Yu Xiaogang Reborn Again

After Yu Xiaogang left, Lu Jin stood up. "Come on, let's go meet the future Poison Douluo."

Tang Yuehua nodded and obediently followed behind him. "Master, should I cover my face? Otherwise, it might attract trouble."

Lu Jin shook his head. "There's no need. As long as I don't want them to, no one can find you."

He brought Tang Yuehua to the gates of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where a guard raised a hand to stop them.

"Stop! Who goes there?"

The commotion also caught the attention of Dugu Bo, who had only just left.

He looked back, and the moment his eyes met Lu Jin's, the hairs all over his body stood on end.

Lu Jin stood quietly, doing nothing, even wearing a smile, yet Dugu Bo found him more frightening than being stared down by a Titled Douluo.

"Are your dog eyes blind?!" Dugu Bo hurried to the gates and cupped his fists, his son and daughter-in-law beside him. "These servants have no manners. Please forgive them, Senior."

"It's nothing." Pei Nian looked at Dugu Bo. "I've come to cure your poison. In exchange, your herb garden in the Sunset Forest will belong to me from now on."

Dugu Bo's heart jolted. He cupped his fists and said, "This isn't the place to talk. Please come elsewhere to discuss it, Senior."

Dugu Bo had a private residence of his own at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

As a guest elder of the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, his standing at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy was naturally high as well.

Dugu Bo personally poured Lu Jin a cup of tea. "Can you truly cure my poison, Senior?"

Lu Jin took a sip of tea. It was slightly bitter.

He was starting to miss Bibi Dong's sweet drink a little.

He set down the teacup. "What? Do you think I'm a good-for-nothing like Yu Xiaogang, who can do nothing but talk big?"

Dugu Bo hurriedly said, "I wouldn't dare. It's just that my poison..."

"Your poison comes from your Martial Soul. Your Jade Spirit Serpent Venom has turned against your body, and this has troubled the Dugu Family for generations. Am I right?"

"Your insight is razor-sharp, Senior. I'm impressed."

Dugu Bo truly believed Lu Jin could cure his poison now. Apart from the Dugu Family, no one else knew about the backlash from the Jade Spirit Serpent Venom.

Lu Jin smiled and asked, "So, what's your answer?"

Dugu Bo thought of the herb garden and couldn't help feeling the pain of parting with it, but if he could resolve his family's Martial Soul problem, the garden didn't seem so important after all.

He said earnestly, "If you can truly resolve my Dugu Family's Martial Soul problem, Senior, I, Dugu Bo, am willing to serve at your side!"

"You old rascal, you're rattling your abacus rather loudly." Lu Jin smiled. "We agreed I'd cure you alone, and now you're bargaining with me instead."

"I wouldn't dare!"

"It's fine. A mere serpent venom backlash is no great problem. There's no need to serve at my side; this is just a transaction."

Lu Jin raised his hand, picked out the threads of fate belonging to the Dugu Family, and directly erased the poisonous fortune clinging to them.

The next moment, Dugu Bo felt as though he had grown ten years younger, his entire body incomparably light.

"Senior... how did you do that?"

"Just a little trick, not worth mentioning."

Having successfully snatched away one of Tang San's future fighters, Lu Jin was in a good mood. He stood and said, "In a few days, Spirit Hall will send someone to contact you. Oh, and a word of warning: don't try to break our agreement. You won't be able to bear the consequences."

Hearing that it was Spirit Hall, Dugu Bo couldn't help but tremble inwardly.

This man could instantly erase his Martial Soul's defect. His strength was probably already beyond that of an ordinary Titled Douluo, yet his face was utterly unfamiliar to Dugu Bo.

Could he be the legendary Secret Chamber Douluo?

Senior Secret Chamber was terrifying indeed!

Dugu Bo's imagination ran wild. Even Lu Jin hadn't expected the title of Secret Chamber Douluo to be pinned on him. Dugu Bo respectfully saw Lu Jin out of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

After Lu Jin left, he hurriedly summoned his son. Upon examining him, he discovered that the poison in his son's body was gone too.

