Douluo Dalu: Fragment Collector
Chapter 40

I Pick Up Fragments on Douluo Continent

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"Osler, come save me!" Ye Lingling cried out for Osler's help even as she laughed uncontrollably.

"Osler, come help me hold Lingling's legs down." Dugu Yan was kneeling on the ground, tickling and teasing Ye Lingling to her heart's content.

"Ah..."

Watching the two of them in such disheveled states, Osler sighed helplessly and simply turned his head away. Standing here right now, I really do feel a little unnecessary.

"Eh! Brother Tang Si!"

Suddenly, Osler spotted Lu Feng at the stairwell entrance, and his eyes immediately lit up.

As if he had found a savior, Osler rushed toward Lu Feng without another word.

Lu Feng had only come to the rooftop to catch some air and relax.

The instant he saw Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling fooling around, his first instinct was to leave immediately.

After Purple Demon Eye entered its second stage, Lu Feng's night vision had greatly improved.

In that brief instant just now, Lu Feng had accidentally seen everything he should and should not have seen of the two girls.

One should not look upon impropriety.

Lu Feng did not want to invite unnecessary trouble.

"Hmph!"

At that moment, Dugu Yan also noticed Lu Feng, and she still gave a cold snort.

Dugu Yan reached out to help Ye Lingling up from the ground, where she had laughed herself weak, then carefully brushed the dust off her clothes.

"Good evening, everyone." Lu Feng strolled over to them with an easy smile and greeted them politely.

"Hmph!"

Dugu Yan snorted again, which counted as her greeting to Lu Feng.

"Brother Tang, thank you again for helping us during the day. If not for you, we really don't know what would have happened." Seeing that Dugu Yan was unwilling to take the initiative to speak, Ye Lingling started a conversation herself.

Ye Lingling knew her sister's temperament all too well.

Sharp tongue, soft heart.

She always looked fierce on the outside, like a venomous snake people did not dare approach lightly. But in truth, her heart was more fragile than a little white rabbit's.

"Miss Lingling is so beautiful and charming. Any Soul Master with a sense of justice would have been willing to help." Lu Feng replied unhurriedly, his smile unchanged.

What he said was not entirely empty politeness.

At first glance, Ye Lingling was indeed not the sort of breathtaking beauty who stunned people at a single glance.

But after spending time with her, one would discover that her gentle personality was truly endearing. Like an elegant crabapple flower, the longer one looked at her, the more one could feel her unique charm.

"I don't think we need to be so formal. You can just call me Lingling, like everyone else does." Ye Lingling said with a shy smile, her large eyes blinking as she lightly covered her mouth.

"Alright, then you can call me Little Si too. Uh, never mind, just call me by my name, Tang Si." Lu Feng paused slightly before speaking with a smile.

The group went over to the stone benches and sat down. Their conversation gradually became more lively, and the atmosphere grew increasingly harmonious.

"Tang Si, your medical skills are truly impressive. Who did you learn them from? I can't see the shadow of any school of medicine in you at all." Ye Lingling asked curiously.

The Ye Clan had originally been a family of physicians. Their family had passed down medical studies for more than ten generations, and their foundation was exceptionally deep.

Ye Lingling had studied medicine under her father since childhood. She was well-read and had also researched all sorts of poisons quite extensively.

Yet when it came to Lu Feng's methods of compounding medicine, she was completely at a loss and could not understand them at all.

Snakes, scorpions, centipedes, toads, and geckos—she had naturally seen all of them before.

But grouping those five things together and calling them the Five Poisons—

And using them in such peculiar medicinal preparations—this was truly the first time Ye Lingling had ever heard of it.

Dugu Yan pretended not to care, but in truth, she secretly perked up her ears.

"My studies are rather broad. Some things were taught to me by my master, while others came from books I read." Lu Feng said calmly and unhurriedly.

As he spoke, he took out a book from his Soul Tool.

Under the dim light, everyone looked over curiously and saw eight bold words printed on the cover—"Overbearing Female Pope Falls in Love with Me."

"Heh, Tang Si, you look so proper, but I never expected you to be one of my kind too! Haha!" Seeing the title, Osler immediately teased him with a mischievous grin.

"Cough, cough!" Lu Feng's face flushed slightly at his words. He coughed twice and quickly put away the "Female Pope" book.

Then, he took out another book from his Soul Tool, Soul Master Meridian Illustrated Guide.

"Eh, this book?" Dugu Yan exclaimed in surprise.

She had seen this book in the library before, and her home even had a copy.

But the acupoints marked in it were simply too difficult to memorize.

She had only skimmed through it a few times before tossing it into a corner to gather dust.

Seeing her reaction, Lu Feng smiled faintly and flipped the book open to a certain page. "Heaven has three treasures: the sun, moon, and stars. Earth has three treasures: water, fire, and wind. Man has three treasures: essence, qi, and spirit.

"The heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys—the workings of the human body follow the same principles as the workings of heaven and earth."

"Yet in today's Soul Master world, everyone focuses only on cultivating Soul Power and acquiring Soul Rings, while overlooking the most important treasure: the human body itself."

"These acupoints are the entrances to that treasure. Deeply understanding the mysteries of these acupoints and meridians is not only beneficial for cultivation; it is also a comprehensive improvement in one's control over Soul Power."

After hearing Lu Feng's words, Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling both fell into thought.

They truly had overlooked some of the theoretical research left behind by their predecessors.

In Ye Lingling's view, some injuries could be rapidly healed with a single soul skill, restoring wounds to their original state. Studying medicine was more of a hobby to her.

Dugu Yan was much the same. When studying theoretical knowledge, she was even more perfunctory than Ye Lingling.

