Chapter 171 Xiao Wu: Xiao Qi is sick and needs the Heartbreak Grass for treatment? How come I didn't know?
And at this moment...
The camera focused on Huo Yuhao's pale face.
With trembling hands, he took out the yellowed letter from the brocade pouch that had opened spontaneously.
As his gaze moved downwards, Huo Yuhao's eyes narrowed in utter shock.
The letter's content was extremely concise and resolute:
Wang Dong'er has suffered from an old injury at the spiritual level since childhood. This hidden injury has begun to backfire in recent years, but we have never dared to tell her.
If you wish to save her life, and if you truly love her, you must quickly travel to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well deep within Sunset Forest and bring back the legendary divine medicine—the Love-Severing Heartbreak Red.
After Huo Yuhao saw the letter, he didn't hesitate at all, nor did he even bother to verify the logical flaws in the letter regarding the "hidden injury."
In his mind, Wang Dong'er's safety transcended all rational judgment.
Huo Yuhao immediately panicked: "Oh no! Dong'er is in danger!"
"I have to go find the 'Heartbreak Herb' for him."
Therefore, Huo Yuhao put away the letter and set off without notifying any of the academy teachers.
However, on his way to Sunset Forest, he unexpectedly encountered Wang Qiu'er, who seemed to have been waiting for him for a long time.
"I'll go with you," Wang Qiu'er said coldly and firmly.
The two transformed into streaks of light, crossing the border of Shrek City and heading straight for Sunset Forest.
However, upon witnessing this scene, the Soul Masters of the Underworld were instantly overwhelmed by a sense of illogical incongruity, replaced by their initial emotional response to the "devotion."
Discussions erupted like a tidal wave across towns and cities throughout the continent, this time directly targeting the logic behind the secret plan.
"Huo Yuhao is indeed a devoted lover. As soon as he heard that Wang Dong'er was in danger, he was willing to risk his life to go and gather herbs."
A high-level Soul Master who was watching the battle in the tavern put down his wine cup, his brows furrowed. "However, don't you guys think there's something strange about this whole thing from beginning to end?"
"Something's not right?" someone asked, puzzled.
"Use your brains and think about it!" The Soul Master slammed his hand on the table.
"Who are Wang Dong'er's first and second uncles? They are Titan and Niu Tian! Just how terrifying are those two in the underworld?"
"If Sunset Forest really has a miraculous medicine that can save Wang Dong'er's life, and if Wang Dong'er really had a hidden injury since childhood, why didn't her two elders go and collect it sooner?"
"Do we really have to wait for Huo Yuhao, a Soul Master at level several dozen, to risk his life?"
"If Huo Yuhao doesn't show up, or if Huo Yuhao refuses, are Titan and Niu Tian just going to watch their precious niece die of illness?"
This analysis brought the Soul Masters, who were previously immersed in the "test of love," back to reality.
"Something's definitely not right. This isn't about saving a life; it doesn't make any sense. Unless… this isn't about saving a life at all, but a 'test' specifically set up for Huo Yuhao."
"That's right, that makes perfect sense."
"But is it really a good idea to fabricate such a lie for a so-called test, putting Huo Yuhao in such danger?"
"If something really happens to Huo Yuhao later, how will that be handled? It seems like Titan and Niu Tian are acting far too recklessly..."
"Huo Yuhao from the underworld is also like that; he lacks foresight when doing things."
...
In the supreme realm of gods, Xiao Wu was stunned the moment she saw the contents of the letter.
As Wang Dong'er's (Xiao Qi's) biological mother, she knew her daughter's physical condition very well.
"Third Brother, what exactly is going on?" Xiao Wu suddenly turned her head, staring directly at Tang San, her eyes filled with incomprehensible astonishment.
"Xiao Qi has a hidden injury? How come I never knew? She was born in the God Realm and was nourished by divine power. Where would she get some fatal old injury?"
Tang San, standing to one side, was already covered in sweat.
He could feel the shirt inside the Poseidon's armor sticking to his back.
He couldn't very well say to Xiao Wu's face that this was part of his "dog training plan" designed for Huo Yuhao, could he?
His aim was to force Huo Yuhao to develop a morbid sense of guilt and loyalty towards the Tang family through this false sense of crisis, and incidentally test the compatibility of the auspicious beast (Wang Qiu'er) as a sacrifice.
Tang San definitely couldn't just say what was on his mind.
So at this moment, after his brain was working frantically, in order to protect his image, Tang San chose the most direct way to avoid suspicion—to shift all the blame onto Titan and Niu Tian, who were far away in the lower realm.
"Well... Xiao Wu, actually I'm not very clear about the details either."
"After all, this is something that will happen in the future."
Tang San gave an awkward laugh, his voice sounding somewhat weak, and then looked away again.
"Moreover, Xiao Qi has been staying at Haotian Sect since he descended to the mortal realm. It's possible that Da Ming and Er Ming wanted to test whether Huo Yuhao was truly loyal to Xiao Qi. After all, they had only just confirmed their relationship, and as elders, they might have wanted to use this extreme method to see the boy's true feelings."
Xiao Wu frowned deeply as she looked at Tang San's slightly stiff profile. Her doubts not only did not subside, but grew stronger.
"Testing loyalty? Using your daughter's life as a lie to test a young man's loyalty?" Xiao Wu murmured, her voice so cold that it dimmed the divine fire around her.
"When did Da Ming and Er Ming become so treacherous? Third Brother, are you really not involved?"
Tang San's sweat dripped onto the temple floor.
Of course he participated.
But he couldn't say it outright.
So Tang San remained stubborn at this moment.
He shook his head innocently at Xiao Wu: "Of course I wouldn't get involved in something like this, Xiao Wu!"
"I'm already very busy. The affairs of the divine realm are keeping me extremely busy."
"How could I possibly have the mind to do such a thing again?"
"Xiao Wu, don't you believe me?"
Tang San's manipulative behavior successfully gained Xiao Wu's trust.
She shook her head at Tang San and immediately replied, "No, Third Brother, I believe you."
"It must have been Da Ming and Er Ming who acted on their own. I'll definitely settle the score with them later!"
[The aerial footage continues to play.]
Huo Yuhao and Wang Qiu'er have entered the Sunset Forest. The trees here are twisted and towering, and the air is filled with a highly poisonous miasma capable of corroding soul power.
Huo Yuhao activated his Spirit Eyes, enabling comprehensive mental detection.
Each step he took was extremely difficult; the soul power of ultimate ice formed a thin protective shield around him, resisting the invasion of miasma.
"It's just ahead." Huo Yuhao pointed to the deep pit perpetually shrouded in multicolored poisonous clouds. Unbeknownst to him, beneath those clouds lay not only a divine medicine, but also the ultimate experiment laid down by the divine realm—a test of self-sacrifice and destiny's reaping.
(End of chapter)