Chapter 0006: Dual Pupils (II)

Zhuang Rui placed the over five hundred-page book "Kangxi the Great" before him, without opening it. He then focused his gaze upon it, and once again, a flash of turquoise light appeared, just as in previous instances, extremely brief. After the turquoise light, the aura in his eyes also made contact with the cover of the book.

Having grasped these few patterns, Zhuang Rui felt somewhat troubled, as the aura in his eyes was rather elusive. Whenever he focused intently on an object, it would manifest in accordance with his gaze, beyond his control, or rather, he currently lacked the means to control it. While this was not problematic when observing objects, posing no harm to himself or the surroundings, it would be quite detrimental when looking at people. The pressing concern was to devise a method to control this aura.

Over the past ten days, Zhuang Rui has become accustomed to the presence of the cool air in his eyes. It allows his eyes to remain in a state that is difficult to describe, yet very comfortable. The benefits of this sensation for the eyes are self-evident, and Zhuang Rui does not wish to deplete it until it disappears. Therefore, he has refrained from using his body for further experiments. However, the notion that the air in the eyes is beneficial to the human body was confirmed in the recent experiment.

After watching that film, Zhuang Rui became interested in individuals with double pupils and researched a considerable amount of information on mhetushucomcom. He discovered that throughout history, only four individuals are recorded to have truly possessed double pupils: Cangjie, Yushun, Xiang Yu, and Li Yu. In ancient mythology, those with double pupils are generally regarded as sages. In ancient times, this condition was considered an unusual and auspicious sign, symbolizing good fortune and wealth, often associated with emperors.

It seems that there was a time when I could reclaim my spiritual energy

At the same time, he tried to focus on keeping the spiritual energy in his eyes. Just as his gaze fell upon the book, Zhuang Rui distinctly felt a stir in the spiritual energy. However, as he wished, the spiritual energy remained in his eyes and did not shoot towards the book. This indicates that one can control the spiritual energy using one's mental strength, or in other words, one's thoughts.

Zhuang Rui began to get busy, turning all the items in the train compartment into his experimental subjects, even the metal water bottle was not spared. He examined the objects from close to far, and fortunately, observing inanimate objects did not deplete the coolness in his eyes. After more than an hour of fussing around, Zhuang Rui finally settled down.

After working for more than an hour, Zhuang Rui felt that the aura in his eyes seemed to possess a certain spirituality, so he simply decided to give it a name, calling it "spiritual energy"

Unwilling to accept defeat, Zhuang Rui found another book, "Kangxi the Great" by Er Yue He. During his free time, he enjoyed reading historical books. This set of books was something he had recently purchased, and he had asked his elder brother to bring it to the hospital from his residence. In the hospital, his mother often read it to him to pass the time. This time, after being discharged, he did not return to his residence in Zhonghai, so he kept it with him.

Several years ago, Zhuang Rui watched a horror film from Hong Kong titled "Double Vision." He has somewhat blurred memories of its content, but it seems to be a ghost story about a person with double pupils who can see through the realms of the living and the dead

He picked up the book again and placed it about one meter away from himself. Looking over again, Zhuang Rui was astonished to discover that the aura had not touched the book; when it was still a dozen centimeters away, it unexpectedly turned back into his eyes. As far as his gaze could reach, he could only see the cover of the book. The aura was gone, and he could no longer see inside.

When his gaze fell upon the pages of the book, Zhuang Rui let out a sigh of relief, for the four characters "Kangxi Emperor" became blurred in an instant, as if ice melting in water, but at a much faster pace, almost instantaneous. The figure clad in a dragon robe, seated on the dragon throne, vanished before Zhuang Rui's eyes, and what reappeared was a dense array of black characters, strikingly clear.

