The white light came and went in a flash. In less than three seconds, it vanished without a trace.
The pleasant sensation disappeared. Dugu Yan opened her eyes in disappointment, then immediately felt how much lighter her body was than usual.
Her beautiful eyes widened as she carefully sensed the toxins inside her. Joy and shock spread across her face.
The toxins in her body had actually been reduced by a full thirty percent!
Dugu Yan abruptly looked up at Qin Yuan, her breathing turning rapid.
"Could you do it for me one more time?"
Hey, hey, hey! That was really easy to misunderstand. Hadn't she noticed the guy beside her turning red with anger?
"If you want that, tell your grandfather to agree to my conditions, and I'll..."
Qin Yuan glanced at Yu Tianheng, who was red-faced with anger, and deliberately continued with a faintly amused smile:
"Do it for you one more time."
With that, he ignored Yu Tianheng's bloodshot eyes, gave Dugu Yan a look as she bit her red lip, then turned and left with a smile.
"How can I find you?" Dugu Yan asked urgently.
"You'll find out." Qin Yuan left without looking back.
Yu Tianheng felt like a useless husband. The strange man had already vanished from sight.
But the goddess beside him was still gazing dreamily in the direction the man had gone.
"Heh, this is fun."
Thinking of Yu Tianheng's red-faced fury just now, Qin Yuan couldn't help grinning.
With his hands clasped behind his head, he leisurely left Heaven Dou Royal Academy and headed toward the Imperial Palace.
Although he could teleport straight to Dugu Bo's medicinal garden, and the poisonous miasma around it wouldn't stop him—he could simply teleport across it.
And if all else failed, didn't he still have [Life Miracle]?
But if he did that, he wouldn't be able to build a relationship with Dugu Bo, the Poison Douluo.
Even if he could become a god in the future, befriending a Titled Douluo now could only benefit him. Why not?
Besides, treating Dugu Yan and Dugu Bo would be a simple favor, with no burden at all. Only a fool would pass it up.
What's more, Dugu Bo was a man who valued gratitude above all else. Do him a favor now, and there'd be plenty of benefits down the road.
Still, he'd wait a few more days before going to see Dugu Yan. Letting them grow anxious would help him negotiate for greater gains.
"Yan Yan, he's already gone. Stop looking."
Yu Tianheng stepped in front of Dugu Yan, his face full of grievance. Inwardly, he cursed, Damn pretty boy. So what if you're a little better-looking? Is your Martial Soul stronger than mine? Is your Soul Power higher than mine? Is your status greater than mine? Next time I see you, I'll beat you into a pig's head!
Dugu Yan glared at Yu Tianheng in displeasure, then turned and ran off without a backward glance.
"Yan Yan, where are you going..." Yu Tianheng's outstretched hand stopped in midair. He stood frozen in place, like a sorrowful statue.
Dugu Yan had no time to bother with Yu Tianheng. She'd finally found a way to cure her "incurable illness." The most important thing now was to discuss it with her grandfather.
So Dugu Yan ran home, breathless, and found Dugu Bo lounging in the sun.
"Yan Yan, why are you home so early today?" Seeing his precious granddaughter, Dugu Bo immediately got up with a cheerful smile.
"Grandpa, listen..." Dugu Yan quickly told him everything that had just happened.
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! No one in the world understands poison better than I do. If I couldn't resolve the hidden danger in your body, then a kid who's younger than you certainly couldn't!"
After hearing Dugu Yan's account, Dugu Bo refused to believe it.
"Grandpa, it's true!" Seeing that he didn't believe her, Dugu Yan grew frantic and immediately asked the old man to check the toxins in her body.
Dugu Bo reached out his hand, only half convinced, and sent a strand of Soul Power into Dugu Yan's body.
A moment later, his old eyes widened in shock.
"The toxins really have been reduced by thirty percent!"
"No, that's impossible. From your description, that kid is at most fourteen or fifteen. How could he resolve toxins that even I couldn't handle? This is... simply unbelievable!"
Dugu Bo was both shocked and baffled.
But whatever the case, his precious granddaughter finally had a chance at survival. He was overjoyed and immediately prepared to take her to find that boy.
"Grandpa, I don't know where he is. I asked, but he wouldn't tell me." Dugu Yan sounded helpless.
Dugu Bo furrowed his brow, then relaxed and smiled carelessly.
"No matter. As long as he's still somewhere in Heaven Dou City, there's no one I can't find."
That was the absolute confidence of Heaven Dou City's only Titled Douluo.
Dugu Bo immediately sent out all his men to search. He also took Dugu Yan with him and searched the entire city.
But after three whole days, they hadn't found even a single hair.
Dugu Bo fell into deep thought.
This doesn't make sense. Is there really someone in Heaven Dou City whom I can't find? Could that kid not be in the city?
Dugu Bo grew anxious, afraid that the person who could save his precious granddaughter wouldn't come back.
So he sent out even more men and continued the search.
But the man remained nowhere to be found. Even Dugu Yan grew more and more anxious.
Why hasn't he come yet? He said he would.
"Young master, Dugu Bo is still searching the entire city for you. He's even expanded the search to more than a dozen nearby cities."
In a scenic residence in Heaven Dou City, Li Fu spoke respectfully.
"Heh, it's only been seven days. That's not enough." Qin Yuan leisurely fished and chuckled.
"People don't cherish what they can get easily. Only what's hard-won is truly treasured.
"So let Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan wait another half a month. Then we'll be able to secure greater benefits."
Li Fu nodded, then continued:
"His Majesty and the Crown Prince are also looking for you. They already know that you're the person Dugu Bo is searching for."
"I'd already expected that. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been staying here instead of returning to the Imperial Palace." Qin Yuan wasn't surprised at all.
And so, Qin Yuan kept Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan waiting for more than half a month. He spent the same time resting.
That day, he finally returned to the Imperial Palace.
However, he didn't return openly. He teleported back, intending to see Qian Renxue first, then send word so Dugu Bo would come to the Imperial Palace to find him.
When Qian Renxue learned Qin Yuan had returned, she hurried over and scolded him.
"Xiao Yuan, where have you been all these days? You didn't even tell me. Do you know how worried I was?"
Qin Yuan immediately grinned and apologized. Qian Renxue wasn't truly angry, but she still pretended to be as she pinched his cheeks with both hands.
"If you make me worry again, I'll punish you by... forbidding you from sleeping in!"
Qian Renxue had come up with an extremely cruel punishment.
Qin Yuan looked horrified and repeatedly promised never to do it again.
Only then did Qian Renxue smile with satisfaction and nod. She'd raised him herself; she knew exactly how to keep him in line.
Just then, a shrill voice rang out from outside.
"His Majesty has arrived!"
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