Dugu Bo: It Seems My Precious Daughter Is Starting to Let Cold Air In

"Um... th-thank you."

Still shaken, Ning Rongrong hurriedly opened her eyes. Yun Tian's sharply defined, handsome face suddenly filled her vision, and her pretty face flushed crimson at once.

"Rongrong! Are you okay?"

"I-I'm fine."

Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing also hurried over. The moment they saw Yun Tian, both froze just like Ning Rongrong had. Not only was he flawless in appearance, but his bearing was exceptionally outstanding as well.

Xiao Wu, in particular, stood rooted to the spot when she saw Yun Tian.

Though they had not seen each other for several years, she could never forget the contours of that face or the aura around him. Wasn't the person before her Yun Tian?!

"Sorry, I wasn't careful. Little Brother Yun Tian, let's go."

Dugu Yan steadied herself slightly. After apologizing to Ning Rongrong, she prepared to pull Yun Tian away. Ye Lingling, standing nearby, also secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, no conflict had broken out.

Just like that, Xiao Wu stood there blankly, watching Yun Tian get pulled away by the two girls as a trace of grievance quietly surfaced in her eyes.

"Xiao Wu, what's wrong?"

Noticing that something was off with her mood, Zhu Zhuqing asked softly.

Only then did Ning Rongrong come back to her senses. Seeing that they had already gone far away, she stomped her foot, secretly blaming herself for acting so lovestruck. Then she, too, turned her attention to Xiao Wu.

"That boy is the person I've been looking for."

"His name seems to be Yun Tian. I heard that older sister call him that."

Xiao Wu nodded. Yun Tian should have seen her just now, right? Why had he treated her like a stranger?

Had she been the only one holding on all these years?

"Rongrong, Zhuqing, I want to go back first."

"Alright, let's head back too."

On Yun Tian's side, Dugu Yan had her arms folded across her chest as she looked at him teasingly.

"Little Brother Yun Tian, you certainly have no shortage of romantic luck. Look at how those little girls were captivated by you—their eyes couldn't leave you."

"Xiao Tian, don't eat from your bowl while eyeing the pot, or we'll get angry."

Yun Tian was completely dumbfounded. They did not seem to have such an intimate relationship, did they? The way they said it sounded as if someone had knocked over a jar of vinegar.

Even so, Yun Tian patiently explained, "Those three are our opponents tonight: Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu."

"You even remembered their names so clearly?"

"Shouldn't you be more concerned about how strong they are?"

"Hmph, they're only a few Soul Elders and Soul Grandmasters. What's there to care about?"

Yun Tian immediately frowned upon hearing that. Looking down on the enemy like this was not a good thing, so before the two could react, he directly smacked Dugu Yan's perky butt.

Smack!

"Ah! Little Brother Yun Tian, you hooligan!"

Dugu Yan's pretty face reddened, and there were even tears gathered in her purple eyes—not from sadness, but embarrassment.

"X-Xiao Tian, you're too bad. I can take Yan Yan's place too."

Ye Lingling clenched her delicate fists. Her little face beneath the veil was flushed bright red, and an unusual emotion even flashed through her eyes.

"I told you not to underestimate your enemies. What if you lose?"

He knew that in the original story, Tang San had easily neutralized Dugu Yan's poison with realgar wine. Then he had exploited Yu Tianheng's arrogant and overconfident mindset, ultimately defeating the Imperial Battle Team one by one.

Though he himself was now an unpredictable variable, Yun Tian never treated anything as certain. He would not easily determine the final outcome of any matter.

After hearing this, Dugu Yan recalled Yun Tian's action just now and unconsciously squeezed her legs together. Her pretty face turned rosy again. He dared do that while Lingling was right beside them—how embarrassing!

"Besides, you weren't wrong. I do know Xiao Wu. She was also my classmate at Notting Academy."

"Your Notting Academy really produces talent after talent. First there's you, Little Brother Yun Tian, then Tang San and Xiao Wu."

With a smile, Yun Tian did not say much more. There were plenty of things Dugu Yan could never imagine. Who could have imagined that Tang San would become a god before the age of twenty-five in the original story?

Having a protagonist's halo was what truly felt good.

Bloodlines, Immortal Herbs, soul bones, and even divine inheritances were practically fed straight into his mouth.

"By the way, Yan Yan, doesn't your grandfather have a medicinal garden?"

"What is it? You want it? I can ask him for it. After all, you're your sister's..."

Before she could finish, Dugu Yan licked her lips right in front of Yun Tian. She looked as seductive as could be, leaving Ye Lingling staring blankly beside them. Yan Yan really knew what she was doing!

Shaking his head, Yun Tian chose to temporarily avoid the edge of the blade. He truly had no way to deal with such a situation. One careless move, and he would need kidney supplements.

After that little incident, none of them had any interest in shopping anymore, so they simply returned to the Great Soul Arena to prepare.

After returning to the VIP viewing area, Yu Tianheng and the others were nowhere to be seen. It looked like they had gone out for a stroll as well, leaving only Qin Ming behind to study their opponents.

"You're back? Yan Zi, why is your face so red?"

"It's hot, it's hot..."

Dugu Yan shot Yun Tian a glare, then pulled Ye Lingling aside. The two girls began whispering about something unknown.

Yun Tian was happy to have some peace and quiet. Closing his eyes, he prepared to enter a meditative cultivation state.

[ Ding! ]

At that moment, the system, which had been silent for a long time, sounded.

[Detected that the host is about to reach level fifty. The road to godhood is already more than halfway complete. This level-fifty trait will certainly be a rainbow-grade talent trait, paving the host's road to godhood!

Note: Please choose the three traits carefully. They are related to the host's future cultivation path.]

There was such a benefit at level fifty? Yun Tian opened his eyes, and a sharp glint flashed through them. If there was something this good, why had the system not told him sooner?

"System, open my trait panel."

This was also a function Yun Tian had only recently discovered. It turned out he did not need to look in a mirror and activate Destiny's Eye to view his own panel; he could simply ask the system.

This had embarrassed him for quite a while. It seemed his development of the system was still far too limited.

As the panel changed, Yun Tian's traits were displayed.

[Rainbow-Changer], [Rainbow-Supporting Dao Seed], [Rainbow-Piercing Legacy], [Gold Origin Assimilation], [Gold's Heart-Painting], [Gold-Suppressing Battle Intent], [Purple-Supporting Spear Art], [Purple's Eye], [Blue Spear-Bone Physique]

Over the past five years, Yun Tian had gained one additional trait, [Gold-Suppressing Battle Intent], while [Sky-Supporting Spear Art] had advanced to purple quality.

[Gold-Suppressing Battle Intent: When multiple enemies are present on the field, each additional enemy provides a 12% bonus to all attributes, up to a maximum of five stacks.]

[Purple-Supporting Spear Art: A self-created spear technique. The four foundational forms have all been mastered, but the unity of the four forms has not yet been learned.

(Clouds Hang Low, Mountain Suppression, River Sealing, Skyfall)]