"Hiss... This electric hammer comes down, even Ultraman's chest light would turn red with fear."
The way Lu Tiannan negotiated with himself caught Master Fuli's attention, making him turn his head involuntarily with a pained expression. Looking at Lord Lü, who was sitting with his legs crossed, he asked:
"Xiaolu, have you considered sending your master to the Beijing Film Academy for further studies? In the future, he could maybe make borderline suggestive acts in Ah Qing's live streams? Among people, your master is definitely the most unique person I, Ansheng, have ever met in my life."
Although Lu Tiannan's hair was all white, his actual appearance didn't look old. The term "white-haired youthful face" seemed tailor-made for him.
However.
When meeting Lu Tiannan, Ansheng could clearly see that the right side of his head harbored strong hostility and resistance towards itself, which then triggered a series of subsequent events.
The right head was preventing Lu Tiannan from having any effective communication and interaction with itself. Even when tormented by Lu Tiannan, it stubbornly resorted to joking to get by.
"Master Fox Immortal, this..."
Lord Lü appeared embarrassed and momentarily couldn't bear to watch master struggle to tame their master: "This is the first time I've encountered such a situation, but master will soon reach an agreement..."
"Alright, there's still time. Let the two of them talk slowly in the room! I'm stepping out for a cola."
Master Fuli shook his head, understanding Lu Tiannan's predicament, but he had no interest in staying indoors to witness an old man practicing iron crotch techniques.
Master Fuli picked up a cola from the table, straightened the bottle's neck without distraction, and walked straight out of the guest room.
"Wait for me..." Seeing this, Lord Lü hurriedly followed behind Master Fuli out of the room.
Outside the door.
An idea popped into Master Fuli's mind, and a wish list materialized before his eyes, revealing the details of the wish.
[You scoundrel! How dare you argue with me, the Daoist? I'll let you die right now!—A flash of resolve crossed Lu Tiannan's eyes as he picked up the electric hammer, fiercely driving it into his own abdomen. Lu Tiannan had reached the limit of his patience with this increasingly uncontrollable half.]
[Wish Fulfilled: Killing (With the revival and increasing concentration of spiritual particles, some creatures quietly hidden in Blue Star and vanished through history seem to be reviving.)]
Ansheng, witnessing Lu Tiannan's wish, was momentarily stunned, then gazed at the wish of Lu Tiannan's right half.
[Damn bastard! This body has a part of me in it, how dare you act recklessly!—The original cells under the fierce electric attack twisted with ferocious intent, biting its metaphorical teeth to seize control of the body. This time, at a crucial life-and-death moment, it won't give Lu Tiannan any chance.]
[Wish Fulfilled: Incubation (Master Fuli's lecture aroused some genetic memory fragments of the original cell. Although it didn't recall who it was, with Master Fuli's insight, it might guess that it is a parasitic cell, very dangerous.)]
"The right half belongs to a parasitic entity?"
After reading the details on the wish list, while Master Fuli didn't clearly understand what exactly was happening with Lu Tiannan, the identity of the right half was thoroughly exposed as it made a wish.
It is a parasitic creature known scientifically as the "original cell", residing on Lu Tiannan.
Lu Tiannan's current situation isn't like conjoined twins but rather has the "original cell" parasitizing him, using his body as an incubation nest, and waiting until the "original cell" truly matures to detach from Lu Tiannan.
"Judging from Lu Tiannan's symptoms, it seems like he encountered a First Epoch evil spirit's possession."
"However, weren't all the First Epoch life forms supposed to have collectively ascended into cosmic battleships and fled from Blue Star?"
Sipping some cola, Master Fuli showed a slightly puzzled expression and murmured internally.
The King of the Universe was a special case, swallowing a psychiatric hospital amidst chaos before becoming an imperfect "perfect".
But where did this "original cell" come from?
Ansheng temporarily couldn't figure it out, this might require the Cosmic Triangular Hammer to take a look.
"Master Fox Immortal, little Finance.... I've worked out the terms with the right half on my side."
As Master Fuli pondered, the guest room door opened from the inside.
Lu Tiannan, with a pale complexion and forebrow damp with cold sweat, forced a smile to invite Master Fox Immortal inside.
Though the expression on Lu Tiannan's left head was grim, the right was nearly fainting.
The right head drooped, with saliva uncontrollably trickling down onto the clothes.
"Terms settled?"
Master Fuli sat back down, looking towards Lu Tiannan to inquire.
"In terms of willpower, I am rather resolute, that nagging fellow fainted from the pain," Lu Tiannan exhaled slowly, twitching at the corners of his mouth to draw a smile:
"However..... seeing its intense reaction, made me realize one thing. Master Fox Immortal indeed has the capability to completely eradicate the right head, otherwise, it would not usually argue with me this way."
When alone with Master Fuli, the right head's attitude couldn't be described as tough but rather more accurately as frenzied.
"Hmm...."
Master Fuli nodded gently. Although he understood Lu Tiannan's situation through the wish list, all it essentially revealed was the diagnosis reminder.
Yet, for all other aspects, they remained unknown, including whether this was an isolated case or a wide-spread one?
"I've heard about your situation from Xiaolu. I merely have some minor questions. Your current physique's strength is quite good, but as far as I know, you haven't reached the level of surviving a nuclear explosion unharmed."
"Since you want to die, why not ask the Security Bureau for a tactical nuke? Given your unique condition, the Security Bureau might be happy to clean up the remains?"
Ansheng expressed his doubt, pointing out that this Lu Tiannan might be seeking death, but he wasn't invincible, being entirely kill-able shouldn't be an exaggeration. Not to mention nukes, a weapon forged from Spiritual Particle Metal plunged into the heart in a space isolating spiritual particles could potentially do the job.
"I've considered such methods," Lu Tiannan revealed a wry smile, pointing to his right head and said: "This is also why I've always mentioned the right head as being malevolent..."
"It's like a horse manure mushroom, generally dying slower than me, it could possibly burst out something similar to mushroom spores, contaminating the environment....."
"The contaminated result will see more anomalies, creating manifolds like me, birthing something dual-headed that confronts me. I must ensure I die before the right head, guaranteeing the destruction of this body's functions."
"As long as the functions decline rapidly enough, it cannot continue spreading parasitic contamination."
Lu Tiannan explained enthusiastically, answering Master Fuli's curiosity about himself.
Although not possessing the right head, unable to know the memories inside the right head, the two share one body.
Some physical functions and characteristics, having spent decades together, were still understood by Lu Tiannan.
His condition is a virulent infectious disease, transmittable across species, irrespective of human-animal barriers.
With one right head being hard to handle, Lu Tiannan dare not imagine a scenario populated with dual-headed creatures.
"Then... where did you get infected?" Master Fuli asked Lu Tiannan.
"Um....."
Lu Tiannan pondered, wearing a somewhat distressed expression: "If you're asking me where the infection came from..."
"Actually, I don't clearly know where I got it, but I have a theory, it might be related to an experience back in the Ming-Qing transition period."
"At that time, I was so hungry that even excrement was inedible. But I was rather fortunate to join a cult, treated like a sacrifice with fine food and drink provided for years....."
"And the god they worshipped was a meteorite."