Dugu Bo was utterly shocked. This was his greatest secret, and also his weakness. When it flared up, even an ordinary person could kill him.
At this moment, an intense killing intent toward the young man before him surged subconsciously in his heart.
Jiang Chen did not answer Dugu Bo's question and continued, "The reason you have these symptoms is that you've been poisoned by your own toxins, and they have already penetrated deep into your bone marrow. You've merely consumed some heavenly treasures and used the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to suppress them, which is why you've barely survived until now. Even so, if no one helps you detoxify, you won't live for many more years. You'll either die from the poison or be tortured to death by the pain."
"You mean you can help me detoxify?" Dugu Bo asked.
Jiang Chen nodded, "I can resolve the poison in you."
Dugu Bo suddenly laughed, looking at Jiang Chen with mockery and sneering, "If you think you can use helping me detoxify as a condition to make me submit to Spirit Hall, then I can only say you're too naive. I already said before that even if I die, I won't join Spirit Hall. Do you think this condition holds any appeal to me?"
Dugu Bo looked at Jiang Chen playfully. He guessed that the young man would next be rendered speechless by his words, or perhaps fly into a rage out of humiliation.
He knew he would surely die today, but before dying, he wanted to ruthlessly mock the people in front of him.
Bibi Dong also looked at Jiang Chen in confusion. Could little Chen really have been seen through by Dugu Bo? Was he intending to use detoxification as a condition to recruit Dugu Bo?
If that were the case, then everything Jiang Chen said earlier would have been in vain.
Jiang Chen neither flew into a rage nor was left speechless. He remained very calm.
"You're mistaken. It's very easy for you to die, and I won't stop you at all. But are you willing to let your beautiful granddaughter suffer and remain in this world?"
"If you dare touch my granddaughter, even as a ghost, I won't let you off!" Dugu Bo's expression changed drastically. He shouted, unleashing a frenzied killing aura that crushed toward Jiang Chen.
"Hmph, courting death!" A cold glint flashed in Bibi Dong's eyes. An aura of killing intent hundreds of times more terrifying than Dugu Bo's erupted, directly forcing Dugu Bo's killing aura to reverse and backlash against him. He spat out a large mouthful of blood.
Dugu Bo forced himself not to collapse. His ink-green pupils stared fixedly at Jiang Chen, wishing he could use every possible method to torture and kill him, but unfortunately, he couldn't.
Jiang Chen shook his head and sighed, "You're old, so don't be so impulsive. Let me finish speaking."
"Do you think only you are poisoned? Your precious granddaughter inherited your martial soul and has been corroded by this toxin since she was in the womb. When her episodes come in the future, they will only be more intense than yours. A beautiful young girl, do you think she has the same willpower as you to endure that kind of pain?"
Dugu Bo's expression changed. He staggered back, his face showing some pain.
How could he not know his granddaughter's condition? He had personally experienced this pain. Ever since Dugu Yan was born, he had noticed something abnormal about her.
His own hair had originally been black, and his eyes too. Only after being poisoned did they slowly turn ink-green.
But Dugu Yan was born with deep purple hair and green eyes. This was clearly very similar to his situation.
"You really have a way to detoxify both my granddaughter and me?" Dugu Bo suddenly asked, looking at Jiang Chen with a trace of expectation on his face.
Jiang Chen smiled relaxedly, "I could see your condition with just one glance. Do you think I can help you detoxify? Helping you and your granddaughter detoxify is merely a matter of lifting a finger for me. Of course, my condition is clear to you. It just depends on whether you're willing to make the sacrifice for your granddaughter."
"What makes you think I should believe you can remove this deadly poison from me?" Dugu Bo still had some doubts.
His martial soul, the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor, was extremely poisonous, and he had cultivated it for sixty or seventy years. Yet this young man said detoxification was just a lift of a finger?
How could he believe that?
Could a teenager in his teens resolve the poison he had cultivated for most of his life? Then what had he been cultivating all these decades for, wasted on a dog?
Jiang Chen had already planned this in his heart long ago. Calmly, he said, "I can first detoxify your granddaughter."
Dugu Bo immediately felt moved. His life had been extremely lonely, and now he only had this most beloved granddaughter left. Even with his Titled Douluo strength, he lived worse than death under the torment of that deadly poison, let alone his young granddaughter.
"Fine. If you can truly resolve the deadly poison in my granddaughter, I can consider working for you."
Jiang Chen shook his head, "I don't want your 'consider.' I want a definite answer."
Dugu Bo hesitated. He had grown accustomed to freedom his whole life. Back then, he had also refused Spirit Hall's recruitment because he didn't want to be bound by any faction.
Jiang Chen did not urge him and patiently watched this old man who was covered in poison.
The difference in strength was too great. Even if he turned Dugu Bo into a zombie, he might not be able to control him.
After all, this was a Titled Douluo. If he could even control a Titled Douluo, there would be no need to struggle anymore. It wouldn't take long before the entire Douluo Continent belonged to him alone.
That was why he used Dugu Yan to force Dugu Bo to submit.
Dugu Bo was someone who valued promises greatly. Once he agreed, he would never go back on his word.
In the end, Dugu Bo nodded heavily, "If you can truly detoxify Yan Yan, I am willing to work for you."
He could disregard his own life and death, but he could not disregard his granddaughter's future. Dugu Yan was only seventeen now and still had a bright future ahead.
He had already tasted the pain of losing loved ones before and did not want the same thing to happen again.
Hearing Dugu Bo's promise, Jiang Chen finally showed a smile, "Where is your granddaughter now?"
"Heaven Dou Imperial Academy," Dugu Bo replied.
"Teacher." Jiang Chen turned to look at Bibi Dong.
Bibi Dong immediately understood and looked toward Ghost Douluo, "Ghost Elder, I'll have to trouble you."
Ghost Douluo chuckled sinisterly, "Capturing people is what I'm best at."
Before his words even finished, his entire figure had already turned into a black shadow and floated away. He was very familiar with the aura of the Jade Phosphor Serpent; catching a little girl was simple.
Bibi Dong pulled Jiang Chen to the side and said, "Little Chen, do you really have confidence in detoxifying Dugu Bo's poison?"
Jiang Chen grinned, "Detoxifying? I don't know how to do that. But I can make sure he doesn't die, and his strength will even increase greatly."
He didn't have Tang San's skill in concocting medicines to detoxify, but his method was simple, crude, and effective.
Bibi Dong looked at the handsome young man in front of her, who was now even a bit taller than she was, and felt a touch of emotion. The little kid she had brought back all those years ago now actually possessed such a capability.
"Teacher believes in you." Bibi Dong patted Jiang Chen's shoulder.
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Less than half an hour later, Ghost Douluo returned, carrying an unconscious girl.
"Yan Yan." The moment Dugu Bo saw Dugu Yan, he called out worriedly.
"Hey, don't worry. She's just unconscious, that's all." Ghost Douluo gave a sinister smile and injected soul power into Dugu Yan, immediately waking her up.
"Mmm~" Dugu Yan let out a soft hum and opened her eyes in confusion.
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