Dugu Bo's Experiences

"Thoughts? What thoughts?" Flender looked at Liu Erlong.

"Boss Fu, what do you think of my Blue Tyrant Academy?" Liu Erlong asked.

"The infrastructure is pretty good, much better than Shrek's," Flender said after thinking for a moment.

"In that case, Boss Fu, why don't you bring your students over? The three of us can start an Academy together. Blue Tyrant Academy has very good infrastructure, although not as good as Heaven Dou Royal Academy, but not too far off. And your students all sound quite impressive. Wouldn't it be a good thing if we joined forces?"

"The reason I started this Blue Tyrant Academy was partly to distract myself and keep myself from getting too bored, and partly to give those Commoners Soul Master a path to education. But I don't usually manage it much. If you're interested, Boss Fu, I'll leave the Academy to you. What do you say?" Liu Erlong said.

Flender and the Grandmaster exchanged a glance and sighed:

"Erlong Sister, you've really helped me a lot."

"Oh? What do you mean?" Liu Erlong asked curiously.

Flender then told Liu Erlong about the problems at the Shrek Academy.

"... We originally came here hoping to borrow a place from you so that the children could have a chance to participate in the next Spirit Master Tournament, but we didn't expect you to just..."

"Boss Fu, what you're saying is really embarrassing me," Liu Erlong interrupted Flender. "We're the Golden Iron Triangle, and you're the leader of the three of us. How can you talk to me about borrowing that word? Is it because we haven't seen each other for so long that our relationship has become distant?"

"That's not what I meant," Flender quickly replied.

Liu Erlong glanced at the Grandmaster, snorted coldly, and said:

"I see now. You two came here treating me like an outsider. What? Am I no longer considered part of the Golden Iron Triangle?"

"No, no, no, of course you'll always be our Erlong. I misspoke before, I'll go back and bring the children over right now." Flender knew he couldn't reason with a woman, so he readily admitted his mistake.

He didn't actually want things to turn out this way, but the Grandmaster insisted on confronting Liu Erlong and even managed to persuade him.

Grandmaster just broken off their romantic relationship, hurting Liu Erlong Liu Erlong, how could Flender possibly bring himself to make demands? So, all he could manage was to offer a loan.

Seeing that Flender had admitted his mistake, Liu Erlong's expression softened, and she said:

"Boss Fu, after all these years of friendship, we shouldn't be saying such formal things. From now on, this Academy is in your hands. The three of us will work together to make Academy a success."

"Alright." Flender nodded solemnly, then sighed, "But we're getting older, and we don't have the same drive we had when we were young. I was thinking that after these kids graduated, we could go and live our own lives, but it seems we'll have to keep working on it for a few more years."

The Grandmaster, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up:

"Actually, your idea isn't impossible to implement, as long as the Academy finds a suitable successor."

"Find a suitable successor?" A young face involuntarily flashed through Flender's mind. "That does seem like a possibility, but he's still a bit too young."

"It'll be about time after the Spirit Master Tournament is over," the Grandmaster said.

"Hmm, I just don't know if he'd be willing to take it on." Flender nodded in deep agreement.

"Boss Fu, Little... Cousin, who are you talking about?" Liu Erlong asked in confusion.

Flender said with a smile:

"He is a person you would never expect, a peerless genius who appears only once in a thousand years."

"Hey, stop being so mysterious, just tell me who it is!" Liu Erlong was getting impatient with her curiosity.

Flender's smile deepened. "Chen Feng, have you heard of this name?"

Liu Erlong's eyes widened. "It's that Biological Pioneer?"

Although she has been living in seclusion all these years and doesn't usually concern herself with the Academy's affairs, she still knows about such a significant matter as the Foundation Building Method.

However, she only knew about the Foundation Building Method and its author's name, and did not pay close attention to the specifics of the incident six years ago, so she was unaware that Grandmaster was involved in that event.

However, Liu Erlong knew that Chen Feng and Flender were related, thanks to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's persistent misinformation.

This was precisely what puzzled Liu Erlong: "Why do you say that Biological Pioneer is a bit young? I remember he's already an Adulthood, isn't he?"

