Chapter 18: Do You Know What I Wished for with My First Reward?
[Lin Yu (calm smile): See? It wasn't Ah Yin who wanted to go—it was your Clear Sky Douluo who insisted on taking his wife, a 100,000-year soul beast in disguise, to that city. And he definitely knew there were risks. So tell me—why did he go?]
Now that Ah Yin had spoken up to confirm his reasoning, Lin Yu felt even more confident.
[Lin Yu (confident): The truth is obvious—someone, or some faction, told the Clear Sky Douluo to go there, triggering everything that happened. And as for who that someone is, I think we all know.]
[Tang Hao (furious): Enough! I chose to go myself. It had nothing to do with the Clear Sky Sect!]
Whoa, jumping out to take the blame that fast?
Lin Yu was speechless and a little amused.
Ah Yin had already confirmed his deductions.
She had clearly come to believe the real culprit was the Clear Sky Sect.
Yet instead of trying to fix things or admit the truth so the sect could at least apologize…
Tang Hao insisted on shielding them, dragging all the blame onto himself.
This wasn't noble—it was foolish. Stirring conflict at home for the sake of protecting outsiders.
Let's not forget—Tang Hao walked away the biggest winner.
He became the youngest Title Douluo, gained a 100,000-year soul ring and soul bone.
Even though the sect paid a heavy price, they still got to claim him as their own.
But the one who suffered most was Ah Yin.
She was forced to sacrifice herself. Though not dead, she was barely alive.
She might never get to see her son again, let alone reunite with him.
If Spirit Hall had been the villain, maybe Ah Yin could accept it.
But realizing it had been Tang Hao's own sect that betrayed her?
And that he still refused to acknowledge it, couldn't even ask for an apology?
If Lin Yu were Ah Yin, he'd be furious too.
[Ah Yin: Hao-ge…]
Seeing Tang Hao jump up and absolve the Clear Sky Sect, Ah Yin's heart turned cold with disbelief.
The truth was laid bare—how could he still deny it?
She didn't even want revenge—just a simple apology, a little closure.
Was his love for her real—or did he love the Clear Sky Sect more?
[Tang Hao (angrily): Ah Yin, don't believe this brat! This has nothing to do with the Clear Sky Sect. I just thought you were getting bored of hiding… I wanted to surprise you. I never expected to run into Spirit Hall. The sect suffered because of us—they're victims too!]
Ah Yin felt only ice in her chest as she read those words.
Yes, she was a soul beast, but she'd lived in the human world for years. She wasn't naive.
They had been hiding peacefully.
Then one day, out of nowhere, Tang Hao said he had a "surprise" and insisted on taking her to a nearby city.
Of course there had to be a reason.
[Lin Yu (mocking): Oh, please. You think Spirit Hall had nothing to do with it? And you're saying the Clear Sky Sect wasn't involved? Your lies are pathetic. If the sect had nothing to do with it, and your wife didn't die, then why have you spent all these years drunk and depressed, ignoring your own son? Because you're guilty!]
Lin Yu sneered inwardly.
Even in his past life, he had never respected Tang Hao's behavior.
If Ah Yin had died, maybe it would've made sense.
But she was alive. And still, Tang Hao wallowed in self-pity and alcoholism?
If Tang San hadn't been a transmigrator, he might've starved to death.
In the original story, it was a plot hole. But in this real Douluo Continent, it made perfect sense.
The guilt wasn't over Ah Yin's death—
It was because he knew the Clear Sky Sect had caused it… and he could do nothing about it.
[Tang Hao (shocked and furious): How do you know what I've been doing?!]
Shocked by how accurate Lin Yu's words were, Tang Hao lashed out.
[Lin Yu: Hmph! How could I not know? What do you think I used my first reward on?]
Lin Yu answered coldly, deliberately giving a vague reply.
He'd thought long and hard about this strategy.
If the livestream ever featured questions about future events—
And Lin Yu answered correctly every time, people would become suspicious.
His answer to Tang Hao now served as a planted seed.
The implication? He'd used his first wish to gain knowledge about Douluo's past, present, and future—to prepare for all upcoming questions.
Was it true?
Who knew?
But he left it ambiguous so that others would draw their own conclusions.
People don't fully believe what you say—they believe what they deduce.
Eventually, someone would "figure it out" on their own.
[Did that kid really use his first wish to learn everything about Douluo's past, present, and future?!]
Many in the livestream were stunned by Lin Yu's words.
But soon, someone questioned it.
Even if the livestream system could grant such a wish—
Could a human even handle such knowledge? Wouldn't his brain explode?
So they concluded: if Lin Yu did make that wish, it had to be limited in scope.
Still, to even think of such a wish… the kid was sharp.
Way smarter than those who'd wasted their wish on power alone.
At the very least, no one else had considered this approach.
[Ah Yin (sorrowful): Hao-ge… is this really how it is? You still can't admit it? I don't want revenge. I just want the Clear Sky Sect to give us an answer… an apology.]
I…
Reading Ah Yin's words, Tang Hao's heart twisted with pain.
Lin Yu was right.
Back then… yes, someone from the Clear Sky Sect had instructed him to go.
But he couldn't admit it.
If he did, the Clear Sky Sect's reputation would be finished.
(END CHAPTER)
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