At the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, the thick clouds above the valley mouth shifted.
"Someone's coming, Silver Moth." The parasitic spores in the mist were disturbed, and Yang Yunhai was the first to give a reminder.
The next second, the graceful figure beside him suddenly vanished.
"Xiao Hai, Grandpa's back." A hearty voice came from above, followed by a green shadow drifting down.
Yang Yunhai smiled and went forward to greet him.
"Xiao Hai, your hair…" As soon as he landed, Dugu Bo noticed the change in Yang Yunhai's hair color and showed surprise.
"It's just a rare treasure with amazing medicinal power. After consuming it, the body went through some changes,it's nothing serious." Yang Yunhai smiled, brushing his chest with his right hand, revealing several bottles of pills. "Grandpa Dugu, I did not fail you. The medicine is ready."
"It's done?" Dugu Bo's face lit up, his sharp eyes fixed on the porcelain bottles Yang Yunhai handed over.
"Mm." Yang Yunhai nodded.
"Not only is the detoxification medicine ready, but the one to restore Sister Yan's vitality and make up for her physical loss is also finished. It's just that I haven't used such rare herbs for alchemy before, so I wasn't fully sure of the medicinal properties and wasted quite a lot."
"That's nothing,wasting some herbs is no big deal." Dugu Bo didn't care, glancing at the dosage notes stuck to the bottles.
Anyway, after my granddaughter and I eat the rare treasures you picked, we can't take anything else, he thought to himself.
He carefully took the bottles and examined them.
Yang Yunhai continued, "Grandpa Dugu, as I said before, with my current body I can't fully digest the medicinal power of those two rare treasures in a short time, so there must be some residue in my blood. Fortunately, making the antidote only requires diluted blood as a guide, so the medicinal power is greatly reduced. After the medicine reacts with the toxins in the body, the residual effects should quickly dissipate without harming the body."
"But to be safe, Grandpa Dugu, it's best for Sister Yan to completely remove the toxins first and wait a few more days before taking the restorative medicine, as well as any future rare treasures I select for you both."
He silently added in his mind: so that the medicinal power of the Black Jade God Bamboo in my body won't affect you.
"Also, there's another point. Your martial spirits are the Jade Phosphor Snake with poison attributes. Your inherent poison should, in some way, be linked to your strength. Therefore, after transferring toxins, you only need to expel the external poison."
"As for your innate Jade Phosphor Snake venom, it's best to keep it so it doesn't weaken your strength."
"You can store it in a soul bone or keep it in some other form within your body,just don't let it seep into your flesh, bones, or organs to cause harm."
"My idea is that, while humans don't have poison sacs like snakes, you can use soul power to condense a poison core or poison pill in your body, which will serve a similar purpose."
"That way, even if the poison in your soul bone exceeds its capacity, you can keep accumulating your innate venom without weakening your strength,maybe even increasing it."
"You mean like this?" Feeling proud, Dugu Bo spat out a bead.
Yang Yunhai pretended to be surprised, then smiled. "Grandpa Dugu, it seems my concern was unnecessary."
Dugu Bo felt very pleased and praised him, "Xiao Hai, to even think of condensing a poison core is already very impressive."
"You flatter me, Grandpa. I only drew from examples in nature and extended the idea a bit," Yang Yunhai replied humbly.
"Even so, there are very few in the world who can actually do it," Dugu Bo sighed.
"So, you deserve the praise."
Yang Yunhai smiled modestly, then said, "There's something else."
Lowering his voice, he asked, "Grandpa Dugu, I found a rare treasure suitable for Zhuqing. Do you think…?"
"No need to ask, just take it! You saved my life and Yan'er's. Forget one rare treasure,even if I gave you the entire herb garden, I wouldn't bat an eye," Dugu Bo said generously, putting the pills away in his soul tool.
When you become my grandson-in-law in the future, we'll be one family anyway,why fuss over this? he thought.
Such generosity shocked Yang Yunhai. After introducing the Nine-Grade Dragon Zhi, Nine-Grade Purple Zhi, and Earth Dragon Golden Melon, Dugu Bo surely knew the other herbs here were equally powerful, yet he was still willing to give away the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
This man was definitely worth dealing with.
"Can't take it out? I happen to have a soul tool that can store living things,take it," Dugu Bo offered, pulling the Ruyi Hundred Treasure Pouch from his waist.
"Grandpa Dugu, no need." Yang Yunhai quickly waved his hand. "That Fragrant Silk Beauty Immortal herb,you'll need to carry it with you often. Such rare treasures must be kept alive to retain their potency. For Zhuqing's herb, you can just bring it out for me."
Good kid, Dugu Bo thought, moved.
After being gone for days, the rare bamboo was untouched, but there were footprints underneath. Clearly Yang Yunhai had checked it after waking, realized it wasn't suitable for him, and decided to save it for his girlfriend instead. Without a soul tool to store fresh plants and worried about exposing the herb garden, he waited for Dugu Bo to return for help.
Not taking advantage, always thinking of others,where could he find such a good grandson-in-law?
Righteous, talented, and very satisfactory,even if I have to drug him, I must secure him. Too young? That's fine!
With that thought, he relaxed slightly and nodded. "Alright then."
He hung the pouch back on his waist.
Seeing this, Yang Yunhai said, "Grandpa Dugu, by now Zhuqing should have reached level 28, still far from level 30. If she takes the rare treasure now, I expect she could directly break through to level 30."
"That would definitely draw suspicion."
During martial spirit possession, the three soul rings on her feet would instantly give her level away,Dugu Bo nodded.
Still, are rare treasures really that amazing? Eat one and jump straight to level 30? He was both surprised and eager,after all, he and his granddaughter would be eating them too.
Sorry, Xiao Hai, he thought guiltily, knowing that Yang Yunhai had sacrificed his own bamboo-type rare treasure to help detoxify him and his granddaughter.
At least the garden still had one for Zhuqing, which was some consolation.
As for the future relationship between Zhuqing and his granddaughter, he wasn't worried. Two women in the same household was common on the continent,even both empires' emperors did it.
Besides, it wasn't his problem.
He only cared that Yang Yunhai was loyal and responsible, and wouldn't mistreat his granddaughter. That was enough.
Certainly better than Yu Tianheng!
"So I'm thinking of leaving the rare treasure with you for now," Yang Yunhai continued.
"When Zhuqing and I return from training with the team at other major city arenas, we can wait a few more months. Then, even if she directly jumps to level 30 after taking it, and gains a few more levels after getting her ring, as long as she doesn't reveal her exact level, no one will suspect anything. The tournament is still a while away."
"Even if she reaches level 40 before the tournament, I can just say it's from hard training."
The first choice herb for Zhuqing was the Lovestruck Heartbroken Red. Given their close relationship now, he believed her chances of gaining its approval were high.
Once taken, according to Chrysanthemum Douluo's notes, it would give her the ability to hide her soul power completely.
That way, even a Title Douluo couldn't sense her true level without direct contact. Very safe.
As for himself, with his improved spiritual power and soul power control, he could also conceal his level. If asked, he could just say his martial spirit evolved and he had more soul power than normal.
What's wrong with that?
After taking the herb, Zhuqing could probably absorb a soul ring above her current level. Lovestruck Heartbroken Red would enhance her across the board. He'd just need a trusted person to help hunt the ring, to avoid exposing her ability,especially not to Yu Tianheng. As the direct heir of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon family, Yu would surely report it.
I wonder if my earlier "accidental discovery" story was believed… he thought, eyes flickering.
So, should I ask Chrysanthemum Douluo for help, or have Dugu Bo assist? Or should I take her alone? He fell into thought.
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