"General Flag, I've already examined the bodies of the two criminals. Near their heart and abdomen, each has a fleshy lump—that is a fatal disease. Normally, anyone who develops such a thing wouldn't survive more than three years, yet they seem unharmed. It's as if their bodies have manifested a restrictive ability, confining the poison of the disease to a minuscule area, preventing its spread...
Furthermore, the mental states of these two criminals are unnaturally good, but the cause is nowhere to be found."
After the physician reported the results, it was confirmed that the Zhao Brothers indeed suffered from a deadly illness. Yet, for some inexplicable reason, they stubbornly clung to life. The cause likely had much to do with that so-called Blood Steaming skill.
The Zhao Brothers were allowed to rest for a morning. The interrogation continued after noon, starting once again with Zhao He Kun.
"My brother and I were born in the ninth year of Kaiyuan..."
