Would Our Silver Dragon King Be Nervous Too?

Listening to Huo Yuhao's analysis, Gu Yue remained silent for Jiujiu. She couldn't help but sigh that she was too "naive" back then, and that she had been tricked into revealing information so easily.

She lowered her eyes and remained silent for a while, as if processing the subtle feelings that came after being exposed.

A moment later, she raised her head again, her gaze trembling slightly as she looked at Huo Yuhao, her heart involuntarily quickening.

She wasn't sure if Huo Yuhao would harbor any resentment now that her identity had been completely revealed.

For a fleeting moment, though her expression remained calm, a barely perceptible hint of tension flickered deep in her eyes.

Huo Yuhao, however, noticed it. A slight smile played on his lips as he asked in a deliberately lighthearted tone, "What? Even our Silver Dragon King gets nervous?"

Gu Yue blushed slightly upon hearing this, but felt a slight sense of relief.

Because his tone was no different from before, without the slightest distance or wariness.

She couldn't help but let out a soft hum, her tone carrying a feigned composure and arrogance. "Why should I be nervous? Shouldn't you be the one who's nervous? After all, I am the Silver Dragon King!"

Huo Yuhao smiled and said, "Then why should I be nervous? Whether you're Gu Yue or the Silver Dragon King, you're still my girlfriend."

Upon hearing this, Gu Yue finally felt a sense of relief.

Her expression softened, and her tone carried a sense of relief. "You're quite good at it now."

She could sense that since their identities were revealed, the thin, subtle barrier between them seemed to have completely disappeared.

Seeing her slightly relaxed expression, Huo Yuhao quickly steered the conversation back to the main topic, asking, "Now you should answer my questions seriously, right? Is Na'er coming to the Spirit Pagoda? And you two... are you going to merge into one?"

When it came to serious matters, Gu Yue's expression became more serious.

She leaned back in her chair, her hands folded on her knees, her tone calm yet revealing an understanding of Na'er's character. "Na'er has her own ideas; she may not want to come to the Spirit Pagoda."

The image of Na'er appeared in Huo Yuhao's mind. Compared to Gu Yue's calmness and restraint, Na'er was indeed much more unconventional.

He was actually quite curious as to why Gu Yue and Na'er, both being half-bodies of the Silver Dragon King, had such different personalities.

But instead of asking that question, he changed his approach. "Of the two of you, you're probably the one in charge, right?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Yue slightly raised her chin, her tone carrying a sense of self-righteous pride. "That's only natural."

As she finished speaking, she didn't notice that the smile on Huo Yuhao's face had slowly faded.

He looked at her, his gaze carrying an unusual complexity, and suddenly asked, "As the Silver Dragon King, do you hate humans?"

Gu Yue was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, and her relaxed sitting posture stiffened for a moment.

The relaxed and harmonious atmosphere between the two just moments before seemed to be gently pulled to its limit by something.

Looking at Huo Yuhao's serious face, she realized that he wasn't joking, but genuinely asking her what she truly felt.

Gu Yue remained silent for a moment, her purple eyes flashing with emotion before returning to calm.

She didn't evade the question or give a perfunctory answer; instead, she slowly asked in return, "You should know better than anyone what the situation of the Soul Beast is like now. Do you think... I should hate humans?"

Huo Yuhao didn't answer immediately. He put himself in the Soul Beast's perspective, it was indeed right to hate.

But he is human, that's an unchangeable fact, and he cannot betray his own race.

Moreover, the conflicts of interest and chains of hatred involved are extremely complex, and many of the people involved are not even direct participants.

He remained silent for a long while before speaking, "The original purpose of establishing the Spirit Pagoda was to resolve the conflict between humans and Soul Beast..."

Before Huo Yuhao could finish speaking, Gu Yue interrupted him, her tone carrying a long-suppressed sharpness. "But clearly, the Spirit Pagoda failed to do so."

"The Star Dou Great Forest is almost gone; only its Core Circle remains, and the few remaining Soul Beast are imprisoned by humans."

"Once humanity's strength surpasses that of Soul Beast, human greed becomes limitless."

"The Soul Beast on land are on the verge of extinction."

Her voice wasn't loud, but it carried a deep, resonant weight.

There was a moment of silence in the office. Huo Yuhao looked at her slightly flickering eyes, neither rushing to refute nor to agree.

He simply sat there quietly, as if listening intently to every word she said, and also carefully considering what he should say next.

After a moment of silence, Huo Yuhao looked directly into Gu Yue's eyes and asked, "So, you still harbor hatred in your heart."

Gu Yue didn't avoid his gaze, even slightly raising her chin. "Shouldn't I hate him?"

After he finished speaking, an eerie silence fell over the office once again.

Gu Yue suddenly realized that what she had thought—that the barrier between them had completely disappeared without the secret—was just her assumption.

The biggest obstacle between them was never her identity as the Silver Dragon King, but rather the things she, as the Silver Dragon King, had to do for the sake of the Soul Beast Clan.

Those events would inevitably place her on the opposite side of humanity, and they would inevitably place her on the opposite side of Huo Yuhao.

This time, it was Huo Yuhao's turn to break the silence.

His voice wasn't loud as he said, "So, you created the Ten Thousand Beast Platform, and any Soul Master who enters it will be under your control, right?"

When he said those words, it was tantamount to laying his cards on the table.

The unspoken understanding and avoidance between the two that had been shrouded in mystery were finally revealed at this moment.

Only by thoroughly resolving this matter can there be no obstacles between him and Gu Yue, and only then can they truly be together.

A fleeting look of shock crossed Gu Yue's purple eyes. She didn't answer immediately, but simply looked at Huo Yuhao quietly, as if she were rapidly reassessing his understanding of the matter.

After a moment, Yue took a deep breath, her gaze fixed on Huo Yuhao's face, and asked, "When did you find out?"

Huo Yuhao did not hide anything and answered truthfully, "I went into the Ten Thousand Beast Platform shortly after it officially opened and discovered something unusual."

Gu Yue's gaze flickered slightly upon hearing this. She looked at Huo Yuhao and asked, "So what do you plan to do now? Report it to the Spirit Pagoda? Or report this matter to the Federation?"

Huo Yuhao shook his head. "Don't you understand my feelings? If I were going to tell the Spirit Pagoda and the Federation about this, I wouldn't be saying all this to you."

Upon hearing this, Gu Yue's expression did not lighten.

She lowered her eyes slightly, as if considering something, then raised her head again after a moment, her voice a few decibels lower than before. "Now you know what I'm going to do. The Soul Beast Clan and humans are destined to be enemies. Are you going to stop me?"

Huo Yuhao's expression also became serious at this moment. He knew that the future direction between the two of them depended on the outcome of today's conversation.

He said, "Even if your plan succeeds, it will only reverse the situation between humans and Soul Beast. Soul Beast are strong and humans are weak, so the problem is still not completely solved."

Gu Yue said calmly, "But that's enough. Soul Beast are on the verge of extinction, and the situation must be turned around."

Huo Yuhao wasn't angry at her words. He had already guessed that she would say this when he decided to confront her.

His tone carried a seriousness born of deep thought as he said, "Even without my intervention, even if you succeed, it's all only temporary. What about after the return of the Divine Realm? Have you considered that?"

Gu Yue did not answer immediately upon hearing this; of course, she had considered it.

She used the same argument when she tried to persuade Na'er not to be so aggressive towards humans, but she didn't reveal her true thoughts at this moment.

She secretly decided to use this opportunity to test Huo Yuhao and see what choice he would make between humans and herself.