Be Passive In The High Martial World

Chapter 59: Exchanging Peanuts for a Jade Seal

"Man-made disaster..."

Lin Eryou chewed on these two words and shook his feather fan. "Yan Wei is exaggerating."

He walked to the railing and looked out at the distant Guandu Port.

The vast East Court Lake stretched for a thousand miles, and the boundless tranquility and beauty of the wind and moon came to an end here, turning into a bustling port.

Lin Eryou pointed his feather fan forward.

"Yan Wei, look at this Guandu Port. A thousand years ago, before the Liang Kingdom was established, even with this fertile land and abundant lake, it was still nothing."

"But because it became a strategic location for attacking cities, people gathered here, and along the coast, there are countless smoke willows, painted bridges, and ten thousand households."

"When a thousand sails pass, tall buildings rise, and it is bustling with people."

"Yan Wei, do you know what 'bustling with people' means?"

Lin Eryou smiled and glanced at Zhou Yanwei.

Zhou Yanwei remained silent for a moment and replied, "When the world is bustling, it is all for personal gain. When the world is chaotic, it is all for personal interests."

He looked at the young man in extravagant clothing in front of him and said in a deep voice, "You are a businessman, here for personal gain."

"Not exactly," Lin Eryou said leisurely, "I am a human being, just like everyone else in this world."

"Since everyone in the world pursues personal gain like a hawk chasing a rabbit, and the law does not hold them accountable, how can it be called a man-made disaster?"

"It's just human nature."

Zhou Yanwei suddenly sighed, "Brother Lin, it seems you haven't learned anything good from that Free Mountain."

Lin Eryou became angry when he heard this, but instead laughed, "I told you, I was sleeping the whole time."

He frowned and said, "If you get caught sleeping, you have to face the wall in the Peach Forest. No matter how beautiful the peach blossoms are, they become annoying after seeing them too much. It's better to close your eyes and not look."

He looked at Zhou Yanwei and said slowly, "Don't you agree, Yanwei?"

"I agree with what you said earlier at the banquet. Not everyone can understand what lies behind Profound Spirit Dao Gate's interference in worldly matters."

His gaze turned cold, "If you want to interfere in certain matters, you must first consider whether you are qualified to do so."

This statement was almost a direct challenge.

Zhou Yanwei remained silent for a while, nodded, and said, "Brother Lin is right."

"However, Brother Lin alone probably cannot represent all the people in the world."

After saying this, he turned and left.

Only Lin Eryou remained standing alone on the deck of the ship, shaking his head and laughing.

This Zhou Yanwei would even save an ordinary person being robbed on the roadside.

He is really too kind-hearted.

After a while, a burly young man in black martial attire suddenly appeared next to Lin Eryou, standing with his hands behind his back.

The burly young man asked in a low voice, "Are you sure it's him?"

Lin Eryou nodded and smiled, "Most likely."

"Why, don't you trust me, the Lord of the Tower?"

"The eleventh in the Canglang Rankings, the 'Living Bookshelf' who received personal praise from the Master, naturally I trust you."

The burly young man shook his head, his gaze sharp. "We will dock tomorrow and take action immediately. The reward will be yours, but the head will be mine."

This young man had a square mouth and straight nose, and his appearance was not outstanding, but in Jishao County, almost no one didn't know him—

Fengyu Tower's Di Wu.

...

"You're talking so mysteriously... Aren't you at the Aperture Opening Realm? The Heavenly Secrets are not something you can easily see..."

Shen Meinan muttered.

Chen Kuang didn't plan to explain too much either. He smiled and said, "Then just treat it as me talking nonsense."

If it really was as he thought, his peaceful days for the past two days would be gone in the blink of an eye.

Ah, I really don't know if Senior Brother is trying to send him to the Qingyun Sect or to the Western Heaven...

Shen Meinan felt that she had said something wrong again and quickly waved her hand. "I, I didn't mean to look down on your cultivation level. The Aperture Opening Realm is already very powerful, really."

Clearly, she had just been comforted by him, but now she turned around and looked down on his cultivation level. It was a bit inappropriate.

Seeing the girl's flustered face turning red, Chen Kuang secretly chuckled and pretended to sigh with a melancholic expression. "Ah, limited talent, no sect or school to join, there's no way to cultivate."

