Dugu Bo Returns

Dugu Yan realized belatedly why Lin Huai had asked that question just now.

Lin Huai continued:

"Tell us about the Imperial Dou Team. After all, Heaven Dou will eventually belong to us. If we meet them in the Soul Master Competition, we can go easy on them."

Dugu Yan heard these words, which so easily decided the future direction of the Heaven Dou Empire.

She opened her mouth, her expression complicated, and in the end, she didn't say much, only introducing the Imperial Dou Team.

The current Imperial Dou Team, Dugu Yan is the captain, and Ye Lingling is the vice-captain.

Originally, Yu Tianheng was the vice-captain, but Dugu Yan hated that persistent guy.

After forcefully beating Yu Tianheng a few times, the vice-captain position fell to Ye Lingling.

Now Yu Tianheng still expresses his love to her, and Dugu Yan's fists are his only response.

The others are no different, pretty much the same as in the original story.

"Qin Ming values Shrek greatly. Knowing that Shrek was disbanded, he will definitely have Shrek integrate into Heaven Dou Royal Academy."

"If Shrek cannot join Heaven Dou Royal Academy at that time, he will definitely leave with Shrek."

Dugu Yan did not refute Lin Huai's speculation.

She had heard how highly Qin Ming praised his alma mater while at the academy.

Dugu Yan shook her head, giving up on overthinking.

Anyway, Lin Huai was giving her advice now.

As an old member who joined Martial Soul Hall early on, she naturally obeyed the Holy Son's arrangements.

Then, she stared intently at Hu Liena, "Sister Na, you're a Soul King too, right?"

"How about we have a match?"

Hu Liena looked at Lin Huai. Seeing that Lin Huai also agreed to the match, she nodded in acceptance.

Watching the two women walk towards the training ground, Lin Huai did not follow.

The final victor would undoubtedly be Hu Liena.

As long as there was no method to counter mental attacks, soul masters of the same level, regardless of their type, could basically not defeat Hu Liena.

Meanwhile.

Ye Lingling, who had returned home, found her grandfather.

Ye Tianxin saw his granddaughter return, his face full of kindness.

"Lingling, you're back so early today."

Ye Lingling took a moment to compose herself before slowly relaying what Lin Huai had said.

Her eyes held anticipation, hoping Ye Tianxin would take a gamble with her. She truly didn't want this disgusting curse to continue spreading.

Ye Tianxin closed his eyes, and the images of his daughter and mother before their deaths flashed in his mind.

He let out a long sigh.

Ye Lingling's heart was also quite anxious.

"Grandpa will go see that Holy Son tomorrow."

Ye Tianxin reached out and stroked Ye Lingling's head, his voice filled with unconcealable sadness.

"Don't worry, as long as there's a sliver of hope, Grandpa won't let you live with the curse."

Tears welled up in Ye Lingling's eyes.

She threw herself into Ye Tianxin's arms, sobbing continuously.

Ye Tianxin gently patted his granddaughter's back, a hint of moisture also appearing in his eyes.

Ye Lingling's coldness was merely a protective layer; she only exposed her true self to Ye Tianxin and Dugu Yan.

Returning to Lin Huai's side, the result of the two women's battle was, as expected, Hu Liena's victory.

Dugu Yan recalled Hu Liena's black fourth spirit ring during the fight, her voice filled with envy and regret.

"Grandpa couldn't find a mental-attribute head Soul Bone exceeding ten thousand years back then. I only absorbed a nine-thousand-year spirit ring."

That was natural. Even Martial Soul Hall had very few mental-attribute head Soul Bones.

Now, to cultivate the younger generation, even head Soul Bones that had just reached the ten-thousand-year level were enshrined and exchanged by elders for contribution points and limb Soul Bones of higher ages.

Lin Huai spoke to comfort her:

"After all, head Soul Bones are inherently rare, and now they require at least ten thousand years."

"If it weren't for Sister Na's teacher being the Pope, she might not have even been able to obtain one."

Hu Liena sat down beside Dugu Yan and explained:

"That's right. If I hadn't absorbed that head Soul Bone, even with my proficiency in mental power, I don't think I could have managed a ten-thousand-year fourth Soul Ring."

"Besides, your current Soul Ring age already far exceeds that of other geniuses."

Dugu Yan smiled.

From Lin Huai and Hu Liena, she truly felt a level of concern different from that of her other teammates.

"Alright, I was just complaining a little. What are we eating tonight? Should we go to a restaurant outside?"

Lin Huai blurted out:

"Let's just eat at home. Without top-tier ingredients, we aren't too particular about our three meals."

Dugu Yan signaled the servants to arrange dinner.

The three of them chatted and laughed, discussing various interesting anecdotes.

Dugu Yan had also learned that this harmless-looking boy before her had actually captured the hearts of three genius girls!

She hadn't expected that the little guy who seemed indifferent to women a few years ago had now turned into such a playboy.

Lin Huai noticed that the color of Dugu Yan's hair was a bit off.

"Sister Yan, why is your hair still purple?"

Normally, after consuming the Immortal Herb, Dugu Yan's Martial Soul defect should have been resolved, and her hair should have returned to its original color.

But it was still light purple, even though it looked quite good.

"This?"

Dugu Yan held a strand of purple hair in her hand, shaking it in front of Lin Huai and the other, her brows curved in a faint smile.

"I think purple suits me better, so I dyed it back."

As if thinking of something, Dugu Yan suddenly laughed brightly:

"Actually, my grandfather doesn't like his gray-white hair much either."

"He also often dyes his hair back to green."

A phrase suddenly surfaced in Lin Huai's mind:

'I'm going to dye this thing green!'

The two of them, grandfather and granddaughter, had originally loathed the effects brought by their Martial Soul defects, yet after fixing the flaws, they had unexpectedly dyed themselves back to that poisoned appearance.

She laughed at herself.

"It's no wonder the world thinks Grandfather is a moody person; after all, a normal person wouldn't dress themselves up to look like what they used to loathe."

Hu Liena's palm gently stroked Dugu Yan's back.

Before she could offer comfort, a deep, resonant voice rang out.

"I wondered who was at my house; so it's the Holy Son who has graced us with his presence!"

Dugu Yan stood up, and although she was a bit puzzled, she still called out excitedly:

"Grandfather!"

"Little Huai came to see you."

Dugu Bo sat directly on one side of the stone table.

Lin Huai poured him tea and teased:

"Elder Dugu, don't be so formal; just treat this as your own home."

Dugu Bo laughed, calling him "you interesting little fellow," but still took the water and drank a mouthful.

The two women smiled.

Dugu Yan ordered the servants to add a few more dishes that Dugu Bo liked.

Only then did she look at Dugu Bo and ask:

"Grandfather, why are you back early this time? Are you here to pick something up?"

Dugu Bo patted his granddaughter's head and teased:

"I didn't have anything to do, so I thought I'd come keep you company, lest you always say I don't spend time with you."

In truth, Dugu Bo had been summoned by Qian Daoliu.

Qian Daoliu was worried that if his disciple and the Little Fox were left alone, they might spark a fire, and Qian Renxue would have nowhere to cry if that happened, so he simply had Dugu Bo return early to help Lin Huai finish the matters he needed to handle.

This was to reduce the time the two spent alone together.

As a teacher and a grandfather, Qian Daoliu could be said to have exhausted his heart.