"Great-Great-Grandfather, I..." Qian Daoliu trailed off when Qian Chongling shot him a glare.
Dugu Bo swallowed, his heart pounding wildly.
If he had heard correctly, Qian Daoliu had called this young man Great-Great-Grandfather. The fact that an ancient monster like him was still alive had to be a closely guarded secret.
Yet he had inadvertently overheard it. Unless he joined Spirit Hall, he could think of no way for his Dugu Family to survive.
But setting aside his grudges with Gui Mei and Yue Guan, Dugu Bo himself disliked living under someone else's roof. Wasn't it better to be wild, unfettered, and free?
Ignoring Qian Daoliu, Qian Chongling turned to Dugu Bo and said, "You heard him. You should have guessed who I am by now."
"In truth, I have some history with your Dugu Family. If I can avoid exterminating your entire family, I would naturally prefer to."
Threats were still necessary. The carrot and the big stick were the way to go. Yes, that was exactly right.
"I had an old friend who suffered terribly because of a flaw in her Jade Phosphorus Snake martial soul. Whenever the weather turned overcast or rainy, she would feel an itching numbness along both sides of her rib cage. It would gradually intensify and last for over two hours, striking once at noon and once at midnight. Late every night, around midnight, she would suffer needle-like stabbing pains at the crown of her head and the soles of her feet, with her entire body convulsing for at least an hour."
"And you suffer from roughly the same symptoms, do you not?"
"You... how do you know?" Dugu Bo could no longer contain his shock and blurted out the question.
This was a problem that inevitably arose once the Jade Phosphorus Snake