Although at the beginning the real HIM granted Xu Yuan a part of his own power, making Xu Yuan become like him.
However, even so, deep down the real HIM actually did not want to see Xu Yuan completely fall into becoming his copy.
He also did not hope Xu Yuan would forever be trapped in the cage built by the name "HIM", losing himself and losing his original heart.
Because if it really developed to that point, then Xu Yuan at most would only be a split body of the real HIM that had independent awareness.
The real HIM did not need another himself. What he needed was someone who could think independently and had an independent personality, someone who could break the situation.
This was exactly the reason he chose Xu Yuan, and also what he expected from Xu Yuan.
The real HIM placed great hopes on Xu Yuan. The level of this expectation was so high that even he himself clearly knew how difficult it would be to achieve.
But unexpectedly, Xu Yuan not only completed the task excellently, his performance even far exceeded what the real HIM had imagined.
He still remembered when they first met. At that time Xu Yuan had already successfully broken free from the restraint of the identity "HIM". He had long clearly found his own position and the direction he would move toward in the future.
Just this alone was enough to make the real HIM both surprised and happy, his heart filled with an indescribable sense of relief.
After that meeting, the only issue the real HIM worried about was just one thing, Xu Yuan's self identity positioning when facing him.
Thinking back to the moment they first met, Xu Yuan had already achieved remarkable accomplishments at that time.
However, when Xu Yuan truly stood in front of him, the real HIM sharply noticed a trace of something unusual. Even though Xu Yuan already had such brilliant achievements, when facing him, Xu Yuan's understanding of his own identity still stayed at the level of someone lower.
Without doubt, this problem became a concern in the real HIM's heart.
The real HIM knew very clearly this was another difficult challenge for Xu Yuan.
If Xu Yuan knew nothing about the truth, did not know it was the real HIM who carefully planned everything, summoned him here, and granted him strong power, then maybe Xu Yuan's positioning of his own identity would not have had too much deviation.
But the real HIM could not hide all this. This was something Xu Yuan had to know.
The relationship between Xu Yuan and the real HIM, to a certain degree, was similar to the relationship between the Void and those consciousness entities.
From the attitude those consciousness entities had toward the Void, one could clearly see how many difficulties and obstacles there were for Xu Yuan to break through himself and deeply realize that his identity was no different from the real HIM.
After all, in this game world, the real HIM was equal to the one who wrote the basic tone of Xu Yuan's fate.
To a large extent, he could be considered Xu Yuan's creator.
For Xu Yuan to be neither humble nor arrogant when facing him was already something beyond ordinary people, let alone breaking the restraint of his own identity.
But Xu Yuan did it. In just the time of one trial, Xu Yuan completed a magnificent transformation.
Because of this, hearing Xu Yuan speak to him like this made the real HIM feel extremely surprised and comforted.
"I really did not misjudge the person!" the real HIM could not help saying silently in his heart.
After slightly sorting out his thoughts, the real HIM looked at Xu Yuan and joked with a smile.
"Are you talking about being scared by me, or about me deciding on my own to change the path of your life?"
Hearing the real HIM's words, Xu Yuan thought for a moment, shrugged, and said, "If you did not mention it I almost forgot. Back then you really scared me quite a bit."
"Looks like just throwing the problem back to you was letting you off too easily."
Hearing Xu Yuan's words, the real HIM laughed loudly, then looked at Xu Yuan with a helpless face and said, "Throwing the problem back to me should cancel out the matter of you being scared by me back then, right?"
After saying that, the way the real HIM looked at Xu Yuan became somewhat meaningful. He paused, then continued.
"But… about changing your life path, are you sure you want to settle the score with me?"
After asking this, the real HIM thought Xu Yuan would still need some time to think, but unexpectedly Xu Yuan did not think at all and spoke directly.
"You deciding on your own to change my life is one matter."
"Whether I am satisfied with this life is another matter."
"Do not mix the two."
Hearing Xu Yuan's words, the real HIM could not help giving a bitter smile. Xu Yuan was simply too smart and did not give him any chance to fool him.
However, the reason the real HIM asked that was not really to fool Xu Yuan.
Although he clearly knew the answer to the question, he still hoped to hear the response personally from Xu Yuan himself.
Even though Xu Yuan did not directly give the real HIM a clear positive reply, those two sentences he said were actually already equal to giving the answer.
Without doubt, Xu Yuan felt very satisfied with this unique life experience.
To be lucky enough to have such a fantasy filled life journey, even Xu Yuan himself felt extremely fortunate.
Although Xu Yuan spoke like that, deep in his heart he was still very grateful to the real HIM.
He sincerely thanked the real HIM for bringing him such a dreamlike life experience on his own initiative without permission.
Otherwise, if he had continued following his previous life pattern and path, his entire life would have been like a straight road without waves, one that you could see the end of at a glance, with no hope at all.
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At this moment, hearing Xu Yuan's words, the real HIM was trying to think of a proper way to respond. But Xu Yuan had already put away the relaxed look he had just shown.
Instead, he looked at the real HIM with an extremely serious expression and slowly said, "Thank you."
As soon as the words fell, Xu Yuan's tone and expression suddenly changed. He immediately continued.
"However… I do not really like the feeling of someone planning my life path. From now on, the road ahead should be walked by me myself."
After hearing Xu Yuan's firm words, the real HIM almost without any hesitation nodded. A relieved smile appeared on his face as he honestly said, "Actually, I should thank you too."
He paused slightly, then added, "Thank you for cooperating with all the arrangements I set from beginning to end, never once leaving this preset path."
"Not only that, your performance even far exceeded my original expectations."
"Thank you for helping me answer the difficult question that has troubled me for a long time."
"The life I planned for you ends here. After leaving the trial, you can begin a new chapter of your life."
"From now on, I will never again interfere with or influence your future in any form."
"What you should write next is the chapter that belongs to Xu Yuan."