Er Long Checks In, Dugu Bo Wants to Play Matchmaker!

"Dean Liu?"

Dugu Bo was somewhat surprised, but he still stepped aside.

"I came to check on Xiao Yin."

There was a trace of urgency in Liu Erlong's voice. Her phoenix eyes swept over Dugu Bo, and she gave him a slight nod in greeting before impatiently rushing into the valley.

Inside the valley, Xiao Yin was gathering several auxiliary herbs needed for today's extraction.

Liu Erlong spotted him at once.

"Xiao Yin!"

Liu Erlong hurried forward, her phoenix eyes filled with concern as she carefully looked him over from head to toe.

"How are you? Are you all right? Did Dugu Bo give you any trouble?"

She completely ignored Dugu Yan, who stood by the wooden cabin door and was watching with a complicated expression.

"Dean?" A flicker of warmth and surprise also appeared in Xiao Yin's eyes when he saw Liu Erlong.

"I'm fine." He set down the herbs in his hands and naturally walked over to her.

Liu Erlong had clearly dressed up especially today.

A dark red velvet gown tailored to fit her perfectly displayed her mature charm and voluptuous figure to the fullest.

The V-shaped neckline was cut just right, revealing a stretch of fair, delicate neck and exquisite collarbones, while her deep cleavage showed faintly beneath the fabric.

A belt set with fire jade cinched her slender waist, making it seem even more delicate.

The skirt fell to her ankles, but its high slit revealed a rounded calf wrapped in hazy black stockings. On her feet were thin high heels in the same shade.

Her long hair was gathered into a lazy yet noble bun, with a few strands falling beside her cheeks and adding a touch of seductive charm.

Light makeup graced her cool, beautiful face. Her red lips were full and enticing, while her eyes brimmed with worry.

She walked up to Xiao Yin without the slightest reservation and reached out to brush nonexistent dust from his shoulder, her movements intimate and natural.

Her full breasts rose and fell slightly with the motion, nearly pressing against Xiao Yin's chest.

"You've gotten a little thinner... but you still look energetic enough."

Liu Erlong looked at Xiao Yin from close range, her eyes full of heartache. Then she lowered her voice, her red lips nearly brushing his ear.

"That little snake girl didn't do anything to you, did she?"

Her warm breath, carrying her distinctive fragrance, brushed against Xiao Yin's ear. At the same time, her phoenix eyes sharply swept toward Dugu Yan, whose expression had instantly darkened in the distance.

Feeling that familiar, domineering concern, Xiao Yin's heart warmed. He said quietly, "Don't worry."

"Hmph!"

Liu Erlong gave a soft snort, only then relaxing slightly.

The two spoke quietly for a while as though no one else existed. Only after Liu Erlong confirmed that Xiao Yin was unharmed and that the detoxification was progressing smoothly did the weight in her heart finally lift.

She did not stay long, since academy affairs kept her busy. Before leaving, however, she took advantage of Dugu Bo's inattention to quickly peck Xiao Yin on the lips, leaving him with a warning look filled with fiery intensity.

"Come back early! If you dare flirt around outside, I'll break your legs!"

Her fiery red figure departed as hurriedly as she had arrived, leaving only a faint fragrance lingering throughout the valley.

Dugu Yan looked in the direction Liu Erlong had vanished, then at Xiao Yin. Her seductive face was filled with unwillingness. She stomped her foot hard, turned, rushed back into the wooden cabin, and slammed the door shut with a bang.

Xiao Yin touched the lips that had been ambushed and smiled helplessly.

His gaze swept over the several Immortal Herbs in the valley that he had secretly marked long ago, and a glint flashed deep in his eyes.

"Soon... just wait a little longer..."

At the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, red and white mist churned like boiling water.

Dugu Bo sat cross-legged on a black rock. Dark green Soul Power surged endlessly around him like a roaring river, radiating a heart-palpitating pressure.

The poisonous markings that had once clung to him like gangrene had now faded by more than half.

Xiao Yin stood before him, his face somewhat pale and fine beads of sweat hanging from his forehead, yet his gaze remained as sharp as ever.

He slowly withdrew the right hand he had held over Dugu Bo's dantian. The condensed dark-golden Chaos airflow in his palm quietly dissipated.

"Hah—"

Xiao Yin slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air. His voice carried a trace of exhaustion, yet remained exceptionally steady. "Senior, I have not failed you.

The two-month deadline has arrived. Fifty percent of the toxins in your body have been completely extracted!"

As his words fell, Dugu Bo abruptly opened his eyes!

"Roar—!"

A hearty, unrestrained howl shot into the heavens!

It shook the entire valley until it hummed!

The boiling dark green Soul Power around him suddenly contracted, then erupted with an even purer and more majestic terrifying aura than before!

There was no longer even a trace of the gloomy, deathly air he once possessed. Instead, it was brimming with vigorous vitality!

Level ninety-one!

No! The peak of level ninety-one!

He was only one step away from breaking through to level ninety-two!

Dugu Bo felt the true power of a Title Douluo, something he had not experienced in a long time!

That bone-chilling sensation which had tormented him for decades like maggots gnawing at his bones had truly vanished by half!

He could even clearly feel that the bottleneck that had troubled him for years had already loosened!

"Good! Good! Good! Hahahaha!"

Dugu Bo abruptly rose to his feet and threw back his head in wild laughter, his voice filled with excitement and ecstasy!

He heavily patted Xiao Yin's shoulder. The force was so great that, if Xiao Yin's body had not been so strong, he might have been patted to pieces.

"Young friend Xiao Yin! You have given me a new life! A new life! This old man's life was given to me by you!"

There was no longer any scrutiny or suspicion in the way he looked at Xiao Yin, only pure gratitude!

"Grandfather! You're really better?!"

Dugu Yan came running from the wooden cabin like a butterfly flitting through flowers. Her seductive face was filled with delight, and her emerald eyes shone brilliantly.

She threw herself to Dugu Bo's side and carefully sensed the utterly different, majestic vitality emanating from her grandfather. She was so excited that her eyes were beginning to redden.

"Better! Better than ever before!"

Dugu Bo was in high spirits. Looking at his granddaughter's bright, lovely face, then at the young man before him with limitless potential, a thought began to grow wildly in his heart like weeds!

He pulled Dugu Yan over, then heavily patted Xiao Yin's shoulder again. His face was full of kindly smiles as his gaze moved back and forth between the two, his tone openly matchmaking.

"Yan Yan! Look at him! Young friend Xiao Yin is so young, yet his strength is outstanding and his methods are heaven-defying! Even rarer, his character is upright, and he values loyalty and promises!

Compared to that Yu Tianheng, who is arrogant, all show and no substance, he's more than a hundred times better!"

He showed no restraint in belittling the young master of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon clan as he paved the way for his granddaughter. "A match like this is impossible to find even with a lantern! You must seize this opportunity properly! Don't let your grandfather's good intentions go to waste!"

"Grandfather—!"

Dugu Yan instantly flushed crimson. Her seductive face burned like sunset clouds. Her emerald eyes glared at Dugu Bo in embarrassment and annoyance, then quickly darted toward Xiao Yin, her expression incomparably complicated.

There was shyness, anticipation, and a trace of nervousness that even she herself could not explain.

She twisted her fingers awkwardly and lowered her head, not daring to look at Xiao Yin again. Yet her faintly trembling eyelashes and reddened ears exposed the turmoil in her heart.

At this moment, however, Xiao Yin was completely drawn in by the system notification ringing in his mind!