The Blood River Treasure, Lovesick Heartbreak Red!

"Why are you bringing up something like that out of the blue, boy?"

Dugu Bo frowned.

"Judging by the equipment you showed me, you shouldn't have any trouble performing."

As someone born and raised in Heaven Dou City, Dugu Bo naturally knew about Whale Rubber and what it did.

It was an effective bedroom aid that could turn Blue Silver Grass into a steel pipe.

The nobles loved it.

"..."

Ye Qiu was instantly at a loss for words. The corner of his mouth twitched, and he said helplessly,

"Senior, I think you've misunderstood."

"I mean... my Soul Ring Configuration has something to do with Whale Rubber."

"There's such a thing?!"

Dugu Bo was astonished.

"It's absolutely true!"

Ye Qiu nodded emphatically.

"If you don't believe me, senior, it shouldn't be hard for you to get some. Try it yourself and you'll know whether it's true."

"Good, good! I'll definitely try it when I get the chance!"

Dugu Bo nodded repeatedly. It wasn't that he didn't believe Ye Qiu; he simply found the matter a little too incredible.

In fact, Ye Qiu hadn't lied.

Whale Rubber did indeed strengthen a Soul Master's physique.

But raising the limit of a Soul Master's First Soul Ring to the thousand-year level

was extremely difficult.

Otherwise, in the era ten thousand years later,

geniuses whose First Soul Rings started at a thousand years would probably have been a dime a dozen.

Suddenly,

Dugu Bo's face grew serious again. "But is your body really all right, boy? Shall I write you a prescription? You can get some medicine right here and properly nurse yourself back to health."

"..."

Ye Qiu's face instantly darkened.

"Haha!"

Dugu Bo couldn't help bursting into laughter.

"I'm only joking~ Don't take it seriously, boy!"

"You really do hold a grudge, senior."

Ye Qiu curled his lip and stood up. It was time to leave.

"Hm? Going to relieve yourself again, boy?"

Dugu Bo asked in confusion.

"No, I'm going out to pick some medicinal herbs, then I'm heading home."

Ye Qiu replied.

"Home?"

Dugu Bo stood up as soon as he heard that. Slightly anxious, he said, "Then what about the snake venom in my body? How could the little medicine you gave me be enough?!"

Only four dough pellets remained on the table.

Ye Qiu smiled and explained, "Don't worry, senior. I'll make more at home and bring it to you in three days."

"Three days? That'll do!"

Dugu Bo nodded, then asked,

"There's one more thing. I can store my poison in my core bead, but what about my Yanzi? Her Martial Soul is still the Jade Phosphorous Serpent, and she hasn't condensed a core bead."

Dugu Bo had originally intended

to wait until his own snake venom had been dealt with before bringing it up.

But in the end, he couldn't help asking.

"Senior, the way to deal with the poison is already quite clear. You should have had some ideas about what to use as a poison sac long ago, shouldn't you?"

"Hm?"

Dugu Bo was taken aback by Ye Qiu's words, then smiled. "There's no need to flatter me, boy. If I were sure what to do, would I still need to ask you?"

"It's actually quite simple. Just prepare a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone for her, senior."

After saying that, Ye Qiu added a reminder:

"Of course, it's best to avoid the head and torso, since they're vital areas."

"A Soul Bone... that'll take some effort."

Dugu Bo nodded slightly and pondered.

In the present Soul Master World, Soul Bones were exceedingly rare treasures that could only be chanced upon, not sought.

They were even called Blood River Treasures.

Whenever one appeared, a storm of bloodshed was sure to follow, until blood flowed like a river.

"If you can't get a ten-thousand-year one, a thousand-year one will do."

With that, Ye Qiu turned and strolled toward the door.

"..."

Dugu Bo shook his head.

Thousand-year Soul Bones were just as hard to come by, and their quality was rather ordinary.

Naturally, he wanted to prepare the best for Dugu Yan.

Dugu Bo looked at Ye Qiu's back and suddenly asked with a smile, "Boy, how old are you? You don't look more than a few years apart from my Yanzi. Interested in meeting her?"

"It's been six years since I awakened my Martial Soul. We really aren't that far apart in age."

Ye Qiu answered without looking back.

"If your granddaughter doesn't mind that I have a fiancée, I wouldn't mind meeting her."

As he spoke,

Ye Qiu opened the door.

"Hey! Brat, when did I say I wanted to set you two up?"

Dugu Bo couldn't help frowning.

"Haha~"

Ye Qiu couldn't help laughing aloud and waved a hand.

"Looks like I misunderstood. Don't take offense, senior. I'll be going now!"

As soon as the words left his mouth,

Ye Qiu's figure vanished from the room.

"What a pity..."

Dugu Bo shook his head and sighed softly.

To be honest, he really had considered setting the two of them up.

He didn't want to have anything to do with Blue Lightning.

"But..."

"There's no harm in simply introducing them, is there?"

Dugu Bo murmured to himself with a smile, a dark green light flickering in his eyes.

"Haha..."

"It would do Yanzi good to see what a true genius Soul Master looks like! Then she won't be so arrogant and get taken in by that boy from the Yu family."

Having made up his mind,

Dugu Bo casually scooped up the four dough pellets left on the table and strode out of the thatched hut.

Just then, Ye Qiu's figure disappeared into the herb fields.

"What did that boy pick?"

Only then did Dugu Bo look curiously and carefully at the rare and unusual plants around the spring.

Most obviously, the two herbs on the shores of the two extremes were gone, as was the large chrysanthemum resembling Chrysanthemum Guan's Martial Soul... As for the rest, he couldn't tell yet.

"That boy's rather honest. Otherwise, with such spatial means, what other person would have bothered to say a word to me?"

Dugu Bo shook his head, finding it funny, though his eyes were full of appreciation.

"..."

The sun blazed overhead. It was morning.

East of Peach Blossom Village,

in a house among the peach trees.

The table that Ye Qiu had pushed against the wall at noon yesterday had returned to the center of the room. The wet marks on the floor and tabletop had long since dried and vanished.

Outside the house, within the fenced enclosure where poultry were kept,

a woman in a white dress and a jade hairpin was scattering grain on the ground.

Her figure was graceful and shapely. The satisfaction and happiness of a woman newly wed showed between her brows and in her eyes, and she looked dewy and lovely all over.

Her youthful innocence was gradually fading, while mature charm was beginning to show.

An excited, vibrant voice suddenly rang out around the house.

"Sister Yun'er~"

"I brought you a present!"

Su Yun'er immediately stopped what she was doing and turned with a delighted smile. A captivating flush of satisfaction rose on her beautiful face.

"Xiao Qiu~!"

Ye Qiu stood outside the fence, looking at Su Yun'er with an extraordinarily radiant smile.

In his arms was a white peony rooted in a stone, seemingly no larger than a palm and mottled with bloodstains.

It was none other than the king of immortal herbs... Lovesick Heartbreak Red!