I'm not an unreasonable man

Guibao stepped forward, his Black Pattern Guibao Spirit emerging behind him. Nine Spirit Rings-two yellow, two purple, and five black-flashed continuously beneath his feet.

An aura more powerful than Dugu Bo's gradually spread outward from Guibao.

"Dugu Bo, shall we have a little spar?"

Guibao gently rolled his wrists, ready to strike at any moment.

The Soul Piercing Spear Spirit appeared in Yang Wushuang's hand, and eight Spirit Rings-two yellow, two purple, and four black-rose beneath his feet.

He spun the Soul Breaking Spear once in his hand, then pointed its tip, gleaming with a cold, chilling light, straight at Dugu Bo.

Although Yang Wushuang was only an Eight-Ring Soul Douluo, with a soul power level below that of the Titled Douluo Dugu Bo, the Breaking Clan devoted itself entirely to offense. In terms of attack power alone, Yang Wushuang was no weaker than a nine-ring Titled Douluo.

If they truly fought, Yang Wushuang could not claim absolute certainty of defeating Dugu Bo, but ensuring he did not lose would be no problem.

"Another Titled Douluo, and an Eight-Ring Soul Douluo as well."

Dugu Bo's gaze gradually darkened.

He weighed his options carefully.

Dugu Bo withdrew his Martial Soul first and sat back down in his wicker chair, abandoning any intention of fighting.

Had there been even the slightest chance, Dugu Bo would have liked to try keeping Bai Wanwan here.

He cared neither for his reputation nor his dignity anyway. He had always done as he pleased, and he had no qualms whatsoever about bullying the weak.

Unfortunately, the aura Guibao exuded told Dugu Bo that Guibao's soul power level was higher than his. With an Eight-Ring Soul Douluo watching him like a hawk as well, seizing Bai Wanwan right under their noses was simply impossible.

Even in a one-on-one fight, Dugu Bo had no confidence at all that he could defeat Guibao.

"Little girl, I'm not an unreasonable man. Let's set the matter of the herb garden aside for now and discuss the antidote first."

"Do you really have a way to cure the poison?"

"And what price would I have to pay?"

Dugu Bo poured himself a cup of tea and began sipping it.

Although he did not know whether the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well in Sunset Forest truly belonged to Bai Wanwan's family, that no longer mattered.

If it belonged to her family, she had every right to take it back.

If it did not, Dugu Bo still had no way to stop her if she truly wanted to seize it.

Bai Wanwan already had a Titled Douluo and an Eight-Ring Soul Douluo at her side. Adding the other Titled Douluo he had met yesterday, taking his herb garden would be easy. Even killing him would hardly be difficult.

And if Bai Wanwan really could cure the poison, whether the herb garden remained in his possession would not matter much anyway. Its greatest use to Dugu Bo was suppressing his snake venom. If she could cure it, the garden's value would naturally diminish greatly.

"Your Eminence Poison Douluo, do you think I have any reason to joke with you about a cure?"

"As for the price..."

Bai Wanwan paused briefly, an alluring smile gradually curving her lips. "That depends on how much this matters to you, Senior."

"After all, no one should understand the pain of snake venom backlash better than you. Even with the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well suppressing it, whether your granddaughter can endure it remains uncertain."

Dugu Bo lowered his gaze to the teacup in his hand and remained silent for a long time, seemingly pondering something.

In Dugu Bo's view, there was an eighty percent chance that Bai Wanwan's claim of a cure was genuine. As she herself had said, she had no reason to joke with him about this.

The price was what troubled him.

Had Bai Wanwan named her price herself, he might have had room to negotiate. Instead, she had handed the initiative to him and left him to decide what to offer.

If he offered too little, a cure would naturally be out of the question.

But if his offer was too high, she might probe his limits further and make him pay an even greater price.

Watching Dugu Bo fall silent, Bai Wanwan felt no urgency at all. The initiative was hers anyway. Unless Dugu Bo cared nothing for his granddaughter and was willing to let her suffer the snake venom's backlash, he would have to yield.

Her reason for making him name the price was simple. The more he was willing to pay, the more important this matter was to him. And the more important it was, the more room she had to raise the price and secure greater benefits.

"Senior, there's no need to give me an answer right away. I'll be in Heaven Dou City for quite some time. Once you've made up your mind, you can come find me whenever you like."

Bai Wanwan smiled at Dugu Bo, then stood and headed out of the courtyard.

But when she reached the courtyard gate, she stopped and turned to look at him. "Senior, you're known for having unrivaled mastery of poison. Then surely you understand that curing someone who has only just been poisoned is entirely different, both in difficulty and process, from curing someone whose poison has seeped into their bones."

With that, Bai Wanwan lightly snapped her fingers and left Dugu Bo's courtyard with Guibao and Yang Wushuang.

Watching their figures gradually recede into the distance,

Dugu Bo chuckled softly and shook his head helplessly. "What an extraordinary little girl."

On the surface, the choice regarding the cure seemed to lie in his hands. In truth, as long as he cared about his granddaughter, there had only ever been one path open to him.

Unless he could find someone else who knew how to cure the poison, this was a hopeless trap. He had no other choice.

Dugu Bo reclined in his wicker chair again. It creaked as it rocked, but his eyes remained filled with deep contemplation.

Heaven Dou City.

On a street bustling with people, Guibao looked at Bai Wanwan walking ahead of him and asked softly, "Young Lady, where are we going now?"

"Sunset Forest."

Bai Wanwan's voice was calm, but her azure eyes turned toward Sunset Forest.

The immortal herbs in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well were rare treasures.

And since they were treasures, she would only feel at ease once they were in her own hands.

Guibao and Yang Wushuang, who had been following behind Bai Wanwan all along, asked no further questions after hearing her answer. They simply followed her onward.

They left Heaven Dou City.

The group picked up speed, and in just a few blinks, they vanished beyond the limits of sight, as though they had never been there at all.