As she spoke, Dugu Yan pictured Qin Feng's mischievous grin in her mind, and another wave of embarrassment and annoyance washed over her.
His alchemy was impressive, but his tricks for bullying people were even more impressive.
Remembering that so-called "special cultivation method" from earlier in the teachers' dormitory, Dugu Yan felt her legs go weak.
Ye Lingling hadn't noticed Dugu Yan acting strangely. Her thoughts were entirely occupied by that miraculous "medicinal pill."
"A liquid medicinal pill... It can even cleanse the marrow and raise Soul Power."
Ye Lingling lowered her head to look at her palm, then lifted her gaze, revealing undisguised envy in her eyes.
"Yanzi, you're so lucky."
"This pill didn't just cure your poison. I'd say your Soul Power must have risen by at least two levels, right?"
"And... your skin looks so much better than before."
For a young woman, becoming stronger was certainly important, but a transformation in her appearance was an even more irresistible temptation.
The Dugu Yan of today was like a poisonous flower in full bloom, her allure radiating from within. Even Ye Lingling, a woman herself, felt her heart stir at the sight.
Hearing this, Dugu Yan's face grew even redder.
Her skin looked good?
Well, it had certainly been "nourished" well.
But even if you beat her to death, she wouldn't dare tell Ye Lingling that.
"It's... it's all right."
Dugu Yan stammered, wanting nothing more than to change the subject. "It might be the effect of detoxifying."
Ye Lingling took her seriously. A rare yearning appeared on her usually cool face.
"If only I could take one of the pills Qin Feng made, too."
"My Nine Heart Begonia has powerful healing abilities, but it doesn't do much to help my own cultivation."
"If I had a miraculous pill like that to help me..."
Ye Lingling looked at Dugu Yan, her voice earnest. "Yanzi, next time... could you ask Qin Feng for one of those pills for me?"
"I'd be willing to pay a price for it."
At that, Dugu Yan nearly choked on her own saliva.
"Cough, cough, cough!"
She stared wide-eyed at Ye Lingling, who looked completely serious.
Ask him for one?
And pay a price?
Do you even know what that "pill" is before you go asking to take it!
How could she just give that sort of thing to someone else?
Dugu Yan was both exasperated and amused, but she couldn't explain. All she could do was steel herself and say:
"Um... Lingling, those pills are hard to make."
"Qin Feng said the ingredients are incredibly rare, the sort you can only stumble across by chance."
"And... and the medicine is very potent. Only someone with a constitution as unusual as mine could withstand it. You... you're delicate, so I'm afraid your body couldn't handle it."
The more Dugu Yan said, the guiltier she felt, and her eyes darted around.
If Qin Feng found out she was making things up, who knew how he'd torment her next time?
At her words, Ye Lingling's gaze dimmed at once.
"I see..."
"That's true. A pill that can defy fate must be incredibly precious."
"So those drops at the corners of your mouth... did they go to waste?"
Ye Lingling glanced again at the corners of Dugu Yan's mouth, which she had just wiped clean, and felt even more regretful.
Such precious medicinal liquid had been left hanging at the corner of her mouth instead of being swallowed. What a waste!
Dugu Yan felt as though her face was about to burn right off.
She abruptly stood up, grabbed the cup on the table, and gulped down a large mouthful of cold water.
"Anyway, Lingling, I'm tired. I'm going to bed!"
"We've been at it all day. My bones are about to fall apart."
Without waiting for Ye Lingling to answer, Dugu Yan pulled back the covers and burrowed inside, curling into a ball with her back to Ye Lingling.
Her heart pounded like thunder.
Watching Dugu Yan's retreating figure, which looked rather like she was "fleeing in disarray," Ye Lingling fell into thought.
"Detoxifying must really be painful."
"Even someone as tough as Yanzi is exhausted."
"Qin Feng..."
Ye Lingling silently committed that name to memory.
Poison Douluo approved of him, he could concoct such a divine medicine, and he could even make the proud Dugu Yan act so demurely.
What kind of magic did this man have?
The next morning.
The Heaven Dou Royal Academy basked in the golden morning sun.
The air here was especially fresh. In the distance, mountains rose and fell beneath veils of mist. No wonder an academy founded by the imperial family occupied the finest piece of land outside Heaven Dou City.
Teachers' dormitory area.
Qin Feng pushed open his door and stepped outside.
He breathed in the cool morning air, feeling his pores open and his whole body grow refreshed.
What did it mean to be in high spirits after a happy event?
This was it.
He had snatched the Immortal Herbs from Tang San, recruited Poison Douluo as a powerful bodyguard, and even won over Dugu Yan, the thorny rose.
His trip to Sunset Forest had been a wildly profitable venture.
Qin Feng stretched his limbs. Soul Power surged within him, rumbling like thunder.
After last night's "special cultivation," along with absorbing the remaining medicinal power of the Immortal Herb, his Soul Power hadn't broken through to the next level, but it had become denser and more substantial.
In particular, the boost to his physique from the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone made him feel as if he could kill a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast with a single punch.
"System, update the diary."
As he headed to the academy cafeteria, Qin Feng summoned the black diary in his mind.
This was the foundation of his survival.
[Great!]
[Now this is the life a transmigrator should be living.]
[What a load of nonsense, Tang San this, heaven's chosen one that. They're all little brothers in front of me.]
[The Immortal Herbs at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well really are something. I gave that little Dugu Yan some "good stuff" last night. Tsk, tsk, what a taste...]
[That girl looks fierce, but she's soft as a kitten. Just has a sharp tongue.]
[But speaking of which, that old Dugu Bo is pretty sensible. He just went ahead and sold off his granddaughter.]
[With all these Immortal Herbs, not only can I soar to new heights, but so can the girls around me.]
[Zhu Zhuqing has been pushing herself too hard in her cultivation lately. I should save her a Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone. It'll improve her aptitude and make her skin even smoother... Heh.]
[And Ning Rongrong—the Aromatic Silk Beauty is practically made for her. Once her Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda becomes a Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda, that old fox Ning Fengzhi will probably get down on his knees and beg me to become his son-in-law.]
[As for Xiao Wu... forget it, she's a rabbit. A carrot will do.]
[My dear Qian Renxue is still wearing that fake Xue Qinghe face for now, but I deliberately saved her the finest Lovesick Heartbreak Red.]
[As long as she's willing to call me "big brother," the flower is hers.]
[...]
Qin Feng happily worked out his plans.
He had no idea what magnificent expressions were on the faces of the women across Douluo Continent who possessed Diary Copies as they read his recorded thoughts.