TFWYH – Chapter 829 The Mystery of My Origins (2)

Her instincts screamed at her to leave.

To get out of here immediately.

Whatever came next was definitely something she did not want to hear.

But at that moment, her feet felt as heavy as lead.

She couldn’t move.

Standing with his hands behind his back, Ling Shang gazed steadily at her and continued,

“What defines a human being? Humans are, by nature, intelligent primates capable of thought, communication, and reason. Human emotions are rich and complex. Their hearts are fragile, yet also incredibly resilient. Joy, anger, sorrow, happiness… and endless desires.”

“Wanniang, think carefully.”

“When you were 0527, other than not having a heart, what was the difference between you and an ordinary human?”

“I…”

Tang Wan recalled her past and found herself speechless.

In truth, even when she had been a robot, she had always been puzzled.

Why was she, despite being a robot, so different from all the others?

Her mind had always been active.

She could think.

She could imagine.

Ideas constantly sprang into her head.

The other robots…

They were simply robots.

For a period of time, she had even searched for someone like herself.

Whenever she encountered another robot, she would try to talk to it.

But the only responses she ever received were silence…

Or a prompt waiting for input commands.

Over time, she had even begun to feel lonely.

She was clearly a robot…

Yet she wasn’t like one.

She was far more like a human…

Yet she wasn’t human either.

And now Ling Shang was telling her…

That she was the original Tang Wan herself?

This…

“Just… what is going on?”

Tang Wan’s mind was in complete chaos.

She simply couldn’t accept it.

Seeing her like this, Ling Shang couldn’t help but feel a trace of pity.

He sighed, sat back down, and his tone softened.

“The Spirit Clan forbids marriage with outsiders because they fear their descendants will inherit humanity’s flaws.”

“You carry half human blood.”

“In the Clan Leader’s eyes, that made you impure… tainted.”

“But on the day you were born, a purple light descended over the Spirit Clan.”

“The Clan Leader divined that you possessed immense spiritual power—enough to become the Holy Maiden.”

“So,” Ling Yu finally understood and continued for him, “the Clan Leader, Ling Ke, wanted Wanniang to become the Holy Maiden, yet despised the human blood flowing through her veins?”

Ling Shang nodded.

“So the Clan Leader devised a solution.”

“He would separate and discard the human part within Wanniang.”

Ling Yu frowned.

“Can something like that really be done? Can one person truly be split into two?”

“The Clan Leader’s abilities are beyond imagination.”

Ling Shang smiled faintly.

“If he wishes to accomplish something, what is there that he cannot do?”

“As long as one is human, one possesses three souls and seven spirits. By dispersing the soul and extracting the human portion, it could theoretically be separated.”

“But…”

The smile on Ling Shang’s face gradually faded.

“But what?”

A chill crept into Ling Yu’s heart.

His instincts told him that what came next would not be good news.

Sure enough…

Ling Shang smiled bitterly.

“It was an inhumane method. Even the Clan Leader himself had never attempted it before.”

“When the extraction was performed, something went wrong.”

“What was extracted was the three souls belonging to the Spirit Clan, while the seven human spirits remained inside her body.”

“Not only that…”

“Once those three souls were separated, they vanished from this world entirely.”

“The Clan Leader himself suffered severe backlash and was gravely weakened.”

“With no other choice, he sent me to search for those missing souls, while he returned to the Spirit Clan to recover.”

Ling Yu stared at him coldly.

“So you pursued her into that so-called modern world… and imprisoned her three souls inside what you call a robot?”

Ling Shang nodded.

Looking at Tang Wan, a barely perceptible tenderness appeared in his eyes.

“She seemed to yearn for freedom by nature.”

“She never liked being bound.”

“I was afraid she would escape again…”

“So I had no choice but to resort to that method.”

“Ridiculous! This is absolutely ridiculous!”

For the first time, Tang Wan completely lost her composure.

She shouted emotionally,

“My father told me that my mother gave birth to me here in the Heavenly Dynasty!”

“How could Ling Ke possibly have extracted my soul?”