"By the way, Senior Dugu, do you have any other impression of me? For example, have you seen me before or something like that?"
While collecting Dugu Bo's blood to examine his body, Su Cheng casually probed.
Dugu Bo gave him a strange look. "Who do you think you are? Even my granddaughter is older than you. What, you don't want to be a grandson anymore and want to be my brother instead?"
"Of course not, of course not. I was just asking casually." Su Cheng smiled awkwardly and did not continue on that topic.
But deep down, he was thoughtful.
In the simulated world, he had spent quite a long time with Dugu Bo. At the very least, the time they spent together far exceeded that with Ning Fengzhi. Yet Dugu Bo's behavior had not become abnormal like Qian Renxue or Ning Fengzhi.
If it was not derived from memories of another world, then how exactly did the simulator change the original destiny line?
Including Chen Xin, whom he had met earlier—apart from accepting him as a disciple, there seemed to be nothing particularly abnormal either, far less enthusiastic than Ning Fengzhi.
But accepting a disciple was not completely incomprehensible.
In this world, the strongest existing sword-type tool martial soul was only the Seven Killing Sword. Perhaps it was not that Chen Xin had been unwilling to take disciples before, but simply that there had been no suitable candidate.
In the simulated world, hadn't he accepted himself, the inheritor of the Wufeng Sword, as his adopted son?
Or were these characters' changes caused by other reasons?
"Sigh, there are too few clues." Su Cheng sighed inwardly. "But the matter of the simulator absolutely cannot be exposed. I can only find another chance to probe Ning Fengzhi."
The trace of killing intent that Qian Renxue had revealed when they met last time truly made him uneasy.
"Hey, kid, what are you thinking about?"
Seeing Su Cheng's wandering gaze, Dugu Bo was very dissatisfied.
He, a dignified Title Douluo, was already somewhat nervous at this moment, yet this kid was actually distracted?!
"Oh, your poison might still be curable." Hearing this, Su Cheng pretended to continue examining him for a while, then put away his silver needles and said solemnly.
"Is that true?"
Upon hearing this, Dugu Bo immediately straightened his posture.
"Of course it's true. Originally speaking, your poison has already penetrated into your bones and marrow, and even immortals would find it hard to save you. However…" Su Cheng sized him up with an appraising gaze. "I imagine that you have already found some way to suppress the poison within your body, right?"
Dugu Bo was somewhat surprised. "You can even see that?"
"This is the most basic thing. Anyone with some medical attainments can see it. Even though you have the cultivation of a Title Douluo, you should already be a dead man by now." Su Cheng said calmly. "But there are no obvious traces of medicinal drugs on your body, so I assume you suppressed it through a special environment."
At this point, he paused slightly and continued:
"If I treat you in the place where you suppress the poison, there might still be a chance."
Dugu Bo looked at Su Cheng, his green eyes slightly narrowing.
Su Cheng met his gaze calmly.
After a moment, he lightly nodded. "Indeed, I found a mysterious place that can suppress the poison within my body. That place is also my medicinal garden."
Although Dugu Bo roughly understood the extraordinariness of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye, he did not fully realize the value of that place. Seeing Su Cheng directly point this out, he simply told the truth.
"First, tell me roughly what your medicinal garden is like."
"There is a hot spring where ice and fire intertwine. The spiritual energy is extremely abundant, but it consists of extremely intense fire-attribute spiritual energy and ice-attribute spiritual energy…"
Since he had already spoken frankly, Dugu Bo no longer hesitated and described the situation of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye to Su Cheng as concisely as possible.
"I roughly understand your situation. In that place, I am confident that I can cure the poison in your body."
"You know the place I'm talking about?" Dugu Bo was somewhat surprised. The wonders of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye were difficult to clearly describe with words.
"I know. Ice and fire spiritual energy coexisting, extreme cold and extreme heat accompanying each other—it's not strange that it can suppress the poison in your body. Moreover, such a treasure land is very suitable for the growth of rare plants. The medicinal herbs needed to treat you should mostly be found there."
"Then shall we go there now?"
Dugu Bo suddenly stood up.
From the bits of information Su Cheng had analyzed, his credibility in Dugu Bo's heart had already become extremely high.
"Not yet." Su Cheng directly rejected his invitation. "It's not convenient for me to go there for the time being."
"Why?" Dugu Bo frowned immediately.
"I still have some other matters to deal with. You don't need to be anxious. Your poison can't be cured in a short time anyway, so being anxious is useless."
Su Cheng said without even raising his head.
He indeed did not intend to go to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye now.
Because going there now would bring him no benefit at all.
Even if he obtained immortal herbs, he would have nowhere to use them. Even if he really wanted to use them, he could not take them out from his hands—he could not protect such things.
Moreover, he did not want to appear together with Dugu Bo in front of others for the time being.
Dugu Bo was a good bodyguard, but if he was exposed, the effect would be at least halved.
This Poison Douluo was too weak in single combat.
As a background support for intimidation, having the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect behind him was already enough.
But Dugu Bo was clearly dissatisfied with his explanation and looked somewhat suspicious. "You're not trying to deceive me, are you? In fact, you don't have any way to cure my poison at all?"
"What benefit do I gain from deceiving you? How about this: I can first treat your granddaughter. Just bring a few medicinal herbs from your medicinal garden for me. The poison in her body is still shallow, so it won't be difficult to treat."
Seeing Su Cheng bring up Dugu Yan, Dugu Bo could not say anything more for the moment.
In fact, being able to cure the poison in his granddaughter's body had been the main purpose of his hurried visit to Su Cheng this time.
"Also, Senior Dugu, I hope you can keep the fact that I can cure your illness confidential for the time being."
"Why?" Dugu Bo felt a little strange. Wouldn't it be a good thing for others to know that he had gained the friendship of a Title Douluo?
Moreover, if this matter were made public, there would be no need to worry about him refusing to acknowledge this favor afterward.
"..."
After a moment of silence, Su Cheng smiled bitterly and said, "Actually, I hope you can secretly protect me for a period of time. His Highness the Crown Prince seems to find me somewhat displeasing."
"?"
Dugu Bo looked completely confused.
He understood what Su Cheng said, yet also didn't fully understand it.
In his view, Su Cheng's talent was indeed extraordinary, but how could someone with such cultivation and strength possibly offend the Crown Prince of the empire?
"I'm not sure about the specific reason either, but I once met him at the academy's council. I could feel that he had some hostility toward me." Su Cheng's tone sounded somewhat helpless.
This time he was not lying.
He himself did not understand what Qian Renxue was going crazy about. If he knew the specific reason, he could take targeted precautions instead of being at a loss.
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