Ever since Dugu Bo discovered the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, he had spent most of his time there.
Dugu Yan, meanwhile, usually stayed at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, only occasionally visiting her grandfather.
Before Tang San cured his poison, Dugu Bo would periodically help Dugu Yan regulate the bloodline poison inside her body.
Today was one such occasion. Dugu Yan had just finished a round of poison treatment, and once she had recovered, Dugu Bo prepared to escort her back to Heaven Dou City.
He had just led his granddaughter out of the area shrouded in Poison Miasma when he looked up and spotted a young man standing in the forest, gazing at the poisonous fog ahead.
The Poison Miasma had been specially laid by Dugu Bo to conceal the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was extremely well hidden, and few Soul Masters ever found their way there.
Even those lucky enough to reach it were usually driven back by the Poison Miasma.
Yet a twenty-sixth-level Soul Grandmaster had managed to come here alone. He was even studying the poisonous fog, and seemed intent on entering. Something about it was decidedly odd.
In a flash, Dugu Bo appeared beside Xiao Chen.
"Young man, who are you, and what are you doing here?" Dugu Bo asked in a low voice.
Xiao Chen had never met Dugu Bo, but when he saw the man emerge from the Poison Miasma, he immediately guessed who he was.
Dugu Yan, standing nearby, studied Xiao Chen curiously. His figure seemed strangely familiar to her.
In response to Dugu Bo's question, Xiao Chen first bowed, then answered, "To answer you, senior, I'm a freelance Soul Master. After entering Sunset Forest just now, I had the feeling that