Chapter 66: Let's Make a Bet (1)
For a wife, who is the most important person in her heart?
Some may say it's her beloved husband, but in Su Mo's opinion, if a wife has a child, then the most important person in her heart must be her child!
Su Mo believed Ah Yin was that kind of person.
If one wanted to destroy the relationship between Ah Yin and Tang Hao, relying only on Tang Hao's father, Tang Zhen, and the Haotian Sect was undoubtedly difficult—because they had a child.
Because of her concern for the child, Ah Yin could surely endure many things. Her character had always been gentle and virtuous, hardworking, and never complaining.
But there's a saying: the anger of a gentle person is the most terrifying!
In Su Mo's view, the same applies to a gentle and virtuous wife. When her bottom line isn't touched, her tolerance is great. But if it is crossed—once she gives up on Tang Hao and stops loving him, she will completely turn her back, with no room for reconciliation!
Su Mo's plan was to plant deep resentment in Ah Yin towards Tang Zhen and the Haotian Sect by revealing that the original Tang San had died.
It was Tang Zhen's deliberate actions that led to Tang Hao and Ah Yin being discovered by the Spirit Hall, which resulted in the chase and ultimately, the death of the original Tang San—killed by stray spirit abilities during the pursuit.
Had the original Tang San survived, Ah Yin would naturally have chosen to keep the peace after learning of Tang Zhen's death.
But the problem was—Tang San had died!
For a mother, discovering her child was killed is a crushing blow, the most unbearable pain in life.
No mother can forgive the killer of her child!
Even if that killer is the father of her husband—or the child's own grandfather!
Of course, with Tang Zhen dead, Ah Yin couldn't ask for justice directly.
But Su Mo had already prepared for this.
Indeed, Tang Zhen's body had died—but his soul hadn't dissipated. Su Mo had collected it with his Death Scythe Martial Soul.
Although Su Mo had extracted Tang Zhen's memories, turning his soul into a mindless, confused spirit—that was exactly what Su Mo wanted.
Because only a completely controlled Tang Zhen could cooperate with his plan and help turn Ah Yin against Tang Hao.
Besides Tang Zhen, Su Mo also planned to redirect Ah Yin's hatred toward the Haotian Sect.
Tang Hao, in truth, was a strange person.
To outsiders, this Haotian Douluo appeared domineering, but to the Haotian Sect, Su Mo always thought Tang Hao was a slave of the sect.
In the original story, when Tang Hao and Ah Yin were discovered and chased by Spirit Hall, the Haotian Sect chose to stand by and do nothing.
Although a large reason was that the Haotian Sect wasn't as strong as Spirit Hall, and Ah Yin was a 100,000-year-old soul beast in human form—
In Su Mo's view, no matter what Ah Yin's identity was, once she married Tang Hao, she became a daughter-in-law of the Haotian Sect. If Tang Chen had still been in the sect, the Haotian Sect definitely wouldn't have just watched from the sidelines.
If Su Mo were Tang Hao, he would resent the Haotian Sect deeply for not protecting him or his wife—his own family and sect.
Even if he didn't retaliate, he certainly wouldn't be like Tang Hao, who later asked Tang San to return to the sect and even cut off his limbs, returning the sect's soul bones.
How pathetic!
Here, Su Mo's goal was clear.
Tang Hao was a slave to the sect and cowardly toward his father, Tang Zhen. But Ah Yin—Ah Yin would become hysterical and demand justice for her son's death at the hands of Tang Zhen and the Haotian Sect.
They would then have completely opposite attitudes toward Tang Zhen and the sect.
Eventually, Ah Yin would grow to resent Tang Hao. And once that happened, wouldn't it be natural for her to betray him and fall into Su Mo's arms?
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"Am I lying? Haha. I know you probably don't believe me. After all, you and Tang Hao were only focused on escaping at the time, and probably didn't pay close attention to the baby in your arms."
Returning to the illusion of birds chirping and flowers blooming, Su Mo gave a gentle smile to the now-uncontrolled Ah Yin before him.
"But how about we make a bet?"
Su Mo changed his tone, his black jade-like eyes staring deeply into Ah Yin's.
"My martial soul is the Death Scythe, which has a strong sense of and control over death and souls. At that moment, I clearly sensed the soul of your child dissipating, and then a strange soul entered his body."
"This soul may not stand out while still an infant, but once he starts moving on his own, his behavior will clearly contradict his identity."
"You are the Blue Silver Emperor. Even if you've become a seed after Nirvana, you should still be able to use the Blue Silver Grass to sense everything around you."
"I will have someone find the place where Tang Hao and the impostor are living, and take you there once the impostor is mobile."
"Then you can use the omnipresent Blue Silver Grass to verify if your son is really your son."
"If I lied, fine—I'll return you to Tang Hao.
But if I was right, and your son was killed by Tang Zhen's plot and the inaction of the Haotian Sect..."
"Then, please follow my guidance, without resistance. And I will tell you whether Tang Hao truly loves you. Deal?"
"...Alright! I promise! But I still don't believe my son was replaced by some foreign soul like you said!"
After hearing Su Mo's words, Ah Yin gradually calmed down. Clenching her fists, she took a deep breath and said with determination on her serene and beautiful face:
"Because there's no such thing as reincarnation or soul possession in the Douluo Continent!"
Even so, despite Su Mo's claims, Ah Yin faintly remembered that the child in her arms had once gone from loud cries to sudden silence.
This memory filled her with unease.
Still, she didn't want to believe that her child, by chance, had died and been taken over by a foreign soul.
It was just too unbelievable!
It was like when she and Tang Hao had gone to Lanxia City and coincidentally encountered people from the Spirit Hall.
Yet, even though she didn't believe Su Mo's words in her heart, the fear and panic had already crept in.
She couldn't even imagine what she would do if Su Mo's words turned out to be true—
She feared she might collapse.
(End of this chapter)