Be Passive In The High Martial World

Chapter 58: Heavenly Secrets and Human Calamities

Although it sounds like a fantastical myth, similar to the story of Nezha being conceived for three years before being born as a flesh ball, Chen Kuang didn't think it was fake.

After all, this was a world of martial arts.

Combining it with the theory of Saint not entering the cycle of reincarnation, like the Buddha who pointed to the sky and the earth as soon as he was born, proclaiming "I alone am honored in heaven and on earth," such a domineering natural phenomenon was entirely possible.

However, the problem lies in the fact that a natural phenomenon should represent extraordinary talent or a powerful past life.

But Shen Meinan's talent is average.

When she introduced herself earlier, she mentioned the cultivation levels of several people. Shen Meinan, who is now fifteen years old, is at the Innate Yuanjing realm.

Before Chen Kuang arrived, she had the lowest cultivation level among them.

But to be honest, in Chen Kuang's opinion, this level is already quite good, considering Shen Meinan's young age.

Li Hongling dared to boast at the age of eighteen.

Shen Meinan might not be inferior to her...

However, this is an evaluation from the perspective of the general public. If compared to Shen Xingzhu, she can only be considered ordinary.

If she doesn't have extraordinary talent, how could she have a natural phenomenon?

Or...

Some more offensive thoughts involuntarily crossed Chen Kuang's mind.

Could it be that Shen Xingzhu's phenomenon is actually Chen Kuang's own placenta turning into a spirit and becoming his younger sister who was born ten years later?

Of course, this is impossible.

But Chen Kuang felt that it wasn't that simple, and there must be a hidden secret.

The reason is simple—

If everything is open and honest, why hide Shen Meinan's existence from the world?

Even Shen Meinan herself seems to subconsciously conceal her identity.

If it's for protection, it's unnecessary.

Li Hongling can rely on a Saint to have no fear of others killing her, let alone Shen Meinan, who is the Dao Child of the Profound Spirit Dao Gate.

What exactly is this secret?

Chen Kuang is in the dark for now.

However, the most suspicious points in Shen Meinan's description are two.

First, before she was born, Shen Xingzhu "punched and kicked" Shen Meinan, causing her to be born with bruises all over her body.

Second, the birth was delayed by ten years.

Shen Meinan talked about it lightly, even making people chuckle, but the actual situation might be extremely dangerous.

In fact, there is a common saying among the people that twins or multiple siblings compete for nutrients, resulting in a significant difference in size at birth.

Especially considering the gap in talent between Shen Meinan and Shen Xingzhu, it's hard not to make associations.

Chen Kuang even felt that the ten-year delay might be to conceal the fact that they were twins.

Not saying it's certain, but it's definitely related.

"Why aren't you saying anything?"

Shen Meinan pouted and suddenly felt wronged. "I knew it, you definitely don't believe me."

"If you knew who my sister is, you would believe me even less. Maybe you would even blame me for being ignorant."

Her tone was confident, as if she had experienced this many times before.

"Who said I don't believe you?"

Chen Kuang suddenly smiled and said, "Besides, how do you know that I don't know who your sister is?"

Shen Meinan was stunned, then shook her head like a rattle drum. "Impossible."

"You definitely can't guess!"

The girl muttered, "No one has ever guessed... You definitely don't believe me!"

If it were an ordinary person, it would indeed be impossible to guess, and they wouldn't dare to guess about Shen Xingzhu.

Even if they made the connection through Shen Meinan's description, they would immediately deny it themselves.

Chen Kuang stopped and stood in front of the door to the guest room.

Shen Meinan had already obtained the key from the maid and opened the door for him, but hesitated for a moment and didn't follow him in.

She turned around with her hands behind her back and glanced at him. "This is your room. You can go in yourself. There aren't many things inside, so you should be able to recognize them."

Chen Kuang stood inside the door and said, "Miss Meinan, why don't you come in and sit for a while?"

When the girl heard his words, she hesitated again, her expression conflicted as if there was a battle going on within her.

But in the end, she made up her mind and said firmly, "I just remembered that Mingyan invited me to her place to enjoy the scenery. I won't disturb you."

As soon as the words were spoken, she regretted it and bit her lip.

Clearly, clearly... she actually wanted to continue chatting with the young man in front of her.

For some reason, she had a strange and inexplicable fondness for this young man she had just met.

