Dugu Bo: "How Did My Thoughtful Little Padded Jacket Suddenly Start Leaking Wind?!"

"Cough, cough, Grandson-in-law—ah, no, Taichu! May I ask what brings you to visit my Dugu Family?"

Dugu Bo coughed twice and accidentally voiced what he was thinking. He hurriedly corrected himself, but it was already too late. Both Taichu and Dugu Yan had heard it.

Taichu was speechless.

I was merely coveting the Immortal Herbs in your Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well medicine garden, yet you were directly coveting me and wanted me to become your grandson-in-law. Wasn't that a bit too much?!

At that.

He looked at Dugu Yan once, twice, three times... Hmm, this face, this figure!

It seemed becoming her grandfather's grandson-in-law wouldn't be a loss either!

Not to mention.

If he became Dugu Bo's grandson-in-law, then this titled Douluo, Dugu Bo, would become his backer.

"Grandfather!"

Dugu Yan was a little angry, but she glanced at Taichu from the corner of her eye, and her little heart thumped fiercely several times. There was no denying that she was attracted to looks. Not to mention that he had once defeated Yu Tianheng, a Soul Elder, in a single move. He was more than strong enough.

He had reached Level 20 at the age of seven. His talent was clearly astonishing.

Not to mention that he had given them a method to resolve the Jade Phosphor Snake Poison.

Thinking it over carefully, he seemed exceptionally outstanding in every way!

"Could it be that Heaven saw how much I've suffered for over a decade and deliberately sent him to me?"

Dugu Yan's Love Brain suddenly took over, and her thoughts drifted farther and farther away. She had already begun imagining the couple's future life together.

However.

Faced with Dugu Bo's question, Taichu slowly spoke.

"This junior learned from certain intelligence records that the Dugu Family has always had a sparse population. Even the family's ancestors tended to die young before reaching an advanced age. Combined with Poison Douluo's hair and eye colors, I deduced that the Dugu Family's Martial Soul contains a flaw, causing its wielders to be poisoned by the Jade Phosphor Snake Poison. That is why members of the Dugu Family die in their prime."

Upon hearing this.

Dugu Bo narrowed his eyes. He had not expected Taichu to deduce it through such minor details.

"So, are you trying to flaunt your intelligence before this old man?"

Taichu shook his head.

"Not at all. I reached that conclusion, yet Poison Douluo's existence seemed to overturn it. Poison Douluo is clearly also afflicted by severe poison, yet you still managed to break through to become a titled Douluo. Even if your Martial Soul is the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor, of a higher grade and better able to suppress the Jade Phosphor Snake Poison in your body, I still found it very puzzling."

"The Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor is indeed powerful, but the poison continuously accumulates. By the time one reaches Spirit Douluo, that accumulated poison should be enough to take more than half of Your Excellency's life. How could you still have the strength to break through to titled Douluo? So I consulted countless records and ultimately arrived at one possibility."

"Poison Douluo's Jade Phosphor Snake Poison must have been controlled. Otherwise, it would have been impossible for you to break through to titled Douluo under its effects. And the only place I found that could suppress the Jade Phosphor Snake Poison during the Spirit Douluo stage and allow Poison Douluo to smoothly break through to titled Douluo was the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well!"

He calmly laid out the explanation he had prepared.

Dugu Bo's eyes suddenly contracted. He did not know what kind of place his medicine garden truly was, but it was indeed a land where ice and fire coexisted, somewhat resembling the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well Taichu had described.

Not to mention that Taichu had guessed correctly. The main reason he had managed to break through to titled Douluo was because that place had suppressed most of his poison, giving him the chance to advance.

"Looks like I was right."

Taichu smiled.

"You came for my medicine garden?"

Dugu Bo swept his sharp gaze over Taichu and asked.

"Yes!"

Taichu nodded seriously and continued, "The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well is one of the legendary Three Great Gathering Basins. It can increase the growth rate of rare plants tenfold. I do not know whether anyone entered the place before Senior did, but there is still a high possibility that Immortal Herbs were born within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Immortal Herbs are miraculous objects nurtured by the creation of Heaven and Earth. Even Trash with Innate Soul Power of Level 1 can become a Genius with Innate Full Soul Power after consuming one Immortal Herb."

"That is precisely why this junior came here."

As his words fell.

Dugu Bo stared at Taichu without saying a word. Only after a long while did he finally speak.

"The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Immortal Herbs—you told this old man about all of this. Aren't you afraid this old man will kill you to silence you?"

He spoke coldly.

"Grandfather, how dare you!"

"If you dare do that, I'll never speak to you again!"

Before Taichu could answer, Dugu Yan anxiously stood up, blocked him from view, and said loudly.

Hearing this.

Dugu Bo's mouth twitched. My dear granddaughter, I was only trying to scare this brat. Why are you so anxious? Don't tell me you really like him?!

"Yanyan, Grandfather was only joking!"

He explained.

"Hmph! Who knows whether Grandfather is telling the truth or not!"

Dugu Yan gave a cold snort. Although she said that, she knew that since her grandfather had said it aloud, it was definitely true.

At the side.

Taichu's expression did not change in the slightest.

He had already prepared before coming here. The temporary treatment method he had given Dugu Yan two years ago was enough to let them know that it was feasible. Once Dugu Bo confirmed that the method worked, even if he disliked Taichu, Dugu Bo was still someone who repaid kindness, kept his promises, and valued loyalty.

Tang San had completely stripped the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well bare, yet Dugu Bo had still helped Tang San several times, all because Tang San had cured his Jade Phosphor Snake Poison with the Soul Bone Poison Storage Method.

This showed Dugu Bo's character clearly enough.

Therefore...

The Soul Bone Poison Storage Method he had given Dugu Bo might not make him endlessly grateful, but it was still a debt of gratitude. Even if Dugu Bo disliked him, he would not kill him.

"I do indeed need the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to advance further, but Immortal Herbs are not useful to me alone. Does Your Excellency not wish to completely eliminate the fatal flaw in the Jade Phosphor Snake Martial Soul?"

Taichu's words were like thunder exploding beside Dugu Bo's ears.

"You're saying Immortal Herbs can repair the flaw in the Jade Phosphor Snake Martial Soul?!!!"

He abruptly stood up, his tone extremely agitated.

"Immortal Herbs are spiritual treasures born from the creation of Heaven and Earth. Repairing a mere Martial Soul flaw is naturally within their power. If Your Excellency does not believe me, I have an Immortal Herb Illustrated Guide here. It records the information on quite a few Immortal Herbs. Please, take a look."

Taichu directly took out the Immortal Herb Illustrated Guide he had obtained from Tang San from his Soul Tool and handed it over.

After receiving it, Dugu Bo carefully flipped through it.

Especially when he saw that the Immortal Herb Illustrated Guide even recorded Immortal Herbs that he could find in his own medicine garden, he could no longer suppress the upward curve of his lips.

After a long while.

He finally finished reading it.

"You even gave this to me. Aren't you worried that I'll turn on you and deny everything?"

Dugu Bo looked at Taichu with a complicated expression and spoke.

"Grandfather, Little Brother Taichu has already helped our family this much, and you still want to bully him like this. Are you even human?!!!"

Dugu Yan angrily stepped forward and said.

Dugu Bo: "???"

He nearly failed to catch his breath, so angered by his granddaughter's words that he almost died!

How had his thoughtful little padded jacket suddenly started leaking wind? And leaking this badly at that—wasn't this a little too filial?!