Even if you don't have an opinion, you'd better have one!
Yang Yunhai's heart skipped a beat.
This Dugu Bo guy was seriously bold. They hadn't even broken up yet, and he was already pulling something like this. He really wasn't afraid of getting himself burned. Yunhai didn't even have to think to guess what Dugu Bo was planning. Of course, given the timing, it could also be a genuine gesture.
But he didn't dare to gamble. Absolutely not.
From an investment-return perspective, pretending to know nothing, going along with the flow, and cooking the rice until it was done was indeed the best way to tie this Titled Douluo to his side. Whether the rice was cooked or not wasn't important. But emotionally, he didn't want to wrong Zhu Zhuqing. Yin'e was a special case , unavoidable.
Once tied to him, she wouldn't have a choice but to accept.
But Dugu Yan was a different story.
In his view, following the original story and befriending Dugu Bo as a life-saving benefactor was already enough.
Besides, there were already two fires burning in his backyard. Adding another one might just burn the house down.
He shook his head slightly and said helplessly, "I plan to stay home and work on some things. I probably won't have the time."
"Sorry, Sister Yan."
"All right then," Dugu Yan nodded without overthinking it.
Her lips parted slightly, but in the end, she didn't dare voice another request that had been on her mind.
Moments later, Yang Yunhai called out to his teammates, then jogged back to the valley with Zhu Zhuqing.
Watching their retreating backs, Dugu Yan pressed her lips together, turned around, and followed her teammates toward the dorm.
To be honest, she had wanted to train with Yang Yunhai and Zhu Zhuqing that afternoon. Having experienced Zhu Zhuqing's training style before, she had to admit that birds of a feather flock together , the saying made sense. With someone like Zhu Zhuqing around, who trained diligently, she herself became more motivated.
Not to mention, Yang Yunhai's training methods were indeed more effective than the traditional ones.
She wanted to join them, to go through more of that kind of tempering, and to improve her own strength.
But she felt embarrassed to ask and couldn't find a good excuse. Now that Yang Yunhai had returned and was training alongside Zhu Zhuqing, it didn't feel appropriate for her, as an outsider, to tag along.
Reluctantly, she gave up.
That afternoon, Yang Yunhai trained as usual and began attempting to use his spiritual power to explore the spiritual sea.
However, whether it was due to insufficient spiritual power or something else, he couldn't transfer Yin'e into it, which was frustrating.
So, he settled for second best , having Yin'e assist in disguising his soul power level.
To register for the Great Spirit Arena, besides filling out information, one also had to test their soul power. He didn't want to reveal his true level.
He clearly remembered that Tang San's Blue Silver Domain had a disguise effect , it could alter soul ring colors at will, hide them from sight, and even mask his aura to blend with surrounding blue silver grass.
By comparison, disguising soul power level shouldn't be too difficult.
To test it conveniently, he made up an excuse to borrow a soul power testing crystal ball from the academy's education committee.
As expected, it worked.
By suppressing his soul power with spiritual energy and having Yin'e block external energy probes, he managed to get the crystal ball to register his soul power as level 32 after several attempts.
At night, he cultivated soul power as usual while Yin'e chatted with the blue silver grass outside.
To her surprise, some of the nearby blue silver grass had grown even more vigorous than the night before and was eager to share life energy.
Yang Yunhai had no choice but to absorb it, though it was less than the previous night.
After all, last night he had harvested a huge amount. As he sighed inwardly, he felt the joy of a capitalist reaping profits.
Several hours later, cultivation ended. He glanced at Zhu Zhuqing, then at Yin'e, deep in thought.
After a moment, Zhu Zhuqing opened her eyes, stood up, and said softly, "It's fine. I can sleep alone." She knew Yin'e's mind was still immature and that she was instinctively attached to Yang Yunhai for now.
Yang Yunhai shook his head. He didn't want Zhu Zhuqing to feel neglected.
At worst, he would just act like a saint for a while, he thought to himself.
They'd been together long enough to have a certain unspoken understanding. Even without words, she could guess what he was thinking from his expression. Sweet as it was, her cheeks flushed.
Without giving her more time to think, Yang Yunhai hugged her, bent slightly, and scooped her up in a princess carry.
"Don't move later," she whispered, lowering her head in embarrassment at his firmness.
