39. Grasp!

The old steward had originally been about to shut the gates and ignore Yu Bai and his companion, but after hearing Yu Bai's words, he froze slightly, a troubled expression appearing on his face.

As the steward of the famed Poison Douluo Dugu Bo—a man whose name struck fear into ninety-nine percent of the people on the Douluo Continent—he naturally had some knowledge of medicine, especially poisons, due to his master's interests.

No! He had seen even more varieties of poison than many Healing-type Soul Masters!

Yet after hearing Yu Bai's description of the symptoms, the old steward furrowed his brow and pondered deeply, but still could not think of any poison capable of causing such symptoms!

Clearly, the poison described by this tall, skinny man was at least some rare and exotic variety!

And his master's greatest hobby was collecting strange poisons from across the world, then researching and concocting a truly supreme poison!

If his master heard this man out, he would most likely invite him inside.

On the other hand, although that man's final words had vaguely threatened both him and his master, the man spoke with complete certainty, with no trace of evasion in his eyes. Thus, while he did not quite believe anyone could truly threaten his master, as a steward, he did not want to bring trouble upon his master because of this either!

With that in mind, the old steward stopped hesitating. After telling the two to wait, he entered the estate and hurried toward the place where his master practiced alchemy to report the situation.

Outside the gates, only after seeing the old steward shut them again did Little Fatty let out a long breath. He then turned to Yu Bai beside him and asked, "Little Bai, do you think that Poison Douluo will really be willing to see us?"

"And Little Bai, who exactly were you talking about in those last few words? Someone poisoned, people dying and all that?"

"Most importantly, what did those people dying have to do with Poison Douluo? You could tell from that old steward's reaction that the poison wasn't administered by Poison Douluo. With Poison Douluo's strength, something that has nothing to do with him... huh?"

As he babbled on, Little Fatty suddenly stiffened and fell silent. His expression became extremely colorful as his tiny eyes stared directly into Yu Bai's, his round face filled with disbelief.

"Little Bai, don't tell me that poisoned person..."

Yu Bai looked at Little Fatty in surprise. He had not expected this guy to piece together the truth while talking to himself!

Seeing the change in Yu Bai's expression, Little Fatty immediately took a deep breath. He cast a sidelong glance at the gates before looking back at Yu Bai nervously and lowering his voice.

"Little Bai, do you really have a way to cure that kind of poisoning? You know, even the continent-famous Poison Douluo is helpless against it and can only endure the extreme pain!"

"If you don't have the skills, how about we run before Poison Douluo comes? We came here to win over powerful people, not offend them!"

Hearing Little Fatty's words, Yu Bai glanced toward the gates of Dugu Manor. Inwardly, he could not help giving his best friend a thumbs-up as he said, "Relax. Did you forget? When the Heavenly Dao Exposure happened yesterday at noon, my past life was the Flame Emperor. Aside from being damn good with fire, my alchemy skills weren't bad either!"

"Do you understand what an Emperor-grade Alchemist means? If I recovered all my strength now and refined an Emperor-grade Pill, never mind its effects—the pill would directly take human form, gain intelligence, and possess the strength of a Pseudo Dou Di!"

"That's what makes an Emperor-grade Alchemist so damn impressive!"

"Although I haven't recovered my past-life strength yet, all of my past cultivation knowledge and experience has already been instilled into me. That naturally includes my understanding of all kinds of medicinal herbs, as well as Emperor-grade Alchemy!"

"So before me, on this tiny Douluo Continent, there isn't a poison I can't cure! Just relax!"

Sensing that the faint killing intent behind the gates—though it contained its owner's absolute determination to kill—had completely dissipated, Yu Bai's lips curled slightly as he thought to himself, "Just as expected. Once Old Poison realizes that someone has discovered his hidden secret, his first reaction will definitely be to kill them to silence them before considering how to detoxify himself!"

"If it weren't for his granddaughter, Dugu Yan, then with Old Poison's arrogance and eccentric temperament, he would definitely choose to silence us without a word rather than risk being threatened!"

"But now? Heh heh! I've got him right where I want him!"

In truth, things unfolded exactly as Yu Bai had guessed. Inside the alchemy room, after Dugu Bo heard the steward's report, he did not even bother with the poison he was brewing. Without another word, he rushed toward the gates at full speed, killing intent flashing across his face from time to time.

He was afraid that the two people outside, who knew the secret of his family's Martial Soul, would flee. If those two leaked the secret afterward, he himself might not suffer much, but his granddaughter Yanyan would definitely be in danger!

In no time, he arrived at the gates. After using his Soul Power to sense that the two were still outside, Dugu Bo finally breathed a sigh of relief!

Only then did he carefully consider the other information in the words relayed by the steward, and he immediately formed a vague guess!

The two people outside should have a solution to the poison issue caused by the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor Martial Soul in both himself and his granddaughter!

However, according to the steward's description, those two fellows outside were already middle-aged, yet had such little soul power cultivation. Could they really cure his condition?

Could they be swindlers? Should he just kill them?

Just as Dugu Bo's eyes flickered uncertainly, he heard the conversation between the two outside!

Then Dugu Bo's mouth slowly fell open, his dark green eyes filled with disbelief!

One of those two fellows outside was actually one of the three Dou Di revealed yesterday, and even the reincarnation of the protagonist, the Flame Emperor?! (Tang San: ???)

Thinking of the Flame Emperor's terrifying alchemy technique shown in yesterday's exposure—especially how, before even reaching his peak, he had easily resolved the Calamity Poison Body problem that Dugu Bo believed could only be solved by having the entire continent buried alongside it—Dugu Bo's thoughts immediately began to stir.

After calming down, Dugu Bo happened to see the steward hurrying over. Before the steward reached the gates, Dugu Bo took the initiative to walk over, whispered a few words into his ear, and then headed toward the estate's main hall.

On the spot, the old steward used his soul power to clear the sweat from his body. Only after his master's figure had completely disappeared from sight did he turn around, walk to the gates, and slowly pull them open.

Then he smiled warmly and said, "Gentlemen, my master is quite curious about the poisoning symptoms you described, so he has agreed to receive you."

"Please, come in!"