A Life of Entanglement

This doesn't mean he'll become stronger, but rather that he'll arrive at the entrance to certain checkpoints earlier.

Without emotional ties, he would become colder, more focused, and closer to a pure cultivation machine.

In this state, Huo Yuhao might seem more terrifying, yet also more distant, to many.

Xiao Xiao had just returned to her dorm when she turned over in bed. Her eyes were already closed, but the diary in her mind was still lit up.

After shopping all night, I should have been exhausted, but seeing Lin Ye start writing about Huo Yuhao's wild ideas again completely banished any sleepiness I had.

She looked with her eyes closed, and her heart skipped a beat when she saw the words "pure cultivation machine".

That Huo Yuhao sounded completely different from the one described in his diary.

Although Huo Yuhao, the character Lin Ye portrays, is often criticized, he is at least a flesh-and-blood person.

What would that person become without feelings? Xiao Xiao couldn't imagine.

All she knew was that she didn't like that kind of person.

It's so cold, so cold that no one dares to get close.

The Huo Yuhao she was used to was the kind of person who would share chicken legs with others in the cafeteria.

But then she thought, Lin Ye meant "if it weren't for Wang Dong".

Perhaps it was because of Wang Dong that Huo Yuhao didn't become that Bingbing person.

Thinking about it this way, relationships don't seem to be all a hindrance.

She was half-asleep, thinking that the diary in her mind was still being updated, but as she read, she slowly drifted off to sleep.

Before falling asleep, the last thought in my mind was: If Wang Dong'er hates Huo Yuhao so much now, what will Huo Yuhao become in the future?

She couldn't think of anything, and she didn't have the energy to think anymore.

Next, let's talk about his style of doing things.

In the original novel, many of Huo Yuhao's decisions actually carry a sense of "for the sake of others".

He was willing to risk his life for his friends, willing to take risks that he could have avoided for Tang Wutong, and willing to push himself to the limit for Shrek.

This is both his strength and his weakness.

Without Tang Wutong, he would be more rational and would act more like a calculating person in many choices.

It's not that he'll become a bad person, but rather that he'll take every step with more purpose.

Without the constraints of emotions, he might act more decisively, without hesitation, and become even more unpredictable.

Others might perceive him as a very strong person, but difficult to approach.

He doesn't need anyone to understand him, nor will he entrust his future to any one person.

Huo Yuhao, with his background, might go further on the path of Soul Master, but he would be much lonelier.

Those around him may respect him, fear him, and depend on him, but they will never truly enter his heart.

He was still that reliable teammate at Shrek, and that dependable partner at the Tang Sect, but all their relationships were separated by a very thin membrane.

Others can't see that membrane, and he himself won't acknowledge its existence. But it's there, always with him.

Wang Dong'er wasn't actually asleep. She closed her eyes, breathed very softly, but her consciousness was already immersed in her diary.

When Lin Ye wrote that Huo Yuhao "needed that membrane," her eyelashes trembled slightly.

She didn't think Lin Ye was writing nonsense.

Huo Yuhao appears to be nice to everyone, but very few people can truly enter his heart.

Wang Dong'er herself stood at the very back.

She knew what that feeling was like.

Huo Yuhao's heart has a shell, and it's very thick.

The outer shell is polite and gentle, but the inside is full of tension.

If it weren't for Wang Dong, and without all the subsequent turmoil, Huo Yuhao's shell would have remained so thick, so thick that even he himself couldn't hear the echoes within.

Living like that might be ridiculously strong, you might have everything, but it just lacks warmth.

Wang Dong'er thought that kind of life was probably not much different from the life Tang San had arranged for him.

She hates Huo Yuhao now, but she still can't deny that Huo Yuhao needs a real relationship to pull him out of his shell.

Regardless of how that relationship ultimately turned out.

Wang Dong'er turned to her side and buried her face in the pillow. She had long decided to sever ties with Huo Yuhao, but Lin Ye's diary was like a fine needle, plucking at that old string she had almost forgotten from time to time.

She bit her lower lip and forced all the things that had turned upside down back down.

All she wants now is to become stronger and settle scores with Tang San.

What Huo Yuhao becomes is none of her business.

That's Tang Wutong's business, not Wang Dong'er's.

[Then, after becoming a god, Huo Yuhao, without Tang Wutong, would have a different life in the Divine Realm if he got together with Ju Zi.]

Ju Zi's identity is completely different from Tang Wutong's. She doesn't have Divine Realm background, nor does she have the powerful backing that Tang San has that makes everyone afraid to offend. But this actually reduces Huo Yuhao's pressure a lot.

Huo Yuhao doesn't need to be mindful of anyone's feelings, nor does he need to navigate the complex web of human relationships in the Divine Realm.

He can shut himself away and live his own quiet life, using the power of the God of Emotions where it truly matters.

He could simply ignore how the higher-ups in the Divine Realm usually fought amongst themselves.

With Rong Nianbing as his guide, no one will actively cause him trouble.

Ju Zi wasn't the type to hold Huo Yuhao back; on the contrary, she helped keep many unimportant social engagements out of Huo Yuhao's life.

Such days might not be particularly exciting, but they would be much more peaceful. What Huo Yuhao lacked most in his life was peace.

Ning Tian had originally planned to go to sleep immediately, but the diary was updated, so she sat up against the headboard, slowly drying her half-dry hair as she read and thought.

She noticed that Lin Ye mentioned the word "stability".

Ning Tian thought about it and felt that Lin Ye's words made a lot of sense. Huo Yuhao had never had a few peaceful days since birth.

He's the kind of person who appears strong on the surface, but actually craves stability more than anyone else. It's just that he has too many burdens on his shoulders, so he can't find stability even if he wants to.

Tang Wutong could give him love, a halo, and the most prestigious background in the Divine Realm, but these things were too heavy, weighing him down so much that he had to look around to see who was around him before he could even breathe.

Ju Zi couldn't give him all that, but they gave him what he needed most. At Huo Yuhao's level, he really didn't ask for much.

Ning Tian draped the towel at the foot of the bed, slowly lay down, and sighed inwardly.

She didn't know what kind of life she would lead in the future, nor what kind of people she would meet.

But she thought, whoever it is, the most important thing is to ensure she gets a good night's sleep. That's more important than anything else.

Huo Yuhao will live a more carefree life. To add a deeper point today, a large part of that carefree life comes from the fact that he no longer has to struggle with himself.

In the original novel, Huo Yuhao becomes increasingly conflicted as the story progresses.

He loved Tang Wutong, but he always felt that he was not good enough for her.

He was grateful to Tang San, but he couldn't completely get rid of Tang San's shadow.

He couldn't hold his head high in the Divine Realm, yet on the continent he was the Spirit Ice Douluo whom everyone looked up to. This contrast tore him apart.

Without Tang Wutong, he probably would never have experienced this feeling of being torn apart.

He will be more at ease facing his past, and the humiliation and disgrace of his journey from the Duke's Mansion.