Parting Ways

"So that was the truth of what happened!"

Xuan Zi watched the Heavenly Curtain's revelation, never expecting the truth of that year to be like this.

The last traces of goodwill he had toward Long Xiaoyao were completely shattered, replaced by deep disgust.

This had all been Long Xiaoyao's fault. Mu En had been the true victim.

"Hmph! Looks like all scumbag men are the same." Xian Lin'er recalled the unpleasant memories of her youth and took the chance to thoroughly curse scumbags.

Yan Shaozhe was naturally among those being cursed.

Within Haotian Fort, Tai Tan wore an expression that said he had known it all along as he excitedly spoke to his elder brother, Niu Tian.

"See, Big Brother? I told you, this Long Xiaoyao guy really had terrible character."

"Indeed." Niu Tian did not refute him.

After all, the inner monologue displayed by the Heavenly Curtain was exceptionally clear, allowing all the viewers to see everything plainly.

In this matter, Long Xiaoyao had indeed been at fault, ruining the lives of two other people.

However, unlike Tai Tan, who treated the Heavenly Curtain as entertainment, Niu Tian was still pondering its origins.

[When I woke up, Xi Shui had already awakened as well.]

[That scene remained etched in my mind to this day. She sat beside me, holding a dagger in her hand and stabbing it toward her own chest.]

[Horrified, I had no time to think. I quickly reached out and grabbed the dagger, stopping Xi Shui from taking her own life.]

[The sharp blade cut into my hand, yet I could not feel even the slightest pain. At that moment, the pain and remorse in my heart outweighed everything else. I knew that, in a moment of impulse, I had committed a terrible mistake.]

[Then, Mu En's voice came from outside the room as he called for Xi Shui. My heart sank to the bottom, and I waited for the final judgment.]

"What a tragedy!" Someone could not help sighing, sympathizing with Mu En while condemning Long Xiaoyao.

"Heh, this was all Long Xiaoyao's fault. He said he had truly let go, but what happened in the end? Didn't he still give in to desire and ruin the lives of those other two?"

Others gloated and mocked him without restraint. "Who would have thought that the mighty Dragon God Douluo had suffered such a blow in his youth? He deserved it."

"I wronged Mu En. I wronged Xi Shui."

Long Xiaoyao felt as though he had returned to that time, his guilt and remorse reaching their peak.

Indeed, everything had begun with his unwilling desire.

He had completely destroyed the lives of his best brother and the woman he loved most.

Xi Shui in particular—unlike Mu En, who had gradually moved on and let go—had lived a life that could only be described as tragic.

And Long Xiaoyao had been the source of that tragedy.

That was precisely why he had chosen to protect Xi Shui for the rest of his life, even if it meant aiding evil.

[That night, the three of us went our separate ways. Xi Shui left first, vanishing into the vast darkness of the night.]

[As for me, I did not know how to face Mu En. After offering a few feeble excuses, I could only leave like a coward.]

[After that night, Xi Shui seemed to vanish from the face of the earth. No matter how I searched, I could not find the slightest clue. At first, I kept searching the continent for traces of Xi Shui, but in the end, I found nothing. As time passed, I eventually gave up.]

[As for Mu En, the brother I had wronged most deeply, I did not even know how I could face him.]

[Many years ago, I had left my family alone to roam the continent. Many years later, I returned to my family alone, intending to spend the rest of my life in solitude.]

[Yet under my family's arrangements, I started a family. They were overjoyed, believing that my future child might inherit my Dark Holy Dragon Martial Soul.]

[In the blink of an eye, ten years passed, and I began to accept my current life.]

[But one day, ten years later, Mu En suddenly came to find me. Before I could say anything, he had already attacked.]

[I naturally fought back at once and clashed with Mu En. When it came to cultivation, I had never held back; yet in the end, Mu En still had the upper hand.]

[At that time, Mu En could have killed me outright, but for the sake of our brotherhood from those years, he ultimately showed mercy.]

[The more he did so, the more I regretted and felt ashamed of what had happened back then.]

"Huh? Why wasn't this part included in the Dragon God Douluo's monologue just now?"

Someone was confused. Hadn't the Dragon God Douluo been the one who started this matter?

Why had it never appeared in the Dragon God Douluo's monologue, only to be described in such detail in the Dragon Emperor Douluo's monologue?

Of course, there were intelligent people on Douluo Continent who could infer the reason behind it.

Kong Deming, the master of the Sun Moon Empire's Hall of Worship, understood why without even needing to think about it.

"Looks like the Dragon Emperor Douluo never moved on for his entire life." Kong Deming looked at the Heavenly Curtain and sighed softly.

This could be considered karma.

The one who had made the mistake never moved on for his entire life. Even most of his memories revolved around that incident.

The one who had been betrayed had struggled as well, but he eventually emerged from it, began a new life, and no longer remained tangled in the past.

Thus, to Long Xiaoyao, it had been a major event that defined his life, one he had never been able to let go of.

To Mu En, it had been a painful memory, merely one small part of his life. Once he moved on, he naturally no longer lingered at that point in time.

In this matter, Mu En's way of handling things had been flawless.

[After the great battle, Mu En took the initiative to explain why he had come to beat me up.]

[It turned out that Xi Shui had suddenly arrived at Shrek Academy and specifically demanded to see Mu En. Faced with the woman he had once deeply loved, Mu En had been overwhelmed with complicated feelings. Yet what Mu En had not expected was that Xi Shui had come to challenge him.]

[Although Mu En did not understand, Xi Shui pressed him relentlessly, leaving him no choice but to fight.]

[During the battle, Mu En was shocked to discover that Xi Shui's strength had become extraordinarily powerful. She even began forcing Mu En to struggle, gradually making it difficult for him to hold her off. If Mu En had not possessed a solid cultivation foundation and an ability he had created himself as his trump card, it would have been difficult for him to claim even a narrow victory.]

[At the same time, during the battle, Mu En noticed that an evil aura had appeared within Ye Xishui's martial soul.]

[The Sea God Pavilion Master, who had been secretly observing his disciple's battle, pointed out after the fight that Xi Shui had become an Evil Soul Master. To prevent Xi Shui from bringing chaos to the world, he intended to keep her there and cripple her cultivation.]