At Dugu Bo's words, Dugu Yan immediately tensed up and called out in a hurry:
"Grandpa, if we're going to eat, then let's eat. We haven't eaten either, so it's no big deal. Just... just don't test us again."
Though Dugu Yan was headstrong, she knew where to draw the line and didn't want to provoke Su Chen.
Dugu Bo glanced at Dugu Yan and gave a slight nod. Just as he was about to speak, Yu Tianheng, the passerby trailing along beside them, hurriedly called out:
"Wait."
"Senior Dugu, this guy showed up out of nowhere and pretended to be Yanzi's elder to take advantage of her. Now he's still acting this arrogantly. I'm willing to test his strength."
Ye Lingling tried to dissuade him out of kindness:
"Captain, maybe you should just let it go?"
He'd come looking for a Titled Douluo like Dugu Bo. Wasn't Yu Tianheng just asking for a beating?
Yu Tianheng sneered.
"A Soul Master with only seventeen levels of Soul Power dares to boast like that? If I don't teach him a proper lesson today, will he think anyone and their dog can come to Heaven Dou Royal Academy?"
Su Chen looked Yu Tianheng up and down and shot back:
"You trash from the Blue Tyrant Clan think you can represent Heaven Dou Royal Academy?"
"Oh, right, don't get me wrong! I'm not singling you out. I mean everyone in your Blue Tyrant Clan is trash, so..."
Before he could finish, Su Chen raised his hand and unleashed Cloud-Rowing Palm. A giant palm as big as a carriage slammed Yu Tianheng dozens of meters away.
"So trash belongs in the trash heap."
The thirty-seventh-level captain, Yu Tianheng, had been sent flying with a single palm strike? Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling were so stunned that they covered their mouths, their admiration for Su Chen deepening.
Dugu Bo's expression darkened, too. A Self-Created Soul Skill unleashed instantly, and with such tremendous power.
Terrifying!
The boy's confidence really did come from his strength. That strike had been powerful, and yet he'd thrown it out casually. It seemed his strength was no joke.
Su Chen glanced at Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling's stunned faces and remained perfectly calm.
"Want to learn?"
"I'll teach you!"
Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling froze, then looked at Su Chen and asked:
"Can we learn it?"
"You can teach us that Soul Skill?"
Su Chen nodded with a smile. "Of course. Let's go eat, and we can talk over the meal."
Yu Tianheng got up from the ground and watched the group walk away. He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and gritted his teeth.
"Bastard! Just you wait."
Not long afterward, they arrived at a restaurant. Su Chen casually ordered a few dishes, then handed the menu to Dugu Yan.
Dugu Yan picked out a few things from it. At last, she looked back at Su Chen, her expression rather complicated.
Ye Lingling also kept sneaking glances at Su Chen, feeling curious.
Hadn't he come looking for Yanzi and Grandpa Dugu?
Then why had he brought her along too? He'd said he wanted to talk with her, and even called her a beautiful young lady... Could it be that he was interested in her?
Dugu Bo's expression was grave as he looked at Su Chen and said seriously, "Now you can tell me what you're after."
Su Chen thought for a moment before replying:
"Whenever it rains on a cloudy day, you feel an itch beneath your ribs, and it gradually grows worse. It lasts for over an hour and flares up once at noon and once at midnight."
"Late at night, around the third watch, you feel stabbing pains on the top of your head and the soles of your feet. Your whole body convulses, and it lasts at least half an hour."
"That's the backlash from the Jade Phosphorus Snake Poison. Your granddaughter Dugu Yan is even worse off. It doesn't show much yet because she's young and her strength is still weak."
Dugu Bo's face filled with shock. Su Chen had described it exactly, down to the smallest detail!
How was that possible?
Only he knew about this. How could Su Chen possibly know?
Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling wore complicated expressions. They couldn't help thinking: So this is the power of a transmigrator?
Seeing that the other man had taken the bait, Su Chen continued, "I can cure your poison and your granddaughter's. In return, I want every Immortal Herb in the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well."
"Senior Dugu Bo, you don't want anything to happen to your granddaughter, do you?"
"You..."
Dugu Bo was even more shocked.
Su Chen not only knew him inside out, but also knew all about his secret treasure trove!
Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling understood at once. So Su Chen had come from Spirit City, talking about beating Yanzi, all for this!
Dugu Yan clenched her fists in anger. Damn it, you bastard! Why hadn't you just said what you wanted from the start? You'd made me worry for two whole days!
Do you know what I've been through these past two days?
"Hmph!"
Dugu Yan snorted. "Who knows if you can really cure the poison, or if you're just trying to trick us out of our family's Immortal Herbs?"
A question suddenly occurred to Ye Lingling. This Su Chen seemed neither simple nor stupid, and he'd never revealed the purpose of this trip in his diary before.
Could he have guessed something?
Dugu Bo looked Su Chen over carefully, but couldn't find any signs that he was lying. His feelings were complicated as he said:
"There are many Immortal Herbs there. Could you leave some for me?"
"On one condition: you have to cure us first."
Dugu Bo didn't recognize most of the Immortal Herbs there. He wanted to keep a few poisonous herbs he knew how to use.
Su Chen thought it over, then replied:
"I can leave one for you and one for your granddaughter, for your own use. I'll take all the rest."
"Of course I'll cure you first. But before that, we should have a little spar, in case you think I'm weak and turn on me once I've done the job."
Dugu Bo nodded.
"Fine."
"You're straightforward, kid. I like that. I won't beat around the bush either. As long as you can cure the poison in me and Yanyan, the Immortal Herbs are yours."
Su Chen wasn't surprised that Dugu Bo had agreed so readily. In the original story, Tang San had also taken everything after curing him.
"A pleasure doing business!"
Su Chen raised his wine cup.
Dugu Bo took a sip and asked, "I'm curious. What kind of Soul Power did you use when you attacked that kid from the Jade Family?"
"And why do you know so much about me? You came straight here looking for me."
Su Chen downed his drink and replied, "You'll understand what that Soul Power is when I treat your injuries later."
"As for the rest, haven't I already told you? I'm a prophet. I know everything that'll happen on this continent over the next tens of thousands of years."
"And since our negotiations have gone so smoothly, I'll give you a pointer: don't associate with anyone surnamed Tang in the future. Otherwise, you'll die."
Dugu Bo paused at that, then laughed.
Dugu Yan's face instantly went pale.
Damn it!
Could that Tang person be another transmigrator, Tang San?
Would her grandpa really die because of him? No! She had to find a way to change things. She couldn't let anything happen to her grandpa.
As Dugu Yan was about to say something, Ye Lingling gently took her hand and shook her head, signaling her not to say anything rash. After all, Dugu Bo didn't have a diary!
Dugu Yan was frustrated, too. She looked at Su Chen and asked, "Before you came, you said you wanted to talk to Lingling. What did you want to talk to her about?"