Am I... Worried About Wang Dong'er?

Lin Ye lay on the bed, the initial excitement had subsided, and his mood had calmed down.

He then glanced at the clock on the wall; it was already one in the morning.

Wang Dong'er still hasn't returned.

The thought popped up without warning, and Lin Ye's brows furrowed unconsciously.

He turned to the side, his gaze falling on the empty bed next to him. The blankets were neatly folded, clearly untouched since he left in the afternoon.

A strange sense of unease welled up inside me, as if something was stuck in my chest, causing a uncomfortable feeling of unease.

Who knows where she went in the middle of the night? Could she have encountered any danger?

Even though they knew this was Shrek Academy, with Mu En in charge and the Spirit Power of dozens of Super Douluo constantly covering the entire campus.

Let alone Evil Soul Master, even Titled Douluo- level expert would find it impossible to sneak in silently.

But he couldn't help but worry. After all, Wang Dong'er was only a twelve-year-old girl. No matter how talented or strong she was, what if she encountered danger while staying outside alone so late?

Thinking of this, Lin Ye even threw off the covers, preparing to get dressed and go out to look for it.

But the moment his feet touched the ground, he suddenly froze, his eyes instantly turning cold and sharp, like a blade suddenly drawn from its sheath.

wrong.

Why do I have this thought?

Whether Wang Dong'er lives or dies is none of my business.

The only difference between him and Wang Dong'er is that they spend a little more time together than others. Why should he have to worry about her?

An extremely terrifying thought coiled around his heart like a venomous snake, instantly causing a layer of cold sweat to seep out of his back.

Oh no! Could I have been influenced by Tang San's will?

This is absolutely what Lin Ye fears most right now.

He knew better than anyone else in the world how ruthless that man was.

To consolidate his rule and for the so-called "Divine Realm order," Tang San was willing to sacrifice anyone without hesitation, even his own daughter.

His greatest skill was manipulating other people's thoughts with the ethereal concepts of "love" and "destiny," turning them into mindless pawns in his game, who remained grateful for his "blessings" until their very deaths.

From the very first day she transmigrated here, she had been carefully guarding against Tang San, using every means to improve her strength, all in order to one day break free from his control and tear off his hypocritical mask.

If even your own thoughts are infiltrated by him, then all your efforts will become a joke.

"System, get the hell out here right now!"

Lin Ye roared inwardly, "Hurry up and test me! Am I being influenced by Tang San's will?"

This Diary System is usually as silent as a mute, never uttering a single word except for the daily rewards for writing in the diary.

However, as long as Lin Ye asks a question, it will still give the most basic response, just like an old-fashioned artificial intelligence with simple functions, slow to react and often giving irrelevant answers.

A few seconds later, that familiar, cold, mechanical voice rang in his mind.

[Ding, reporting to host: After a comprehensive system check, your mental state is stable, your soul fluctuations are normal, and you have not been eroded or influenced by any external forces.]

Were you not affected?

Lin Ye let out a long sigh of relief, his tense body instantly relaxing. The cold sweat on his back was cooled by the night breeze.

But then, new doubts arose in my mind.

If he wasn't being controlled by Tang San's will, then why was he inexplicably concerned about Wang Dong'er?

Could it be... that I've really fallen for her?

"Hold!"

Lin Ye couldn't help but curse under his breath, almost jumping out of bed. "How is this possible?"

Putting aside Wang Dong'er's occasionally awkward and troublesome personality, her identity alone makes it absolutely impossible.

She wasn't a complete person at all; she was just half of Tang Wutong's soul, a tool carefully crafted by Tang San to test Huo Yuhao.

How could I possibly fall in love with a puppet controlled by someone else, someone who only has half a soul? That's just absurd.

Lin Ye frowned, leaned against the cold wall, and began to carefully recall the days he had spent with Wang Dong'er.

It seems... it really is different from what's written in the original work.

In the original novel, Wang Dong'er is as proud as a peacock, willful and domineering, always acting as if the whole world has to revolve around her, and she will throw a tantrum if things don't go her way.

But after living with her, she never had that arrogant attitude.

Most of the time she is quiet, even obedient, and she subconsciously follows her own arrangements in many things.

Lin Ye fell silent, a rare occurrence for him.

He sat quietly on the bed, leaning against the wall, staring blankly at the moon outside the window, motionless.

The dormitory was so quiet you could hear your own heartbeat; the chirping of insects outside the window was like a never-ending lullaby.

Time ticked by, and the soul clock on the wall tinkled for a full five minutes.

Lin Ye's eyes suddenly lit up, as if a bolt of lightning had cleaved through the chaotic fog in his mind.

Yes!

What the hell am I even worrying about?

He is only twelve years old, yet he is already a level 51 Soul King, and his Soul Ring ratio is unprecedented, ranging from ten thousand years to one hundred thousand years to one million years.

At this rate of cultivation, he could break through to the Titled Douluo in a year at most, become a god within three years, God King in five years, and reach a realm above the God King in ten years.

When the time comes, I will personally storm the Divine Realm, drag that hypocrite Tang San down from the throne of the God King, settle accounts for all his crimes, and then unify the entire Great God Realm, becoming the sole ruler of this universe.

When that time comes, I can do whatever I want, like whomever I want, and I can find any woman I desire.

I've already given up eating beef, so why should I be wallowing in self-pity over a woman?

Lin Ye slapped his forehead and couldn't help but laugh at himself.

You're too attached to appearances, far too attached to appearances.

I can't believe I wasted so much time on such a trivial matter, and I almost scared myself to death.

He shook his head, clearing his mind of all those jumbled thoughts.

He never considered himself a good person.

The reason we're being so low-key and cautious right now is simply because we're not strong enough yet to fight against Tang San and the entire Divine Realm behind him.

Once he truly possesses the power to crush everything, he won't care about so-called justice and morality.

He can do even more ruthlessly what Tang San can do, and he dares to do what Tang San dares not do.

He doesn't care what price he has to pay or what others think of him, as long as he can achieve his goals.