Chapter 100: The Ice and Fire Eyes in Hand
Chen Xin slowly withdrew his soul power, and the sword energy that had filled the sky turned into starlight, vanishing without a trace. For a moment, it felt as if night had fallen, with countless stars shining brightly.
Ning Fengzhi, stepping on his flying sword, arrived beside Chen Xin. Looking at the devastated Ice and Fire Eyes, he asked in confusion:
"Uncle Jian, was the sword intent you struck at the mountain pass intentional?"
Chen Xin smiled faintly and said, "Yes, that little brat Dai Yao is right in the basin at the top of that mountain. I was just scaring him. Rongrong has been complaining to me lately. This kid dared to bully her, so I thought I'd teach him a little lesson."
Ning Fengzhi sighed helplessly. Uncle Jian and Old Uncle were great in every way, but the only unfortunate thing was that they spoiled Rongrong too much, which had led her to develop a fearless and reckless personality.
For this reason, he had been deeply concerned. Every time he tried to discipline Ning Rongrong, he would be stopped by the two Title Douluo.
"Uncle Jian, are you not afraid that Dai Yao might die from the giant stones caused by the explosion?"
Ning Fengzhi asked.
"If he's a genius, then if he can't even deal with a few small rocks, what kind of genius is he?" Chen Xin's gaze was cold.
At this moment, the pair from the Spirit Hall finally arrived.
The Great Eagle was panting heavily, its chest heaving violently, clearly exhausted.
On the eagle, Salas gave a quick salute to Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin, acknowledging their presence before urgently looking at the basin on the mountaintop.
Upon seeing that Dai Yao was unharmed, Salas finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing Salas's reaction, Sword Douluo Chen Xin snorted coldly and said, "You guys are not slow after all. You actually caught up to about one-tenth of my speed."
Salas's face turned a little ugly. He gave an awkward smile. "Naturally, I can't compare to Sword Douluo."
The Soul Beast's true form, a giant eagle, had traveled as fast as possible, but Sword Douluo had already arrived long before, and even fought with Dugu Bo.
In this whole operation to rescue Dai Yao, Salas could be said to have played no role at all.
"If Dai Yao makes the foolish decision to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, it would be troublesome," Salas thought to himself anxiously.
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The injured Green Scaled Serpent King, pierced through the seven-inch spot, slowly shrank and transformed into Dugu Bo's form.
At this moment, Dugu Bo looked extremely disheveled, his hair in a mess, blood at the corners of his mouth, and his face ashen.
But he didn't hurry to heal his injuries. Instead, he anxiously jumped to the mountaintop, looking down at the Ice and Fire Eyes below.
When he confirmed that Dugu Yan was unharmed, he let out a deep sigh of relief.
He approached the Ice and Fire Eyes, looking at Dugu Yan with both pity and guilt, before pulling her into a tight embrace, choking as he said, "I'm sorry, Yan Yan. Grandpa was wrong. I almost lost you!"
The Green Scaled family was now left with just him and Dugu Yan. If Dugu Yan had died here, he would never forgive himself.
Moreover, if he hadn't been so proud and fought with Sword Douluo Chen Xin, Dugu Yan would never have ended up in such danger.
Dugu Yan looked at her grandfather, who was covered in injuries, her expression filled with sorrow. Tears welled up in her eyes as many emotions surged within her, making her unable to control herself.
She had never seen her grandfather, who was like a mountain in her eyes, in such a state.
Many emotions welled up inside her, and all she could do was weakly comfort him, "It's okay, Grandpa."
After releasing her emotions, Dugu Bo suddenly had a question: How had Dugu Yan survived amidst the falling rocks with her control-type soul master abilities?
He asked, confused, "Yan Yan, tell Grandpa, how did you survive?"
Dugu Yan cast a complicated glance at Dai Yao, her eyes flickering with unease. Biting her lip, she softly spoke to Dugu Bo, "It was Dai Yao who saved me."
"Dai Yao?"
Dugu Bo froze, his gaze immediately focusing on Dai Yao, revealing a look of astonishment.
He couldn't believe this answer. After all, not long ago, he had threatened Dai Yao in such a way, and Dugu Yan had even shouted that she would kill him. It would have been hard for Dai Yao not to resent them!
Moreover, Dai Yao had even risked his life to save Dugu Yan!
Although Dugu Bo was ruthless and cunning, he was never one to repay kindness with ingratitude.
In the original story, after Tang San cured his poison, when Xiao Wu's Soul Beast identity was exposed in the Spirit Hall, he even considered helping Tang San and the others.
It was only due to the obstruction of the Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo that this didn't succeed.
He had a complex expression as he walked up to Dai Yao, bowed deeply, and expressed his gratitude, "Thank you for saving my granddaughter. If you have any requests, I will do my best to fulfill them."
"Even if you want a soul bone, I can get you a few."
For a Title Douluo to bow to a child barely over ten years old—this was something completely unheard of.
A Title Douluo was someone at the very pinnacle of the soul master world, yet here he was, bowing to a young soul master.
But to everyone's surprise, Dai Yao simply turned sideways, glanced at Dugu Bo indifferently, and coldly said, "Forget it."
He hadn't forgotten the torment he had endured these past few days when he was captured by Dugu Bo. The mental and physical suffering he had gone through still lingered vividly in his memory.
Could a casual apology erase all the pain he had endured?
Besides, he was standing right next to the Ice and Fire Eyes now, preparing to jump into them and hoping to provoke Dugu Bo's anger so that Sword Douluo would be able to deal with him once and for all.
Seeing that Dai Yao ignored Dugu Bo's apology, Dugu Yan angrily shouted, "Dai Yao, don't be so ungrateful! My grandfather is a dignified Title Douluo. Apologizing to you is already showing you great respect."
"Don't think that just because you saved me, you can do whatever you want!"
Dai Yao snorted coldly, his gaze toward Dugu Yan full of disdain. He looked at her as if she were a fool.
Dugu Bo sighed deeply and stood up, saying to Dai Yao, "Dai Yao, these past few days, I've wronged you. If you can forgive me, I'll give you anything you ask for."
When he had embraced Dugu Yan earlier, he secretly checked her body and noticed that the poison within her had decreased by a tenth.
This meant that Dai Yao had the ability to heal her!
This meant that there was hope for breaking the curse on the Green Scaled family!
He was overjoyed but also troubled.
He had already offended Dai Yao greatly, and in order to get Dai Yao to heal Dugu Yan further, he would have to earn his forgiveness.
Seeing that Dugu Bo had not become angry, Dai Yao couldn't help but feel disappointed. He looked at the precious medicinal garden nearby and quickly made up his mind. Since he had already suffered so much, he would make the most of this opportunity.
Moreover, with Sword Douluo in the sky, this was the best time to make demands. Now that Dugu Bo was speaking kindly, how could Dai Yao trust that he would keep his word?
Dai Yao cleared his throat and said, "Senior Dugu, since you're being so generous, I'll make a request."
"I want the herbs in this medicinal garden, as well as a soul tool that can store them!"
Upon hearing Dai Yao's demand, Dugu Bo couldn't help but feel a pang of heartache. This medicinal garden was his treasure, but thinking about the Green Scaled family's curse, he gritted his teeth and agreed, "Alright, as long as you can forgive me, this medicinal garden is yours."
A medicinal garden could be replaced, but if he lost his life, nothing would remain.
(End of Chapter)
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