Is This the Same Person?

Dark Night Arena, top-floor room.

Qin Chen watched the scene on the Heavenly Curtain, a trace of complexity flashing through his eyes.

Hua Xi, in his arms, shuddered at the bloody sight.

Then she tightly wrapped her arms around Qin Chen's waist, burying her face in his chest, too afraid to look.

Zhu Zhuqing, Qian Renxue, and Liu Erlong beside them were equally shocked.

They all knew Doudou, the gold-medal Host who was always smiling sweetly.

Who would have thought she had such a painful past?

Causal Effect... Qin Chen sighed inwardly.

There were many matters concerning fate that even he could not foresee.

According to the Original Work's development,

Hua Xi should have been bought by Ning Fengzhi at the auction house and become a disciple of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

And Doudou should have become a gold-medal Host at the Suotuo Great Soul Arena, living out her life safely and peacefully.

Now, because of his intervention, the gears of everyone's fate had shifted off course.

At this moment, the Heavenly Curtain lit up again.

Doudou had survived.

However, she had lost sight in her left eye, and her right arm and right leg had been broken. Her Martial Soul was damaged as well.

She had become a cripple who could barely even walk.

Leaning on a wooden cane, she stood at the entrance of a dilapidated Thatched Cottage.

The Vague Man stood before her.

Doudou wore a grateful smile, tears welling in her eyes.

"Thank you so much for saving me. Otherwise, I would have died in the forest..."

"But looking like this now, I can't even walk steadily."

"From now on... I won't be able to bring you flowers anymore..."

The words made everyone's hearts feel stifled.

The scene flashed again.

This time, it showed a desolate wilderness forest.

The current Doudou no longer had even a trace of a young girl's appearance.

She sat alone on a large rock, her hair a mess and her clothes torn and ragged.

Several flies buzzed around her. She looked exactly like an abandoned homeless beggar.

"Why are you here alone?"

The Vague Man's voice rang out, devoid of any emotion.

Hearing him, Doudou snapped out of her daze.

A flicker of surprise appeared in her one good eye, followed by deep inferiority.

She instinctively wanted to tidy herself up, only to freeze there awkwardly.

"You came back..."

"I thought... I would never see you again..."

She lowered her head and looked at her filthy hands, her voice soft.

"I can't find work anymore. I can't earn money."

"Eating costs money, treatment costs money. I'm a burden to my family..."

"So, they drove me out."

Doudou raised her head and forced a smile onto her face.

"They took my cane and blindfolded me..."

"They carried me for a very, very long way, bringing me to this place where I don't even know where I am..."

As she spoke, she even gestured above her head with her hand.

"Do you know?"

"The one who carried me was my younger brother. He's already two heads taller than me..."

"Hahaha... Everyone used to like me so much... sob..."

At that moment, audiences across the entire continent fell silent.

Inside the Dark Night Arena.

The tens of thousands of spectators seated here were all people accustomed to bloodshed.

They came here precisely to watch the bloody thrills of severed limbs and bursting brains!

But at this moment, as they watched the disabled Girl on the Heavenly Curtain being discarded by her family like garbage in the wilderness—

Then looked at the radiant gold-medal Host Girl floating in midair—

The entire arena fell deathly silent. They could hardly believe this was the same person!

Feeling everyone's shocked gazes, Doudou, who had always been poised and gracious, became somewhat flustered.

"Oh my..."

Doudou hurriedly wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with the back of her hand and forced out a sweet smile.

Yet her voice was clearly trembling.

"Hehe, honestly... everyone found out about such an embarrassing past..."

She fluttered the pure white wings behind her and said playfully, "You can't hate me, okay!"

Boom!

A tidal wave of curses instantly erupted throughout the entire Duel Arena—and across the entire continent!

"Do they even have a conscience? Their sister risked her life to support them, and this is what she became!"

"It would have been one thing if they didn't want to support her, but they actually threw their own sister into the wilderness to die?"

"I know I'm no good person, but clearly, today I've encountered an opponent I cannot defeat!"

A Soul Master covered in scars clutched his chest.

