They smiled at each other, then naturally embraced and kissed. The kiss carried the slightly salty trace of tears, making it all the more affectionate and lingering. Their breaths mingled, like couples who had been together for many years, tacitly in trance and tenderly intertwined.
Huo Yuhao never imagined that the proud and aloof Silver Dragon King would have such a proactive and affectionate side.
Gu Yuena's tear tracks had not yet dried, and the glistening teardrops reflected the dim light in the room, like scattered stars adorning her fair cheeks, adding to her breathtaking beauty.
And so, another rather unsettling night passed.
And so, the two revealed their relationship. Although they didn't know that while Mingming was discussing releasing the Golden Dragon King, Huo Yuhao was wondering whether or not to seize its power.
The next day, Gu Yuena made a suggestion: let Huo Yuhao decide whether or not to use the Golden Dragon King's power for his own purposes.
It's best to entrust the power of the Golden Dragon King to Qiu'er, since Qiu'er has also Simulation the bloodline of the Golden Dragon.
Huo Yuhao asked hesitantly, "Brother Jin, are you really planning to let me absorb his power again?"
Gu Yuena gently shook her head, a knowing smile flashing in her purple eyes, "What Brother Jin? Actually, you don't know the Golden Dragon King at all, do you?"
Huo Yuhao's face paled in shock, his heart pounding. What was going on? This wasn't right. He thought, "No, I haven't told anyone about this. How does Na'er know?"
Gu Yuena seemed to read his thoughts and continued, " Yuhao, are you wondering why I know about this when you haven't told anyone?"
666! Huo Yuhao felt like the other side had it on, or maybe they had never turned it off.
She explained calmly, "Actually, the thing is, I asked Qiu'er first, but Qiu'er didn't know much, and even if Qiu'er did know, she probably wouldn't tell you anything that would be detrimental to you."
"I'll give up on that for now, so I went to ask Xue'er and Li Ya instead. Xue'er and Li Ya are like younger sisters who have always been by your side, so asking them is the best option."
"They were using your lie to cover up their own, but the lie was so convincing that Li Ya and Xue'er couldn't explain it at all, so I roughly understood what was going on."
"Furthermore, and most importantly, it was the future scene you showed me, in which the events involving Huo Yuhao, the God of Emotions, and Tang Wutong, the Dragon Butterfly Douluo, were vividly clear."
"The history written on the Spirit Pagoda is not false; I will be able to discern it. If you had continued on your path normally in your previous life, you might have ended up like the Spirit Pagoda."
"But the Golden Dragon King is in the Forbidden Land of Gods, how can you possibly know him? Do you expect to know him inside the cocoon?"
"So, I knew all along that you'd been lying to me."
Listening to her clear and logical reasoning, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but feel moved. He realized that the Silver Dragon King who might have been prone to being love-struck had truly become the ruler of all Silver Dragon King Soul Beast, Gu Yuena was now capable of shouldering this mission.
He sighed and said in a low voice, "Then why didn't you expose me sooner? You could have left me anytime, so why did you stay here?"
Gu Yuena smiled slightly, her gaze gentle yet firm. " Yuhao, you kept your promise, and we have indeed been cooperating. Even if you lied to me, so what?"
"Through my interactions with you, I've come to understand what kind of person you are."
"What you've done far surpasses what I, the sovereign of the Soul Beast, have done. Your contributions to the Soul Beast are all genuine, whether it's the Spirit Pagoda or helping me recover."
She gently took his hand, her voice tender and sincere. "Besides, I've already fallen in love with you during our time together, so how could I possibly leave you?"
"Love is so inexplicable. In the process of spending every day together, in the process of getting to know you, I will fall in love with you, I will become obsessed with you, I want to fall in love with you. This is my destiny, the destiny I chose myself."
Huo Yuhao took a deep breath and finally confessed frankly. "That's right, I don't know the Golden Dragon King at all. In my previous life, I discovered Tang San's purpose early on and used Tang San's son Tang Wulin, as leverage to force him to release my teacher's remnant soul."
He grew increasingly agitated, recounting his past life's experience of death—an experience filled with unbearable pain. "In this life, my only family is my teacher. If he died because of me, without a clear explanation, I will not rest in peace."
He was like a father to me.
"Although I rescued the teacher and returned Tang Wulin to Tang San, Tang San, with his Dual Godhood the Sea God Asura God, is simply too powerful. I have no way to fight him."
"My heart was pierced by Sea God Trident."
"At the critical moment, the teacher once again protected me with his life. He burned his divine soul and used his last strength to send me back to this time, which is where the dream began."
"Unexpectedly, during my cultivation, I discovered that the Golden Dragon King Core resides within me, granting me the power of the Golden Dragon King. I believe I will be able to become a god again, return to the Divine Realm, and seek revenge against Tang San."
"The enemy who manipulated my entire life"
"By sheer chance, I did indeed encounter the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings. I told them that I am a friend of the Golden Dragon King, and your friend. I am fighting for the future of Soul Beast, fighting for you to become the Dragon God, and fighting for the rise of the Dragon Clan."
"They were deeply moved upon hearing this, and they all gave me their power, telling me that they must help you and ensure the Dragon God's return."
I granted their request.
"In my past life, I also noticed your existence, but I was too deeply manipulated by Tang San and went to the Divine Realm early on, becoming a loyal puppet with no way to turn back."
Huo Yuhao gazed into Gu Yuena's eyes, his voice low and earnest. " Na'er, this is the real truth. I have not deceived you in the slightest. First, I want to apologize to you."
He lowered his gaze slightly, his voice filled with deep remorse. "I'm sorry, I lied to you."
Gu Yuena gently shook her head, a tender smile curving her lips, "It's alright, Yuhao. Even so, I'd still willingly be fooled by you, like a moth drawn to a flame. So foolish, knowing there's fire ahead, that one step forward will cost it its life, yet it still rushes towards that light. Moths are just that foolish."
She stepped forward, her fingertips gently tracing his cheek, her eyes filled with understanding and determination. " Yuhao, you've always been fighting for me and for everyone, so you don't need to blame yourself at all."