Now that I thought about it, Jiang Nannan had never told Huo Yuhao about that incident during his time at the Sea God Clan's gathering. That made sense. If she had told him about it, Jiang Nannan wouldn't have just said a few words to comfort Xu Sanshi—she would have gone straight for him.
Ugh... Other than that awkward incident, Jiang Nannan didn't have much to say.
The only thing that left a deep impression on her was Huo Yuhao's expression at the Sea God Clan's gathering and the Qiankun Inquiry. First, Jiang Nannan had been paired with Xu Sanshi at the Sea God Clan's gathering. Then, during the Qiankun Inquiry, she had finally untangled the knot in her heart and forgiven Xu Sanshi for what he'd done.
Wasn't that just a victim becoming an abuser? This sort of thing... was seriously upsetting!
Ugh, how disgusting. The whole Qiankun Inquiry was disgusting.
Jiang Nannan's forgiveness of Xu Sanshi had been part of the whole mess, too.
The Xu Sanshi of the Qiankun Inquiry... was he really the same Xu Sanshi?
Jiang Nannan lowered her head, a look of disbelief in her eyes.
If the events in the original work had really happened, Jiang Nannan felt she would never be able to forgive Xu Sanshi—not even if she died. She would hate him forever, no matter what he did or said.
But would Jiang Nannan in the original work forgive Xu Sanshi?
No... That was impossible!
Now that I know about it, just looking at Xu Sanshi makes me sick. And you're telling me I'm supposed to forgive him after he did something like that to me?
Jiang Nannan couldn't help but look toward Xu Sanshi, who was walking alongside Zhuo Zhuo.
Qiankun Inquiry.
This was not the first time those words had appeared in Huo Yuhao's original story.
Though she felt sympathy for Jiang Nannan's plight, Wang Dong had still been perceptive enough to notice something. Huo Yuhao had mentioned the Qiankun Inquiry before, but everyone seemed to have forgotten about it. This time, since Huo Yuhao had brought it up again, Wang Dong finally realized something was wrong.
What exactly was the Qiankun Inquiry?
A place... or an event?
Wang Dong closed her eyes and carefully recalled Huo Yuhao's original story, sorting through everything she knew about the Qiankun Inquiry.
First, Huo Yuhao had mentioned it for the first time when he talked about the Qiankun Inquiry. In the story, Duoduo had been a girl who had become a man, and at the same time, he'd also mentioned Tang San's wife, Ice Roc, and Ice Empress.
Next was the second time. Although the plot had only been briefly mentioned, Wang Dong clearly remembered that the new student who had joined the same class as them that year had also appeared in the Qiankun Inquiry.
And then there was this time.
Jiang Nannan had finally untangled the knot in her heart during the Qiankun Inquiry and forgiven Xu Sanshi.
Since Huo Yuhao had brought up the Qiankun Inquiry three times, this place—or this event—must have been important. And it was clearly connected to something that had been revealed by the so-called "fate of the Sea God."
Whether it was Duoduo or Dai Huabin, Jiang Nannan, or even himself, they had all been forced into this matter.
There was still too little information... not enough to work out what the Qiankun Inquiry actually was.
But the fact that Huo Yuhao had mentioned the Qiankun Inquiry several times had sparked Wang Dong's curiosity.
And she had a vague feeling that the Qiankun Inquiry might have something to do with her, too.
Wang Dong opened her eyes again and suddenly smiled.
If she really wanted to understand the Qiankun Inquiry, she didn't need to guess. She just had to get Huo Yuhao to bring it up himself, right?
With that thought, Wang Dong picked up the small Jade Stone from the table.
[Moon: Do you realize that the Qiankun Inquiry has already appeared three times?]
[My Lord: Your count is off. I think it's clearly appeared three times in total.]
[Big Sister: Count me in. Is there anyone who knows where the Qiankun Inquiry takes place?]
[Blasting Little Expert: Huh... Is everyone obsessed with the Qiankun Inquiry? Am I the only one who feels sorry for Jiang Nannan?]
[Love the Sky: If it were me, I'd have already ripped Xu Sanshi to pieces.]
[The Proud Fire Phoenix: Love the Sky... You're wrong, but you're also right! But if it were me, I'd make sure he suffered even more. First, I'd burn that thing off, then I'd give him a good beating, and finally I'd burn him into ash.]
[I'm Really Not Controlling: That's ridiculous. And then you'd add one more line about how the damn Sea God's heir dared to bully a student at Shrek Academy, and how he deserved to die!]
[Grass (a plant): ???]
[The Proud Fire Phoenix: ???]
Nian Xiaomeng felt as though she'd seen something she shouldn't have, but she didn't point it out.
Before she could say anything in the group chat, another message appeared.
[Moon: Do you have any idea what sort of existence could turn a girl into a man?]
[Love the Sky: If it were me, I'm sure I could do it.]
[Blasting Little Expert: The original story had a bunch of ridiculous stuff in it... Like a girl turning into a man? I can't make sense of that.]
[Moon: That's true. Even a god could do something like that, right?]
[Big Sister: Then it must be a very powerful god, one who would bother turning a girl into a man! If such gods really exist, they must be some kind of pervert, right?]
[Profound Truths: No... Even if a god could turn a girl into a man, only the Sea God Tang San would be perverted enough to do it.]
[Grass (a plant): I'm warning you, Profound Truths. Don't keep disrespecting the great Tang San, the founding ancestor.]
[Profound Truths: Fine, fine, I won't. Not satisfied? Then come and bite me! Damn Tang San! That bastard Tang San! I'll tear that son of a bitch Tang San to pieces!]
Seeing that the group chat had gone off the rails again, Wang Dong couldn't help but sigh.
She'd hoped one of them might turn out to be the sort of person who knew the truth about the Qiankun Inquiry, but it seemed that was out of the question... So, the Fire Dragon King belonged to me today.
[Moon: That's true. The Qiankun Inquiry could also be something left behind by a god.]
[Big Sister: And?]
[Moon: So... I'm really curious about the Qiankun Inquiry. Things left behind by gods are pretty fascinating, aren't they?]
[Touching the Cursed Three Years: Wait a minute. Can you explain something to me? What exactly do you mean by "going off the rails"?]
As soon as she said that, the group chat fell completely silent.
Not a single person spoke again. The Golden Bear had gone quiet, too.
I wasn't talking. You were all chatting away just fine, and then I say one thing and suddenly no one has anything to say. What's that supposed to mean?
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