Moreover, his current strength was limited, and trying to befriend them would likely result in being ignored.
"Who are the people I can approach now?" Shi Yu pondered.
He didn't even consider Tang San; meeting him would only lead to conflict, and he certainly didn't expect to resolve their grievances with Tang San.
Tang San's personality wasn't one to do such a thing, and Shi Yu also had some backbone; he wasn't willing to beg for forgiveness so lowly.
He himself had done nothing wrong. In the original story, the Man Faced Demon Spider might have belonged to Tang San, but this time, he encountered it. It was Tang San who tried to seize his spirit ring and coveted his Spirit Bone. Tang San was the one in the wrong.
If he were to humble himself and apologize for Tang San's mistakes, he would rather die than do it.
Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and the other Shrek Seven Devils members seemed to be out of the question.
"Dugu Bo is currently the strongest person I've encountered, but Ten Thousand Years Later, I haven't heard of any powerful Senior. His bloodline has probably long since disappeared, and there's no family remaining." Shi Yu thought of Dugu Bo, then quickly shook his head.
He seemed to only have one granddaughter, who most likely married Yu Tianheng. Their descendants' Spirit would more likely be the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon.
It was not difficult to understand the discontinuation of Dugu Bo's Spirit.
He then thought of the Douling Empire and the Heaven Dou Empire Ten Thousand Years Later.
The former's imperial family was the Xue family, which might be the original Heaven Dou Empire imperial lineage.
If he befriended the Xue family in this era, it was still possible to influence the Douling Empire Ten Thousand Years Later.
At that time, it might even happen that they, despite knowing he killed Xu Sanshi, would forgive him due to his actions in this era.
"Xue Beng has a very good relationship with Prince Xue Xing, and Dugu Bo is Prince Xue Xing's guest elder. There's a connection between them, and it seems it can indeed be utilized," Shi Yu thought.
Thinking of Xue Beng inevitably made him think of his fake brother, Xue Qinghe.
A bold idea suddenly surfaced in his mind.
If he now found a way to reveal to Xue Beng that Xue Qinghe was Qian Renxue in disguise, it might make Xue Beng owe him a huge favor, which could influence the Douling Empire's attitude towards him Ten Thousand Years Later.
But what if he told Xue Qinghe that his profligate brother, Xue Beng, was faking it? What would happen then?
Would the course of history be completely altered, and would there only be two countries on the Douluo Continent Ten Thousand Years Later: the Sun Moon Empire and the Spirit Empire?
It might even be only one country. If there was only one powerful country on the original Douluo Continent, the Spirit Empire might not be unable to destroy the Sun Moon Continent after it moved closer.
"It's better not to have such dangerous thoughts; this could lead to earth-shattering changes in the World Ten Thousand Years Later." Shi Yu shook his head vigorously, forcing himself to abandon these perilous ideas.
After this thought arose, his heart pounded, as if doing so would cause a great catastrophe.
His intuition told him that he could appropriately alter history, but not completely overturn it; he might not be able to bear the consequences of such an action.
Shi Yu kept thinking until late at night, coming up with many ideas.
He was already sleepy but didn't go straight to bed. Instead, he took out some of the medicinal herbs he had bought and mixed them casually.
He didn't understand medicinal pairings and just mixed them together randomly, not caring if it would cause problems.
If this could harm Dugu Bo, a Titled Douluo, then it could only be said that his title was undeserved.
After mixing the medicine, he used a dagger to cut an incision on his right hand, dripping two drops of fresh blood into each separate pile of herbs.
He prepared ten portions of medicine for Dugu Bo in total, letting him try the effects first.
He didn't bandage the wound, and it soon stopped bleeding. An hour later, the wound on his hand was completely healed.
As his strength increased, the self-healing ability provided by the nine star begonia also improved.
"Knock, knock, knock..." In the morning, a knock on the door woke Shi Yu immediately.
His sleep was very light. With Dugu Bo living next door, he naturally didn't dare to sleep too soundly, not ruling out the possibility of the other party doing something to him.
Fortunately, Dugu Bo remained relatively well-behaved and didn't do anything.
He opened the door and, as expected, saw Dugu Bo.
"Is the medicine ready?" Dugu Bo asked, very concerned.
"It's ready. Take one package and try the effect." Shi Yu picked up a package of herbs from the table and handed it to Dugu Bo.
This package of medicine was about the size of a fist and needed to be boiled with water before consumption.
He wasn't worried that his blood would lose its effect under high heat; blood with the medicinal properties of Fiery Apricot would not fear ordinary high temperatures.
"I'll go try it." Dugu Bo quickly left, and two hours later, he returned to Shi Yu's room with the boiled medicine.
"The medicine you prepared seems to only serve to activate muscles and bones. Is it really useful?" Dugu Bo questioned with some doubt.
He had secretly examined the herbs thoroughly just now, and being knowledgeable about medicine, he knew the general effect of this concoction.
"You'll know if it's useful once you try it. To be frank, Senior, the most crucial ingredient inside cannot be seen," Shi Yu said, feigning profound knowledge.
Dugu Bo drank the medicine with a mix of belief and doubt, then tried to force the toxins in his body towards his skull.
The toxins in his body were tightly integrated with his entire flesh and blood, so transferring them was not an easy task.
However, he quickly felt an abnormality. A fluctuating hot and cold energy appeared in his body, influencing his toxins and making their transfer much easier.
Dugu Bo's face showed pleasant surprise as he looked at Shi Yu.
He had been skeptical of him, but as the toxin transfer became smoother, his doubts quietly dissipated significantly.
Dugu Bo also maintained due vigilance, repeatedly checking his physical condition to see if there were any problems.
There were none; his body was very normal, surprisingly good.
Seeing Dugu Bo like this, Shi Yu also breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that it worked; he should be able to gain his complete trust with this.
"You should stay here and take advantage of the medicine's properties to force the toxins into your Spirit Bone. I'm going out for a stroll," Shi Yu said.
Dugu Bo paused, wanting to say something.
"Don't worry, I won't leave and not return. Before I leave, I'll definitely leave you more medicine," Shi Yu guessed what Dugu Bo wanted to say and responded in advance.
Dugu Bo gave an embarrassed smile and concentrated on expelling the toxins.
Shi Yu left the room and went to the front desk to chat with the staff.
After he revealed that Dugu Bo was his elder and a powerful Spirit Master, the front desk staff was very polite to him, answering almost every question he asked.
Shi Yu inquired whether there were any orphanages or similar institutions in the city.
His luck was pretty good; there was a relatively large orphanage nearby, with many abandoned children inside.