Be Passive In The High Martial World

Chapter 18: Deaf Ears, Silent Mouths, I Am Intuition

Chen Kuang stared at the woman in front of him, who seemed somewhat surprised, and felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.

He was absolutely certain that any cultivator should not have this reaction when hearing the words "Elixir of Immortality"!

Li Hongling had brought fifty thousand Zhou troops here, bringing disaster upon the Liang Kingdom, and the cultivator named Wei Su had indeed been incited by this.

Perhaps the Elixir of Immortality could not tempt this compassionate fairy who said, "Even if the world doesn't listen, I won't advise."

But there should definitely be some reaction, as if she had never heard of this term before.

When things are abnormal, there must be demons.

Chen Kuang immediately understood that someone must have tampered with it!

Perhaps they didn't want the supposedly neutral Profound Spirit Dao Gate to know, or perhaps they didn't want anyone to know.

In any case, the matter of the Elixir of Immortality may have become a sensitive term.

When spoken, it would become an existence with an unclear meaning in the ears of others.

But in the ears of those who knew, it would automatically revert to its original term.

Deaf ears, silent mouths.

Like using a book knife to cut through the ink on a document, leaving no room for doubt.

Only in this way would the woman in front of him seem as if she had never heard of the Elixir of Immortality.

In this martial world, it seems that it wouldn't be difficult to achieve such a method...

However, when communication is distorted, it means that it has become impossible for Chen Kuang to introduce external forces.

Including the female Immortal Master from the Profound Spirit Dao Gate in front of him.

And now that his intention to incite has been exposed, the only leverage point has been broken, and the outsider who intervened cannot be used as bait with the Elixir of Immortality. Instead, it has become an insurmountable obstacle.

This deadlock seems to have come full circle and can only be broken with internal forces.

If...

If Chen Kuang really only knew the whereabouts of the Elixir of Immortality.

Seeing Chen Kuang remain silent for a long time, Shen Xingzhu said, as if she didn't intend to speak, "You are not blind, and you intend to incite. I will inform Li Hongling about this."

Chen Kuang's heart tightened.

It seemed that Shen Xingzhu regarded him as a cultivator disguised as a musician, so she didn't suspect why he regained his sight.

But when he was captured in the Jinghe Hall, his identity was confirmed. As long as Li Hongling interrogated another musician, she would quickly associate it with him possibly swallowing the Elixir of Immortality, causing this anomaly.

Chen Kuang took a deep breath and said, "Why? Since Immortal Master neither kills nor saves, shouldn't you turn a blind eye to everything?"

Shen Xingzhu raised her gaze and said calmly, "Two days ago, I heard from Wei Su that Li Hongling wanted to lead her to the battlefield and find an opportunity to come to this prison."

"I thought she was just an ordinary person and wouldn't pay much attention. It should have been very easy, but now I'm standing here."

In other words, it took her two days to temporarily get Li Hongling to leave the Eastern Corner Tower.

Shen Xingzhu said, "Do you know that the cultivators of Lingtai Mountain in the Liang Kingdom are attacking the city, and both sides are fighting, affecting tens of thousands of ordinary people."

"Lingtai Mountain is not weak, but if Li Hongling gets involved, they won't be able to withstand it. Why is the situation so desperate?"

"But Li Hongling has yet to make a move."

The woman looked at Chen Kuang with a somewhat surprised gaze.

"She wants to wait another seven days because of you."

"I temporarily let her deal with the Taishuzi of Lingtai, but it's just a temporary measure. Soon, she will come back and continue waiting."

"For these seven days, I don't know how many more people will die. This is a deviation from the Dao, and I can't bear it."

"But in the chaos of war, my power is insufficient, and I can't distinguish right from wrong, for fear of killing the wrong person."

Those extremely beautiful eyes were filled with compassion and mercy.

"After much thought, the only foolproof plan is to resolve the grudge between you as soon as possible to avoid further loss of life."

Shen Xingzhu...

Chen Kuang said, pointing at himself with no expression, "So, in your opinion, I am the culprit causing the loss of life outside the city at this moment?"

