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Bone Douluo lovingly picked up Ning Rongrong and said with a smile, "Alright, alright, I will definitely find Rongrong a devoted and good husband in the future."
Ning Fengzhi looked at Ning Rongrong, smiled and shook his head, saying, "Forget it, let's not watch anymore. Uncle Jian and Uncle Gu, let's go."
"It's annoying to look at them too much. I don't know if you two felt it in the venue before, but as soon as I glanced at Mu Ci, the Eternal Douluo and Salas would turn their attention to me."
"It makes it sound like I would lay a hand on a child."
"It's really awkward, so I'd better not bother them here."
With that, Ning Fengzhi walked toward Xue Qinghe's resting spot, no longer looking at the many fighting spirits in the arena.
Meanwhile, Mu Ci was also approached by Dugu Yan.
Chapter 40 Duguyan and Ye Lingling
Since Huo Wushuang, Yan Jing, and Xue Wu each led their respective teams away.
Mu Ci, Huo Wu, and Shui Bing'er sat chatting outside the Soul Battle Zone, glancing at the Soul Battle Arena from time to time.
"Brother Mu Ci, what were you and Sister Huo Wu whispering about just now? Is it okay for Bing'er to know?"
Shui Bing'er's slightly aloof question made Mu Ci feel a little guilty, as if he had been caught red-handed.
But before Mu Ci could explain, Huo Wu sat down next to Shui Bing'er and started talking.
"Bing'er, I made a bet with Mu Ci before, betting on whether Dugu Yan, the granddaughter of the Poison Douluo, had been poisoned. If he lost, he had to promise me one thing."
Upon hearing about the bet, Shui Bing'er frowned slightly, feeling that it was somewhat unlikely.
"Judging from Bing'er's expression, she doesn't seem to believe it very much. Why don't we have Bing'er join the betting?"
"How can we not keep betting on a sure-win bet?" Mu Ci said with a grin as she looked at Shui Bing'er.
Mu Ci didn't react negatively to the two women's disbelief, since the matter was simply unbelievable to others.
Looking at Mu Ci's smiling face, Shui Bing'er's slightly furrowed brows relaxed, and a smile appeared on her delicate face.
"I believe in Brother Mu Ci. Since he dared to make such an obvious bet, he must be confident of winning. Bing'er is not stupid."
"But Brother Mu Ci, are we going to find Dugu Yan now?"
Mu Ci shook her head, turned her head to look in one direction, and said, "No need to look for them, they're already here."
Upon hearing this, Shui Bing'er and Huo Wu also looked in that direction.
On the path of the academy, two stunningly beautiful women were walking toward their location.
A woman with shimmering blue eyes, flowing purple hair, and a captivating figure whose movements resembled the dance of a water snake was the subject of their discussion: Dugu Yan.
The other woman was slightly shorter than Dugu Yan, and her silver hair danced in the wind, reflecting a beautiful shimmer in the sunlight.
A snow-white veil covered half of her jade-like face, revealing a cold and desolate feeling in her beautiful silver eyes.
Another woman in the Tiandou team is Ye Lingling, the Nine-Star Begonia.
"You're the Mu Ci that people are talking about?"
The distance of several dozen meters passed in the blink of an eye. Dugu Yan led Ye Lingling to the three of them, looked around, and then looked at Mu Ci and said.
Mu Ci stood up, smiled, and extended his hand to Dugu Yan, saying, "Captain of the Plant Team, Mu Ci."
Looking at the large, well-defined hand in front of her, Dugu Yan hesitated for a moment before extending her right hand to shake it.
When Mu Ci shook hands, he also carefully examined the other person's hands. The dark green nail polish was eye-catching, but what caught his attention the most was the other person's exposed skin.
Her snow-white hands did not show a healthy blush like a normal person's; instead, they revealed a faint, barely perceptible gray.
Compared to Dugu Yan, Huo Wu's hands felt like warm jade, smooth and radiating a faint warmth, while Shui Bing'er's hands, on the contrary, emitted a cool sensation.
These are all subtle effects of the Martial Soul on the Soul Master, and there will be no problems. From the outside, the skin color will still appear healthy.
However, Dugu Yan's skin revealed an unusual complexion, which was due to the Azure Serpent Venom passed down through generations of Azure Serpent Soul Masters.
By the time it came to Dugu Yan's generation, if they didn't make changes, it was almost impossible for them to live past forty. Even with the suppression of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, they would only be barely surviving.
Dugu Yan doesn't have Dugu Bo's nine-ring level soul power suppression, so the backlash from the snake venom will only be more terrifying.
Their hands clasped briefly before parting.
Only then did Dugu Yan tell Mu Ci the purpose of her visit.
"Captain Mu Ci, I'd like to ask, why were you and your girlfriend looking in my direction the whole time we were in the meeting room? Was there a problem?"
Hearing Dugu Yan's question, Mu Ci wasn't too surprised. He and Huo Wu hadn't hidden their actions, so it was normal for them to be discovered.
