The round-faced junior hurriedly said:
"Senior, an uncle of your maternal grandmother's from a distant branch is looking for you. He says his name is Dugu Qiubai, and he's your mother's distant cousin, so I guess that makes him your great-uncle."
"Mm... Hurry and come with me. He's been waiting at the academy entrance for ages."
Dugu Yan: ???
Dugu Bo: ???
Grandfather and granddaughter stared at each other, wide-eyed.
Dugu Yan looked bewildered. "Grandfather, do I have a great-uncle named Dugu Qiubai?"
Uh. Dugu Bo awkwardly scratched his head and said, "I'm not too sure about your mother's cousins. But why does he have the same surname as us?"
Ye Lingling tugged at Dugu Yan's sleeve and gave her a meaningful look.
Dugu Yan's expression stiffened. She turned to the round-faced girl and asked, "Is that person a man or a woman? How old are they, and what do they look like?"
"Cough, cough."
Ye Lingling choked.
Girl! He says he's your great-uncle. Take a guess whether he's a man or a woman!
Thinking of Su Chen's appearance, the round-faced girl's cheeks flushed with a pair of rosy clouds. "He's a man, just a little older than us, and really, really handsome!"
Oh no!
Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling's expressions changed at the same time. It wasn't hard to guess from the diary entries that Su Chen, the man who'd made Hu Liena swoon, had to be really, really handsome!
So the person outside was him.
What now?
Dugu Yan glanced nervously at Ye Lingling. She'd been pretty confident before, but after reading about the transmigrator today, she wasn't so sure anymore.
Dugu Bo asked from the side:
"Yanyan, is there something wrong with this person?"
"No, nothing."
Dugu Yan hurriedly said, "Grandfather, we'll go meet him in a moment. Remember, you must listen to me and not antagonize him, or else... I won't speak to you anymore."
Dugu Bo gave a small nod. He couldn't shake the feeling that something was off. Had his granddaughter called him over today just because of this person?
The group headed toward the academy entrance. By chance, Yu Tianheng ran into Dugu Yan and happily came over to greet her:
"Yanzi, are you heading out?"
Dugu Yan glanced at Yu Tianheng. She was in a bad mood and couldn't be bothered to talk, so she gave a slight nod.
Yu Tianheng looked a little dejected. He quickly followed after her and asked, "Yanzi, are you feeling a bit down today?"
Dugu Yan glanced at Yu Tianheng and frowned. "It's none of your business. I'm in a bad mood today, so don't bother me."
At present,
Yu Tianheng was still just one of Dugu Yan's suitors, so this was exactly the time to make an impression. He wasn't upset; instead, he followed right after Dugu Yan, hoping for a chance to win her favor.
Dugu Bo merely glanced at Yu Tianheng and said nothing.
At the academy entrance.
Su Chen spotted the group approaching in the distance: Dugu Yan, a bewitching beauty with purple hair; Ye Lingling, an ethereal beauty; and Dugu Bo, clad in green from head to toe. This really was an unexpected windfall!
With Dugu Bo here, he didn't have to wait for Dugu Yan to bring in reinforcements.
He could solve the problem today.
And then there was Ye Lingling: short silver hair, stunning looks, and a cool exterior with a warm heart. Her Martial Soul was the Nine Heart Begonia.
No matter how many Soul Rings she had, she only possessed one skill—complete healing, and it was a group-wide area effect.
If he could bring her home as his personal doctor and have a nurse's uniform custom-made for her, that would be absolutely wonderful.
Meanwhile,
As Su Chen studied the group, they too turned their attention to him. They recognized at a glance that he was Dugu Yan's great-uncle.
Dugu Bo felt that something was odd. The young man before him had striking looks and bearing, but his Soul Power was only at level seventeen. His confident, easygoing demeanor didn't seem like an act, either. Strange!
Ye Lingling was a little excited. Wow! Su Chen really was handsome. No wonder Hu Liena of Spirit Hall had gone all lovestruck.
She just didn't know why he insisted on beating Yanzi. If he didn't beat Yanzi, it would be nice if they could all become friends.
Dugu Yan, meanwhile, was seething. Damn you, Su Chen! I finally get to meet you today. You may be handsome, but you're absolutely awful.
This was my first time seeing you, and yet you wrote in your Diary every day about wanting to beat me. What did I ever do to you?
Su Chen raised a hand in greeting:
"Hello, everyone. It's been so many years, and look how much you've grown, Yanzi. Big Brother Dugu Bo, you've already become a Titled Douluo."
"Congratulations!"
Dugu Yan almost ground her teeth to dust when she heard that.
Damn it!
Are you a fleshlight or something? How can you be such a shameless poser?
Dugu Bo's face darkened.
"Boy, since you know I'm a Titled Douluo and still dare to impersonate one of my relatives, you must be tired of living."
Su Chen's expression turned awkward. He spoke with utter sincerity:
"I'm sorry for tricking you into coming out this way. But otherwise, you definitely wouldn't have paid any attention to an insignificant nobody like me."
"Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Su Chen, and I'm a prophet. I foresaw that you two, from the Dugu Family, were suffering from a deadly poison and didn't have long to live. I came here specifically to help you detoxify."
Dugu Yan instantly panicked.
"You... Su Chen, don't go too far! What exactly are you after? I'm warning you! With my grandfather here, if you dare hurt us, you're dead!"
Dugu Bo's eyes turned cold. He stared hard at Su Chen and asked:
"Boy, what did you just say?"
Su Chen hurriedly waved his hands.
"Yanzi, calm down."
"I hate fighting and killing more than anything. I said you two were poisoned, and Senior Dugu knows the truth. So I want to make a deal with you."
Dugu Yan was a little confused. She turned to look at Ye Lingling, who gave her a slight nod.
It seemed that...
Su Chen had first written in his Diary that he'd beat Dugu Yan just to draw out Dugu Bo, and that his real goal was so-called "mowing the grass"???
Now that Dugu Bo was here, they could probably skip that part, right?
Dugu Bo naturally understood what was going on. He just didn't trust Su Chen. After all, even a Titled Douluo like him couldn't do anything about the poison in his body. What could a Soul Master with only level seventeen Soul Power possibly do?
"Speak. Who are you really? Who sent you, and what are your motives? If you can't come clean today, I won't let you off."
Su Chen said with a smile:
"This isn't the place to talk. And before we discuss business, we can't avoid a friendly spar. How about we find somewhere else and talk over a meal?"
As he spoke, Su Chen turned his gaze to Ye Lingling and extended a gentlemanly invitation. "Beautiful Miss Ye Lingling, I'd like to talk with you as well. Would you do me the honor of joining us for a meal?"
Su Chen's elegant, carefree bearing, so graceful and self-assured, seemed to show utter contempt for strength. It left Dugu Bo and the others extremely unhappy!
You're only a level-seventeen Soul Master. How dare you?
Who gave you the nerve?
Dugu Bo's face was grim as he said coldly:
"Having a meal together is fine, but first, you have to show this old man that you're worthy!"