Chapter 373: True Heart Q&A Ends

Between the clouds and mist, a beautiful woman furrowed her brows, turned her head, and looked at the long-haired man behind her.

"Third Brother, it looks like it won't be easy; your target seems utterly devoted to that kid."

The long-haired man gave a slight smile.

"It's fine, Rongrong. This is just a small discrepancy. Since her feelings exceed expectations, we only need to adjust the plan for this variable."

Then he leaned close to the woman's ear and whispered something.

The woman's eyes lit up, and she looked at the man with a mix of admiration and helplessness.

"Isn't that too harsh? Won't this ruin her?"

"Yes." The man didn't sugarcoat the consequences, speaking calmly: "But this is a necessary process. Anyway, that boy is surely doomed; making her one of us is also for her own good. How can you see a rainbow without weathering storms? Rongrong, you should understand this principle."

"I understand."

The woman then fell silent, looking as if she had something to say but held back.

The man said lightly: "Rongrong, ask whatever you want; between us, you needn't worry too much."

Hearing him say that, the woman steeled herself, somewhat apprehensively asking: "Third Brother, don't you find that kid a bit strange? His name, his appearance…"

The man chuckled lightly.

"I know what you mean; I think you're overthinking it."

With his hands behind his back, he said in a flat tone: "Besides that, I sense no bloodline resonance between us on him, which shows he has no blood relation to me. On the contrary, his body actually contains the bloodline of the Golden Dragon King—that is half of the Dragon God. If I could claim his bloodline as my own, even if that guy harbors ill will toward me, I could easily counter it."

"That's correct."

The woman still seemed unable to accept it.

The man chuckled: "Alright, put your mind at ease. After all, how could I not know whether I have a son? I only have one daughter, Xiao Qi, and that's absolutely certain. So regardless of that kid's identity, it has nothing to do with me."

"Indeed."

The woman finally relaxed, nodded, and turned her gaze back to the mirror before her.

"Then let's begin the second trial."

…………

"Sincere feelings, unwavering unto death—True Heart First Pass, passed."

The mysterious voice announced that Huo Yutong had passed the test; then the turntable began to spin again.

However, everyone present knew this spin was just for show—just now Huo Yutong was drawn, and there's no need to guess who will be next.

As expected, the person drawn this time was Tang Wulin.

"Do you have a lover?"

"Yes."

"Who is it?"

"Huo Yutong."

"Is she the one you love most?"

"Yes."

"Would she die for you, and would you die for her?"

"I would."

Questions came one after another; Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong answered the mysterious voice's queries just as quickly.

But just then, the mysterious voice suddenly added another question.

"If your parents and she must die, and you can choose only one, who would you pick?"

……

Tang Wulin hadn't expected such a question; he blinked in surprise, then stalled.

The voice's owner seemed somewhat pleased, urging: "Hurry—if you don't answer within three tries, you die."

Tang Wulin sighed and said:

"I choose to die myself." The voice said ruthlessly: "No, you must choose one of the two."

Tang Wulin smiled.

"Didn't I say that? I choose to die myself. You just said that if I don't answer, I die—I truly can't answer, so go ahead and kill me."

In this Heaven-Earth Love-Inquiry Valley, the consequences of speaking carelessly are incalculable; compared to choosing between the two people he values most, Tang Wulin would rather choose his own death.

Although dying so pointlessly is unwilling, it's still better than the other two options.

Although theoretically Tang Wulin could choose to let his parents die—after all, his parents aren't in this world, and the Heaven-Earth Love-Inquiry Valley probably can't enforce jurisdiction across realms—

but even if it were merely an impossibility, he wouldn't utter those words, feeling that making such a choice would cause him to lose something important.

"... tsk."

Perhaps it was an illusion, but Tang Wulin thought he heard the mysterious voice smack its lips in the background.

"Given your willingness to sacrifice, you pass—but because you're too greedy, the difficulty of the third trial increases."

Tang Wulin's expression didn't change, but deep in his eyes there was a hint of disdain.

If relatives and loved ones refuse to let go and that counts as greed, then Tang Wulin feels the Love God's death is not unjust.

"Why must the two be compared? It's like the 'your mom and I fall into water—who do you save first?' scenario—pure nonsense."

"If she truly believes love must outweigh familial affection, then Tang Wulin thinks she deserves to be dumped."

"The first true-heart round ends; the adventure round begins; those exempt from trial enter the third round first."

Several golden lights flashed, and at once several people vanished from the scene; a huge turntable slowly appeared on the ground.

The turntable had ten slots, each containing a mark; all ten marks were different, yet none were too hard to recognize.

For example, the slot with a sword-shaped mark presumably relates to combat.

At that moment, the remaining few people simultaneously heard a voice in their ears.

The second stage of the adventure begins; you will each go through it one by one. When a person starts, the light beneath their feet shines, the wheel spins, and at the moment it stops, whatever appears before them has corresponding rules. Succeeding means passing the stage; failing means entering a life‑threatening deep adventure. If one still cannot survive it, death follows. After the options on the wheel appear, one can also directly choose to undertake the deep adventure. Now we begin. First up, Tang Wulin.

Being named the first to start the assessment, Tang Wulin's expression inevitably turned a little strange.

He constantly felt that he was being publicly punished for a private grudge.

The circular ground where he stood lit up with golden light, the huge wheel began to spin on its own, and the various symbols on it became blurred due to its high speed.

At that moment, nobody could communicate; they could only stare helplessly as the wheel spun.

When it finally stopped, three fists appeared on the wheel, one larger and the other two smaller.

After selecting that mark, two beams of light began to sweep quickly, rapidly choosing targets among the crowd.

At the same time, the commentator's voice sounded.

"Defeat the two selected opponents to pass the stage; failure means entering the deep adventure. If the opponents win, they retain wheel privileges, lowering the adventure difficulty in later selections; if the opponents lose, they retain wheel privileges, increasing the adventure difficulty."

Is this preparing to have him face two opponents?

Tang Wulin crossed his arms and revealed a confident smile.

He truly wasn't worried about failing the upcoming assessment.

Given his strength, it was truly hard to find anyone present who could harm him.

However, when he saw his two opponents, his smile froze.

His two opponents were none other than Huo Yutong and Wang Dong.

"..."

Before Huo Yutong could speak, Tang Wulin spoke:

"I concede."

With a flash of light, he vanished from his spot.

(End of chapter)