Ling Yun muttered to himself as he retrieved the required medicinal ingredients from his storage space and began concocting the antidote.
It had to be said, the Xuan Tian Bao Lu and Xuan Tian Gong in Tang San's memory were truly excellent resources.
Ling Yun handled the antidote-making process with ease, completely unlike an amateur.
The agreed-upon time was one day, and Ling Yun completed the antidote as scheduled.
However, the next day, Dugu Bo did not arrive as promised. As night approached, Ling Yun decided to go to Dugu Bo's residence and knocked on the door.
"Knock, knock, knock…"
"Who's there?"
Footsteps approached rapidly, and the door was opened by a twelve-year-old girl. Who else could it be but Dugu Yan?
Today, she wore a purple long dress, matching a couple's set that Ling Yun also had.
In the dim light, Ling Yun and Dugu Yan's eyes met.
"Du—"
Because of Yu Tianheng's memories, Ling Yun instinctively wanted to call out Dugu Yan's name.
But he immediately realized he wasn't appearing in Yu Tianheng's form.
If he called her name, he might scare her, making her think he was a stalker.
"Is Elder Dugu Bo at home? I… am a friend of his…"
Dugu Yan looked at the handsome youth of at most seventeen or eighteen with a puzzled expression. Who exactly was this person?
It seemed she had never met him before. Still, he was quite handsome—even more so than Yu Tianheng, whom she liked.
But his looks mattered little; her heart belonged only to Yu Tianheng.
Her fair face remained calm as she replied faintly, "Wait a moment. I'll go inside and call my grandfather. Don't move. He's been sulking at home for some reason, and if he takes it out on you, I won't be able to protect you."
With that, Dugu Yan ran inside, leaving Ling Yun looking slightly bemused.
That old man Dugu Bo, what harm could his anger really do?
With his own immense spirit power, Ling Yun didn't even need to use the exquisite Youxiang Qiluo fairy-grade product to handle it.
After all, with 200,000 years of spirit power, he was not someone Dugu Bo could match.
Moreover, he possessed Tang San's inherited antidote method from the Tang Sect.
Hearing his granddaughter say a youth of around seventeen had come, Dugu Bo was immediately alarmed. He guessed it was the 200,000-year ferocious beast that had come knocking.
"This is bad… This 200,000-year beast may have changed its mind."
He put on a serious expression and spoke to Dugu Yan, "Yan Yan, I will meet him in a moment. You must leave through the back door immediately. If you don't receive my signal, keep heading toward the Tian Dou Royal City and do not look back."
"What's the matter, Grandpa? He's not much older than me. Why should we be afraid?"
Dugu Yan tilted her head in confusion, sensing her grandfather was hiding something.
"Don't ask so much. Just go quickly."
Dugu Bo pushed Dugu Yan through the back door and repeatedly urged her to escape far away.
Reluctantly, Dugu Yan headed toward the outskirts of the Sunset Forest. Dugu Bo exhaled heavily, muttering to himself,
"It's fortune if not misfortune; misfortune if unavoidable. Even if I die, I must buy time for Yan Yan to escape."
Resolute, he shut the back door tightly and approached the front door.
At the front, Dugu Bo saw Ling Yun already inside, sitting cross-legged on a grand chair, completely at ease as if he were the master.
Seeing Dugu Bo enter, Ling Yun lazily took out a large bag of pills from his cloak and placed it on the table.
"These are the antidote pills. Your granddaughter takes one per day for several days. You continue taking them until the poison is gone, then stop."
"What? The antidote is ready so quickly? You're joking, right?"
Dugu Bo couldn't believe the antidote was already prepared.
Ling Yun grinned. In fact, producing the antidote wasn't difficult as long as there were enough ingredients.
In the original story, Tang San had spent a long time making it. Reasons: 1) weak spirit power, 2) needed to buy time.
Ling Yun's spirit power was not weaker than a level 97–98 Super Douluo, so making the antidote was effortless. He also had no fear of Dugu Bo attempting to attack him, since the old man couldn't match him.
With these two guarantees, Ling Yun had no obstacles in preparing the antidote, and the process was much faster.
Dugu Bo hesitated but then took one pill and sat cross-legged, beginning to regulate his spirit.
About a quarter of an hour later, he opened his eyes with joy. He hadn't expected the antidote to really work.
After just the first pill, the decades-old poison in his body began to dissipate—a miracle.
"How is it? This antidote of mine isn't bad, right?" Ling Yun lazily glanced at him and asked.
"Not just 'not bad,' it's truly miraculous," Dugu Bo said with delight.
"Good. Earlier I heard from your granddaughter that you were sulking all day. Were you upset that I took your herb garden?"
Ling Yun's expression turned serious, eyes flashing with danger.
"No, no, I wasn't angry. As I said, treasures belong to the virtuous. Besides, you gave me a Butian Zhi, and now the antidote. You are our benefactor; how could I be upset?"
Dugu Bo forced a smile, trying to placate Ling Yun.
"Since that's the case, call your granddaughter back quickly. Don't think I don't know you sent her toward Tian Dou Royal City. If I wanted to kill you two, it would be no harder than crushing ants—no need for such trouble."
Ling Yun rolled his eyes at the old man's foolishness, trying to play tricks before a 200,000-year beast.
Dugu Bo's expression froze, and his smile became even more servile.
Ah, under the roof, one must bow.
He hurriedly chased toward the edge of the Sunset Forest. In about five minutes, he returned with Dugu Yan.
Seeing Ling Yun sitting arrogantly in the grand chair, Dugu Yan furrowed her brows and pointed at him.
"I told you not to move! Be careful, my grandfather—"
Ling Yun grabbed her hand, pulling her into his arms.
Dugu Yan lost her balance, falling onto his lap, and he held her waist to steady her.
Her mind went blank. Being pulled into the arms of a stranger, her feelings for Yu Tianheng and guilt surged at once.
"Let go of me! Let me go! I have a boyfriend… let go!"
Dugu Yan struggled, her voice tinged with tears.
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