Tang Wulin shook his head hard.
"No. That alone can't count as evidence. People in this world naturally come in all kinds of looks; it isn't impossible for two people to look very alike. Not to mention, I know a girl who looks exactly like me. Does that mean she's Tang San's daughter too?"
By the end, Tang Wulin's words had clearly gained much more conviction.
In terms of appearance, Di Yun'er looked far more like him than she did Tang San.
Yet Niu Tian remained unmoved.
"You mean Di Yun'er? She's the Emperor Auspicious Beast in human form."
"???"
Niu Tian's casual remark brought Tang Wulin's brain to a standstill.
Niu Tian smiled.
"Now do you understand why I sealed off the sound in this room? What we're discussing can't be carelessly leaked."
As he spoke, his gaze turned to Huo Yutong seriously for the first time.
"After the Three-Eyed Golden Lion underwent the Guiding Ritual with this little girl, she obtained all her memories and began yearning for the human world. As the Emperor Auspicious Beast, she had the privilege of taking human form after ten thousand years. She chose to transform into the appearance of the person most important to this girl—the appearance of you. That is the fundamental reason Di Yun'er looks so much like you. It has nothing to do with blood relations."
His words were like a massive boulder, crushing down heavily upon Tang Wulin's heart.
The meaning was simple. Di Yun'er looked like Tang San solely because Tang Wulin looked like Tang San. And the reason Tang Wulin looked like Tang San was precisely because he was Tang San's biological son.
What was worse, after Niu Tian's reminder, Tang Wulin suddenly realized that he did not resemble his parents much in appearance. Judging