Mental Strengthening Chapter is the latter approach.

Of course, Zuo Teng couldn't replicate Zhang Xuezhou's approach, but Zhang Xuezhou felt that Zuo Teng could continuously push forward the sequence.

The sequence level will also increase mental resistance, and perhaps one day Zuo Teng will be able to break Zuo Luo's mark.

With Zuo Teng under Zuo Teng's control, his luck won't be too bad. Coincidentally, Zuo Luo and the others also felt that Zuo Teng's strength was too weak and needed to be improved.

Zhang Xuezhou looked at Zuo Teng, his thoughts unspoken, but Zhang Xuezhou hoped Zuo Teng could get back on track.

Zuo Teng's good luck is his good luck. If Zuo Teng wants to push the sequence forward, he must overcome the problem of weak genes, which is also the same problem that Zhang Xuezhou faces. If Zuo Teng can get lucky and obtain the weak gene data from Qimeng Haige, it will save Zhang Xuezhou a lot of time and effort.

"You know my weak gene data comes from Qimeng Haige. It just so happens that your importance in the weak gene project has decreased significantly. To avoid future embarrassment and difficulty obtaining the catalyst, perhaps you could go to Qinmeng and find Qimeng Haige to see if you can get the R33 catalyst data from him," Zhang Xuezhou said. "This is something we're both doing. My body sometimes makes me drowsy, but if you have more time, you can give it a try!"

"This is something you were contacting before, can you transfer it to me?" Zuo Teng asked, frowning.

"Just do it; whether it succeeds or not is another matter!"

Zhang Xuezhou waved his hand, indicating that he had already gone to the point where he couldn't say anything more explicitly.

This is Zuo Teng's path to becoming powerful, and it may also be Zuo Teng's way of breaking free from Zuo Luo, or more likely, it may be Zuo Teng's way of gaining a true self and integrating into the Huang Daoxian lineage.

Zuo Luo and the others would not allow Zuo Teng to fail. As long as Zuo Teng Zuo Teng in a way that benefits both sides, his luck will be incredibly good.

"Then I'll go back and report to them to see if they agree to let me go to Qinmeng by sea!"

Zuo Teng replied.

He thought for a moment, but didn't immediately understand Zhang Xuezhou's intention in sending him to meet with Chimon Haig.

But since Zhang Xuezhou said so, Zuo Teng felt he could give it a try and see what the process would bring.

"If he is also completely controlled by Zoro, he should be with me... Does he have the ability to resist, or has Zoro's control failed?"

Thinking of the chip that Zuo Luo had implanted in him, and the various images-like content covered on the chip, which had even altered or blurred some of Zuo Teng's memories, his expression became extremely solemn.

Zhang Xuezhou seemed too relaxed at the moment, which made Zuo Teng wonder if Zhang Xuezhou had suffered the same thing as him.