At Last, the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well

Outside the Imperial Palace, Long Street lay shrouded in deep night, silent and deserted.

Lin Jin fully understood Dugu Bo's sudden attack.

Although Dugu Bo had grabbed him by the collar, there was not the slightest trace of panic on his face.

Lin Jin did not even try to break free. He simply met Dugu Bo's Killing Intent calmly.

From the Killing Intent Dugu Bo had revealed while treating Xue Ye, Lin Jin had known that Dugu Bo would not be willing to let the matter go so easily.

Yang Wudi and Dugu Yan, however, cried out at the same time.

"Grandfather!" Dugu Yan exclaimed in fright.

Yang Wudi's expression also changed. The Soul Breaking Spear appeared in his hand in an instant, its tip pointed straight at Dugu Bo as he shouted, "Dugu Bo, let him go!"

"Senior, why the anger?" Lin Jin's voice remained steady. "Can you deny that you've visited the Prince's Mansion many times? Even if I hadn't framed you, when His Majesty was poisoned and Xue Xing was executed, who would the Crown Prince and the nobles think of first?"

"Of course, it would be you, the famous Poison Douluo with the title 'Poison.'"

"So let me ask you this: if I hadn't used this reason, would you have willingly followed me into the palace and waded into this Muddy Water? Would you have had the chance to clear yourself of the suspicion that you had 'possibly' been framed by Xue Xing in front of His Majesty and the Crown Prince?"

Every one of Lin Jin's questions struck directly at the heart of the matter.

Dugu Bo's hand paused slightly. With Xue Ye poisoned, he truly would have been the first suspect.

Xue Ye's status as the Great Emperor was highly esteemed. As long as there was even the slightest suspicion, the Crown Prince and the nobles would not let him off. By then, his Granddaughter would also be implicated.

He had to admit that Lin Jin's words made sense.

After this incident, he had indeed completely cleared himself of suspicion, and his Granddaughter would not be disturbed by the others at the academy.

"As for deceiving you..." Lin Jin changed his tone, a trace of helplessness in his voice. "If I had told you the truth from the beginning, told you that what poisoned Xue Ye was the Seven-Colored Splendor and had nothing to do with your Jade Phosphorous Purple Poison, would you have believed me?"

"Would you have been willing to get caught up in this whirlpool that clearly involved a struggle among the Empire's High-level? You probably would have taken Yanyan and fled immediately, avoiding it as far as possible, wouldn't you?"

Dugu Bo fell silent.

He knew Lin Jin was right. Given his temperament, if he had known the truth from the start, he absolutely would not have gotten involved.

"So I could only use this method to 'invite' you into the game." Lin Jin spoke frankly. "But my promise to you was absolutely genuine! I know how to resolve the Martial Soul Backlash affecting you and your Granddaughter. Not only can it resolve the problem of your Martial Soul Backlash, it can also allow Miss Dugu's Martial Soul to evolve."

His eyes were clear and resolute, filled with an unquestionable sincerity.

Looking at Lin Jin like this, the anger in Dugu Bo's heart was gradually replaced by a complicated emotion.

After a long while, he suddenly released Lin Jin and shoved him a step away, snorting coldly. "Brat, you certainly have a silver tongue! This Old Man will believe you one more time for now!"

"If you can truly resolve the Martial Soul problem of this Grandfather and Granddaughter pair, I will let this matter go. I can even agree to do three things for you, provided they do not violate basic principles."

"But if you dare toy with me again..." He did not finish, but the chilling Killing Intent already made everything clear.

"As long as Senior Dugu can see things through, that's all that matters. This Junior certainly won't disappoint you." Lin Jin straightened his collar and smiled.

Yang Wudi put away his Soul Breaking Spear and breathed a sigh of relief. If possible, who would want to make an enemy of a Titled Douluo?

Dugu Yan ran to her Grandfather's side and whispered comfortingly, "Grandfather, don't be angry. Being angry isn't good!"

