Dugu Bo Notices Something Off About His Granddaughter!

And in Ye Yu's notebook,

most of what was written concerned the reasoning and analysis he had conducted after reading various related books in order to solve the Jade Phosphorous Poison.

In the end, the solution was quite simple.

According to Ye Yu's research,

the Jade Phosphorous Poison afflicting Jade Phosphorous Snake Spirit Masters was caused by the excessive toxicity of the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul.

After Martial Soul Possession, it left toxins behind within the bodies of Jade Phosphorous Snake Spirit Masters.

Yet Jade Phosphorous Snake Spirit Masters had nowhere in their bodies to store those toxins.

As time passed,

the Jade Phosphorous Serpent toxins continuously accumulated in the flesh and bones of Jade Phosphorous Snake Spirit Masters.

Eventually, their bodies could no longer withstand it, resulting in the hereditary ailment known as Jade Phosphorous Poison.

So long as they found a way for Jade Phosphorous Snake Spirit Masters to safely store the Jade Phosphorous Poison within their bodies, that would solve it!

As for the fact that the bodies of Jade Phosphorous Snake Spirit Masters could not store the Jade Phosphorous Poison,

they could fuse with Soul Bones!

A fused Soul Bone

existed within a Spirit Master's body, yet was not part of the Spirit Master's actual skeleton.

Storing the Jade Phosphorous Poison in one would not cause any major problems.

As long as it was not a Head Spirit Bone.

In theory,

limb and torso Soul Bones would both work, though they might have limits.

Only External Soul Bones,

because they possessed the ability to evolve endlessly as a Spirit Master's cultivation increased,

might be able to store the Jade Phosphorous Poison indefinitely.

After reading this portion,

Dugu Yan's beautiful yet valiant face was filled with incomparable excitement and joy. Even the jade-like hand holding the notebook trembled faintly.

"That's right! Wouldn't this solve the Jade Phosphorous Poison problem for our Jade Phosphorous Family?!"

After seeing how Ye Yu had analyzed the fundamental cause of the Jade Phosphorous Poison in the notebook,

the method he proposed of using Soul Bones to store the poison

was entirely reasonable and feasible.

Dugu Yan's emerald eyes reddened. She suddenly threw herself into Ye Yu's arms again and said through choked sobs,

"Ye Yu, thank you!"

"Thank you for finding a way to solve the Jade Phosphorous Poison for my family!"

"No need to thank me. You're my girlfriend."

"As a man, how could I just stand by and watch my girlfriend suffer?"

Ye Yu gently stroked Dugu Yan's long purple hair and smiled tenderly.

"But unfortunately, my strength is limited."

"Otherwise, I'd go hunt down another Soul Bone for you!"

As though something had occurred to him, Ye Yu could not help shaking his head with a self-reproachful sigh.

This made Dugu Yan quickly comfort him.

"Ye Yu, just finding a way to solve the Jade Phosphorous Poison for our family is already incredible!"

"A treasure like a Soul Bone isn't something you can obtain whenever you want, even if you're powerful."

"Don't put too much pressure on yourself."

"Once you've found a way to solve the Jade Phosphorous Poison for our family, Grandpa will definitely agree to let us be together."

Yet as she spoke, Dugu Yan did not feel entirely certain.

But whether Grandpa agreed or not,

she had chosen Ye Yu. She would never give him up!

If Grandpa absolutely refused,

then even if she had to threaten him with her life, she would force him to agree!

Dugu Yan secretly made up her mind.

"Yanyan, I know."

Ye Yu smiled faintly.

"Still, regarding obtaining Soul Bones, I seem to have discovered some patterns recently. I just don't know whether they're correct."

Based on what he knew from his previous life, Ye Yu actually understood some of the rules governing Soul Bone drops.

The probability of dropping a Soul Bone was mainly related to two factors.

First was the Soul Beast's bloodline.

Before its cultivation reached Hundred Thousand Year level, the higher a Soul Beast's bloodline, the greater its chance of dropping a Soul Bone.

The second was its state at death.

To increase the chance of a Soul Bone dropping, either the Soul Beast had to willingly allow itself to be killed,

or it had to be killed while consumed by extreme negative emotions such as rage, resentment, and unwillingness.

Either way, the chance of dropping a Soul Bone would be higher.

And these two factors could stack.

