The Star Dou Great Forest, the Lake of Life.
"My Lord."
Di Tian looked at the enormous dragon before him with a slightly respectful expression. A hint of doubt appeared in his eyes.
The auspicious beast had suddenly hurried back to the Lake of Life, insisting that she had to see my Lord. Di Tian had thought Red King had somehow offended the auspicious beast, and that she'd come to complain to my Lord.
But he hadn't expected my Lord to wake from her deep slumber.
Could it be that something had happened in the Star Dou Great Forest that he didn't know about?
First, the auspicious beast had come back in a panic, insisting on seeing my Lord. Then my Lord had awakened... Was something big happening besides the thousand-year-old soul beast that had escaped the Far North's ice sea?
Although Ice Roc was a hundred-thousand-year soul beast, Di Tian still felt some regret about its escape from the Far North's ice sea. However, that regret was nothing compared to the pain he felt at the thought of my Lord waking up. Besides, there was no way that matter could have awakened her.
So... was this the auspicious beast's doing?
Di Tian's heart sank. He couldn't help worrying that something had happened to the auspicious beast.
As the Star Dou Great Forest's auspicious beast, the Three-Eyed Golden Monkey carried the fate of every soul beast. If anything happened to her, the entire Star Dou Great Forest would suffer a devastating impact.
Compared with the auspicious beast, the Far North's Ice Roc was nothing.
The two weren't even remotely comparable.
Guo Nian had just awakened from her long slumber. She spoke haltingly, as if trying to digest the information she had just received. From time to time, she glanced at the auspicious beast, leaving Di Tian and the Three-Eyed Golden Monkey bewildered. Neither of them knew what had happened.
After a moment's thought, Guo Nian slowly asked:
"Did that hundred-thousand-year-old soul beast escape?"
At her words, Di Tian's heart gave a faint lurch. He didn't think about why she knew; he lowered his head and replied respectfully, "I'm sorry, my Lord. I failed to keep watch, and let that damned creature escape. I'm searching for it now. I'll make sure it can't get far."
"There's no need."
Recalling what the diary had said, Guo Nian slowly shook her head. "You don't need to search for it anymore."
If what the diary had said was true, then he wouldn't be able to find that damned creature. It was destined to become the wisdom soul ring of the person called Mo Yu.
What lay in the diary wasn't the escaped soul beast, but the auspicious beast who had already been placed in Tang San's sights.
At the thought, Guo Nian felt a surge of anger rise in her enormous dragon body.
Those gods in the divine realm, who claimed to despise soul beasts, had actually dared to set their sights on the master of all soul beasts.
They deserved to die!
Di Tian felt even more oppressed. He could sense the anger my Lord was feeling, but that anger seemed... not to be directed at him.
That made him even more nervous. After my Lord had awakened, she had been behaving strangely... Could she be angry at someone else?
"Leave the auspicious beast here. You can go first."
Di Tian had some misgivings, but he only hesitated for a moment before turning and leaving the palace.
The Three-Eyed Golden Monkey looked at Guo Nian curiously, her heart just as full of questions.
Since the matter in the diary could be revealed to others, the Three-Eyed Golden Monkey had told her nothing more than that she had to see my Lord. Di Tian had only heard her say that much, so he had merely asked out of curiosity.
She hadn't expected my Lord to really wake up.
But before she could explain how she knew about Tang San, my Lord had taken the initiative to send Di Tian away.
Why would my Lord want to keep her here?
"Did you come because of what the diary said...?"
As the words left her mouth, both Guo Nian and the Three-Eyed Golden Monkey froze.
The Three-Eyed Golden Monkey was stunned. Her own my Lord had just spoken of the diary's existence. That meant my Lord must also possess a diary copy!
But... why hadn't she seen her in the group chat?
Who were the members of my Lord's group?
And Guo Nian was surprised that the Three-Eyed Golden Monkey had called out the diary's existence. Just as she had been about to say something about the diary, an invisible force had stopped her, making her completely unable to speak of it.
But this time, she had managed to mention the diary herself.
The Three-Eyed Golden Monkey really had come because of what was written in the diary.
Guo Nian felt a surge of shock in her enormous dragon body.
It seemed the auspicious beast had also found her today because of the diary. If she hadn't, Guo Nian wouldn't have guessed that the Three-Eyed Golden Monkey also possessed a copy of it. She might even have blamed the Soul Beast King for being careless.
"I know you came because of something..."
Guo Nian paused, then couldn't help murmuring to herself.
Those gods in the divine realm hadn't given up searching for her. Once her identity was exposed, an endless pursuit would follow. And now, the auspicious beast, who symbolized the soul beasts' fate, had also been targeted by Tang San.
If the diary's contents were true, would this be the beginning of a tragic ending?
That thought flashed through Guo Nian's mind. She then spoke again: "You can stay with me for now. At least for the moment, Tang San won't be able to do anything to you."
"With me here, he won't be able to lay a hand on you."
To stay in the palace with my Lord, just the two of them?
The Three-Eyed Golden Monkey was a little reluctant to give up the freedom to roam the Star Dou Great Forest, or the delicious food she could find there. But it seemed her life mattered more.
The Three-Eyed Golden Monkey didn't dare object. She meekly lowered her little head.
Guo Nian lowered her head as well, then closed her eyes again.
The diary's existence had raised her standing, to the point where she could even rank among the highest gods of the divine realm—perhaps even among the Dragon Gods.
Otherwise, she never would have been able to withstand the diary's power and reveal its existence.
Then... was the diary—or the person called Xiao Ge—the way to break through the Soul Seed's limits?
That thought sent a shiver through Guo Nian.
The Soul Seed's future, the method of breaking through its limits, lay in the hands of a human.
It was laughable.
But some of the diary's contents had indeed given her, and the Soul Seed, a much-needed wake-up call.
Maybe she could persuade Di Tian to capture the person who had given her such a headache and bring him back for a proper interrogation?
Before Guo Nian could react, a tiny, delicate hand smacked her enormous body. Even she felt a pain she could barely bear.
The aura of Guo Nian, who had been lying quietly on her enormous dragon body, abruptly faded.
Guo Nian opened her eyes again. Deep in their depths, a terrifying, murderous look surfaced.
The Three-Eyed Golden Monkey had no idea what had happened to Guo Nian. She only felt that she couldn't bear the killing intent coming from her, and cautiously asked, "My Lord has a diary too? Does my Lord also have a group chat? What's my Lord's nickname? Why haven't I noticed anything?"
???
I only smacked her once, and she got so angry?
Guo Nian glared at the Three-Eyed Golden Monkey, but said nothing.
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