Dugu Yan could only suppress her curiosity for now and wait until the important matters were handled.
An hour later.
At the mountaintop.
Having just finished her detoxification and purged the Water and Fire Power from her body, Dugu Yan immediately looked curiously at Shi Quan, waiting for his explanation.
"Here's what happened..." Shi Quan roughly explained the entire course of events.
Dugu Yan was both shocked and envious as she listened.
Dugu Yan asked in disbelief, "So you're saying that not only has your Soul Power broken through Level 30, but your Third Spirit Ring also absorbed a nine-thousand-year Thorn Queen?"
"That's right."
"..." Dugu Yan was so stunned that she could not speak, unable to recover for a long time.
"Monster... You're such a monster." Dugu Yan murmured softly.
Dugu Bo added at the right moment, "Yan Yan, when it comes to Xiao Quan's Third Spirit Ring, just tell others it's four or five thousand years old. Don't let it be known that his Third Spirit Ring is nine thousand years old."
"Don't worry, Grandpa. I won't tell anyone." Dugu Yan shook her head as she looked at Shi Quan. "If this got out, who knows how much envy, jealousy, and hatred it would attract."
"Not many people know me to begin with. Once I return to the academy, I'll explain my situation to the Three Great Education Committees and have them help conceal it as much as possible. With the changes in my appearance, ordinary people shouldn't notice anything unusual."
"This is all we can do for now. The longer we can keep it hidden, the better." Dugu Yan nodded. "By the way, Xiao Quan, since Ning Rongrong hasn't seen you return, she's been asking me about you constantly lately. Do you want to go back and