Dugu Bo looked at his nonchalant demeanor, and his vigilance reached its peak.
This kid is still acting!
The more he acts like this, the more it proves that someone is secretly backing him up!
Who is Dugu Bo?
The titled Douluo is known throughout the world for his eccentric and unpredictable temperament.
What he hates most is being made a fool of.
"Kid."
A sinister smile suddenly appeared on Dugu Bo's withered face, and a cold light flashed in his emerald eyes.
Do you think I'm a three-year-old child?
"I'll ask one last time, where are your protectors?"
"If you dare to spout nonsense again..."
Dugu Bo's voice suddenly turned cold, filled with murderous intent.
"Believe it or not, I'll send you on your way right now and see if your elders will actually show up!"
A chilling aura, as palpable as a physical current, instantly froze the woodland.
The atmosphere was extremely tense, like a battle about to erupt.
However, at this critical moment...
A soft, slightly breathless female voice suddenly broke the deathly silence.
"Grandpa, no!"
Dugu Yan broke free from behind Dugu Bo and quickly walked between the two.
She stood in front of Yu Qingyuan.
The girl's flush from the pressure had not completely faded, and now, in her anxiety, her already alluring peach blossom eyes were shimmering with tears, as if they could drip water.
Her hair was slightly disheveled, clinging to her smooth forehead, and paired with the delicate collarbone faintly visible beneath her slightly open neckline, as well as her full breasts rising and falling with her rapid breathing, creating a highly impactful and alluring picture.
She just looked at Dugu Bo, her eyes filled with a pleading look.
"Grandpa, I believe him. He's all alone here."
Dugu Bo was completely stunned.
He looked at his granddaughter, his eyes filled with disbelief.
Is this... is this still my proud and arrogant granddaughter?
He knew Yan'er's personality all too well.
She is aloof, eccentric, and moody, and looks down on any man her age.
She didn't even bother to glance at the so-called young talents at the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy.
Even though Yu Tianheng, the "Golden Generation" member of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, pursued her relentlessly, Yan'er only regarded him as an inescapable nuisance, finding him utterly annoying.
But now...
She actually stepped forward to plead for a boy she had only met once?
And with this... this almost humble attitude?
Dugu Bo's gaze swept back and forth between his granddaughter and Yu Qingyuan's excessively handsome faces, and he was greatly shocked.
"Yan'er, you..."
He was momentarily at a loss for words.
Yu Qingyuan looked at the girl blocking his way, a knowing smile playing on his lips.
He gently patted the girl's shoulder, indicating that she didn't need to be nervous.
Then, he walked past Dugu Yan and calmly met Dugu Bo's emerald green eyes.
"Senior Dugu."
Yu Qingyuan's voice remained calm and unhurried.
"You don't need to test me anymore, and you don't need to be so nervous."
"Because you can't kill me."
"I can suppress the deadly poison that has been passed down through generations in your Dugu family bloodline."
What!
Dugu Yan turned around abruptly, her beautiful peach-blossom eyes filled with shock, and she instinctively covered her red lips.
Behind her, Dugu Bo's withered old face underwent a dramatic change in expression in an instant!
From surprise and doubt, to horror, and then to a violent fluctuation mixed with ecstasy and murderous intent.
The poison backlash from the Azure Phosphorus Serpent Emperor's martial soul!
This was the greatest pain of Dugu Bo's life, and also the biggest secret of the Dugu family!
Aside from himself and Yan'er, he never mentioned it to any outsiders!
This kid...
How did this kid know?!
"you..."
Dugu Bo stared at Yu Qingyuan, as if trying to see through him inside and out.
Are you telling the truth?
"Kid, I'm warning you, this is no joke!"
"If you dare to deceive me..."
"Even if Yan'er kneels down and begs me today, I will make you wish you were dead!"
Facing the almost overflowing killing intent of the Title Douluo, Yu Qingyuan seemed completely unaware.
He simply pointed somewhat helplessly to the corpse of the Azure Phosphorous Scorpion on the ground.
On the corpse, a deep purple thousand-year soul ring floated silently, its light beginning to become somewhat unstable.
"Senior Dugu, the spirit ring is about to dissipate."
Yu Qingyuan shrugged.
"This thing is very important for my Xiaotian's future growth, so I need to absorb it first."
"As for the detoxification, we can talk about it slowly after I've absorbed it all."
As he spoke, he looked at Dugu Bo and made a request that seemed utterly unbelievable to the other party.
"Of course, you can't be disturbed when absorbing a spirit ring."
"Therefore, I hope that Senior Dugu can help protect the Dharma."
Dugu Bo's eye twitched violently. In all his years, he had never seen such a daring young man.
However, before he could even speak...
"good!"
Dugu Yan had already taken the lead and agreed without hesitation.
She turned around, her bright eyes looking at Yu Qingyuan, her cheeks slightly flushed, but her tone was unusually firm.
"Don't worry about absorbing it, Grandpa and I...we'll protect you!"
After she finished speaking, she tugged at Dugu Bo's sleeve, her eyes full of anticipation.
Yu Qingyuan smiled and nodded at her.
Thank you.
After saying that, he really ignored the grandfather and grandson.
He walked up to the thousand-year-old soul ring, sat cross-legged, and whispered something to Xiaotian beside him.
"Xiaotian, stay here."
Then, he closed his eyes and entered a meditative state as if no one else was around, beginning to draw upon the deep purple soul ring.
Dugu Bo's gaze lingered on Yu Qingyuan for a long time, a strange light flashing in his eyes.
He had thought that the young man had only gained some courage by chance, but he did not expect that the other party could sit down and meditate so calmly, as if he did not take him, a titled Douluo, seriously at all.
"Yan'er, do you see? This kid... is actually quite interesting."
Dugu Yan nodded gently, her gaze complex as she looked at Yu Qingyuan, who was sitting cross-legged.
She was actually full of doubts, but at this moment she only felt at ease.
A slight breeze stirred in the forest. Xiaotian lay prone beside its master, its beastly eyes scanning the surroundings warily, repelling all the approaching soul beasts.
The outer edge of Sunset Forest was already a place rarely visited by powerful individuals, and now, with the addition of a fierce and imposing spirit dog guarding it, there was no danger whatsoever.
Dugu Bo pulled himself out of his thoughts, looked at the gradually solidifying deep purple soul ring, and couldn't help but snort coldly:
"This little rascal, pretending to be a ghost, really dares to be so presumptuous."
But his tone already carried a hint of appreciation and curiosity—
After all, he knew he had never had such composure and courage when he was young, let alone someone who could talk and laugh with him without any fear!
(End of chapter)