Chapter 140: The You of Now Isn't, But the You of the Future Will Be

Hearing this, Huo Yuhao looked at Gu Yue Na's expression, touched his chin, and asked, "Do you truly understand, or do you only pretend to? Or are you half-believing, half-doubting?"

Or perhaps you've imagined something strange?

"Of course..." Gu Yue Na looked displeasedly at Huo Yuhao; their gazes met, and she finally looked away with a lack of confidence, muttering:

"You've hinted at me indirectly many times already. Every time the topic of identity comes up, Yuhao, you emphasize that you treat me like an ordinary Soul Master."

"When it comes to the Sea God's Divine Sense, you've also been overly cautious. Or rather, since that time you extracted the Golden Dragon King Bloodline, you haven't concealed anything, intentionally or unintentionally revealing flaws."

"I vaguely feel that you don't want me to treat you as a reincarnated deity, so I occasionally have doubts... though only a little. Until Snow Empress walked out of your Spiritual Sea; after reflecting on it later, I felt something was off."

Speaking to this point, Gu Yue Na's gaze became somewhat complex as she looked toward Huo Yuhao again.

"In two meetings, your relationship with Snow Empress was too equal; she didn't treat you as a deity, and her attitude of protecting and supporting you was too obvious."

How great is the gap between the Lord of the Extreme North and a God King?

Worlds apart.

But from their attitude toward each other, she saw no gap in status; Snow Empress's attitude toward Huo Yuhao was that of kin, a protector of the Dao, and even a bosom friend...

A reincarnated God King and a Snow Maiden whose path to godhood is basically cut off becoming bosom friends? This isn't a fairy tale.

Look at how many people know his true situation since Yuhao returned?

Yuhao has been striving to integrate into this era, but his level isn't enough, his strength isn't enough; some people don't even have the qualification to know the truth. If ten thousand years ago Snow Empress had faced Huo Yuhao, a reincarnated God King, the two might have become ordinary friends, but it would have stopped there...

"But that can only count as doubt and intuition; if you don't say it, I would still believe you are a deity."

Gu Yue Na said with a complex tone, "Even if you tell me the truth now, I still don't quite believe it. It's just because it's you saying it, so I believe."

After all, who would treat a human possessing a Super God Artifact and knowledge of the God Realm as an ordinary person?

Even though Huo Yuhao now clearly states he isn't a deity, she still feels it's unreal in her heart. A human knowing more God Realm intelligence than her, able to guide her cultivation—it's better to believe the other party is a god... Yuhao acted too much like one.

"..."

Huo Yuhao smiled with relief, "You must have many doubts in your heart, right? But because of trust, you didn't ask."

"I want to apologize to you, just as I said before; I am neither a deity nor a God King, only a lucky person at best."

"When I first signed the contract with you, I actually had another purpose; I wanted your bloodline power, and even to use..."

Gu Yue Na's tender white finger pressed against Huo Yuhao's lips, stopping the words that followed.

She raised her head to gaze at him, her eyes seeming to flash with light, "In this world, who can say they have no selfish motives? Even gods are no exception."

"At our first meeting, I was the one who probed; being countered was a result I deserved. Moreover, speaking of using others, wasn't I also wanting to obtain a deity's assistance?"

She paused, her voice gradually lowering: "Our association hasn't brought harm to each other; on the contrary, I'm very happy, so don't apologize. What's most important now is... are you willing to tell me these things?"

Silver light suddenly bloomed, her figure stretching out in the radiance. Waist-length silver hair poured down like a Star River, violet eyes clearer than the purest crystal; as her gaze flowed, it seemed she could see through all things in the world.

She stepped forward, her arms encircling Huo Yuhao's waist, pressing her face against his chest; silver hair glowed with a soft Light Halo under the lamplight, and a cool, secluded fragrance from her hair quietly spread.

Huo Yuhao was slightly stunned, his body subconsciously stiffening, but soon, feeling the warmth of the person in his arms, his tense nerves relaxed. He slowly raised his hand, finally lightly resting it on her back.

"Even if you don't tell me the truth, it actually doesn't make much difference; you've lived for ten thousand years, and have the recognition of that mysterious Super God Artifact, among other foundations; what you lack is only time."

Gu Yue Na closed her eyes, the corners of her lips slightly raised, "The you of now isn't, but the you of the future will be; that doesn't count as deceiving me."

