Revelation of the Way of Heaven

Chapter 321 Past Illusions

"Actually, you're not from this world, are you?" Han Keyun suddenly asked gently.

Qin Xiaochuan and Guo Shiyi were both stunned, holding their rice bowls and standing motionless, unable to believe their ears. Had Han Keyun seen through them all? It was unbelievable, and for a moment, neither of them knew how to answer.

"Actually, from the first moment I met you, I knew you didn't belong to this world," Han Keyun said again with certainty.

"How did you know?" Having said that, Qin Xiaochuan felt there was no need to hide it any longer, especially since he was also very curious about how Han Keyun had figured it out.

"My sister has the ability to see into people's past lives. She can tell someone's origin just by looking at them, and she can even see their past and present lives," Han Kexin said proudly from the side. After speaking, she picked up a piece of cucumber salad and stuffed it into her mouth. The crisp, tender cucumber made a "crunch crunch" sound in her mouth.

"Sister Keyun is so amazing!" Guo Shiyi felt a little embarrassed, remembering how she had lied to her when they first met. She then asked curiously, "So, you know we don't belong to this world because you can't see our past?"

"Yes," Han Keyun replied. "When I first saw Xiaochuan, I felt very strange, but you left not long after. I thought at the time that maybe you were immortals from heaven traveling to the human world, otherwise how could you suddenly appear and then suddenly disappear?"

"Huh?" Qin Xiaochuan was both amused and exasperated. But upon closer reflection, he realized that he could travel to any point in time in this world at any time. To him, this world was indeed like that of a god descended to earth. Could it be that the gods in heaven felt the same way about our real world? Thinking of this, he suddenly understood why the previous Blood Witch King was able to glimpse the truth of the world here. This place truly offered people a different perspective on problems.

"Actually, I'm quite curious, what is your true purpose in coming to this world?" Han Keyun asked, which was the reason she revealed their identities.

"It's actually very simple. I just want to understand the truth of this world." Guo Shiyi no longer hid anything. "They say that those involved are often blinded by their own interests. In our own world, we are blinded by too many things. In your world, we are more like observers, and we may be able to discover more of the truth of the world."

"Actually, I'm also full of curiosity about this world." Han Keyun's expression was somewhat excited. "If you discover anything, you must share it with me."

"Then let's work together. Combining the objective observations of bystanders with the intuitive feelings of the indigenous people might actually lead us to discover something amazing," Guo Shiyi said, somewhat excited.

Qin Xiaochuan thought for a moment and felt that since they had chosen to cooperate, they should share as much information as possible with Han Keyun in order to form a real exchange of information. So he said, "Actually, we can travel to any point in time in this world at will. The first time we met was the first time I entered this world. I originally thought that the operation of this world was a fixed script, and our appearance was just an interlude in this world. When we left, this world would return to its original process. But I didn't expect that when I traveled to this point in time, you would still remember us. That is to say, the moment we appeared in this world, we had already participated in the operation of this world."

Han Keyun thought for a moment and said, "I don't think the world unfolds according to a fixed script, but there is indeed a fixed way of heaven. That is to say, when a person does something now, something else will definitely happen someday in the future. This is cause and effect. I am sure that this exists because I have the ability to see past lives. Everything that happens to many people now has already been sown at some point in the past. Many people don't know this and think that everything that happens to them is just a coincidence."

"Does that mean that when we step into this world, we are actually bound by this rule of heaven?" Qin Xiaochuan put down his rice bowl and fell into deep thought.

"But I think we are free in this world because we can travel to any point in time, so we can predict the future. In this case, we can travel to the past and use our abilities to interfere with the development of things, change fate, and prevent the outcome from happening. Wouldn't that break the so-called law of cause and effect?" Guo Shiyi said.

"I'm afraid it's not that easy. What you're saying is based on the premise that you can do whatever you want in this world. But the way of heaven always operates in a balance of yin and yang. Just like in nature, when a highly poisonous plant appears, there must be something nearby that can detoxify it. When you appear in this world, you disrupt this balance. Then the way of heaven will naturally create opposing energy in this world to prevent you from disrupting its operation."

Han Keyun took a sip of water before continuing, "No matter where you come from, once you step into this world, you become a part of it. Your thoughts will be influenced by the five elements of this world, and your thoughts will determine your fate. Ultimately, you will still be bound by the fate of this world."

"You mean that the Way of Heaven can even control our thoughts, then we don't have any free will at all?" Qin Xiaochuan was clearly taken aback when he heard Han Keyun's words. He had always felt that so-called fate was just a kind of inertia, just like a car in motion. Even if you have stepped on the brakes, the car may still crash into the obstacle in front of it. Fate is the same. Even if you have a feeling that something is about to happen, once things have developed to this point, there is no way to reverse it. What is meant to happen will happen.

Even in the virtual world, feelings are the same, because people's hearts don't grow cold overnight. When enough disappointment and hurt accumulate, those who are meant to leave will eventually leave. At this point, the tighter you hold on, the faster you lose them.

"You're right. Having free thought and will is humanity's greatest illusion. In fact, your current experience is like a dream. Do you think your actions in the dream are controlled by your will?" Han Keyun asked.

Qin Xiaochuan shook his head and said, "No, sometimes when I wake up from a dream, I feel that my behavior in the dream is very strange and completely inconsistent with my usual personality."

Han Keyun sighed and said, "That's right. In the Five Elements theory, wood represents benevolence, fire represents propriety, earth represents trustworthiness, metal represents righteousness, and water represents wisdom. Therefore, a person's personality and thinking are dominated by their own Five Elements. Moreover, a person's thinking will change with the changes of the Five Elements in the world. For example, some people are more rational during the day, but may become more emotional at night; they are more cheerful on sunny days, but become more depressed on rainy days; they are more calm in winter, but become more irritable in summer. It is this interaction of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements that determines our destiny."