The Yin-Natured Soul

The atmosphere fell into an awkward silence.

Both of them were waiting for the other to speak first.

Su Xuan secretly glanced at his brother.

Back at Xilin Garden, due to the lighting and the hectic situation, he hadn’t had much time to properly observe this brother he hadn’t seen in so long.

A high-bridged nose, eyes as sharp and domineering as a falcon’s, and black pupils like a bottomless abyss, making it impossible to see through to his thoughts.

That sculpture-like, three-dimensional side profile made him look even more masculine.

By modern aesthetic standards, Su Chen was a very handsome and rugged man, a completely different type from those pretty-boy celebrities.

Years of battle and tempering had given Su Chen a unique aura.

Just looking at him gave one a sense of security, a very steadfast feeling, as if you could always trust him, could entrust yourself to him.

While Su Xuan was secretly sizing up Su Chen, Su Chen was also impassively observing his own little brother.

He hadn’t seen him in years.

He had grown much taller, though he was still half a head shorter than himself.

His once somewhat angular face now looked softer.

His hair was very long, even longer than some girls’.

His skin was very fair, not the pale, unhealthy white of someone who had lost too much blood or never seen the sun.

Rather, it was a healthy, lustrous white, like a beautiful piece of jade, emitting an inviting glow.

He could still vaguely make out some shadows of his former self in his facial features, but there were some subtle changes in the structure, and these changes made him look more like a girl.

He was wearing a dark t-shirt, which couldn’t hide his stunning figure.

Su Chen could even faintly see that pair of cute little white rabbits, the tender, fair little white rabbits hidden away.

A pair of long, fair legs were completely exposed, without a single flaw.

Suddenly, their gazes met, colliding in mid-air.

Su Xuan immediately recoiled, while Su Chen also awkwardly withdrew his gaze.

The two of them now had a certain understanding of each other.

“Er… Xiao Xuan… you’ve changed a lot.”

Su Chen broke the silence.

He, who had a strong heart, was even feeling a bit breathless in this situation.

The pressure was so great that he had to use some filler words he wasn’t used to, just to break the awkwardness.

Su Chen rarely used words like “Er…” or “Um…” to preface his speech, because it would make people think he wasn’t sharp.

In the army, simplicity and sharpness were the symbols of an excellent soldier, though of course, there were some older guys who liked to drag out their words.

But when facing his own little brother, Su Chen found that he was somewhat at a loss for words.

It wasn’t actually because he was too beautiful.

To be honest, he had seen many beautiful women on the front lines, and not a single one had ever made his mouth go dry or his speech unclear.

Because when it came to beauty, Su Chen had his own definition.

But if that overly beautiful person was actually his own little brother, that was a huge problem.

This was the first time he had faced such a situation, so it was natural to be a little nervous and awkward.

And Su Xuan’s situation was even more awkward.

His experience from his past life was of no help to him now; it only made him seem mature for his age and gave him a head start in life planning.

Right now, he was a genuine seventeen-year-old boy, not some old soul in a young body.

Because in his past life, he had only lived for seventeen years.

So right now, Su Xuan was in a panic.

He didn’t know whether to reveal his secret.

It wasn’t really a secret anymore.

Just saying that his Phantom Soul was yin-natured wouldn’t get him taken away for experiments.

It wasn’t like he hadn’t seen related news, like cases of pseudohermaphroditism and the like, where the body would automatically change after awakening a Phantom Soul, without even needing to go to the hospital.

Just as Su Xuan was thinking about how to begin, Su Chen’s voice came.

It sounded a little shaky, but for the most part, it was calm, making it impossible to tell what he was feeling.

Su Xuan forced a smile, “Really… haha…”

Su Chen’s voice became much steadier and continued, “Yes. I never thought that young boy would turn out like this. It’s quite surprising.”

Su Xuan lowered his head and said in a voice as quiet as a mosquito, “There’s nothing to be done about it…”

Suddenly, Su Chen seemed to have made a decision.

He could be seen raising his right hand, which hovered in the air for a moment, and then he took Su Xuan’s delicate left hand, which was resting on his pants.

Su Xuan was so startled by the sudden movement that his soul almost left him.

He instinctively tried to pull his hand back, but it was held firmly in place.

Su Xuan tried his best to calm down and looked up at the man whose eyes were slightly closed.

Su Chen closed his eyes, sensing the circulation of energy particles and the fluctuation of Soul Substance within Su Xuan’s body.

After a moment, Su Chen released his hand and sighed, “So it’s true…”

Su Chen could now be certain that his previous deduction was correct.

His little brother, no, he should say his little sister, really did have a yin-natured Phantom Soul.

But Su Xuan’s heart was in his throat, and he wondered to himself, ‘True about what ⊙_⊙?’

However, he didn’t show it, just smiling faintly, as if he didn’t care, or perhaps he was waiting for Su Chen’s next words.

As expected, Su Chen immediately continued, “Xiao Xuan, did you know that your Phantom Soul is actually a yin-natured Phantom Soul?”

Su Chen tried his best to make his voice gentle and slow.

Su Xuan nodded slightly and said in a small voice, “Yes…”

Su Chen let out a small sigh of relief.

It seemed his little brother wasn’t that sensitive after all.

In fact, the moment he had said those words, Su Chen had been a little nervous.

Because for someone who had been a boy for more than ten years, this kind of thing was not a good thing, and could even be considered a disgrace.

He wasn’t sure if he was right to open up this wound.

But thankfully, Su Chen could also roughly judge that although his little brother’s body and mind had changed drastically, that inner pride had not been lost.

He wouldn’t engage in self-deception and was willing to accept the facts.

Su Chen continued, “So, your changes are actually the effect of the Soul Substance on your body. They are normal changes. Your real gender is actually a girl.”

“A girl… am I?”

This was the first time he had heard this confirmed by someone else.

But Su Xuan knew that he actually still had a chance to be a man.

However, it was very difficult.

‘Bro… I actually have two Phantom Souls. The other one is yang-natured.’

Su Xuan said silently in his heart.

This was his real secret: having two Phantom Souls.

It was indeed rare for a “boy” to have a yin-natured Phantom Soul, but it was not unheard of.

But to have two Phantom Souls was truly a once-in-a-millennium occurrence.

It was something that had never even been recorded in books.