Zhuang Rui's old residence in Pengcheng is not far from the theater and the library, just a few minutes' walk away. When he was young, Zhuang Rui often climbed over the wall to play and have fun inside, admiring the ancient bronze swords and the armor of soldiers on display, which left a deep impression on him regarding this poem

Zhuang Rui can be one hundred percent certain that he had never experienced the phenomenon of double pupils before. This means that the double pupils appeared after he was injured. However, Zhuang Rui's memory of the robbery incident only extends to the moment when he saw the flash of fire in front of him. After that, he woke up lying in the hospital, and he has no knowledge of what exactly happened during that time.

It was page 397. When retracting the cool air, he deliberately noted the page number. After the cool air returned to his eyes, Zhuang Rui did not feel any discomfort. He quickly turned the book to page 397, and the familiar text further solidified Zhuang Rui's conviction.

Zhuang Rui felt a slight tension in his heart. If he could only see through clothing, then the effect would not be significant. Could it be that the peculiar ability of his eyes was only meant for peeping? Zhuang Rui questioned himself, believing he had not sunk to such a low level.

However, Zhuang Rui felt that the changes in his eyes were different from what was described above. He only experienced the appearance of dual pupils when the cool air flowed through his eyes, and the resulting dual pupils were not a large pupil surrounding a small pupil, but rather two pupils side by side. Moreover, he had not seen in any books that those who previously had dual pupils possessed the ability to see through others' clothing.

However, Zhuang Rui later came across some explanations in modern medicine, which stated that this condition is classified as a case of pupil adhesion distortion. Modern medicine considers it a phenomenon of early cataracts. Due to the light color of the eyeball, it appears as if a large pupil is encasing a small pupil, hence it is referred to as double pupils, also known as overlapping pupils.

Zhuang Rui picked up the mirror again and began to observe it. Just like last time, although the aura in his eyes shot towards the mirror, the mirror showed no change, and his gaze did not penetrate the mirror. Zhuang Rui only felt that the aura seemed to wander around the outer edge of the mirror before retracting back into his eyes

Unable to contain the joy in his heart, Zhuang Rui began to laugh happily. It is important to note that while being able to see through others' clothing is quite lewd, it is also a rather exhilarating experience. Moreover, the change in his vision seemed to bring him some sort of benefit. He wondered if he could see the winning numbers inside a scratch-off lottery ticket.

"Xiao Rui, what are you laughing at all by yourself!" Zhuang Rui's laughter startled his sleeping mother awake

Secondly, the breath perceived through the eyes can penetrate simple items such as clothing and books. In the previous experiment, the objects in the compartment, apart from the bedding, clothing, and books, could not be penetrated by the cool air from the eyes. Items with higher density, such as metal sheets, glass, and plywood walls of the vehicle, were impervious to this cool air. However, when looking at these objects, the breath does not get consumed, which reassured Zhuang Rui significantly. Items with higher density, such as metal sheets, glass, and plywood walls of the vehicle, were impervious to this cool air. However, when looking at these objects, the breath does not get consumed, which reassured Zhuang Rui significantly

Qian Qianyi wrote in "Miscellaneous Topics on Xuzhou": "The traces of the double-eyed are already dim, the ghostly fire is blue before the Horse-Playing Platform. The ten-zhang yellow tower overlooks the Si River, and passersby still speak of the Hall of the Overlord"

After several experiments, Zhuang Rui categorized his findings. The first point is that the cool air, as perceived by him, dissipates significantly when it acts on the human body. Although the experiments conducted on his arm indicated that this cool air is beneficial and harmless to it, it is, however, harmful to his eyes. The cool air that originally filled the surroundings of his eyes has now been reduced to a thin layer adhering to them after the consumption during the morning and just now.

Furthermore, the cool air that escapes the eyes with one's gaze has a distance limitation. If it does not come into contact with any other object at a distance of approximately 80 centimeters, that breath will automatically return to the eyes. Similarly, the quantity will neither increase nor decrease.

Thinking of this, Zhuang Rui picked up the book again, keeping it about fifty centimeters in front of his eyes, focusing intently on the book in his hands, while murmuring to himself: "Do not come out, do not come out..."