Dugu Bo, the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well

This was the first time Su Chen had seen Dugu Bo.

Dugu Bo had long dark-green hair, a gaunt face, sunken cheeks, and a pair of oily green eyes, like a snake lurking in the shadows and watching its prey.

He scrutinized Su Chen with an extremely critical gaze.

It was not as though Dugu Bo had never heard Dugu Yan speak of Su Chen before, but when Dugu Yan mentioned Su Chen today, the affection in her eyes made Dugu Bo's heart skip a beat.

She had truly fallen for him!

Feeling upset, Dugu Bo glared at Su Chen with a long face. No matter how he looked at him, he found him displeasing.

"You are Su Chen!"

"You look clean and fair enough. You do have the makings of a pretty boy."

Before Su Chen could answer.

Dugu Yan, who had been holding Dugu Bo's arm, released him and trotted over to Su Chen. She naturally and intimately hooked her arm around his, her little head leaning slightly toward him.

"Yes, Grandpa, he is Su Chen."

"And Grandpa, Xiao Chen is not some pretty boy."

The sight made Dugu Bo clutch his chest as his body swayed involuntarily.

His lips twitched, his heart filled with the pain of seeing his little padded jacket being worn by someone else.

He rebuked her sourly, "Yanyan, let go of his arm. You're a girl; how can you be so lacking in restraint?"

Dugu Yan said nonchalantly:

"Grandpa, don't be so old-fashioned."

"Ever since Xiao Chen helped me remove my poison, I decided to devote myself to him. What is wrong with being a little intimate?"

Dugu Bo was so angry that his beard bristled and his eyes bulged. Looking from Su Chen to Dugu Yan, he said, "I haven't agreed yet. Whether you two can be together still depends on whether he passes my test. If he does not earn my approval, I will never let you follow him."

Dugu Yan pouted, but when she turned to Su Chen, her face was once again full of smiles.

"Xiao Chen, don't mind him. My grandpa just has a terrible temper."

"Please treat my grandpa the way you treated me. He has also suffered from the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison for many years."

Dugu Bo's expression was hard. He was deeply conflicted. He wanted Su Chen to help remove his poison, but if Su Chen really did cure him, it would be difficult for him to stop his granddaughter from being with this brat.

"Heh." Su Chen's expression remained indifferent. Dugu Bo had such a foul temper, yet he wanted Su Chen to cure his poison without even saying a single nice word.

"Yanyan, how can you keep taking without giving?"

"I only helped remove your poison because we have known each other for so long. Now you want me to cure your grandpa too? How could there be such a good deal in this world?"

Dugu Yan panicked.

Because of the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison, her grandfather had suffered for so many years. Now that she had finally seen hope for a cure, she did not want him to continue suffering.

Her jade-like arms tightly wrapped around Su Chen's arm.

Su Chen felt his arm being enveloped by two soft balls of cotton.

Dugu Yan pleaded coquettishly:

"Xiao Chen, please help my grandpa. Consider it a favor to me. I will definitely repay you properly in the future."

Dugu Bo's eyelids twitched violently, and a nameless fire rose in his chest. This brat certainly had quite the temper. His granddaughter was begging him so desperately, yet he still put on airs!

His lips curled, and his eyes turned fierce. "Brat, do you know who I am? Young and arrogant, with no idea how high the heavens are or how deep the earth is!"

Su Chen held his head high and stood tall, neither servile nor overbearing.

"I know. The Poison Douluo!"

"The renowned Poison Douluo can be poisoned by his own poison, and when asking me to cure him, he cannot even force out a smile."

"Poison Douluo, do you not think you are being far too self-righteous?"

Far too self-righteous!

Dugu Bo's heart jolted. Thinking it over, he realized that when facing someone who could cure his poison and save his life, he could not even manage a smile.

It seemed... perhaps... indeed... he was being too arrogant.

Why did he have such a mindset?

Was it because he believed that Su Chen, wanting to be with his granddaughter, should naturally try to please him, so he did not worry at all that Su Chen might refuse to cure him?

Dugu Bo admitted inwardly that he had indeed been arrogant, but as a Titled Douluo, he had to preserve his dignity. Admitting fault was impossible.

"Fine, fine, fine, brat. As a Titled Douluo, can I not be arrogant?"

"And you, a mere Soul Elder, dare to spout nonsense before me, a Titled Douluo. Do you really think that just because Yanyan likes you, I will not deal with you?"

"If I want to take you away, those three education committee members of Heaven Dou Royal Academy cannot stop me."

After saying that, Dugu Bo flew forward, grabbed Dugu Yan in one hand and Su Chen in the other, then soared into the sky and streaked toward the distant horizon.

Looking at Dugu Bo and Su Chen, both stubbornly refusing to yield, Dugu Yan's little face was filled with anxiety.

Dugu Bo wanted his poison cured, but he was unwilling to ask for help. Su Chen would not save him unless he asked.

What had been a deadlock on one side had now become a deadlock on both.

Unless one of them lowered his head first, this matter would not be easily resolved today.

One was her grandfather, and the other was her beloved. Dugu Yan fell into a dilemma.

Who should she help?

"Grandpa, I will not allow you to hurt Xiao Chen! If you touch even one finger of his, I will never speak to you again!"

Dugu Yan finally made her decision.

Dugu Bo felt rather upset, which only made him angrier. He glared at Su Chen.

This boy, pretty beyond reason, had truly stolen his granddaughter's soul away.

"Fine, fine, Yanyan. Grandpa will listen to you."

"I will not hurt a single finger of this brat. I am even taking him somewhere good."

Dugu Bo comforted Dugu Yan gently, but inwardly he thought viciously.

Brat, you may be putting on a calm act now, but soon enough, you will be begging me. If I do not make you suffer today, then I am not Dugu Bo.

Su Chen's thin lips pressed into a line, and a strange look appeared in his eyes.

Was Dugu Bo planning to take him to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well?

Was that not like throwing a mouse into a rice bin?

Today, he would show Dugu Bo what it meant to lose both his granddaughter and his medicinal herbs.

Half an hour later!

Sunset Forest!

An unnamed valley!

Dugu Bo descended into the unnamed valley with Su Chen and Dugu Yan.

The valley was lush with vegetation and filled with exotic flowers and rare herbs. Precious plants that could not be found outside grew here in clusters.

The air was suffused with dense fire-element energy and ice-element energy. Ordinary people and soul beasts could not absorb such concentrated energy and would easily explode to death.

Su Chen took a breath, and a sharp gleam appeared in his eyes. This suited his tastes perfectly. The dense fire-element energy and ice-element energy were incomparably compatible with his Great Sun Golden Crow Martial Soul and Lunar Jade Rabbit Martial Spirit.

If he could cultivate here for a long time, the slow cultivation speed of his ultimate attributes would no longer be a drawback.

Dugu Bo tossed Su Chen aside, a wicked smile tugging at his lips.

"Brat, the energy in this valley is abundant. It is an exceptionally rare and wonderful place. I will not touch you, so stay here and enjoy yourself."

"Oh, right. Do not casually touch those plants. There are quite a few poisonous herbs among them. If you are poisoned, even I might not be able to save you."

Su Chen flipped himself up from the ground. Ignoring everything Dugu Bo said, he charged into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and began frolicking about.