Douluo Dragon King: I Am the Holy Sword Wielder, Slaying All Evils
Chapter 23

Di Tian, Am I Beautiful?

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Three years ago, Na'er had been the complete Silver Dragon King's original body, taking human form and cultivating anew in order to integrate into human society.

To better understand human emotions, she had sealed away her own memories.

But after recovering her memories some time ago, the Silver Dragon King realized something was wrong.

Why was her mind, from when she had been Na'er, filled with the image of a little blondie?

The Silver Dragon King was helpless. This wasn't the kind of emotion she had wanted to understand!

Still, becoming the disciple of Leng Yaozhu, the deputy Tower Master of the Spirit Pagoda, by a fortunate coincidence was quite good. It happened to align perfectly with her original plan.

Forcibly suppressing the emotions she had felt as Na'er, the Silver Dragon King devoted herself wholeheartedly to the great cause of reviving the Soul Beasts.

On the first day, she subtly probed Leng Yaozhu for important information about the Spirit Pagoda.

On the second day, she wondered how Su Qiu was doing now.

On the third day, the three years were almost up. She could finally go back and find him.

On the fourth day, she realized something was wrong!

The Silver Dragon King suddenly woke up. The human emotions she had experienced as Na'er were far too uncontrollable.

To avoid affecting the great cause of the Soul Beasts, the Silver Dragon King separated the memories from her time as Na'er, along with her feelings for Su Qiu.

They formed an independent Na'er.

She herself became the present Gu Yue.

After separating Na'er, Gu Yue, who viewed those human memories from the perspective of an observer, made a new discovery.

In those memories, a particularly special aura would sometimes appear around Su Qiu. Gu Yue sensed within it elemental power that attracted her.

If she was the king of elemental power, then Su Qiu was a friend whom the elements found close and were willing to assist. Even she, the king of elements, was included among them.

She could hardly believe that such an existence existed among humans. If he were allowed to grow, who knew how formidable he would become?

Gu Yue wanted to nip him in the bud. Unfortunately, Na'er absolutely refused to allow it.

But who was Gu Yue?

She was half of the Dragon God, a king who had inherited the Dragon God's wisdom!

With her supreme Shocking Wisdom.

Gu Yue came up with a solution that would satisfy both sides. Su Qiu had used feelings to bind Na'er.

Why couldn't she use feelings to control Su Qiu as well?

Recalling her own state before Na'er had been separated, Gu Yue couldn't help but sigh. Human emotions were truly terrifying.

If she could make Su Qiu fall in love with her, then he would surely obey her every word!

With such a general at her side, the great cause of the Soul Beasts could be accomplished.

Truly Shocking Wisdom!

And so, today's scene came to be.

Staring at the face in the mirror, Gu Yue felt slightly puzzled.

Na'er had said Su Qiu liked this kind of appearance.

But why had she been wandering around in front of Su Qiu all day without seeing even the slightest sign that his heart had been stirred?

She had never considered the possibility that Na'er might have lied to her.

How could Na'er possibly honestly teach someone else how to win over her Brother Su Qiu? Not even if that person was another version of herself.

"Di Tian." Gu Yue called for her subordinate.

A tall, powerfully built man dressed in black stepped out of the shadows.

Di Tian dropped to one knee and lowered his head. "My lord."

Gu Yue turned around and asked in confusion, "Di Tian, am I beautiful?"

The air suddenly went still.

At that moment, Di Tian's mind crashed.

Am I beautiful?

What did his lord mean?

Was she beautiful or not?

He definitely couldn't say his lord wasn't beautiful.

But if he said she was beautiful, wouldn't that seem somewhat disrespectful toward his lord?

A drop of cold sweat ran down Di Tian's forehead. He realized this was a fatal question.

"I mean, does my current appearance count as beautiful among humans?" Gu Yue added.

So that was what she meant.

