"Your herb garden. And you."
"!!!"
Wait, they even know about my herb garden?
Dugu Bo whipped his head around, searching the surrounding woods.
Chen Xin looked puzzled.
"What are you looking for?"
"Checking whether you've had people spying on me this whole time."
"Hah. We don't have that kind of time. Who'd want to watch a decrepit old man like you? Think it over. We could just wait for the poison to kill you, then take over."
Dugu Bo understood that perfectly well.
He knew he ought to refuse.
His own death was one thing, but he feared Yanyan would follow in his footsteps and die young.
She was his only weakness, and the one thing he could not let go.
Dugu Bo let out a heavy sigh.
"Fine... I accept.
How do you plan to remove the poison from my granddaughter and me?"
Chen Xin did not answer at once. He merely lowered his gaze toward Doctor Guga and Alchemist Guga beside him.
Dugu Bo followed his gaze. When he saw the two tiny figures, the corners of his eyes twitched.
Disbelief filled his voice.
"Don't tell me you're relying on those two little things."
Chen Xin frowned.
"What does it matter? They can treat the poison. Quit dragging your feet. Do you want treatment or not?"
"Yes!"
At his answer, Doctor Guga gave the ground a light pat.
"Lie down, guga."
Dugu Bo immediately lay on the ground, folded his hands over his stomach, and closed his eyes with a serene expression.
"Come on! I'm ready!"
Doctor Guga took a stethoscope and a flashlight from the box she carried.
First, she pulled back his eyelids and shone the flashlight into his eyes.
Then she put on the stethoscope and listened for a while.
As Guga listened, she