"What do you think?"
For Dugu Bo, this question hardly counted as a question.
As long as the threat of the serpent poison in him and Dugu Yan could be resolved,
he was willing to pay any price.
So,
he didn't hesitate in the slightest.
Dugu Bo said gravely,
"If you truly have a way to resolve the serpent poison in me and Yan Yan,
then whatever it is, as long as I can provide it, I'll give it to you."
Dugu Bo saw things clearly.
Everything else was an external possession. Only life was real.
At this, Yu Shuangbai's lips curled up slightly.
The fish had taken the bait completely.
"To resolve the threat of the poison in Senior Dugu and Miss Dugu, I'll need a few things.
"I heard that Senior Dugu has a medicinal garden in Sunset Forest, with all kinds of rare herbs and medicines.
"Would you be willing to let me use it?"
How did he know that?
Dugu Bo furrowed his brows.
Ordinary people wouldn't know about the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well in Sunset Forest.
To keep the many Soul Beasts in Sunset Forest from bothering him, he had even set up a barrier.
He hadn't expected Yu Shuangbai to know about it.
Dugu Bo regarded the two of them with even greater respect.
"Agreed,"
Dugu Bo said gravely.
In truth, he knew that he had no choice.
Yu Shuangbai knew about his medicinal garden, and he had Snow Empress, a powerful expert whose strength was impossible to gauge, but clearly surpassed his own.
They could force their way into the garden and take it for themselves.
The fact that they had asked his opinion was already exceedingly magnanimous.
So Dugu Bo had no reason to hesitate.
Besides, though the medicinal garden was valuable, it was worthless compared with his own life and Yan Yan's.
"Come with me."
As Dugu Bo spoke, he suddenly stopped.
He turned to look at Dugu Yan.
"Yan Yan, you're coming too."
"But, Grandpa, what about the Friendship Match..."
Dugu Yan hesitated.
The Friendship Match had only been postponed; it wasn't over yet.
As the vice-captain of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team, it didn't seem right for her to leave just like that.
Dugu Bo looked at her as if she were beyond reason.
"What Friendship Match? That doesn't matter!
"I'll have someone go to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and ask for leave for you.
"This is a matter of life and death. What does a little Friendship Match matter?
"Besides, do you think I don't know how strong your Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team is?
"One kid from Godwind Academy can leave you helpless just by flying around. What difference does it make whether you're there or not?"
Dugu Bo reasoned with her patiently.
Resolving the threat of the Jade Phosphor Snake Poison in their bodies was what mattered!
What did a Friendship Match matter?
"All right."
Dugu Yan hesitated for a moment, then agreed.
Clearly, she knew what mattered most and wasn't putting the cart before the horse.
The Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison had troubled Dugu Bo for far too long.
That was probably why he seemed so impatient.
He grabbed Dugu Yan by the shoulder and flew toward Sunset Forest.
"This..."
Yu Shuangbai rubbed his forehead, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
That old poisoner really was in a hurry.
He turned to Snow Empress.
"Elder Sister Xue, I'll have to trouble you."
Yu Shuangbai was only a Soul Elder, and the Ice Dragon King hadn't yet evolved the ability to fly.
So he had to rely on Snow Empress to carry him through the air.
"Mm."
Snow Empress gave a soft reply.
She wouldn't have carried anyone else.
But Yu Shuangbai was different.
She came up behind him, slipped an arm around his, and carried him into the air.
Feeling the two soft mounds pressed against his back, and catching the faint, delicate scent of the Heavenly Snow Woman,
Yu Shuangbai couldn't help feeling a little strange, even though he was already used to being so close to Snow Empress.
He took a deep breath, forcing the strange feeling down.
Yu Shuangbai thought,
It looks like I need to gain the ability to fly soon.
Having Elder Sister Xue carry me like this every time we travel just won't do.
Although they had set out later,
Snow Empress's cultivation far surpassed Dugu Bo's, and she soon caught up with him and his granddaughter while carrying Yu Shuangbai.
Watching the two overtake them,
Dugu Bo became even more certain of his instincts.
Snow Empress's strength really was far beyond his.
He just didn't know when such a powerful woman had appeared in the Soul Master World.
He had never heard of her before.
After all, there weren't many powerful women in the Soul Master World.
The only ones of note were the current Spirit Hall Pope, Bibi Dong, and its elder, Lingyuan Douluo.
Then there was Sea God Douluo Bo Saixi, from the previous era.
Even carrying passengers, the two Titled Douluo traveled at an impressive speed.
Sunset Forest wasn't very far from Heaven Dou City.
So, in less than half an hour, the four of them had entered Sunset Forest.
Normally, after entering a Soul Beast forest, Soul Masters would suppress their auras to avoid causing too much commotion.
But neither Dugu Bo nor Snow Empress had any intention of doing that.
Sunset Forest was a large Soul Beast forest, but it couldn't compare with Star Dou Great Forest.
There was no need to mention Snow Empress, a Limit Douluo and a powerful ice expert.
Even Dugu Bo, a Titled Douluo, could do as he pleased in Sunset Forest.
The aura of a Titled Douluo wouldn't draw Soul Beasts to them. It would scare many away and save them trouble.
"We're here."
They landed.
Dugu Bo spoke softly.
Before them, a seven-colored mist billowed through the air.
Miasma filled the air.
The ground was strewn with the white bones of Soul Beasts that had wandered into the area and been poisoned by the miasma.
He raised a hand and took several pills from his Soul Tool.
"These are Poison Avoidance Pills. After you take them, they'll protect you from the miasma..."
Dugu Bo hadn't finished speaking when he suddenly fell silent.
He had seen Snow Empress carry Yu Shuangbai straight into the poisonous fog.
Pale white chill surrounded them like a shield.
The poisonous mist, potent enough to easily bring down an ordinary Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, strangely froze the moment it touched that pale shield.
It couldn't get through at all!
Ultimate Ice was the nemesis of most poisons in the world.
Under its frigid temperatures, most poisons lost their fearsome potency and could no longer even spread.
The poisonous fog in the air was somewhat unusual, but to Snow Empress, a seventy-thousand-year-old Heavenly Snow Woman, it was just a toy. It posed no threat whatsoever.
In truth,
Yu Shuangbai could also have ignored the miasma in the air and walked through it.
Though this miasma was fairly potent, it spread very poorly.
In fact, there was no need for Ultimate Ice.
Even ice of only slightly higher quality could easily keep the miasma out.
The way poison was used in this world was simply too crude.
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