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Xiao Xiao asked again: "But you said your first and second fathers..."
When Wang Dong'er mentioned her first and second fathers, her whole body trembled again, tears welled up in her eyes again, and she said softly: "They are also very good, but... they just don't recognize me anymore."
She did not tell Xiao Xiao the truth. After all, it was too ridiculous, so ridiculous that she still couldn't accept it.
Xiao Xiao looked at Wang Dong'er's dejected look, and her heart tightened. She asked softly, "Is it because of the identity of the young master?"
Wang Dong'er was stunned and asked, "How did you know?"
Xiao Xiao speculated to herself, "I am just guessing. In fact, I have had doubts about this for a long time. It is rumored that the disciples of Haotian Sect have the surname Tang for generations, but you, the young sect leader, have the surname Wang. It is really strange."
Wang Dong'er agreed. Now it seemed that she, who had been the young sect leader for more than ten years, was an outsider from the beginning.
Xiao Xiao continued to speculate: "Is it because you are about to come of age that the Haotian Sect forced you to return to the sect and change your name? Otherwise, you will not be able to inherit the Haotian Sect smoothly?"
Wang Dong'er hesitated for a few seconds and nodded, "Yes."
According to normal human logic, Xiao Xiao's speculation was very reasonable, so Wang Dong'er continued along with her words.
Xiao Xiao said angrily, "We are returning to the sect, so why do we have to ask you to pretend that you don't know us? Your family is going too far, aren't they?
"Xiao Xiao..."
Wang Dong'er wiped her face and said bitterly, "I feel like my first and second dads have become different people. In the past, they let me do whatever I wanted and were always very nice to me, but they forced me to do this only in this matter."
"What on earth should I do?"
Wang Dong'er's voice was still trembling. The mainland was so big, but she felt that she had no place to settle down. She could no longer go back to the place she had always regarded as her home.
After many twists and turns, he had no choice but to return to Shrek Academy using that false identity. He lived in fear every day, guarding against the eyes from the sky.
Now seeing Xiaoxiao, her good friend who had been her classmate for six years, Wang Donger couldn't hold back any longer. All the confusion, grievances and sadness in recent days burst out at this moment.
"Xiao Xiao, what should I do?"
Her nose felt sore and she asked Xiao Xiao again.
Xiao Xiao was silent. She didn't know how to comfort Wang Dong'er.
She was not from a big sect, so she knew nothing about the inheritance of the sect. She was sure that Wang Dong'er had many details that she was unwilling to tell her, and she didn't know how to help her.
After thinking it over again and again, she could only comfort him while saying, "Dong'er, I think you can ask Ning Tian about the matter of the successor of the big sect. She is the young master of the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, and she will definitely be able to give you some advice."
Wang Dong'er nodded calmly: "Well, I will talk to Ning Tian."
Although he seemed to have listened to the advice, he knew in his heart that Ning Tian could not give any good suggestions. His situation was not an ordinary sect inheritance change.
Xiao Xiao looked at Wang Dong'er firmly, smiled slightly, and said: "Of course, if you really don't want to return to Haotian Sect, then stay in Shrek Academy."
"You are not without a home. Although the Haotian Sect is no longer your home, Shrek Academy will always be your home."
"I believe Dean Yan, Elder Xuan and the others will welcome you."
Shrek Academy?
Wang Dong'er was stunned for a moment, tapped her chin again, but clenched her hands tightly.
There is a statue of Lord Poseidon at the entrance of Shrek Academy. Can I be free here?
Will you just escape from the wolf's den and fall into the tiger's mouth?
"I... will ask Elder Xuan and the others for advice. Let me think about it again."
Now that she had someone to talk to, and the person in heaven didn't notice her, Wang Dong'er's emotions had stabilized and she was no longer as panicked as she was at the beginning.
Xiao Xiao sighed softly inwardly, secretly lamenting how difficult it was to be born into a large sect.
She smiled, took Wang Dong'er's hand, and said, "Dong'er, I didn't realize you were actually a girl. You have deceived us all for so many years. Why did you do this?"
The atmosphere suddenly changed from dull to lively.
Wang Dong'er was stunned, and said a little embarrassedly: "I was just in a spur of the moment at the time, I thought it was cool..."
Xiao Xiao continued to tease, "You lived in the same dormitory with the monitor. Weren't you afraid that he would find out? I remember... the monitor's mental detection was very powerful."