Shen Xingzhu nodded slightly, "Indeed."

What a ridiculous and laughable theory!

Without considering the fact that he is currently a prisoner, shouldn't he be the victim?

Resolve the grudge between them?

It's clearly resolving Chen Kuang!

Chen Kuang took a deep breath, his eyes looking at Shen Xingzhu as if he were looking at someone with a mental problem:

"If Li Hongling didn't lead the army to destroy Liang, why would this battle happen? Without the previous cause, as long as Li Hongling stops and withdraws her troops now, releasing all the captives, everything will be resolved!"

Shen Xingzhu's gaze remained calm: "I have advised her like this."

"And then?"

"She didn't listen."

If the world doesn't listen, she won't advise either!

Chen Kuang first felt angry, then absurd, and the more he thought about it, the more absurd it became, and he burst into laughter.

First, he laughed softly, then he found it even funnier, slapping his knees and laughing louder.

Seeing him acting like a madman, Shen Xingzhu paused and added, "Although it's impossible for Li Hongling to withdraw her troops and release the captives, she has promised me not to harm ordinary people."

"The palace people in this imperial city will not be subjected to severe punishment or indiscriminate killing. They must have evidence of wrongdoing and guilt before being handed over to the Secret Punishment Department."

"The rest of the unrelated people will be incorporated into the army as military slaves."

"For the past few days, I have been monitoring the Secret Punishment Department, and Li Hongling has indeed not overstepped."

"There was originally one more person..."

A hint of disappointment seemed to flash in Shen Xingzhu's eyes. "But now, you are not that person either."

Oh...

So the news he heard from the jailer before was not fake.

It was all thanks to Shen Xingzhu.

Chen Kuang's mind stirred, and he suddenly narrowed his eyes.

"Does Immortal Master know that the secret passage in the dungeon is filled with gunpowder?"

"It seems that Li Hongling is not planning to spare ordinary people..."

Shen Xingzhu said calmly, "I know."

"Then..."

Chen Kuang wanted to say something but was interrupted by Shen Xingzhu shaking his head.

"She told me that the gunpowder is for leveling the Liang Kingdom palace after the troops withdraw, for the convenience of rebuilding later."

Can this kind of obviously fake reason be believed?!

Chen Kuang was completely at a loss, he leaned back and rolled his eyes, feeling that he could only wait for death.

After waiting for a while and seeing him not speaking, Shen Xingzhu continued, "General Li has a bad temper, but she would never joke about this matter. My Profound Spirit Dao Gate has both compassion and thunderous means, which I believe is well-known."

"I believe she will keep her promise, after all, a person may lack a heart, but not intelligence."

The woman's cold and soft voice echoed in the cell, both in and out of the words were otherworldly.

What a fool...

Chen Kuang sneered in his heart, cursing mercilessly, but then he froze.

Wait a minute...

He had a thought, as if a sudden inspiration had struck him, and in an instant, a deep conviction surged in his heart.

She was lying.

"I believe she will keep her promise."

This statement is a lie!

Chen Kuang felt his heart was about to jump out, he raised his head suddenly, staring at Shen Xingzhu's departing figure.

She had reached the door.

A faint voice of a young man came from behind, "You... are lying?"

Shen Xingzhu's footsteps stopped instantly.

Chen Kuang immediately became certain, "You are lying! You don't believe Li Hongling's words at all..."

He exhaled, feeling that the most absurd thing in the world had happened to him.

"You pretended to be ignorant, allowing Li Hongling to act recklessly because you were sure that she would definitely go against her words and harm ordinary people."

"Maybe it's me, maybe it's someone else, maybe it's today, maybe it's seven days later."

"You are waiting, waiting for Li Hongling to take advantage of this false tolerance, to deceive and oppress those beneath her, to violate your principles, so that you can rightfully kill her!"

"Am I right?"

Shen Xingzhu slowly turned around, with a smile in her eyes.

It's two updates every day... but I accidentally fell asleep in the early morning.

The previous description of Shen Xingzhu's appearance has been modified.

(End of this chapter)