After learning that the boy his granddaughter liked was the Prince Consort, Dugu Bo immediately understood that forcing him to annul that engagement was absolutely impossible.
Especially since the one he was engaged to was a princess—a position that by its very nature had to be the main wife, never a concubine.
In other words, if Dugu Yan still wished to marry that boy, she could only ever be his concubine in name.
But how could Dugu Bo possibly allow his precious granddaughter to become someone's concubine? What was wrong with his Yan'er? How could she ever lower herself like that? He, the mighty Poison Douluo, couldn't afford to lose that kind of face!
Thus, the fate between the two of them was likely destined to end here.
Dugu Bo could already foresee that his beloved granddaughter would probably fall into a long period of heartbreak and melancholy.
Just thinking about it made the overprotective old man grind his teeth in rage. He wanted nothing more than to kill that brat who had made his granddaughter cry!
But he couldn't do that.
Because that boy was Emperor Xue Ye's chosen son-in-law, and also a marquis of the empire. If Dugu Bo were to kill him, that would be tantamount to slapping the Emperor's face—and offending nearly the entire noble class of the Heaven Dou Empire.
Even though a Titled Douluo held enormous prestige, he wasn't invincible and couldn't act recklessly without consequence.
Still, while he couldn't kill him…
He could drag that boy over, give him a good beating, or force him to face his granddaughter and apologize—then have them sever all ties. As long as he didn't take his life, it would be acceptable.
After asking the three Education Committee members where Li Chang'an's dormitory was and clearly stating his intentions, Dugu Bo left the Committee building.
The three Committee members didn't try to stop him. They knew Dugu Bo was someone who understood boundaries. Li Chang'an would at most suffer some bruises—nothing too serious. They even thought it might do him some good, a little "temperance through hardship."
Dugu Bo sped through the air, his figure turning into a streak of green light. In no time, he reached the courtyard of Li Chang'an's dormitory.
But as soon as he approached, he suddenly stopped. His expression changed slightly in surprise. His martial spirit had just stirred—a faint resonance, the kind that only occurred when encountering another spirit of the same origin.
And the source of that resonance was coming from inside the courtyard.
No way… could it be that the boy Yan'er likes… also possesses the Jade-Scaled Serpent martial spirit?!
And not only that—it was strong enough to make Dugu Bo's own martial spirit react! That meant the boy's martial spirit likely wasn't just an ordinary Jade-Scaled Serpent—it was probably the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor!
Dugu Bo was shocked. He had encountered people with similar martial spirits before, but in those cases, the spirits were all ordinary or common—things like Blue Silver Grass, scythes, or hoes. Ordinary farmers had such spirits by the thousands.
But for high-level martial spirits—such as the White Armored Earth Dragon, the Diamond Mammoth, or the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda—these were unique, passed down only through single bloodlines. His own Dugu family's Jade-Scaled Serpent was the same. It had never appeared outside their clan.
Could it be that this boy's family shared blood ties with the Dugu clan? Did they perhaps descend from the same ancient ancestor?
Dugu Bo couldn't help but speculate.
Just then, a calm voice came from inside the courtyard.
"Friend outside the wall,""Since you've come, why not show yourself?"
The voice was smooth and composed, with a magnetic calmness.
He discovered me?
Dugu Bo was taken aback. How could a mere level-30 Soul Master sense his presence when he, a Titled Douluo, had completely suppressed his aura?
Then realization dawned—it wasn't his aura that gave him away, but the same-type martial spirit resonance!
Inside the courtyard, Li Chang'an had just stepped out from his dormitory. His expression was composed, though beneath it flickered a trace of tension and anticipation.
From the moment he sensed that familiar resonance, he already knew who stood outside the wall.
When Dugu Bo approached, Li Chang'an had felt it clearly—that aura that could only belong to a spirit akin to his own half-beast, half-tool martial spirit.
And in the entire world, only one man possessed the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor—the infamous Poison Douluo, Dugu Bo.
Although Li Chang'an didn't know why the man had come, Dugu Yan's sudden disappearance made it easy to guess that this visit was likely connected to her.
He had been worrying about how to approach Dugu Bo in the future, but who would have thought that the Poison Douluo would come straight to him—radiating obvious hostility!
Had he somehow offended him already?
Why was this old monster exuding such dangerous intent toward him?
If not for the fact that he felt no killing intent, Li Chang'an would've already summoned the three Committee Members for protection.
A moment later, a gust of cold wind swept through the yard.
Before his eyes appeared an elderly man—tall and thin, his body straight like a spear. His hair and beard were both deep green, and his eyes gleamed like emeralds. His face was stiff and sunken, his hair disheveled, giving him an eerie, corpse-like aura.
Anyone who looked at him would instantly sense he was not someone to mess with.
With such an appearance, there was no mistaking it—this was the man Li Chang'an had long expected to meet: the Poison Douluo, Dugu Bo.
Suppressing the excitement surging in his chest, Li Chang'an maintained his composure, bowed slightly, and said politely, "I wonder what brings the esteemed senior to visit me today?"
Dugu Bo was also sizing him up. No wonder Yan'er fell for this boy, he thought. He had seen plenty of handsome young men in his life, but one this handsome—this refined—was rare. He even thought the boy looked a bit like he himself had in his youth.
If Li Chang'an had known the old man's self-satisfied thoughts, he would have rolled his eyes hard enough to sprain something. The nerve of this old fossil, flattering himself like that!
"You are Li Chang'an?" Dugu Bo asked coldly, his tone sharp as a blade.
If it had been anyone else, they might have denied it outright—after all, this old man clearly came with bad intentions.
But Li Chang'an, knowing full well who he was dealing with, didn't flinch. Straightening his posture, he replied confidently, "That's right. I am Li Chang'an."
"Good."
Dugu Bo's lips curled into a thin, chilling smile. Whether it was admiration for his courage or satisfaction that he'd found the right person, it was hard to tell.
Then, without warning—
His figure blurred.
Before Li Chang'an could react, something struck the back of his neck. Darkness swallowed his vision as he lost consciousness and collapsed like a puppet whose strings had been cut.
Dugu Bo caught him effortlessly by the collar. Soul power surged around them, and the two of them lifted into the sky, streaking away as a beam of green light.
Just like that, the Poison Douluo abducted the Heaven Dou Academy's most talented student—right under everyone's noses.
(End of Chapter)
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