It is impossible for a person's head to come back to life if it has been separated from the body. Shi Mingyue certainly understands this in her heart.
It was late autumn, the wind was howling, and fallen leaves were dancing all over the sky. Shi Mingyue and Fu Yueli held hands and stepped on the fallen leaves.
The Wutan army shouted and cursed outside Qingzhou City every day, but Fu Yueli and Fu Baiheng ignored them and ordered the city gates to be closed. They also ordered people to be vigilant at all times to prevent a sudden attack by Wutan.
Shi Mingyue was also pondering a solution. The only obstacle currently hindering Wutan's attack lay with the Giant Army. Combining what Xu Ziling had said in her previous dream with what He Jun had told her, she came to a conclusion. The core of the Ulan Bu Desert was a double-edged sword: it could not only harm but also empower individuals. However, this empowerment also had a side effect: a shortened lifespan. Therefore, until a solution was found, the Zhao army's best strategy was to remain inside and continue wasting time with Wutan.
One day, Shi Mingyue was daydreaming in the courtyard when a servant suddenly announced that someone wanted to see her and Fu Yueli. She was very surprised. Who would come to see her at this time?
When she saw that person, she had a premonition that this person would be the one who would end the tug-of-war between Zhao State and Wu Tan.
The person who came was Tong Di, the medicine boy she and Fu Yueli had met when they went to Xu's pharmacy. However, they had not seen each other for more than two years, and Tong Di had grown a lot compared to before.
Shi Mingyue asked someone to ask Fu Yueli to come back. When he came back, she and he faced Tong Di.
Tong Di said: "I can defeat Wu Tan's giant army."
"What do you have in mind?" Fu Yueli asked.
Tong Di said, "Xu Ziling's use of the so-called core is actually harming both himself and others. The giant army will only gain temporary strength, but they won't survive for long, and they will die miserably."
Shi Mingyue guessed that they would not live long, but she did not expect that their death would be so miserable.
"After undergoing Xu Ziling's powerful transformation, their lives begin to count down. Starting on the fourteenth day, they'll experience physical discomfort, dizziness, and nausea. They won't last more than two days before struggling to breathe and slowly rotting away until they die."
Tong Di's words were indeed a bit shocking. Shi Mingyue couldn't help but blurt out: "Why is that?"
"Because the core is the concentration of fallen meteorites, it is highly radioactive and will radiate outwards, destroying the basic tissues of the human body." Tong Di tried to make his explanation sound more straightforward and easy to understand.
Shi Mingyue asked, "Are you talking about cells?"
Tong Di looked at her in surprise and nodded: "Yes." Obviously, she didn't expect that she knew so much.
Shi Mingyue wanted to know one more thing: "Xu Ziling wants to study immortality, isn't that good?"
"...That's right." Tong Di hesitated for a long time and answered her.
"But if you want to study immortality, what does this have to do with it?"
Tong Di thought for a moment, then pulled out a manual from his pocket and handed it to the two of them, saying, "Take a look at this."
Shi Mingyue took the manual and found that the words on it were written with a charcoal pencil with a very fine tip, and it was not the language that people usually use nowadays. It seemed to be more simplified. But the amazing thing was that although there were significant differences between the words on the booklet and the words used nowadays, she and Fu Yueli could still recognize them.
This booklet is rich in pictures and texts. There is a circle drawn on the first page, but it is not a simple circle. There are shaded parts inside, and each part is marked.
This circle is called a cell, and inside the cell are labels such as nucleus, cytoplasm, and other words that they cannot understand.
Seeing them intently flipping through the book, Tong Di explained, "This booklet was originally written by Xu Ziling and given to me to study. She said that studying medicine requires a lot of knowledge, and the knowledge in ordinary medical books is limited. For example, they often talk about the body being made of flesh and blood, but what are flesh and blood made of? She said this booklet can answer many questions."
Shi Mingyue and Fu Yueli flipped through a few pages and found that the content of this booklet was quite rich, and most importantly, very wonderful. It recorded the basic units of life and the various organs of the human body. There was also a diagram of the layout of human organs, which was drawn very detailed.
"You've also seen that page. The reason people have different appearances, body shapes, and IQs is all related to genes. The inner core can influence and alter a person's genes, but these changes are invariably unbearable for the human body and will ultimately lead to collapse." Tong Di sighed and continued, "So Xu Ziling wants to find a balance. He's researching to what extent the inner core can alter human genes to achieve immortality."
This sounded like a fantasy. Shi Mingyue and Fu Yueli looked at each other. Fu Yueli asked, "So how did you defeat the giant army?"
"I have a silver chain that Xu Ziling left behind at the Xu Family Pharmacy. It's not actually silver, but some unknown metal, which can also affect the human body. I've sealed it in a box so it won't have too much of an impact on people." Tong Di took out the box. "Place this near the water source where the Wu Tan army drinks. It will slowly radiate the water. When the giants drink this water, the genetic mutations caused by the core will be suppressed, and they will no longer be so powerful. The Zhao army will also have fewer opponents."
"But if we put it in water, what will happen if a healthy person drinks it?" This is what Shi Mingyue was worried about.
Tong Di sighed and said, "If a healthy person drinks it, it will have an impact on the body. They will just feel a little uncomfortable. Not drinking it for a few days won't have much impact on the body."
Fu Yueli thought this was a good idea. Only by weakening the power of the giant army could Zhao Kingdom turn defeat into victory and retake Xinzhou City.
The silver chain was secretly placed by a spy into the drinking water source of the Wutan army, and Fu Yueli waited for it to work.
Two days later, Zhao opened its gates and engaged the Wutan army. This time, the giants were no longer as powerful and invincible as they had always been. After a day-long, bitter battle, Wutan was defeated and fled the city in panic. The giants, exhausted from their flight, lost their strength and were captured by Zhao.
After looking at their bodies, Tong Di was helpless: "There is no way to cure them." He could only wait for death.
In the end, the Wutan giant army slowly left. Their death was just as miserable as Tong Di said. They died with festering all over their bodies and couldn't even make a sound.
Although the Wutan army had withdrawn from Xinzhou City, the conflict between the two countries had not yet ceased. As long as Xu Ziling was not captured, the future would be full of uncertainties.
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