41: Chapter 41 Why does Wang Qiu'er look so much like me?!

"Click." The door to Dorm 108 was pushed open.

A familiar scent rushed out to meet him.

It was the same setup, the same bed, and even the air, a mixture of the scent of a bachelor's dorm and that specific fragrance belonging to someone, remained unchanged.

Huo Yuhao stood at the doorway, his steps coming to a sudden halt.

His vision blurred for a moment.

His entire field of view was filled with that blinding golden flame.

"Yuhao, live on..."

The heartbreaking scene from his past life when Wang Qiuer sacrificed herself played in his mind on a frantic loop, like a short video with added special effects.

It was a pain carved into his soul; it really, truly hurt.

He took a deep breath, and his vision refocused.

Standing in front of him was Wang Donger.

This girl was sitting unceremoniously on his long-absent bed, her slender legs swinging back and forth.

Looking at this face that was almost identical to Wang Qiuer's, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but mutter to himself.

This stunningly beautiful face hid a "ticking time bomb" inside.

Tang San's damn divine consciousness was still lurking inside!

Who could withstand that? At any moment, it could give you a "Divine Realm physical transcendence."

He couldn't just kick Wang Donger away; after all, she knew nothing right now, as pure and blank as a sheet of paper.

But to date her without any misgivings?

Don't be ridiculous; the Sword of Damocles named "Tang San" was hanging over his head.

"What are you looking at? Are you stupid?"

Seeing Huo Yuhao standing in the doorway in a daze, Wang Donger rolled her eyes in annoyance.

However, her fingers subconsciously gripped the bedsheet beneath her, forcefully crumpling the smooth fabric.

"It's nothing, I just felt that after not seeing it for a whole vacation, even this bed looks welcoming." Huo Yuhao laughed it off and closed the door behind him.

The dormitory was instantly left with just the two of them.

The atmosphere was a bit subtle.

Wang Donger stared at him, her gaze as sharp as if she were mine-sweeping: "Don't change the subject. Tell me, what's the deal with that Wang Qiuer, and that Gu Yuena?"

Here it comes, here it comes.

This damn death-trap question had arrived after all.

Huo Yuhao pulled over a chair and sat down, crossing his hands on his knees, striking the pose of an honest confession session.

"Actually, it's nothing complicated."

He weighed his words carefully, "I met Wang Qiuer in the Star Dou Great Forest, and Gu Yuena... she's someone I consider a sister."

"A sister?"

Wang Donger sneered, "Your business of recognizing relatives is quite extensive, huh? The Star Dou Great Forest is so huge; you can just wander around and pick up such stunning sisters? Do you think you're playing a gacha game where you pull an SSR every time?"

"Oh, my lady, this is all fate, fate, do you understand!"

Huo Yuhao waved his hands repeatedly, but when he mentioned Wang Qiuer's name, his tone unconsciously softened, "As for Qiuer... it was just a chance encounter in the forest. She helped me out a bit, and we traveled together."

Just as the words "Qiuer" slipped out, Huo Yuhao's eyes drifted uncontrollably.

It was just a momentary lapse of focus.

But who was Wang Donger?

The number one goddess of the Outer Court, her radar was more accurate than a military-grade one.

She keenly captured this detail.

Her expression changed instantly.

"Wait."

Wang Donger's voice trembled slightly, "Why is that Wang Qiuer so much like me?"

Huo Yuhao smiled bitterly in his heart.

It was more than just like.

It was like they were the same 3D-printed model!

After Qiuer sacrificed herself in his past life, every time he looked at Wang Donger's face, he couldn't help but think of Qiuer.

That feeling was like someone holding a knife and repeatedly scraping his heart.

Could he say this?

Obviously not.

"It is quite similar." Huo Yuhao stood up, walked to the bedside, and took Wang Donger's hand.

Her hand was a bit cold.

"I was also shocked when I saw her in the forest at the time. I thought it was you cross-dressing... no, wait, dressing as a man... no, that's not it either. I just thought you had run off to the Star Dou Great Forest to experience life." Huo Yuhao started spouting nonsense.

