"Wei Fan!"
"Don't push your luck, brat!"
Yue Guan trembled with rage, chilled to the bone.
Dragon Ganoderma Leaf fried rice?
Did that fucking count as an immortal herb?
Dragon Ganoderma Leaf merely strengthened one's constitution, replenished vitality, and restored soul power. What damn use was it to a mighty Titled Douluo like him?
"You told me to make fried rice with immortal herbs."
"And I did!"
"The Dragon Ganoderma Leaf came from Sunset Forest too. You can't deny that."
Wei Fan spread his hands and shrugged.
"No!"
"You have to give me an immortal herb today."
The thought of going without an immortal herb left Yue Guan itching with frustration.
"All I've got is Dragon Ganoderma Leaf fried rice. Are you eating it or not?"
"If not, I'll feed it to the dogs!"
As Wei Fan spoke, he moved to dump out the fried rice.
"You..."
"If you don't give me those herbs today, brat, I'll just take them."
Yue Guan clenched his fists. Surely a mighty Titled Douluo like him could handle this little brat Wei Fan.
"You'd better think it through."
"If you steal my herbs, I'll tell that woman what happened back then!"
The corners of Wei Fan's mouth rose uncontrollably. He knew that incident was what Yue Guan and Gui Mei feared most.
"You little brat. You win!"
Yue Guan's expression changed abruptly.
If the Supreme Pontiff learned about that incident, he and Gui Mei would be in deep trouble.
He pointed at Wei Fan, then picked up the Dragon Ganoderma Leaf fried rice.
The brat had a point. Dragon Ganoderma Leaf barely qualified as an immortal herb too.
Eat!
"Old Ghost, you're fucking stealing my food again!"
"Leave some for me!"
"..."
Though Yue Guan wasn't satisfied with the Dragon Ganoderma Leaf fried rice, he still ate it with relish.
Wei Fan held the notes Yue Guan had written for him, listing the herbs' names, properties, and more.
He grinned!
With this instruction sheet, he no longer had to worry about poisoning himself when taking the immortal herbs.
Three days later!
Word of a great battle in Sunset Forest spread like wildfire throughout the Heaven Dou Empire.
Everyone said Dugu Bo had been beaten up!
Some people with inside knowledge guessed that Spirit Hall was responsible. Dugu Bo had offended Spirit Hall in the past, which was precisely why Prince Xue Xing had saved him and he had become a guest elder of the Heaven Dou Empire.
But they had no idea who exactly had done it. Their best guess was that it had to be a Titled Douluo.
Godwind Academy, Dean's Office.
No one was happier to hear that Dugu Bo had been beaten up than this uncle and nephew.
Dugu Bo's beating meant he wouldn't have time to come looking for trouble with them for a while, so they were safe.
"Uncle, why do you think Dugu Bo got beaten up?"
Feng Xiaotian asked with a smile.
"I don't know!"
"But a huge stretch of Sunset Forest has been wrecked beyond recognition. Right now, I'm just hoping Dugu Bo retaliates like a madman and gets locked in a bitter fight with Spirit Hall."
"Then he won't come looking for trouble with us!"
Feng Yi said.
"Those Spirit Hall people are pretty useless. They actually let Dugu Bo escape."
"If they'd just beaten him to death, we'd never have to worry again."
That was what Feng Xiaotian found most regrettable.
Dugu Bo might not have time for them in the short term, but what if he remembered them later?
That would be bad!
"We shouldn't say things like that again."
"Titled Douluo are like divine dragons-you glimpse their heads, but never their tails. If they happen to overhear us, we'll be in trouble."
Feng Yi was worried that Dugu Bo would show up the moment they finished speaking...
Then they'd be fucking done for!
Knock, knock, knock!
A knock came from outside the door.
"Dean, the Imperial Fighting Team has arrived in Godwind City."
"They seem to be traveling to train, taking part in soul fighting at the Great Soul Arenas in various cities to gain combat experience."
"The teacher leading them, Qin Ming, has invited our Divine Wind Team to a sparring match."
A middle-aged man walked in.
"Dean, Godwind Academy accepts the challenge!"
Feng Xiaotian clenched his fist. He had been bottling up his anger all this time.
He had suffered at Wei Fan's hands again and again, and now even the Imperial Fighting Team wanted to challenge them.
This was the perfect chance to vent his anger on those fools who didn't know how high the heavens were or how deep the earth ran!
"You're the captain of the Divine Wind Team. Handle it as you see fit."
Feng Yi handed command over to Feng Xiaotian.
Somewhere in Heaven Dou City.
Dugu Bo sat by the window. Yesterday, his granddaughter had told him about some recent events.
He now understood most of what had happened.
Yue Guan and Gui Mei must have come looking for him because of the rumors circulating among the Five Elemental Academies that Wei Fan had stolen his chrysanthemum in Sunset Forest.
Yue Guan and Gui Mei had then deduced his hiding place from that information.
He had been a fool!
He had already been extremely careful and hadn't even told Feng Yi that the missing herb was the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum. Yet the matter had still caught that old bastard Yue Guan's attention.
His immortal herbs! What a terrible loss!
He had now remembered who the person holding the Trident was. During the Heaven Dou Empire's earlier celebration, Ge Long had accused Wei Fan of stealing a treasure from the Heaven Dou Imperial Family and had described the thief: a Soul King wielding a Trident, with five Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings.
At the time, he had thought it was nonsense too. Only after seeing that person in Sunset Forest had he realized Ge Long hadn't been lying.
And the most terrifying part was that Ge Long had previously said that person's five soul rings were all ten-thousand-year rings. Now they had fucking become four black and one red!
How the fuck did he manage that?
Could soul rings actually grow older?
Was this some magic trick?
He had racked his brains over it these past few days and still couldn't make sense of it.
He also knew what that azure triangular object was now.
It was the stolen national treasure of the Heaven Dou Empire-the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud!
He had never imagined the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud had such a remarkable use. It could even block attacks from a Titled Douluo like him.
No wonder that Soul King had escaped from Ge Long!
Ge Long had said the person was Wei Fan, and that brat from Godwind Academy had also said Wei Fan had stolen his chrysanthemum.
Could the masked person who fought me in Sunset Forest really have been Wei Fan?
But Wei Fan had already proven his innocence at the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace!
If it wasn't him, how could there be so many coincidences? Everyone was pinning the blame on Wei Fan.
If it was him, then that brat had twin martial souls!
That was fucking terrifying!
How many people with twin martial souls had ever appeared in the entire history of the Douluo Continent?
Anyone tied to Yue Guan and Gui Mei belonged to Spirit Hall!
He had originally wanted to find Wei Fan and probe whether the brat was the one who had stolen his herbs.
But after thinking it over, he decided against it!
If it really was Wei Fan, Yue Guan and Gui Mei might very well be lurking beside the brat.
Then he would definitely be the one getting beaten up!
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