After arriving at a secluded spot and confirming that no one was following him, Wang Hao took off his clothes and changed into another set of clothes that he had hidden there beforehand, throwing away the previous set of clothes.
"Now that girl won't be able to stay any longer!"
After tidying up and returning to his original appearance, Wang Hao turned around and looked at the brightly lit Listening to Rain Pavilion in the distance.
He had deliberately spoken loudly earlier, naturally in order to force Dongfang Bai away as soon as possible.
He had roughly figured out what the girl was thinking. She probably wanted to use the title of the most beautiful woman in Chuanshu as a lure, along with her own beauty, to seduce those young masters from the capital into secretly hypnotizing them and having them investigate the massacre of the Dongfang Lineage.
Wang Hao could not tolerate this. How could his chosen wife flaunt her beauty to other men, even if it was just an act? That's why he came up with that solution.
Given the information he had previously revealed, there was a high probability that the girl would choose to leave, and this was already the maximum he could do.
"Uh... Brother Chui, Master, what are you doing here?"
Wang Hao was about to turn back to the Blood Robe Tower when he turned around and saw two figures behind him. Who else could it be but Zhao Dachui and his son Zhao Fengxue?
"Bro, I'm not saying anything more, I'll go grab a drink with you!"
Zhao Dachui stepped forward and patted Wang Hao on the shoulder with a look of pity.
"You guys didn't follow me here, did you?!"
Seeing the pitying expressions on their faces, Wang Hao seemed to understand something, and his face darkened.
"No, absolutely not. My Pops and I were just heading to the Listening to Rain Pavilion for a few drinks when we unexpectedly ran into you, my brother in disguise. We weren't following you."
Zhao Dachui quickly shook his head in denial; he would never admit to following them, as that would be too hurtful.
"I understand how painful it is to have your dream lover's image shattered. The drinks are on me today."
Zhao Fengxue also spoke up, but her words only made Wang Hao's face darken further.
"No need, my body is so strong that I won't get drunk even if I drink a lot of alcohol."
With a dark expression, Wang Hao refused their invitation and strode back.
He really didn't want to talk about this mess anymore, and he had no way of explaining it.
"Brother, don't be like that! Tell me how you came up with the idea of asking for your money back. This is the first time I've ever seen someone in a brothel ask for their money back!"
Zhao Dachui hurriedly caught up and asked the question that had been weighing on his mind for a long time.
Wang Hao's previous performance was absolutely phenomenal; this was the first time he had encountered such a situation.
"Get away from me! I don't have a brother like you!"
Wang Hao's face darkened further. He shoved away Zhao Dachui, who had his arm around his shoulder, feeling that this guy had come over just to mock him, and he couldn't explain himself.
This feeling of frustration is absolutely unbearable!
"Those two brats!"
Zhao Fengxue shook her head helplessly, then turned her gaze to the Listening to Rain Pavilion. After hesitating for a moment, she ultimately decided not to do anything and chose to retreat.
That top-grade Heavenly Mountain snow lotus was indeed very precious, especially its effect of strengthening meridians, which was priceless for martial artists.
However, that only applies to ordinary martial artists. For a prodigy like Wang Hao, who is destined to walk the path of a sage, the Innate Qi he cultivates is several times more powerful than the effects of the Heavenly Mountain Snow Lotus, so he naturally has no need to consume the Heavenly Mountain Snow Lotus anymore.
This was also due to his previous miscalculation. If he had known that Elder Chu had such high expectations for Wang Hao, he would never have proposed using the Heavenly Mountain Snow Lotus as a wager, as that stuff didn't really have much effect on Wang Hao.
Now that Wang Hao has given it away, he won't say anything. Although it's a bad choice to entrust it to the wrong person, it's still the kid's decision.
It's best if he doesn't interfere in the affairs of young people.
" Xiao Mengmeng, I understand the first two main quests, but what's with the third one? And this punishment is way too much!"
After dismissing Zhao Dachui, Wang Hao returned to his courtyard and couldn't wait to ask Xiao Mengmeng about it.
After all, the third task was just too ridiculous!
He could understand Dongfang Bai's meaning: he wanted to reverse time and go back to before the Dongfang Lineage was wiped out, then kill the body he possessed so that it couldn't administer the drug, thus allowing the Dongfang Lineage to escape disaster.
Although I don't understand how that girl has such advanced thinking, that's not important. What's important is that the related side quest has been triggered. Although the reward is generous, the punishment is also severe!
Most importantly, this task is absolutely ridiculous!
Putting aside how to travel through time, just the fact that the predecessor was wiped out before the Dongfang Lineage was exterminated is a huge pitfall, a bottomless pitfall!
You should know that you're currently possessing this very guy!
This is a vicious cycle!
This task is definitely impossible to complete. I'll lose 100,000 Fortune Points, and then what's the point of playing?
