Upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao looked at Gu Yuena's expression and stroked his chin, asking, "Do you really understand, or are you just pretending? Or are you half-convinced and half-doubtful?"
Or perhaps, have you imagined something strange?
"Of course..." Gu Yuena glanced at Huo Yuhao with dissatisfaction, met his gaze, but ultimately averted her eyes with a lack of confidence, muttering:
"You've hinted at me many times in a roundabout way. Every time the topic of identity comes up, you always emphasize that I should treat you as an ordinary soul master."
"When it comes to the Sea God's divine sense, you've also been overly cautious. Or rather, after that time when you extracted the Golden Dragon King's bloodline, you stopped hiding anything and have been deliberately or inadvertently revealing clues."
"I can vaguely sense that you don't want me to treat you as a reincarnated deity, so I occasionally have doubts... though only a little. It wasn't until Snow Empress emerged from your spiritual sea that I felt something was off upon reflection."
At this point, Gu Yuena's eyes became somewhat complicated as she looked back at Huo Yuhao.
"In both meetings, your relationship with Snow Empress was too equal. She didn't treat you as a deity, and her protective attitude towards you was too obvious."
How big is the gap between the Lord of the Extreme North and a God King?
A world of difference.
But from the way the two interacted, she couldn't see any disparity in status. Snow Empress's attitude towards Huo Yuhao was that of a family member, a protector, and even a confidant...
A reincarnated God King and a Snow Maiden who has essentially cut off her path to godhood becoming confidants? This isn't a fairy tale.
Look at how many people know the truth about Yuhao since his return?
Yuhao has been trying hard to integrate into this era, but for those with insufficient level and strength, they don't even have the qualification to know the truth. If Snow Empress had faced a reincarnated God King Huo Yuhao ten thousand years ago, they might have become ordinary friends, but it would have stopped there...
"But that can only be considered doubt and intuition. If you hadn't said anything, I would still believe you are a deity."
Gu Yuena's tone was complex, "Even if you tell me the truth now, I still don't fully believe it. It's just because it's you saying it, so I believe it."
After all, who would consider a human with a super divine artifact and knowledge of the God Realm as an ordinary person?
Even if Huo Yuhao now clearly states that he is not a deity, she still finds it unreal. A human knowing more about the God Realm than her and even guiding her in cultivation, it's easier to believe he's a god... Yuhao has played the part too well.
"..."
Huo Yuhao smiled in relief, "You must have many doubts in your heart, right? But because of trust, you didn't ask."
"I need to apologize to you. As I said before, I am neither a deity nor a God King, just a lucky person."
"When I first made a contract with you, I actually had ulterior motives, wanting your bloodline power, even to use..."
Gu Yuena's delicate finger pressed against Huo Yuhao's lips, stopping his words.
She looked up at him, her eyes seemingly glowing, "In this world, who can say they've never had selfish thoughts? Even gods are no exception."
"When we first met, it was I who tested you first, and the countermeasure was the result I deserved. Moreover, when it comes to using, haven't I also wanted to gain the assistance of a deity?"
She paused, her voice gradually lowering, "Our interactions haven't brought harm to each other; on the contrary, I've been very happy, so there's no need to apologize. What's most important now is... that you're willing to tell me these things."
Silver light suddenly bloomed, and her figure stretched out in the light. Waist-length silver hair cascaded like a galaxy, and her amethyst eyes were more transparent than the purest crystal, her gaze seemingly able to see through all things in the world.
She stepped forward, her arms encircling Huo Yuhao's waist, her face pressed against his chest, her silver hair glowing softly under the light, the cool fragrance between her strands quietly spreading.
Huo Yuhao was slightly startled, his body instinctively stiffening, but soon, feeling the warmth of the person in his arms, his tense nerves relaxed. He slowly raised his hand, eventually gently stroking her back.
"Even if you hadn't told me the truth, it wouldn't have made much difference. You've lived through ten thousand years, and with the recognition of that mysterious super divine artifact and a series of other foundations, all you lack is time."
