Born Knowing

Chen Nan gazed at the slender figure walking at the very front, a trace of confusion flashing through his eyes. "Hometown?"

They had clearly grown up in Chen Family Village. Even if they had a hometown, it should have been Chen Family Village. How could it be here in the abyss?

Every day, every month, and every year they had spent growing up in Chen Family Village was etched into his memory.

He had grown up alongside Chen Meiyu, so he could say he knew everything about her.

Yet sometimes, he felt as if he could not understand her at all.

Many children might only remember what happened after they were five or six, but he had been born with an excellent memory. He could clearly recall things from when he was only two or three.

Ever since childhood, this older sister had been different from everyone else in the village.

While everyone else was still only wetting themselves and playing with mud, this older sister already seemed to understand many things.

Even though she was right beside him, and even though she smiled so warmly and kindly, he still felt as if an invisible barrier stood between him and Chen Meiyu.

While Chen Nan was spacing out, Third Uncle-Grandpa, who was walking behind them, suddenly let out a scream.

"Ow, ow! Quick, help me see what's wrong with my back! It hurts so much. It feels like something crawled inside!"

Third Uncle-Grandpa bared his teeth and twisted his body, struggling miserably as he spoke to a junior beside him.

The moment he finished speaking, the other Chen Family Villagers also began showing signs of discomfort.

Chen Nan walked behind Third Uncle-Grandpa.

He discovered that something seemed to be pushing outward through the fabric of Third Uncle-Grandpa's clothes.

It looked