"The twelfth, and also my most recommended method."
Lu Feng built up the suspense before speaking, "Have you heard of a soul beast called the Long-necked Five-colored Deer?"
"I know, I know," Osler shouted.
"This kind of soul beast lives on the southern grasslands and grows up eating tree leaves. Their legs and necks are very long, and a hundred-year-old one can be twenty to thirty meters tall."
Lu Feng nodded, "Correct. In the Star Luo grasslands of the south, trees are relatively scarce. Only giraffes that are tall enough can eat the tender leaves at the treetops. Through tens of millions of years of evolution, giraffes have become taller and taller."
"I know all that too, but what does this have to do with my snake poison?" Dugu Yan asked curiously.
After their conversation, she was once again prostrating in admiration of Lu Feng.
The methods Lu Feng had listed sounded fantastical, but upon careful thought, each one was very reasonable.
It was just that some of them sounded a bit improper.
The seventh method he mentioned was 'using his Light-attribute soul power to help warm and nourish her meridians'.
Pah.
Was she that kind of casual girl?
Thinking of this, a blush quietly crept onto Dugu Yan's face.
Lu Feng did not notice Dugu Yan's strange behavior and said in a loud voice, "Natural selection, survival of the fittest. This is what I really want to say."
"There are no useless martial souls, only useless soul masters."
"A soul master's bloodline is innate and difficult to change. But the development path of a soul master can be determined by hunting different soul rings."
"Soul rings?" Hearing this, Dugu Yan thought for a moment.
Suddenly, her eyes lit up. "You mean, I can hunt soul beasts with special attributes to purify my own snake poison? For example, a wood attribute, or a light attribute?"
Lu Feng nodded in agreement with Dugu Yan's words.
Then, he began to correct her mistake.
"Changing a bloodline is not that easy. Absorbing a special attribute is not about purifying the bloodline, but about changing the form of your martial soul. If your martial soul can be released externally, you can store the snake poison within the martial soul."
"A step down would be a partially external martial soul. Or, if you have a 'weapon-type' soul skill, the effect of the snake poison on you will also be greatly weakened."
"At that time, you can store the snake poison in your weapon. The snake poison will no longer be a constraint for you, but will instead become a trump card."
After speaking, Lu Feng walked to the railing, crossed his arms, and quietly looked at the distant lights.
A gentle breeze blew, lifting his hair. The strands danced wantonly in the wind, giving him a more casual and unrestrained look.
Dugu Yan quietly gazed at Lu Feng under the night sky. The dappled lights fell on his face, outlining his handsome features. Every line seemed to have been meticulously carved.
Such brilliant medical skills, such powerful poison arts. Compared to him, my grandfather is probably not much different, Dugu Yan thought, secretly alarmed.
At this moment, Lu Feng turned his head, his gaze meeting Dugu Yan's.
In that instant, Dugu Yan's face turned red with a "swoosh", looking like a ripe apple.
In her fluster, Dugu Yan leaned against Ye Lingling's shoulder and quickly buried her face deep into the other's not-so-broad embrace.
"Sister Yan, what's wrong with you?" Seeing this, Ye Lingling's eyes were full of concern as she asked.
As she spoke, she gently patted Dugu Yan's back.
Ye Lingling looked up at Lu Feng, who looked even more handsome under the lights, then looked down at the extremely shy Dugu Yan. She immediately understood what was going on.
"Sister Yan, why don't you let Tang Si help you warm and nourish your meridians tonight? It might really be effective," Ye Lingling's lips curled up slightly as she whispered teasingly in Dugu Yan's ear.
"Damn you, Lingling! How dare you make fun of me!"
Dugu Yan was suddenly like a little rabbit whose tail had been stepped on, her voice filled with feigned anger.
How could I like someone I've only known for a day? At most, I'm just a little curious.
"Let's see how I deal with you!" Dugu Yan's eyes darted, and she stuck her hands under Ye Lingling's armpits, tickling her incessantly.
"Hahaha, Sister Yan, I was wrong!"
