Dugu Yan Arrives

Not long after Lin Feng's Clinic opened that day, a boy and a girl who looked to be around twelve or thirteen entered. The girl had purple hair and green eyes, with a heroic air about her. The boy had short blue hair and seemed arrogant to the bone. With such distinctive appearances, they were clearly Dugu Yan and Yu Tianheng. Lin Feng smiled faintly. After more than a month in business, the people he had been waiting for had finally arrived.

Lin Feng recalled what he knew about them. Dugu Yan was six years older than Tang San, while Yu Tianheng was a year older than Dugu Yan. In other words, Dugu Yan was twelve now, and Yu Tianheng was thirteen. They had only recently joined Heaven Dou Royal Academy. That Imperial Fighting Team had not even been formed yet, and even Ye Lingling, the youngest member of the Imperial Fighting Team, probably had not enrolled yet.

The two entered without waiting for Lin Feng to greet them. Dugu Yan walked in front, Yu Tianheng followed behind, and they headed straight for Lin Feng at the consultation desk.

Dugu Yan said, "So you're Lin Feng, the so-called Divine Doctor? You claim you can cure any poison? Don't go bragging at such a young age."

There was a hint of arrogance in Dugu Yan's tone. She had happened to hear people discussing Lin Feng's Clinic, saying that Lin Feng was a master at detoxification and that there was no poison he could not cure. As a Spirit Master with a Poison attribute, and with Poison Douluo as her grandfather, Dugu Yan naturally refused to accept that. That was why she had come here today.

Lin Feng could not be bothered with that tone. I want to use you to draw out your grandfather, but with that attitude, it's not like I'm begging you. Without even raising his head, Lin Feng ignored her and continued reading the medical book in his hands.

Seeing that Lin Feng ignored her, Dugu Yan, who had already entered in a foul mood, became even angrier. She slammed her palm onto the consultation desk. "Hey! I'm talking to you!"

Yu Tianheng stood at the side as though ready to back Dugu Yan up. Lin Feng pondered inwardly. Are they still courting, or has he already won her over? At this point in the timeline, he probably hasn't succeeded yet. Little brat, already knows about puppy love.

He raised his eyes to look at Dugu Yan. "What do you want?" There was a trace of impatience in his voice.

That made Dugu Yan even angrier. Pointing at Lin Feng's nose, she said, "Kid, aren't you being a little too arrogant?"

Lin Feng said, "You came in baring your fangs and waving your claws, slamming tables and yelling like a madwoman, and you're calling me arrogant?"

Dugu Yan said, "I spoke to you, and you ignored me completely. You're so young, yet you're already this rude. Today, I'm going to teach you a lesson."

Yu Tianheng said, "Yan Yan, I'll teach him a lesson for you. Rest at the side."

Dugu Yan said, "Yu Tianheng, I've told you before, don't call me Yan Yan. We're not that close. And my affairs are mine to handle. I don't need your help."

Lin Feng raised his hand and tapped the consultation desk. "You two, I'm still here. You seem to be having quite a lively discussion. Are you planning to cause trouble in my clinic?"

Dugu Yan said, "What do you mean, cause trouble? I'm here today to teach a lesson to a rude kid who spouts nonsense and brags shamelessly."

Facing two Soul Grandmasters, Lin Feng could not be bothered to act personally, even if one had a Jade Serpent and the other a Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon. He ordered, "Lin An, two people are causing trouble. Deal with them."

Yes, two people. Though Dugu Yan was the main troublemaker, Yu Tianheng was so eager to fawn over Yu Xiaogang that Lin Feng found him irritating too.

Before Dugu Yan and Yu Tianheng could even summon their martial souls, Lin An knocked them down and tossed them aside. As a Soul Elder trained by Lin Lan, dealing with two Soul Grandmasters was effortless for him.

Lin Feng looked at Dugu Yan, whom Lin An had knocked to the floor. "Can you speak properly now? Judging by your manner, you're not here for treatment. Tell me, why did you come?"

Dugu Yan said, "People outside say you can cure any poison. I came today to see for myself, and to advise you that if you don't have the ability, you should explain yourself instead of bragging blindly. Otherwise, you'll ruin your own reputation."

Lin Feng said, "Why should I explain? How do you know I don't have that ability?"

Dugu Yan said, "Do you know who I am? And you still dare to boast like that in front of me?"

Lin Feng said, "Purple hair, green eyes—Dugu Yan, the granddaughter of Poison Douluo. So what?"

Dugu Yan said, "You know who I am, yet you still dare claim you can cure any poison? Do you know how powerful Jade Serpent Poison is?"

Lin Feng said, "I don't think Jade Serpent Poison is all that powerful."