"I've fought hundreds of fierce battles in my life. Even when someone broke my bones, I never made a sound."

"But I can't defend against this attack today!"

Shrek Academy.

Seeing the heartbreaking scene, Ma Hongjun could not help turning to Yu Xiaogang, whose face was grave.

"Grandmaster, you're so knowledgeable. Do you think someone injured this badly can still be cured?"

Without even thinking, Yu Xiaogang decisively shook his head. "Impossible."

With his hands behind his back, he spoke with extreme certainty. "Restoring her to how she was before is nothing but a fantasy!"

Xiao Wu's cheeks puffed up in anger. "This family is absolutely horrible!"

"They were actually cruel enough to throw their own family member into the wilderness to die!"

Tang San took her hand and comforted her with a resolute gaze. "Don't be afraid, Xiao Wu."

"If it were me, I would never abandon you!"

After saying that, Tang San took another deep look at the Grandmaster beside him. "And I would never abandon Grandmaster either!"

In his heart, he had long believed that once someone became his teacher, they were his father for life!

Just as the world was abuzz with discussion, a new scene appeared on the Heavenly Curtain.

In the scene,

the Vague Man silently carried the filthy Doudou into a warm room.

"From now on, live here."

"Don't worry. I will cure you."

The scene shifted.

When it became clear again and froze in place, what appeared made everyone's eyes widen.

It was also like a resounding slap across the face of Yu Xiaogang, who had just declared it impossible.

Blue skies, white clouds, green grass.

"Woohoo! I'm better! I'm really better!"

A string of Silver Bell-like laughter rang out.

Doudou, dressed in a long white gown, happily skipped across the grass.

She spun around excitedly, her skirt fluttering.

The scene moved closer for a close-up.

Her once-blind left eye now shone as brightly as the stars.

Her formerly twisted and broken limbs now had fair, smooth skin.

She gave off the feeling of being reborn, like rising from the ashes.

Clear Sky Sect

Sect Master Tang Xiao and the elders all stared with eyes wide open.

"Regrowing severed limbs, restoring sight to blind eyes..."

Tang Xiao stared fixedly at the Heavenly Curtain, his tone filled with disbelief.

"This is impossible! No medicine or Martial Soul can heal injuries like these!"

It completely shattered their understanding!

The scenes continued flashing past like a revolving lantern.

The recovered Doudou remained by the Vague Man's side. They picked flowers and drank tea together.

Finally, the scene froze in a bright, elegant room.

Sunlight streamed through the window gauze. The Vague Man sat at the table, reading a book in his hands.

Doudou, dressed in a white gown and holding a vase, walked in with light steps.

Having grown out her long brown wavy hair, she looked youthful, beautiful, and graceful.

When everyone saw her like this, their expressions froze. Was this really the same person?

The change was far too great!

She gently placed the vase at the corner of the table. Inside was a blooming azalea.

"You've worked hard hosting the matches," the Vague Man said calmly.

Doudou clasped her hands behind her back, leaned forward slightly, and moved close to him. She blinked playfully, her personality much brighter than before.

"You worry too much. This little bit of work isn't tiring."

The Vague Man set down his book, seemingly asking casually, "Your birthday is coming up. Is there anything you want?"

Doudou froze for a moment, the smile on her face turning into an exceptionally sincere tenderness.

Looking at the Vague Man, she said word by word, "You are what I want most."

Upon hearing that, the Vague Man's calm demeanor seemed to break. His hand visibly paused.

A moment later, a Doting smile seemed to appear on his blurred face.

"Since when did you learn to say such cheesy things?"

Doudou tilted her head and smiled. "It's the truth!"

The scene froze at that moment, preserving the warm atmosphere between them.

[Memory Recall · End]

As the light faded, everyone across the continent fell into an eerie silence.

They looked at one another, their expressions all somewhat unnatural.

"Um..."

Someone timidly broke the silence. "Did we just get force-fed Dog Food?"

"Ahhh! When will this kind of sweet romance ever be my turn?"

"I already took off my pants, thinking I was about to see something exciting, and you showed me this?!"

Just then,

a burst of wailing suddenly came from a dark corner of Suotuo City.