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Yu Tianheng looked at the departing Ning Rongrong and said with a disdainful smile, "With your little attitude, you dare to argue with me."
As he finished speaking, Yu Tianheng's gaze fell upon the two people in the hall.
"Dugu Yan, I have almost finished understanding the condition of your body and Martial Spirit. Your situation is very complex, and I only have a general direction right now. If there's an opportunity, may I visit your grandfather?"
Seeing that he was almost ready and the timing was right, Shi Quan proactively brought up the matter of meeting Dugu Bo.
Rather than passively waiting, it was better to take the initiative. Instead of waiting for Dugu Bo to come to him, it was better to strike first and show goodwill.
As the saying goes, opportunity favors the prepared mind.
Dugu Yan said, "My grandfather has a bad temper. If you say the wrong thing, it won't be as easy to deal with as Sword Douluo."
Shi Quan smiled and said, "I'm doing this for your own good. I think your grandfather shouldn't make things difficult for me. If there are no problems, then everyone will be happy. If something is discovered, maybe I can help, right?"
Dugu Yan calculated the time and said, "Alright, my grandfather isn't in Heaven Dou City these days. He should be back in a few days. You can come with me then."
"Dugu Bo isn't here, and you didn't tell me earlier, making me so worried." Shi Quan muttered to himself, but on his face, he smiled and replied, "No problem. You go ahead and do your thing, I'm going back to Cultivate."
He bid farewell to Dugu Yan.
Everything returned to normal: Cultivate when it was time to Cultivate, study when it was time to study, and research when it was time to research.
There weren't many other changes, but Ning Rongrong always liked to stick with Shi Quan whenever she had nothing to do, like a little follower.
Days passed one by one, and before they knew it, another week had gone by.
"Shi Quan, my grandfather should be back soon. I'm planning to ask for leave this afternoon to see him. Do you want to come along?" After morning training, Dugu Yan turned to look at Shi Quan, who was not far away.
"Yan Yan, you're taking Shi Quan to see your grandfather?" Yu Tianheng immediately craned his neck forward when he heard this.
"Shi Quan has some private matters and wants to visit my grandfather. What? Do you want to go too?" Dugu Yan curled her lips into a playful smile.
Yu Tianheng flinched when he heard this, "Isn't that a bit too rushed?"
Dugu Yan glared at Yu Tianheng, "Hmph, rushed? What's the rush? Aren't you and I just teammates?"
"I…" Yu Tianheng wanted to say something but didn't know what, his face flushed red.
"What 'I'?" Dugu Yan looked like she was exasperated, and asked loudly, "Is it that hard to say you like me?"
"No, no, no." Yu Tianheng quickly waved his hands.
"Then hurry up and say it!" Dugu Yan looked at Yu Tianheng with a speechless expression.
"I like you." Yu Tianheng finally reacted and quickly said.
"Good, I know. From now on, you're my boyfriend." Dugu Yan waved her hand, directly settling the matter. After waving at Yu Tianheng, she looked at Shi Quan, "Alright, go on. Shi Quan, are you coming or not?"
"Coming, why wouldn't I come!" Shi Quan quickly stepped forward and followed Dugu Yan out of the academy.
"Hahaha, our Sister Yanzi is still the most domineering." Yu Feng burst out laughing and looked at Yu Tianheng, saying, "Boss, where did your usual domineering and aloofness go? How come you're so timid in front of our Sister Yanzi?"
As soon as Yu Feng said this, even the usually stern Shi Family Brothers couldn't help but show a hint of a smile.
"I think you just want me to give you some training." Yu Tianheng's eyes sparkled with lightning, but he couldn't suppress the smile on his lips.
"No, no, no, Boss, I was just kidding." Yu Feng quickly conceded.
Ning Rongrong, however, watched Dugu Yan's departing back with starry eyes, muttering, "It can be like that?"
"Bah, bah, bah!" Ning Rongrong quickly patted her cheeks, muttering, "What on earth am I thinking?!"
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Half an hour later.
Shi Quan followed Dugu Yan to a certain mansion in Heaven Dou City.
Pushing open the door.
"Grandpa, I'm back." Dugu Yan called out towards the house with cheerful steps.
"Our lovely Yan Yan has come to see Grandpa?"
A strong, resonant voice came from inside the house. Then, a figure walked out from within. The figure was tall and slender, looking like a spear. His hair and beard were all dark green, and his eyes glowed like emeralds. It was indeed Poison Douluo, Dugu Bo!
Upon seeing Dugu Bo, Dugu Yan immediately ran over happily and threw herself into Dugu Bo's arms.
"Yan Yan brought a friend?" Dugu Bo's eerie green gaze fell upon Shi Quan, and that feeling of being seen through came over him again.
"Junior Shi Quan greets Senior. Forgive my sudden visit today." Shi Quan said respectfully.
"Aren't you that little fellow from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan Family?" Dugu Bo looked at Shi Quan with some surprise, then lowered his head to look at Dugu Yan.
"Grandpa, what are you saying?" Dugu Yan lowered her head a little shyly, pointing at Shi Quan and introducing him, "He's a new classmate at the academy, he just joined the Heaven Dou Battle Team this month. He's not only a very powerful control system Spirit Master, but also a very powerful Martial Spirit theory Master."
