When the first rays of morning sunlight streamed into the dormitory, Ao Yao welcomed a brand-new day.
The moment he opened his eyes, Ao Yao saw Wang Dong'er, who looked as though she had spent the entire night meditating.
Was Wang Dong'er really that diligent in her cultivation?
As far as he remembered, Wang Dong'er had always been lazy by nature and had never been willing to put much effort into her cultivation. So much so that when she entered Shrek Academy, she was still below Level 25. It was only after Huo Yuhao defeated her and she saw how hard he worked at cultivating that Wang Dong'er was inspired to start taking her own cultivation seriously.
Before Wang Dong'er enrolled, her conduct could only be described as a complete waste of her talent.
But now, Wang Dong had actually meditated and cultivated all night?
Something was off... This was definitely off!
[Let me see what I have to write in today's diary!]
[Hmm? I'm supposed to write an entry about my Lord? Which Lord? It couldn't be Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena, could it?]
As he wrote, Ao Yao deliberately glanced at Wang Dong'er's reaction. Seeing that she was still immersed in her cultivation, he pushed his suspicions aside and focused on writing.
[Looks like I really am supposed to write an entry about Gu Yuena.]
[What else is there to say about her? She's absolutely ridiculous, isn't she? Di Tian worked tirelessly and loyally, placing all the Soul Beasts' hopes on her.]
[After finally waiting for Gu Yuena to recover from her injuries, Di Tian was ready to follow her and make a great push to change the fate of the Soul Beasts.]
[But under the leadership of this "great" ruler of the Soul Beasts, the Soul Beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest were nearly wiped out. Saying that fewer than one in ten land-dwelling Soul Beasts survived might even be an exaggeration. At least the Sea Soul Beasts managed to preserve their numbers relatively well.]
[Also, do you even remember that you're the Silver Dragon King, girl!? You inherited the Dragon God's power. Instead of thinking about avenging the Dragon God or restoring the Soul Beasts, you went and fell in love with Tang Wulin? Tang San plotted to steal the Soul Beasts' fortune, which made him their sworn enemy. You could've fallen for anyone, but you chose Tang San's son!]
[Fine, you can say that you'd sealed your powers back then and lost your memories, and that Tang Wulin took you home without you knowing who he was. That's understandable. I can accept that.]
[But what was the point of going back to the Divine Realm with Tang Wulin afterward?]
[You say you sacrificed yourself for the greater good, so that Soul Beasts and humans could coexist peacefully... But really, weren't you just hopelessly lovesick? Though I can't blame her for that, considering the Dragon God was lovesick too. If the Dragon God's wife and son hadn't died one after the other, who knows if all that trouble later on would've happened.]
[I just can't picture Gu Yuena meeting Xiao Wu. Yikes... It's too much to imagine! The dignified Silver Dragon King, ruler of the Soul Beasts, having to call a hundred-thousand-year-old rabbit "Mom"...]
[Even if she doesn't call her Mom, Xiao Wu is still technically Gu Yuena's mother-in-law, and her elder. Tsk, tsk, tsk... I can't believe Gu Yuena could accept that. It's outrageous!]
[Of course, I think it's more likely that Gu Yuena was actually Wa Xue Di reincarnated and was simply happy to call her Mom.]
Boom!!!
A terrifying aura erupted from the bottom of the Lake of Life, but quickly faded away again. Before it could fully burst forth, Gu Yuena had managed to restrain her impulse with the last of her reason.
Even so, fury still blazed in her dragon eyes.
Or perhaps, beneath her anger, a trace of fear had also stirred in Gu Yuena's heart.
She was furious at what Ao Yao had written in the diary, furious that the version of herself described in it had done something so foolish and outrageous. And she feared the tragic fate awaiting the Soul Beasts.
The Soul Beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest nearly wiped out, with only the Sea Soul Beasts surviving?
Under my leadership?
What nonsense!
I'm the Silver Dragon King! I inherited the Dragon God's wisdom!
Under my leadership, the Soul Beasts' future can only grow brighter. How could things possibly end that way?
Beside her, the Three-Eyed Golden Appearance read the entire diary without looking away, and a hint of certainty showed in her eyes.
She knew her Lord wasn't reliable!
She said that as long as I stayed by her side, Tang San wouldn't set his sights on me, and I wouldn't be in danger... But it seemed to me that staying by her side was the greatest danger of all!
This was beyond merely being unreliable... The Three-Eyed Golden Appearance now seriously suspected that her Lord was an actor, lying low for years just to lead the Soul Beasts into getting themselves killed!
Sure enough, her Lord couldn't be relied on.
Maybe... she could find an excuse to sneak out and head to the human world to look for Ao Yao?
With the diary around, she should be able to stay safe, right?
But... Di Tian had said humans were all hypocrites. If Ao Yao was like that too, wouldn't she be in even greater danger?
The Three-Eyed Golden Appearance rarely gave anything serious thought, and naturally, she didn't arrive at any conclusions.
She turned toward Gu Yuena and tentatively spoke. "My Lord..."
She had barely managed to get the title out when Gu Yuena's shrill, almost ferocious voice rang out. "Have this queen call that rabbit 'Mom'? In your dreams!"
Uh...
My Lord, that wasn't what I wanted to ask.
It looked like her Lord was genuinely unstable right now. Maybe... she shouldn't provoke her at the moment.
"Auspicious Beast, do you also think I'll become the complete failure described in the diary?"
A failure?
You eventually ascended to the Divine Realm, lived happily with Tang Wulin, Tang San—the one who plotted to steal the Soul Beasts' fortune—and Xiao Wu, who apparently has to be called something different depending on who's speaking.
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion couldn't help making that snarky remark to herself.
She remembered the hundred-thousand-year-old rabbit Ao Yao had mentioned.
Although the rabbit's cultivation wasn't very high, her age and cultivation level were essentially one and the same. So the rabbit who had lived near the Lake of Life ten thousand years ago was someone she had actually seen, even if the rabbit had never seen her.
Just thinking about her Lord having to call that rabbit Mom made the Three-Eyed Golden Lion feel terribly uncomfortable.
It was as if ants were crawling all over her.
When the Three-Eyed Golden Appearance didn't respond, Gu Yuena took a deep breath and said in a low voice, "The diary records things that will happen in the future. But now that I know about them, there is no way the future will unfold that way!"
"I am your Lord... I will lead the Soul Beasts to prosperity and glory!"
Yes, yes!
The Three-Eyed Golden Appearance quickly nodded her little head, though the corner of her mouth twitched almost imperceptibly.
With such an unreliable Lord, who would believe her if she claimed she could lead the Soul Beasts to prosperity and glory?
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