"Everyone, our academy may have to delay the Friendship Match for a while."
Dugu Yan looked at Shui Bing'er and the others from the Four Elements Academies.
She desperately wanted to find out whether what Yu Tianshuang had said was true.
Besides, Yu Tianheng had lost his ability to fight.
Even with Ye Lingling, a top-tier healing-type Soul Master, treating him, it would probably take some time for him to fully recover his fighting ability.
So naturally, they wouldn't be able to compete anytime soon.
"Of course, that's fine."
"Mm, we understand."
Feng Xiaotian, Huo Wu, Shui Bing'er, and the others all expressed their agreement.
There was a reason for the delay, and it was understandable.
The people from Thunder Academy hadn't said anything.
But Yu Tianxin, their team captain, had gone with Yu Tianheng for treatment, so they obviously couldn't compete either.
That left them with no choice but to postpone the match.
"In that case, you..."
"Young Master Yu, please come with me."
Dugu Yan paused.
Only then did she suddenly realize that Yu Shuangbai also had the surname Yu.
But he probably had nothing to do with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
A guess surfaced in her mind, but she dismissed it the next second.
Dugu Yan thought that if Yu Shuangbai really were from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, he wouldn't have beaten Yu Tianheng so badly.
"Mm, Xue'er, let's go."
Yu Shuangbai gave a slight nod, then turned to look at Shui Bing'er and the others from Skywater Academy.
"Thank you all for accommodating us."
"It was nothing. No need to mention it." Shui Bing'er forced a faint smile.
For some reason, seeing Yu Shuangbai getting ready to leave suddenly left her feeling a little empty inside.
They had known each other for only two days, but Yu Shuangbai's brilliance had already left an indelible impression on the young girl's heart.
But Shui Bing'er didn't ask him to stay.
Though reluctant, she understood clearly what their relationship was.
At the end of the day, they had only met by chance.
She had no reason to ask Yu Shuangbai to stay.
Besides, Skywater Academy didn't accept male students, so she had no grounds to ask him to stay.
She watched as Yu Shuangbai and Snow Empress followed Dugu Yan away.
The expression on Shui Bing'er's small face dimmed a little.
"Big Sis?"
Shui Yue'er came over.
As Shui Bing'er's blood sister, she was the person in all of Skywater Academy who understood her best.
She could tell Shui Bing'er was feeling down.
By comparison, Shui Yue'er was more carefree and easygoing.
Though she was a little sad to see her male idol leave, it hadn't stopped her from wearing her usual sunny smile.
"Can't bear to see Young Master Yu go?"
Shui Yue'er gave her a teasing smile.
She made no effort to hide the playful tone in her voice.
It was the first time she had ever seen Shui Bing'er act this way.
Ever since they were children, Shui Bing'er had always seemed unusually mature.
The two sisters were polar opposites.
She was just like the model good child their parents always praised.
Shui Bing'er always carried herself like a gentle young lady: poised and proper, with a good sense of decorum.
This was the first time Shui Yue'er had seen her sister show such a girlish expression.
"No."
When Shui Yue'er came over, Shui Bing'er instinctively resumed her usual composure, hiding the sadness on her face and putting on a stern expression.
"Deny it all you want."
Shui Yue'er giggled, mercilessly exposing her sister's protestations.
Two faint blushes rose on Shui Bing'er's cheeks as her feelings were laid bare.
She frowned, flustered and annoyed.
"Yue'er, you seem a little restless after your breakthrough."
"The Friendship Match has been postponed. Let's spar."
"Don't!" The smile vanished from Shui Yue'er's face.
She knew herself best.
Shui Bing'er wasn't asking her to spar. She was obviously going to teach her a lesson!
Shui Yue'er knew perfectly well what she was capable of.
Even though she had broken through to Soul Elder, she was still nowhere near her sister Shui Bing'er.
If they actually fought, she'd just get beaten up one-sidedly.
"Big Sis, I was wrong!"
"Doesn't matter. Come with me!"
As Shui Yue'er begged for mercy, Shui Bing'er grabbed her by the clothes and dragged her toward the Soul Fighting Arena.
Xue Wu and the other people from Skywater Academy had seen this so many times that they were used to it.
A gleeful smile tugged at their lips.
That girl Yue'er was in for another painful lesson.
Meanwhile.
Yu Shuangbai and Snow Empress followed Dugu Yan to a small courtyard in Heaven Dou City.
It was Dugu Bo's residence in Heaven Dou City.
But since he usually stayed in Sunset Forest, he rarely came here.
So the place wasn't known to the public.
Very few people knew that this small courtyard in Heaven Dou City belonged to the notorious Poison Douluo.
"Grandpa."
Dugu Yan pushed open the courtyard gate and strode inside on her long legs.
She called out loudly into the courtyard.
Before long,
an old voice, full of affection, rang out:
"Yanyan, you're back."
A gaunt old man in a green robe walked out of the courtyard.
His face was far from kind.
He looked like a poisonous snake, the sort that made people instinctively keep their distance.
But when his gaze fell on Dugu Yan, he revealed a tenderness that was completely at odds with his appearance.
He looked like an old man doting on a younger relative.
If not for the chilly aura around him, it would have been hard to connect the affectionate old man with the notorious Poison Douluo.
"Grandpa."
Dugu Yan called sweetly and trotted over to Dugu Bo.
Then she got straight to the point.
"Grandpa, we've been poisoned, haven't we?"
Dugu Yan looked at Dugu Bo with her jade-green eyes.
They were filled with questions and apprehension.
The instant she said this, the fondness vanished from Dugu Bo's face.
It was replaced by a grave, gloomy expression.
He didn't answer directly. Instead, he asked in a low voice:
"Yanyan, who told you that?"
Then he raised his head and turned his gaze toward Yu Tianshuang and Snow Empress.
A trace of murderous intent entered his voice.
"Was it those two?"
Dugu Yan was the one inviolable thing in Dugu Bo's heart.
If anyone dared set their sights on her, Poison Douluo would bare his fangs like a vicious serpent.
Sensing the murderous intent Dugu Bo released, Snow Empress snorted and stepped forward without yielding, placing herself in front of Yu Shuangbai.
She unleashed all the icy power she held back.
In an instant, she overwhelmed Dugu Bo's murderous intent, then turned it back on him and surrounded him with it.
Just a puny human Titled Douluo.
If Yu Shuangbai hadn't told her beforehand not to act unless absolutely necessary,
then, based on nothing but the murderous intent Dugu Bo had just directed at Yu Shuangbai,
Snow Empress would already have drawn the Emperor Sword and cut off Dugu Bo's head.
Dugu Yan was Dugu Bo's one inviolable thing.
But wasn't Yu Shuangbai Snow Empress's one inviolable thing, too?
Seeing her grandfather act this way,
Dugu Yan's heart sank.
How well she knew her grandfather.
Dugu Bo hadn't answered, but his reaction already had.
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