Unexpected Visitor

After Dugu Bo hurriedly explained himself, Lu Shiyuan patted Xiao Feiyu's arm. "Sister Fei Yu, don't worry. This should be Senior Dugu Bo, the Poison Douluo."

At those words, the pressure around Xiao Feiyu abruptly eased, and the gusting currents swirling around them gradually calmed.

Dugu Bo was dumbfounded again.

Such a powerful Super Douluo was actually just this child's attendant?

Otherwise, why would she be so obedient?

So among the three of them, this little boy who looked only seven or eight years old was the one in charge.

Damn, what kind of terrifying force could afford such extravagance?

Even the Upper Three Sects probably did not have that kind of capital.

Then what kind of background did this child have?

The more Dugu Bo thought about it, the more terrified he became. At this point, he already believed Lu Shiyuan's claim about detoxification by seventy or eighty percent.

It seemed perfectly reasonable that someone with such a terrifying background would know things others did not.

"Do you know me, young master?" Though the person before him was only a seven-year-old child, Dugu Bo's attitude could not have been more amiable.

He was probably no gentler even when facing his own granddaughter.

Lu Shiyuan nodded. "The poisonous aura around you is difficult to conceal, and your strength has reached the realm of a Titled Douluo. In addition, your granddaughter carries a similar poisonous scent. As far as I know, only Senior Poison Douluo, who possesses the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Martial Soul, would be like this."

"You have a sharp eye, young master. This old man admires you." Dugu Bo generously gave him a thumbs-up. Flattery cost nothing, after all, and he currently needed something from him.

After flattering Lu Shiyuan, Dugu Bo rubbed his hands eagerly and asked, "You mentioned detoxification earlier. Could it be that you can detoxify Yan'er and me, little friend?"

After pausing, he slapped his forehead and added, "Look at this old man's memory. Yan'er is my granddaughter."

He waved toward the people behind him, and a teenage girl quickly stepped up to his side.

Lu Shiyuan calculated that, based on the original timeline, Dugu Yan should currently be seven years older than him.

In other words, Dugu Yan was already fourteen this year.

When Dugu Yan was twenty, her Soul Power Level was level 38. There were still six years before her first appearance, so if she had only cultivated eight levels in six years, that seemed rather unreasonable.

But if she had cultivated eighteen levels in six years, that would be far too monstrous for Dugu Yan's Jade Phosphor Serpent Martial Soul.

It seemed Dugu Yan had not come here to hunt for a Soul Ring. Her Jade Phosphorous Serpent Venom was likely about to become impossible to suppress, so Dugu Bo had brought her back to Sunset Forest in an attempt to use the properties of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to suppress the poison.

But that was not right. Before Tang San exposed the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Venom, had Dugu Yan not been unaware that her Martial Soul could poison her as well?

Lu Shiyuan looked Dugu Yan over and found her face full of confusion. Clearly, she had no idea what the poison her grandfather had mentioned to him was.

He immediately understood. It seemed Dugu Yan had merely felt unwell and told Dugu Bo about her condition.

She did not know she had been poisoned, but Dugu Bo knew very well.

So Dugu Bo had brought his granddaughter back to Sunset Forest. That made sense now.

After Dugu Yan came to Dugu Bo's side, he smiled and introduced her. "This is my granddaughter, Dugu Yan. She is fourteen this year, and her Soul Power has already reached level 28."

Lu Shiyuan nodded. Reaching level 28 at fourteen meant her aptitude was fairly decent.

But it was only fairly decent. When Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong of the Shrek Seven Devils first appeared, their levels were only slightly lower than Dugu Yan's current level.

Yet those two girls had not even reached twelve at the time.

And that was because one belonged to the difficult-to-cultivate auxiliary system, while the other had the poorest aptitude among the Shrek Seven Devils.

After understanding the basic situation, Lu Shiyuan knew what Dugu Bo wanted to hear and spoke directly. "I see that Miss Dugu's fingernails have taken on a bluish tint. The poison must have already begun invading her meridians."

As for Dugu Bo, this old poisoner had played with poison his entire life. The toxins had long since seeped into his internal organs.

Dugu Yan subconsciously clenched her fists. Although she did not understand what was happening, hearing that there was poison even in her meridians inevitably made her nervous.

Dugu Bo, meanwhile, looked utterly despondent. As the owner of the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Martial Soul, he understood its characteristics better than anyone.

His son and daughter-in-law had both died from the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Venom. Now his only granddaughter was also suffering from it, yet as a Titled Douluo—and the Titled Douluo most skilled with poison in the world—he could do nothing about any of it.

"If you can cure my granddaughter, young master, then whatever I, Dugu Bo, possess, I will offer with both hands!" Dugu Bo made up his mind. So long as Dugu Yan could be cured, no matter the price, he would not hesitate to pay it.

Lu Shiyuan understood Dugu Bo's feelings well. The concern an elder held for a younger generation was a very pure emotion.

After all, he had experienced such feelings in this life as well.

Besides, Dugu Bo hoped to detoxify himself through Lu Shiyuan, but was Lu Shiyuan not approaching Dugu Bo with his own purpose too?

"Senior Dugu, I can only say that I have a method to detoxify you, but I still lack many important things."

"You need only tell me, young master. So long as Yan'er can be cured, this old man can pay any price!"

Lu Shiyuan nodded inwardly. He took the bait just like that.

He said bluntly, "First, I need a medicinal herb that can guide the poison. In addition, I need a special environment, one with abundant fire-element energy and plentiful water-element energy. Finally, Senior must prepare two Soul Bones, preferably ones over ten thousand years old. If you and Miss Dugu are skilled in leg techniques, leg bones would be best. Otherwise, arm bones would be preferable."

The best lies were mixed with the truth.

He did not directly mention the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. That would make his purpose far too obvious.

He merely mixed information about the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well in with the other two requirements. That way, Dugu Bo would take him there himself.

Xiao Feiyu pursed her lips in a soft smile as she watched Lu Shiyuan.

That person had been right after all. Once Xiao Yuan awakened his memories, his actions were far more purposeful than in his previous life.

If Dugu Bo agreed, they would find the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well five years earlier than in their previous life.

Countless novels had already mentioned methods for detoxifying Dugu Bo. Lu Shiyuan was merely repeating them from memory, with nothing particularly original about it.

If not for the person who appeared next, he would likely have tried following this method.

"There is no need to make this so troublesome. That old man's poison is a little difficult, but this little girl's poison is quite easy to cure."

A sudden voice rang out. Dugu Bo's expression changed drastically, while the smile on Xiao Feiyu's face became even gentler. Even the curve of her lips grew noticeably more pronounced.