Dugu Yan, who was sitting opposite Ye Qiu, lowered her head, eating slowly in small bites.
She didn't seem to pick up any food, yet there was still a good amount of dishes in her bowl.
Dugu Bo silently served food to his granddaughter.
He saw Ye Qiu devouring his meal with great relish.
He couldn't help but puff out his cheeks and glare, looking coldly at Ye Qiu.
"Uh~" Ye Qiu noticed Dugu Bo's gaze, and his action of shoveling rice into his mouth stopped.
Dugu Bo shook his head slightly, signaling Ye Qiu with his eyes to serve food to his granddaughter.
Even the Nine-Section Jade Python on his shoulder opened its small mouth, flicking its tongue out to threaten Ye Qiu.
"…"
Understanding the threat in Dugu Bo's eyes, Ye Qiu looked at Dugu Yan, who was silently eating with her head down.
Ye Qiu's eyes showed some difficulty; he wasn't anyone to her!
The chopsticks in his hand were neither extending nor retracting.
Seeing Ye Qiu's chopsticks suspended without any movement, Dugu Bo's gaze sharpened!
Whoosh! The Nine-Section Jade Python shot onto Ye Qiu's thigh with lightning speed!
'Holy cow!'
Ye Qiu's body trembled, and he cursed inwardly, feeling the sharp fangs brushing against him.
If he were bitten, even if he didn't die, he would at least lose a layer of skin!
A cold sweat broke out on his back.
Dugu Bo glared at him, as if it were a final warning.
He glanced at Dugu Yan, who was engrossed in her meal.
Ye Qiu had no choice but to brace himself, extend his chopsticks, and pick up a piece of green vegetable leaf for her bowl.
Seeing the green vegetable leaf suddenly appear in her bowl, Dugu Yan's movements stiffened, her brows furrowed, and she looked up at Ye Qiu.
"I don't like to eat this!"
"Ah haha, I'm, I'm sorry!"
Feeling the sharp fangs of the little fellow below, Ye Qiu tried his best to make his smile natural and bright.
"How about… I take it back?" Ye Qiu asked tentatively.
Seeing no reaction from her, he slowly extended his chopsticks.
With a clatter, his chopsticks were struck away by hers.
Ye Qiu looked at her in confusion.
Her green eyes also quietly looked at Ye Qiu.
"Heh heh…"
Ye Qiu continued to smile until he felt his face was about to stiffen, only then did Dugu Yan shift her gaze.
"Thank you!"
She lowered her head, put the vegetable into her mouth, and her voice of thanks was slightly soft.
"Phew~"
Feeling the slippery, cold thing move away, Ye Qiu finally let out a sigh of relief, reaching out to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead.
Dugu Bo also gave him a satisfied look.
'This Old freak!'
Ye Qiu gritted his teeth and forced a smile at him, but in his heart, he wondered if he should get even later.
Just as he lowered his head to continue eating, Dugu Yan's chopsticks also extended over, leaving a fish ball in his bowl.
This was the dish Ye Qiu had picked up the most times.
When Ye Qiu came back to his senses and looked at her in surprise, she had already lowered her head.
It was just lower than before, and the hand holding the chopsticks seemed to be gripping too hard, turning a bit white.
Glancing at Dugu Bo beside him, Ye Qiu saw an even more satisfied smile bloom on his old face.
If the atmosphere hadn't been wrong, Ye Qiu felt he would definitely have let out his strange cackles again!
Cursing the Old freak a few times in his heart, Ye Qiu lowered his head and continued to eat.
As he lowered his head, Dugu Yan also raised her head at the right time, glanced at him, her face gaining some color, and her eyes looking somewhat complex.
She then quickly shifted her gaze to Dugu Bo.
"Uh~ Cough cough!"
Under her gaze, the smile on Dugu Bo's face stiffened, and he coughed twice, somewhat guiltily.
"Hmm?" When Ye Qiu looked up, everything had returned to normal, and he looked at Dugu Bo curiously.
"Senior…?"
