Dugu Yan's Offensive!

Chu Men spoke very politely, but his tone was a polite—refusal!

"Alright!"

Dugu Yan readily agreed, the kind of person who would consider it a loss to hesitate for even a second.

Chu Men curled his lips, unsure if this little Jade Phosphor Snake truly didn't understand or was just pretending not to.

Besides, Xiao Wu was still at home; bringing Dugu Yan back too, what kind of situation would that be?

It wasn't that he was worried about a "shura field" or anything of the sort, but rather Dugu Bo!

The existence of a Titled Douluo was a massive threat to Xiao Wu!

Even with the pink necklace that masked her aura, one could never be too careful about accidents.

In the original story, on the final day of the Soul Master Tournament, didn't the Love-Sickness Heartbreak Red on Xiao Wu's person accidentally fall off?

He had to take precautions.

"Is your grandfather in Heaven Dou City right now?"

"Why? Planning to take advantage of the fact that my grandfather isn't..."

Dugu Yan covered her chest with one hand while puffing out her chest with the other.

Chu Men's eye twitched repeatedly as he watched.

"I say, classmate Dugu, you are very beautiful, but you don't have to assume every man who sees you will be overcome with animalistic urges, right?"

"Then what are your intentions in asking about my grandfather's whereabouts?"

"I'm researching soul guidance devices, aren't I? I plan to combine soul guidance technology with poison arts—for example, creating a device that can automatically spray poison mist!"

"Spray? Oh! That's interesting..."

In Dugu Yan's mind, a showerhead capable of spraying her Jade Phosphorus Blue Poison immediately appeared.

Not only that, but she could also freely concoct her snake venom and store it...

It would definitely be very fun!

Chu Men continued, "Also, coating weapons with poison—while not exactly ethical—the thing about soul guidance devices is..."

And so, the two of them chatted and laughed as they strolled down the street.

One talked from the history of soul guidance devices to the snacks of Heaven Dou City, while the other talked from the characteristics of martial souls to the troubles of cultivation.

"...Soul-Bewitching Grass is fine, but Bone-Corroding Flower is the real trouble. Of course, the most powerful one I've ever seen is the Illusion Butterfly Powder, which can induce hallucinations..."

Dugu Yan seemed to have opened the floodgates, becoming more excited the more she spoke!

Chu Men listened with great interest.

Although Dugu Yan looked a bit arrogant, her knowledge of poisons was extremely extensive.

He had to admit, chatting about knowledge with a beautiful girl was quite a pleasant experience.

The two wandered around and finally arrived at the secluded Star Soul Guidance Shop, only to find the door locked.

"Your little shop is really out of the way!"

"Heaven Dou Residence, it's not easy to settle down!"

Chu Men gave a perfunctory reply, but his heart skipped a beat.

Xiao Wu wasn't home?

After entering the shop, Chu Men headed straight for the monitoring room and found Xiao Wu's figure on the soul guidance screen.

It turned out Liu Erlong had taken Xiao Wu away, and Chu Men let out a long sigh of relief.

At this moment, Dugu Yan's little head was spinning like a radar, looking around at everything.

Seeing this, Chu Men rolled his eyes in silence.

When Liu Erlong first came, she was exactly the same.

Though she still had a bit of a "Dean's burden" back then, after spending these few months together, that burden had likely been shed completely.

As for Xiao Wu, she had wanted to run away when she first arrived, but now...

Now, it was hard to say!

Thinking about it, leaving Xiao Wu alone in the shop early in the morning was truly a miscalculation!

Chu Men sighed inwardly.

As the saying goes, when it comes to kidnapping, those without experience are just inexperienced!

"This soul guidance screen of yours looks just like the ones at the Great Soul Arena?"

"It's modified from the old screens discarded by the Great Soul Arena. I added special soul power circuits, and the clarity is four times higher!"

"You've got quite the talent!"

"That's nothing."

Chu Men shifted the topic, asking as if it were a casual remark, "Your grandfather is the truly impressive one! I heard he has a medicinal garden with some rare herbs planted inside. Is that true?"

"Why, do you need medicinal herbs?"

"Yeah, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan has an ancestor named Yu Tianheng who's bedridden and on his last legs; he's barely got any life left in him..."

"Oh, give it a rest!"

Dugu Yan was so amused she almost laughed. "I thought something sounded off when you were talking about Yu Tianxin in class. Yu Tianheng is clearly my classmate! An ancestor? You really can spin a yarn."

"Fine, fine, it's me who needs the herbs, alright?"

Chu Men raised his hands in surrender.

"I was just using the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's name to puff myself up. Otherwise, a lowly Spirit Ancestor like me wouldn't be worth a damn in front of Poison Douluo."

Dugu Yan nodded her head slightly, then frowned. "Are you sick, or were you poisoned?"

"Well..."

