Departure for Heaven Dou City

Departure for Heaven Dou City

Breaking Clan Residence...

Yang Wudi stepped down from the carriage and entered the courtyard. He had gone to Star Luo City to handle after-sales issues with the pills, and it had been nearly two months since he had last seen the little monster.

After taking a lap around Liu Yanyang's small courtyard and finding that he had not returned, Yang Wudi shook his head and went back to his residence.

When he arrived at his usual workspace, he found an extra book on the desk. Yang Wudi walked over and picked it up, puzzled. He did not remember owning such a book.

He immediately began flipping through it. The more he read, the more excited he became. It contained information about medicinal herbs, recorded in remarkable detail.

Their appearance, age, effects... everything was documented thoroughly. It was far broader and more comprehensive than the Breaking Clan's inherited knowledge of medicinal herbs.

His heart burned with excitement, and his joy was impossible to hide. But he was curious—who had left it here?

His gaze swept over the desk, and he noticed a folded piece of paper. He immediately picked it up and unfolded it.

"Old Yang, I'm going to retrieve the Aromatic Silk Beauty. That book contains my family's knowledge of medicinal herbs. Don't you dare lose it, or I'll make you compensate me later (‵□′)"

The corners of Yang Wudi's lips rose slightly. He cursed, "Brat," then sat down and slowly began reading through the book.

Time flew by. In the blink of an eye, more than a month had passed. Outside Heaven Dou City, a carriage slowly came to a stop.

Inside was Liu Yanyang, who had emerged from the Star Dou Great Forest. From afar, he could already see the banners fluttering atop the city walls. It was one of the two largest and most prosperous cities on the continent.

Across the entire Douluo Continent, only Star Luo City of the Star Luo Empire could compare to it. Even Spirit City, known as the holy land of Soul Masters across the continent, was far inferior in scale!

The city walls stood a hundred meters high, built entirely from the hardest granite. The soldiers patrolling and guarding the city defenses wore armor and carried long spears. The murderous air in their eyes made it clear that they were all elite troops.

Liu Yanyang planned to find an inn first, so he headed straight into Heaven Dou City.

The city was bustling and prosperous. The streets on either side were broad, clean, and tidy, lined with countless shops. Streams of people filled the roads without end.

He chose a high-end hotel and booked a room with a large bed.

After finding the room number, he opened the door and entered.

The room was neat and elegant without losing any of its luxury.

"No wonder it's Heaven Dou City. Every inch of land is worth a fortune, and even hotel rooms are furnished this well," Liu Yanyang remarked.

After a dusty journey of more than a month in a carriage, Liu Yanyang first took a bath. After changing clothes, he went straight downstairs to the restaurant for a meal.

Once he had eaten his fill, he returned to his room, lay on the bed with his eyes closed, and began planning how to obtain the Immortal Herbs.

Everyone knew that Dugu Bo was solitary by nature, ruthless and vicious, unwilling to involve himself with others.

But Liu Yanyang, who had read the original novel, knew that because of the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison, Dugu Bo had lost his father in childhood, his wife in middle age, and his son in old age.

Only he and his granddaughter Dugu Yan remained of the entire Dugu Clan. Though he seemed lofty and untouchable, a Titled Douluo revered by countless people, his heart was filled with pain, and his life was bleak.

Dugu Yan's talent was average. If nothing unexpected happened, she would most likely die before Dugu Bo, right in front of him.

Dugu, Dugu... he truly was destined to be alone for his entire life! Fate dictated everything; no one could control even half of it!

Liu Yanyang pitied him, sighed for him, mourned him, and respected him.

If someone like that could become his friend, it would be a bond worth more than gold—someone to whom he could entrust his back without hesitation.

Only by curing the poison could he gain this precious friendship. If he approached Dugu Bo directly, Dugu Bo would most likely kill him first.

It seemed he could only find an opening through Dugu Yan and proceed gradually.

The next day, early morning...

Liu Yanyang rose early. After washing up and eating breakfast, he went out to inquire about Dugu Yan.

After an entire morning and a great deal of Gold Soul Coins, he finally learned Dugu Yan's exact whereabouts.

Fortunately, he had received more than five hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins from Dai Weisi. Otherwise, it really would not have been enough for him to spend. He wondered what sort of "sparks of love" would fly in the future Soul Master Competition when Dai Weisi heard Tang San's name.

After lunch, Liu Yanyang arrived at the Heaven Dou City Auction House and quietly waited for Dugu Yan to arrive.

Half an hour later, he saw a man in the distant street. He had jet-black hair, a tall and slender figure, and ordinary features that could not be called handsome. His expression was sparse, as if his facial muscles had frozen, and he wore a fitted blue outfit.

In his arms was a woman with short deep-purple hair and emerald-green eyes. She was valiant yet exceedingly seductive.

That distinctive Yu family poker face, the exact same face as Grandmaster's, let Liu Yanyang identify the man at a glance.

He smacked his own forehead hard. How could he have forgotten Yu Tianheng? When buying information, it had not even occurred to him!

Judging from the original timeline, they should both have been eighteen years old and had likely been together for several years.

What should he do now? He had wanted to start with Dugu Yan and use her to open a path toward Dugu Bo.

But Dugu Yan and Yu Tianheng were now inseparable. Dugu Yan's current state was no different from that of a Love Brain.

If he told her about the poisoning and some methods of detoxification, Liu Yanyang estimated that she would turn around and tell Yu Tianheng.

Then, not only would he have to withstand pressure from Dugu Bo, but he might also be targeted by the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

Knowledge concerning medicinal herbs was already priceless. If the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan discovered the existence of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well...

He would truly lose everything. He immediately abandoned the idea, left directly, and returned to his hotel room in utter frustration.

Lying on the bed, Liu Yanyang fell into deep thought. The path through Dugu Yan would not work, and facing Dugu Bo directly was even more impossible.

After pondering it over and rolling about on the bed for a while, Liu Yanyang sat up and silently muttered, Sorry, Old Yang!

At this point, he could only borrow Yang Wudi's reputation and give himself a little more leverage tomorrow!

The next day, early morning...

Liu Yanyang rose early. After carefully grooming himself, he took off the black robe he usually wore and changed into a luxurious silver-and-white outfit.

After breakfast, he headed toward the eastern part of Heaven Dou City.

Half an hour later, a massive residence came into Liu Yanyang's view.

The enormous gates of the residence, six meters tall and eight meters wide, were tightly shut. A person stood on each side, heads held high and chests thrust out. Above the gates hung a plaque bearing the two characters: Dugu.

Liu Yanyang slowly approached the gates, cupped his hands slightly toward the two men, then took a visiting card from his robe and handed it to one of them.

"Please inform him that I have brought a visiting card from Yang Wudi, Clan Leader of the Breaking Clan, and have come to pay respects to His Excellency Poison Douluo."