"Hiss—A Plane!? Awesome!!!"
Inside the Undead Demiplane, after hearing the explanation about where she was, Wang Dong'er couldn't help but let out cries of astonishment.
A man-made plane was something she had heard of for the first time.
Even if this plane was incomplete.
But then, a glimmer of hope revealed itself in Wang Dong'er's eyes. "Brother Junting, since your teacher is so powerful, does he also know about the secret existing within me?"
"What secret?"
Chen Junting's voice became low, his lowered gaze seeming somewhat frightening. Wang Dong'er froze, subconsciously swallowing saliva.
"Your origins?"
"Yes! Exactly!"
Upon hearing "origins," Wang Dong'er nodded repeatedly without hesitation.
What she urgently needed now was for someone to confirm or deny the conjecture in her heart. Although she herself had a seventy percent, nearly eighty percent concrete guess, there was still that twenty or thirty percent. It would be great if someone powerful could deny it.
However, Chen Junting shattered her "beautiful dream."
As his gaze deeply focused on her, the smile on Wang Dong'er's face could not even be forced to maintain, gradually becoming low.
"My father is very strong. Right?"
"Very strong."
Chen Junting nodded. A powerful aura emanated from around him. Before everyone's eyes, gray mist rose and gradually formed into a human figure, pointing remotely at Wang Dong'er's brow.
Instantly, Huo Yuhao's heart jumped to his throat. Fortunately, he knew this was probably Brother Junting's work; he wouldn't harm Dong'er. Only then did he return to his previous calmness.
Golden light flashed, enveloping Wang Dong'er's entire body.
She stared blankly at the existence behind Chen Junting, silent. Seemingly after calming the chaotic emotions in her heart, she finally spoke, "Senior, are you the teacher Brother Junting spoke of?"
"It is indeed this old man. You can call me Elder Electrolux." For this bitter-child, Electrolux revealed a kind smile. "Just now, this old man has performed a deep-level coverage on your memories, so don't worry about exposure. Speak boldly."
During these days staying in Chen Junting's Spiritual Sea, Electrolux was not idle. On the contrary, he began to refine himself towards the soul aspect. Memory, thought… were all his objects of study.
Nowadays, he could already perform a deep-level coverage on a person's memories, filling the surface with false memories, but the result did not affect a person's original memories. In other words, what the person themselves knew was different from what others saw.
As the saying goes, unless a god proficient in souls made a move, no one could see through Electrolux's work. After all, some things aren't just about brute force; they require skill.
(You agree, right, Great Buddha Tang?)
"Really!?"
Hearing Electrolux's words, Wang Dong'er's eyes lit up!
Subsequently, she told Chen Junting and the other three her conjectures about her identity, instead of being secretive like before.
"I suspect… I am the Sea God's daughter!"
"..."
Silence seemed to be the theme of the moment.
In the sky, it seemed as if crows were flying past.
Seeing that the words she had decided to say did not receive a powerful response, such as shock, horror, or disbelief, Wang Dong'er immediately became anxious. "Hey hey! I'm not joking! It's true! I'm not fooling you! I…"
"We know."
"I don't… Eh—"
Chen Junting's calm reply, along with Huo Yuhao and Ning Tian's nodding actions, instantly turned Wang Dong'er's watery big eyes into bean eyes. Steam seemed to rise from her head.
For a moment, her CPU burned out.
You all know?
Wait! How could you know?
It's understandable if Brother Junting knows, but…
Wang Dong'er's brain seemed to turn a corner. She looked at the kind Electrolux. "Did Elder Electrolux tell you?"
Ning Tian shook her finger, saying playfully.
"Nope, Brother Junting told me."
Huo Yuhao scratched the back of his head. "I made a guess under Brother Junting's guidance, and finally, it was confirmed."
Hearing this, Wang Dong'er pointed at her own nose.
"Then you all know my father is…"
"Sea God Tang San!" ×3
"As expected!"
First came a burst of excitement, as if her guess was verified. Then, Wang Dong'er became extremely lonely again. Touching the indistinct mark on her brow, her eyes seemed somewhat distracted. "It really is him…"
A bitter smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.
"My father is actually the Sea God Tang San. My parents whom I have never met, the parents I had looked forward to for so long, turned out to be the Thousand-Handed Asura and Soft Bone Charm Rabbit from the Shrek Seven Monsters ten thousand years ago."
"Big Dad, Second Dad… you deceived Dong'er so miserably."
What flavor was in Wang Dong'er's heart at this moment?
Bitter? Perhaps, but mostly it was a mix of flavors.
There was the joy of knowing her parents weren't dead, the sadness of knowing she was deceived, and also confusion about the future…
However, what she wanted to know more was why she lived on the Douluo Continent. Since he was the Sea God, then according to the legends left on the continent, she should be in the Divine Realm.
