Inside the dilapidated temple outside the city, An Ge looked at the down-and-out young man and sighed.
After repeated trials, she now seems to be bound to Wu Yong, unable to stray too far from him. Sometimes, when he feels it strongly, she is also affected.
No wonder she was inexplicably angry at the entrance of the Prince's mansion.
Of course, she wasn't Wu Yong's personal grandfather or a cheat code; not only could ordinary people not see her, but even Wu Yong couldn't detect her existence.
"Why would the Trial Tower set up such a challenge for me?" An Ge couldn't understand it at all. Now she was completely helpless and could only stay by Wu Yong's side for the time being.
"When will the golden finger appear?" An Ge had just finished speaking when Wu Yong's eyes widened, and then an old man appeared from the jade pendant he carried with him.
An Ge felt a little nervous. The legendary old man had appeared, also a spirit. She wondered if he would be aware of her presence.
When An Ge realized that the old man couldn't find her either, she didn't know whether to be happy or sad.
"Fine, I'll just be a spectator then." An Ge muttered to herself, watching Wu Yong, who was now invigorated by the discovery of his cheat ability. "Wu Aotian, I'd like to see just how far you'll go after you've got this cheat ability?"
An Ge followed Wu Yong, watching him gradually reveal his talent with the help of the old man, transforming from a despised youth into an amazing genius.
"How dare the family ask me to go back? Humph, I haven't forgotten how they treated me back then!" Wu Yong said angrily after driving away the servants from the Wu family who came to persuade him.
An Ge yawned. She had been following Wu Yong for some time and had come to understand his personality.
This person is resolute, hates evil, has incredible luck, and is generous to his friends, which truly matches the protagonist's temperament.
Now that Wu Yong is considered a rare genius, the Wu family tried every means to persuade him to return, which only made Wu Yong more disgusted with his family.
In the novel, An Ge would have welcomed this, even finding it satisfying to see someone proven wrong. But now that she's a character in the book, she feels Wu Yong's reaction is over the top.
Although the Wu family disliked him, apart from a small number of people bullying him, most people simply ignored him, and some were even quite friendly to him. It was hardly a case of deep-seated hatred.
While it's true that Wu Yong was unable to cultivate due to the rejection of his engagement, An Ge believes the main reason was that he was self-destructive at the time, feeling targeted by the whole world, and his whole being exuded misanthropy.
"Am I being too saintly?" An Ge tilted her head in confusion, seemingly puzzled by her own thoughts. "Perhaps as an outsider, I can never truly understand the hardships of those involved."
An Ge followed him on his adventures, constantly acquiring rare and precious materials, and her cultivation level also advanced by leaps and bounds. An Ge couldn't help but sigh that Wu Yong truly deserved to be called a genius with a cheat code, achieving in just a few years what others couldn't achieve in more than ten years, becoming a top martial artist.
However, at the same time, she grew increasingly disgusted with some of Wu Yong's actions. Along the way, those who disagreed with Wu Yong's ideas or hindered his development were all purged. This disgust reached its peak, especially after he personally destroyed his own family and the Wang family, with whom he had previously broken off a marriage alliance, once he reached a certain level of power.
Perhaps because these are living, breathing people with their own joys, sorrows, and helplessness, An Ge believes that even if they have made mistakes, they are not deserving of death.
For the past few years, An Ge has been living in constant self-doubt.
She sometimes wondered if it was because she was an outsider that she couldn't empathize with Wu Yong's plight.
A few years later, this self-doubt disappeared. An Ge came to understand Wu Yong more and more, and even automatically ignored some of the irrational factors in his behavior.
Compared to Wu Yong's smooth path of cultivation, the countless women who followed in his footsteps were hardly surprising.
In An Ge's view, Wu Yong was not promiscuous; he was always very polite and sincere to women. Over time, he naturally attracted many outstanding women. It was then that An Ge realized that, unknowingly, Wu Yong had already built a harem.
An Ge watched the women vying for Wu Yong's affections and felt a secret sense of enjoyment.
Suddenly, she felt a burning sensation on her forehead. Unbeknownst to her, a nine-tailed fox mark flashed across her forehead. At that moment, An Ge's mind cleared instantly.
"No, I should be disgusted by Wu Yong's behavior, so why does it seem more and more reasonable to me?"
With a sense of unease, An Ge re-examined Wu Yong's behavior over the past few years and became even more wary of her own failure to raise objections at the time.
As Wu Yong's strength increased, he became more and more domineering, his friends became more outstanding, and he began to look down on the weak with a sense of superiority, even looking down on those with less talent from the bottom of his heart.
Thanks to the cheat code, his journey was exceptionally smooth. Knowing he had a trump card, he became less cautious than before, and even when he encountered occasional setbacks, he quickly turned misfortune into good fortune.
An Ge touched her forehead, feeling extremely fortunate that Hu Jiu's mark was still there.
"Who exactly is Hu Jiu? Why do I feel so familiar with this name?" An Ge squatted on the ground, clutching her head in anguish, feeling completely confused.
The mark on his forehead burned again, as if it were scorching his heart.
After an unknown amount of time, An Ge, drenched in sweat, braced himself on the ground with his hands.
She remembered that she had come to the Training Tower for training, and everything here was just an illusion.
"I always thought I wouldn't be fooled by illusions, but I didn't expect to fall for it anyway," An Ge muttered to herself, rubbing her forehead.
An Ge had no idea how much time had passed since she entered the Trial Tower. Now that she had broken through the illusion, the scene before her remained unchanged.
"It seems the training is still ongoing. I'd like to see what this training is all about."
Since regaining consciousness, An Ge no longer doubted herself. In her view, Wu Yong had many merits, but his flaws were equally obvious. However, no one is perfect, and he was at least somewhat upright.
Since Wu Yong activated his cheat code, he has always been hailed as a genius. However, this situation was soon broken, because another genius emerged and overshadowed him.
The genius who suddenly appeared was named Hu Heng. It is said that he was even more talented. He was only twenty years old at the time, but he was already almost catching up with Wu Yong's cultivation level.
An Ge suddenly thought of Hu Jiu and couldn't help but complain, "Are all people with the surname Hu such geniuses?"
The appearance of Hu Heng disturbed the usually composed Wu Yong's resolve.
"Who is this Hu Heng? I'll definitely meet him when I get the chance," Wu Yong muttered to himself. An Ge didn't miss the fleeting killing intent in his eyes.
An Ge was startled. Although she had previously looked down on some of Wu Yong's actions, she had always felt that he was justified, at most a bit extreme.
But now it seems he clearly wanted to stifle a genius.
“You’re already so lucky, why can’t you tolerate others being better?” An Ge looked at Wu Yong, lost in thought.
She then realized that Wu Yong's friends all seemed to revolve around him, and even those with talent could only serve as his foils.
Those who excelled in a particular area drifted further and further away from Wu Yong over time, some even becoming his enemies.
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