Wang Dong'er blushed and quickly denied: "No, he doesn't have that kind of bad taste."
While denying it, that familiar figure appeared in my mind and lingered for a long time.
My sleep schedule has been really messed up these past few days. I always go to bed at 2 or 3 in the morning, and I suffer from insomnia. I wake up after sleeping for only a few hours, and then I feel tired and uncomfortable all day long...
There is an outline and details, and the plot of the beast tide has been conceived, so it will definitely not be abandoned...
(End of this chapter)
I can't sleep again. It's so painful.
It is now the early morning of October 10th, and I have been tossing and turning in bed for a long time and have not been able to fall asleep. This mental state has appeared for many days in the past two months.
I originally thought that I would rest up at night and take some time to write after work during the day, but the lack of rest made me feel dazed and unwell, and then I didn’t want to write anything at all, and I couldn’t write anything. I tried to adjust my schedule every day, but it seemed futile.
The author will try taking melatonin in a few days, and resume updating as soon as possible after adjusting his work and rest schedule.
Chapter 457 Ceremony of Sacrifice to Heaven
The mutual teasing between the friends soon ended, and Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao stood by the Sea God Lake, tacitly entering into a period of silence.
With someone to confide her troubles to, Wang Donger's long-suppressed mood was finally soothed, and her tense heart was slightly relieved. However, judging from her distressed expression, the haze in her heart had not yet been completely cleared.
Talking brought some temporary comfort, but after talking, Wang Dong'er still had to face the uncertain future alone.
The person in heaven might have let down his surveillance on me due to a momentary negligence, but could I hide it for a while, could I hide it for a lifetime?
Xiao Xiao also saw Wang Dong'er's worry, but there was nothing she could do except pray silently in her heart.
She was considerate and knew that as an outsider, she could not interfere in the internal affairs of the Haotian Sect. Wang Dong'er's difficulties were only known to her, and she had to rely on herself to solve them.
Just as Wang Dong'er's eyes were filled with disappointment, Xiao Xiao suddenly put his right hand on her shoulder, clenched his left fist and encouraged her, "Dong'er, make the choice you want, make the choice you think is right. I think if it was the former deputy monitor Wang Dong, he would not care about so many things and go wherever he wants."
"If you choose to return to your ancestral home, then you will completely change your name. If you are not happy in Haotian Sect, then you don't need to be the young sect leader. Didn't Senior Sanshi curse Xuanming Sect all day long? I believe that no matter what choice you make, you will not regret it."
Wang Dong'er was stunned when she saw Xiao Xiao's energetic face. Xiao Xiao's encouragement was like a drop of nectar, which brought some light back to her gloomy mood.
She lowered her head for a few seconds, then looked up at Xiao Xiao and nodded firmly: "Yes, Xiao Xiao, if it were the old Mr. Wang Dong, he wouldn't bother with these little problems."
Xiao Xiao stretched out an index finger with his left hand, waved it in front of Wang Dong'er, and shook his head, "You are wrong. Master Wang Dong is gone now."
Wang Dong'er was stunned and looked at Xiao Xiao in confusion.
Xiao Xiao corrected in a playful tone: "Now there is only Aunt Wang Dong'er~"
Wang Dong'er finally reacted, sneered, and started playing around with Xiaoxiao.
"You are so good, Xiao Xiao. We haven't seen each other for a few days, and you dare to make fun of me."
Xiao Xiao ran a few steps away and said with a smile: "You left without saying goodbye, making us so worried about you, and you won't let me make fun of you a few times."
Late at night, the shores of Poseidon Lake were filled with the cheerful laughter of the young girls.
After laughing, Wang Dong'er stared at the night sky. Although her beautiful pink-blue eyes were still filled with tension and fear, they were also firm and sharp.
One day in heaven is one year on earth. The surveillance from heaven might be delayed due to a moment of negligence. She didn't know when it would pay attention to her again. She had to seize the limited time to find out everything.
Even if she is destined to be unable to resist, she still has to question the other person face to face about all the truth.
……
Time passed quickly as countless people were extremely anxious, and the entire Mingdu fell into a strange atmosphere.
The Northern Alliance suddenly took strong action, announcing in a high-profile manner that it had taken control of the development rights to the southeastern mining area, and without hesitation released the news that a giant mithril mine had been mined, which caused a huge storm in Mingdu for a while.
