Dugu Bo

"Xiao Chen, we can only confirm that the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well is somewhere in the core area of Sunset Forest. There's no way to pinpoint its exact location?"

After leaving Skywater City, Yu Yuanzhen sat inside the carriage and asked Yu Tianchen.

"That's what the ancient text I read says."

Yu Tianchen nodded and continued:

"But after I found that ancient text, I sent people to investigate, and we got some useful information."

"What information?"

"Grandfather, do you remember Poison Douluo, Senior Dugu Bo?"

"That Old Poison Freak?"

Yu Yuanzhen's brows knitted slightly.

"Why bring him up all of a sudden? Could he have some connection to that treasure trove?"

"Mm, probably."

Yu Tianchen kept his words vague.

"What I found out is that Dugu Bo often disappears for a while, and the place he disappears to is Sunset Forest."

"Heh, in that case, that old geezer must have claimed that treasure trove for himself."

Yu Yuanzhen gave a low chuckle. A murderous glint flashed in his aged, powerful eyes.

Why would a Titled Douluo, who no longer needed to hunt Soul Beasts, keep going to Sunset Forest?

Combined with the information about the treasure trove Yu Tianchen had found,

the answer was already beginning to surface.

"Xiao Chen, what do you think?"

"Should we just take that Old Poison Freak and..."

Yu Yuanzhen made a throat-slitting gesture at Yu Tianchen.

"There's no need, Grandfather."

Yu Tianchen shook his head lightly and said with a smile:

"Killing him and taking his treasure would certainly feel satisfying, but if we failed, we'd have made a formidable enemy for the clan for no reason."

"So we should only use that option if we have no other choice."

"With you there to deter him, I think we can still talk things over with Senior Poison Douluo."

Hearing Yu Tianchen say this, Yu Yuanzhen understood that his grandson already had a plan in mind.

Though he wasn't sure exactly how Yu Tianchen intended to negotiate,

Yu Yuanzhen had no intention of interfering too much.

He had come along to help Yu Tianchen search for treasure, so naturally, he would let Yu Tianchen make the decisions.

It would also serve as a trial for him.

"Since you already have a plan, let's head straight to Heaven Dou City."

Yu Yuanzhen said:

"If that Old Poison Freak hasn't gone to Sunset Forest, he probably won't leave there."

"Okay."

Yu Tianchen nodded. Then he thought of something and asked Yu Yuanzhen:

"Oh, Grandfather, do you know where Poison Douluo lives in Heaven Dou City?"

"Heh, as long as that Old Poison Freak hasn't left Heaven Dou City, finding him won't be difficult."

Yu Yuanzhen smiled confidently.

As the head of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, he had access to this kind of information.

Skywater City wasn't very far from Heaven Dou City.

By the time night had fully fallen, the grandfather and grandson had arrived in Heaven Dou City.

As the capital of the Heaven Dou Empire,

Heaven Dou City was far more prosperous than Skywater City.

Even at night, the streets were still bustling.

Through the carriage window, Yu Tianchen looked out at the capital, at the people in the city.

Dressed in fine silks, young masters swaggered through the streets while their attendants, faces full of disdain, drove away nearby people dressed in coarse clothes.

A potbellied middle-aged man, holding a woman under each arm, stepped on his servant's back to climb into his carriage.

In just one street, Yu Tianchen had seen the so-called class divisions of this world in their entirety.

"Thank goodness Spirit Hall still gives commoners a way out."

"Otherwise, who knows what this world would have become."

Yu Tianchen murmured softly and looked away.

To change all this, he would need enough strength and influence.

For him, those things were still a long way off.

For now, Yu Tianchen could only keep these thoughts buried in his heart.

Yu Yuanzhen had been watching Yu Tianchen's expression the whole time.

He had heard Yu Tianchen's murmurs just now loud and clear, thanks to his keen hearing.

But he said nothing, and his expression didn't change.

Yu Tianchen had his own path to follow.

All his grandfather could do was support him as much as he could.

Still, from the looks of it, his little grandson might do some extraordinary things in the future...

After riding for a while, the carriage arrived at a secluded courtyard.

It was close to the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, in an area where only the rich and powerful could afford to live.

The two climbed down from the carriage, and Yu Yuanzhen led Yu Tianchen to one of the courtyards.

"This is the place."

Yu Yuanzhen said to Yu Tianchen:

"I can sense that the Old Poison Freak is here right now."

"Then, Grandfather, should I knock?"

Yu Tianchen asked Yu Yuanzhen.

"No need."

Yu Yuanzhen shook his head and smiled.

"He's already here."

As soon as he spoke, a figure with hair and beard both dark green appeared atop the courtyard gate.

"Hmph, Yu Yuanzhen. Looks like you, old dragon, came here specifically for me?"

Dugu Bo stared at Yu Yuanzhen and Yu Tianchen, his eyes narrowed and filled with wariness.

"Hahaha, why are you so nervous, Old Poison Freak?"

Yu Yuanzhen laughed.

"What, I brought my grandson to visit you, and you're going to turn us away?"

"Your grandson?"

Dugu Bo now turned his gaze to Yu Tianchen.

As a Titled Douluo, he could naturally sense the fluctuations of Soul Power from Yu Tianchen.

A look of surprise appeared on his face.

"Good lad."

"You're only eight, and you've already reached the Soul Grandmaster realm?"

"You must be that little fellow who awakened a Mutated Martial Soul and Innate Full Soul Power in your Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan two years ago, right?"

"Looks like you old dragon really did stumble upon a treasure."

As he spoke, he jumped down from the courtyard gate and opened it.

"Come in and talk."

Yu Yuanzhen nodded and looked at Yu Tianchen.

"Let's go."

"Okay."

Yu Tianchen nodded and went into the courtyard with Yu Yuanzhen.

Dugu Bo's little courtyard wasn't very large, and there was hardly anyone around.

It looked like it was only a temporary residence for him.

Once they entered the main hall,

the three of them took their seats, and Dugu Bo spoke directly:

"This is just a place I use for cultivation. Nobody usually lives here, so I'll spare you the formalities."

"Go on, what does the head of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan want with me?"

"Don't say you brought your junior here to visit me. You and I, old dragon, aren't close enough for that."

"Hmph, Old Poison Freak, you're just as sharp-tongued as ever."

Yu Yuanzhen snorted and said coolly:

"But you're right about one thing. I did come to see you about something."

"But it's not me who wants to talk to you. It's my little grandson who has something to discuss with you."