Little Uncle, Good Grandpa

Heaven Dou City.

On the street, a purple-haired girl hurried along, pulling a girl with a black veil over her face.

"Yanyan, slow down."

"Come on, Lingling, hurry up. I want to go back and see whether Grandpa has returned."

"Wait a moment."

Ye Lingling suddenly stopped, but Dugu Yan did not, dragging Ye Lingling forward several stumbling steps.

"Why did you stop?"

"Yanyan, isn't that Senior Dugu over there?"

"Where?"

Dugu Yan quickly looked in the direction Ye Lingling was pointing.

Dugu Yan had been in a terrible mood these past few days.

Dugu Bo had not returned for more than three months. That was far too unusual.

Dugu Bo had left for ten days or half a month before, but he had never vanished for so long.

Even if something truly important had come up, he would not have failed to tell her, his granddaughter.

Dugu Yan had once suspected that something had happened to Dugu Bo.

Dugu Bo was the only family she had to depend on. Dugu Yan did not dare imagine what she would do if something happened to him.

Her gaze swept rapidly through the crowd and quickly locked onto Dugu Bo's figure.

Seeing that her grandfather was safe and sound, the worry Dugu Yan had carried all this time finally eased.

So instead of rushing over to him, she became deeply puzzled.

"Lingling, who's that boy beside my grandfather?"

Ye Lingling said speechlessly, "You don't even know who Senior Dugu brought with him. How would I know?"

"Strange. Very strange."

Dugu Yan was full of suspicion.

"What's so strange about it?"

"Of course it's strange. Since when has my grandfather ever been this patient with any child besides me? And..."

And Dugu Yan had an indescribable feeling.

Her grandfather had never been easy to get along with, nor was he particularly fond of children.

Especially not some boy she had never even seen before.

Most importantly, Dugu Yan felt that Dugu Bo's attitude toward that boy was very unusual.

There was none of a senior's condescension, nor any of his usual arrogance. He seemed far too approachable, completely unlike her grandfather.

Dugu Yan suddenly had an unpleasant guess.

"Lingling, do you think my grandfather had a late-life romance and secretly gave me a little uncle behind my back?"

Ye Lingling: ...

She had never been this speechless before.

"Yanyan, are you sure Senior Dugu won't beat you to death if he hears that?"

"He won't."

Dugu Yan was incomparably confident.

"My grandfather dotes on me the most. Besides, I'm his only granddaughter. Would he really be willing to let the family line end?"

Then Dugu Yan heard Ye Lingling say faintly,

"But if that boy really is Senior Dugu's younger son, would Senior Dugu still need to worry about his family line ending?"

This time, Dugu Yan was the speechless one.

"Lingling, you were cuter when you were your usual quiet and gentle self. Don't learn to be so sharp-tongued."

Ye Lingling indeed became quiet, swallowing back the words that had nearly left her mouth.

Those words were, "Didn't I learn it from you?"

"Yanyan."

Dugu Bo had noticed Dugu Yan as well. After calling out to her, he lowered his head and said to Su Chen,

"This is my granddaughter. She knows Heaven Dou City fairly well. If you need anything done, you can have Yanyan handle it."

Dugu Bo had accepted a task from the great Thunder God and intended to go complete it.

Su Chen had also grown tired of staying at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, so he had come to Heaven Dou City with Dugu Bo.

"Senior Dugu."

Following Dugu Yan over to Dugu Bo, Ye Lingling greeted him properly.

"Mm."

Dugu Bo nodded slightly.

Dugu Yan narrowed her eyes.

That was more like it. Even toward my good friend, Grandpa barely had any expression.

There was definitely something wrong with how he treated this boy.

Dugu Yan had seen it just now. When Dugu Bo spoke to that boy, he had actually bent down on his own initiative.

That was treatment she could only get from Dugu Bo when she was little.

She had only been joking when she said the boy was Dugu Bo's late-born son, but now she was not so sure.

"Yanyan?"

Seeing Dugu Yan spacing out, Dugu Bo called to her.

"Ah, little uncle." Dugu Yan blurted it out as she came back to herself.

Dugu Bo: ...

Su Chen: ...

Ye Lingling: "Pfft!"

Knowing what Dugu Yan had been thinking, Ye Lingling could not help laughing when she heard her call him "little uncle," despite her usually cool demeanor around outsiders.

Su Chen thought, Was Dugu Bo's granddaughter really that polite? She called him uncle the moment they met. Should he give her a red envelope as a greeting gift?

"Yanyan, what nonsense are you calling him?"

Dugu Bo was about to think Dugu Yan knew about his relationship with Su Chen.

On the surface, he was Su Chen's senior, but in truth, he was Su Chen's bodyguard.

