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Jiang Liang rode a carriage northward, finally arriving at Heaven Dou City ten days later.

Looking at the magnificent city gates, he stretched lazily in high spirits.

"Fairy Sister, we're here. This is Heaven Dou City."

Sword Mother's voice remained gentle. "I see it. Is the person you're looking for in this city?"

"He should be."

Jiang Liang did not know whether Dugu Bo was currently in Heaven Dou City. According to the story, before his poison flared up, he lived in his residence within the city. Only when the toxins backlashed did he go to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

He could only hope that Dugu Bo's poison had not flared up yet. Otherwise, finding the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well alone would be rather difficult.

It was not that he feared the soul beasts in Sunset Forest. The main problem was that the route was hard to find.

He had also considered going to Heaven Dou Royal Academy to find Dugu Yan, but the academy was currently on break, and she might not even be there.

After careful consideration, going directly to the residence was still the safest choice.

After entering the city, Jiang Liang began discussing Dugu Bo's condition with Sword Mother, asking whether she had a solution.

"Backlashed by the poison of his own Martial Soul? That is rather rare."

It was Sword Mother's first time hearing of someone being backlashed by their own power.

Unfortunately, she was only proficient in the sword path and was not skilled in alchemy or medicinal principles.

Otherwise, she would not have minded helping that person for Jiang Liang's sake.

As the only Title Douluo in Heaven Dou City, Dugu Bo was practically a household name.

Therefore, his residence was not difficult to find.

Before long, Jiang Liang found it with directions from passersby.

Dugu Bo's residence did not look large or luxurious, and there were not even guards at its entrance.

That also had something to do with his Martial Soul and personality.

On Douluo Continent, he had never encountered an opponent in the field of poison.

Coupled with his reclusive nature, no Soul Masters were willing to deal with him in ordinary times.

But when Jiang Liang saw the tightly shut gates, his heart skipped a beat.

The past few days had happened to be rainy. Could that old poisoner's poison have already flared up, sending him to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well?

He could only hope Dugu Yan was still at the residence.

Jiang Liang sighed helplessly, then stepped forward and knocked hard on the residence gates.

"Knock, knock, knock."

After knocking, he stood outside and waited quietly.

Yet as time passed without any response, Jiang Liang gradually furrowed his brow.

Just as he thought there was no hope at all today, footsteps finally sounded from within.

"Who is it?" A crisp young girl's voice, tinged with impatience, came from inside.

The instant he heard that voice, Jiang Liang's eyes lit up.

The next second, the gates slowly opened a crack, and a small head peeked out from behind them, watching him warily.

"A little brat?" The girl behind the gate froze the moment she saw Jiang Liang, her green pupils widening into round circles.

Seeing the distinctive short purple hair and those green eyes, Jiang Liang could already confirm that this girl was Dugu Yan.

Dugu Yan planted her hands on her hips and asked suspiciously, "Hey, little brat, what's your name? Why are you knocking on my door?"

Jiang Liang waved and smiled. "Hello, big sister. My name is Jiang Liang. I'm from Nuoding City. My master specifically sent me to visit Senior Dugu."

"Your master? He sent you to visit my grandfather?" Dugu Yan was skeptical.

She knew that her grandfather was solitary by nature and had no friends at all in the Soul Master world. Why would anyone send a disciple to visit him?

Jiang Liang smiled. "Yes, big sister. My master also said he could help Senior Dugu with something, so he sent me here."

"Is Senior Dugu at home now?"

Dugu Yan frowned tightly and scrutinized him several times.

A child probably would not lie, right?

Could he really be one of Grandpa's old acquaintances?

"Grandpa is home. Come in." After thinking for several seconds, Dugu Yan pushed open the gates and let Jiang Liang enter.

The instant he crossed the residence gates, Jiang Liang secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Everything was going according to plan. Now he only needed to meet Dugu Bo in person.

He then followed Dugu Yan deeper into the residence.

Before they reached the main hall, they saw a lean, tall middle-aged man with dark green hair and beard walking toward them.

"Yanyan, who's here?"

This man was none other than Poison Douluo—Dugu Bo.

After seeing Dugu Bo, Dugu Yan shed her earlier cold demeanor and rushed at him like a little girl.

"Grandpa, it's a little brat! He said his teacher sent him here to visit you."

Dugu Bo also saw Jiang Liang at that moment, and his brows immediately drew together.

Yet Jiang Liang was not afraid in the slightest. He calmly cupped his fists and smiled. "Junior Jiang Liang pays his respects to Poison Douluo."

Dugu Bo gave no response. His dark green eyes locked onto Jiang Liang like an eagle's.

"What is your teacher's surname and name? Why did he send you here?"

Jiang Liang smiled. "Of course, I came to detoxify Poison Douluo."

"Absurd!" Dugu Bo flicked his sleeve and roared, "I bear the title of Poison. Across all Douluo Continent, no one is my equal in the field of poison!"

"Your master sent you to detoxify me? What a ridiculous joke!"

Dugu Yan nodded vigorously in agreement beside him.

She was beginning to regret letting this little brat into their home.

He said he had come to visit her grandfather, but was he really not here to humiliate him?

Dugu Bo snorted and stepped forward, releasing a trace of a Title Douluo's pressure that descended upon Jiang Liang.

"Brat, who exactly sent you to find me? If you don't explain yourself, I'll let you taste the might of Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison today!"

Had anyone else been standing here, they would likely have been scared out of their wits by that trace of Title Douluo pressure.

But to Dugu Bo's surprise, this brat, who looked far younger than even his granddaughter, neither blushed nor gasped for breath.

He was completely unaffected!

There was something strange about this brat!

What he did not know was that Jiang Liang had not been intimidated by his pressure solely because Sword Mother was backing him up.

The moment Dugu Bo released his pressure, Sword Mother released a trace of Sword Qi and blocked it all.

Jiang Liang knew it was time to enter the Immortal Herb password.

"Poison Douluo, whenever rainy weather comes, you experience a numb, itching sensation beneath both ribs. It gradually intensifies and lasts for more than two hours. Am I right?"

Upon hearing this, Dugu Bo's pupils contracted as he stared at him in disbelief.

Dugu Yan keenly sensed that something was wrong with the atmosphere and turned toward her grandfather in astonishment.

Could this little brat have been right?

Was her grandfather really poisoned?

Jiang Liang continued, "And every night, around midnight, your scalp and the soles of your feet suffer needle-like stabbing pains."

"This pain causes spasms throughout your body and lasts for at least an hour."

Dugu Bo's expression froze outright, and the shock in his eyes grew increasingly intense.

This little brat had truly described his condition perfectly, without missing a single detail!

This was utterly unbelievable. The brat looked only six or seven years old. How could he know such specifics?

Dugu Bo's face immediately darkened. "Brat, did your master tell you all this? Who exactly is your master?"

Jiang Liang replied with a smile, "My master is naturally my master. He sent me here to help you detoxify yourself."

"These symptoms are the backlash caused by the Dugu Family's inherited Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul. Your symptoms are somewhat more severe."

As he spoke, he suddenly turned to Dugu Yan beside him. "As for this big sister, her poisoning is much milder."

Dugu Yan's pupils abruptly contracted.

Grandpa was poisoned, and she was poisoned too!

And it was the poison of their own family's Martial Soul!

Dugu Bo's expression suddenly turned cold, and a chill burst forth around him. "Brat, if you can't explain this properly, don't even think of leaving today!"