Chu Men was momentarily at a loss for words. "I have a congenital deficiency. I need some herbs to consolidate my foundation and replenish my vitality."

"I heard you're already a Spirit Ancestor. A sixteen-year-old Spirit Ancestor with a congenital deficiency?"

Dugu Yan's face was written with "Are you kidding me?"

"That's a long story..."

Chu Men could only touch upon the matter of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

Taking advantage of the ample time, Chu Men spun his tale, mixing three parts truth with seven parts fabrication.

[The streamer is teaching us online how to deceive a young girl!]

[Pass it on, the streamer has a congenital deficiency!]

[Pass it on, the streamer can't get it up!]

Before they knew it, the sun had climbed to its zenith.

"Oh my, it's already noon!"

Dugu Yan exclaimed, her gaze toward Chu Men growing increasingly approving. "Teacher Chu, I was so engrossed in our conversation that I completely lost track of time."

Chu Men rubbed his slightly empty stomach. "Lunchtime it is. There's a restaurant ahead that serves excellent Braised Dragon Bone. Shall I treat you to a taste?"

"Yes, please!"

Dugu Yan nodded, her eyes shining like stars.

As she stood up and took a few steps, she suddenly remembered something. She pulled a small porcelain bottle from her bosom and pressed it into Chu Men's hand.

"This is for you!"

Chu Men held the warm porcelain bottle, puzzled. "What is this?"

Dugu Yan said proudly, "This is a Jade Scale Detoxification Pill refined by my grandfather himself. If you ever get poisoned by accident, just take one and you'll be fine!"

Chu Men was stunned.

This was the first time he had ever received a gift from a girl he had just met.

"This is too precious... Thank you!"

Dugu Yan nodded in satisfaction, acting like a girl in her first love, and urged him on:

"Let's go, I'm starving. If that Braised Dragon Bone you mentioned isn't delicious, I won't be happy!"

The sunlight spilled onto Dugu Yan's face, making her cheeks flush like a ripened apple.

[Yan Yan is so direct! This is only their first time meeting, right!]

[Ahhh! Is this a detoxification pill? This is clearly a gift of love!]

[I, Dugu Yan, only had to make a slight move to take the top spot on the progress leaderboard!]

Dugu Yan followed Chu Men to the restaurant from the day before.

As soon as they walked in, they heard the waiter's greeting:

"Teacher Chu! Were you satisfied with the Braised Dragon Bone yesterday? What would you like to have today?"

"The flavor of your Braised Dragon Bone is truly excellent! I'll have the same thing today, one portion for each of us."

Chu Men said quite generously.

Then, thinking of a certain little white rabbit, he added, "And pack one portion for me to take away—no, make that two!"

Xiao Wu seemed to be a vegetarian, but whatever, it was the thought that counted.

Who cares whose stomach it ends up in anyway.

Chu Men arrived at his usual spot and was just about to pull out a chair to sit down when his peripheral vision caught the table by the window.

The menu in his hand fell onto the table with a "clatter."

He saw two beauties, one large and one small, sitting at the window table and staring daggers at him.

Liu Erlong rested her chin on one hand, her black dress accentuating her fiery figure.

Yet, those beautiful eyes were burning with a raging inferno, and the surrounding air seemed to rise by several degrees.

A pair of fair palms casually twisted a refined iron soup spoon into the shape of a pretzel.

Xiao Wu sat across from him, half a carrot held in her mouth, mimicking Liu Erlong's glare at Chu Men.

Her little cheeks were puffed out.

[The Shura Field has arrived!]

[A massive scene of catching a cheater in the act, the streamer is in danger!]

[Sister Erlong: Heh, you flirted with me just yesterday, and today you're already provoking a young girl? Quite the playboy, aren't you!]

Liu Erlong's eyes turned into blades tempered with lightning in the blink of an eye.

One moment they swept across Dugu Yan, and the next, they seemed intent on poking two holes in Chu Men.

"Sister Erlong, Xiao Wu! Are you two eating here?"

Chu Men greeted them with a chuckle, walked over to Liu Erlong's side, and sat down naturally.

Dugu Yan glanced at him in surprise, then followed suit, sitting down next to Xiao Wu.

"Hello, you're Xiao Wu, right?"

"Hello, I'm Xiao Wu."

Xiao Wu secretly sized up the big sister with purple hair beside her and responded obediently.

The human world is so complicated!

"Teacher Chu is quite busy, aren't you?"

Liu Erlong's voice was light and airy. "You leave your beautiful, flower-like apprentice at home while you come out to dine with a pretty young girl?"

Xiao Wu cooperated by glaring at Chu Men as well, though her little rabbit-like appearance was as soft as a marshmallow and lacked any real bite!

Liu Erlong turned her head to look at Dugu Yan again, her phoenix eyes narrowing as she asked unkindly:

"And this young lady is..."

"Greetings, Dean Liu Erlong. I am Dugu Yan, a student at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy."