After Dugu Bo finished speaking, Dugu Yan looked at her grandfather in shock. She
was utterly bewildered. Why, even after all this, did he still insist on making her marry Ye Qiu and fulfill that ridiculous marriage contract?
Then, a fierce glint flashed in her eyes as she stared intently at Ye Qiu, biting her lip.
"Heh," Ye Qiu chuckled bitterly, "Well, the young man's age is really inappropriate. Miss Dugu should be sixteen or seventeen already!"
"Enough!"
Bang! The table in front of Dugu Bo shattered with a single blow!
Even Dugu Yan glared at him with hatred. This bastard actually despised her! His excuses were so flimsy!
"Boy! You should at least come up with a decent excuse!"
Dugu Bo was furious. This kid was truly ungrateful. Even Yan Yan had been charmed by him; a simple nod would have gotten her a beautiful wife and a Title Douluo as a backer.
And this kid was still making all sorts of excuses!
"Senior! Ye Qiu isn't lying! I had a fortuitous encounter, so my body grew a bit faster, and I look like an adult!"
Whoosh! Dugu Bo flashed to Ye Qiu's side, grabbing his wrist to examine it.
"Huh? You really aren't lying?"
He looked at Ye Qiu with surprise, his eyes filled with satisfaction. Such a young Great Soul Master was quite rare!
Dugu Yan was also somewhat surprised to see Ye Qiu so easily crush the level 35 Yu Tianheng at such a young age.
Then she snorted coldly, her eyes still filled with hatred. Even so, it didn't change the fact that he was a lecherous scoundrel!
And a womanizing bastard at that!
Dugu Bo released Ye Qiu's hand. Seeing his troubled expression, Dugu Bo knew he couldn't push him too far.
With his hands behind his back, he stepped past Ye Qiu and sighed.
"Sigh! Forget it! It's your own business, you can handle it yourselves. I won't interfere any further."
"Phew~" Ye Qiu breathed a sigh of relief. This was really too difficult. He was still a little suspicious about why his father would arrange such a marriage for him.
At this moment, Dugu Yan walked up to Ye Qiu, her expression icy. "Am I making things difficult for you?"
"Miss Dugu... Ah!"
Ye Qiu had just opened his mouth when Dugu Yan raised her fist and glared at him.
"Hmph! You scoundrel!" Seeing Ye Qiu covering his eyes and bending over, Dugu Yan shouted again!
She silently ran back to her room.
"Hehe..." Dugu Bo, who had been observing the two out of the corner of his eye, saw his granddaughter's reaction and chuckled softly.
He had achieved his goal.
With this fictitious marriage in place, even if they hadn't originally intended it, something would inevitably arise, and they would inevitably have various interactions.
He had also told Yan Yan that this was her parents' intention, so Yan Yan would probably take it to heart!
It won't work out? " It's alright, with him here, nothing unexpected will happen!
The Dugu family is definitely investing in Ye Qiu, this promising stock! Even the Creator God couldn't help him, Dugu Bo said so! "
Turning back, he looked
at Ye Qiu, whose left eye had a slightly purplish-blue tinge. "Ahem!" Dugu Bo coughed a few times, his smugness turning to disappointment, and turned back to look at Ye Qiu.
"Kid! Are you alright?"
"I'm fine!" Ye Qiu activated his right leg bone, and the purplish-blue tinge around his eye slowly disappeared.
"That's just Yan Yan's temper, don't take it to heart!"
Ye Qiu shook his head.
"It was indeed me who took liberties with Miss Dugu first!"
"Since everything's alright, let's talk about the antidote!"
"Okay! Got it!"
Dugu Bo strode into the shed, only to find that he had smashed the table there. He had no choice but to lead Ye Qiu into the room.
The two chatted for a long time in the room.
Ye Qiu had already explained the solution to the poison to Dugu Bo!
At the same time, after understanding the situation, Ye Qiu also understood why Dugu Yan's poison backlash was so severe!
It turned out that after she took the Earth Dragon Golden Melon, although her martial soul evolved into the Azure Phosphorous Serpent King on the spot, the medicinal power had not been fully absorbed, and her martial soul was still evolving, transforming from a serpent into a dragon!
No wonder the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan sent Yu Tianheng to approach her; they must have discovered the clues of her martial soul's evolution!
"Sigh~ I shouldn't have told her about the effects of the Earth Dragon Golden Melon before."
Dugu Bo was also somewhat helpless. In order to allow his granddaughter to have a happy time, he had never told her the secret of her being poisoned.
"Senior Dugu, rest assured, I will do my best to heal you and your grandson! However, I need some herbs from around the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well!"
Ye Qiu readily agreed, while also remembering his original purpose for coming here.
"I'm relieved to hear that! As for those herbs, they're yours anyway, you can do what you want with them!"
Dugu Bo waved his hand, not particularly concerned about the herbs.
After all, apart from the large chrysanthemum, he didn't recognize any of them.
Besides, once Ye Qiu became his grandson-in-law, those herbs would still belong to the Dugu family!
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but let out a cackling laugh.
"Hehe, kid! But after Yan Yan's poison is mostly gone, you'll have to help her get a powerful soul ring! After all, she's your fiancée!"
Dugu Bo looked at Ye Qiu with a smile. Although he didn't know much about Ye Qiu's abilities, he could see a glimpse of them from his benefactor.
Because of the Earth Dragon Golden Melon, Dugu Yan had broken through to level 40 early on, but she hadn't dared to acquire a spirit ring, fearing it would worsen the poison!
Now it seemed like a blessing in disguise!
"..." He glanced at him speechlessly, increasingly suspecting that the so-called "marriage agreement" was something this old man had made up!
"Senior Dugu, please don't say such things. As for Miss Dugu's fourth spirit ring, I will definitely help. After all, she still needs a spirit bone to store the poison."
"Hmph! Kid, what's wrong with my Yan Yan?" Dugu Bo said unhappily.
"Alright, alright!" Seeing that Ye Qiu still wanted to argue, Dugu Bo waved his hand impatiently, not wanting to say anything more.
"Hmph! You should go and rest first. There's no rush for the antidote!"
"Okay! Then I'll go and rest first!" Ye Qiu bowed and took his leave.
Stepping out of the room, Ye Qiu discovered that moonlight was still shining down; this barrier was truly wondrous!
Walking towards the room where he had been lying when he arrived, Ye Qiu suddenly stopped.
Near the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, by the milky-white spring, bathed in the eerie light of exotic flowers and herbs, stood a graceful figure,
staring blankly at the half-filled pool of cold water.
Ye Qiu was about to walk over when something occurred to him, and hesitantly stopped, continuing towards his room.
Then, still uneasy, he said,
"Miss Dugu, the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well is surrounded by two extreme forces. Standing there for too long might harm your health. You should go back and rest!"
After saying this, Ye Qiu looked at her quietly for a few seconds. Seeing that she didn't move, he frowned, opened the door, and went into his room.
"Damn it! That brat!"
Dugu Bo, watching from the window, cursed under his breath, very dissatisfied with Ye Qiu's inaction!
He quickly came out of the room.
(End of Chapter)