Du Busi Discovers the Hidden Truth

[It turned out that Xishui's husband was a powerful Evil Soul Master.]

[After rescuing Xishui, he used his own formidable evil power to guide her martial soul into a mutation, corrupting her into what was known as an Evil Soul Master.]

[From that point on, Xishui had no way back, and could only continue living the rest of her life as an Evil Soul Master.]

[It was precisely because of this that Xishui came to hate Mu En, me, and the Evil Soul Master who became her husband.]

[Because Xishui believed that the three of us had destroyed her life.]

"It's that tragic?!" Inside Shrek Academy's inner court, young girls like Ling Luochen were the most prone to empathy.

They were also more likely to wildly embellish the grudges and entanglements in their minds.

In truth, it wasn't just these young girls;

The vast majority of people on the continent felt pity for Ye Xishui's miserable plight, their attitudes shifting from before.

After all, from the perspective of Dragon Emperor Douluo Long Xiaoyao's monologue, Ye Xishui was purely a victim of terrible misfortune.

At first, during Dragon God Douluo Mu En's monologue, they hadn't felt this way.

While sympathizing with Mu En, they had also scorned Ye Xishui.

"I never expected Senior Xishui to have suffered such a tragic fate." Cai Mei'er couldn't help but sigh.

Such a tumultuous and ill-fated experience changed the younger generation's attitude toward Ye Xishui considerably.

After all, back then, they had no way of knowing the inside story and could only see the surface.

But sympathy was sympathy; on matters of right and wrong, there would be no change whatsoever.

After all, because of Ye Xishui, Shrek Academy had been attacked, and the previous Sea God Pavilion Master had been severely wounded, his very foundation damaged—that was an indisputable fact!!

The reason everyone's attitude toward Ye Xishui had changed so much was ultimately due to the different emphasis in Mu En's and Long Xiaoyao's monologues regarding her.

Mu En, having moved past his emotional wounds, glossed over matters concerning Ye Xishui, leading to various misunderstandings.

Long Xiaoyao, trapped in his emotional tribulation his entire life, had never escaped it, and in his monologue naturally wanted to pour out everything about Ye Xishui.

Now, with just two monologues, such a shift had already occurred.

It was hard to imagine what the beings on this continent would think once Ye Xishui's own monologue appeared.

Probably many, in their shock and astonishment, would feel more anger at having been fooled like fools.

This reversal upon reversal, and then another reversal, was far too interesting.

"Mother met Father like this?!" At the Holy Spirit Cult headquarters, Zhong Liwu stared at the content on the Heavenly Curtain, somewhat incredulous.

Clearly, Zhong Liwu had been led astray by the monologue exposed on the Heavenly Curtain.

Although he knew who his father and mother were, He wasn't very clear on some of the details.

After all, back then, Old Ghost Zhongli had attacked Shrek Academy and rescued Ye Xishui, but he had also been severely wounded, close to death.

After Old Ghost Zhongli barely held on for decades, knowing he couldn't last much longer, he forced Ye Xishui to bear him Zhong Liwu.

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"Just like this, just like this. The more they sympathize with Ye Xishui, the better. When the truth comes out, it will create an even greater effect."

Shao Zhuang, in disguise, strolled through Shrek City, observing the reactions of those around him to the Heavenly Curtain.

He was very satisfied with this.

This was exactly the effect Shao Zhuang wanted; only then would his arrangement of the order of Mu En's, Long Xiaoyao's, and Ye Xishui's monologues not be wasted.

[After learning the truth, Mu En and I had no idea what to do.]

[Xishui was no longer the Xishui of those days, and even we were no longer the people we used to be. We each had our own families, our own changes.]

[Xishui didn't kill us but made us swear a poisonous oath. From that moment on, Mu En and I could no longer address each other as brothers. And ten years later, she forced Mu En and me into a battle to the death. In that battle, only one of us could survive; otherwise, our families and friends would face the threat of death.]

[Because of the feelings I once had for Xishui, the guilt I felt toward her, and the mutual resentment between brothers, Mu En and I, as if possessed, agreed to this so-called life-or-death duel.]

[At that time, I kept thinking: if only I or Mu En had persisted in searching for the vanished Xishui back then, would the outcome have been different?]

[Ten years later, the life-or-death duel arrived as scheduled. Under Xishui's witness, Mu En and I fought a great battle, ending in mutual destruction. And when I saw Xishui again, her appearance had changed; she was no longer as aged as before, having regained her youth.]

[Since no victor was decided, Xishui relentlessly set another ten-year appointment, but the result was still mutual destruction.]

[This repeated for decades. Mu En and I had both passed a hundred years of age, no longer young, but our cultivation had already reached the Super Douluo level.]

[But just then, Xishui disappeared once more. Before leaving, she specially sent letters to Mu En and me, telling us she knew we had been throwing the fights all along.]

[So, in the upcoming life-or-death battle at the age of one hundred, only one of Mu En and I could survive. Otherwise, the continent would be plunged into chaos!!]

[We knew Xishui was capable of achieving this. After all, her cultivation had reached level ninety-eight, and Mu En and I were still no match for her. An Evil Soul Master with soul power at level ninety-eight could cause continental upheaval far too easily.]

[Decades had passed, and not only had Mu En and I failed to move on from that past relationship, but we had sunk deeper into it with time.]

[After all, given our status and position, Mu En and I could have mobilized a large number of powerhouses to successfully besiege and kill Xishui. But we never did, nor did we ever have that thought. We kept maintaining the current situation with life-or-death battles that never decided a winner.]

[Xishui naturally understood Mu En's and my intentions, knowing the reasons behind them.]

[So at the end of the letter, she specially said: after so many years, she had seen our feelings for her and was willing to let go of her long-held hatred.]

[But she could only be with the strongest of the two men, which would also serve as our final punishment.]

[If the life-or-death battle produced a victor, then the winner could marry Xishui. If it was still like before, ending in mutual destruction, then Xishui would bring disaster to the continent.]

[So at that time, both Mu En and I fell into deep conflict, unable to make a choice.]