"Please don't get worked up, Senior."
"As for how to cure the poison, this junior won't tell you."
Dugu Bo froze. True enough, they had no relationship whatsoever. Why should Di Hong tell him how to cure the poison?
"As long as you cure the poison in me and my son, I'll owe you a great favor. I can do three things for you."
"Hmph." Di Hong gave a derisive snort. That might fool Tang San, but it would not work on him.
"That's far too cheap, isn't it?"
"Then what do you want?" Dugu Bo asked.
Di Hong's voice turned cold, and the smile vanished from his face. "Senior, don't play dumb with me. You should understand what this junior wants."
"If Senior keeps pretending not to understand, then this junior can only take his leave."
"Senior may continue searching for someone else who can cure your poison."
Dugu Bo fell silent once more.
"What I hate most is being bound." After a while, he sighed and slowly spoke. He had lived freely for decades—how could he be willing to submit to another? Besides, he had not yet reached the end of his rope.
Naturally, he did not want to accept Di Hong's terms. Yet Di Hong had a way to cure his poison.
"No one will bind Senior. Working for me does not mean losing your freedom. Besides, I currently have nothing that requires Senior to do anything."
"It won't affect Senior in any way."
"How about this? Senior does not need to make a decision right now. I'll give you some time to think it over."
"If Senior has made up his mind, come find me in the Heaven Dou Empire. I'll be waiting for Senior in Heaven Dou City."
Then, he took out a fiery red