Dugu Yan was so angry she nearly could not speak. "What did you say? Say that again?"

Lin Feng said, "I said Jade Serpent Poison isn't all that powerful."

Dugu Yan pointed at Lin Feng. This time, she was truly too angry to speak. "You! You!"

Lin Feng said, "Enough with the 'you.' I'll give you a chance. Release your Jade Serpent poisonous mist, and I'll tell you why Jade Serpent Poison isn't powerful."

Without another word, Dugu Yan summoned her martial soul and immediately used her Second Soul Skill. Jade Serpent Poison surged toward Lin Feng. Lin Feng flicked out a wineskin, then struck it with a palm from his left hand, shattering it. In an instant, the wineskin became a cloud of alcohol mist. At the same time, a thread of Wood Attribute Soul Power flowed from his left hand through a flintstone, shooting out a fierce line of flame that ignited the alcohol mist in the air. In an instant, the mist became a sea of fire. In the blink of an eye, both the flames and the Jade Serpent Poison vanished completely. Lin Feng secretly sighed. Tang San, your homework really is easy to copy. However, Lin Feng had used ordinary high-proof liquor rather than realgar wine. Wood generates Fire, and Fire restrains Poison. The flames triggered by Wood Attribute Soul Power were more than enough to handle Dugu Yan's snake venom.

Dugu Yan stared at the scene before her in complete shock. She did not recover for a long while. She had never imagined that the Jade Serpent Poison she took such pride in would be broken so easily. This person had not even summoned his martial soul and had dispelled her Jade Serpent Poison with his bare hands.

Lin Feng stepped forward and waved his hand before her eyes. "Come back to your senses. See? I told you it wasn't all that powerful." He was really rubbing salt into her wounds.

Dugu Yan still had not fully recovered. "How is this possible? This is impossible!"

Lin Feng said, "Enough with the impossible. This isn't difficult; it's basic knowledge. High-proof liquor and flames might not cure poison, but before poisoning takes effect, both can suppress snake venom. You don't even need a Spirit Master for that. Any ordinary hunter would know it. If you add some realgar to the liquor, it can even drive snakes away directly. As a Jade Serpent Spirit Master, haven't you bothered to learn basic knowledge related to your own martial soul?"

Dugu Yan looked at Lin Feng and fell silent. She had come here in such a grand manner to demand answers, but now she did not know what to say.

Lin Feng said, "Also, I said Jade Serpent Poison isn't powerful for another reason. Do you know that you're poisoned?"

Dugu Yan immediately jumped up. "Bullshit! I'm a poison Spirit Master. Who could poison me?" Dugu Yan truly did not believe that. At her age, her body had not yet begun to show any discomfort, and Dugu Bo had never told her about it. She genuinely did not know that poison was accumulating within her body.

Yu Tianheng said from the side, "That's right, kid. Yan Yan's grandfather is Poison Douluo. How could she possibly be poisoned? Stop talking nonsense."

Ignoring their anger, Lin Feng continued, "I said you're poisoned. The poison did not come from outside. Whether you believe it now does not matter, because sooner or later, you will. You can leave now. Before you go, leave behind ten Gold Soul Coins to compensate for the losses caused by you fighting in the clinic."

Dugu Yan said, "Why? Your clinic hasn't suffered any losses. We didn't damage a single thing."

Lin Feng said, "Oh, fighting is forbidden in our clinic."

Dugu Yan said, "You fought too!"

Lin Feng said, "But you attacked first. I was merely forced to defend myself."

Dugu Yan was about to go mad. "You told me to attack!"

Lin Feng said, "That's right, so now I'm telling you to pay compensation too!"

Unable to argue with Lin Feng, Dugu Yan threw down ten Gold Soul Coins and stormed out of the clinic. Yu Tianheng hurried after her.

Lin An said, "Young Master, why do I feel like you deliberately targeted Dugu Yan?"

Lin Feng said, "That's right. I did it on purpose. If I didn't deliberately bully her, how would she hurry back to complain to Dugu Bo?"

Lin An said, "But what if Dugu Bo comes and attacks you, Young Master?"

Lin Feng said, "Though Dugu Bo is temperamental and not a good person, he needs the Heaven Dou Empire's influence to resist Spirit Hall. My father is a noble of the Heaven Dou Empire, and news of both my parents' breakthroughs spread long ago. So even if Dugu Bo has any ideas, he'll resort to courtesy before force. And while he is being courteous, I'm confident I can persuade him. Still, in case he becomes desperate, have Mother come and watch over the clinic tomorrow. I believe Dugu Yan will go to Sunset Forest to find him today. We'll wait for him to come tomorrow."