Dugu Bo was furious!
His Medicine Garden!
Although he had not built it himself, he had put no small amount of work into tending it over the years. Without the poison barrier he had set around the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, the soul beasts in Sunset Forest would have ravaged everything inside long ago.
Yet now, this Medicine Garden was about to be seized!
"Your Highness, this Poison Douluo doesn't seem very convinced. Why don't we just kill him?"
Snake Lance Douluo glanced at Qian Renxue, intending to finish Dugu Bo off for good.
Dugu Bo had always been at odds with Spirit Hall.
Here in the Heaven Dou Empire, he was especially close to Prince Xue Xing.
Qian Renxue was currently posing as Xue Qinghe. Having two Titled Douluos secretly following and protecting her made no sense at all.
After all, the Heaven Dou Empire's royal family had no Titled Douluos serving as retainers.
Even Xue Ye had no Titled Douluo protecting him, yet two had suddenly appeared beside Crown Prince Xue Qinghe. If word spread, people would inevitably grow suspicious of Qian Renxue's identity.
"Your Highness, my grandfather just hasn't thought it through yet!"
Dugu Yan panicked!
She and her grandfather were the only ones left in the Dugu Family, depending on each other to survive. If anything happened to him, she would be all alone.
"It's fine!"
Qian Renxue glanced at Dugu Yan. "I believe His Eminence Poison Douluo is a sensible man!"
"Besides, Miss Yanyan has quite captured my heart!"
Everyone was dumbfounded by those words.
Including Dugu Yan herself!
"She knows how to play!"
Hearing what Qian Renxue said, Link was thoroughly impressed too.
Right now, Qian Renxue was Xue Qinghe.
The Heaven Dou Empire's crown prince, its rightful heir.
If he had designs on Dugu Yan, then once they married, the Heaven Dou Empire would be closely bound to Poison Douluo Dugu Bo.
That was the charm of a marriage alliance!
Dugu Bo was stunned.
He glanced at his precious granddaughter and was about to say something when Qian Renxue continued, "Your Eminence Poison Douluo, rest assured. I won't force Miss Yanyan!"
"When it comes to love, I still prefer mutual affection!"
"..."
Dugu Yan said nothing.
Ye Lingling remained practically invisible throughout.
She was only a pure healing-type soul master, a complete weakling without a shred of combat strength.
Even so, Ye Lingling stood firmly beside Dugu Yan, ready to advance or retreat together with her dear friend.
"Your Highness, then... we could try getting to know each other first!"
Dugu Yan spoke slowly.
She had not yet gotten together with Yu Tianheng. Although he had been pursuing her lately, she had always held herself back because of her martial soul's defect.
After joining the Chat Group and having that defect resolved, she had considered starting a sweet romance with Yu Tianheng.
Unfortunately, before she could act, an unexpected turn of events had occurred.
Compared with Yu Tianheng's masculine decisiveness, this crown prince of the Heaven Dou Empire had somewhat feminine features and eyes. He was not the type Dugu Yan admired.
But for her family and her grandfather, she could put up with a little unhappiness.
Seeing that a fight was no longer going to break out, Link stopped hiding and stepped out from behind them.
"Huh?!"
"You little fellow, your strength...?"
Snake Lance Douluo was the first to spot Link. As he took notice of him, his gaze abruptly turned wary. He, a Titled Douluo, actually could not see through Link now.
"Uncle Snake, I did it!"
Link grinned proudly.
At that moment, his happiness came from the bottom of his heart.
With the Six-Zhang Golden Body, he had nothing to fear even from a Titled Douluo.
Although he still did not know whether he could match a Peerless Douluo, a mere Tang Hao, whose serious injuries had yet to heal, could no longer threaten him.
Why had Link left Nuoding City Junior Soul Master Academy?
In part, it really had been to grow stronger.
The other reason, and the most important one, had been to stay alive!
Because of his contact with Xiao Wu, Tang San had developed the intent to kill him.
Even if Tang San did not kill him, Tang Hao probably would not allow any complications to arise in how things unfolded afterward, for the sake of his plans. In that case, Link, as an unpredictable variable, could only die.
But now, Link could finally protect himself.
"I've seen you before..."
Looking at Link, Dugu Yan suddenly remembered seeing him at the academy.
Link smiled slightly. "Hello, Senior Dugu!"
"And Senior Ye!"
"I'm your junior. My name is Link!"
For the first time, Link spoke his name in front of Qian Renxue.
Hearing Link introduce himself, Qian Renxue knew that he knew she had already guessed his identity. She could not help giving him another look.
Noticing Qian Renxue's gaze, Link returned a smile.
Xiao Wu had mentioned the name Link in the Chat Group long ago, so Qian Renxue knew it.
Qian Renxue said nothing, merely planning to have a proper talk with Link later.
There were some things she needed to ask him about and get clear answers.
The group returned to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
As for exactly what the immortal herbs within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well did, everyone turned to Link.
How would Link know?
He only knew the little that had been mentioned in the original story.
But at a time like this, saying it aloud was enough to bluff his way through.
Aromatic Silk Beauty!
The bane of all poisons. It could not cure poisoning, only suppress all kinds of toxins.
Aromatic Silk Beauty!
It could increase soul power and help certain martial souls undergo Martial Soul Evolution.
Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid!
Its medicinal properties were mellow and rich. It strengthened the foundation and nourished one's vitality, could purge impurities from the body, and was suitable for those whose martial souls cultivated slowly.
Link explained everything he knew about the immortal herbs, one by one.
"Oh, this one's impressive!"
"This is Lovesick Heartbreak Red. There's even a tragic, beautiful love story behind its origins!"
"Though, personally, I think later generations made it all up!"
"But to pluck this immortal herb, you have to think single-mindedly of the one you love, then drip blood onto it. Only then can you pick it. Otherwise, the flower will be ruined!"
"Let me try!"
After hearing Link's explanation, the first person to jump forward was actually Porcupinefish Douluo.
Link looked at him curiously. Did Porcupinefish Douluo have a story of his own?
Unfortunately, Lovesick Heartbreak Red showed no reaction at all. That mouthful of Porcupinefish Douluo's blood had gone to waste.
"I'll try!"
Dugu Bo was not about to be outdone.
Compared with Porcupinefish Douluo, Dugu Bo's blood at least made Lovesick Heartbreak Red sway for a while when it landed on the flower, but in the end, it did not come free of the black jade stone.
"How amazing!"
Seeing this wondrous sight, Qian Renxue, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling all found it quite novel.
Yet not one of them tried.
Simply because none of them had anyone in her heart.
Without someone they loved, they naturally could not meet the conditions for plucking Lovesick Heartbreak Red.
As for Link?
Having lived two lives, he had been utterly ordinary in his first. With empty pockets, how could he dare hold back a beauty!
And in this life, he was still a child!
Still, even as he gradually grew up, Link reckoned he would never be able to pluck Lovesick Heartbreak Red, simply because he knew this world far too well, and knew its beauties far too well too.
There had been a good saying in his previous life: when you knew someone too well, it was hard to make a move!
In this life, Link's thinking was rather straightforward: if fate brought them together, he would seize the chance; if it did not, he would let it drift away on the wind!
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