From the moment Huo Yuhao wrote in his Diary about his upcoming trip to the Extreme North, he knew this journey wouldn't be peaceful.
To say the least, if Xu Jiujiu and Vina, the two princesses, could read the diary, they definitely wouldn't miss this opportunity. They would try everything to pull him over to their countries.
But even so, Huo Yuhao didn't care much.
He didn't believe Xu Jiujiu and Vina would be crazy enough to try to forcibly abduct him in front of Gu Yue'na!
In front of the Overlord of Soul Beasts, the Silver Dragon King, the Title Douluos from the Star Luo Empire and the Heavenly Soul Empire would be like vegetables waiting to be sliced.
However, at this moment, Gu Yue'na was eating a candied haw with great gusto.
After sensing Huo Yuhao's gaze, Gu Yue'na hesitated for a moment and then offered the other candied haw串 she was holding to Huo Yuhao.
"Do you want some?"
"Uh," Huo Yuhao shook his head, a look of confusion on his face.
"You know, since leaving the academy, it feels like you've become a completely different person."
Gu Yue'na didn't explain, instead focusing on the candied hawthorns in her hand.
Ever since she escaped to the Douluo Continent after being severely injured in the God Realm, she had been sleeping in the Lake of Life, located in the center of the Star Dou Great Forest, to recover from her injuries. Now that she had finally taken human form and come to the human world, couldn't she enjoy herself a little?
Besides Huo Yuhao, no one here knew her true identity as the Overlord of Soul Beasts, the Silver Dragon King. Gu Yue'na naturally didn't need to hold back at all. She had been craving the food of the human world for a long time!
As for Huo Yuhao?
This guy had already confessed in his Diary that he was a lovesick fool. Did Gu Yue'na really need to restrain herself because he was around?
However, Gu Yue'na felt that after three months of being together, although Huo Yuhao still hadn't realized that they could see the content of his Diary, he had started to suspect what their motives were for getting close to him, along with Qiu'er and the other girls who also possessed a Diary.
If they didn't find a suitable excuse to dispel Huo Yuhao's doubts about their behavior, Gu Yue'na really felt that he would eventually realize that the content of the Diary would be exposed!
It was precisely because of this that Gu Yue'na decided to stop pretending and instead have a 'heart-to-heart' with Huo Yuhao!
"Do you already know my identity?"
Hearing this, Huo Yuhao was slightly taken aback, and then his pupils contracted subtly, just right, as he pursed his lips and looked at Gu Yue'na without answering.
Gu Yue'na didn't pay attention to Huo Yuhao's reaction. Instead, she licked the sugar coating on the candied hawthorns with her pink tongue, and said slowly.
"Don't pretend. Although I don't know how you found out my identity, judging from your various actions, you have already exposed yourself. My true identity is the Overlord of Soul Beasts, the Silver Dragon King, and Qiu'er is the Emperor Rui Beast of the Star Dou Great Forest."
"The reason we went to Sun Moon was purely accidental. I was originally in the Lake of Life in the Star Dou Great Forest, sleeping and recovering from my injuries. However, a little over three months ago, I was awakened by Ditian, the number one among the Ten Great Fierce Beasts in your human world. He said that the Emperor Rui Beast might have a problem and was urging to shapeshift and go to the Sun Moon Empire."
"After a careful examination, I discovered that her soul had indeed been tampered with, and it was the work of a god from the God Realm! After erasing the fragment of that guy's divine consciousness, Qiu'er regained her original appearance. But before I could fall back asleep, I found that the connection between the God Realm and the Douluo Continent had suddenly been severed. The God Realm could no longer suppress the Douluo Continent as it had before."
"To figure out what that god was trying to do, I brought Qiu'er to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy. From the moment I saw you, I realized that the god's target was never Qiu'er, but you! Qiu'er was just a tool he originally intended to use to scheme against you."
At this point, Gu Yue'na paused, taking a deep look at Huo Yuhao. Seeing the shock written all over his face, she continued.
