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In the courtyard.
Li Dixian took out a teacup.
"Should we just spray it directly, or follow the procedure?"
Dugu Yan frowned and said,
"Of course, we follow the procedure."
"If you don't beat me..."
The words were halfway out.
Dugu Yan immediately changed her words.
"If you don't beat me, you still want my snake venom?"
She looked at Li Dixian with great displeasure.
Seriously, you want things without putting in any effort; you get all the good deals.
"Sigh..."
Li Dixian shook his head and sighed.
"Then let's do it."
Dugu Yan looked at Li Dixian, who was empty-handed and had a nonchalant, lazy look, and her red lips bared her fangs.
"Li Dixian, fix your attitude!"
"I want you to fight me seriously!"
With that said,
She charged at Li Dixian, enveloped in a sweet, pungent wind.
Whoosh—!
Dugu Yan blinked and was in front of Li Dixian. She raised her leg, twisted her waist, and delivered a fierce whirlwind kick. Her loose casual pants tightened like steel, heading straight for Li Dixian's face.
Li Dixian raised his arms, crossing them to block.
Bang—!
A huge force struck him.
Li Dixian slid several meters backward on the ground, and a jolt of pain and numbness ran through his arms.
A hint of anger flashed across his handsome face.
"Dugu Yan, I really need to teach you a lesson!"
With a flip of his palm, the Azure Lotus Sword appeared in his hand, and the overflowing cold light caused the courtyard's temperature to plummet.
"Come, I beg you to teach me a lesson!"
The tremor in Dugu Yan's voice couldn't hide her excitement.
She stared at Li Dixian, who held the green-edged sword, licked her red lips with her tongue, and charged again.
Swish swish—!
Swish swish—!
In the courtyard, sword light gleamed, and poisonous gas permeated the air.
Several minutes later,
Li Dixian captured Dugu Yan, who was covered in injuries.
"You lost, give me the snake venom."
Looking at the familiar teacup in front of her, Dugu Yan shook her head.
"I won't!"
"We agreed that if I won against you, you'd give me the snake venom."
"I won't!"
Dugu Yan turned her head, baring her teeth at Li Dixian in defiance.
Li Dixian was so annoyed he laughed.
"You refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit!"
"Alright, alright!"
Immediately, he gripped Dugu Yan's nape and pressed her red lips against the rim of the teacup.
"Spray your venom!"
Dugu Yan's pretty face flushed, and she opened her mouth, preparing.
However, just then,
Bang—!!!
The courtyard gate suddenly burst open.
Startled, Li Dixian and Dugu Yan quickly looked over.
They saw an old man in a gray robe, eyes wide with fury, his dark green hair scattering wildly from his anger.
"Grandpa!"
Dugu Yan exclaimed.
"Dugu Bo?!"
Li Dixian reacted extremely quickly, immediately letting go of Dugu Yan and soaring out of the courtyard.
"You brat, how dare you insult my Dugu Bo's granddaughter!"
Pale green poisonous gas surged around Dugu Bo, and a foul wind suddenly swept through the courtyard.
It was infuriating that his Dugu Bo's granddaughter had been messed with like this!
"Die for this old man!"
Dugu Bo was so fast he almost teleported.
He instantly appeared behind Li Dixian.
His withered palm struck out, and the air let out an unbearable roar of pressure.
Hearing the rolling wind behind him, Li Dixian's eyes flashed with ruthlessness. He swallowed the wine he had held in his mouth beforehand.
Whoosh—!
A purple Soul Ring rose beneath his feet.
His entire Soul Power boiled like hot water.
Li Dixian brandished the Azure Lotus Sword and, turning around, delivered a slash.
"Second Spirit Ability - Three Swords' Splendor!"
"Azure Lotus Sword Song's First Form - Shaking Light Sword!"
It was clearly daytime.
But a wisp of starlight swayed down from above Li Dixian's head, attaching itself to the sword.
The sword, already sharpened to its extreme, burst forth with brilliant and terrifying sword light, causing even Dugu Bo to narrow his emerald green eyes.
Sizzle—!
Boom—!
A palm and a sword collided fiercely.
Dugu Bo remained completely still.
