It was only the first little snippet, and Gu Yuena was already struggling to keep a straight face.
[Huang Tian mistook the Silver Dragon King for his wife—her clone—again, and some things happened that really shouldn't have. The true self forced herself to hold back her secret delight, while putting on a deeply displeased face and loudly scolding him.]
[Huang Tian established the Spirit Pagoda and set many restrictions to prevent Soul Spirits from being abused. Large numbers of Soul Beasts nearing the end of their lives voluntarily went to the Spirit Pagoda, and the rate at which Soul Beasts were dying out was clearly curbed.]
[Huang Tian once again accidentally mistook Yue'er (the true self) for Na'er (the clone) and got intimate with her. After one misunderstanding after another, the Silver Dragon King's boundaries were clearly starting to lower.
Unless something plainly crossed the line, she was becoming desensitized to little gestures that fell somewhere between normal and, well, not exactly normal.
When he didn't mistake her for someone else, they occasionally held hands, put an arm around each other's waist, patted each other's heads, sat naturally pressed close together on the sofa, or playfully hugged from behind.
When he did mistake her for someone else, not only did the mistaken identity last longer and longer, but his actions also grew more and more outrageous.]
Gu Yuena: "..."
"That's the third time already."
"No, I only saw it happen three times in the memories. In reality, it could have happened much more often."
"Are you doing this on purpose, or is it an accident?"
"Is this really okay?"
The fourth one,
[The Spirit Pagoda's name spread across the continent, attracting countless Soul Masters to join. It became a mighty force on par with Spirit Hall and stood above the two great empires.]
[The Silver Dragon King was mistaken for Na'er by Huang Tian yet again, and he ran his hands all over her. She resolved to blow up at him and pretended to angrily berate him, but accidentally laughed out loud. Blushing, she had no choice but to flee.]
[Thanks to the Spirit Pagoda, Huang Tian gained the faith of the Soul Beast clans and successfully ascended to godhood. His body became a divine body, his soul became a divine soul, his Soul Power turned into divine power, his Martial Soul became a divine weapon, and his Soul Rings became divine rings. His strength increased greatly.]
[Another huge misunderstanding, and she had nearly crossed the line. She felt more and more in danger; if this kept up, she might really lose control.
She still had a blood feud to avenge, a grand dream to fulfill, and the future of hundreds of millions of Soul Beasts resting on her shoulders. She also bore the last hope of the Dragon Clan. She absolutely couldn't sink into this pointless romance.
So the Silver Dragon King discussed it privately with her clone. From then on, the true self would wear only red, while the clone would wear only blue. The clear distinction would keep them from being mistaken for each other.
But for some reason, the moment they reached the agreement, her heart felt empty, as if she'd lost something important. She wasn't nearly as happy as she'd imagined she would be.
When she went to tell Huang Tian, he didn't even wait for her to speak before eagerly mistaking her for Na'er and manhandling her.
In an instant, her whole body went limp. She couldn't bring even the slightest bit of her formidable strength to bear and was powerless to resist. Fortunately, at the last moment, she suddenly came to her senses and escaped.]
The more Gu Yuena read, the more wrong it all seemed. She frowned, unconvinced.
"Once or twice, fine, but every single time? How could he mistake her for someone else every time?"
"It feels like there's an eighty-percent chance that scoundrel is doing it on purpose."
"And he just goes straight for whoever he sees without even telling them apart? Is he trying to figure out which one she is and failing, or does he not even try and have no desire to figure it out?"
"And her, too. Honestly."
"If she knows she'll be mistaken for someone else, why keep a human form? She could just turn back into a dragon, a thousand zhang long. Then how could he mistake her for someone else? How could he take advantage of her?"
"At the very least, when he comes close, she could smack him with a claw and teach him a lesson. Let's see if that brat keeps being so careless after that!"
"And after it happens, she only scolds him with a few words. Not a single swear word, and her tone isn't even harsh.
She's all soft and gentle, not a bit of sting in it. What good is that supposed to do? You could call it flirting and be right."
"She even couldn't stop herself from laughing while scolding him. Pathetic. Absolutely pathetic. Even a fool could see she doesn't actually mind or object."
"If it were me, I'd never—"
"Forget it. I guess this is me."
After grumbling inwardly, Gu Yuena secretly vowed that she would never fall for such a simple trick.
She was very clever, not stupid in the slightest.
And yet, as she thought this, the corner of her mouth curved unconsciously into a strange little smile, and her heart felt sweet.
Her expression was remarkably human, full of pride and smug satisfaction, as if she'd just won a great battle.
Her tail swept slowly through the air, from left to right, then right to left, her posture utterly relaxed and leisurely.
After several little snippets in a row, the Silver Dragon King and Huang Tian's everyday interactions in her memories were almost indistinguishable from those of an ordinary couple.
She was completely unmoved by ordinary contact, like kisses and the like. In her heart and instincts, she didn't think there was anything to make a fuss about.
What shocked Gu Yuena most was that Huang Tian never asked whether the person in front of him was Yue'er or Na'er,
and as long as he didn't cross that final boundary, the Silver Dragon King had stopped telling him who she was sometime along the way.
If he mistook her for Na'er, then so be it. She accepted it without a qualm, immersed herself in it, and enjoyed herself. She openly enjoyed being treated like the clone, and openly felt happy, joyful, and pleased about it.
They weren't even hiding it anymore.
As long as nobody exposed her, the one dating Huang Tian, playing around, and having fun was the clone. The true self, who carried so many responsibilities, had never done anything improper.
She, the Silver Dragon King, was still diligently cultivating and gathering strength, preparing to take on the traitors in the Divine Realm.
What? You mean all that stuff?
Oh, that was just my clone, sent to infiltrate the human's side and gather intelligence. Na'er was simply too devoted to her duty and her work, with a little too much of a spirit of sacrifice.
No big deal. Totally normal.
Even more outrageous, up to this point, the memories contained not a single instance of Gu Na'er getting angry or showing displeasure.
In the few scenes where she appeared, she either pretended not to know or tried to make peace between them.
Once, when the clone showed up and saw the true self with Huang Tian, she even claimed that Yue'er had left.
L...e...f...t...
???
On another occasion, both of them were there, and Huang Tian immediately and accurately found Yue'er.
Yes, the Yue'er who had been mistaken for Na'er.
Na'er herself didn't react at all. She showed not the slightest trace of unusual emotion.
Once, Huang Tian had spent a little too long with his other girlfriends, and after not seeing him for ages, the Silver Dragon King actually put on clothes identical to her clone's and went to spend half a day with him.
Gu Yuena was completely stunned.
Looking at herself in the memories, being so forward, she froze on the spot. Her mouth hung half open, her face bewildered, and even her swishing tail had gone rigid in midair.
"Plugging her ears while stealing a bell?"
"Deluding herself?"
"No, seriously, what are you two doing? You're really getting creative with this!"
"I'm fake, and you know I'm fake.
I know you know I'm fake, but you've decided to impersonate me anyway?
You know I know you know I'm fake, but you still gobble it all up?"
"Nice!"
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