Under One Person: Did Zuo Ruotong and I switch bodies?

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Upon hearing the knock, Shuiyun, the disciple in charge of guarding the door today, opened it and found a child standing outside.

"Who is it?"

"The children in the lower house."

"What is it?"

"Let's go in and take a look."

"Oh?"

Shuiyun frowned upon hearing this, while the child nervously swallowed. After waiting a moment and seeing that she did not respond but also did not drive him away, he mustered his courage and stepped through the crack in the door.

Shuiyun stepped aside to make way.

Then the mountain gate was closed.

Clang!

Seeing that his senior brother closed the door and then ignored him, leaving on his own, the child grinned: "I... got it right again!"

Unbeknownst to him, a pair of bright eyes were quietly observing him from a corner not far behind him: "Li Muxuan, he really came..."

Mingchen narrowed his eyes.

After that, Li Muxuan began to wander around the sect. Whenever he saw a disciple of the Sanyi Sect, he would bow and greet him, behaving very obediently and cautiously.

Ming Chen followed behind. When disciples saw him and tried to bow, he waved them off. He followed him all the way. He knew very well that this kid wanted to see the sect's supplies so he could use that amount to chop wood and carry water when he got back...

"Indeed, she is clever."

The most basic test for disciples of the San Yi Sect is perseverance. If they can demonstrate wisdom and comprehension during this test, they are considered to have excellent qualities and considerable potential.

Someone like Li Muxuan, who is not only intelligent but also bold and meticulous, is even rarer. If it weren't for his eccentric and stubborn personality, and the fact that the Left Sect Master's guidance went astray, he should have achieved great things...

"That's a pity."

  

Throughout the journey, Mingchen used his "Heavenly Eye" to observe and could see that although his behavior was deliberate, it was not out of any "malice" but rather an attempt to showcase himself and cater to considerations in order to obtain a better evaluation.

"Regardless of what happens in the future, this kid is still just a child now, and his intelligence is only used to achieve this simple goal, so there's nothing wrong with that..."

He remembered that in the original story, he did not tell Lu Jin and Liu Deshui all of this, so as not to affect their assessment, which was indeed commendable and showed that he was not a bad person at heart.

Missing.

It is the mindset for spiritual practice.

"Ultimately, it's a blank sheet of paper. What the future holds depends not only on him but also on the person who draws on it..."

Upon realizing this, Mingchen's eyes flickered, and he fell into deep thought.

The next two days.

Li Muxuan would go up the mountain early in the morning to calculate the expenses on the mountain.

While cultivating his reversal of life, Mingchen followed him every day, observing him with his "Heavenly Eye".

His innate ability not only allows him to see the mysteries of heaven and earth and see through the fog of cultivation, but also to observe people's talents and understand their hearts.

Over the past three days, he has confirmed that this kid has surpassed all the disciples of the Sanyi Sect in terms of cultivation potential, and at the same time, he has seen through the "truth" in his heart.

That was the Trinity Gate.

Do not……

It should be described as an endless yearning for Zuo Ruotong, bordering on obsession.

This reminded Mingchen of a scene from a comic from his previous life, where Li Muxuan, after his battle with Lu Jin, knelt before Zuo Ruotong's burial site and wept bitterly, confessing his grief:

"Everything that followed between me and your Trinity sect stemmed from that deception. You asked me why I joined Trinity, and I answered that I wanted to obtain the Fa..."

"What does a child of your age know about law or rebellion? My father often associates with highly accomplished people, but among all of them, only your demeanor truly earns my admiration!"

"I'm not Mu Xuan at all..."

"I simply admire you!"

He still remembers banging his head on the ground, shouting with a face full of remorse, "I now desperately hope there really is an afterlife. If I have another chance, I can atone for the sins of this life. In my next life, Li Muxuan is willing to be his lackey!"

Recalling that poignant and complex scene, and looking at the innocent child before him, still so naive and not even having embarked on the path of cultivation, he suddenly had an idea...

"Since that's the case..."

"Let's correct this before anything happens..."

Correct it severely!

Tap, tap, tap...

The next moment, Li Muxuan had just finished calculating the expenses on the mountain for the next three days, bowed to Shuiyun at the door and was about to leave when he heard footsteps behind him.

He instinctively turned his head, and his eyes widened in surprise.

"Left, Left Gatekeeper!"

"You must be Boss Li's youngest son, now called... Li Muxuan, right?"

Ming Chen narrowed his eyes slightly, looking down at him with a scrutinizing gaze: "You've been on the mountain for the past three days, trying to calculate the expenses there, and then using that as a reference for chopping wood and carrying water, right?"

"this……"

Although Li Muxuan was confident, he was unsure whether this was the "correct answer" and didn't know how to respond.

"to be honest."

"Yes, yes, Master Zuo..."

He quickly bowed in response.

"Then why didn't you tell the other two?"

"Well... I don't know if this is right or wrong, it's just my own opinion. If it's right, telling them might affect their test results, and if it's wrong, it would only harm them..."

"I will bear the consequences of my own choices," Li Muxuan said with a smile.

As he responded, a glint flashed in Mingchen's eyes, confirming that these were genuine words, and he nodded gently: "Hmm, not bad."

"Then let me ask you another question: Boss Li has made many connections with talented and extraordinary people, so why does he insist on studying under Sanyi?"

Upon hearing this question, Li Muxuan hesitated.

"If you want to say something..."

"Damn, to be honest, it's a little embarrassing, and it would seem too obsequious!"

"At times like these, being a little stingy makes you seem more naive, and besides... that's not an exaggeration!"

He hesitated for a moment, then knelt down and said, "Sect Leader! I want to learn the Threefold Reversal of Life! I want to obtain the technique!"

"..."

As Mingchen expected, he gave such an answer, and his gaze also caught the half-truth in those words.

"That's not what you really think."

Before he could offer any excuses, he asked again, "What do you think of Liu Deshui and Lu Jin? Tell the truth."

"Brother Liu and Brother Lu, oh..."

Li Muxuan's forehead was sweating as he pondered the matter in his heart.

"Brother Liu is honest and kind, and Brother Lu is gentle and insightful; they are both good people..."

"That's all?"

"Well... we haven't spent enough time together to see anything else."

"..."

This half-truthful answer again silenced Ming Chen. He gave the boy a deep look: "Tell me about your life at home. What do your family and neighbors think of you?"

"!!!"

Upon hearing this, Li Muxuan's pupils contracted slightly, and he thought to himself, "Did they find out my weaknesses?"

Without hesitation, he replied, "Master! I know I was foolish before, so when I came here I decided to repent and turn over a new leaf. Please see my case!"

"..."

The answer was still half-true and half-false, which made Mingchen lose patience. He walked straight up to him and slapped him across the face.

Snapped!

Li Muxuan was stunned, clutching his face which was stinging from the slap.

"You say you want to learn how to reverse rebirth and obtain the method, so I'll assume you want to experience cultivation. But do you know what's most important on the path of cultivation?"

"And why did I hit you?"

"If you think you're so smart, then figure it out for yourself."