Or was there something even faker existing within this.
"Dong'er…"
Wang Dong'er's sad appearance made Huo Yuhao feel a pang of heartache.
He took Wang Dong'er's hand, offering silent comfort.
But Chen Junting and Ning Tian looked at each other from the side. When Chen Junting withdrew his gaze, there was another wave of regret in his heart.
If it were merely the deception of the two, it would be easier to say, but…
Shaking his head secretly, Chen Junting's expression remained unchanged.
Today was the best time to show his hand.
After Wang Dong'er's emotions calmed down, she forcibly cheered herself up, looking at Chen Junting, looking at Elder Electrolux, biting her lip. "Elder Electrolux, Brother Junting, do you know…"
"We know."
Before Wang Dong'er could finish, Chen Junting nodded. That deep gaze seemed to see through her heart.
"But do you believe us?"
"I believe!"
Wang Dong'er's tone was exceptionally firm!
Although she longed for fatherly and motherly love, to tell the truth, the ones who gave her true fatherly love were Big Dad and Second Dad. Her longing for her parents was like an obsession. But if discussed in detail… her thoughts were similar to Huo Yuhao's.
Given birth but not raised, the debt of flesh and blood can be severed.
Parents whom one has never met, how can they compare to these friends who faced life and death together and considered things for her. She had been living in an illusion before; only what she experienced with these friends was real.
If she doesn't believe her friends, who should she believe!?
"Then good."
After pondering for a moment, Chen Junting nodded.
"Then I will tell you everything. But before that, let me tell you a story. A long time ago, an egg appeared in the Star Dou Forest, and a small beast broke out of the shell…"
The story belonging to the Emperor Auspicious Beast rang out on this land full of dead silence. The early stage seemed ordinary, but in the end, the climax rose continuously, even revealing a huge net of conspiracy!
"The story is over."
Chen Junting looked at the three people, mainly Wang Dong'er.
"You should know whose work this is, right."
"My fa…"
Wang Dong paused slightly, then changed her wording. "Tang San."
"But why did he want to do this? What is the purpose?"
This time, Chen Junting did not speak.
"Let this old man tell you."
Another story was stated by Electrolux.
Just this time, the protagonist was Wang Dong'er.
This story was exactly what Chen Junting told Electrolux at the very beginning, the story about Wang Dong'er. It was just that hearing it from Electrolux this time, there were changes based on reality and Elder Electrolux's own insights, but overall it was much the same. What was presented was Tang San's purpose.
As the story ended once again, Wang Dong'er bitterly pursed her lips. Her face was slightly pale, but her eyes appeared very firm. "If it really succeeds, will I still be me?"
"…No."
Electrolux shook his head. "Memories are not that easy to change. Even this old man only dares to cover, not tamper. A small segment of memory will affect a person, let alone another person's entire memory. That is equivalent to experiencing another life. Your personality, qualities… will all be affected. Although the soul leads all this, all this can also affect the soul."
At this moment, countless different emotions intertwined and collided in her mind. She didn't understand professional knowledge like souls. But she understood one point: at the moment Tang San's purpose was achieved, Wang Dong'er would be completely "dead."
What remained would be another person.
"Dong'er…"
Rage filled Huo Yuhao's heart!
Tang San, you are unworthy of being a father!
In the aspect of being a father, you are ten thousand times more hateful than Dai Hao!
The most vicious words Huo Yuhao could think of regarding fathers were used on Tang San without hesitation.
As for doubting the truth of the story?
Sorry! He believed it one hundred and ten percent!
"Yuhao…"
Calm, calm, still calm.
Wang Dong'er's call appeared extremely cold.
When sadness reaches its deepest point, one cannot cry.
The father she longed for turned out to be just viewing her as a chess piece in the end. What he wanted was just a weapon.
A heart as dead as ash!
A girl's collapse happened in an instant. At this moment, her bright eyes were about to lose their luster.
Until…
"Swish—"
A breath of love suddenly guided her back to life.
Subconsciously, she turned her head blankly, looking at a fresh red as blood, peony-shaped large flower. She gradually regained light.
Looking up, at the moment she made eye contact with Huo Yuhao.
"Dong'er, this is the Yearning Heartbroken Red I give you."
The five words "Yearning Heartbroken Red" surpassed everything. After all, she was from a large family; how could Wang Dong'er not recognize it?
"Yuhao—"
Nearby, Electrolux's figure disappeared at an unknown time. Chen Junting had also stood up early, pulling Ning Tian together, walking away without looking back, stepping out of the Demiplane gate.
"Let the two of them be alone for a while."
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