Dugu Bo: I'll Behave, Please Spare Me!

Smack!

Qian Renxue slapped herself across the face and cried inwardly, Miss Li Yu, what are you doing?!

I finally managed to fool him just now, and now you've gone and reminded him of it!

You still want a reward? What are we supposed to do now?!

He's going to come after us instead!

The moment Li Yu shook his head, Qian Renxue sensed that something was wrong.

But before she could stop him, Li Yu had already spilled everything.

With that, hadn't all their efforts to divert Dugu Bo's attention and make him drop the matter of them killing the Soul Beast he had raised gone completely to waste?

"Sigh!"

With a soft sigh, Qian Renxue prepared herself for a heavy loss.

"Husband, why are you sighing? Are you feeling unwell?"

Li Yu immediately showed concern for Qian Renxue, tossing Dugu Bo aside instead.

Qian Renxue was almost flattered.

For a moment, she did not know whether to blame Li Yu for ruining her plan or be moved that he was still concerned about her at a time like this.

Dugu Bo was speechless as well.

What was this?

I'm furious right now. Can't you see that?

You're still showing off your affection in front of me. If I were younger, I'd make the two of you understand what—

"It's nothing."

Qian Renxue felt helpless inside, but she merely smiled and shook her head.

Tsk, Qian Renxue in men's clothing, always determined to be strong!

Li Yu secretly laughed.

He had already guessed most of what Qian Renxue was thinking.

She was simply worried that he could not cure Dugu Bo's Poison, and that he had just brought up the matter of killing the Soul Beast Dugu Bo had raised again.

As for that—

He could only say that if he had been a native of Douluo, he truly would have had no solution.

But he was not!

He was a living, breathing Blue Star Person. He could shamelessly deny it!

And so—

Under Qian Renxue and Dugu Bo's watchful eyes—

The delicate and lovely beauty Miss Li Yu suddenly widened her eyes and pointed at Dugu Bo.

"You! You! You!"

After blurting out three consecutive "you"s, he staggered backward as though he had suffered some injury.

Qian Renxue was startled as well. Thinking that Dugu Bo had launched some sort of mental attack, she hurriedly supported Li Yu.

At the same time, she glared at Dugu Bo.

Just as she was about to question him, Li Yu's actions interrupted her again.

Two streams of tears flowed down Li Yu's face at once, and he directly clung to Qian Renxue.

He said aggrievedly, "Husband, does being a Titled Douluo mean he can be this unreasonable?"

"Ah???"

Qian Renxue was stunned.

"Look at him. Raising snakes is one thing; no one said anything about that!"

"But he failed to keep an eye on his own snake and let it run around attacking people. That's his fault!"

"Besides, if Husband had not been powerful, the two of us would probably have become that snake's food by now!"

"And yet this dignified Titled Douluo still has the nerve to claim that the Soul Ring I absorbed came from a Soul Beast he raised!"

"Could it be that he sent his snake to bite us, and somehow it became our fault instead?"

"What kind of logic is that?!"

"Boohoohoo~"

As he spoke, Li Yu began to cry.

Large tears rolled down his cheeks onto Qian Renxue's neck, which was pressed close against him, then continued flowing down from there.

Qian Renxue felt the warmth sliding across her chest, as well as the softness in her arms.

Though she felt that something was somewhat off, grievance and anger seized the high ground in the next instant.

The more she thought about it, the more reasonable it seemed.

Weren't she and Li Yu the victims?

How had they somehow become the ones at fault in Dugu Bo's eyes?

Did he think he could do whatever he wanted just because he was a Titled Douluo?

Hmph!

Ridiculous!

My grandfather is a Limit Douluo! Someone like you could be knocked down with one hand!

At that thought, Qian Renxue's confidence immediately soared.

She glared angrily at Dugu Bo. "Your Excellency, everything we did was for self-defense!"

"Besides, this is Sunset Forest. It's such a vast place that no one could possibly know that snake was raised by you!"

Her words were direct, yet they also carried a subtle implication.

That implication was:

Sunset Forest was not Dugu Bo's private backyard. Moreover, this was a place where Soul Masters hunted Soul Rings. Did killing Soul Beasts require Dugu Bo's permission?

And besides, he had raised a snake but failed to watch over it. If someone else killed it, could he still blame them?

Li Yu secretly nodded upon hearing Qian Renxue's words.

She could be taught!

Meanwhile, Dugu Bo was already dumbfounded.

Th-this actually sounded somewhat reasonable!

But did you know that standing before you was a Titled Douluo?

This world respected strength above all else. Whoever had the bigger fist had the greater reason!

And now, you two little nobodies wanted to reason with me?

Believe it or not, I can slap the two of you to death!

But—

As the thought crossed his mind—

Dugu Bo suddenly realized that Li Yu and Qian Renxue truly had the leverage to reason with him.

The former claimed he could resolve the Poison that had plagued Dugu Bo for years, which was of utmost importance to him.

The latter was the Crown Prince of Heaven Dou. Though she had largely given up competing for status, her identity was still there and could not be touched lightly!

At that thought—

Dugu Bo could not help feeling stifled.

A dignified Titled Douluo had actually been cornered by two juniors!

If word got out, how could he keep standing among Titled Douluo?

But for himself, and for his granddaughter, he ultimately gave in.

I'll behave, please spare me!

He looked at Li Yu, opened his mouth, and said, "What reward do you want?"

As soon as the words fell—

Li Yu and Qian Renxue both let out a sigh of relief.

Li Yu was fine; he had already anticipated this outcome.

Qian Renxue, however, sucked in a sharp breath and only then realized what she had just done.

"What I want is very simple. I believe you have plenty of it, Senior!"

Li Yu left Qian Renxue's embrace and immediately changed his expression.

"Senior has suffered from Poison erosion, but from my estimation, the greater cause lies with Senior yourself rather than outside influences."

"However, the aura around you is extremely mixed. I presume that you used the method of fighting Poison with Poison, which caused this condition."

"And what I want are the poisonous substances Senior has researched!"

Dugu Bo slightly raised a brow. "Poisons? What do you need those poisons for?"

Qian Renxue also looked at Li Yu curiously.

Li Yu smiled faintly. "Since I am confident that I can resolve the Poison in Senior's body, I naturally have some knowledge of Poison. Of course, I would also like to see what kind of poisons a Titled Douluo has developed!"

As those words fell—

The confusion in Dugu Bo and Qian Renxue's eyes vanished completely.

A trace of pride even rose in Dugu Bo's eyes. Then he said indifferently, "If you can truly resolve the toxins in my body, what harm is there in giving you all those poisons?"

"It's a deal!"

Li Yu was overjoyed. In a daze, he could already see his Soul Power rising level by level.

Dugu Bo looked at Li Yu's delighted expression, then finally turned to Qian Renxue. "Your Highness, return to the palace first. Detoxification should take a long time. I will take good care of the Crown Prince Consort for you!"

As the words fell, Dugu Bo raised a hand, and a jade-green mist enveloped both Li Yu and himself.

When it dispersed, the two had already vanished.

Only Qian Renxue remained, looking utterly bewildered.