Dugu Bo Came Again

"He called them the Shrek Seven Devils, but the name our teacher gave the eight of us was the Shrek Eight Devils."

Tang San slowly explained the unusual things about Shi Yang. "At first, I didn't understand why he kept calling us the Shrek Seven Devils. Not until I overheard Shi Yang speaking to others a few times because my hearing was better."

"He told Dai Mubai—"

"'I'm from the Star Luo Empire too. Many people in the country know that Zhu Zhuqing is very dissatisfied with you. She came looking for you this time to kill you.'"

"And I heard him tell Ma Hongjun—"

"'I heard that many competitions are seven-person events. The academy wants to form a Shrek Seven Devils team. There's one too many among the eight of us, and the academy has always planned to remove the weakest one from the Eight Devils. Fat Brother, you'd better train hard and not let Zhu Zhuqing surpass you.'"

"Sometimes, he would also casually bring up in front of everyone that he had a dream. In it, we formed the Shrek Seven Devils team, and it included him, me, Xiao Wu... He said the Shrek Seven Devils were incredibly famous in his dream, known by everyone across the continent."

Tang San said a great deal in one breath, and Chu Zhao did not interrupt him until he reached his own conclusion.

"He always emphasized the Shrek Seven Devils, emphasized that he was among them, emphasized that there was one extra person on the team. He even secretly excluded Zhu Zhuqing, as though he wanted to drive her away."

"Not as though. I'm sure of it—he wants to drive Zhu Zhuqing away."

Xiao Wu finally snapped out of it and joined the conversation, complaining about Shi Yang's behavior.

"I don't even know how Zhu Zhuqing offended him for him to target her like this."

Tang San could not figure it out either. "Who knows? It would be nice if we knew what he was thinking."

"Maybe he has some kind of obsession with the number seven."

Chu Zhao answered casually, having roughly guessed the reason.

Shi Yang believed that the Shrek Seven Devils had to exist, so he wanted to replace Zhu Zhuqing, the one with the least presence among them.

Moreover, by age among the eight, Shi Yang happened to be older than Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, placing him seventh. Transmigrators always had a certain special fortune about them; perhaps he really would replace Zhu Zhuqing as the seventh of the Shrek Seven Devils.

Chu Zhao asked, "What do you all think of Zhu Zhuqing?"

"Xiao Wu and I don't have much of an opinion about her. She has a cold personality and rarely interacts with us. But the others seem not to like her much."

"Ning Rongrong originally shared a room with Zhu Zhuqing, but she applied to move in with Xiao Wu not long ago."

"Dai Mubai doesn't treat Zhu Zhuqing well either. He's always secretly taking digs at her."

"As for the others, there's no need to mention them."

After Tang San finished, Chu Zhao knew that Zhu Zhuqing would not remain at Shrek Academy for long.

She thought highly of Zhu Zhuqing. Zhu Zhuqing was certainly hardworking, deeply disliked the Star Luo Empire, and yet knew many of its secrets. Used properly, she would definitely be a great help.

If Shrek did not want her, then she would.

After Chu Zhao and the Cloud Peak Team had stayed at the Great Soul Arena in Suotuo City for two months, they left, preparing to head to the next city in search of fresh opponents.

But unexpectedly, on the day they left Suotuo City, Dugu Bo came looking for them again.

"Could Senior Dugu be here to avenge his granddaughter again? Then he came rather late this time. It's already been over a month since it happened, and only now has he shown up."

Seeing the man blocking the road before the carriage, Wang Sheng could not help muttering under his breath.

But though his voice was quiet, what kind of strength did Dugu Bo possess? How could he possibly fail to hear it?

"Boy, don't think so poorly of me. Do you think this old man only knows how to bully the young with his strength?"

Dugu Bo's voice came from afar, but in the next instant, he had suddenly appeared before the carriage, his tone utterly certain.

"The one sitting inside must be Chu the Divine Healer from Cloud Peak Academy."

"We don't know any Chu the Divine Healer. Everyone in the carriage is my classmate."

Wang Sheng, who was driving the carriage, immediately denied it.

The moment he saw Dugu Bo, he felt that the visitor had ill intentions. If the gap in their strength had not been so great, he would not even have wanted to acknowledge him.

"Whether she is there or not is not for you to decide. This old man will know after searching."

Dugu Bo did not believe Wang Sheng and immediately moved to search the carriage by force, perfectly displaying the brutality of a Titled Douluo.

"Could you remove that 'little'? Is there another divine healer in the world with the surname Chu?"

Seeing that she could not avoid it, Chu Zhao had no choice but to speak, lift the curtain, and step down from the carriage. Yet she did not forget to complain.

Because of her young age, many people liked to add the word "little" when addressing her.

But Chu Zhao, whose two lifetimes combined amounted to nearly thirty years, truly could not bring herself to like that word.

"Divine Healer Chu, I heard you can cure the problem afflicting me. Tell me, then—what problem do I have?"

Dugu Bo readily changed his form of address. Yet although he had come here because he believed the message Chu Zhao had Moonlight Pavilion deliver to him, he still wanted to test her.

Yes, Chu Zhao had deliberately lured Dugu Bo here. She simply had not expected him to arrive so quickly, before she had even prepared everything.

"Moonlight Pavilion should have explained it in great detail. There are many people here. Are you sure you want me to say it again?"

Put simply, Dugu Bo's problem was nothing more than flaws in his poison cultivation. The toxins accumulated over many years had invaded his internal organs, causing them to deteriorate and leaving him with an illness that would not kill him for the time being, but tormented him terribly.

Seeing that Dugu Bo seemed inclined to take her away, Chu Zhao sent Wang Sheng back into the carriage, then used the Death God Domain to envelop herself and Dugu Bo.

"Now we can talk."

"An Innate Domain?"

As a Titled Douluo, Dugu Bo could recognize a domain. It was precisely because he recognized it that the shock in his voice became impossible to suppress, forcing him to take Chu Zhao seriously.

"No need to say more. Tell me how much you know about my condition."

"This condition is caused by flaws in your martial soul and poison cultivation. It is hereditary. Anyone in your bloodline who awakens the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor martial soul will suffer from this problem. The higher their talent, the more severe the problem."

"Your son probably died from Snake Venom Backlash."

"Your granddaughter will also follow in your son's footsteps. That is why, after learning that I had a way to solve it, you rushed to find me."

"Not bad."

Affected by the aura of the Death God Domain, Dugu Bo had no choice but to suppress the anger in his heart and feign calm as he pressed on.

"So, you can solve my granddaughter's problem?"

Dugu Bo mentioned only Dugu Yan because he believed that after suffering from snake venom for so many years, he himself was beyond saving. But his granddaughter was still young, so there should still be hope for her.

"I can. Not only can I solve your granddaughter's problem, I can solve yours as well.

"But you should understand that there is no such thing as a free lunch. And often, what is free is the most expensive."