Just Call Me Yanzi

Ye Qiu did not care what Dugu Yan thought. Since he had dared to bring her into the Kamui Dimension, he naturally was not afraid of Kamui being broken.

Without another word,

Ye Qiu raised a hand and patted the Crystal Love on his chest, then held out a large bag of freshly made little rice balls.

"Miss Dugu, this is the antidote."

"..."

Dugu Yan came back to her senses and looked at Ye Qiu.

Her green eyes stared at him, as though trying to see through him,

but she could see nothing.

He was just a young, handsome boy who was easy on the eyes.

"???"

Dugu Yan looked at the cloth bag in Ye Qiu's hand, and her expression grew strange.

Wasn't this packaging a little too slapdash?

"Are you sure the things in this bag can cure the snake venom in our bodies?"

Dugu Yan pointed at the bag and asked uncertainly.

"Of course."

Ye Qiu nodded firmly, his face solemn.

"Senior Dugu tried it himself. How could it be fake? Even if you don't believe me, Miss Dugu, surely you believe Senior Dugu?"

"That's not what I meant..."

Dugu Yan hurriedly denied it. She shot the cloth bag an irritated glance and said disdainfully, "It's just that putting it in something like this is too strange."

"Ah... haha, a little, I suppose."

Realization dawned on Ye Qiu. He gave an embarrassed laugh and explained, "My pockets are a little light. Please forgive me, Miss Dugu."

Dugu Yan could not help rolling her eyes at Ye Qiu.

She did not believe for a moment that a Soul Master like Ye Qiu could be so poor. He was clearly just being careless.

But Ye Qiu was, after all, a benefactor of the Dugu Family,

so Dugu Yan could hardly say anything more. She reached out and took the bag, then bowed at the waist and said sincerely, "Whatever the case, thank you. I apologize for my rudeness earlier."

"There's no need to be so polite, Miss Dugu. Senior Dugu and I met through a fight, and now we're friends... Besides, I haven't lost out."

Ye Qiu spoke as though it were nothing.

Only he himself knew that no matter how much he helped the Dugu Family, he would not be the one losing out. After all, those Immortal Herbs were priceless treasures!

"What?"

Hearing Ye Qiu's words, Dugu Yan looked up at him in surprise.

"You fought my grandfather too?"

"Yes, and Senior Dugu was the one who lost."

Ye Qiu smiled and nodded openly.

"You really are a monster, aren't you?"

Holding the cloth bag, Dugu Yan felt shocked all over again.

An ordinary Soul Elder would struggle even to stand steady before a Titled Douluo, yet Ye Qiu had actually been able to fight her grandfather? And he had even won?

Even if her grandfather might not have gone all out, that was enough to show how powerful Ye Qiu was!

"How on earth did you do it?"

Dugu Yan could not figure it out no matter how hard she thought.

She did not think for a moment that Ye Qiu was lying.

After all, she was the granddaughter of the man involved. There was no point lying to her.

"You'll find out if the opportunity arises, Miss Dugu."

Ye Qiu smiled, pointed at the cloth bag in her hand, and reminded her, "By the way, Miss Dugu, you stayed in that medicinal garden for quite a while, so your body was bound to be affected by the energy there. You'd better take a couple of antidote pills first. These pills also work wonders against its effects."

"Mm."

Dugu Yan asked no more questions. She reached into the cloth bag and pulled out a handful of dough lumps in various colors, her delicate brows knitting.

She picked two that looked reasonably pleasing and carefully brought them to her lips and swallowed them.

When the dough lumps dissolved inside her...

Dugu Yan immediately felt much lighter, and her eyes brightened slightly.

"They really work?!"

"Naturally."

Ye Qiu nodded slightly and turned toward the gates of Heaven Dou City. "Come on, Miss Dugu," he said softly. "It's time we entered the city."

"All right!"

Dugu Yan quickly put away the cloth bag and hurried after him.

"By the way, how many years have you been cultivating?"

"A little over six years, I suppose."

"You're actually that young?"

Dugu Yan cried out, finally realizing it.

Leaving aside his Twin Martial Souls and Soul Ring Configuration, the fact that Ye Qiu possessed such cultivation at his age was enough to make him a freak!

"You really are a monster!"

Dugu Yan exclaimed, full of frustration.

She was finally convinced in both heart and mind, and no longer wanted to ask more questions and invite another blow.

"..."

Ye Qiu and Dugu Yan walked side by side at a leisurely pace until they reached the city gates.

Every soldier patrolling or standing guard above and below the gatehouse wore full armor and carried a spear. The killing aura about them showed how battle-hardened they were.

The main gate was a full ten meters high and ten meters wide.

It was wide enough for six riders to pass abreast.

There were also two side gates, each five meters high and wide.

The main gate was shut tight, reserved for those with imperial permission.

Naturally, Ye Qiu and Dugu Yan could only enter through a side gate.

As soon as Ye Qiu crossed through the gate, he felt as if he had entered another world. Vendors' cries rang out without end, and the whole street buzzed with voices and activity.

As they walked down the street, shops lined both sides, filled with a dazzling array of goods,

and there were more and more things for sale, at ever higher prices.

There was no shortage of brothels and gambling dens. Quite a few scantily clad young women posed and flirted right on the street to attract customers.

"How extravagant."

Walking along the avenue, which was over ten meters wide and paved with bluestone, Ye Qiu could not help sighing at the sights of every kind before him.

He gave the women at the brothels a couple of extra looks in particular.

They were only ordinary beauties, but what could he do? He had not seen much of the wider world.

Standing beside him, Dugu Yan said matter-of-factly, "This is Heaven Dou Imperial City, one of the two largest and most prosperous major cities on the continent. There are countless high officials and nobles here. It would be strange if it weren't extravagant!"

"Tsk... No matter where you are, it's good to have money and power."

Ye Qiu spoke meaningfully.

Dugu Yan nodded in wholehearted agreement. Looking at the boy's profile beside her, she could not help asking, "By the way, where are you from?"

"I'm just a commoner from a small mountain village."

Ye Qiu looked back and smiled, answering truthfully.

"Really?"

Dugu Yan looked utterly unconvinced.

"Of course it's true. Otherwise, why would I be thinking about making money at the auction house?"

Ye Qiu spread his hands helplessly.

Before long, he would be heading somewhere like Suotuo City.

When traveling away from home, he absolutely could not do without money!

"..."

Thinking of the bag he had used to hold the pills earlier, Dugu Yan nodded, half convinced. She tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and kindly offered, "If you need money, you can tell me. I can lend you some."

"Then let me thank the beautiful and kind Miss Dugu in advance."

Ye Qiu smiled.

"You're welcome. We're friends, after all, aren't we?"

Dugu Yan smiled and raised her delicate brows proudly, in an excellent mood.

"How about this... 'Miss Dugu' sounds too distant. Just call me Yanzi from now on. That's what my friends all call me."

"No problem, Yanzi."

Ye Qiu readily agreed.

"Mm."

Dugu Yan nodded slightly and smiled with satisfaction.

"We're almost there..."

"..."