Shen Meinan suddenly had a flash of inspiration in her mind. She bit her lip and cautiously said,

"Um... if you want to join a major sect for cultivation, actually, I have a solution."

Chen Kuang raised an eyebrow. "What solution?"

Shen Meinan looked at him and said, "My... my family has given me a core disciple spot in the Profound Spirit Dao Gate, but I've been stubborn and haven't joined."

Her eyes dimmed, and she tiptoed, grinding her feet on the ground.

"You know who my sister is."

"The Profound Spirit Dao Gate is actually just trying to please her. Otherwise, with my talent, how could I be invited by the Profound Spirit Dao Gate?"

Chen Kuang was puzzled. "There's such a spot? But if the Profound Spirit Dao Gate invited you, they wouldn't accept someone else in exchange, right?"

Shen Meinan shook her head. "The Profound Spirit Dao Gate has rules. They have traveling disciples who are specifically responsible for finding suitable seedlings and distributing induction seals."

She took out a small jade seal from her pocket and placed it in Chen Kuang's hand.

"Induction seals can be transferred. If it's the person themselves, they can directly join the Profound Spirit Dao Gate. But if it's transferred, an additional assessment is required."

"As long as you pass, you can still join the Profound Spirit Dao Gate, but at most, you'll be an ordinary disciple and not a core disciple."

Shen Meinan smirked, her eyebrows curved. "You'll definitely pass the assessment."

Profound Spirit Dao Gate, Fu Li Immortal Province.

Chen Kuang lowered his head, the jade seal in his hand was an opportunity that countless people dreamed of.

Qingyun... is it here?

Chen Kuang asked, "Such an important thing, you're just giving it to me like this?"

Shen Meinan retorted, "It's not casual. I consider you a friend."

Chen Kuang laughed, "We've only just met, and we're already friends?"

Shen Meinan glanced at him quickly and stuttered, "Um... we can also not be friends. Anyway, it's useless to me, so just take it."

This girl is really too easy to understand...

Chen Kuang rubbed the jade seal and suddenly frowned, asking curiously, "Why is there some oil on this induction seal?"

Shen Meinan was taken aback and quickly grabbed it to take a look. She explained in embarrassment with a red face, "I accidentally put it together with peanuts earlier."

She reached into her pocket and pulled out a handful of peeled peanuts.

Oily and white.

She said guiltily, "I was planning to save them for a late-night snack. The peanuts on this boat are really delicious..."

Chen Kuang remembered that when they were chatting earlier, Shen Meinan was almost silent, bowing her head and peeling peanuts.

So she had put them all in her pocket.

"Heh."

Chen Kuang couldn't help but laugh.

Shen Meinan shouted at him not to laugh, "They're really delicious!"

She became annoyed and handed a peanut to Chen Kuang, saying, "Try it and you'll know."

Chen Kuang closed his fingers and held the peanut in his hand, smiling.

"Since I've exchanged this peanut for the jade seal, don't casually give it to anyone else."

Shen Meinan was stunned, but Chen Kuang spoke gently, "The Profound Spirit Dao Gate invited you, Shen Meinan, not Shen Xingzhu's sister, nor just some passerby."

"Since the Profound Spirit Dao Gate has rules, they won't casually give out induction seals. You must be worthy of being a core disciple."

Shen Meinan pursed her lips. "But my talent is average..."

"My cultivation is even worse than yours."

Chen Kuang asked, "You believe that I can pass the assessment, but why don't you believe in yourself?"

"Didn't you say that Shen Xingzhu being ranked first in Canglang is nothing special? Who knows, in a few years, maybe you can be there too?"

"I was just talking nonsense..."

"I believe it."

Chen Kuang said each word deliberately, "In a few years, Shen Meinan's name will be ranked first in Canglang."

Shen Meinan was stunned.

Chen Kuang added, "If you change your mind one day, when I'm in the first place, I'll announce the name 'Shen Meinan'."

Shen Meinan widened her eyes and then burst into laughter.

She quickly covered her mouth, and the two bells on her head trembled.

"I'm not laughing at you, I'm laughing at that... hehehe... it's just that... really announce it?"

"Really announce it."

Chen Kuang also laughed.

Ascending to Qingyun is not as good as the laughter of a young girl.

The previous chapter was a bit unclear, lacking some descriptions. The protagonist wasn't instigating, just reminding. I'll make some changes later.

(End of this chapter)