Chapter 290 – If Life Could Be Like the Moment When We First Met (Part Three) (1/2)

Chapter 290 - If Life Could Be Like the Moment When We First Met (Part Three)

Seeing Nanke's response, Chen Changsheng became even more confident in his conclusion. As he had already begun speaking, Chen Changsheng wanted to finish his words. At some point in time, he had even begun to consider himself as a doctor and found himself incapable of accepting a sick person’s refusals. Even though she was an enemy and he was by far in an inferior position, Chen Changsheng felt obliged to help her.

”I’m extremely experienced on problems caused by the bloodline. I think that you would know as well. If you allow me to treat your disease, I may be able to find a way to cure it.” He looked at Nanke as he spoke.

The first time the continent had heard of his name was not due to his engagement to Xu Yourong, nor was it due to the Ivy Festival, and also was not because of the Grand Examination, but because he became Luoluo's teacher. The reason why he became Luoluo's teacher and earned the tacit approval of the Saint couple in the distant White Emperor City, was because he had solved the problem in Luoluo's meridians, allowing her to successfully cultivate by human methods. Zhexiu had journeyed from the distant snowy plains to the capital and took part in the Grand Examination, not because he could enter the Mausoleum of Books and view the monoliths, but because he had heard rumors of Chen Changsheng's skills and wanted to him to treat his illness. These two facts were proof that his medical skills were specialized in this area.

Nanke's problem concerned the awakening of her blood. Although it was different from Zhexiu's and Luoluo's problems, there were many similar points. She stared at Chen Changsheng, paying no attention to the thoughts of the subordinates behind her. After a moment of silence, she suddenly spoke, ”If… I really am ill, then if you can treat me, I will let you go.”

Chen Changsheng thought to himself that even now, she was still unwilling to let the white-clothed girl go. Just who was she? Of course, Chen Changsheng would never accept such conditions, and said in reply, ”If I approach you, you’ll definitely kill me, so the most feasible way is treating your illness after I leave the Garden of Zhou.”

Nanke replied, ”For what reason should I believe you? After you leave the Garden of Zhou, you'll definitely return to Li Palace, and I certainly won't be able to find you there.”

Chen Changsheng did not hesitate as he replied. ”If I promise you, I will naturally respect that promise.”

In a world of mutual deception, in the face of this bloody enmity between humans and demons in which all methods were acceptable, keeping a promise was the most ridiculous matter. Yet, for some reason, as Nanke glanced at Chen Changsheng's calm expression, she felt that his words were incomparably sincere; she could not help but believe in Chen Changsheng’s words.

This sort of feeling caused her to feel rather uncomfortable. Nanke questioned unhappily, ”For what reason should I believe you?”

She once again repeated her words, however, this time, Nanke finally realized that something was amiss. A strand of anger appeared in her dull eyes. Attempting to conceal her true emotions, she questioned in a flat manner, ”For what reason should I believe you? Are you saying that you would only need a glance to tell see that I am ill!?”

This was the third repetition. Chen Changsheng sincerely replied, ”Yes, I only needed a glance.”

Nanke turned blank as the anger in her eyes scattered, leaving behind only dullness. ”How did you see it?”

Chen Changsheng pondered for a moment, then said, ”Your problem is different from Princess Luoluo's and Zhexiu's. Their problems mainly had to do with conflicts between the blood vessels and the meridians, while you… Your problem is due to a conflict between the divine soul and the body. From your name, it would seem the divine soul within your body should be the reincarnation of a peacock? The peacock has always been known for its powerful divine soul, which is why it is called the Great Brilliant King. Since you inherited its divine soul and blood, your innate comprehension should be extremely powerful. At a young age, its divine soul within you awoke and began to incessantly thrive and grow, far surpassing the state of your body. It’s impossible for the soul and the body to be in harmony with each other, gradually giving birth to conflict. This is the source of your problem.”

Nanke was silent for a moment, then asked, ”I want to know how you managed to see it.”

”The divine soul resides in the sea of consciousness, however, the divine soul of the Great Brilliant King is your body's second soul, therefore, it resides in a place that we doctors call the 'pine cone'.”

Chen Changsheng pointed at the space between his eyebrows as he continued, ”When the peacock's divine soul awakened and grew incessantly, it caused your pine cone to grow larger and larger, however, your body was unable to keep up; it was extremely easy to tell that compared to the normal person… or the normal demon, that your brow is somewhat wider. Moreover, every morning and night you perform meditative self-introspection, at this time your mind will connect with the peacock soul, causing a very special symptom...”

He ponder on how to describe this symptom, and after a long period of time, he recalled a phrase which would accurately describe the situation. He said to Nanke on the shore, ”The reason why I could tell that you were ill at first glance is because you are… cross-eyed.”

Cross-eyed?

Cross-eyed!

It was quiet all around the patch of reeds, especially on the shore, where a deathly silence lingered. Whether it was the two maids or the zither-playing old man, their faces were extremely unsightly. They looked at Chen Changsheng as if they were looking at a corpse.

Nanke's expression was still calm, even a little stupefied. However, for some unknown reason, even though there was clearly no wind, the hair that spilled over her shoulders had begun to float in the air. Her eyes began to glow dark green. Matched with the childish air that had not yet retreated, her somewhat wide face seemed incomparably strange and horrifying.

At the peak of Sunset Valley, when Xu Yourong saw Nanke for the first time, she had also been as astonished as Chen Changsheng. It was not just because the legendary Nanke was a little girl with a wooden expression, but more because her brow was much wider than normal and her eyes were rather dull. She looked similar to a person whose intelligence had yet to fully develop, moreover, her eyes seemed to lean towards the center.

Xu Yourong had said nothing, because she considered Nanke to be an opponent worthy of her respect. To comment on the body of your opponent was an incredibly discourteous matter.