Dugu Yan also realized she had embarrassed herself. Her cheeks reddened slightly, and then she gave the laughing Ye Lingling a "fierce" slap.

Embarrassing myself was my problem, but laughing at me was yours.

Were they still good sisters or not?

If I embarrassed myself, it would have been one thing if you did not help smooth things over, but you actually took the lead in laughing at me?

With the spirit of blaming others instead of complaining about herself, Dugu Yan's mood instantly improved quite a bit.

"Grandpa, why were you gone for so long? I thought something had happened to you."

Dugu Yan changed the subject.

"Something important came up. Besides, what could possibly happen to Grandpa? Stop worrying over nothing."

Sunset Forest was not far from Heaven Dou City, and with Dugu Bo's cultivation, he could travel back and forth quickly.

But while Su Chen was tempering his Martial Soul, Dugu Bo did not dare leave even for a moment.

"What important matter?"

Dugu Yan pressed for an answer.

Dugu Bo said with a stern face, "I already told you it was important. Don't ask unnecessary questions."

Could he say that he had run into a god? That he had even received a nice assignment from Lord Thunder God?

Dugu Yan pouted.

Fine then. Since when had Grandpa ever been this harsh with her?

Her status as his granddaughter had fallen this much. There was definitely something wrong with this boy's identity.

"Grandpa, who's this little guy?"

Su Chen's eyelids twitched.

She had just called him "little uncle," and now he was a little guy? Her expression changed faster than the pages of a book.

Dugu Bo said sternly, "Let's go home first. I'll introduce him to you there."

Dugu Yan's heart skipped a beat.

He even had to introduce him after getting home? How important was this boy's identity?

Could it really be a family scandal not to be aired in public?

"Yanyan, you haven't seen Senior Dugu in a long time, so I won't disturb you."

Although Ye Lingling had a rather cool personality, she was not tactless, and she took the initiative to say goodbye.

"Don't go, Lingling. Stay with me."

Feeling that the Dugu Clan was about to undergo some sort of change, Dugu Yan badly needed a dependable, tight-lipped good sister at her side.

"I..."

Ye Lingling cautiously glanced at Dugu Bo.

What Dugu Yan said did not count. She still had to see what Dugu Bo thought.

But Dugu Bo ignored them completely and instead said to Su Chen,

"Dugu Manor is just up ahead. The conditions are barely acceptable. If you aren't used to staying there, just say so, and I'll have people adjust it to your liking."

"You know I'm not particular about food, clothing, lodging, or travel."

Dugu Bo: Right. You carry all the refined food, clothing, lodging, and travel necessities on you, so naturally you do not need to be particular.

"Let's go."

Dugu Bo walked ahead with Su Chen.

Dugu Yan tugged Ye Lingling along and hurried after them.

Seeing that Dugu Bo did not object, Ye Lingling followed as well.

Besides, even Ye Lingling was now curious about Su Chen's identity.

Could Senior Dugu really have given Yanyan a little uncle?

Could Yanyan accept that?

Left behind by Dugu Bo, Dugu Yan was filled with displeasure.

Oh heavens, if this keeps up, will there still be a place for me in the Dugu Clan?

What did he mean by barely acceptable? And adjusting everything to suit his preferences?

Where did that leave me, the Dugu Clan's only eldest legitimate granddaughter?

"Grandpa."

"What is it?"

Dugu Bo did not even turn his head.

"You were gone for so long this time. Didn't you bring me any gifts?"

"A gift?"

Dugu Bo froze for a moment.

"I really did."

Dugu Yan immediately beamed.

As expected, Grandpa still thought of me. He had really prepared a gift for me.

"Here."

Dugu Bo took out a large earthenware pot and handed it to Dugu Yan.

"Grandpa, what is this?"

Dugu Yan was utterly baffled.

He had been gone so long, and the gift he brought her was a big pot?

"Good stuff. Inside is a nourishing porridge Grandpa carefully developed. It's very good for the body, so don't waste it."

"Oh, you can share it with your friend too."

The medicinal porridge he had prepared for Su Chen had been a failure, but the tonics in it were too precious for Dugu Bo to bear throwing away.

Since Dugu Yan and her friend were here, he could simply count it as a gift for her.

"Nourishing porridge?"

Dugu Yan lifted the lid and sniffed it. It did not smell too bad, so it probably would not taste too terrible.

"Thank you, Grandpa. Lingling and I definitely won't waste even a bit of it."

Ye Lingling also said, "Thank you, Senior Dugu."

Walking ahead of them, Su Chen nearly lost it.

Old Poison had not thrown away his Life-Taking Thirteen Porridge? He had even brought it to his granddaughter?

He really was a good grandpa.