Flender burst into laughter. "That's all just to fool outsiders; he's actually still a teenager."

"A boy?" Liu Erlong was somewhat surprised. "How old was he six years ago?"

"Six years old." Flender up a six sign. "Otherwise, how could he be called a once-in-a-millennium genius?"

"Boss Fu, you're not kidding me, are you?" Liu Erlong asked skeptically. "How could someone achieve such things at the age of six?"

"If you don't believe me, ask Xiao Gang."

Liu Erlong looked at the Grandmaster, Grandmaster nodded in affirmation of Flender's statement.

Flender wasn't lying.

Liu Erlong took a deep breath, thought for a moment, and said:

I want to go see this person.

"Okay, that's perfect, we can go and bring the children over together."

After recruiting Meng Yiran, Chen Feng and his group returned to the Shrek Academy with the new student.

Because they were worried about their granddaughter, Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang naturally came along as well.

The group of seven arrived in Suotuo City by carriage, then disembarked and headed towards the village where Shrek Academy was located.

Before arriving at the village, Meng Shu couldn't help but say:

"The conditions at your Academy... are really quite simple."

"It's just a bit tough for now, but the dean is already thinking of a solution," Zhao Wuji said with a somewhat embarrassed smile.

Meng Shu nodded and said nothing more. After all, he already knew that Shrek Academy's facilities were inadequate. What he truly valued were the Academy's talented young people, and associating with geniuses would definitely benefit his granddaughter.

Meanwhile, Meng Yiran was discussing poison making with Tang San. She took out several herbs for Tang San to examine, and Tang San explained the properties of these herbs and how they could be used to concoct poisons.

Not far behind them, Xiao Wu and Oscar were silently watching them, their expressions not too good.

"Are there really that many topics to discuss?" Xiao Wu muttered unfriendly.

"Exactly, we've been talking about this for ages, what's the point of discussing a bunch of useless herbs?" Oscar immediately chimed in.

Chen Feng followed behind them, watching the show. He had been watching all the way, but he didn't feel bored at all.

To be honest, if the love triangle between these four people were in their previous lives, it could definitely be made into a 40-50 episode youth romance drama, and the ratings would be absolutely phenomenal.

The group returned to the village in this strange atmosphere. As soon as they entered the village, Meng Shu stopped in his tracks, looking surprised and uncertain.

"Are there any strong people in your village?"

"What powerful expert?" Zhao Wuji was somewhat confused.

"Titled Douluo." Meng Shu squeezed out four words, his eyes fixed on a house in front of him.

Just as Zhao Wuji's expression changed drastically because of Meng Shu's words, a man with black hair and a black robe walked out of the house.

"May I ask what brings you here, senior? And where are the other students?" Zhao Wuji asked nervously, clasping his hands in greeting.

"I'm just waiting for someone here; the children are all doing their own thing," the black-haired man said calmly.

Chen Feng looked him over carefully and said somewhat uncertainly:

"You are... Senior Poison Douluo?"

Dugu Bo nodded slightly. "You take care of your business first, I'll talk to you later."

After saying that, he went into the house, which was the dean's office of the Shrek Academy, and also served as a reception area.

Chen Feng had many questions he wanted to ask Dugu Bo, but he knew it wasn't the right time, so he suppressed his doubts and decided to settle Meng Yiran first.

But when he looked at the others, he found that they were all looking at him.

Meng Shu couldn't help but ask:

"You... are you very familiar with Poison Douluo?"

"We've met once before, so we're fairly familiar," Chen Feng nodded.

Meng Shu thought to himself that this couldn't be explained simply by being familiar with someone. He had seen it clearly just now: Dugu Bo was very indifferent to everyone else, even towards Zhao Wuji.

However, when Dugu Bo spoke to Chen Feng, his attitude made it seem like they were talking as equals.

This can be seen from Dugu Bo's self-reference; when speaking to Zhao Wuji, he refers to himself as "this old man," but when speaking to Chen Feng, he refers to himself as "I."

Not only that, Dugu Bo was even willing to wait for Chen Feng to finish dealing with his business. This attitude was obviously a bit too kind, which left Meng Shu completely puzzled.