Gu Yuena closed her eyes, a slight smile on her lips, "You're not one now, but you will be in the future, so it's not a lie to me."
She wasn't angry; Yuhao had never harmed her. Since he treated her with sincerity, why should she be angry?
Moreover, the value of some things given by a deity and given by someone not yet a deity is very different...
Huo Yuhao paused for a moment, then smiled, "Alright, I will be."
One minute, two minutes, three minutes... The two embraced for a long time, and Huo Yuhao felt that Gu Yuena had no intention of letting go. He pursed his lips.
"Na'er, shouldn't we..."
"I only said you don't need to apologize for lying to me, but that doesn't mean I'm not angry. Knowing that I could accept it, you explained, so I'm angry, and this is compensation."
This reason... is irrefutable.
But the expression on your face doesn't look like you're angry.
Huo Yuhao smiled helplessly.
After a long time, Gu Yuena finally stepped back with a blush on her face, looking up at him, shifting to the previous topic.
"Yuhao, where do you think we should start with extracting the divine core and its divine sense?"
"Have you decided?"
Seeing Gu Yuena nod, Huo Yuhao thought for a moment and said:
"There should be some connection issues between different divine power seals. The sixth to seventh layers, and the twelfth to thirteenth layers are probably the loopholes in the seal. These are the two best opportunities. As for the Golden Dragon King's seal energy involving the divine level, if there are no accidents, it's in the fifteenth layer and beyond, which is the real core..."
"..."
Seeing Gu Yuena's strange expression, Huo Yuhao stopped speaking.
"What's wrong?"
"I still feel it's better to treat you as a God King," Gu Yuena said softly.
And one who is almost omniscient.
Huo Yuhao shook his head with a smile, "Don't place too much hope in my strength."
"Back to the topic, the current situation can wait. Our strength is in a recovery period, so there's no need to rush."
And we also need to give Wu Lin some time.
Making a ten-year-old bear some things is too cruel; let him follow his own thoughts for now...
As if recalling something, Huo Yuhao's eyes narrowed slightly, drawing Gu Yuena's concern.
"Yuhao, what's wrong?"
"Nothing," Huo Yuhao collected his emotions and smiled slightly.
He was just quite proud that he hadn't turned out bad himself.
...
"Wu Lin, what do you want to do?"
In the seal space, Tang San's divine sense, once again awakened by Tang Wulin, looked at him somewhat helplessly.
You come every day, preventing me from sleeping, which is also a drain on my divine sense power.
"I think 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 get along with it peacefully."
Tang Wulin looked at Tang San's divine sense, "It should be able to hear us, right?"
If it were just him, he might have been fooled by "Old Tang" before, but now he has many people to discuss with. After listening to Teacher Xiong Jun and Yuhao analyze it, he understood that Old Tang had been deceiving him.
In other words, that mysterious voice was Old Tang, and his thoughts were in line with Shrek Academy's.
Now, saying he wants to teach the Golden Dragon King, he actually wants to teach Old Tang to be good.
It's a kind of turning the tables, isn't it?
Although Teacher Xiong Jun also agreed, he told him not to hold too much hope.
"It's possible."
Tang San's divine sense twitched at the corner of his mouth, "But I don't think he'll listen to your reasoning."
Lecturing the Golden Dragon King?
Wu Lin, you're being too fanciful.
"Maybe," Tang Wulin said, "But now I'm Teacher Xiong Jun's disciple, a core disciple of the Spirit Pagoda, and I can read 'The First Tower Master's Admonitions,' which are the thoughts of the first Tower Master. There's a lot worth learning in there. I think it will be useful."
Upon hearing the name of the book, Tang San's eye twitched.
'The First Tower Master's Admonitions'?
These are Huo Yuhao's thoughts?
Oh no, Wu Lin is going to be completely corrupted by Huo Yuhao...
And now Wu Lin is going to spread his thoughts in the seal space, meaning I'll also be forced to listen.
I'm going to be taught by Huo Yuhao? What kind of nightmare is this?