Be Passive In The High Martial World

Chapter 17: Compassionate Fairy

The woman who entered the prison cell stood out from the gloomy and oppressive environment.

Dressed in black with a green veil, she was graceful and beautiful, like Ruan Zhixiang Orchid, with a clear and pure heart reflected in her jade-like eyes.

Her long black hair cascaded down her back, her face blurred, but her eyes were exceptionally beautiful, clear and untainted by the mundane world, yet seemed to show compassion for all beings.

Chen Kuang was momentarily stunned.

There was no denying that this woman was exceptionally beautiful.

Though she did not smile, and he couldn't even see her true face, Chen Kuang felt that this poem was a perfect fit for her.

Surely, even if she were to smile, it would be an icy one.

Chu Wenruo could be considered a beauty, but she was only on par with this pair of eyes.

He wondered how breathtakingly beautiful the face beneath the green veil would be.

Without saying a word, Chen Kuang immediately knew that this woman must be one of the two Immortal Masters guarding the prison.

Chen Kuang took a deep breath and didn't speak immediately. He pondered what attitude this Immortal Master would have and how he could provoke her to the greatest extent.

The woman walked slowly into the cell, and the prison door closed behind her with a bang.

The entire cell was plunged into darkness.

The woman in black blended into the darkness, her beautiful and cold eyes remaining calm. It didn't seem like the darkness was enveloping her, but rather... she was dyeing everything around her black.

Chen Kuang's heart skipped a beat.

It was too quiet... He realized that there was no sound in the cell.

The sound of wind, snoring, insect chirping, the rustling of clothes and straw, all disappeared.

Only a soft and clear female voice remained close by.

"You were waiting for me."

Shen Xingzhu walked to the front of Chen Kuang, looking at him with her incredibly beautiful eyes, and said lightly,

"So I came—"

"To see who could deceive Li Hongling without even meeting her, and provoke Wei Su, a mortal, without even showing your face. Who are you?"

Shen Xingzhu met his gaze, her eyes seeming curious and disappointed.

Curious about how he could deceive Li Hongling if he wasn't blind. Blindness couldn't be concealed with just one night of acting, unless he had been blind before and now regained his sight.

Disappointed that he wasn't an ordinary person, but a cultivator with somewhat lacking strength. She found his audacity quite impressive.

Just these few sentences made Chen Kuang feel a chill down his spine, his teeth clenched, and his whole body tense.

He felt like a rabbit encountering a pack of wolves and cheetahs, instinctively wanting to escape.

But what made him even more uneasy, to the point where he didn't dare move, was...

Huo Hengxuan beside him was also silent.

Since this woman entered, the entire prison cell had lost its sound.

Chen Kuang didn't dare turn his head to see how Huo Hengxuan was doing, whether he was asleep or...

"No need to worry."

Shen Xingzhu seemed to understand his thoughts and actually explained,

"I don't kill, nor do I save. The battle between Zhou and Li has nothing to do with me. It should be resolved by the parties involved."

Her tone was calm, matched with her soft and gentle voice, making her seem quite approachable.

But judging from how she had directly exposed all of Chen Kuang's disguises as soon as she entered, if he were to treat her as someone who was consistent in her words and actions, he would be in big trouble.

This woman must be the kind who could speak calmly with you one second and stab a knife into your heart the next.

Chen Kuang fell silent for a moment and decided to ask directly,

"Since Immortal Master neither kills nor saves, why did you appear on this battlefield to guard the prison for General Li?"

Shen Xingzhu lowered her gaze and said,

"My Profound Spirit Dao Gate upholds compassion and morality, and I only follow my own path. I wish to use this path as a boat to help people awaken early to the cause of suffering. If people don't listen, I won't persuade them either."

"I came here not to guard, but to quell the conflict."

Chen Kuang couldn't help but ask, "How do you quell the conflict?"

Shen Xingzhu replied calmly, "By preaching—if there is fate, they will naturally comprehend my path."

Chen Kuang: "......"

He tugged at the corner of his mouth, unsure of what to say.

Although he had long known that the world of martial arts would definitely have all sorts of strange "Dao" existences, this was a bit too outrageous.

What a compassionate fairy!

It turns out her Dao is just to talk some sense and let you comprehend it yourself.

Whether you can comprehend it or follow her Dao has nothing to do with her...

She really is high and mighty.

So godlike! So immortal!

She has truly taken the appearance of righteousness to the extreme.

Chen Kuang felt a inexplicable anger in his heart and asked again:

"Could it be that the Compassionate Dao of the Immortal Master is just to move oneself? Don't you see the innocent people suffering from war right in front of you? Can't you persuade the main culprits and save these people?"

Shen Xingzhu's gaze fell on his leg and said:

"You mean... yourself?"

"I'm talking about this world, the people of the Liang Kingdom, the millions of corpses under the iron hooves of the Black Armor Army. Can't the Immortal Master see it!?"

Chen Kuang took a deep breath, feeling a strange emotion welling up from deep within his body.

This should belong to the original Chen Kuang.

He is a person of the Liang Kingdom.

As a victim, seeing someone who has the ability to prevent the destruction of the Liang Kingdom, he naturally becomes furious when they stand by and claim to be compassionate.

Shen Xingzhu's expression remained unchanged, as if lost in thought:

"So that's why you deceived Li Hongling and instigated Wei Su."

"No."

Chen Kuang exhaled: "I only did it to stay alive."

National hatred and personal grudges, those were things of the original body.

He looked at Shen Xingzhu: "Since the Immortal Master has seen through my intentions, why did you come to see me? To stop me from staying alive?"

Shen Xingzhu shook her head:

"Wei Su told me that Li Hongling tortured a mortal musician and hoped that I would stop her and then save you."

Chen Kuang was stunned and heard her say again:

"The premise of preaching is having a Dao."

"The Dao is not below, but above. If there is a Dao above, then strive for it. If there is no Dao above, then kill it. That's why I don't save people or kill people, because cultivators... are not considered people."

"If there are those who oppress those below, they are considered without Dao and should be beheaded."

She said this casually, with a calm tone, carrying a sense of superiority.

This sense of superiority is not looking down on others, but rather not caring at all.

Chen Kuang understood.

The Compassionate Fairy's Dao is not aimed at ordinary people, but at cultivators.

If ordinary people don't understand her Dao, then it doesn't matter, if you don't listen, then you don't listen... and the grievances between ordinary people have nothing to do with her.

But if cultivators don't listen, or even violate it, then she will take action.

So... isn't Li Hongling violating it?!

Chen Kuang took a breath, but suddenly remembered a sad fact.

He was already a cultivator.

Therefore, Li Hongling's actions against him did not count as oppressing those below...

No wonder... no wonder she seemed disappointed just now!

Didn't he just ruin a chance for her to send him out with his own hands?

No, Chen Kuang calmed down a bit, it's not about going out, but rather from Li Hongling's hands to the hands of that cultivator named Wei Su.

But it's strange, the woman in front of him seems to know nothing about the Elixir of Immortality, not even mentioning it.

However, she was clearly entrusted by Wei Su and should have a complete understanding of this matter.

Chen Kuang tentatively asked: "Immortal Master, do you know about the Elixir of Immortality?"

Shen Xingzhu frowned: "Elixir of Immortality? What Elixir of Immortality?"

Chen Kuang was first stunned, then his heart sank to the bottom.

(End of this chapter)