Di Tian let out a sigh of relief. He wanted to answer that she was beautiful, but he could not deceive his liege, so he honestly said, "Based on this subordinate's understanding of humans, my liege's appearance at this moment cannot be considered outstanding."

"I think it's rather ordinary too." Resting her chin on one hand, Gu Yue tilted her head and looked at herself in the mirror. "But why did Na'er say this was just right?"

Because she had only recently separated Na'er from herself, Gu Yue had also dumped all her emotions onto Na'er in one go.

Thus, her understanding of emotions was somewhat hollow at the moment, and she needed time to recover.

In other words, Gu Yue was currently in a state of emotional deficiency. However, she had transformed into human form and begun cultivating anew, so her emotions would return with time.

Moreover, watching from the sidelines was far inferior to experiencing it firsthand. When it came to winning over Su Qiu, Gu Yue had taken Na'er's advice into consideration.

Could it be that Lady Na'er deceived you?

Di Tian did not say it aloud. This was a matter between the two ladies; it was not something he could recklessly comment on.

"Mm, perhaps Na'er made a mistake." Gu Yue shook her head, then suddenly came to a realization. "After all, judging from those memories, Na'er herself couldn't win Su Qiu over."

"Instead, she was played around with by him."

"I was foolish. Na'er's advice is unimportant in this matter—she is the loser."

The process was entirely wrong, but the conclusion was entirely right!

Gu Yue employed her Shocking Wisdom and decided to proceed at her own pace from now on. Na'er's words had no reference value.

Then this face was of little use. Yet she could not change back to her original appearance either.

"What a pity. I've already shown this ordinary appearance to the outside world."

"If I restore my original appearance, it will only arouse suspicion." Gu Yue sighed. "I can only slowly recover it over time, using my body's growth and development as an excuse."

"You may leave, Di Tian."

"This subordinate takes his leave." Di Tian's figure vanished in an instant.

After pondering for a moment in the bedroom, Gu Yue recalled the girl who had gotten along so well with Su Qiu today.

She then stood before the dressing table and dressed herself according to that girl's style.

Not far from Gu Yue was the Fierce beasts' temporary hiding place.

Seeing Di Tian return, a Fierce beast immediately asked curiously, "What orders did my liege give?"

The one who spoke was a beautiful woman with a slender figure, full breasts, straight legs, and long purple-black hair cascading down her back.

Seeing that Zi Ji was asking, Di Tian helplessly shook his head. "My liege asked whether she was beautiful."

Zi Ji's lips parted slightly in shock.

The Fierce beasts looked at one another, unable to understand why their liege would ask such a question.

Xiong Jun was also deep in thought. If his liege asked him that, how should he answer?

There was no good way to answer.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck his bear brain, and Xiong Jun rejoiced. "Di Tian, you've been exposed!"

"You must have angered my liege. She deliberately used this to make things difficult for you as a warning!"

Di Tian could not be bothered with Xiong Jun's fantasies. If Zi Ji had not asked, he would not even have wanted to bring it up.

"Is it because of that human?" A clever Fierce beast found the truth.

At the mention of Su Qiu, some Fierce beasts became displeased.

"This human truly does not know what is good for him. He actually made my liege so troubled. Why don't I just—"

"Shut up!" Di Tian instantly grew displeased. He glared at the Fierce beast as a terrifying aura bore down upon it.

His voice was Ice Cold. "Do not meddle in matters that do not concern you. We need only obey my liege's orders."

The Fierce beasts spoke no more, and the place gradually fell silent.

The next day, Su Qiu encountered something strange when he went to class.

He looked at Gu Yue before him, who had tied her hair into a ponytail and trimmed her bangs, dressed completely differently from yesterday.

Why are you dressed so much like Mu Xi?

Not only that, over the next few days, Gu Yue changed into a different outfit every day, like a peacock spreading its tail.

Su Qiu was utterly baffled. Was Gu Yue really someone who loved dressing up this much?

Until the weekend.

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