The Operation I Couldn't Come Up With Even Using My Toes, Tang San Thought Up With His Brain

[Sigh... Another day of writing in the diary. It feels like being back in elementary school, with the teacher checking our homework every single day. For the sake of those incredibly high-drop-rate rewards, get to work writing, young man!]

This was a lie.

Ao Yao didn't need to write in the diary himself. He only had to think something, and the words would appear in the diary automatically. He'd said that purely to set the mood.

[If I really can't think of anything to write, I might as well complain about Tang San and Shrek Academy.]

[Tang San, you bastard, you're not even human! Sure, you were born in the Douluo World, and I can understand you scheming to get your way in Douluo Continent, where you could do whatever you wanted. But using your own daughter's soul as part of your plan—isn't that a little too monstrous?]

[Sealing your own daughter's memories and powers, making her "become" Wang Dong'er, and having her go around as Wang Dong'er—what part of your body came up with that ridiculous operation? I couldn't think of something like that even using my toes, but Tang San actually thought of it with his brain?]

[And couldn't you have made her fall in love with Huo Gua while she was living as Wang Dong'er? What was the point of making her disguise herself as a boy, join Shrek Academy, move into the boys' dorm, and share a room with Huo Gua?]

[Did you really have to go so far, just to make sure Huo Gua would fall in love with her, one hundred percent? Was Tang Wutong really so lacking in charm that she could only inspire love through this sort of mixed-gender dorm arrangement?]

[Oh, wait. Tang Wutong really did have no charm. My verdict is that she's not even worth a tenth of Wang Dong'er.]

[Sigh... What a shame about Wang Dong'er and the Imperial Beast. They both became pawns, and in the end, they both became part of Tang Wutong.]

Wang Dong'er, who had initially thought little of the diary copy and the chat group, shot to her feet. The chair beneath her tipped over, but she seemed not to notice. Her pink-blue eyes were filled with shock.

She read the words in the diary copy over and over, yet even after several readings, she still couldn't believe her eyes.

This guy called Ao Yao... Why was her name in his diary?

And were the things written in this diary true?

"I... I'm not myself? I'm just a pawn... just a part of someone else? No! That can't be true! This guy called Ao Yao must have made it all up!"

Wang Dong'er murmured, her voice trembling with fear she hadn't even realized she felt.

The contents of the diary copy had hit her too hard. She couldn't bear to imagine what she would do if what it said was true.

But... had he really made it up?

Wang Dong'er was certain she had never met anyone called Ao Yao, nor had she ever heard his name. Yet he had accurately given her name and even said she would soon enter Shrek Academy disguised as a boy.

Even more frightening, Wang Dong'er had no memories of anything before that.

Nothing at all.

Her mind was a blank.

As far as she knew, she was Wang Dong'er, and she came from the Clear Sky Sect.

That was all. She couldn't remember anything else.

Wang Dong'er suddenly recalled what had happened a few days ago: Uncle Niu Tian and Uncle Tai Tan, who had always treated her kindly, had suddenly insisted in an extremely forceful manner that she go to Shrek Academy disguised as a boy.

At the time, Wang Dong'er hadn't been happy about it, but under pressure from her elders, she had agreed.

Now that she thought about it, this had clearly been a complete and utter conspiracy!

Wang Dong'er slumped helplessly, her hands rising unconsciously to her beautiful face.

Her palms felt a little damp...

Three-Eyed Golden Lion had been happily playing in Star Dou Great Forest when she suddenly stopped, her gaze going slightly unfocused.

Although she didn't know why this strange diary copy and chat group had appeared in her mind, she wasn't alarmed. Instead, she found it rather novel.

Three-Eyed Golden Lion had meant to use this chance to observe those humans. She never would have dreamed that she'd be involved in this, too.

Who was Wang Dong'er?

Who was Tang Wutong?

Why had she become a pawn, only to become Tang Wutong in the end?

Three-Eyed Golden Lion was baffled.

A nameless panic rose in her. Deep down, Three-Eyed Golden Lion felt that everything this human called Ao Yao had said was true.

She didn't want to become human! And she certainly didn't want to become Tang San's daughter!

Three-Eyed Golden Lion had naturally heard of Tang San, the human who had become the Sea God in Douluo Continent. But even if he was the Sea God, she absolutely didn't want to become his daughter!

How shameless!

Think of something... She had to think of something!

Three-Eyed Golden Lion abruptly raised her head, her eyes lighting up.

If it was the Lord... Surely he would have a way to solve this, right?

Usually, whenever she got into trouble, Di Tian was the one who cleaned up after her. But this matter involved a god, so Di Tian probably wouldn't be able to help.

Only the Lord Di Tian spoke of could keep her from becoming Tang San's daughter!

[Flute Blowing Pot Smashing Expert: Wang Dong'er is so pitiful... I used to admire Sea God Tang San, too. I never expected him to be so cruel!]

[Grass (a type of plant): Don't listen to this person's nonsense! Ancestor Tang San would never do anything like that!]

[Starfall Crown Arrival: I actually think what he said is true...]

[Proud Fire Phoenix: Wait... Am I the only one who noticed that Imperial Beast? What is that?]

[Likes Every Day...: Going by the name... it should be some kind of Soul Beast, right?]

[Proud Fire Phoenix: So that means Tang Wutong is actually a combination of Wang Dong'er and a Soul Beast? A human-beast combination?]

[Flute Blowing Pot Smashing Expert: Aren't any of you feeling sorry for Wang Dong'er? It sounds like her whole life has been completely controlled... She isn't even herself. Sob, sob~]

The jade stones lit up one after another, but Wang Dong'er had no inclination to look at them. By now, her eyes were brimming with tears.

She couldn't accept that she was nothing but a puppet, a pawn controlled by someone else. She couldn't accept that Niu Tian and Tai Tan, whom she respected, were also accomplices in Tang San's plan. And she couldn't accept that in the future, she would become someone else.

In a sense, Wang Dong'er and Tang Wutong were the same person. But from Wang Dong'er's perspective, she would never admit that she was merely a part of Tang Wutong.

Never.

The sound of Wang Dong'er sobbing in the room gradually faded.

After a long while.

Wang Dong'er gripped the jade stone tightly and typed a line through gritted teeth:

[Deep Clouds Unknown: Evil Tang San, your plan will never succeed!]