Wang Donger was amused to the point of laughter by his rambling; she tried to pull her hand away but couldn't, so she just let him hold it.

"Stop trying to fool me!"

Wang Donger glared at him, "A chance encounter? How can there be two people in this world who look so much alike? Who exactly is she?"

"She's really just a passerby."

Huo Yuhao said solemnly, "She's incredibly powerful; I guess she just thought my cooking was good and followed me to get a few free meals."

He deliberately avoided the true bond between himself and Qiuer.

He couldn't say it; he couldn't say it even if it killed him.

The current Wang Donger was simple and proud.

She shouldn't have to bear the mess of his past life, and she certainly shouldn't become a pawn controlled by Tang San.

Wang Donger stared into Huo Yuhao's eyes for a long time, as if trying to find some flaw.

After a while, she sighed in a gesture of compromise, her body softening as she leaned on Huo Yuhao's shoulder.

"Yuhao." Her voice was muffled.

"Hmm?"

"You are not allowed to be alone with her again."

Wang Donger was like a kitten guarding its food, "I feel uncomfortable whenever I look at her. The way she looks at you doesn't look like she's looking at an ordinary companion at all."

"Fine, fine, fine, I'll listen to you." Huo Yuhao agreed resolutely.

But he rolled his eyes in his heart.

Agreeing was one thing, but whether he could actually do it was another.

He knew Qiuer's temper too well; she was a Golden Dragon Girl!

Could he just tell her to stay away with one sentence?

Besides, she was now at the academy, and they would see each other constantly.

Most importantly, he himself couldn't bear it...

"That's what you said." Wang Donger's mood finally cleared up.

She lifted her head, and her face returned to that charming smile, "By the way, how has your cultivation progressed this vacation? I've broken through, and I'm already a Spirit Ancestor! You'd better not let me leave you too far behind."

"A Spirit Ancestor? That's fierce!" Huo Yuhao cooperated by showing a shocked expression.

"That's right!" Wang Donger proudly lifted her chin.

The two began to chat about their cultivation during the vacation, and the atmosphere gradually relaxed.

Wang Donger laughed happily.

Looking at her pure and flawless smile, a strong desire to protect her surged in Huo Yuhao's heart.

This girl hadn't done anything wrong in this lifetime; she was just herself.

He wanted to protect her, wanted her to live this life safely and peacefully, without being manipulated by that old bastard in the Divine Realm.

But he was also very clear that this protective desire was completely different from the bone-deep pain of his feelings for Qiuer in his past life.

His heart had already split in two.

...

At the same time, in the distance outside the window of Dorm 108.

On the treetop of a tall, ancient tree.

Gu Yuena stood there quietly, her long silver hair fluttering in the wind.

Her purple eyes were incomparably deep, gazing from afar in the direction of Huo Yuhao's dormitory.

As the Silver Dragon King, her perception was simply heaven-defying.

Even from such a great distance, she could clearly capture Huo Yuhao's emotional fluctuations.

Just now, when Huo Yuhao mentioned "Wang Qiuer," that momentarily chaotic heartbeat, that desperately suppressed sadness and attachment, could not escape her perception at all.

This was completely different from when he mentioned that "sister" or when he mentioned Ma Xiaotao.

"Interesting."

A playful smile tugged at the corners of Gu Yuena's mouth, "This kid Yuhao..."

...

And in Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Sea.

The Tianmeng Iceworm lay in mid-air, her chubby body twisting.

"Yuhao." Sister Tianmeng's voice rang out lightly.

"What's wrong, Sister Tianmeng?"

"Your heartbeat changed just now."

Sister Tianmeng's tone was rarely serious, "Right when you mentioned that girl named Wang Qiuer. You can fool the little girl outside, but you can't fool me. To you, she isn't just some chance encounter, is she?"

The Spiritual Sea fell into a deathly silence.

Huo Yuhao did not answer.

He didn't know how to answer, and he didn't want to answer.

The Tianmeng Iceworm waited for a while, but heard no reply.

She shook her round head and sighed softly.

She did not press further.