They had been training together for some time. Although Shi Quan's Rank was not as high as hers, Dugu Yan was still very much convinced of Shi Quan's strength. After all, Shi Quan was someone even Sword Douluo acknowledged. As for Martial Spirit theory, every training method Shi Quan proposed, they all deeply experienced its effectiveness.
"Oh?" Dugu Bo raised an eyebrow, scanned Shi Quan, and then looked down at Dugu Yan in his arms, asking kindly, "How powerful?"
Dugu Bo couldn't possibly not know Dugu Yan's personality. To be praised so highly by his proud granddaughter, he must certainly have some real skill. However, what puzzled him was that the Shi Quan in front of him was only Rank twenty-two. How could he make Dugu Yan praise him so much?
"Grandpa, you know Sword Douluo, right?" Dugu Yan asked with a smile.
Dugu Bo smiled and said, "How could Grandpa not know that old fellow Chen Xin?"
"Grandpa, let me tell you, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect Sect Master brought his daughter…" Dugu Yan then rattled on, explaining the entire story of Shi Quan and Sword Douluo's sparring, and repeating Sword Douluo's words.
"You actually made that old fellow Chen Xin consider taking you as a disciple?" Dugu Bo looked at Shi Quan in surprise.
Shi Quan then smiled and said, "Those were just a joke from Senior Sword Douluo. Senior doesn't need to take it seriously."
"A joke?" Dugu Bo was also amused by Shi Quan's words, "On this continent, I've never heard that old fellow Chen Xin make such jokes with anyone."
"To be able to gain Chen Xin's approval, your strength, little fellow, indeed matches Yan Yan's praise of 'powerful.' But where does 'Martial Spirit theory Master' come from?" This time, Dugu Bo's question was directed at Shi Quan.
"Junior is not talented, I have only temporarily researched a new spirit ring limit theory." As he spoke, a faint blue light emanated from Shi Quan's hand. Blue Silver Grass appeared in his hand, and along with it, one yellow and one purple spirit ring ascended.
"The second spirit ring is actually a thousand-year spirit ring?" Dugu Bo's eyes also flashed with a hint of surprise when he saw this, and he asked curiously, "Tell me about your new limit spirit ring theory."
"This new limit spirit ring theory…" Shi Quan immediately began to speak eloquently.
"Boy, I have to say, you are very courageous." After listening to Shi Quan's explanation, a hint of admiration appeared in Dugu Bo's eyes. As a Spirit Master, everyone knew the consequences of absorbing a spirit ring beyond one's Rank. Shi Quan actually dared to take the risk, and in a situation that everyone thought was certain death, he truly blazed a new path.
Dugu Bo put Dugu Yan down and looked at Shi Quan squarely, saying, "Tell me, what do you need me for today?"
"Senior, I specifically came to visit today because of Sister Yanzi. This is some of my research on her Martial Spirit during this period. I want to communicate with you privately. Perhaps I can help." As he spoke, Shi Quan took out a stack of documents from his snow jade bracelet and handed them to Dugu Bo.
"About Yan Yan?" Dugu Bo took the documents Shi Quan handed him with a puzzled expression and began to flip through them page by page.
The initial content was about Dugu Yan's future development and study direction, which Dugu Bo nodded at with satisfaction. However, upon seeing the later content, Dugu Bo's pupils visibly contracted sharply, and his hand holding the documents tightened a few points.
Especially after seeing the words 'Originating from the Martial Spirit, passed down from ancestors?' written on the document, Dugu Bo's expression also changed slightly. Although there was a question mark after this sentence, to be able to make such a deduction from Dugu Yan's body and Martial Spirit was enough to show Shi Quan's profound knowledge in Martial Spirits. Although the document was written this way, it was possible that Shi Quan had already confirmed Dugu Yan's poisoning.
With that thought.
Dugu Bo's gaze towards Shi Quan couldn't help but reveal a cold, unfathomable light like that of a poisonous snake.
"Did you write all of this yourself? And you didn't tell anyone else?" Dugu Bo asked.
Shi Quan replied, "Senior, so far, only you have seen this content. I myself am not certain, so how would I dare to spread it mistakenly?"
"Grandpa, what did Shi Quan show you?" Dugu Yan curiously stood on her tiptoes and craned her neck, wanting to see the documents in Dugu Bo's hand.
Dugu Bo, however, smiled gently, put the documents behind him, and said kindly, "It's nothing, just some development directions for the Bi Lin Snake Martial Spirit. He wants to learn from me about the Bi Lin Snake Martial Spirit to facilitate your future learning and development. Seeing how sincere he is for your good, Grandpa will teach him. Aren't you not interested in these things? You go play by yourself for a bit, Grandpa and he will talk privately."
"Really?" Dugu Yan looked at the two of them suspiciously.
"Really, go on, go on." Dugu Bo affectionately stroked Dugu Yan's head.
Dugu Yan wasn't a fool; how could she not hear Dugu Bo's flimsy excuse? She originally didn't believe there was anything wrong with her body, but from Dugu Bo's current demeanor, she could confirm that Dugu Bo was definitely hiding something from her...