Your Granddaughter is in My Hands! (Post First, Edit Later)

"If you don't want to die, stay quiet."

Glancing at Dugu Yan, who was biting her lip and seething with suppressed rage, Lin Chuan issued a cold warning.

He then rose into the air, his spirit power enveloping Dugu Yan as wind gathered beneath his feet, and they streaked toward the horizon.

The howling cold wind lashed against her face, the intense chill forcing Dugu Yan to finally calm down. She stared at Lin Chuan with phoenix eyes, her expression one of shock and disbelief.

Flight—this was a feat only a Title Douluo could achieve.

She subconsciously assumed he was a Title Douluo, but that was almost certainly impossible.

In her experience, no one could reach the level of Title Douluo at such a young age.

There were only a handful of Title Douluo on the continent, and she had never heard of this man's name. If someone had truly reached that rank at his age, they would have been world-renowned long ago.

But knowing nothing about him, and with him being stronger than her...

Dugu Yan decided to endure it for now; after all, he was taking her to find her grandfather.

Once she saw her grandfather, she would be safe.

Then, she would take her revenge and kill him for looking down on her grandfather and nearly choking her to death.

At the same time, she felt a wave of relief; at least he wasn't one of those disgusting royals pestering her or coveting her.

Tiandou City was not far from the Sunset Forest, and Lin Chuan arrived with Dugu Yan by the afternoon.

However, to ensure he was in peak condition for any contingencies, he rested for a night in a nearby city.

The next day, as soon as the sun rose, they entered the Sunset Forest.

Standing in the heart of the Sunset Forest, Lin Chuan turned to Dugu Yan beside him and asked:

"Where does your grandfather live? Take me to him."

Although he knew of the opportunity at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, he did not know its exact location, and there was no scent of sulfur nearby.

Looking at the dawn in the distance and the nearly transparent clouds illuminated by the morning light, Lin Chuan took a deep breath, finding the air refreshing.

As for the exact location, Dugu Yan wasn't entirely sure.

Most of the time, her grandfather brought her here, and because they moved so fast, she hadn't memorized the route. She had been too lazy to remember, though she still recalled a vague path.

"Go that way."

Thinking for a moment, she pointed her jade-like hand toward a spot in the south.

Lin Chuan flew very slowly this time.

He searched for the location of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well based on Dugu Yan's directions, his mental energy sweeping the area extensively.

With Dugu Yan's intermittent guidance, the surroundings began to look more familiar to her.

After passing through a hilly region, they finally stopped before a broken mountain, embedded with Fire Glow Stone and standing only six or seven meters high.

The summit was piled with jagged, uneven rubble, and the rock layers were scorched black, making it obvious that this had once been a volcano.

As they drew closer, a sharp scent of sulfur wafted through the air.

"This is it!"

Having successfully reached her grandfather's dwelling, Dugu Yan's eyes brightened, and she said excitedly.

Lin Chuan took a deep breath, wrapping his voice in spirit power so it carried far:

"Dugu Bo, come out and show yourself! Your granddaughter is in my hands!"

Driven by his spirit power, the voice rippled outward, echoing back and forth.

Before long, as the two waited.

A terrifying pressure suddenly erupted from the heavens. Lin Chuan felt as if he had been struck by a heavy blow, his figure hovering in mid-air instantly slammed toward the ground.

This pressure cleverly avoided Dugu Yan.

As the spirit power that had been restraining her dissipated and she began to fall, she was caught by another gentle stream of energy that held her suspended in the air.

Under this pressure, Lin Chuan did not look disheveled; he countered the force with his own pressure the moment he landed.

In terms of sustained flight, he was indeed not as strong as Dugu Bo.

But that did not mean Dugu Bo could easily rescue Dugu Yan from his grasp.

Just as Dugu Yan was being lifted by that energy and about to be pulled away, Lin Chuan had already moved to intercept.

Dugu Yan remained suspended by spirit power, unable to move further away, but she remained unharmed.

"Dugu Bo, if you exert even three more parts of your strength, I will increase mine accordingly."

It was a faint threat.

If Dugu Bo wanted to increase his spirit power to overcome his obstruction, he would do the same to continue blocking him.

But by then, it would escalate into a collision of spirit power at the Spirit King level, and Dugu Yan would inevitably suffer grave injuries.

Dugu Yan was the last ember of the Dugu Family.

Dugu Bo poured all the guilt he felt toward his son and daughter-in-law into his granddaughter, doting on her immensely, and he was even less willing to let her suffer the slightest harm.

And so, the two remained at a stalemate.

Dugu Bo dared not make another move, and Lin Chuan took this opportunity to state his purpose.

"I have come this time to cure the poison in both you and your granddaughter. I hope you will do me the honor of listening."

The moment he mentioned that the two were poisoned, a figure instantly appeared in the air.

The man was gaunt, standing between heaven and earth like a javelin.

His ink-green hair cascaded down to his waist, fluttering in the wind. His eye sockets were sunken, his lips were a deep, bruised purple, and though his face was thin, one could still discern his handsome features.

His cheeks were hollow, and he wore a simple robe. With his messy hair and disheveled appearance, he looked quite sickly, yet the aura of heart-stopping dread he exuded was undeniably real.

"Grandfather!"

Dugu Yan cried out excitedly from the air.

Lin Chuan understood immediately; the person before him was none other than the renowned Poison Douluo, Dugu Bo.

The middle-aged man's icy gaze softened as he looked at Dugu Yan.

When he shifted his focus, his eyes, cold as a viper's, swept across the ground and locked onto Lin Chuan.

Although he was dramatically dubbed the "Gatekeeper of Title Douluo," the majesty of a Title Douluo was truly beyond question. The moment their eyes met, Lin Chuan's vision blurred for an instant.

Inside his body, a cyan serpent suddenly appeared, twisting its body to coil around his heart.

It tightened its grip, and his breathing grew heavy.

Just as the green snake was about to crush his heart, Lin Chuan struggled free, a bead of cold sweat rolling down his forehead.

As expected, a viper like Dugu Bo would coldly take his prey's life.

The stabbing pain from his heart felt so real...

Seeing Lin Chuan break free from his mental attack, Dugu Bo was slightly surprised.

Yet, he remained suspended in the air, looking down at him with an indifferent expression. He lifted a finger slightly, and instantly, terrifying soul power condensed at his fingertip!

Truly, a man of few words and ruthless actions.

"Senior, if you really intend to fight, I will play all my cards. You won't be able to protect your granddaughter, and you won't be able to kill me."

"Do not harbor the attitude of 'let's try it out.' Once we start, I don't see any possibility of reconciliation."

Lin Chuan was willing to address him as Senior out of respect for the man's character.

His strength was indeed superior, and his personality was just as cold and decisive.

When it came down to it, their personalities might actually be quite compatible.

"Threatening me?"

The cold words, heavy with intense killing intent, spilled from Dugu Bo's lips.

Lin Chuan smiled, his attitude no longer as abrasive as before, and said:

"Naturally not. As I said earlier, I have come to cure the poison in you and your granddaughter."

"I will be blunt: your poison can be cured directly. Every time it is overcast or raining, you feel a numbing itch in your ribs that gradually intensifies. Every night, around the third watch, you experience needle-like stabs in the crown of your head and the soles of your feet, followed by full-body spasms that last for at least... half an hour!"