But he didn't ask any more questions; in his heart, Shrek Academy had become even more mysterious.

Zhao Wuji was initially quite wary of this unknown Titled Douluo, worried that the children remaining in the Academy might be in danger. However, after seeing that Chen Feng knew this person, he relaxed his guard slightly.

He said to Chen Feng:

"Xiao Feng, you go and entertain Senior Poison Douluo first, don't keep him waiting. I'll take care of Dragon Duke and Snake Dowager."

"Alright." Chen Feng didn't refuse. He was very curious about Dugu Bo's situation, especially his black hair, which gave him a lot of ideas.

If he wasn't mistaken, Dugu Bo's disappearance over the past two years was likely due to some fortuitous encounter. He just didn't know if this fortuitous encounter was related to the Water Attribute Immortal Herb that Chen Feng had suggested back then.

Upon arriving at the dean's office, Dugu Bo was sitting at the table, leisurely sipping tea, which must have been prepared for him by the other teachers at the Shrek Academy.

"Senior, it's been a long time." Chen Feng said as he sat down at the table.

"It has indeed been a long time, six years, hasn't it?" Dugu Bo said, putting down his teacup.

"It has indeed been six years. In the past few years, you would send letters back, but in the last two years, there has been no news. I was worried that something had happened to you. Fortunately, you have returned safely. What happened to you in the last two years?" Chen Feng asked curiously.

"I was able to deliver letters in previous years because I was on the mainland, but later I went to sea, so naturally the letters could no longer be delivered." Dugu Bo began to recount his experiences over the years.

At first, Dugu Bo hoped to find Water Attribute Immortal Herb on the continent, but no matter how hard he searched, he was unable to find it.

However, Dugu Bo did not come away empty-handed. In addition to some Water Attribute Millennial Herb, he also acquired a ten- Myriad-Year Water Attribute Herb through an auction.

This Ten-Thousand-Year herb provided considerable help to Dugu Bo, alleviating the condition of his Martial Soul to some extent, but it did not completely improve the situation. Therefore, he continued to search for Water Attribute Immortal Herb.

It was at this time that the head of a family approached Dugu Bo.

The head of the family was the owner of this Ten-Thousand-Year Water Attribute Herb. He released the herb to find helpers to explore a certain place, and Dugu Bo, who bought the herb, thus came into his sights.

"This person told me that he knew of a place where Water Attribute Immortal Herb might grow, and wanted to cooperate with me to explore that place. After the exploration was completed, I would be the first to select and harvest the herbs. At that time, I had been traveling on the continent for four years and had not heard of any Water Attribute Immortal Herb on the continent, so I agreed to his invitation."

"After I accepted the invitation, that person also told me where Water Attribute Immortal Herb might grow. As I expected, the place was at sea, specifically in the waters near the Extreme North."

"I was curious where that person got the information, and he didn't hide it from me. He told me that the information was passed down from his ancestors. His family had organized several expeditions, but they had to retreat before they could reach the end because there were powerful Sea Beast guarding the area, and his family did not have the strength to fight against Sea Beast."

"Originally, this family had given up exploring that place, as it was far too dangerous. It wouldn't be worth sacrificing their best members for profit. However, a genius has emerged in this generation of the family, and this genius's Martial Soul has the potential for further advancement. Therefore, for the sake of the family's future, they plan to organize another exploration of that place."

Chen Feng then raised a question, "If they want their family's geniuses to have room for further advancement, then they should want to obtain the Immortal Herbs that may exist in that place. But if that's the case, why did they invite you, senior, and let you choose the harvest first?"

"Because the information passed down from their ancestors indicated that there might be two types of Immortal Herbs growing in that place. However, due to the protection of powerful Sea Beast, their ancestors could only observe from afar, so they were not entirely certain. They only guessed from the strange phenomena they saw that there might be two types of Immortal Herb there, most likely Ice Attribute and Water Attribute Immortal Herb, and that family needed Ice Attribute ones," Dugu Bo explained.

Chen Feng's heart skipped a beat. "What's that family's surname?"

"His surname is Shui."