"As the Emperor Rui Beast, favored by the heavens and the earth, Qiu'er naturally possesses some luck. However, compared to you, it's like the difference between a firefly and the bright moon, an enormous chasm! Perhaps, you are the one truly favored by the Douluo Continent."
"In you, I see the hope of changing the fate of Soul Beasts, and it's precisely because of this that I chose to stay at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy with Qiu'er. You can rest assured about my intentions. Not only will I not harm you, but I will also protect you from being harmed by others. I hope even more than you do that you can quickly become a true powerhouse!"
"Let me give you a reminder, this trip to the Extreme North might bring you unexpected gains."
Huo Yuhao hadn't said a word, but he looked as if his mouth was dry, staring blankly at Gu Yue'na, and then asked.
"You mean, I am the Child of Destiny of the Douluo Continent?"
"Child of Destiny? That's an interesting way of putting it, but essentially, yes. Don't you think everything has gone exceptionally smoothly since you left the White Tiger Duke Manor?"
After more than three months of being together, although Huo Yuhao spent most of his time in the lab making soul tools, he had developed a very harmonious relationship with his classmates.
Moreover, he had never concealed his identity, so Gu Yue'na wouldn't reveal the existence of the diary copy when talking about the White Tiger Duke Manor.
Huo Yuhao nodded thoughtfully.
"It's true, just as you said. Since I left the White Tiger Duke Manor, everything has been smooth sailing. Whether it was the fortunate encounter with a Celestial Herb in the Star Dou Great Forest, or my subsequent journey to the Sun Moon Empire, I haven't encountered any setbacks."
Gu Yue'na opened her cherry-like mouth and bit into a candied hawthorn, afraid she would burst out laughing.
This Huo Yuhao, still talking about the Celestial Herb at this moment, did he really think she didn't know the truth? What Celestial Herb could allow someone who had just become a soul master to reach the Soul Emperor level in just over three months?
However, the more Huo Yuhao said this, the more relieved Gu Yue'na became. Mixing truth with lies made it more believable, a little life trick Gu Yue'na had learned over these three months! 'It seems my plan is spot-on. Pointing out Huo Yuhao's identity as a Child of Destiny will only make him trust me more! Now, I don't need to worry about the existence of the diary copy being exposed!'
Gu Yue'na was in a great mood, her eyebrows curving into a smile, which, combined with the candied haws in her mouth, made her look like a celestial being descending to the mortal world.
Huo Yuhao snapped a picture of this scene and uploaded it directly to the Diary. At the same time, to make Gu Yue'na feel like he truly believed her words, he began to write in the Diary with his thoughts.
[Picture, picture. I have to say, Gu Yue'na, this original cold and aloof number one beauty of Douluo, when she shows such a contrast, it almost makes me feel my heart skip a beat.] [After listening to Gu Yue'na's words just now, I finally understood why many things haven't developed the way I remembered them! It's indeed my actions as the Child of Destiny that have led to changes in the fates of many people!] [Even Gu Yue'na said that my trip to the Extreme North might bring unexpected surprises, which makes me look forward to it!]
Gu Yue'na, upon feeling the Diary's copy in her mind jump, immediately began to check it. What met her eyes was a photo of herself smiling while licking a candied haw. If it weren't for her incredibly strong self-control, Gu Yue'na might have thrown the candied haw away in a fit of impulse!
This scene was captured by Huo Yuhao and uploaded to the Diary, which everyone with a Diary copy could see. Did the Overlord of Soul Beasts and Silver Dragon King not have to save face?
However, after seeing the content that followed, Gu Yue'na finally breathed a deep sigh of relief. It's okay, it's okay, just pretend it was a contribution to not letting Huo Yuhao discover they had a Diary copy!
It's just that, what Gu Yue'na didn't know was that her so-called successful hiding of the Diary's existence was simply impossible!
From the very beginning, Huo Yuhao had just been cooperating with their enthusiastic performance, intentionally pretending to be completely unaware!
(End of this chapter)