Long Xiaoyao's Sorrow

I was still quite confident about that.

After all, I was far more handsome than Mu En, and my abilities were no worse than his. Under such circumstances, for a girl, the choice should have been obvious.

So I was confident I could win Xi Shui's heart.

Even now, I still remembered how brimming with confidence I had been back then. I had even told Mu En that no matter whom Xi Shui ultimately chose, the other one of us had to face the result calmly. It would not affect our friendship; we would remain the close friends who could talk about anything, just as before. Mu En naturally agreed.

Neither of us wanted to give up our dearest friend or the woman we loved, and we feared that dragging things out would damage the bond between the three of us.

So one day, Mu En and I went to see Xi Shui together and laid everything bare. We told her of our feelings for her and hoped she could give us an answer.

Better to cut through the mess with a sharp blade than to suffer endlessly, constantly worrying that our feelings would be destroyed.

No matter whom Xi Shui chose in the end—or even if she chose neither of us—at least the matter would finally be settled.

Even Xi Shui, with her usual temperament, was startled by our sudden confession. She hesitated for a long time before finally making her choice.

Something I never could have expected happened. Despite holding every advantage and being so confident, I was the one cast aside.

In the end, Xi Shui chose Mu En!

Even more than two hundred years later, I could still remember what happened then. The instant Xi Shui made her choice, Mu En was overjoyed.

Casting aside his usual restraint, he rushed forward, swept Xi Shui into his arms, and spun her around in the air three full times!!

"Looks like this matter dealt a tremendous blow to Senior Long Xiaoyao." Yan Shaozhe looked at the words on the Heavenly Curtain and could not help sighing.

Who would have thought that the existence of this Heavenly Curtain would allow juniors like them to learn the hidden secrets of the powerful figures from the previous era?

"What's so remarkable about this?" Xuan Zi, who was also in the Sea God Pavilion protecting Mu En, wore a disdainful expression.

What did these things amount to? As an old man from Mu En's era, he had personally experienced these events and knew much of the inside story.

Some of it had indeed been hearsay, but much of it had also been confirmed by Mu En himself.

It seemed that compared to Mu En's brief mention of the matter, Long Xiaoyao—who had been trapped by love his entire life—was going to write at great length about everything that had happened back then.

Yet it was precisely because of this that Xuan Zi admired Mu En even more.

Though the process back then had indeed been far more tortuous and complicated, Mu En had truly overcome every obstacle and emerged from it.

He became a Limit Douluo and continued striving for the development of Shrek Academy and the peace of Douluo Continent.

"So, it was finally coming?"

Long Xiaoyao stood motionless in the air, raising his head toward the Heavenly Curtain as though awaiting his final judgment.

He truly had done wrong. He had destroyed everything.

Even if he served the Holy Spirit Cult, aided evil, and was condemned by all living beings, Long Xiaoyao did not care in the slightest.

Everything was for the conviction in his heart. Everything was to atone to Xi Shui.

Within the Holy Spirit Cult Headquarters in the Evil Forest, Ye Xishui stared at the Heavenly Curtain, unable to speak for a long time.

At that moment, no one knew what she was thinking.

Was it guilt? Or...

After all, she had deceived Mu En and Long Xiaoyao for their entire lives with a lie.

Unlike Big Brother Mu, who had let everything go, Xiao Yao had spent the rest of his life working for the Holy Spirit Cult and for her, using it to atone for his sins.

Ye Xishui did not dare imagine how Xiao Yao would treat her if he learned the truth.

After all, the conviction he had clung to his entire life had actually arisen from her deception.

Mu En and Xi Shui were together. My best brother and the woman I loved were together.

Though we had agreed beforehand that no matter the outcome, we would still be close friends, when I truly experienced that moment, I still broke down as I should have.

So at that moment, I chose to be a coward. Without looking back, I ran away. I only wanted to get far away from everything and have some peace and quiet.

Seeing this, Mu En came looking for me. But I did not want to see either of them, so I fled with all my strength. Mu En still had to take care of Xi Shui, so he ultimately failed to catch up.

Ever since I was born, I had always been an exceptionally proud person. Whether it was my appearance, talent, or strength, I was among the very best. Everything had gone smoothly for me, and I had never encountered any setbacks.

But that time was the heaviest blow I had ever suffered in my life.

Lost and confused, I did not know what to do. Before I knew it, I had left the city and entered the wilderness. I just kept walking, never stopping for even a moment.

At that time, my heart was in unbearable pain. The pain was so intense that it made me want to die.

I even began to hate Mu En and Xi Shui with an extreme bitterness.

Because I did not understand why Xi Shui had ultimately chosen Mu En! The reason I had been confident that she would choose me was because I could see the emotions in her usual gaze.

When she looked at me, I could tell that Xi Shui liked me. When she looked at Mu En, it was more like the way she looked at an elder brother.

Perhaps it had been an illusion of my youth, but I had truly been confident then. Yet no matter how I explained it or tried to justify it, Xi Shui had still chosen Mu En in the end!!

Back then, I kept searching for reasons in my heart—reasons why Xi Shui had not chosen me.

Was it because I came from a small clan and could not compare to Mu En, who came from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan?

Was it because I came from an ordinary Soul Master Academy and could not compare to Mu En, a direct disciple of the Sea God Pavilion Master from Shrek Academy?

Was it...

At the time, I was deeply unwilling to accept it and wanted to ask her in person. But I knew I could not go back!

Because Mu En and I had agreed beforehand that no matter whom Xi Shui chose, we would remain as we had always been—good friends!

The monologue displayed on the Heavenly Curtain thoroughly revealed Long Xiaoyao's sorrow, grief, and heartbreak from that period.

"I never expected Long Xiaoyao to have such a fragile side." Du Busi watched this scene, utterly unable to understand.

How had someone so trapped by love ultimately become a Limit Douluo?

Could it be that being deeply rooted in love was also immensely beneficial to cultivation?

The image of the Dragon Emperor Douluo had utterly shattered in Du Busi's mind, as well as in the minds of many others.