Everyone knows that mithril, an extremely precious and rare metal, means huge profits. No one dares to touch it except the core members of the royal family. The fact that Crown Prince Xu Tianran did not even make any verbal statement about this shows that a certain scale of conflict has already occurred between the two parties in secret, which determined the ownership of the mithril mine.
After the mine changed hands, the immigrant miners were worried that they would be replaced by the Sun and Moon miners, but the Northern Alliance did not drive away the original immigrants, but continued to employ them to work here. Without the high commission set by the original mine owner, the income of all miners has increased a lot, so they are extremely grateful.
All forces, regardless of size and whether they are above ground or underground, have almost tacitly reduced conflicts among themselves, because they know that the entire Mingdu is accumulating all her energy and power to brew a top-level battle. No force wants to get close to the center of the vortex at this juncture and attract attention.
Mingdu fell into a terrifying silence, like the buildup before a tsunami. The seemingly calm sea surface had gathered into huge waves enough to destroy everything.
Even the common people who usually loved to discuss the royal disputes unconsciously lowered their voices in this atmosphere.
The supporters of the crown prince still dominated the mainstream, and a small number of them shouted the slogan "Sun and Moon Prosper, King Xu Sheng". As for the third and fifth princes, they seemed dull in front of the first two, and no one cared about them anymore.
The magnificent Sun and Moon Temple has been completed. The high platform, which is connected by a round and a crescent moon, stands like a giant in the southern suburbs of Mingdu, a hundred feet high. Looking south from the high-rise building in the center of Mingdu, you can see the symbol of the Sun and Moon Empire.
With the completion of the Temple of Heaven, the royal family immediately began to prepare for the Heavenly Sacrifice Ceremony. The army began to patrol and stand guard on the roads again, and the atmosphere in Mingdu became more solemn and dignified, making the people living there feel endlessly depressed.
Finally, as everyone waited in silence, the day of the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven arrived.
All members of the royal family and all civil and military officials would pay tribute to heaven and earth and to the ancestors of the sun and moon at the Sun and Moon Temple.
At the same time, under the witness of Silver Moon Douluo Kong Deming, a royal competition will be held to select the new Sun and Moon Emperor.
It would be a great pity if one could not participate in the two grand events. Therefore, early in the morning of the day of offering sacrifice to the heaven, countless people flocked to the southern suburbs to welcome this grand ceremony that would decide the fate of the Sun and Moon Empire.
Soldiers lined up neatly on all the main roads of Mingdu, and a strong murderous atmosphere spread all the way to the southern suburbs. Around the altar, the pressure from the army was even stronger. Members of the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Instructor Corps had been deployed in the four directions of southeast, northwest, and northeast.
The rest of the army was scattered around, responsible for maintaining order. In a serious occasion like today, anyone who dared to cause trouble would be severely punished if warnings were ineffective. In serious cases, they could even be executed on the spot. Therefore, the flow of people was extremely orderly.
The sky was already completely bright. In order to welcome this grand ceremony, the ministers not only carefully selected the weather, but also asked the army to use meteorological soul guides in advance to disperse all clouds and fog within a radius of fifty miles to ensure that the sun's light could illuminate the entire Temple of Heaven.
The Sun and Moon Temple has a total of seven floors, with seven colors of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple, encompassing everything in heaven and earth. The metal reflects colorful light under the sun.
Huo Yuhao used a simulated hidden device to carefully detect the situation around the altar. There were too many people present, roughly estimated to be several million. It was undoubtedly a big project for him to filter out potential valuable information from such a large crowd.
"This day has finally come." Huo Qiuer, who was beside him, said lightly.
“Yeah, I’m finally here.” Huo Yuhao smiled, “I also want to challenge the limits of my spiritual detection.”
"Take it easy. Don't waste too much energy and faint."
Huo Qiuer reminded calmly, and at the same time saw a team not far away.
It was a luxurious dragon chariot surrounded by countless attendants and officials, and the only person in the current Ming Dynasty who could enjoy such honorable treatment was Crown Prince Xu Tianran.
The prince has arrived.
Not only the crown prince, but also several other teams slowly approached the Temple of Heaven from other directions. The third prince, the fifth prince, Princess Xu Tianzhen, the princes... all the famous people in the royal family came here.
Apart from members of the royal family, there are civil and military officials.
"It's time for you to go down."
Huo Qiuer looked up at the sun. The ceremony was about to begin.