At the same time, Dugu Yan's fair, small hand tightly gripped Lin Chen's, shielding him behind her.
Her emerald green eyes stared at her grandfather, Dugu Bo, with a look of grievance and anger.
Her own grandfather was not keeping his word; he had just promised her not to lay a hand on Lin Chen, but now he looked like he wanted to kill Lin Chen.
Seeing this, Dugu Bo's anger gradually dissipated, and the killing intent in his heart slowly receded.
If anyone else dared to protect Lin Chen, Poison Douluo Dugu Bo would make them taste his Jade Phosphorus Serpent Emperor Poison, letting them know what a Poison Douluo was.
But this was his most beloved granddaughter, and Dugu Bo had a bitter pill to swallow. He could only let Lin Chen live for a while longer.
Seeing Dugu Bo calm down, Dugu Yan continued to comfort her grandfather:
"Grandfather, Lin Chen just said he could treat your poison backlash. Since he has such courage to face you directly and say such a thing—"
"—such a person is either an unparalleled talent or incredibly foolish. Moreover, Lin Chen accurately described your poisoning symptoms just now, which means he definitely falls into the first category."
"Would you like to give it a try?"
After patiently listening to Dugu Yan's explanation, Dugu Bo fell silent, beginning to consider the feasibility.
But after glancing at Lin Chen twice, Dugu Bo still felt it was not feasible; he completely distrusted Lin Chen.
A little brat who just awakened his Spirit, Yan Yan, how can you ask Grandpa to believe him?
If Lin Chen were ten years older, Dugu Bo would be willing to give it a try.
Seeing Dugu Bo still hesitating, Dugu Yan felt helpless. She had the diary instance, so she naturally knew that Lin Chen had a way to solve their family's poison backlash.
But the key was that her grandfather, Dugu Bo, didn't believe it.
"Grandfather, if you really don't believe it, then let Yan Yan try first."
Dugu Yan suggested to Dugu Bo.
She wanted to be the first to try. That way, once she solved her internal poison backlash problem, her grandfather, Dugu Bo, would naturally believe it.
The moment he heard this, Dugu Bo immediately shouted:
"No, absolutely not!"
"Yan Yan, how can Grandpa let you try first? What if something happens to you? What would Grandpa do?"
Dugu Yan was his only relative in this world. If anything happened to Dugu Yan, Dugu Bo would be tormented by self-reproach for the rest of his life.
"But if I don't try, I'll suffer from poison backlash at thirty and eventually die from the poison."
"Yan Yan doesn't want to face this feeling of slow death every day. It's a torment to my psyche."
Dugu Yan retorted.
Just as the grandfather and granddaughter were at a stalemate.
"Ahem, Senior Dugu, why don't you listen to my detoxification method first?"
Lin Chen poked his head out from behind Dugu Yan and voiced his idea.
Seeing this brat Lin Chen, Dugu Bo immediately became annoyed. He didn't know what kind of bewitching potion Lin Chen had given his granddaughter, making her so convinced that Lin Chen could detoxify them.
However, at this moment, Dugu Bo had no other choice, so he might as well listen to what Lin Chen's detoxification method was.
"Boy, speak."
"This old man wants to see where you get your confidence to solve the poison backlash problem on this old man's body."
Dugu Bo looked at Lin Chen. Although there was no longer the biting killing intent from before, he still had no good feelings for Lin Chen.
"Senior Dugu, I have two methods for detoxification."
"The first method is to absorb a Spirit Bone and then force the toxins into the Spirit Bone. However, when too many toxins accumulate in the Spirit Bone, the body will also suffer from poison backlash. This is a method that treats the symptoms."
"The second method is to find a suitable Immortal Herb and, through its potent medicinal power, evolve one's Spirit, completely solving the problem of poison backlash. This is a method that treats the root cause."
Lin Chen spoke slowly.
His gaze was sharp, and his eyes revealed strong confidence.
These two solutions would definitely impress Dugu Bo.
As for the more exquisite Poison Pill Technique, Lin Chen did not intend to mention it now, as he hadn't even encountered an Immortal Herb yet.
Once he refined the Immortal Herb into a pill and consumed it, and when his relationship with Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan became closer, he would naturally bestow the Poison Pill Technique upon the grandfather and granddaughter.
"Boy, tell me, what is an Immortal Herb?"
Upon hearing this, Dugu Bo was astonished and changed his perception of Lin Chen. He never expected a child who had just awakened his Spirit to possess such knowledge.
Currently, Dugu Bo's heart was gradually beginning to believe Lin Chen's words, no longer treating Lin Chen as a naive child.
Of the two solutions Lin Chen offered, compared to the Spirit Bone method which treated symptoms, Dugu Bo was clearly more interested in the second method, the Immortal Herb, which treated the root cause.
"Immortal Herbs are precious medicines that can evolve a Spirit Master's Spirit. They generally grow in innate treasure lands, such as the legendary Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where ice and fire coexist, making it highly likely to have Immortal Herbs."
"However, unfortunately, these innate treasure lands are extremely difficult to find, and Immortal Herbs are also treasures that are hard to come by."
Lin Chen pretended to be annoyed, shaking his head and sighing repeatedly.
Dugu Yan, standing beside him, watched Lin Chen's performance, her mouth twitching slightly, her gaze becoming increasingly strange.
How could Lin Chen's acting be so realistic?
If she, Dugu Yan, hadn't known in advance that Lin Chen was already aware of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well's existence, she might have been deceived by his act.
"Innate treasure land, ice and fire coexisting?"
Dugu Bo pinched his chin, deep in thought.
The treasure land Lin Chen mentioned, it seemed he happened to have one. As for whether it was the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Dugu Bo wasn't quite sure.
"Grandfather, does our family have the innate treasure land Lin Chen mentioned?"
Seeing this, Dugu Yan assisted Lin Chen, looking at Dugu Bo with anticipation.
"Yan Yan, I don't know about an innate treasure land, but Grandpa does have a spring pool where ice and fire coexist. I just don't know if it's the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well that Lin Chen mentioned."
Hearing his granddaughter's words, Dugu Bo answered truthfully. After all, this treasure land was eventually going to be left to his granddaughter, Dugu Yan.
It was just that Dugu Yan's strength was currently weak, and Dugu Bo wanted to wait until Dugu Yan became stronger and more sensible.
Seeing Dugu Yan's eager expression, Lin Chen's lips subtly curved upward.
Now, he could be 100% certain that Dugu Yan possessed his diary instance.
In fact, ever since Dugu Yan invited him to stay at her home, Lin Chen had begun to suspect that she had the diary instance.
After all, Dugu Yan was too enthusiastic, which didn't quite match her personality in the original story.
It wasn't until today that Lin Chen completely confirmed that Dugu Yan had his diary instance, and perhaps last night, while he was writing in his diary, Dugu Yan might have been reading its contents.
"Senior Dugu, you can take this junior and Sister Yanzi to see that innate treasure land. If it truly is the legendary Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well—"
"—coincidentally, this junior happens to have some understanding of Immortal Herbs and knows their characteristics."