From Now On, You Have to Call Me Big Brother

Dugu Bo witnessed with his own eyes that his son, who had been wishing for death only moments ago, was now actually able to sit up and eat.

At this moment, his heart was completely and utterly convinced by Poseinan, leaving not a shred of hesitation behind.

"Young Master, from this day forward, this life of mine, Dugu Bo, belongs to you!"

Dugu Bo knelt on one knee, his attitude incomparably solemn.

Poseinan nodded in satisfaction and waved his hand. "Get up. I don't go in for these kinds of kowtows."

"Yes."

Dugu Bo rose to his feet again and stood respectfully to the side, just like a servant.

This scene left the surrounding servants trembling in fear, terrified that making even the slightest sound might incur Poseinan's displeasure.

They had to understand that in the eyes of these servants, Dugu Bo was already an existence as vast as the heavens.

Yet, what were they seeing now?

Dugu Bo was actually kneeling on one knee to a youth roughly the same age as Dugu Yan?

The shock was enough to overturn their entire perception of reality.

Poseinan asked, "Right, Old Monster, have you made any plans for your ninth Soul Ring yet?"

Since he had taken Dugu Bo in, he naturally had to make some plans for his subordinate.

He was not someone stingy or cold-hearted like Tang San.

Tang San couldn't even preserve the legacy of his own sect...

If only he had passed down the manufacturing methods for high-level hidden weapons, the Tang Sect wouldn't have been reduced to just a few stragglers by the time of the Peerless Tang Sect era.

After all, if his subordinates increased their strength, didn't that mean he had increased his own?

"Replying to Young Master, not yet. However, I did discover traces of a Medusa in the Sunset Forest previously. I estimate it to be at least seventy or eighty thousand years old."

"It's just that, relying on myself alone, I'm afraid..."

Dugu Bo shook his head, having almost no confidence in himself.

After all, the Medusa was a legendary serpent queen, possessing a petrification ultimate move; she had almost no rivals at the same cultivation level.

Not to mention, this one had a full seventy or eighty thousand years of cultivation.

Poseinan remembered that in the original story, Dugu Bo possessed a Medusa skull bone. Could it be that he obtained it while acquiring his ninth Soul Ring?

"Sister Hai, you go with him."

"But Little Nan Nan, if I go, what will you do?"

Sea Witch was momentarily stunned. She had no objections to helping Dugu Bo hunt for a Soul Ring.

After all, doing so could bring a Titled Douluo to Sea God Island.

But the problem was, if she left, Poseinan would have no guardian by his side.

"Young Master, why don't we just forget it?"

Dugu Bo was also in a difficult position and quickly spoke up to stop them.

After all, how could his own Soul Ring be mentioned in the same breath as Poseinan's safety?

This gesture caused both Poseinan and Sea Witch to look at him with surprise.

After all, he had only just joined their ranks!

By all accounts, there should at least be a few days of a breaking-in period before he could be this thoughtful and considerate of his young master, right?

Little did they know, in Dugu Bo's mind, there was no such thing as a breaking-in period.

His philosophy was to love the work he did.

Since he had given his word, he had to follow through, and he had to do it beautifully so that no one could find fault with it.

Poseinan laughed. "It's fine, it won't be an issue. I'll be staying in Heaven Dou City for these two days anyway. Besides, I have some history with Martial Soul Hall, so I'll certainly have no trouble protecting myself."

"Furthermore, if you miss out on this top-tier Soul Ring, who knows how long it will take to find another one like it."

This attitude of sacrificing his own convenience for the sake of his subordinate instantly moved Dugu Bo.

He looked at Poseinan with eyes full of emotion. "Young Master!"

A true soulmate!

He only regretted that he hadn't met Poseinan sooner.

It was as if a legendary steed had finally met its master!

Poseinan couldn't handle such a sentimental scene. He turned away and urged them impatiently, "Alright, alright, stop dawdling. You two should get going."

After Sea Witch and Dugu Bo had departed.

Dugu Yan walked over timidly and asked in a small voice, "Um... is my, my grandfather working for you now?"

Although she could not hear exactly what the few of them had discussed, being from the Dugu family and having been influenced by it since she was young, she had managed to guess a thing or two from the respectful attitude Dugu Bo showed toward Poseinan.

Seeing the little girl's timid appearance, a mischievous smirk curled onto Poseinan's lips as he deliberately teased her, "That's right. From now on, you have to call me Big Brother!"

"Ah?"

Dugu Yan was stunned on the spot. Her small face instantly flushed bright red, her fingers twisting tightly into the hem of her clothes as she fidgeted and pleaded in a low voice, "Th-then, can I not call you that?"

Poseinan feigned seriousness, shaking his head in jest, "That won't do. Rules cannot be broken."

Dugu Yan puffed out her rosy cheeks, struggling for a long time before finally compromising in a small voice, "O-okay... I'm Dugu Yan. What's your name?"

"Poseinan."

The little girl bit her lip, her cheeks flushed crimson, "Nan... Brother Nan, is that alright?"

One had to know, she was the big sister of her preschool class.

Asking her to call a child around her own age "Big Brother" was simply too embarrassing.

The little girl's awkward and shy, adorable appearance was truly hard not to laugh at.

Poseinan smiled and said, "It's fine, of course it's fine. Your Brother Nan isn't a stingy person."

"Here, a gift for our first meeting."

He took a jade box from his personal Soul Tool and handed it to Dugu Yan.

Dugu Yan blinked her innocent, wide eyes, "What is this?"

"An Earth Dragon Golden Melon. Good stuff."

Poseinan chuckled.

He wanted to see how far Dugu Yan could go after eating the Earth Dragon Golden Melon.

Would her Jade Scale Snake evolve into a dragon?

Dugu Yan tilted her head, looking blank, "I don't understand... isn't it just a sweet potato? What's so special about a sweet potato?"

Immediately after, she looked at Poseinan with pity and muttered in a small voice, "Brother Nan, is your family very poor? You're using a sweet potato as a gift?"

Poseinan was momentarily speechless, filled with helplessness, and nearly let out a curse.

Forget it, why argue with a little girl?

"Just keep it safe. You'll know its use in the future."

"Okay."

Dugu Yan obediently put the jade box into her storage Soul Tool.

Poseinan took the opportunity to suggest, "I plan to go out for a stroll. Do you want to come along?"

Dugu Yan's eyes lit up instantly, and she nodded happily, "Yes, yes! I haven't been out in a long time. Dad's health isn't good, he's always sick. Hehe, thanks to me—let me tell you, I'm super amazing!"

"Every time Dad gets sick and rolls around on the floor in pain, as long as I blow on him gently, he stops hurting!"

"Tell me, am I amazing or what?"

She lifted her small face, put her hands on her hips, and spoke with pride, as if asking for credit.

Poseinan reached out and gently rubbed her head, unable to bear crushing the little girl's spirit, "Amazing. Yan Yan is indeed amazing, knowing how to treat people's illnesses at such a young age."

Dugu Yan felt a bit embarrassed from the praise, then quickly added, "Hehe... but actually, Brother Nan is also very amazing. Even Grandfather was praising you just now!"

Suddenly, as if she had just remembered something, she asked seriously, "Right, Brother Nan, is this your first time in Heaven Dou City?"

Poseinan nodded, "Yes."

"I knew it! Come on, come on, I'll take you out to play. I'll introduce you to a friend; she's really amazing!"

"Her medical skills are even better than mine..."