Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing on the Offensive

Once dawn had fully broken, visitors arrived at Su Chen's place.

They were Dugu Yan and her grandfather, Dugu Bo.

Dugu Bo no longer looked three parts human and seven parts ghost.

His formerly dark green hair had turned grizzled, like that of any ordinary old man.

He no longer looked like some elderly punk.

His eerie green pupils had also returned to clear black and white. He no longer seemed so vicious, and as long as he did not put on a ferocious expression, he even looked somewhat kindly.

When Dugu Bo saw his granddaughter throw herself into Su Chen's arms the moment she saw him, his eyelids twitched wildly. He kept coughing, reminding his granddaughter to be a little more reserved.

Dugu Yan tilted her head in confusion. "Grandpa, did you catch a cold?"

Dugu Bo choked, then coughed even harder.

Smiling with his eyes, Su Chen followed Dugu Yan's lead and said,

"If Senior has caught a cold, I still have medicine here."

At those words, Dugu Bo immediately glared at Su Chen. Why was he coughing? Did this little brat really have no idea?

With a sigh, he accepted that his granddaughter had grown up and had someone she liked. He could no longer control her.

Although Su Chen was a flirt and hardly a good match,

he was at least generous. Yanyan would not suffer by following him.

"Su Chen, you are quite good."

"That External Soul Bone, the Eight Spider Lances, which you gave Yanyan, has already been absorbed under my supervision."

"You gave away a treasure comparable to a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone without hesitation. With Yanyan following you, I can rest easy."

Naturally, Su Chen chose words that sounded good.

"It is just a Soul Bone. In my eyes, Yanyan is far more important than any Soul Bone."

Dugu Yan pressed her lips together, her eyes brimming with emotion.

Dugu Bo nodded approvingly.

"There is one more matter."

"Su Chen, the poison in this old man's body has mostly been neutralized. Together with the restorative medicinal soup I prepared myself, my Soul Power has even broken through to level ninety-two."

"However, I discovered that as I continued cultivating, the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison began eroding my body again. Do you have any method to completely solve the poison's corrosion?"

As soon as he said this, Dugu Yan tightened her hold around Su Chen's arm and looked at him expectantly.

Su Chen smiled casually and explained at length.

"The Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison eroding the body is a Martial Soul flaw of the Jade Phosphorous lineage. The Martial Soul itself is poisonous, so when Martial Soul Possession occurs, the poison naturally erodes the body."

"The best way to solve it is Martial Soul Evolution. Just like Yanyan, whose Jade Phosphorous Serpent evolved into a Jade Phosphorous Dragon. With the strength of a dragon-type Martial Soul, I have never heard her mention the poison eroding her body again."

"Very well. The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well is still Senior's place of seclusion, and Senior even gave me a treasure like the Hundred Treasures Pouch. I cannot refuse to help you."

As he spoke, Su Chen took a glittering golden melon from the Hundred Treasures Pouch.

"This is an Earth Dragon Golden Melon, also a top-tier Immortal Herb. Once Senior consumes it, it can stimulate Martial Soul Evolution. I cannot guarantee how far it will evolve, but it will certainly free Senior from the trouble of poison erosion."

Dugu Bo was both shocked and delighted as he accepted the Earth Dragon Golden Melon.

He looked at Su Chen with increasing warmth. Like a father-in-law looking at his granddaughter's husband, he was becoming more and more satisfied.

"Then this old man will not stand on ceremony with you."

"What should I pay attention to when consuming the Earth Dragon Golden Melon?"

Afterward, Su Chen explained some of the requirements for consuming the Earth Dragon Golden Melon.

Dugu Bo was itching with impatience. After bidding Su Chen and Dugu Yan farewell, he prepared to return to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to enter seclusion and refine the Earth Dragon Golden Melon's medicinal power.

Upon stepping outside, Dugu Bo saw a flock of lovely girls. His face darkened as he secretly cursed Su Chen for being such a flirt.

