Dugu Bo was utterly furious, the pressure around him so low it was terrifying.
To him, his precious granddaughter was everything. Not even his own life was more important than her.
Anyone who dared make his precious granddaughter cry was worse than dancing on his ancestors' graves. They were simply walking the Way of Seeking Death.
"Yan Yan, tell Grandpa. What happened?"
"Don't be afraid. Tell Grandpa—no matter who it is, even if they're a Titled Douluo, Grandpa will get justice for you."
Dugu Bo spoke with great confidence. Among the Titled Douluo publicly known on the continent, aside from him, not one of them was truly alone.
To those with factions or families, those were weaknesses.
He might not be able to defeat any Titled Douluo, but he could beat them until all they had left was their Titled Douluo title.
Were they afraid or not?
Hearing her grandfather's concern, Dugu Yan calmed slightly. She wiped away her tears and shook her head. "No, no one bullied me."
"Then why are you..." Dugu Bo asked, puzzled.
Dugu Yan hesitated for a moment, carefully choosing her words before looking solemnly at her grandfather. "Grandpa, our Martial Souls have a flaw. The poison harms us too, doesn't it?"
Dugu Bo froze. He had never expected his precious granddaughter to ask that, and the words slipped out before he could stop them. "Yan Yan, how did you kno—"
Realizing he had misspoken, he hurriedly stopped. But when he saw the look on his precious granddaughter's face—You still want to lie to me?—he sighed and continued.
"That's right. Our family's Martial Souls do have this flaw. Your father and mother, back then, were because of this..."
As he said this, Dugu Bo's aged face was filled with grief. Clearly, this matter had dealt him a devastating blow, one he could never forget.
"Yan Yan, how exactly did you find out?"
After steadying his emotions, Dugu Bo looked at his precious granddaughter again and asked with a frown.
He had never mentioned this matter to anyone, nor had he shown any unusual symptoms in daily life.
How had Yan Yan learned of it?
Had someone told her something?
A concealed killing intent suddenly surfaced in Dugu Bo's eyes. His family's secret absolutely could not be known to others.
"I..."
Dugu Yan was about to speak when she suddenly remembered that the contents of the Diary could not be revealed to outsiders, leaving her at a loss for words.
Ye Lingling had a Diary copy just like her, so it was fine for the two of them to talk about it.
But if she ignored the warning and insisted on telling an outsider, the Diary would erase her.
She had finally seen hope. She had no intention of risking her life to test whether the punishment for breaking the rules was real.
"Uh... ah, don't worry about how I found out."
"Anyway, I know. And I also know someone who can save us."
"Oh?" Dugu Bo raised an eyebrow. His first reaction upon hearing that was disbelief.
He had spent his entire life using poison without finding a solution. How could an outsider possibly manage it?
Still, disbelief was one thing; there was no harm in listening.
And if his guess was correct, the reason Yan Yan knew about this was probably because the person she mentioned had told her.
If that was the case, then he needed to learn more about this person.
They knew his family's secret and had revealed it to Yan Yan so that he would learn of it. Their motives were most likely far from pure.
"Someone that capable? Who is it?"
Dugu Yan did not notice the strange look in her grandfather's eyes. After thinking briefly and organizing her words, she said,
"He's a student who joined Heaven Dou Royal Academy yesterday. His Highness the Crown Prince brought him here."
"And he's very young, but extremely strong. Yesterday, he casually made a move and suppressed Yu Tianheng."
"I heard he might be the heir of a hidden family. His talent, strength, and methods are all extraordinary."
To make her words more convincing, Dugu Yan had deliberately given Su Ye the identity of an heir to a hidden family.
There were some hidden families on the continent with formidable strength and ancient inheritances. That was no secret.
Anyway, no one knew the exact details, so she could just make it up.
Sure enough, upon hearing that it involved both the Crown Prince and an heir of a hidden family, Dugu Bo grew somewhat more serious. He even began imagining the entire chain of events in his mind.
In his view, there were only two possibilities.
Either the Crown Prince had somehow learned about his situation and specifically found someone to detoxify him in order to win him over.
Or his darling granddaughter had fallen for some unknown brat and was deliberately saying all this to make him accept the boy.
Of course, it was also possible that the other party genuinely had some solution.
If so, then he really should go meet him.
No matter which possibility it was, it was not a bad thing.
There was no need to say more about the first possibility. If the person could truly detoxify them, then even taking Prince Xue Xing into consideration, he would have no choice but to accept the goodwill.
He himself did not care, but Yan Yan was still young. He did not want to bury another child before himself.
As for the second possibility...
If he left first someday, Yan Yan would at least have someone to take care of her.
So although he was deeply displeased at the thought of his precious cabbage being taken by a pig, it was still necessary for her to find a good home.
"Oh, I see. Then take Grandpa to meet him. If he can truly cure us, no price will be too great."
Seeing that her grandfather did not press further, Dugu Yan breathed a small sigh of relief. Then she grabbed his arm and hurried outside.
"Then let's go quickly, Grandpa."
"Hey..."
Ye Lingling watched the grandfather and granddaughter gradually walk away, her face darkening.
No, seriously, why did you bring me along?
I'm a support-type Soul Master. Running back and forth with you is exhausting, okay?
Fortunately, Dugu Yan had not truly forgotten her best friend. The two soon returned.
With Dugu Bo, a Titled Douluo, accompanying them, their speed naturally could not compare to before. Before long, the three arrived at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
Like Dugu Yan, Su Ye had also become a well-known figure at the academy. Since he was not deliberately hiding, his whereabouts were easy to learn.
After eating a lavish breakfast, Su Ye returned to his residence and continued cultivating.
To him, the academy's so-called mimicry cultivation grounds were utterly useless. It made no difference where he cultivated.
At that moment, Su Ye was in his room studying the Void Sutra, greedily absorbing the knowledge within it, when someone suddenly knocked lightly on his door.
Knock! Knock!
Su Ye opened his eyes and silently thought, They're here?
He rose and opened the door. Sure enough, outside stood Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and an elderly man he had never met but whose distinctive traits were unmistakable.
Clearly, this was the immortal herb caretaker who, in countless fanfictions, could rival Brother Tao in a certain regard.
Poison Douluo—Dugu Bo!
"Oh? Are you two done with your business?"
A perfectly timed trace of surprise appeared on Su Ye's face. As he spoke, he gestured for the three of them to enter.
As the peerless genius personally brought in by Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, Su Ye's treatment naturally needed no explanation. His residence was absurdly luxurious.
Not to mention three people—even thirty would fit with room to spare.
After the group entered the living room and took their seats, Su Ye casually exchanged a few pleasantries with the two women before finally turning his gaze toward Dugu Bo, who had remained silent from beginning to end and was watching him with a trace of scrutiny in his eyes.
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