"I made a bet with her, betting whether you've been poisoned."
Dugu Yan was taken aback, then her face turned icy, her emerald green snake eyes fixed on Mu Ci, a cold smile playing on her lips:
"Am I poisoned? I could be poisoned? Do you even know who my grandfather is?"
Mu Ci nodded and said, "Of course, Poison Douluo Dugu Bo is known to every Soul Master in the Heaven Dou Empire."
"But who says that Poison Douluo's granddaughter can't be poisoned? In fact, I would say that you were poisoned from birth."
Dugu Yan's chest heaved with anger at Mu Ci's words, her eyes filled with fury.
At this moment, Ye Lingling, who had been silent all along, spoke up to Dugu Yan: "Yan Yan, don't be angry."
Then, her lifeless beautiful eyes glanced at Mu Ci.
“I’ve heard about him from my grandfather, and I think you can believe what he says for now.”
Her best friend's advice calmed Dugu Yan down a bit. She glared at Mu Ci and said to Ye Lingling:
"Your grandfather? What did he say?"
Dugu Yan could disbelieve what others said, but she couldn't help but believe the words of her best friend's grandfather, the support-type Soul Douluo who had healed countless people in the Heaven Dou Empire.
“My grandfather said that he had traveled throughout Tiandou for decades and cured hundreds of thousands of patients, but when it comes to the application of medicinal materials, he was not as good as Mu Ci.”
"Even the Yang family of the Soul-Breaking Spear clan, which is far away in the Star Luo Empire, is not as good as him in alchemy."
"So, if he says you've been poisoned, I think you can believe him for now."
As soon as Ye Lingling said this, the women present all looked at Mu Ci.
Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er's eyes shone with admiration, while Dugu Yan fell silent.
Mu Ci smiled at Ye Lingling and said, "Please ask Miss Ye to convey my gratitude to Elder Ye for his praise!"
"Well, Miss Dugu, now you should believe some of it, right?"
Dugu Yan, who had been silent, glanced at him, her anger gone, and said:
"Although Elder Ye said you are very capable, I still find it hard to accept that I could be poisoned. This is too absurd. How are you going to prove it to me?"
Mu Ci shook her head and looked at Dugu Yan.
"Actually, I don't need to prove anything to you. I just want you to tell Senior Dugu that I can deal with your family's hereditary poison."
"But since you want to know, I can tell you something."
"Miss Dugu Yan, do you feel healthy?"
Upon hearing Mu Ci's question, Dugu Yan fell silent, unsure how to answer.
"Look, you actually know a little bit about it. Your hair color, your eye color, I'm sure you've noticed them."
Dugu Yan seemed to have been struck by something, and said somewhat hoarsely:
"This doesn't prove anything. It only proves that the appearance of my Dugu family is relatively rare. Besides, there are people like me in Douluo Continent."
Mu Ci nodded, not denying the fact.
"But haven't you noticed? Your hair and eye color are getting darker year by year, as are your skin tone and nails. Is your nail polish really what you like, or is it something you're trying to cover up?"
"As a girl, I don't believe you don't love beauty, and I certainly don't believe you wouldn't notice these problems."
Mu Ci saw that Dugu Yan no longer had the desire to refute, and seemed to be in a daze.
Her tone softened, and she said, "You don't need to do that. Go home and confirm with Senior Dugu. He definitely knows about these things. Just tell him I can handle it."
Upon hearing this, Dugu Yan seemed to have grasped a glimmer of hope, her eyes shining as she looked intently at Mu Ci.
How could she not realize her own problem?
She preferred to believe that there was a genetic defect in her family, and never imagined that she would be poisoned.
"it is good!"
Chapter 41 Dugu Bo's Confession
evening.
Tian Dou City, Dugu Mansion.
Ever since her conversation with Mu Ci, Dugu Yan has been restless and eager to go home to find her grandfather and ask him about her situation.
Feeling anxious, he waited until the afternoon, and with Ye Lingling's comforting words, boarded the carriage back to Tiandou City.
Dugu Yan strode into the mansion, and a steward immediately came to greet her.
"Miss!"
Is my grandfather home?
Dugu Yan looked at the old steward in front of her and asked a question.
It wasn't that Dugu Yan didn't want to go directly to Dugu Bo, but rather that Dugu Bo's whereabouts were unpredictable, and he might disappear for a few days at any time.
In order to let Dugu Yan know his whereabouts, Dugu Bo would tell the old steward the approximate time of his return before going out, so as not to worry his granddaughter.
"Miss, the master just returned and is resting in the backyard."
Upon hearing the butler's reply, Dugu Yan immediately used her soul power and quickly ran to the backyard.
After passing through the complicated corridors, Dugu Yan immediately spotted the old man reclining on a chair in the courtyard.
Having just suppressed the backlash of snake venom from the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, Dugu Bo lay on a recliner, easing the terrifying pain that had recently disappeared.
With a relaxed expression, he did not release his own senses.
Therefore, they did not notice the Dugu Yan rushing towards them at top speed.