Oscar looked at the clearly divided spring not far away and said seriously:
"If I originally had only a thirty percent chance of curing your poison, then with the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, I can raise that to fifty percent."
Hearing this answer, Dugu Bo's expression darkened a bit. "Only fifty percent?"
Oscar nodded. "Your body has been ravaged by poison for so many years. A fifty percent chance of curing it is already quite high. But even if it cannot be cured, it will still be enough to ease your suffering."
Oscar did not overstate his confidence, leaving himself room to retreat. If he failed to help Dugu Bo dispel the poison, Dugu Bo would not develop ill feelings toward him because of some boastful promise.
While Oscar did not dare make any guarantees regarding Dugu Bo, he was still confident about Dugu Yan's poison. Looking at the somewhat conflicted Dugu Bo, Oscar continued, "However, I am certain I can completely cure Sister Dugu Yan's poison."
Only then did Dugu Bo's expression recover. He said to Oscar, "As long as you can cure Yan Yan, you may use this treasured place freely from now on. What do you say?"
Oscar nodded earnestly. "Your Excellency, you flatter me. I had already agreed to this before. Even if you gave me no reward at all, I would still do my utmost."
After saying that, Oscar paused. "But since you have made this offer, I truly would like to study this treasured place properly."
Hearing Oscar and Dugu Bo's conversation, both Gai Yue and Shao Xin wore utterly bewildered expressions, because they did not know what the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was.
Still, they knew about Oscar's research into medicinal substances. They simply had not expected him to