"Desperate" Dugu Bo

The old man was draped in an ink-colored robe, his head of green hair particularly striking.

His complexion was ghastly, his cheeks deeply sunken, and his aura was shallow and unstable.

A pair of emerald snake-like pupils were bloodshot, making him look utterly haggard.

In his eyes, the scene before him was one where Wang Dong'er had pinned Dugu Yan beneath her, while Dugu Yan's snake tail was tightly coiled around Wang Dong'er's legs.

The posture of the two girls was truly bizarre.

If they were strangers, it might have been one thing, but... Dugu Yan was his granddaughter.

His own granddaughter was actually... Sigh!

"What are you two doing!"

"What on earth have you done!"

"You—get off her this instant!"

Dugu Bo roared, his aged voice filled with irrepressible fury and agonizing shock.

If it had been a boy beside Dugu Yan, he would have been delighted—though he would have thrown the brat out the door without a moment's hesitation.

But Wang Dong'er was a girl.

No matter how cold-blooded and ruthless Dugu Bo might be, he could never bring himself to strike a young girl.

He was furious to the extreme, yet for a moment, he didn't know how to vent it, so he could only rasp out a command for them to separate immediately.

A disgrace to the family.

Could it be that the Jade Phosphorus Snake Martial Soul, passed down through the Dugu family for generations, was truly destined to end with Dugu Yan's generation?

"Green-haired freak, who are you?"

Wang Dong'er glared straight at the "old geezer" in the doorway, a spark of anger igniting in the depths of her eyes.

Of course, she wasn't angry because their "good time" had been interrupted.

Fortunately, she and Dugu Yan were innocent, and nothing had happened. If something had, and this old guy had seen them stripped bare, that would have been a disaster!

Wang Dong'er had expected Dugu Yan to be even more furious than her, but to her surprise, Dugu Yan's first reaction upon regaining her senses was to hurriedly explain to the old man.

"Grandfather, I know what you're thinking, but you've misunderstood us. We are just ordinary classmates. The reason we were like that just now is because..."

Dugu Yan bit her lip, her tone shifting to one of sudden grievance.

"The Jade Phosphorus Snake Poison in my body flared up. Wang Dong'er was helping me suppress it, and I had lost consciousness, so I coiled around her uncontrollably..."

She lifted her head and looked at the old man in the doorway with righteous indignation:

"Grandfather, how could you barge into a girl's dormitory without knocking? You've frightened my friend. Hurry up and apologize to her."

Upon hearing this, Dugu Bo's raging emotions suddenly calmed.

His gaze was like a torch, fixed firmly on Wang Dong'er.

What had he just heard?

This seemingly delicate and fragile little girl had actually suppressed the Jade Phosphorus Snake Poison in Dugu Yan's body?

That was the Jade Phosphorus Snake Poison that even he was helpless against. How could a mere little girl possibly achieve such a feat?

No.

Dugu Yan would never lie to him about something like this.

If it were true, then didn't that mean...

Meeting Dugu Bo's sharp and icy gaze, Wang Dong'er felt a chill run down her spine, and the hairs on her body stood on end. It felt as if she were being stared down by a dark, hidden python, leaving her unable to move.

What did Dugu Yan just call this old geezer?

If she hadn't misheard, it was... Grandfather?

In other words, this green-haired old man was the legendary Poison Douluo, Dugu Bo?

"Gulp." Wang Dong'er swallowed hard.

What had she just done?

She had apparently... called a Title Douluo a "green-haired freak"?

She was doomed.

What if this old geezer held a grudge and refused to trade her the immortal herbs?

"Hurry up and apologize, Grandfather! You've scared my friend!"

"No, no, no, it's not necessary! It was my fault for being impatient and calling the senior such an unpleasant name."

Wang Dong'er waved her hands in refusal, terrified that this young lady would provoke Dugu Bo and cause him to unleash his fury upon her.

Dugu Bo's expression visibly improved. He stepped forward and used his soul power to examine Dugu Yan's condition.

Upon sensing that eighty percent of the Jade Phosphorus Snake Poison, which had been backlashing against her body, had vanished, Dugu Bo's heart skipped a beat.

Dugu Yan asked in confusion: "Grandfather, why did you suddenly come to the academy to find me?"

"Whenever it rains, your symptoms flare up, so Grandfather was worried and rushed over here."

Although Dugu Bo was speaking to Dugu Yan, his gaze remained fixed on Wang Dong'er.

His eyes glowed with a faint, eerie green light, like a hungry wolf eyeing its prey.

"Since you're fine, Grandfather can rest easy. I never expected your friend here to have such incredible powers, actually being able to suppress the Jade Phosphorus Snake Poison. I really must thank your friend properly."

Dugu Bo flashed a friendly smile, and after sensing Wang Dong'er's current soul power, he continued.

"Little girl, your soul power has reached level thirty; you must be in urgent need of a soul ring to break through. I will personally take you to hunt for your third soul ring as an apology."

Dugu Bo waved his large hand, and an invisible force of soul power instantly enveloped Wang Dong'er.

"Yan'er, you rest for a moment. Grandfather and your friend will be back soon."

The moment the words left his lips, Dugu Bo vanished without a trace, taking Wang Dong'er with him.

Dugu Yan slammed her hand down onto the bed and shouted at the empty air, "Treat my friend better! Otherwise, I won't speak to you ever again!"

A deserted mountain near the academy.

In the middle of a bamboo forest, Dugu Bo suddenly appeared, and Wang Dong'er, still wrapped in soul power, slowly touched the ground.

"Senior Dugu, why did you bring me here? Didn't you say you were going to take me to hunt for a soul ring?"

Wang Dong'er feigned confusion as she asked.

Dugu Bo let out a cold snort and said, "You little girl have quite the ability, being able to suppress my Yan'er's snake poison."

"There's no rush for the soul ring; do you really think I would lie to you?"

"Now, show me the method you used to suppress the snake poison in Yan'er's body. If your method satisfies me, never mind the third soul ring—from this day forward, I will personally help you hunt for all of your soul rings."

Wang Dong'er understood Dugu Bo's words perfectly.

Simply put, he wanted her to try and see if she could suppress the snake poison within his own body.

If she could, Dugu Bo would become her backer from now on.

If she couldn't, she was still very important to Dugu Bo—she would be Dugu Yan's... antidote.

Wang Dong'er's thoughts stirred, and the Sea God Mark between her brows flickered in and out of existence. The Sea God's Light shone once more, though this time the radiance was not blinding.

Feeling the Sea God's Light, Dugu Bo was nothing short of shocked. This energy actually made him feel a sense of dread from the bottom of his heart; it was truly terrifying.

What delighted him even more was that the snake poison backlashing within his body was slowly receding. Although Wang Dong'er's method did not completely suppress the backlash, the fact that it could alleviate his pain was already a pleasant surprise.

"Senior, you are also troubled by the snake poison produced by your own martial soul, aren't you?"

Wang Dong'er spoke up.

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