Xiao Wu was so completely shocked by the scene before her that she couldn't speak.
After all, in Xiao Wu's heart, Tang San had always been a good man.
He was gentle, considerate, generous, sincere toward others, and treated her better than anyone else.
That was why Xiao Wu had been so devoted to Tang San all these years. Back in Star Dou Forest, she had even been willing to give up her own life for him.
But the scene before her shattered the image of Tang San she had cherished.
Now, as she looked at the scene and at Tang San in it, her expression was filled with utter disbelief.
Her lips trembled, and her heart pounded wildly. After a long while, she finally managed to choke out, "Impossible. Absolutely impossible! That can't be Third Brother! Third Brother would never treat me like this!"
Tears glimmered in Xiao Wu's eyes. Despair filled her heart, and she felt she had suffered a devastating betrayal.
Liu Yuan simply shook his head at her.
"Nothing is impossible."
"Yu Xiaogang, Flender, Tang San—they're all cut from the same cloth. Otherwise, they wouldn't have ended up together."
"I told you long ago that none of them are any good."
Xiao Wu stubbornly shook her head at Liu Yuan.
"It's fake. It's all fake. You're trying to deceive me!"
"Dream on!"
"I won't let you have your way."
Liu Yuan raised an eyebrow at this.
It seemed Tang San and the others had really brainwashed Xiao Wu.
Did she genuinely believe they were good people?
At that thought, Liu Yuan fell silent.
Honestly, Xiao Wu's opinion made no difference to him.
He could just as well have let her remain ignorant of what kind of person Tang San really was.
Nor did he have any desire to rescue Xiao Wu from her misery.
He didn't consider himself a good person.
He was simply someone seeking revenge.
However—
If getting Xiao Wu would make things unbearably humiliating and painful for Tang San in the future—
Then Liu Yuan was willing to do it.
With that in mind, he looked at Xiao Wu again.
"In that case, I'll take you to see the truth."
"With your own eyes!"
"You'll see that I'm not lying."
As he spoke, Liu Yuan summoned his External Soul Bone, the Death God Mask.
Once the Soul Bone appeared, Liu Yuan infused it with his Soul Power again. In an instant, a clone of Liu Yuan appeared before Xiao Wu.
Liu Yuan glanced calmly at the clone. They exchanged a smile, and then he spoke to it. "I'll leave this to you."
The clone gave Liu Yuan a hand signal. "No problem."
Then it took Xiao Wu by the hand and hurried out of the Death God Inheritance Ground.
His goal now was to take Xiao Wu to Shrek Academy and let her see Tang San's true nature with her own eyes.
Since the scene he had shown her earlier hadn't made her see reality, he would let her witness it firsthand.
By then, once Xiao Wu had recognized Tang San for who he was, she would surely be filled with hatred for him.
That was exactly what Liu Yuan wanted.
So he took Xiao Wu straight to Shrek Academy.
Xiao Wu still believed Liu Yuan was merely trying to sow discord.
She even thought the scene Liu Yuan had shown her earlier was fabricated.
As a result, she resisted him throughout the journey.
More than once, she told Liu Yuan:
"Don't waste your effort. No matter what you do, I'll never betray Third Brother."
"And I believe Third Brother could never be the kind of person you say he is."
"We've known each other for so many years. How could I not know what kind of person Third Brother is?"
"Stop wasting your time!"
Of course,
Liu Yuan paid no attention to anything Xiao Wu said.
He knew those words reflected only how she felt for the moment.
Sooner or later, she would take them back.
Once she saw Tang San's true nature—
Once she saw how many things he had done behind her back that betrayed her—
Once she saw how he talked about her when she wasn't around—
Xiao Wu would surely change her tune at once.
So Liu Yuan didn't care in the slightest.
No matter how strong Xiao Wu's resolve seemed,
he already knew how this would end, and nothing could make him anxious.
He simply kept taking Xiao Wu along, calmly and steadily.
Once Xiao Wu saw Tang San for who he really was, he would naturally achieve his goal.
So Liu Yuan focused on getting Xiao Wu there.
As for Xiao Wu, the journey made her realize that Liu Yuan was taking her to Shrek Academy.
At first, she really wasn't sure what to think. She even began to wonder—
Could things really be as Liu Yuan claimed? Had Tang San truly betrayed her?
Otherwise, why would Liu Yuan dare bring her to Shrek Academy?
But when Xiao Wu thought it over, she decided it couldn't be true.
She trusted Tang San too much. In the end, her suspicion of him was only a fleeting thought.
She once again decided that Tang San couldn't possibly betray her.
And once again, she trusted him blindly, just as she always had.
"Heh, we're here."
Liu Yuan had naturally noticed all of this.
But he still wasn't in the least bit worried.
As he'd said before, Xiao Wu would change her mind once she saw Tang San's true nature.
So there was no reason for Liu Yuan to rush.
He continued onward at the same unhurried pace. After some time, he finally brought Xiao Wu back to the area around Shrek Academy.
Xiao Wu had wanted to run away then, but Liu Yuan controlled both her soul and her body. How could she possibly get away?
A single thought from Liu Yuan was enough to make Xiao Wu come back obediently.
Then she followed him toward Shrek Academy.
"You really aren't afraid of dying. If Third Brother finds out what you've done to me, you're finished."
Xiao Wu gave up trying to escape, but she still often mocked Liu Yuan.
Liu Yuan didn't take it to heart at all.
He knew Xiao Wu wouldn't be feeling so smug for much longer.
He continued taking Xiao Wu forward.
To his surprise, just as they reached the gates of Shrek Academy, they saw Tang San sneaking out. He headed in the direction of Suotuo City.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk. Like master, like disciple. They're cut from the same mold."
"Slipping out of Shrek in the middle of the night—what else could he be going to do? Heh, heh, heh."
Liu Yuan found the scene awfully familiar.
Hadn't Yu Xiaogang gone out around this time before?
And what had he gone to do?
This time, Xiao Wu was right there with him.
Tang San had better be doing the same thing Yu Xiaogang did.
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