But Ye Yu had not written any of that in his notebook.

He intended to keep it as another trump card.

Although he had successfully won over Dugu Yan and even presented a way to solve the Jade Phosphorous Poison,

Ye Yu still was not fully confident that he could earn Dugu Bo's approval.

If Dugu Bo stubbornly endured Dugu Yan's resentment, or even her threats to die, and tried to kill him,

then Ye Yu would use this method for increasing the chance of Soul Bone drops to win Dugu Bo over.

At worst, he could painfully give up Dugu Yan and leave her.

So long as Dugu Bo agreed to make a deal with him,

he could endure humiliation for now.

After confessing to Dugu Yan,

Ye Yu successfully became her boyfriend.

He gained Dugu Yan's deep love,

and even her vow to never leave him, to follow him unto death!

But as the night grew deeper,

the two still had no choice but to part reluctantly.

Beside them, Ye Lingling kept her head lowered the entire time, saying nothing in silence.

Just as usual, though she seemed even colder than before.

After parting,

Dugu Yan returned home and hung the portrait Ye Yu had given her on the wall opposite her bed.

Her heart overflowed with happiness, sweetness, and joy.

Meanwhile, after cultivating at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well for some time,

Dugu Bo, dressed in a green robe and possessing a tall, lean frame, long green hair, and a sinister, eerie face, returned once more to Heaven Dou Imperial City.

He planned to stay at Dugu Manor for a while and spend time with his granddaughter, Dugu Yan.

Back then, in order to break through to become a Titled Douluo, he had devoted himself wholly to cultivation.

Since she was young, he had rarely spent time with his granddaughter.

Even when his son, Dugu Xin, suffered a Jade Phosphorous Poison outbreak and eventually died,

he had been at the critical point of breaking through to Titled Douluo and had not attended the funeral.

Afterward, when he learned of his son's death,

the grief had nearly destroyed him.

Now, toward his only remaining relative in this world, his granddaughter Dugu Yan,

Dugu Bo cherished her beyond measure.

He was afraid she would melt if he held her in his mouth, afraid she would fall if he held her in his palm.

"Yanyan, Grandpa's back!"

Because the Jade Phosphorous Family was so sparsely populated, with only Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan,

Dugu Manor had only a few maids and servants.

After returning to Dugu Manor,

Dugu Bo clasped one hand behind his back, a smile on his sinister face as he called out loudly.

"Master, Miss has gone to the Royal Academy for class!"

A maid in Dugu Manor respectfully reported to Dugu Bo.

"She went to class?"

Dugu Bo felt somewhat disappointed, though not surprised.

During his cultivation in that strange medicinal garden, he had never paid much attention to time or dates.

It was morning now.

It was perfectly normal for his granddaughter Yanyan to be attending class at the Royal Academy.

But when he entered Dugu Yan's room, intending to see whether anything had changed,

Dugu Bo immediately spotted the portrait Ye Yu had given Dugu Yan hanging on the wall, and his heart was filled with shock.

"It looks far too lifelike."

"How could this painting be so realistic?"

Back when he had registered as a Titled Douluo at Spirit Hall, after refusing Spirit Hall's recruitment,

Spirit Hall had sent Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan after him. He had narrowly escaped death.

In the end, Prince Xue Xing had saved him.

Thus, Dugu Bo now served as a guest advisor to the Heaven Dou Imperial Family.

But even in the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, Dugu Bo had never seen

a court painter capable of creating such a lifelike work.

Curious,

Dugu Bo decided to wait until his granddaughter Dugu Yan returned and ask her about it properly.

"Grandpa! You're back!"

It was already very late at night

when Dugu Yan finally returned from outside.

Dugu Bo had grown sleepy from waiting, and he was quite puzzled.

His granddaughter had always returned before evening. Why had she come back so late today?

But when faced with Dugu Bo's questioning, Dugu Yan's pretty face reddened slightly as she shyly explained

that she had gone shopping with Ye Lingling and lost track of time.

Since she still did not know how to persuade Grandpa to accept Ye Yu,

Dugu Yan could only keep it hidden for the time being.

"I see..."

Seeing Dugu Yan's blushing, bashful appearance, Dugu Bo paused before nodding in response.

But inwardly,

a grandfather's instinct made Dugu Bo feel that

something was wrong! Very wrong!