Why He Came to the Rescue

"Um, thank you for saving us."

Huo Wu had somehow left the Ice Dragon's protection and come up behind Yu Yuan.

"Hm? Why did you come out? Isn't it too hot?"

The surrounding air had yet to cool down. It could easily injure the more vulnerable parts of the human body, not to mention that Huo Wu's eyes were still red.

After thinking for a moment, Yu Yuan manipulated the ice element to condense several ice crystals and attach them to Huo Wu's body.

After shielding her from the heat, he took out two thinner ice crystals and handed them to her.

"Put them over your eyes. They won't affect your vision."

After Yu Yuan demonstrated it once, Huo Wu obediently placed the ice crystals over her eyes.

She really could still see!

Huo Wu found that looking at people through the ice crystals was rather interesting.

For example, right now, she thought the young man across from her had become even more handsome.

It was clearly their first meeting, yet she could not control her racing heartbeat.

Um, shouldn't a life-saving favor be repaid with one's body?

Huo Wu shyly played with the ends of her fiery red hair.

But realizing that might not be appropriate, she spoke again to express her gratitude.

"Thank you again for your help. Not only for saving my life, but also for these ice crystals."

Huo Wu pointed at the ice crystals attached to her body.

Mm, they looked nice and blocked heat too. This person's soul skill was so practical.

"You're welcome. I just happened to be passing by."

Yu Yuan replied with a smile. As for what he had said?

It was naturally a lie.

He had not merely been passing by.

If he had not realized that his actions seemed to have accidentally gotten them killed,

Yu Yuan would not have reversed time to when Dugu Yan had just finished absorbing her soul bone, then rushed over while riding the Golden Dragon.

After all, when he had come here before reversing time, there had only been several charred corpses left.

And this seemed to have been his fault as well.

After all, that Molten Rock Giant Turtle had apparently been relying on the energy leaking from the Ice-Fire Yin-Yang Eyes to remain asleep.

It only woke after Yu Yuan absorbed the energy, and then Yu Yuan had tempted it with immortal herbs.

Otherwise, Huo Wu and the others would not have first been pursued by a wolf pack, then had their path blocked by the Molten Rock Giant Turtle.

So Yu Yuan felt a little embarrassed about accepting Huo Wu's thanks.

He was incredibly awkward right now.

"Is there anyone else who needs treatment? I have some medicinal herbs here."

To soothe what little conscience he had, Yu Yuan took the initiative to offer treatment.

In any case, cultivating ordinary medicinal herbs in the Ice-Fire Yin-Yang Eyes was quite easy.

"Ah! There really is, but we may have to move them farther away first."

Realizing that her brother and mentor were still unconscious, Huo Wu prepared to pull Yu Yuan over to help.

Just as she was about to approach Yu Yuan, Dugu Yan arrived under Dugu Bo's lead.

I heard someone was trying to steal my man.

I have to rush back at light speed!

The moment Dugu Yan spotted Yu Yuan, she wrapped herself around his left arm. She had to declare her claim.

"Little Brother Yu Yuan, it's so hot here. Cool your sister down a little."

After saying that, she provocatively glanced at Huo Wu, who stood frozen in place.

It's my business if I can't handle it and need reinforcements, but I won't allow anyone else to come take a bite on their own.

If you think it's hot, then don't come over!

Huo Wu glared angrily at Dugu Yan, who was hugging Yu Yuan. That had been the spot she had wanted to hug just moments ago.

They both moved in Heaven Dou City. Even if she had never met Dugu Yan, Huo Wu had heard her name before.

Not to mention that her grandfather, Dugu Bo, the Poison Douluo, had come along too. It would have been impossible for her not to recognize them.

But after seeing that Yu Yuan did not resist, and even adjusted his posture to make Dugu Yan's embrace more comfortable while attaching ice crystals to her,

Huo Wu realized that she had no standing to be angry.

Wuwuwu.

Was my romance going to end just as it began?

"Alright, Sister Yan. Let's save people first."

After all, it had been his fault. Though unintentional, since Yu Yuan had chosen to reverse time, he had naturally intended to save them.

"Alright."

After discovering that the potential enemy had already suffered a devastating blow, Dugu Yan voluntarily let go as well.

At the same time, she pulled Huo Wu along to help move the injured people.

Mm, she was still an enemy for now.

But what if Ling Ling was not enough?

Then they would definitely have to add more people.

As long as Huo Wu was willing to occasionally help give her a push, Dugu Yan would not mind adding another one.

Meanwhile, Jiang Zhu, who had been treating everyone inside the Ice Dragon, could only watch Dugu Yan and Huo Wu with envy.

She did not have the courage to go out and greet them.

Especially after Dugu Yan arrived—seeing how she acted made Jiang Zhu bury the thoughts in her heart even deeper.

She merely helped move everyone to a safe place in silence.

"Kid, that move was powerful enough."

Dugu Bo looked at the enormous crater where only the turtle shell remained.

A turtle shell of that size had to belong to a soul beast at least fifty thousand years old. Had Yu Yuan actually taken it down alone?

Worthy of being this old man's granddaughter's husband.

In any case, Dugu Bo had gone all in on Yu Yuan. His granddaughter and his entire fortune had been given to him, so naturally, the stronger Yu Yuan was, the better.

He just wondered when he could become a great-grandfather. It was still a little too early for Yan Yan, wasn't it?

"Ha, I might not necessarily be able to do that right now."

After all, Yu Yuan could not compare to the Golden Dragon when it came to explosive power.

Though he could still kill this Molten Rock Giant Turtle, he definitely would not fight in this style.

It seemed the Golden Dragon was truly well suited to the Fire Dragon King's combat techniques. When the time came, he would train it according to the Fire Dragon King's training intensity.

"Stop being modest. But if anyone asks, you can pin this matter on this old man."

Yu Yuan's talent was too monstrous. Being able to inflict such damage at level forty-three was completely unreasonable.

Dugu Bo did not want anyone setting their sights on him. Those with good intentions would be fine, but what if someone wished Yu Yuan harm? What would happen to his granddaughter?

So it was better for this old man to take the blame. In any case, no one would dare ask how he had done it.

If they ask, I'll poison them to death.

Dugu Bo believed that as long as Yu Yuan had time to grow, everything would get better.

"Then thank you, Senior Dugu."

Yu Yuan naturally knew the other man meant well, though he actually no longer minded exposing himself.

"You brat, you're still calling me that?"

"Ahem, changing how I address you takes time."

Calling him Grandpa directly, like Dugu Yan did, was still a little difficult for Yu Yuan. After all, he had had no family in his previous life, so words like that were hard for him to say.

"Suit yourself. I'll go see how things are over there first."

Dugu Bo did not mind. After all, he could see Yu Yuan's feelings for Dugu Yan.

He was even willing to give her an external soul bone. What else could Dugu Bo say?

"I'll trouble you, Senior Dugu."

After saying that, Yu Yuan walked over to the cooled turtle shell. He needed to see whether this thing was still useful.

"Xiao Kong, what do you think?"

That was right, he chose to trust the all-powerful Xiao Kong.

"Please wait, Master. Let this little dragon take a good look."

Then it floated over to the turtle shell and began examining it.

It kept muttering about the Golden Dragon's wastefulness. Otherwise, it could at least have added some experimental data.

Sigh, relationships between colleagues really were terrible.

"Master! It really seems to still be useful!"