At this moment, Wang Hao really wanted to grab Dongfang Bai and slap her a hundred times over!
That's absolutely outrageous!
"Uncle, actually, side quests can be eliminated!"
Xiao Mengmeng could sense Wang Hao's inner turmoil, so she whispered her suggestion.
To be honest, she was also quite embarrassed, since it was she who suggested that Wang Hao approach Dongfang Bai, and now that such a terrible side quest had been created, she also bore some responsibility.
However, she hadn't expected Dongfang Bai to have such advanced ideas, which led to this whole mess.
"Can it be eliminated? How?"
Wang Hao was taken aback upon hearing this, but then he was overjoyed.
When it comes to serious matters, Xiao Mengmeng is very efficient, replying directly, "The side quest is created based on the world's heroine's wish. All you need to do is make the world's heroine completely deny this wish in her heart, but it must be a 100% denial, without the slightest remnant."
After the conditions for elimination were explained in detail, Xiao Mengmeng fell silent.
She could provide the method, but Wang Hao would have to figure out how to implement it himself.
"This is difficult to do!"
Scratching his head, Wang Hao felt a pang of misery again. But then, as if struck by a sudden thought, he asked himself, "Wait, Xiao Mengmeng, do you know of any way to reverse time? Is that sword mark on my brow left by my future self when I reversed time?"
When the topic of reversing time came up, Wang Hao couldn't help but think of the sword mark between his eyebrows and the Sword Intent remaining within it.
This Sword Intent is extremely strange; it can perfectly integrate into one's own True Spirit Sword Intent, and even become nourishment for the growth of one's own True Spirit Sword Intent.
He may not have understood it before, but during this period he would meditate every night to sense his own True Spirit Sword Intent, and thus discovered some of the basic characteristics of True Spirit Sword Intent.
The True Spirit is the most essential existence of a living being, possessing uniqueness. The True Spirit Sword Intent Awakening based on the True Spirit also possesses uniqueness, making it impossible to achieve such perfect fusion.
Then there's only one truth!
That Sword Intent was something he left behind. He was initially quite puzzled by it, but when the topic of reversing time came up, he made the connection.
It is very likely that my future self reversed time through some means, thus leaving this sword mark and Sword Intent on the forehead of my predecessor.
This is the only plausible explanation!
"They did know a way, but I really didn't expect things to turn out this way."
Xiao Mengmeng said, feeling wronged; she really hadn't expected things to turn out this way.
She had some guesses when she first discovered the Sword Intent between her brows, but that was all.
After all, Wang Hao is an anomaly, an unpredictable existence. Even at his peak, he couldn't have foreseen Wang Hao's future, let alone now. Therefore...
"They really didn't do it on purpose!"
The Xiao Mengmeng in the System Space spoke in a pitiful tone, even sounding a bit like she was sobbing, so that Wang Hao could imagine the little girl's tearful face even without seeing it with his own eyes.
"Alright, alright, I'm not blaming you, so stop crying!"
Wang Hao was frustrated, but he didn't blame Xiao Mengmeng.
After all, he's practically one with that little girl now; their fates are intertwined. If he wrongs her, he's wronging her too.
No one would design such a bottomless pit unless they've been slammed in the head by a door.
"Since my future self reversed time but didn't actually kill my predecessor, there are only two possibilities: either I failed for some reason, or I was just acting."
Wang Hao gradually sorted out his thoughts. Although he guessed two possibilities, in reality there was only one, which was the second one.
Once the predecessor is destroyed, the problems will be huge. Putting aside the complicated spacetime paradoxes, its very existence will be in great danger.
Unless he's out of his mind, he wouldn't do something so stupid. So his future self must be acting, while simultaneously transmitting a Sword Intent to accelerate his growth.
With this in mind, Wang Hao had some ideas on how to eliminate the third side quest.
" Xiao Mengmeng, tell me, how can we reverse time in this world?"
After thinking it over, Wang Hao decided to first ask about the method to reverse time and space before making any plans.
"Whenever World Advancement, its rules will be disrupted, including the two most fundamental rules of time and space. The system's time travel and return function is itself a kind of time travel. By slowing down the return speed and aligning the system's power with the rules of this world, time can be reversed."
However, you'll have to bear the pressure of this world's River of Space and Time, essentially fighting against the past and future of the entire world. Even with the system exempting you from most of the pressure, you won't have an easy time, and you might even be forever lost in the River of Space and Time.
Xiao Mengmeng quickly explained the method she had come up with, and at the end, she solemnly warned that it was dangerous.
Wang Hao waved his hand dismissively and said, "I'm just looking into it, and besides..."
At this point, Wang Hao stood up and said boldly, "If my future self can do it, then I definitely can!"
That's right. Since my future self will be able to do this, it's inevitable. The only difference is the magnitude of the cost!
Just like the Sword Intent within the sword scar between one's brows, once it has been left behind, it has become an unchangeable destiny!