CHAPTER 334: BODY

After storing some previously brewed wine, Shen Xu placed the gourd under a peach tree, before he and Zhen Yuan went to their mountain.

At the peak, just when they were about to enter the bamboo hut, the double suddenly stopped.

"Ayuan, let’s look at our new ship." He said.

"Good."

A moment later, Zhen Yuan took out the ship and used some hand gestures to restore its size.

However, as soon as they saw the ship, Shen Xu gasped, and Zhen Yuan narrowed his eyes.

"It’s not the same ship we bought." He said.

"She actually pulled a switcheroo." The double exclaimed, reluctantly impressed by the woman’s feat.

After all, the switch was done under Zhen Yuan’s nose, and the man was left unaware until this moment.

"But why did she switch the ship?" Shen Xu couldn’t help but wonder.

"The one we bought was a genuine level eight ship, but this one..." Zhen Yuan stopped but soon continued.

"It’s a growth-type weapon of the same level as that woman."

When Shen Xu heard this, his eyes widened and he stared at the ship in surprise.

"We bought a level eight ship, but she tricked us into accepting such a treasure? Why go to so much trouble?" he asked, but Zhen Yuan shook his head.

At the same time, he used his spiritual sense to examine the ship.

An incense stick later, he shook his head with a surprised expression.

"I didn’t find any marks or problems with the ship." He said.

Hearing this, Shen Xu sighed with a thoughtful look.

He was growing increasingly confused.

"Ayuan, could my life in the cultivation world be some form of training?" He asked.

After all, Xiaomu, Xiaolei, the bracelet, the woman, and other things were somehow related to his father.

Factoring these things, it was clear his father knew about him and was observing his growth.

"A lot of things don’t make sense." The double continued without waiting for Zhen Yuan’s answer.

"If my father is powerful enough to predict my growth trajectory and even prepare treasures for me, shouldn’t he be able to tell that I am not his original child?"

"Back then, my soul entered Shen Xu’s body, and the whereabouts of the original soul are still unknown. Although it’s not my fault that I occupied this body, I am still an imposter, and this fact may not remain hidden forever. Will the original’s father see me as an enemy and decide to kill me?"

Zhen Yuan frowned when he heard these questions.

A moment later, he looked at Shen Xu with a thoughtful expression.

"Xiaoxu, what will you do if we encounter the original soul? Will you vacate the body and return it to him?" He asked, but Shen Xu immediately shook his head.

"Never." He said.

"Why?"

"This body has been your partner since I was fifteen. How can I let another person have it?" The double asked.

Their Taoist contract was in the soul, and losing the body wouldn’t break it.

However, Shen Xu couldn’t stand the thought of another person using the body that was once his.

"Ayuan, am I..." Shen Xu started, but felt a little uncomfortable, so he stopped talking.

"You are not selfish to think this way." Zhen Yuan said and quickly continued.

"You have never felt uncomfortable in this body and never felt like your soul doesn’t belong. Do you know what this means?"

"What does it mean?"

"It means this body has long been yours. It doesn’t matter that you weren’t born into it; what matters is that you were fated for it. You didn’t just accept the body, you also accepted its relationships, karma, and potential."

"You mean..."

"His relatives are your relatives, and his grudges are your grudges. It’s why you subconsciously think of his father as yours and don’t reject calling him so."

"That may be true, but what do we do if we encounter the original soul?"

"Renascence fruit." Zhen Yuan answered.

"Renascence fruit?" The double asked, his brow raised in question.

"To be honest, I have long considered this issue and searched the space library for answers." Zhen Yuan said and quickly continued.

"The renascence tree is one of the sacred trees. After refining its fruit, a soul can rebuild its body."

"There is such an amazing fruit?" Shen Xu asked, but suddenly frowned.

"Where can we find the tree?" He asked.

"I don’t know, but our journey is long. We will definitely encounter it when the fate arrives."

Hearing this, Shen Xu nodded and leaned in to kiss Zhen Yuan’s lips.

"Thank you." He said, but Zhen Yuan shook his head and chuckled.

"You are my wife and my happiness. I will never allow anything to disrupt our life."

After saying that, Zhen Yuan rubbed Shen Xu’s hair and continued talking.

"The original’s father may not be your sire in the traditional sense, but you are his son through fate. Unless he does something unforgivable, you can choose to treat him as your father and honour him as such."

"You are right." Shen Xu said, feeling relieved.

He had never met the man.

However, he had enjoyed his care and generosity over the years.

For these reasons, Shen Xu was willing to become a family with the original’s father and unreservedly treat him as his blood relative.

’I hope nothing will go wrong.’ He thought.

Beside Shen Xu, Zhen Yuan had a thoughtful expression.

"Xiaoxu, there is another possibility." He said.

"Possibility of what?" The double asked.

"Have you ever considered the possibility that you are the original soul?"

"What do you mean?" Shen Xu asked in a shocked voice.

"Maybe your experience in the mortal world was also a form of training, and when it was over, your soul returned to its body."

"I don’t think so." Shen Xu shook his head.

After all, his body was already fifteen when he transmigrated.

If he was the original soul, how did his body function for fifteen years without a soul?

Also, what about the book and the plot?

After listening to Shen Xu’s doubts, Zhen Yuan nodded and rubbed the double’s hair.

"You may be right, but let’s not worry about that for the time being. We will find answers when the time is right." He said and smiled.

However, Zhen Yuan was almost convinced of his own theory.

After all, the original body didn’t have the Chaos Fire Root and only awakened after Shen Xu contracted the Chaos Flame Space.

The physical manifestation of the Chaos Flame Space was the red pearl that Shen Xu brought back from the mortal world.

If the double’s father didn’t expect his son to have the chaos flame space and the chaos fire root, why did he prepare the elemental fires?

That said, the truth was shrouded in fog, and Zhen Yuan was not in a hurry to uncover everything.

Thinking of this, he turned to Shen Xu.

"Xiaoxu, let’s board the ship and see what’s what." He suggested.