"Tang Si, you're making it sound so mysterious. What use are these theories, exactly?" Osler could not help shouting.

Of everyone present, he was the complete outsider.

Listening to Lu Feng's explanation felt like listening to a heavenly book. He was utterly confused and understood nothing.

"Come, extend your right hand. Let me diagnose you." Lu Feng was not angered by Osler's words. He simply smiled and spoke calmly.

As he spoke, Lu Feng took a small cloth pouch from his Soul Tool to use as a wrist rest. Osler rolled up his sleeve and extended his right hand.

Lu Feng pressed his index and middle fingers together and gently placed them on Osler's pulse.

At the same time, a warm and gentle current slowly spread along Osler's arm, gradually flowing throughout his entire body.

"Mmm~"

Osler instinctively let out an extremely comfortable sound.

The instant Tang Si's Soul Power entered his body, he felt as though all the fatigue in his body had been swept away.

Lu Feng had learned this technique from that important figure in Spirit Hall.

With the enhancement of the Light Attribute, when Soul Power entered a patient's body for examination, it would not provoke resistance from the other party's Soul Power. It was practically a divine technique for taking one's pulse.

Before long, Lu Feng withdrew his hand and said blandly, "You have kidney deficiency."

Hearing this, Osler jumped up in agitation like a rabbit whose tail had been stepped on. "Bullshit!"

"I can treat it," Lu Feng said teasingly.

Osler froze for a moment, then immediately dropped to his knees and hugged Lu Feng's leg. "Divine physician, save me!"

Snake Venom in the Bloodline

"Hehehe!"

Seeing this, Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling immediately covered their mouths and laughed.

The members of the Royal Fighting Team had always gotten along well. In their daily lives, they enjoyed making harmless jokes with one another.

Osler and Yu Feng especially loved bragging about how amazing they were.

Things like "seven times in one night."

Or "for a whole hour straight."

Who would have thought...

Looking at Osler sprawled on the ground, Lu Feng helplessly shook his head. He took out a medicine bottle from his Soul Tool. Inside, a scorpion and several other medicinal herbs were soaked in highly concentrated alcohol.

"This is Tiger Scorpion Wine. I spent months gathering medicinal ingredients, then another forty-nine days developing it. Not only can it condition the body, it is also very beneficial for cultivation."

"How much? Brother Tang Si, just tell me the cost price." Osler asked.

This time, he had learned to be cautious. Clearly, he still held a grudge over being fleeced by Lu Feng during the day.

"No, no, this medicine isn't cheap. Even if Brother Osler and I are close, it will still cost at least this much."

As he spoke, Lu Feng raised one finger.

"Ten thousand Gold Soul Coins? That really is the cost price. Brother Tang Si, I'll remember this favor."

With that, Osler took out a black card from his Soul Tool and handed it to Lu Feng.

His duke father spent tens of thousands of Gold Soul Coins whenever he bought Whale Rubber.

This was a gold card jointly issued by the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire. It carried special anti-counterfeiting markings and could be redeemed at any bank across the continent.

A black VIP card represented a deposit of at least ten thousand Gold Soul Coins.

Lu Feng accepted the VIP card without any change in expression, but inwardly, he could not help cursing.

Damn, is this what they call a filthy rich tycoon?

Lu Feng had only wanted to make a small profit by selling it for one thousand Gold Soul Coins.

"Hmph, is it really that miraculous? Come on, Tang Si, try it on me." Dugu Yan said unconvinced.

Lu Feng smiled faintly and nodded.

After spending a day with them, he had discovered that the members of the Royal Fighting Team differed somewhat from their original portrayals.

In the original story, Ye Lingling did not like talking and had a very cold personality. But Lu Feng found that she was merely gentle, like the girl next door.

Dugu Yan's personality was somewhat similar to Xiao Wu's—proud, tsundere, weak but loved to play.

As for Osler?

Lu Feng glanced at the lewd youth who was secretly tasting the medicinal wine and sighed.

Ah, he was beyond saving.

"Miss Dugu, would you be willing to offer your precious arm?" Lu Feng asked with a faint smile.

"Hmph." Dugu Yan gave a cold snort, rolled up her sleeve, and placed her fair wrist on the wrist rest.

Lu Feng pressed two fingers together and lightly placed them on Dugu Yan's pulse.

At the same time, Soul Power carrying the Light Attribute slowly spread along Dugu Yan's arm and gradually filled her entire body.

The instant Lu Feng touched her wrist, Dugu Yan's body could not help trembling.

Since she was born, this was the first time an opposite-sex person other than her grandfather had touched her body.

At the same time, she felt a warm power flowing through her body.

Warm and comfortable.

The feeling was like basking in the sun in a courtyard during winter.

Dugu Yan slowly closed her eyes. At that moment, even the lower abdominal pain she had inherited since childhood seemed to have eased somewhat.

"Mmm~"

Dugu Yan let out a soft moan, but she quickly restrained herself.

This is so embarrassing. Dugu Yan silently thought, then leaned against Ye Lingling's shoulder and continued enjoying the sensation.

Unlike Dugu Yan's comfort, Lu Feng's expression had grown extremely grave.

After circulating his Soul Power through several cycles, Lu Feng finally found the cause of Dugu Yan's poisoning.

Just like Tang San's Blue Silver Emperor bloodline, Dugu Yan's poison was hidden within her bloodline.

Tang San's martial soul was originally nothing more than ordinary Blue Silver Grass. Even Lu Feng could only pick up yellow-quality Blue Silver Grass martial souls. Only after the bloodline within Tang San awakened would his martial soul evolve into the Blue Silver Emperor.

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