Chapter 18 Continues the deception: The Spirit Hall is great!
"Junior Xue Qinghe greets senior." Qian Renxue, playing the role of Xue Qinghe, maintained the respect due to a strong person.
"Your Highness, there's no need for such formalities. Please have a seat."
"Thank you, senior!"
At this moment, both sides had their own thoughts, but they also knew that on the surface, it was the grandfather looking at his future grandson-in-law.
After Qian Renxue sat down, Dugu Bo glanced at her a few more times, then nodded slightly, indicating his satisfaction.
Seeing that Dugu Bo was quite satisfied with her, Qian Renxue asked with a smile, "Senior, you've come here today to bid for that soul bone, haven't you?"
"Good!"
Dugu Bo readily admitted it, because there was nothing to hide. Over the past two weeks, he and his grandson had already planned to expose the poisoning incident to gain even greater benefits!
Since the poisoning issue has been resolved, it's no longer important whether or not the outside world knows about it.
Qian Renxue smiled and said, "How about I bid for it and give it to Miss Dugu Yan as a gift?"
"Sigh~"
Unexpectedly, Dugu Bo sighed after hearing Qian Renxue's words.
Immediately afterwards, Dugu Bo said with a wry smile, "To be honest, Your Highness, both my Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor martial soul and Yan'er's Jade Phosphor Serpent martial soul have a fatal flaw!"
"A fatal flaw?"
Qian Renxue and the Serpent Spear Douluo behind her were both startled. Why would Dugu Bo suddenly reveal his weakness, and a fatal one at that! Did he have a death wish?
Dugu Bo calmly said, "Our Dugu clan rose and fell because of the Jade Phosphor Serpent! My son... alas, my son died from the venom of the Jade Phosphor Serpent!"
In an instant, Dugu Bo seemed to have aged ten years, his whole being looking listless and aged.
"What? Died from poisoning?"
Qian Renxue's surprise was genuine; she was truly shocked. The son of the dignified Poison Douluo had actually died from poison. He had spent his entire life playing with poison, and yet his son had been poisoned to death!
Dugu Bo sighed and explained, "This could be considered a flaw in our Dugu clan's martial soul. But now... I have found a way to resolve this flaw! From now on, our Dugu clan will no longer be troubled by the Jade Phosphor Serpent's venom!"
"Oh?"
Qian Renxue and Serpent Spear Douluo exchanged a glance, both confirming that Dugu Bo's words were true. Otherwise, Dugu Bo revealing the flaw in his martial soul would be tantamount to courting death.
Was Dugu Bo stupid? No, he wasn't.
Therefore, the flaws in martial souls are real, and the solutions are also real.
"Your Highness, I am interested in marrying your granddaughter. I wonder if you could tell me how to resolve the defects in my martial soul? I would like to offer my assistance."
Hahaha~~~
Dugu Bo stroked his beard, chuckled a few times, and said, "Although I have found a way, I am troubled by the lack of a soul bone of good quality."
"Soul Bone?"
"Not bad! If we could have a poison-attribute soul bone of 20,000 years or more, that would be the best! If not, the 10,000-year evil-attribute soul bone at today's auction would be barely usable."
"A poison-attribute soul bone?"
Qian Renxue pondered quietly for a while, thinking about the relationship between the Jade Phosphor Serpent Venom and the Poison Attribute Soul Bone. She also thought that if she could completely win over Dugu Bo, as a Title Douluo openly supporting her, he would definitely help her seize the Heaven Dou Empire.
While 20,000-year-old poison-attribute soul bones are hard to find, she has many of them. The young master of the Spirit Hall is truly wealthy!
"Your Highness, poison-attribute soul bones are hard to find, but... this junior is willing to give it a try."
"Oh? Very well!! If there are no poison-attribute soul bones, ordinary soul bones of a higher age will also be acceptable. Then my two soul bones and Yan'er's will await Your Highness's good news!"
Huh? How did it suddenly turn into two soul bones?
Qian Renxue's lips twitched almost imperceptibly, then she smiled and said, "Then please wait a while, senior."
"Good!"
Soon, the auction began, and items were sold one by one. Before long, a special item appeared on the auction stage.
"Sigh~"
Suddenly, Qian Renxue heard Dugu Bo sigh again and asked curiously, "Senior, what's wrong?"
"Sigh~"
Dugu Bo continued to shake his head, remaining silent for a long time before explaining, "I don't consider myself a good person! I'm a ruthless killer! I've killed at least a thousand, if not eight hundred, soul masters! But... alas~ but every time I see fellow humans being auctioned off like commodities... it always touches my heart!"
Upon hearing this, Qian Renxue looked at a fox-eared girl on the auction stage.
Dugu Bo continued, "She should have been a commoner woman who made a mistake during her awakening, but now these nobles are treating her like a commodity! They've deprived her of her most basic human rights! They don't treat people... as human beings! How tragic! How lamentable!"
"This...."
Qian Renxue didn't know what to say. She was now playing the role of the highest-ranking noble in the Heaven Dou Empire: a prince!
Dugu Bo continued, seemingly oblivious to his surroundings, "Only the Spirit Hall would treat ordinary people as human beings."
At this point, Dugu Bo fell silent. It was enough to show a degree of goodwill towards the Spirit Hall; he couldn't say more, as saying too much might backfire.
Hearing that Dugu Bo actually had such a strong affinity for the Spirit Hall, Qian Renxue's eyes brightened up.
After exchanging a glance with Serpent Spear Douluo, Qian Renxue suppressed her excitement, pondered for a moment, and then said calmly, "Yes, the nobles these days are going too far. I'm thinking of changing the status quo."
"Is that so? Then I was right about you."
The conversation should stop short of reaching a conclusion.
Qian Renxue now understands that Dugu Bo will support her in becoming the crown prince and seizing the throne. Next, all she needs to do is prepare two poison-attribute soul bones over 20,000 years old as betrothal gifts, and the turmoil caused by this engagement will have settled!
In the end, the fox-eared girl was won by Qian Renxue, who deliberately tried to gain favor with Dugu Bo.
Soon, the auction reached its final highlight: the right arm bone of the eleven-thousand-year-old soul beast, the Demonic Saber-toothed Tiger.
"Your Highness, I will bid for this soul bone myself."
"Senior, please let this junior..."
Dugu Bo waved his hand and said, "I appreciate Your Highness's kindness, but I have another request."
"Please speak, senior."
Dugu Bo paused for two seconds, then said, "I have spent my life making poisons and have a deep understanding of herbs. But I know of a herb in this world that is born by defying the very nature of heaven and earth!"
"There's such a herb?"
Qian Renxue and Serpent Spear Douluo both looked at Dugu Bo with curiosity, as they genuinely didn't know.
"Of course! For example, Yue Douluo of the Spirit Hall, his spirit is a divine herb that rivals the creation of heaven and earth!"
"The Chrysanthemum? Isn't that a martial soul?" Qian Renxue blurted out.
[end of the chapter]