Douluo Era 3.
Eastsea City, Eastsea Academy.
Tang Wulin raised his head, his eyes fixed on the Light Screen.
He had heard that name—Tang Wulin.
His future self.
"Me?"
His eyes lit up, and his voice brimmed with undisguised excitement:
"In the future, I'll actually be able to accompany Shrek Academy on a diplomatic mission to the Star Luo Empire?"
"Does that mean I'll be a pretty outstanding student at Shrek Academy?"
He paused, a hint of uncertainty creeping into his tone:
"Shrek Academy... That's the best Soul Master Academy on the continent."
"Could someone with my talent really get in and study there?"
As soon as the words left his mouth, he raised his right hand without thinking.
Pale blue light gathered in his palm, and a slender stalk of Blue Silver Grass sprouted from his fingertips.
Faint golden patterns wound around its leaves, swaying gently in the air.
A Trash Martial Soul.
Tang Wulin stared at the Blue Silver Grass for a long time, the smile at the corner of his mouth slowly turning bitter.
"Is this future Tang Wulin just someone who happens to share my name?"
He murmured to himself, his voice growing softer.
"No matter how hard I train, I probably still won't be able to rank among the best at the greatest academy on the continent."
"There are so many geniuses, so many top-tier Martial Souls... How could a mere Blue Silver Grass Soul Master like me ever get a chance to stand out?"
His gaze returned to the Light Screen above.
On the screen, the figure called "Tang Wulin" was indistinct. The Light Screen's focus remained fixed on the petulant Star Luo princess.
But he could still make out the figure's outline, the way he stood...
It looked a little like him.
Tang Wulin pressed his lips together and fell silent.
He wanted so badly to believe that was him.
He really did.
But—
He lowered his head and looked at the frail Blue Silver Grass in his palm, then slowly clenched his fist.
"Forget it."
He spoke softly, his voice touched by a hesitation even he didn't notice.
The Light Screen kept playing.
And he could only stand there, gazing at that distant light with both hope and unease.
Douluo Era 3.
Star Luo Imperial Palace.
"Brother, please spare me!"
Dai Yun'er pressed her hands together, tears nearly spilling from her eyes. Her voice came out quick and clear:
"That Light Screen is just making things up! How could I be so unreasonable?"
"I'm a princess too. Think about it—would I really dare cause trouble during something as important as Father's business in the future?"
"That makes no sense at all, does it?"
Dai Yueyan stood before her with his arms crossed, coldly watching his younger sister.
"Yun'er, don't I know you?"
His voice wasn't loud, but carried an air of certainty that brooked no argument:
"With you, neither Father nor I would be surprised if you caused trouble at any time."
"Now that the Light Screen has exposed your future antics, if I don't punish you today, Father will be even angrier later."
"Just think of this as a bit of tough love."
Dai Yun'er turned pale and hurried two steps closer. "Brother—"
"Besides," Dai Yueyan interrupted, his tone sharpening, "the Light Screen has only critiqued some of your future misdeeds."
"It hasn't revealed what the title 'Bed-Under Douluo' means yet."
"Maybe what you do in the future will be even more exasperating."
"Impossible!"
Dai Yun'er stamped her foot in a panic, her voice rising an octave:
"Brother, even if I'm stupid, I've already caused this much trouble. How could I keep doing even worse things?"
"Please go easy on me, Brother. I'm your own little sister!"
She looked up at him with reddened eyes, putting on a pitiful expression.
Dai Yueyan stared at her for a long while, his brows knitted tightly.
After a few seconds of silence,
he let out a long sigh, and some of the hardness finally left his voice:
"Fine. Let's watch the Light Screen first."
"If you do anything even worse later... then even I won't be able to protect you!"
Dai Yun'er nodded repeatedly, as if a heavy burden had been lifted from her shoulders. "I won't! I definitely won't!"
She quickly turned around and looked up at the Light Screen, behaving herself as though afraid her brother might change his mind.
Behind her, Dai Yueyan sighed again and shook his head.
But no matter how much Dai Yun'er tried to avoid it, the Light Screen's critique hadn't ended. It had only just gotten to the main part.
On the Light Screen.
[In matters of politics and the greater good, Dai Yun'er's intelligence was on par with that of a fully grown banana.]
[Just a reminder: a banana has an IQ of zero.]
[Likewise, in life and in matters of the heart, as a female character in Douluo Continent, Dai Yun'er couldn't avoid doing something foolish.]
[As the saying goes, if you enter Douluo and don't fall in love, you might as well betray Douluo.]
[As a character who got a bit of screen time in Douluo Era 3, Dai Yun'er shared the same pig-brained views on love as the rest.]
[Because of the competition, Dai Yun'er had already fallen for Tang Wulin.]
[Even later, though Tang Wulin didn't actually win, she still wanted to choose him instead of Long Yue.]
[Poor Long Yue. In the end, he never learned what happened to simps.]
[Later, during the Dragon Valley mission, Dai Yun'er teamed up with Tang Wulin, who was wearing a mask.]
[During that time, she fell for Tang Wulin again, this time in his disguise.]
[In short, this romantic setup was much like Hu Liena's in Douluo Era 1.]
[This was the classic fantasy-novel plot of using an alternate identity to show off.]
[As for Dai Yun'er first falling for Tang Wulin and then immediately falling for someone else... ]
[Though that was Tang Wulin's alternate identity, she didn't know that from her perspective.]
[She'd only just fallen for one guy, then immediately transferred her affections to another. That sort of thing suited a brainless female side character in Douluo perfectly.]
[But later, when Tang Wulin revealed his identity, Dai Yun'er realized that the person she liked was still Tang Wulin.]
[From then on, Dai Yun'er became Tang Wulin's die-hard fan. She fell completely in love with him and became the standard sacrificial female side character in a fantasy novel.]
[So later, when the two parted ways and met again...]
[Dai Yun'er did something that became famous the world over.]
[Dai Yun'er liked Tang Wulin so much, while Tang Wulin might not like her back, so she decided to drug him.]
[As for what kind of drug, we won't say much here, lest we get censored—but you know.]
[But if you think drugging him was already stupid enough, then you've severely underestimated just how idiotic a character like Dai Yun'er could be.]
[After drugging him, Dai Yun'er had all sorts of ideas about what she and Tang Wulin would do.]
[But before she could do anything, Gu Yuena sensed that something was wrong with Tang Wulin and space-shifted over.]
[Dai Yun'er hadn't even made a move before Gu Yuena pinned her beneath the bed, pressing her down so hard she couldn't move.]
[And so Dai Yun'er spent the whole night experiencing a dragon's passion.]
[After that, Dai Yun'er never dared to like Tang Wulin again. Her body simply couldn't withstand a dragon's stamina and strength.]
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