Blooming

Dugu Bo raced through the forest, rushing toward the Icefire Yin Yang Well.

At this moment, he was truly worried that something had happened to Wu Qingkong.

Dugu Bo moved swiftly, charging through the woods like an arrow loosed from a bow, leaving afterimages in his wake.

When Dugu Bo arrived at the Icefire Yin Yang Well, the first thing he saw was pools of blood scattered across the ground.

"Impossible?!"

"Did that brat's stubborn temper flare up? Did he refuse to crush my jade token even as he was dying just to prove himself?"

At that thought, Dugu Bo felt a wave of dizziness wash over him.

If Wu Qingkong had really died, how heartbroken would Yanyan be when she found out?

After standing there in a daze for a moment, Dugu Bo immediately made a decision.

"Dead or alive, I must find him."

Dugu Bo immediately began searching the surrounding area for Wu Qingkong.

But he searched every inch of the nearby woods and spring.

Just as he thought Wu Qingkong had been reduced to nothing but bones—

At the very center of the spring.

A fountain suddenly erupted.

Soon, that fountain turned into a curtain of red-and-blue rain that filled the sky.

Wu Qingkong emerged from the rain.

Seeing Wu Qingkong appear, Dugu Bo finally let out a long breath and immediately rushed over.

He flew straight at Wu Qingkong and excitedly hugged him.

"Great! You're actually alive!"

"You scared me to death."

Hearing those nauseatingly mushy words, Wu Qingkong hurriedly shoved Dugu Bo away.

"Don't touch me."

"You're a grown man. What are you hugging me for?!"

"Go find me some clothes. My clothes were all burned away by your Icefire spring last night."

Only then—

Did Dugu Bo notice that Wu Qingkong was completely naked!

Dugu Bo immediately turned his head away and tossed him a set of clothes.

"Here, put them on already!"

Wu Qingkong caught them and hurriedly changed into them.

Dugu Bo's body was hard and dry, carrying a pungent snake stench.

Unlike Brother Qinghe. Whenever he threw himself at him, his whole body was soft and fragrant.

At that thought, Wu Qingkong's face reddened.

"Strange, why do I feel like my brother has been getting more and more fragrant lately?!"

After changing clothes,

Wu Qingkong gently squeezed a drop of blood from his finger, then hid it in his palm.

"Alright, Old Poison. You can turn around now."

Dugu Bo turned back around.

"Brat, why didn't you crush the jade token I gave you last night?!"

"I can tell that even though you're still alive, you must not have had an easy time last night, right?!"

Wu Qingkong walked between the springs of the Icefire Yin Yang Well, searching for medicinal herbs as he spoke.

"Old Poison, if I'm not mistaken, you did this for Dugu Yan, didn't you?!"

Dugu Bo did not deny it and nodded.

As his only granddaughter, Dugu Yan had received anything she wanted from him ever since she was little.

That was why Dugu Bo had used such a potent poison last night—for Dugu Yan's sake.

"Don't waste your effort, Senior."

"As we agreed before, I'll prepare antidotes for your Dugu Family. As for Yanyan and me, we'll always be the best of friends..."

Dugu Bo fell silent after hearing that.

Wu Qingkong's hands did not stop moving as he continuously gathered all sorts of herbs, including ganoderma, poria, angelica, and more...

Then he used Soul Power to squeeze and knead the herbs into a pill.

Yet hidden within that pill was the drop of blood he had squeezed out earlier.

"Senior Dugu, take it!"

"After taking this medicine, force all the toxins in your body into your Soul Bone, and your Jade-Scaled Serpent Emperor Poison will be cured."

"Once the poison is removed and no longer suppresses you, your level may even rise by another rank!"

Dugu Bo's pupils shook.

At the realm of a Titled Douluo, every rank was like another heaven.

Dugu Bo had been stuck at level 91 for years, but he had witnessed Wu Qingkong's entire medicine-making process.

"Can these herbs really work?!"

Naturally, Wu Qingkong understood Dugu Bo's suspicious nature.

"Senior, don't hesitate. I have no time to deceive you."

"I followed you into this wilderness not to joke around with you. Whether it works or not, you'll know once you try it."

After hearing Wu Qingkong's words, Dugu Bo swallowed the pill without any hesitation.

Dugu Bo felt no discomfort, nor did he experience any reaction.

Just as he thought he had been deceived, Wu Qingkong spoke.

"Judging by the sky, today should be a rainy season day. Whether it works or not, you'll know tonight."

"Don't worry. I'm not going anywhere."

Dugu Bo nodded.

"Just one night. No matter, this old man can wait."

"Even if it doesn't work, it's fine. You can stay with the Dugu Family and become my granddaughter's husband as compensation..."

Wu Qingkong smiled.

"Don't worry, it'll definitely work..."

"If it doesn't, come find me whenever you like."

"As for the herbs I mentioned earlier, Senior..."

Dugu Bo directly turned around. "Pick whatever you want. Even if your medicine is useless, you can pay the debt with your body..."

Upon hearing that, Wu Qingkong instinctively covered his backside and took a step back.

"Senior, we're both men. You really don't have to put things so bluntly."

Dugu Bo also realized that what he had said earlier was somewhat inappropriate and gave a dry cough.

"I was speaking on behalf of my Yanyan..."

After saying that, Dugu Bo immediately flew off into the distance.

Before long, Dugu Bo's figure vanished into the mountains and forests.

His voice echoed from afar.

"Brat, I'm sorry about last night."

"I bear you no ill will. If you face a life-or-death situation again, don't keep trying to be strong."

"This old man really isn't that old-fashioned. You should know that your life doesn't belong to you alone..."

Hearing those words, Wu Qingkong could not help but smile.

"That Old Poison..."

Wu Qingkong gave a helpless bitter smile, then headed deeper into the Icefire Yin Yang Well.

At last, it was time to pick the flowers.

Across the treasure-filled grounds of the Icefire Yin Yang Well, countless immortal flowers and herbs bloomed in abundance.

Their hazy fragrance rushed toward him.

Just breathing in the floral scent swept away all the exhaustion from the previous night.

The Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid, Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, and Fragrant Qiluo Immortal were blooming brilliantly on both sides.

Wu Qingkong's gaze rapidly swept over the immortal flowers.

They were not his goal.

He walked deeper into the flower garden.

The immortal herbs around him gradually became fewer.

At the center of the garden.

A flower on the verge of blooming stood there peacefully, untouched.

Countless immortal flowers and herbs around it bowed their heads.

Seeing this scene, Wu Qingkong knew that the Lovesick Heartbroken Red he sought was the flower before him.

Wu Qingkong carefully plucked it and placed it inside the soul tool worn close to his body.

"Xiao He, I've finally obtained your sister's betrothal gift..."

Thinking of Qian Qinghe, a smile bloomed on Wu Qingkong's lips.

There was only one Lovesick Heartbroken Red in a lifetime.

Just as Wu Qingkong reached out and was about to touch the flower—

The entire Lovesick Heartbroken Red began trembling violently.

The wound Wu Qingkong had made on his hand earlier suddenly began to drip a little blood.

Unfortunately, Wu Qingkong's blood did not fall onto the flower.

The blood fell straight down with the wind.

As the original flower left the soil, a new seed quietly appeared in its place.

And the blood from Wu Qingkong's fingertip silently slid onto the seed. An immature Lovesick Heartbroken Red quietly began to bloom.