Go Talk to My Grandfather, Take Ah Yin Away

"Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, wait."

Just as Su Chen and the other two walked out of the Soul Fighting Arena, someone called out from behind them.

Before Dugu Yan even turned around, she knew who it was.

"He's Lingling's and my teacher. He must have seen us take leave and still come accompany you in soul fighting, so he came to scold us."

Dugu Yan explained to Su Chen first before turning to look at Qin Ming, who was hurrying toward them.

"Teacher Qin Ming, Lingling and I truly didn't take leave without reason. If you don't believe us, I can have my grandfather explain it to you."

Dugu Yan had nothing to fear.

At most, Qin Ming would scold them a little. It wasn't as if they would lose any flesh. He couldn't possibly lay hands on them, could he?

Yet Qin Ming's reaction exceeded her expectations.

"I'm not here because of your leave."

"Then what are you here for?"

Qin Ming looked at Su Chen.

"I'm here to recruit a student."

Behind Qin Ming, Yu Tianheng and the others, who had only managed to catch up after rushing over, froze when they heard this.

Osler and Shi Mo in particular had just come down from the Soul Fighting Arena and had already prepared themselves for Qin Ming to tear into them.

Instead, they learned that Teacher Qin Ming had left.

They thought Qin Ming had been so disappointed in their performance that he could not even be bothered to scold them.

After catching up in unease and dejection, they saw Qin Ming warmly inviting Su Chen to enroll.

"Child, join Heaven Dou Royal Academy. You will definitely receive the best training. Your... Dugu Yan is a student at our academy. You know that, right?"

"You want me to become your student?"

Su Chen asked calmly.

"Yes. Not only my student, but also a student of Heaven Dou Royal Academy..."

Before Qin Ming could finish, Su Chen cut him off.

"Sorry, I'm not interested."

Su Chen had no favorable impression of Shrek, much less any desire to take someone who came from Shrek as his teacher.

Who did Qin Ming think he was?

Su Chen had even rejected Chrysanthemum Douluo's offer to take him as a disciple. How far would his standards have to fall for him to accept Qin Ming as his teacher?

The smile on Qin Ming's face stiffened.

Su Chen's rejection was far too direct. He had not left Qin Ming even a shred of face.

"You may not understand Heaven Dou Royal Academy's status within the Heaven Dou Empire..."

"I said I'm not interested."

With that, Su Chen turned and left without even looking at Qin Ming's suppressed expression of anger.

"You..."

Seeing that Qin Ming was about to step forward again, Dugu Yan hurriedly stopped him.

"Teacher Qin Ming, Su Chen is the person my grandfather values most—he is even more important than I am. Since he doesn't want to go, you'd better not make things difficult for him. Or, when my grandfather returns, why don't you talk to him about it?"

Grandfather, grandfather. Wasn't she just relying on having a good grandfather?

Dugu Yan bringing out Dugu Bo as her backing once again made Qin Ming feel rather displeased.

But there was nothing he could do. Having a Title Douluo as a grandfather really was something extraordinary.

At the very least, Qin Ming did not dare chase after them anymore. As for discussing it with Dugu Bo...

Qin Ming shuddered. Even though he was Dugu Yan's teacher, he still found Dugu Bo extremely difficult to deal with. Moreover, Dugu Bo possessed formidable poison arts. Unless necessary, Qin Ming truly did not want to come into contact with him.

"Teacher Qin Ming, Lingling and I will be leaving first."

Seeing that Qin Ming had fallen silent, Dugu Yan grabbed Ye Lingling and prepared to leave.

"Wait."

Qin Ming called out to stop them.

"How long are you planning to stay on leave? The team is still in its adjustment period. You cannot be absent for too long."

Dugu Yan said apologetically,

"Sorry, Teacher. This is a task my grandfather assigned me. I can't return to the academy until he comes back."

"What about Ye Lingling?"

The anger in Qin Ming's heart was almost beyond control.

"Lingling will naturally stay with me. Teacher, don't worry. Once my grandfather returns, we'll immediately go back to the academy."

Qin Ming looked toward Ye Lingling again.

"Dugu Qiubai truly gave us a task, and we can't leave for now."

Between her other teammates and Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling would naturally choose Dugu Yan.

If they had not run into Qin Ming and the others today, she might have returned to the academy herself in a few days.

But if she returned now, she would definitely be caught and questioned endlessly, especially about Su Chen.

Furthermore, Ye Lingling did not know whether Su Chen minded others learning about his affairs. If she went back with Qin Ming and the others, neither speaking nor staying silent would be appropriate.

She did not want to face that situation alone. It was better to wait for Yan Yan.

"You may leave."

In the end, Qin Ming said nothing more and waved them away irritably.

Only after Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling left did the anger on his face fully emerge.

Yu Tianheng advised, "Teacher, that boy is probably not even old enough to meet Heaven Dou Royal Academy's admission standards. You needn't care about it."

"Not old enough?"

Qin Ming sneered.

"At an age when he still isn't eligible to enter Heaven Dou Royal Academy, he beat those two pieces of trash so badly they had no strength to fight back."

"If the education committee learned of that child's talent, they definitely would not mind making an exception."

Oscar and Shi Mo lowered their heads, enduring Qin Ming's pent-up fury.

"Let's go. Back to the academy."

Qin Ming still could not let go of Su Chen.

It would be a pity to miss such a true monster. If he could not take Su Chen as his own student, then he would recommend him to Headmaster Flender.

Shrek Academy specialized in accepting monster students. With Su Chen's talent, he absolutely qualified as a monster.

Qin Ming had great faith in Flender's ability to persuade students.

Especially when dealing with geniuses who possessed exceptional talent and arrogant personalities, Headmaster Flender had plenty of tricks. This could also count as a small contribution Qin Ming made to his alma mater.

"Lord Thunder God, this is the waterfall you mentioned, right?"

Dugu Bo traveled day and night because he did not want Lord Thunder God to think he was slacking off. He reached the waterfall where Tang Hao had hidden Ah Yin and the soul bone as quickly as possible.

"That's right. Fly behind the waterfall."

"Yes."

Dugu Bo had also sensed that there was space behind the waterfall.

Following the guidance of the God of Destruction... no, the Thunder God, Dugu Bo entered the hidden chamber where Ah Yin had been planted and took down the box Tang Hao had hidden away.

"Lord Thunder God, why is there a Blue Silver Grass here?"

Although Blue Silver Grass was the most common plant on Douluo Continent, it looked strange no matter how one viewed it growing inside a cave.

The Thunder God said nothing, while the God of Destruction pondered.

The soul bone naturally had to be taken away. What the God of Destruction was considering was how to deal with this Blue Silver Grass.

In his previous life, the God of Destruction had paid some attention to Tang San's parents. He had also sensed from Ah Yin a temperament somewhat similar to that of the Goddess of Life.

"Dig up this grass and take it with you first. Be careful not to kill it."

The God of Destruction had not yet decided how to deal with Tang San's mother, but taking her away first could not be wrong. In any case, he could not leave her behind for Tang San.

"Rest assured, Lord Thunder God. I possess a special storage Soul Tool, the Wishful Hundred Treasure Pouch. It can store living creatures and maintain their state of survival. I absolutely will not let this Blue Silver Grass die."

Though he did not know why Lord Thunder God valued this Blue Silver Grass so highly, Dugu Bo still treated the matter with the utmost seriousness and care.

Before long, Dugu Bo left the cave carrying the soul bone and Ah Yin.

Only an empty cave remained, awaiting its original owner's return.