Li Dixian's cheek flushed violently, and the metallic sweetness rising in his throat was forcibly swallowed back down.
He retreated rapidly.
At this moment,
A tall figure rushed behind him.
The two stacked together, slamming hard against the courtyard wall.
Li Dixian was fine; he had a soft cushion behind him to absorb the impact.
But Dugu Yan, who had rushed over, bore Li Dixian's weight and took a solid hit.
Immediately, she spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.
"Yan Yan!"
Dugu Bo's aged face slightly changed color.
"What are you doing?!"
Dugu Yan stumbled to stand in front of Li Dixian, spreading her arms to shield him.
"Grandpa, don't attack."
"Li Dixian didn't force me.
"It was I... who actively sought out Li Dixian."
Upon hearing this, Dugu Bo narrowed his aged eyes, looking past Dugu Yan's shield to the white-shirted youth who was slowly standing up like a sword drawn from its sheath.
"Li Dixian..."
"So young, yet able to unleash such a sharp sword."
"You must be Jian Jiu, the fastest to earn a gold badge in the Soul Arena."
As he spoke,
His palm was retracted into his wide sleeve.
A considerably deep wound was visible on his palm.
Dugu Bo appeared calm.
But in reality, a storm raged in his heart.
He, a dignified Titled Douluo, was actually injured by a youth.
Although he hadn't used a Spirit Ability,
This was still unheard of.
Li Dixian bowed respectfully, neither arrogant nor humble.
"Greetings, Senior Dugu Bo."
Dugu Bo nodded indifferently, glancing at his granddaughter who was still shielding Li Dixian.
He waved his large sleeve.
A medicine bottle flew towards Li Dixian.
After Li Dixian caught it, he looked at Dugu Bo in confusion.
"You're a very peculiar young man."
"Although I don't know why you weren't affected by my venom,"
"You still sustained some internal injuries; this is healing medicine."
Li Dixian smiled.
"Thank you, Senior Dugu."
To be honest,
He didn't hold a grudge against Dugu Bo because of that palm strike.
Whether or not Dugu Yan was willing, it was a fact that he had forced her granddaughter to spit venom.
That kind of 'seek death at every turn' way of living was not his style of doing things.
Moreover... Li Dixian glanced at the blood dripping from the sword's edge.
He hadn't suffered a loss; Dugu Bo was also injured.
"Good boy, interesting, interesting."
Dugu Bo was old and cunning.
He could tell at a glance the youth's straightforwardness.
They all said Dugu Bo had an eccentric and unpredictable personality, but no one would dislike a broad-minded young person.
"Li Dixian, I'm leaving."
At this moment, Dugu Yan, who had been silent, suddenly said in a low voice.
With that said,
Without waiting for Li Dixian's response, and without looking at Dugu Bo, she staggered out of the courtyard.
Dugu Bo opened his mouth, but in the end, could only shake his head bitterly.
Having witnessed the scene just now, how could he not know that his granddaughter, tormented by the snake venom, was already having psychological problems?
"Bilin Snake Venom..."
"Is it truly incurable...?"
Dugu Bo turned and stepped away.
His originally slender and upright figure, like a javelin, was now slightly hunched.
"Sigh."
Li Dixian sighed.
He now understood why Dugu Yan had sought him out repeatedly.
It turned out she was psychologically twisted from the torment of the snake venom.
Looking at Dugu Yan's desolate retreating figure, especially the way she had just shielded him, which left a large area of abrasions on her fair arm,
Li Dixian suddenly spoke.
"Perhaps I can cure Bilin Snake Venom."
—
—
Dugu Yan stopped in her tracks.
Whoosh—!
A pungent wind suddenly blew.
Dugu Bo instantly appeared in front of Li Dixian, his withered hand grasping the youth's shoulder, his aged eyes glowing green, and he urgently said:
"Brat!"
"What did you just say?!"
"You can cure Bilin Snake Venom?!"
If anyone else had said this, Dugu Bo would have scoffed.
But Li Dixian was different!
From the very beginning, he had noticed that this youth was immune to his venom!
Perhaps... perhaps there really was a glimmer of hope!!!