Chapter 23: Subjugating Dugu Bo
"Of course! Since I dare to bring this up, I'm confident I can solve it. However, it wasn't the Spirit Hall that discovered how to eliminate the Bilin Poison from your Bilin family—but me!"
Looking at Dugu Bo, who seemed a bit serious, Bibi Dong smiled confidently and spoke slowly.
Not the Spirit Hall, but her?
Hearing Bibi Dong's words, Dugu Bo couldn't help but feel moved, and his thoughts raced instantly.
What does this Saint of the Spirit Hall mean by this? Could it be that she didn't come here on behalf of the Spirit Hall, but in her own name, and wants to subjugate me?
However, Dugu Bo didn't dwell too much on that thought.
Perhaps for others, there was a great difference between submitting to the Spirit Hall and submitting to a not-yet-mature Saint of the Spirit Hall.
But for Dugu Bo, whether she represented the Spirit Hall or not, it was all the same.
As long as someone could help him save his son and find a way for his Bilin family to continue—
—even if he had to submit to an ordinary person, Dugu Bo would accept it!
"Do not worry, Your Holiness. As long as your method is real and can help me save my son and ensure the continuation of our Dugu family, we will never disobey your orders in the future!"
Dugu Bo understood that Bibi Dong wanted him to submit, but he did not hesitate. He spoke in a deep voice and declared his stance.
That is, as long as what Bibi Dong said was true, he would lead the Dugu family to surrender to her!
Understanding Dugu Bo's character, Bibi Dong didn't doubt his words. She smiled and spoke frankly:
"Alright, since Senior Dugu said that, I won't keep it a secret anymore. In fact, the solution to the Bilin Poison in your Bilin family is quite simple."
"Based on my knowledge and research, the Bilin Poison in your family originates from your Bilin Snake martial spirit. The poison emerges because your body cannot withstand the toxicity of the Bilin Snake martial spirit."
"And to solve this problem, you just need to make your body resistant to the Bilin Poison..."
"It shouldn't be possible to make our bodies resistant to the Bilin Poison, right?"
Hearing Bibi Dong's words, Dugu Bo couldn't help but interject.
His Bilin family had been researching how to resolve the poison for years.
Among all the ideas, the simplest was to resist the Bilin Poison by strengthening the body's resistance to toxicity. Of course, they had tried—but failed.
"Senior Dugu Bo, don't worry. I haven't finished speaking yet. If you rely solely on your own body, it's definitely impossible to resist the green phosphorus poison."
"But Senior Dugu Bo should know about spirit bones, right? These bones can integrate into a soul master's body and aren't part of it originally, so they won't be affected."
"As long as a spirit bone can integrate and the green phosphorus poison can penetrate into it, the poison won't be able to harm the soul master's body, correct?"
Bibi Dong smiled and explained slowly, noticing that Dugu Bo was becoming slightly anxious.
"Yes! It's the spirit bones!"
Upon hearing Bibi Dong talk about spirit bones and explain how they could nullify the green phosphorus poison, Dugu Bo suddenly realized—and was greatly shocked.
But in the next moment, as if he had thought of something, his expression turned gloomy again.
"Your Holiness, the method you mentioned may indeed cure the Bilin Poison of our Bilin family, but spirit bones are rare treasures in this world, and our Bilin family has none..."
In the end, Dugu Bo couldn't help but clench his fists, feeling deep pain.
There would be no problem if he hadn't found a way to cure the Bilin Poison.
But now that a potentially effective method was finally within reach, he couldn't implement it. That sudden hope and loss only made Dugu Bo feel even more heartbroken.
"You don't have one, but... I do!"
Just as Dugu Bo was feeling intense despair, a sudden laugh echoed around him.
This made Dugu Bo lift his head and look at Bibi Dong with great excitement. "Your Holiness, Your Holiness, what do you mean...?"
"I have a spirit bone!"
Before Dugu Bo could finish speaking, Bibi Dong smiled faintly, took a wooden box out from her soul guide storage, and opened it.
Upon opening the box, a piece of jade-like bone, glowing faintly green and shaped like a human right arm, quietly lay inside.
"This is a thousand-year-old right arm bone of a Hurricane Leopard. It's not very ancient and not the rarest treasure in the world. I only hope Senior Dugu doesn't find it lacking."
After taking out the Hurricane Leopard's right arm bone she had obtained long ago, Bibi Dong spoke half-jokingly while looking at the emotional Dugu Bo in front of her.
But upon hearing Bibi Dong's words, Dugu Bo took a deep breath, his face turning solemn. He stood up, knelt in front of Bibi Dong, and with hands clasped, said:
"Your Holiness must be joking. Whether a spirit bone is a hundred, a thousand, or ten thousand years old, they are all extraordinary treasures. Your Holiness is willing to grant me this spirit bone—this is a gesture of immense trust."
"I will never betray that. In the future, if you have any orders, please let me know. As long as I, Dugu Bo, can carry them out, I will do so—even if it costs me my life!"
Dugu Bo was a proud and solitary man. If someone tried to force him to submit, he would rather die than accept it.
But aside from his pride, Dugu Bo was also someone who repaid kindness with loyalty!
Now that Bibi Dong not only provided a solution for the poison in his family but also gave him a rare spirit bone, Dugu Bo was moved and swore allegiance to her.
In his eyes, he was merely a titled Douluo.
But Bibi Dong, as the Saint of the Spirit Hall, trusted and valued him enough to gift him a spirit bone even before he had done anything to earn it.
She clearly wasn't a cold-hearted person—and so, naturally, he pledged his full loyalty to her.
"I didn't expect that the spirit bone Her Holiness obtained earlier hadn't been used, and was actually reserved for this mere Dugu Bo. Is that truly worth it?"
On the other side, seeing how much Bibi Dong valued Dugu Bo, Yue Guan and Gui Mei frowned slightly, feeling a bit uneasy.
However, as bodyguards who merely followed to protect Bibi Dong and Su Mo, the spirit bones belonged to Bibi Dong, and she was free to use them as she wished.
So even though Yue Guan and Gui Mei felt it was a shame that she gave a spirit bone to Dugu Bo, they didn't say anything.
However, upon seeing how easily Bibi Dong won Dugu Bo over, Su Mo couldn't help but feel slightly irritated.
It's true!
Sister Dong'er didn't come to Heaven Dou Imperial City just to relax and have fun—she came to subjugate Dugu Bo and obtain the magical herbs from the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eyes.
I remember Sister Dong'er seemed to have obtained the herb map from Ju Douluo Yue Guan three years ago.
I wonder how many magical herbs are now around the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eyes, and how many we can use.
Su Mo was full of anticipation.
(End of Chapter)