It felt like they had met somewhere before, a sense of familiarity.

But thinking that he didn't believe her words and was just casually comforting her, she felt upset and depressed.

From childhood to adulthood, everyone thought she was being unreasonable and no one believed what she said.

It's not about twins, but about...

The fact that her unparalleled sister is actually a bad woman.

Shen Meinan wanted to let go of Chen Kuang's hand that she had just held, but the next second, Chen Kuang grabbed her hand back.

"Huh?!"

Shen Meinan widened her clear black and white eyes, feeling her fingertips freeze for a moment.

Her whole body seemed to be frozen, unable to move at all.

It was completely different from when she took the initiative to hold the other person's hand...

Shen Meinan couldn't leave.

Because Chen Kuang pulled her and leaned close to her ear, smiling and saying,

"I know, Shen Xingzhu is a bad woman, and a very bad one, dripping with wickedness."

He emphasized each word,

"I really know."

Shen Meinan felt her head spinning, took two steps forward in a daze, and saw Chen Kuang turn her around and close the door.

"Thump, thump..."

Shen Meinan's heart raced as she stood in the room, feeling a bit at a loss.

Although it was Chen Kuang who mentioned the "taboo," Shen Meinan widened her eyes and covered her mouth.

Chen Kuang raised an eyebrow, "What, it seems like I guessed right?"

Shen Meinan whispered, "How did you know?"

Chen Kuang pointed to his own eyes and said with a serious tone, "I calculated it."

He smiled, "These eyes are the secrets of heaven that cannot be revealed."

"So amazing?"

Shen Meinan immediately believed it and nervously asked, "Then... have you revealed anything else?"

Chen Kuang nodded, "Yes."

"I once heard a story, a cautionary tale about blood relatives and the 'Supreme Bone'."

"Do you want to hear it?"

Shen Meinan quickly nodded and brought two chairs, listening attentively as Chen Kuang told this seemingly meaningful story.

"Although they were cousins, they fought to seize each other's talents..."

Shen Meinan murmured, "Human hearts are truly treacherous."

She looked at Chen Kuang again, the young man sitting across from her with his eyes covered, casually sipping tea as if he had just told a simple story.

But Shen Meinan felt like she had become a character in the story...

Could it be that her talent was also stolen?

No, no, no, are bad women really that bad? It doesn't seem so... When she was young, she would buy herself sugar-coated haws when she got scolded by her father for slacking off in her cultivation.

Shen Meinan was conflicted, but then she heard Chen Kuang say, "By the way, Lin Xiong gave me two music scores earlier, but my eyesight is not good. Can Miss Meinan help me read the scores?"

He placed the qin and the music scores on the table, with a gentle expression, "I would like to play a piece for Miss Meinan as a token of gratitude."

Shen Meinan naturally couldn't refuse.

She had originally wanted to listen to a piece that Chen Kuang played specifically for her, but for some reason, the more she listened, the more her heart became restless, and the story Chen Kuang told kept appearing in her mind.

As Chen Kuang finished playing a piece, he slowly said,

"Tomorrow evening, we should be parting ways. This piece can be considered as a farewell gift to Miss Meinan."

Shen Meinan was stunned, "Tomorrow?"

"But the ship won't dock until the day after tomorrow..."

Chen Kuang shook his head, touched the blindfold on his eyes,

"But I have already seen the secrets of heaven."

The blood vessels on his forehead throbbed.

"Impulsive Premonition"... was faintly warning.

...

On the other side, Zhou Yanwei did not go back to his room to sleep after leaving, as he had claimed. Instead, he stood on the top deck, leaning against the railing and gazing at the distant mountains.

"Yanwei, why are you here?"

Lin Eryou walked over to him, surprised.

Zhou Yanwei pointed to the distance and lazily said, "We're almost at Guandu Port... I'm thinking... should I jump ship early to avoid unnecessary trouble."

Lin Eryou's footsteps froze, his face slightly changed.

He chuckled and waved his fan, "Yanwei, you're joking. What trouble could there be?"

Zhou Yanwei said, "Naturally..."

He turned to look at Lin Eryou, squinting his eyes and uttered two words,

"Man-made disaster!"

Sorry, I'm not feeling well. I'm a bit dizzy, maybe it's a headache.

(End of this chapter)