Dugu Bo's heart trembled in shock. "With someone like that in Spirit Hall, His Majesty must reconsider his attitude toward Spirit Hall."

He even had a hunch that wiping out the entire Heaven Dou Empire might take Senior Secret Chamber no more than a thought.

Dugu Bo headed toward the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, weighed down with worry.

Meanwhile, Yu Chen and his party were hauling Yu Xiaogang's corpse toward the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

They didn't even have time to think about the marriage agreement they had made with the Clear Sky Sect.

Yu Xiaogang had done something so disgraceful in public. Who could keep a straight face?

Whenever Yu Chen thought of it, he felt his sense of humor and his morals fighting a furious battle. Then his sense of clan honor joined the fray, giving him the urge to cry.

And no one noticed.

Yu Xiaogang's skin, which had been purple all over, was slowly returning to its normal color. His eyes snapped open.

He stared at his hands in disbelief. "I... I've actually been reborn again?"

What delighted him most was his discovery that his Soul Power Level had broken through to level 30 without warning.

Sure enough, even the heavens think I'm the one who should be the protagonist of the future?!

He clenched his fists. "Dugu Bo, Tang San... this time, I won't ask anyone for help. I'll take back everything that belongs to me!"

Then he remembered what had happened outside the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and his face turned pale, then flushed.

What disgusted him even more was that his mind kept returning to the scene of him making a fool of himself while holding the dog. The mere thought of a steel needle made his whole body uncomfortable.

"Damn it!" Yu Xiaogang cursed under his breath. "Sooner or later, I'll catch that guy and settle the score!"

That night.

While the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's party was resting, Yu Xiaogang quietly slipped away.

Once he was far away, he threw back his head and laughed. "A bunch of good-for-nothings! They didn't even notice I'd escaped. This clan really isn't worthy of having me, Yu Xiaogang, lead it! Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, here I come!"

What he didn't know was that Lu Jin had been manipulating all of this from the shadows.

The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was highly poisonous. Although Bo Saixi was a Limit Douluo, Lu Jin wasn't sure whether those poisons could harm her.

Gangzi couldn't die anyway, so he might as well send him to scout the way, giving Bo Saixi a chance to observe the surroundings.

Lu Jin returned to Spirit Hall with Tang Yuehua.

His return finally put Spirit Hall's upper ranks at ease. If such an unbeatable expert truly left Spirit Hall, there would be nothing they could do.

Qian Daoliu was the first to visit, bringing Qian Xunji with him.

Lu Jin observed Qian Daoliu closely and did indeed find a hint more fervor in the fellow's gaze.

It wasn't as pronounced as Tang Yuehua's desire to strip herself bare and press herself against him, but it was enough to put Lu Jin on guard.

Lu Jin waved a hand. "Starting tomorrow, I'll continue telling the Pope about the future. During that time, I may need people from Spirit Hall to go somewhere."

Qian Xunji cupped his fists. "It's Spirit Hall's honor to serve you, Senior!"

Lu Jin nodded, pulled Tang Yuehua forward, and introduced her. "This is Tang Yuehua. Ah Yin, look after her from now on. For the moment, she still can't cultivate normally; some restrictions on her Martial Soul need to be resolved."

Ah Yin nodded. "All right, Brother Lu!"

Qian Xunji's heart trembled slightly when he heard Tang Yuehua's name. "Senior, may I ask if Miss Tang is from the Clear Sky Sect?"

"She is the daughter of the Clear Sky Sect's master, but..."

Before Lu Jin could finish, Tang Yuehua immediately cut in. "I belong to Master. I have nothing to do with the Clear Sky Sect anymore!"

Master?

The others looked at Tang Yuehua oddly. It was hard to imagine that such a poised and elegant-looking young woman would be so forthright.

Only Bibi Dong had been watching Lu Jin all along, recalling the various scenarios and games in the forbidden books.

Senior smiled when he heard her say "Master." It was barely noticeable, but he really did smile... So Senior likes this sort of thing?

Bibi Dong swallowed. That sounds pretty exciting?!