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In that remote village, the infant boy with one soul and two spirits sealed by a gesture from Zhao Tingxian, was naturally the reincarnation of Chu Zheng.
Due to his innate incomplete soul, he appeared particularly different from the other children in the village.
His reactions were always half a beat slow, his gaze often vacant and dull, and his speech extremely unclear; even when he reached the age to speak, he could only utter a few indistinct syllables.
Zheng Chu, walking silently through the world, soon found this boy, who seemed somewhat foolish to others, by following the subtle connection with the Dao Seed.
He did not interfere, merely observed from the shadows, silently watching the destiny trajectory of Chu Zheng's reincarnated life.
When Chu Zheng was seven, an extraordinary famine swept through this region, leaving the land barren for miles and no harvest to gather.
Hunger spread like a plague, rapidly extending its reach.
