Dugu Yan put her troubled heart to rest, a Shrek graduate - bonus update for 800 monthly votes

Dugu Bo knew perfectly well that those in power feared his deadly poison. Though he usually behaved capriciously, he knew where to draw the line.

For now, his poison inspired fear, but that was all.

If he actually started poisoning people in secret, there was no telling whether several masked Titled Douluos might come knocking tomorrow and reduce him to ashes.

Dugu Bo's reasonable excuse left Prince Xuexin momentarily speechless. As Dugu Bo himself had said, if the Poison Douluo was frightening when he acted openly, secretly poisoning people would go far beyond that. Having Titled Douluos come after him might be the least of his worries. More likely, Spirit Hall would organize a campaign to declare him an Evil Soul Master and hunt him down.

"Actually, you needn't worry. That Tang Shan only has a body martial soul, after all. So what if he cultivates a little faster and has slightly older soul rings? If he isn't strong enough in a fight, he's useless."

To prevent Prince Xuexin from secretly making trouble for Tang Shan, Dugu Bo decided to buy the boy some time. To that end, he even adapted the "words of wisdom" Yu Tianheng had spoken in the Imperial Garden earlier.

That did sound somewhat reasonable.

Prince Xuexin pondered this, then suddenly remembered something and frowned again. "No, wait. Didn't Tang Shan defeat Yu Tianheng, the genius from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan? Surely that means he's no weakling?"

Although Prince Xuexin had not witnessed the events that day, he had plenty of informants in the palace. After all, he had never stopped coveting that throne.

Why did the drug wear off so quickly? How did this fellow regain some clarity?

Seeing a trace of lucidity in Prince Xuexin's eyes, Dugu Bo felt a headache coming