"Nothing! Just choked on my wine!" Dugu Bo drank his wine by himself, not even glancing at Ye Qiu.
After giving him a strange look, Ye Qiu didn't ask any more questions, instead, he began to discuss serious matters with him.
"By the way! Senior Dugu, I plan to consume the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Fiery Apricot Passionate Consort soon!"
"Boy, are you sure? Even I can't fully withstand those two Immortal Herbs!"
After their conversation yesterday, Dugu Bo already knew which two Immortal Herbs Ye Qiu was referring to.
"Don't worry! I'm sure! I wouldn't joke around with my own life."
Ye Qiu patted his chest, full of conviction, completely oblivious to the pair of eyes opposite him, filled with a hint of worry.
...
After eating and drinking his fill!
Ye Qiu sat cross-legged in the room again, digesting for a while.
When he walked out again, only Dugu Bo was still waiting outside.
"Boy! Do you really not need to make any other preparations?"
Although he already knew Ye Qiu's plan, the terrifying power emanating from the red and white intertwined springs still made him somewhat worried.
If this failed, there would truly be nothing left of him!
"There's really no need! Senior Dugu just needs to watch, and then your and Miss Dugu's poisons will definitely be smoothly resolved!"
Leaving Dugu Bo behind, Ye Qiu didn't delay any further, heading directly to the vicinity of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
A jade-like luster appeared in his hand.
Although these Immortal Herbs were potent, they were also very delicate, and their harvesting methods were very particular!
For example, the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Fiery Apricot Passionate Consort required cutting with jade.
He didn't have any handy tools, so Ye Qiu could only imitate Tang San and use his Mysterious Jade Hand instead!
As he slowly walked over.
His First Spirit Ability, Divine Might Space, had already been activated.
The cold air emitted by the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass couldn't harm Ye Qiu in the slightest.
It was just going to be tough on Ye Qiu's left hand.
Upon reaching the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, Ye Qiu quickly extended his Mysterious Jade Hand and swiftly snapped it at the root.
The moment he snapped it, he immediately etherealized his left hand.
The blood in his left hand seemed to have solidified, turning crimson, and a layer of frost gathered on his skin.
Without time to examine the injury to his left hand, Ye Qiu activated the healing ability of his Right Leg Bone and immediately retreated.
When his Divine Might Space performed a teleportation, his body would momentarily materialize.
To avoid harming himself, he could only move some distance away before putting it away.
His eyes widened.
The Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, which had fallen to the ground, was swallowed by an invisible vortex.
Following suit, after his left hand began to smell of cooked meat.
The Fiery Apricot Passionate Consort was also taken into the Divine Might Space.
Ye Qiu then released both at the same time, holding them in his hands, a look of joy on his face.
Things that counteract each other indeed canceled each other out, and there was no movement at all!
Without further hesitation, he immediately put these two Immortal Herbs into his mouth.
Although both of these Immortal Herbs were highly poisonous, when they came together, they lost their toxicity!
Ye Qiu only felt a fragrant aroma filling his mouth, saliva flowing, and a liquid alternating between hot and cold, flowing into his abdomen.
In less than three breaths, Ye Qiu's body began to tremble!
He gritted his teeth tightly, waiting for the medicinal effects to take hold!
His body was intensely hot, like a thoroughly cooked large shrimp, and his clothes and hair ignited!
In an instant, they turned to ash.
Subsequently, the ground beneath Ye Qiu's feet began to frost over, his entire body became incredibly cold, a faint blue light leaked out, and his body's joints became somewhat stiff.
Blue and red colors alternated constantly on Ye Qiu's body!
'Hiss! It really f***ing hurts! The time has come!'
He knew very well that if he jumped down before the medicinal effects took hold, he would truly be annihilated!
At this moment, the power brought by consuming the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Fiery Apricot Passionate Consort had given him great resistance to the two forces below.
This timing, everything was just right!
Ye Qiu stumbled forward, found the convergence point of the Extreme Cold Yin Spring and the Fiery Yang Spring, and plunged in headfirst.
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