"Enough nonsense. What exactly is the method? I don't want to hear your verbal promise. I want to see results!" Dugu Bo snorted again, but his attitude was no longer as forceful as before.

"Since Senior Dugu is so eager, then we'll return to the Poison Realm you mentioned. I'm sure I can give you a satisfactory answer." Lin Jin remained unhurried.

When Yang Wudi heard that they were going back to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, his eyes immediately lit up. The energy he had expended treating Xue Ye seemed to return in an instant.

"If that's the case, then there's no time to lose. Let's hurry and go." Yang Wudi became excited at once.

All four were Soul Masters, and they traveled extremely quickly. With their hearts set on returning, they arrived outside the mountain Valley shrouded in dense Poison Mist again in less than an hour.

"Follow me." Dugu Bo said this lightly before stepping into the Poison Array.

The deadly Poison Mist seemed to recognize its Master and automatically parted to both sides, making way for a passage.

Lin Jin, Yang Wudi, and Dugu Yan followed closely behind.

As he stepped into this mountain Valley again and felt the dense Life Energy rushing toward him, along with the strange energy fluctuations of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Yang Wudi trembled slightly all over with excitement.

"The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well... It really is the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well! Hahaha! I, Yang Wudi, never thought that in my lifetime I would actually see this legendary Holy Land with my own eyes!" Unable to contain himself, he burst into wild laughter, looking almost crazed.

Dugu Bo looked at him and curled his lip in disdain. "They're just some Flowers and Plants that look a little strange, along with a Broken Water Pond that's half ice and half fire. What's there to get excited about?"

"You! You truly are wasting a heavenly treasure! You're hopelessly foolish!" Yang Wudi was so enraged that he nearly jumped up. Pointing at Dugu Bo's nose, he cursed, "Do you know what these 'strange Flowers and Plants' are? They're Immortal Grade Medicinal Herbs that have long since vanished from the outside world! Every single one is worth a fortune, enough to drive a Titled Douluo mad!"

"You've guarded a treasure mountain for decades, yet you treated them as nothing but poisonous herbs, using them to suppress that insignificant Martial Soul Poison of yours? It's like casting pearls before swine. You're as stupid as a pig!"

"You!" Dugu Bo's face turned livid from the abuse. Jade Light flickered around him, and it looked as though he was about to attack again.

"The matter at hand is more important, Seniors." Lin Jin spoke at the right moment, interrupting the conflict that was about to erupt between them.

The two snorted coldly and turned their heads away from each other.

Dugu Yan felt that she could not get a word in at all. She watched the three men with a completely bewildered expression.

Soon, the four passed through layer upon layer of Poison Mist, and the view before them suddenly opened up.

Blue and red hues reflected one another between the mountain Valley. At the center of the Valley lay a Strange Spring Water pool whose surface glittered with ripples.

The spring water was sharply divided. One side was an Ice Blue Cold Spring, radiating an extreme chill. A thin layer of never-melting ice even covered its surface, while wisps of white mist curled above it. The other side was a scarlet-red Hot Spring, boiling and churning like molten lava, its scorching waves of heat warping the air.

Two utterly opposite energies coexisted perfectly here without encroaching upon each other, forming a magnificent and spectacular sight.

This was precisely the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well!

Centered around this spring, countless exotic flowers and plants grew throughout the mountain Valley. They took all kinds of forms and displayed dazzling colors, each one radiating dense spiritual energy and immense Life Energy.

"Wow... Wow, wow, wow... So many Immortal Grade Medicinal Herbs!" Yang Wudi cried out repeatedly when he saw this. "This place is so perfect and intact."

"Dugu Bo, how did you manage to guard all these treasures without destroying them?"

"Hmph. Don't say I didn't warn you. The poison contained in the flowers and plants here is ten times stronger than the poison of my Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor." Dugu Bo was still stubbornly refusing to admit how shallow his understanding was.