"Holy crap!"
"No way. Are you serious, man?"
Fang Xuan was scared—completely and utterly scared.
What was Yu Tianheng trying to do? Was he trying to get himself killed?
Was he really that impatient? Wasn't he afraid Poison Douluo would beat him into a pile of Chaoshan beef balls?
And if he was going to do something like that, why drag Fang Xuan into it? If Yu Tianheng didn't get beaten to death, Fang Xuan would be the one going straight to the afterlife.
At least Yu Tianheng had the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan backing him. Fang Xuan was nothing right now.
Drugging Dugu Yan? How could he even think of that?
"Brother, listen to me. Give up on that dangerous idea. You're still young. Don't ever go down the road of crime!"
Most importantly, if Yu Tianheng wanted to do it, fine—but don't drag Fang Xuan into it!
"I don't want to rush things either, but you know how it is with me... Sigh."
"I really have been too impatient, but I want to settle this as soon as possible. The problem is, Yanyan's grandfather is impossible to talk to."
"Every time I see him, I have to prepare myself to get beaten up. And even now, I haven't made any progress."
"I've gone to ask for her hand in marriage a few times, but he's rejected me every time."
"He won't tell me why, either. He just won't agree."
Yu Tianheng had truly run out of options. He knew what Poison Douluo was like, but couldn't the old man at least give him a straight answer?
He approved of Dugu Yan dating him, yet stubbornly refused to let their relationship go any further. Wasn't he just keeping Yu Tianheng hanging?
If Fang Xuan hadn't come along, Yu Tianheng would probably have to keep going like this.
But with Fang Xuan's success right in front of him, Yu Tianheng couldn't help thinking about it. If he didn't, he could hardly call himself a man.
He seemed to have forgotten, though, that Dugu Yan wasn't Ye Lingling, and he wasn't Fang Xuan. Some things depended on too many coincidences to be repeated.
"Uh... Brother, I understand how you feel, but have you ever considered something?"
"What?"
Yu Tianheng lifted his head and looked at Fang Xuan, full of confusion.
"Maybe she isn't simply rejecting you. Maybe she has something she can't tell you."
"You know, I run a tea-drink business, so I've studied medicinal properties a little."
"Have you noticed that something seems off about Dugu Yan?"
If Fang Xuan remembered correctly, the only reason Dugu Bo opposed Dugu Yan and Yu Tianheng being together was that he feared the Jade Scale Snake Poison would harm their descendants.
His son and daughter-in-law—and even his wife—had all died because of the Jade Scale Snake Poison.
The poison was incredibly potent. Even Dugu Bo struggled to withstand it, and it was also why his cultivation had stagnated.
You could say Dugu Bo had risen through poison and fallen because of it.
The mighty Poison Douluo had actually been devoured by his own poison. What a cruel irony.
"Off? What's off about her? Apart from being in a bad mood lately, nothing else seems wrong."
Yu Tianheng was confused. He had been with Dugu Yan for a long time and had never noticed anything unusual.
So why was Fang Xuan saying this? Was there really something Yu Tianheng had failed to notice?
"Take a close look at her hair, lips, and fingernails. Don't they all look faintly green?"
"If I'm not mistaken, those are signs of poisoning."
"Impossible! Yanyan is an expert in poison herself. How could she be poisoned? Besides..."
"You're thinking of Poison Douluo, right? But let me ask you this: what if the poison came from Poison Douluo himself?"
Yu Tianheng's pupils shook violently. He had no idea what Fang Xuan was talking about.
Dugu Bo had poisoned Dugu Yan? How could that be possible?
"Don't rush to reject my theory. I'm not saying Dugu Bo poisoned his own granddaughter on purpose. I mean it could be something she was born with."
"For example, your Martial Soul is the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon. Can you guarantee your lightning will never hurt you?"
Fang Xuan explained it in the simplest terms he could.
Yu Tianheng's comprehension was about on par with an adult banana. Unless Fang Xuan broke it down for him, there was a good chance he wouldn't understand.
"You mean the Jade Scale Snake Poison?"
"Exactly. I've learned a little about Poison Douluo, the master of poison, and I've heard some stories about him."
"I'd only heard that he was alone now, that his wife and children had all died, and that only his granddaughter was left."
"But I'd never heard how those people died, or who had killed them."
Crack!
The sharp sound of a bowl shattering came from behind them. They turned around and saw Dugu Yan standing not far away, staring at them with a dazed expression.
"Yanyan!"
Yu Tianheng jumped in fright. When he saw her swaying as if she were about to fall, he rushed over and caught her in his arms.
But Dugu Yan didn't react at all. Fang Xuan's words filled her mind.
The poison she had always been proud of had killed her parents and grandmother. And now it was her turn.
"Yanyan, don't scare me. What he just said was only a guess, it wasn't..."
"He's right. He guessed correctly!"
Dugu Yan's emotions flared in an instant. She had suddenly understood everything, including why her grandfather had rejected Yu Tianheng again and again.
The problem had never been Yu Tianheng. It was her.
Tears burst from her eyes, and she completely lost control.
The convictions she had clung to crumbled in an instant. Unable to accept the truth, she was overcome by shock and collapsed into Yu Tianheng's arms, completely unconscious.
Yu Tianheng panicked. He looked up at Fang Xuan, seemingly asking for help.
Fang Xuan was at a loss. He had only meant to give Yu Tianheng a friendly warning. He hadn't expected things to become this serious.
A few words had shattered Dugu Yan's very foundation. If Poison Douluo found out, it would be far worse than anything involving drugs.
"I should've kept my mouth shut. Why did I stick my nose into this?"
"Hmm? Wait, maybe I can try this."
The next moment, Fang Xuan released his Martial Soul, and the fifth Soul Skill, which had never lit up before, glowed.
Fifth Soul Skill: Life Dew (Aloe Physician)
Could heal all injuries and remove every negative status effect.
Its effect was simple and direct: it was a healing skill.
But it could remove all negative status effects. If Fang Xuan remembered correctly, poisoning counted as one of those, didn't it?
Still, Dugu Yan's poison was part of her. Would curing a poisonous snake of its venom actually work?
"Forget it. I'll try. I might as well treat a dead horse as if it were alive. Things can't get worse than they are now."
At that thought, Fang Xuan steeled himself and formed a pale-green, translucent droplet in his hand.
The droplet radiated a rich aura of life. Even a single breath of it made people feel refreshed.
That was the special effect of Fang Xuan's tea drinks.
"I'm not sure exactly what will happen, but it shouldn't cause any problems. Let's have her drink it first. We can deal with what comes next after she wakes up."