She wasn't angry; Yuhao had never harmed her, and he treated her with sincerity, so why be angry?

Moreover, the value of some things given by a deity versus those given by one not yet a god is vastly different...

Huo Yuhao paused in his movement, smiling slightly, "Alright, I will be."

One minute, two minutes, three minutes... the two embraced for a long time; Huo Yuhao felt Gu Yue Na had absolutely no intention of letting go, and he pursed his lips.

"Sister Na, shouldn't we..."

"I'm just saying you don't need to apologize for deceiving me, but that doesn't mean I'm not angry. You only explained because you knew I could accept it; I'm angry, and this is compensation."

That reason... is unsolvable.

But the expression on your face doesn't look like you're angry.

Huo Yuhao smiled helplessly.

After a long while, Gu Yue Na retreated with a blush on her face, looked up at him, and shifted back to the previous topic.

"Yuhao, where do you think would be best to start with extracting the God Core and its Divine Sense?"

"Have you decided?"

Seeing Gu Yue Na nod, Huo Yuhao pondered for a moment, then said:

"There should be certain connection issues between different Divine Power seals; from the Sixth Floor to the Seventh Floor, and between the Twelfth Floor and the Thirteenth Floor, there are likely loopholes in the seals—these are the best two opportunities. As for the God Rank Golden Dragon King Seal energy, if there's no accident, it's at the Fifteenth Floor and beyond; that's the true core..."

"..."

Seeing Gu Yue Na reveal a strange expression, Huo Yuhao's voice stopped.

"What's wrong?"

"It feels like you're still treating me as a God King," Gu Yue Na said softly.

The kind that's nearly omniscient.

Huo Yuhao shook his head with a smile, "It's best not to place too many hopes on my strength."

"Getting back to the point, the current situation can wait for now; both of our strengths are in a recovery period, so there's no need to hurry."

And we should also give Wu Lin some time.

Making a ten-year-old bear some things is too cruel; let him do as he wishes first...

As if recalling something, Huo Yuhao's eyes dimmed slightly, drawing Gu Yue Na's concern.

"Yuhao, what's wrong?"

"Nothing." Huo Yuhao put away his emotions and smiled slightly.

It's just that he himself hasn't gone astray, and he's quite proud of that.

"Wu Lin, what do you want to do?"

In the Sealed Space, Tang San's Divine Sense, awakened once again by Tang Wulin, looked at him somewhat helplessly.

"You come every day, preventing me from sleeping; this is also a drain on my Divine Sense Power."

"I feel the Golden Dragon King's Remnant Soul isn't necessarily a Bad Person; we can teach it some thoughts first and see if we can coexist peacefully with it."

Tang Wulin looked towards Tang San's Divine Sense. "It should be able to hear us speaking, Right Away?"

If he were alone, he might have been Deceived by "Lao Tang" before, but now he has quite a few people to consult with; listening to Xiong Jun Teacher and Yuhao analyze Option One and Option Two, he understood that Lao Tang was Deceiving him previously.

In other words, that mysterious voice was Lao Tang, and his thoughts were that Shrek Academy set.

Now saying he wants to teach the Golden Dragon King, he actually wants to teach Lao Tang to turn toward goodness.

This also counts as an Alternative case of using a person's own methods against them, Right Away?

Xiong Jun Teacher also agreed, but told him not to hold too much hope.

"It is possible."

Tang San's Divine Sense's Corner Of Mouth Twitched. "But I feel he Impossible will listen to your reasoning."

Give the Golden Dragon King a lecture?

Wu Lin, you're really too wildly optimistic.

"Maybe." Tang Wulin said: "But I am now Xiong Jun Teacher's Disciple, a core Disciple of the Spirit Pagoda, and can read the 'First Generation Tower Master's Admonitions'; that is the First Generation Tower Master's thoughts, containing many things worth learning. I feel it will be useful."

Tang San heard the book's name, and his eye corner Twitched.

"First Generation Tower Master's Admonitions"?

This is Huo Yuhao's thoughts?

Oh no, Wu Lin is going to be thoroughly taught badly by Huo Yuhao...

Moreover, Wu Lin now still has to output the other party's thoughts in the Sealed Space, meaning he also has to be forced to listen to the lecture.

He's going to be taught by Huo Yuhao? What kind of nightmare is this?

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