"Thank you for your mercy, senior." Zu Zong propped himself up with both hands and sprang to his feet, landing in front of Dugu Bo.
At first, Zu Zong thought Dugu Bo truly wanted him dead, but then he realized that the amount of poison injected into his body wasn't much, only a tiny amount.
Of course, Zu Zong was also trying to give Dugu Bo a way out. Dugu Bo had three good qualities: first, his granddaughter; second, his strength; and third, his pride. Since this old man cared so much about his pride, he would give him that.
Dugu Bo also realized his lapse in composure, cleared his throat, and said seriously, "Hmm! Not bad, you've passed my test today. Tell me, how will you cure the poison in my body and my granddaughter's body?"
zuzong didn't answer directly, turning back to touch the Fragrant Silk Immortal Item.
The zuzong said, "Yanzi's poison is actually easy to cure, but your poison has penetrated deep into your bones, making you practically a poison person."
"Boy, stop beating around the bush. I think you're trying to negotiate with me!" Dugu Bo frowned and said coldly, "Stop beating around the bush. If you can truly solve the problem of the poison backlash on me and Yanyan, I can agree to three conditions within my power."
"Uh." The zuzong rolled his eyes at Dugu Bo. This old guy wouldn't even let someone put on a show?
The zuzong said, "Good! That's straightforward. To show my sincerity, I can first tell you how to detoxify Yanzi."
Dugu Bo was clearly a little impatient. "Speak quickly."
The zuzong nodded and said, "If you all have weapon spirits, you don't need to worry about the poison backlash at all. But you need to be careful with beast spirits because when you activate your spirits, they are attached to your bodies, which means that the poison will enter your bodies when you cultivate poison techniques. As long as you find a suitable soul bone for Yanzi, and let her force the poison into the soul bone when she cultivates poison techniques, then there will be no problem. Like me now, although I also have poison in my body, the poison in my body is in the 'mutated blue silver grass' and the external soul bone Eight Spider Lances, so of course I won't have any problems."
Dugu Bo's eyes lit up. "That's right! How come I didn't think of that? If that's the case, my son won't—"
At this point, Dugu Bo rarely showed a haggard look.
Changing the subject, Dugu Bo frowned and said, "Then what about me? You wouldn't be asking me to do the same, would you? Yan Yan's poison skills are still shallow, so this is a good method. But I have cultivated poison skills for seventy years, and my whole body is already poisonous. As you just said, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call me a poison man. One careless move and I'll die."
The zuzong calmly said, "That's why I'm making conditions with you."
"The first condition is that I will use the rare flowers and herbs in your herb garden to prepare a medicinal guide for you. You are a titled Douluo, so you must have a soul bone. At that time, with the medicinal guide, some of the poison will be introduced into your soul bone. This way, you won't have to suffer the pain of the poison backlash, and at the same time, you can preserve your poison skills. You might even be able to advance further."
Dugu Bo's eyebrows relaxed slightly. He was beginning to believe the clan elder's words. "That's not a problem. You can use this herb garden as you like, but do you recognize everything?"
The zu zong's lips curled up. If you had to say he recognized them, he only recognized a few famous ones from the original work. But don't forget, someone in our clan has a system. Reading information about flowers and plants, soul beasts, and text is a piece of cake for him. Using this information, having the system concoct a medicinal ingredient is a piece of cake.
The zuzong feigned regret, saying, "I've had a photographic memory since I was a child, and I love reading. I once came across an ancient book called 'The Mysterious Heavenly Treasure Record,' which recorded information about most of the rare flowers and herbs. Unfortunately, that book was later stolen."
Dugu Bo said, "No wonder you're so skilled. Having a photographic memory is a huge advantage; it allows you to easily learn other people's combat techniques. So, what's the second condition?"
"The second condition is that I've already broken through level forty and need you to help me hunt a soul beast as my fourth soul ring."
Even before meeting Dugu Bo, the clan leader had sensed a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast deep within the Sunset Forest through the Blue Silver Domain. Its aura was extremely powerful. Moreover, according to the information transmitted by the Blue Silver Grass, it seemed to be a dragon. While the zuzong wasn't afraid of ordinary ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts, this was a dragon. The Azure Bull Python, containing a trace of dragon blood, was already incredibly powerful; this ten-thousand-year-old soul beast's bloodline purity might even surpass that of the Azure Bull Python, making it extremely formidable. The zuzong wasn't
confident he could handle it. Dugu Bo was stunned. He had thought the zuzong would propose some strange condition, like marrying his granddaughter? He, Dugu Bo, would definitely grant that wish, and as for that brat Yu Tianheng, he could just get lost. But instead, he was being asked this after he'd already gone all out.
Dugu Bo said, "No problem. Alright, stop beating around the bush, tell me the third one!"
Dugu Bo: Kid, tell me you've taken a liking to my Yan Yan. Just say the word, and I'll arrange your marriage immediately.
Zu Zong rolled his eyes. "I haven't thought of the third condition yet. In that case, I'll go prepare the medicinal ingredients first."
Before Zu Zong could turn around, Dugu Bo's slightly hoarse voice rang out again, "Wait."
Zu Zong smiled wryly. It seemed this old man still didn't trust him and wanted to give him that disgusting poison pill from the original story.
Zu Zong asked, "Is there anything else, Senior Dugu?"
Dugu Bo thought for a moment and said, "Aren't you afraid I'll kill you after you're cured?"
Zu Zong was taken aback and shouted in his mind, "Even if you want to kill me, by then I'll have already gotten what I want. At worst, I can activate the system's teleportation function to escape."
Of course, Zu Zong couldn't really answer like that, otherwise Dugu Bo would probably chop him up on the spot.
Zu Zong said seriously, "Although Senior Dugu isn't a kind person, there have never been any rumors of him going back on his word or repaying kindness with enmity. Most importantly, I trust my teammate Yanzi; she won't harm me."
Zu Zong's words made a hint of appreciation flash in Dugu Bo's eyes. What more could Yanzi ask for than a companion like this!
Dugu Bo praised, "Good lad, I'm starting to admire you."
Changing the subject, he continued, "However, for the sake of my and my granddaughter's lives, I still have to take precautions."
As he spoke, Dugu Bo opened his mouth, and a beam of green light shot out—a jade-green bead. Under Dugu Bo's control, the bead slowly floated towards the clan leader. The zuzong opened his right hand, letting it land in his palm.
Looking at the somewhat sticky bead, the zuzong gave a wry smile. So, after all that sentimental talk, this old bastard still wants to feed us this junk.