[How About Making Fried Rice with Immortal Herbs Again?]

"Old Poison, you're not getting away!"

Yue Guan's voice rang out in midair, and a moment later, he had blocked Dugu Bo's path.

Gui Mei arrived at the same time. With one in front and the other behind, they sealed off every route Dugu Bo could take.

"Is... is this...?"

After catching sight of the scene inside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well out of the corner of his eye, Yue Guan instantly lost his composure.

So many immortal herbs!!!

This must be what that brat Wei Fan came for. No wonder he offered a singular velvet sky chrysanthemum as payment.

I've been had!

If I'd known, I should have asked for a few more herbs!

"Aromatic silk beauty, infernal delicate apricot, octagonal mysterious ice grass, the Lovesick Heartbreak Red..."

Yue Guan's expression grew more exaggerated, his voice increasingly breathless and tremulous. The sight of so many precious immortal herbs left him so excited he could barely breathe.

He had spent his entire life studying the properties of these immortal herbs, yet had never seen a single one.

Even yesterday's singular velvet sky chrysanthemum had gone down in a meal. He had never even seen it whole.

Now, he felt as though his heart was about to leap out of his chest!

Boom!

The Sixth Soul Ring on Dugu Bo's body suddenly lit up, and emerald-green soul power instantly enveloped his fists.

He hurled a punch toward the immortal herbs in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well!

"Old Poison, you bastard!"

Yue Guan cursed.

He had only just laid eyes on all these immortal herbs, and that old bastard was already trying to destroy the place.

He understood Dugu Bo's ploy.

Strike where the enemy must defend!

As long as either he or Gui Mei went to protect the immortal herbs, Dugu Bo could escape.

If they chose to block Dugu Bo's escape instead, the immortal herbs would be destroyed.

"Old Poison, you ruthless bastard!"

In the end, Yue Guan chose to protect the herbs.

Compared to these herbs, Dugu Bo's worthless life meant nothing. Besides, even if Dugu Bo escaped this time, they could kill him next time.

He was the weakest Titled Douluo anyway!

They could crush him whenever they pleased!

Rumble!

After blocking Dugu Bo's attack, Yue Guan paid no further attention to the fleeing man.

"Wahahaha!"

"Is this the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew?!"

"Eight! Petal! Immortal! Orchid!"

"Narcissus! Jade! Flesh! Bone!"

"..."

"Wei Fan, how did you find such a treasure trove, you brat?"

Yue Guan looked this way and that inside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

All these immortal herbs truly had him beside himself with excitement!

"This cockscomb phoenix sunflower suits me best. After eating the singular velvet sky chrysanthemum last time, I could already feel faint signs of breaking through to rank ninety-six."

"If I eat this cockscomb phoenix sunflower now, I'll definitely break through."

At that thought, Yue Guan couldn't help reaching toward the immortal herb before him.

"Elder Ju, I don't recall agreeing to give that to you."

Wei Fan stared at Yue Guan as he spoke.

"Wei Fan, there are so many herbs here. I'm not greedy. How about letting me take two more?"

Yue Guan thought that was hardly excessive. There was no way that brat Wei Fan could eat all these immortal herbs himself.

"Not even one!"

"We already agreed on the terms!"

Wei Fan had known Yue Guan would say that. Even that one singular velvet sky chrysanthemum had been a bargain for him.

"Can you stop being so greedy, you brat? If you stuff all these immortal herbs into your belly, their nourishment might kill you!"

Yue Guan gritted his teeth. So many immortal herbs, and the brat wouldn't give him even one.

"We settled this before coming here. You're a mighty Titled Douluo. Surely your word isn't just hot air?"

"Besides, I brought you here as hired muscle to deal with Dugu Bo."

"And what did you do? You chased him straight to me. In the end, I was the one who drove him off."

"That means you failed your mission. It's only for old times' sake that I'm not demanding that singular velvet sky chrysanthemum back."

"..."

Wei Fan simply refused to give him any!

"You drove him off?"

"If Old Ghost and I hadn't come, you'd be fertilizer for the Sunset Forest by now."

"Are you giving me one or not, you brat?"

Yue Guan asked again.

"No!"

"Hurry up and help me put all the immortal herbs here into this Soul Tool."

Wei Fan took out the Sapphire Soul Tool Xue Ke had given him.

"Where did you get that Soul Tool, you brat?"

Yue Guan was startled.

One glance told him this Soul Tool was no ordinary object. A halo of light flowed over its surface. A Storage Soul Tool like this could not only preserve freshness, but hold living things as well.

"Let's pack up the herbs first. We can talk after we take them back."

Wei Fan said.

"All right!"

Yue Guan also knew this wasn't the place to talk. However wonderful these immortal herbs were, they weren't theirs until they had them in hand.

Just then, Gui Mei descended from the sky.

"Dugu Bo got away!"

He shook his head. The instant Dugu Bo fled, he had given chase.

Unfortunately, this was the old fellow's territory. After several twists and turns, he had vanished without a trace.

Mostly, they had wanted to toy with Dugu Bo like cats playing with a mouse. They hadn't expected to actually let the old fellow escape.

Had they known, they would have unleashed their Martial Soul Fusion Skill right away and crushed that old bastard Dugu Bo to death.

Wei Fan wasn't particularly bothered by Dugu Bo's escape.

So he got away. Wei Fan had never intended to take Dugu Bo's life in the first place. All he wanted were the herbs.

The herbs!

After Yue Guan got to work, every herb, poisonous or not, was packed into the Soul Tool.

"This really is a wonderful place!"

"The immortal herbs here grow several times faster than they do outside. To think a place this good has been monopolized by that old bastard Dugu Bo all this time. What a waste of heaven's treasures!"

"I left all the immortal herbs' roots and rhizomes behind. At this growth rate, they might sprout again in just a few years."

"And then... hehehe!"

At that point, Yue Guan was positively delighted.

"They won't be yours then, either!"

Wei Fan said.

"Don't be so ruthless, you brat."

Yue Guan instantly regretted revealing everything just now.

But no need to panic!

I'll just sneak here on my own when the time comes.

"Wei Fan, how about making fried rice with immortal herbs again?"

Yue Guan asked tentatively.

He still wanted an immortal herb, even if he had to eat it as part of a meal.

"Sure!"

"But on one condition!"

"You have to tell me all these immortal herbs' names, effects, and properties first."

This was Wei Fan's biggest headache. Without knowing the herbs' properties, he didn't dare consume them.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have brought Yue Guan along. He could simply have used the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud's effects to snatch up all these immortal herbs himself.

"No problem!"

Yue Guan agreed without hesitation.

As long as immortal herbs were on offer, he would do any job!

"Wei Fan, can I ask you something?"

"Why are you so keen on treating people to meals?"

Gui Mei was utterly baffled.

Ever since meeting that brat Wei Fan, it had been nothing but invitations and eating!

What kind of strange habit is that?

"It's a secret!"

Wei Fan said.

After escaping the Sunset Forest, Dugu Bo's face alternated between pale and purple.

Those were all my herbs, and now they're just gone!

Fuck!

But he also knew that if he hadn't chosen to attack those herbs, he would definitely have died. In the end, the immortal herbs would still have belonged to those two old fellows, Yue Guan and Gui Mei.

"Who was that masked man?"

"He felt familiar somehow!"

"How did those two bastards Yue Guan and Gui Mei find my hideout? And they seemed to be in cahoots with that masked Soul King, too."

Dugu Bo shook his dizzy head. The beating had left him dazed, and his mind was now a complete jumble.

Forget it. No more thinking about it!

I'll find somewhere to heal my injuries first!