Who are these two... Bei Bei and Tang Ya? Hmm? Why is there another person? I could've sworn this person didn't exist in the original story.
Whatever. They're probably just some insignificant extra. But seriously, Bei Bei, what's with you? I just can't understand why you'd choose Tang Ya!
It's not that Tang Ya isn't good enough. She's certainly pretty, but... wouldn't Zhang Lexuan, the Inner Court's eldest sister, be a much better choice?
The moment the contents of the diary updated, a hint of smugness had just appeared at the corner of Tang Ya's mouth when her expression suddenly froze.
Before she could even feel pleased by Ao Yao's praise, a wave of panic washed over her.
As Bei Bei's girlfriend, Tang Ya of course knew Zhang Lexuan. After all, Zhang Lexuan often acted like an older sister and was always quite considerate toward Bei Bei.
But Tang Ya had only known that Bei Bei and Zhang Lexuan were close. She had no idea there was... that there was something more between them?
Speaking of that, we have to bring up Dragon God Douluo Mu En and Zhang Lexuan's background. Zhang Lexuan came from a noble family in the Heaven Dou Empire. After offending another noble family, hers was brutally wiped out. Zhang Lexuan happened to be the only survivor, and she happened to run into Mu En, who had suddenly appeared there.
I mean... are we sure there's nothing suspicious about this?
I don't think Dragon God Douluo Mu En was that kind of person, but... Mu En should already have fought Du Bisou by then and been left on the brink of death. Why would he happen to show up in the Heaven Dou Empire, at the Body Sect's stronghold, and then happen to save Zhang Lexuan?
Setting everything else aside, fine, you saved her. But then you had to make Zhang Lexuan Bei Bei's child bride. Old geezer, did you even look at how many years apart they were? Even if you wanted to bind this Innate Full Soul Power genius to Shrek Academy for good, you didn't have to do it like this, did you?
Did you think saving her life wasn't enough to secure her loyalty, so you came up with this?
Far away at Shrek Academy, Zhang Lexuan, and Tang Ya, who had come over to Huo Yuhao, both shuddered. Their expressions changed almost simultaneously.
The book in Zhang Lexuan's hands slipped quietly to the ground. A thoughtful, puzzled look crossed her flawless features.
All these years, she had never doubted Mu En's motives. On the contrary, she had been deeply grateful to him. But after reading the diary's contents and thinking back carefully, Zhang Lexuan realized, belatedly, that she had some questions.
Was there really more to her family's destruction than she had been told?
And why had Mu En, who had clearly been in poor condition at the time, appeared in the Heaven Dou Empire?
Still, Zhang Lexuan didn't lose her composure. She simply rubbed her brow gently and fell silent.
Perhaps... things hadn't been as simple as they seemed back then.
Tang Ya's reaction was more direct. She glanced at Bei Bei in disbelief, suddenly feeling that her boyfriend was a stranger to her.
The Inner Court's eldest sister was Bei Bei's child bride!
And Bei Bei had never told her about it!
Tang Ya immediately felt as though she'd been deceived.
Thinking about how close the two of them were, Tang Ya felt as if something were lodged in her chest. She couldn't quite put the feeling into words.
I really can't understand Bei Bei's choice. I mean, Zhang Lexuan, the Inner Court's eldest sister, is a mature, gentle, refined, beautiful older woman. And she's the big sister who grew up by his side. Wouldn't that be irresistibly appealing to a young boy just starting to fall in love?
And Bei Bei actually turned down a big sister like that to choose a girl with the potential to become an Evil Soul Master, or even the Saintess of the Holy Spirit Cult?
Seeing this, Tang Ya clenched her fists without thinking, Zhang Lexuan's image flashing through her mind.
Ao Yao's assessment wasn't wrong. When it came to looks, figure, temperament, talent, and cultivation, she had no advantage at all. And in the future, she would even become an Evil Soul Master...
No!
I refuse to become an Evil Soul Master!
Tang Ya gritted her teeth, shifting her gaze away from Bei Bei and unconsciously letting it fall on Ao Yao.
That diary was so miraculous. There had to be a way for it to help her avoid going astray!
Now that we've covered Bei Bei and Zhang Lexuan, let's talk about Tang Ya. Even though she'll fall and become an Evil Soul Master in the future, she can't really be blamed. Her Blue Silver Grass cultivation path was simply wrong.
Speaking of which, the Tang Sect is downright bizarre. Just because the first sect master was Tang San, every sect master after him had to have Blue Silver Grass as their Martial Soul, and they even had to follow Tang San's cultivation path. How could that possibly work?
Tang San had the Blue Silver Emperor, a Martial Soul that could almost rival the Clear Sky Hammer. Your Blue Silver Grass is just a joke! Even without the impact of Soul Tools, the Tang Sect deserved to decline.
And who came up with the idea of adding poison to Blue Silver Grass? Was that not just unbelievably stupid? What's the defining trait of Blue Silver Grass? It's the most common plant on the continent, found everywhere, and it's incredibly resilient! It can grow even in harsh environments.
So clearly, Blue Silver Grass should be paired with Soul Rings that focus on the domain of life, right?
Oh, so Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang was the one who came up with adding poison to Blue Silver Grass. Well, that explains it. Yu Xiaogang doesn't know jack shit! Without Tang San, he couldn't even figure out his own Martial Soul. All he could do with it was fart!
Tang San was a cheater, too. Otherwise, with Yu Xiaogang messing around like that, he'd have ruined Tang San sooner or later.
Yu Xiaogang, the teacher who led his students astray—bah! A theoretical master... Who do you think you are!?
The Soul Ring Configuration for Blue Silver Grass was wrong?
Tang Ya instinctively wanted to object.
After all, this was the standard setup the Tang Sect had developed over thousands of years, based on the Soul Ring Configuration of their ancestor Tang San. And it was the theory of their ancestor Tang San's teacher, Yu Xiaogang, who had been hailed as invincible in theory.
But before long, Tang Ya realized that Ao Yao's words seemed... completely right.
At the very least, she couldn't think of a single reason to refute him.
Blue Silver Grass really was exceptionally resilient, and Soul Rings from the domain of life really did seem like the best choice.
Could it be... that their path had been wrong all along?
Th-this was impossible!
Although Tang Ya had a faint feeling that Ao Yao might be right, her ingrained beliefs made it difficult for her to accept.
It meant that everything she had believed until now was wrong!
Worse still, it meant that the faith she'd held until now had been wrong!
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