In the early morning, outside the small town.
"Teacher Qin, everyone, I'm sorry for troubling you this time," Dugu Yan said to the group with an apologetic expression.
"It's alright, Yanzi. Hunting for a soul ring is a very important matter. Since you have a better idea now, we will naturally support you fully."
The one who spoke was a middle-aged man.
He looked to be around thirty years old, with ordinary features, simple black hair, and plain clothes.
Only his eyes were exceptionally bright and full of spirit.
"Brother Tang Si, the next time you come to Heaven Dou City, remember to come and find me!" Osler said while giving Lu Feng a big, enthusiastic hug.
"Mm, I wish you all a safe journey," Lu Feng said with a faint smile, nodding to the group.
Yu Tianheng, however, was looking at Tang Si with an "unfriendly" expression.
This morning, Dugu Yan had changed her mind without any warning. The originally planned soul beast hunt was canceled; she had only said that her soul ring plan had changed.
Such a big matter, and he, as Dugu Yan's future boyfriend, was completely in the dark?
So, Yu Tianheng went to ask Ye Lingling and Osler.
But the result? The two of them were as tight-lipped as a clam. No matter how much he asked, they wouldn't reveal a single word.
Relying on his intuition, Yu Tianheng secretly concluded that this matter was definitely related to "Tang Si".
"Tang Si, thank you for helping me so much. Do you want to come with me to see my grandfather?"
At this moment, Dugu Yan walked up to Lu Feng somewhat bashfully, her voice much softer than usual.
"What!"
Hearing this, Yu Tianheng was as if struck by a petrification spell, standing frozen on the spot.
He recalled how he had carefully prepared a gift and had gone to visit the Dugu residence with a heart full of joy.
But the result? He was directly kicked out by her grandfather.
He... they!!
It's only been one night, and they're already going to see the grandfather!
Lu Feng shook his head gently and said with a smile, "Last time I was in the forest, I found a few Thousand Night Fruits. Counting the time, they should be ripening in the next few days. When you see Senior Dugu, please send him my regards."
"Alright then. When I get back and explain the situation to my grandfather, he might come to find you personally."
Dugu Yan said with some concern, "My grandfather is sometimes a bit improper. You'd better not make a fool of yourself then."
"Mm," Lu Feng nodded seriously and replied, "I'm usually active in the few nearby spirit hunting markets. If you still can't find me, just go to the nearest city, Suotuo."
"What! Senior Dugu is going to personally come and see this kid!" Hearing this, Yu Tianheng felt as if his heart had been ruthlessly stabbed.
He bit his lip tightly, and his body trembled uncontrollably from excessive agitation.
"Hey, Captain, do you need to take a dump?"
As he spoke, Osler handed Yu Tianheng a pack of tissues.
Yu Tianheng took the tissues, pulled out a sheet to wipe his eyes, and then looked up at the sky at a forty-five-degree angle.
Osler wanted to say something but held back. That's the paper I use to wipe my butt.
Before long, the group's figures disappeared from Lu Feng's sight.
Unlike when they had arrived, because Dugu Yan had encountered an urgent matter, they had chosen to return to Heaven Dou City by carriage.
Lu Feng stood on the spot for a while, then also turned and left.
The reason he hadn't gone to Heaven Dou City with the group was not really because of the so-called "Thousand Night Fruits".
He did so mainly to maintain the demeanor of a master.
Having lived two lives, Lu Feng naturally understood the principle of 'hunger marketing'.
If he had eagerly tagged along and gone to Heaven Dou City to visit Dugu Bo, who knows, Dugu Bo might have seen his eagerness and directly said:
"This child's intentions are sinister; he is courting death!"
And then, kicked him out the door with one foot.
As the 'third-best pharmacy master in the entire continent', if Dugu Bo wanted to invite him out of seclusion, if not the full three visits to the thatched cottage, he should at least get 'one visit', right?
As long as Dugu Bo came over, Lu Feng was 98% confident about the matter of the immortal herbs.