Before long, Yang Yunhai lay flat on the bed, falling asleep in his "saint" mode.
The next day, he awoke naturally, carefully slid his hand free, and gently shook Yin'e's shoulder.
Yin'e rubbed her eyes innocently, as if nothing unusual had happened.
Zhu Zhuqing's cheeks reddened slightly as she tidied her clothes and got dressed.
"After breakfast, let's walk around the academy," Yang Yunhai suggested. "It'll help Yin'e get familiar with the surroundings."
He preferred not to leave the academy, wary that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan might send people after him.
After all, he was the one who'd proposed the soul bone treatment method. Now that their plan to use a ten-thousand-year soul bone for a marriage alliance had failed, and considering he'd humiliated Yu Tianheng before, some people there might hold a grudge.
"Okay," Zhu Zhuqing nodded.
So after breakfast, Yang Yunhai took her on a tour of the entire academy.
After a short break, he returned to relentless training.
"Perhaps this is what makes Xiaohai different from others," Dugu Bo murmured from a treetop in the distance.
Yesterday, hearing his granddaughter say Yang Yunhai had declined her invitation, he'd suspected the boy might have guessed something and made up an excuse. Today, he came to confirm it. If he'd found Yang Yunhai lying, he would've taken the opportunity to scold him for not being loyal enough.
But seeing the boy training intently, he dropped the idea.
Inviting him was just a polite pretense , in truth, it would've interrupted his cultivation.
"Hmph, you can't escape my palm. You'll be my grandson-in-law yet." Dugu Bo raised an eyebrow and left.
Three days later, the Heaven Dou Battle Team gathered and set off for Heaven Dou City.
After checking into a hotel and settling in with Zhu Zhuqing, they headed to the Great Spirit Arena in the evening.
He filled out the forms, passed the soul power test with a recorded level of 32, and began matchmaking.
With no prior matches, his early opponents were weak, making victory easy.
The same went for team battles , since the Heaven Dou Battle Team had barely competed before, their ranking was low, and they were paired with weak opponents.
They simply tied up and overwhelmed enemies in close combat until victory.
Within days, Yang Yunhai had an unbroken winning streak in solo, duo, and team battles.
By betting on himself, he earned a tidy sum and became quite well-off.
Meanwhile, outside Spirit City, a flying-type soul master landed quietly.
"Your Holiness, a letter from Bishop Salas of Heaven Dou City," Ghost Douluo said, entering the Pope's Hall with Chrysanthemum Douluo.
Bibi Dong nodded slightly, drew the letter to her hand, and opened it.
Moments later, she sat straighter, her eyes flickering.
After a brief thought, she handed the letter to Chrysanthemum Douluo. "Elder Chrysanthemum, take a look."
What does this have to do with me? Is it about my disciple? he wondered.
"Yes, Your Holiness," he replied respectfully, taking the letter.
"Yang Yunhai was taken away from the academy by Dugu Bo for several days," the letter said.
"Upon investigation, it was for refining medicine to treat Dugu Yan's chronic illness. This involved the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan."
"The treatment method proposed by Yang Yunhai required a 5,000-year poison-attribute or strength-type soul bone to remove residual toxins from Dugu Yan's martial soul."
Impressive, my disciple. Unlike that useless Dugu Bo, who couldn't even cure his own granddaughter, Chrysanthemum Douluo thought proudly , while also scorning Dugu Bo.
"Dugu Bo tested Yu Tianheng, who reported to his clan. They proposed offering a ten-thousand-year strength-type soul bone as a bride price to marry Yu Tianheng to Dugu Yan."
Are they idiots? Chrysanthemum Douluo was shocked.
"In the end, Dugu Bo found a suitable soul bone himself and rejected their offer, ending the marriage proposal."
"Yang Yunhai now calls Dugu Yan 'Sister Yan' and Dugu Bo 'Grandpa Dugu,' and they have an excellent relationship."
What?! Chrysanthemum Douluo's expression twitched. That old poison forced my disciple to call him grandpa!
"Elder Chrysanthemum, what do you think?" Bibi Dong asked suddenly.
"Your Holiness, my disciple would never betray Spirit Hall," Chrysanthemum Douluo replied quickly.
Bibi Dong nodded. "I hope you can make peace with Dugu Bo."
Chrysanthemum Douluo was speechless.
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