However, having just accepted Su Chen's Earth Dragon Golden Melon, Dugu Bo did not say much. Besides, his own granddaughter, the person directly involved, had said nothing.

A strange light flashed through Xiao Wu's eyes. She deliberately spun around in front of Dugu Bo. He glanced at her before withdrawing his gaze, then vanished from Heaven Dou Royal Academy in a few flashes.

Xiao Wu was both shocked and delighted. Even a Titled Douluo had failed to see through her true form. The Lovesick Heartbreak Red had truly remolded her body and allowed her to enter the mature stage early.

This made Xiao Wu even more grateful to Su Chen.

She wanted to say something to Su Chen, but Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing were even more proactive than she was.

"Brother Su Chen, have you eaten breakfast? I brought you a loving breakfast. These are loving fried eggs I made myself, crispy yet soft toast, and milk from a Thousand-Year Spotted Cow."

"Brother Su Chen, I brought shrimp dumplings, shumai, steaming beef buns, and delicious seafood congee."

The corners of Su Chen's lips lifted. One was the little princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, the other the third young miss of the Nether Duke's Estate. Both had always lived in luxury, yet they had actually thought to bring him breakfast.

The temptation of Immortal Herbs was still too great.

"You two are quite thoughtful. I was getting a little hungry."

Ning Rongrong's pretty face blossomed into a brilliant smile, and her entire body radiated the innocent charm of a girl next door. There was not a trace of her former little devilish self.

She was the kind of girl who could shout, "I've got two big loaves of bread!" This innocence had to be an act. Her knowledge and experience were extensive, and she knew exactly what boys liked.

"Then perfect, Brother Su Chen. Come, sit down. I'll feed you."

Ning Rongrong was exceptionally bold. She sat on Su Chen's lap, her face carrying a hint of shyness as she sandwiched a fried egg between slices of toast and brought it to his lips with her soft, fair hand.

Zhu Zhuqing's eyes widened as she looked at Ning Rongrong, her gaze seemingly saying,

You're going this far?!

Ning Rongrong shot her a look in reply.

No pain, no gain. No Immortal Herb without taking risks!

Hesitation appeared on Zhu Zhuqing's icy, aloof face. Taking the initiative to sit on a boy's lap was still far too daring for her.

However, when she saw Su Chen already eating the loving breakfast Ning Rongrong was feeding him, Zhu Zhuqing gritted her teeth and made up her mind.

If she kept hesitating, Ning Rongrong would be eating Immortal Herbs while she was still eating air.

With that thought, Zhu Zhuqing's icy temperament melted away. Her cheeks flushed as she sat on Su Chen's other thigh. The scorching sensation beneath her made even her long, snowy-white neck turn rosy.

"Brother Su Chen, don't only eat the breakfast Rongrong prepared. Have a bite of the breakfast I prepared too!"

As she spoke, Zhu Zhuqing picked up a shrimp dumpling and brought it to Su Chen's lips as well.

Su Chen narrowed his eyes, holding one in each arm as he enjoyed Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing's attentions.

"Fine, fine. I'll eat both."

Xiao Wu's eyes widened as she watched Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing continuously feed Su Chen. The two girls' initiative placed immense pressure on her.

"Rongrong, Zhuqing, you are far too sly! You secretly brought Su Chen breakfast!"

"Su Chen, no, I did not think of it. Wait for me, I'll go prepare something delicious for you right now."

The moment she finished speaking, Xiao Wu ran off in a flash. She could not fall behind either.

Ning Rongrong's eyes curved into crescents, a shrewd gleam flashing within them. She was Ning Fengzhi's daughter; cleverness was carved into her bones.

Xiao Wu had already obtained an Immortal Herb. Only Zhuqing and she had yet to enter Su Chen's heart, so they had to take the initiative now.

"Brother Su Chen, open your mouth. Ah..."