"Isn't my grandfather right here?" Jin Yue'er grabbed Ye Tian's belt, peering out while speaking with complete confidence. "He'll protect us!"
After saying this, she turned and grinned at Jin E beside her.
"Alright then..." Ye Tian twitched the corner of his mouth.
Qian Renxue showed a slight smile and asked curiously, "Ye Tian, what's happening with the Dugu Family? Why is someone screaming so miserably?"
"Yeah, the screams are really creepy." Jin Yue'er nodded repeatedly, her eyes darting around nervously.
Despite her current timid appearance, if danger truly arose, she would definitely step forward to protect everyone!
"It's probably Dugu Xin's Serpent Venom acting up," Ye Tian said softly.
"Serpent Venom?" Qian Renxue was momentarily stunned, feeling something wasn't quite right.
Jin E also showed a strange expression. "Boy, are you sure? The Dugu Family is famous throughout the Soul Master Realm for their Serpent Venom..."
"That's right!" Qian Renxue finally realized what was bothering her. "They're the ones who specialize in Serpent Venom, how could they be poisoned by it?"
"It's absolutely true!" Ye Tian said with complete certainty, then asked with a smile, "Haven't you heard the saying 'healers can't heal themselves'?"
"But isn't this different?" Qian Renxue hesitated.
"Ah, whatever!" Jin Yue'er, too lazy to think, directly suggested, "With Grandpa here, why don't we just go take a look and find out?"
"Yue'er is right!" Golden Crocodile Douluo nodded upon hearing this. "If you want to figure it out, I can simply take you over to see for myself."
At this moment, Golden Crocodile Douluo was also somewhat curious. Given Ye Tian's character, he shouldn't be speaking without basis.
Qian Renxue thought the same way.
Ye Tian smiled without objecting to Jin Yue'er's suggestion. "Then we'll trouble Your Excellency."
"It's just a trivial matter."
"Later, we'll also need to trouble Your Excellency to display some power to avoid unnecessary conflicts."
"No problem."
"Hehe, Grandpa will definitely scare them to death!"
Jin Yue'er followed closely beside Ye Tian, crouching slightly as she excitedly hurried toward the direction of the screams.
"Ah—!"
Soon, the screams were right beside them.
Ye Tian and the others stood under the eaves near the boiling medicine pot, where they could smell the strong medicinal aroma.
At this moment, both Qian Renxue and Golden Crocodile Douluo couldn't help but feel surprised. They glanced deeply at Ye Tian.
The situation seemed exactly as Ye Tian had said—Dugu Xin was poisoned! And quite severely at that!
From inside the room came a vigorous, low shout: "Xin'er, hold on! Endure this backlash first, then Father will take you to the Medicine Garden! Yan Yan, quickly... bring the medicine from outside."
Upon hearing the instruction, a young girl's voice responded, full of obedience and concern: "I understand, Grandfather! Yan Yan will get it right away! Father, hang in there!!!As the voice faded, under Ye Tian and the others' watchful eyes, the door opened and a delicate little girl with green long hair hurried out. Her eyes were focused solely on the life-saving decoction, noticing nothing else.
The young girl efficiently crouched beside the stove and immediately began pouring the medicinal soup. But as she lowered her head, what met her eyes were four pairs of shoes of varying sizes...
Dugu Yan momentarily froze.
Turning her head to look up, the figures of four people immediately reflected in her pair of emerald eyes.
"Hello there, little sister!"
Jin Yue'er, with her five sky-piercing braids, greeted Dugu Yan, revealing two rows of flawless white teeth.
But what responded to her was a panicked scream.
"Ah—!"
With a crisp yet muffled sound, the medicine jar in Dugu Yan's hands fell to the ground and shattered upon impact. The liquid medicine inside quickly spilled out.
Such a sharp scream made Jin Yue'er instinctively cover her ears, let alone the Soul Douluo powerhouse inside the room.
"Yan Yan, what's wrong?" Dugu Bo's anxious voice rang out.
Dugu Yan had fallen to the ground, staring at Ye Tian and the other three with eyes full of alarm, crying out in panic, "Grandpa... people! There are people!"
"!!!"
Dugu Bo's eyes widened. With just a slight sensing, all the hairs on his body stood on end. While fully focused on suppressing the serpent venom for Xin'er, he had actually failed to notice four people arriving outside the door!
"Yan Yan!" Gritting his teeth, Dugu Bo didn't dare hesitate. He could only temporarily set aside Dugu Xin and immediately rushed out. Seeing Dugu Yan fallen on the ground, his anger instantly flared.
"How dare you!" Releasing his cultivation without restraint, he had just stepped outside when he saw Ye Tian and the others.
Looking at the three half-grown children, he paused momentarily, but the ferocity on his face didn't diminish as he sternly demanded, "Who are you people?!"
"..."
Ye Tian also observed the middle-aged man before him with jet-black hair and deep emerald eyes—those emerald eyes were indeed eerie. Without saying much, Ye Tian directly turned his gaze to the Golden Crocodile Douluo.
"Grandpa, intimidate him hard!" Jin Yue'er tugged at the Golden Crocodile Douluo's sleeve, pointing at Dugu Bo and shouting loudly, acting just like an arrogant and domineering second-generation heir.
"Heh."The Golden Crocodile Douluo smiled faintly, his pupils narrowing slightly, making the very air seem to freeze."
"!!!" Dugu Bo's entire body trembled instantly. He stared incredulously at the middle-aged man before him—just a single glance was enough to impose a pressure of death upon him! Just who exactly was this person?
At that moment, the Golden Crocodile Douluo spoke with a smile, "Descendant of the Dugu Family, I wonder if you still remember this old man."
Before his words faded, a surge of light swirled at the feet of the Golden Crocodile Douluo. Behind him, a thick and ferocious Golden Alligator King coiled into a golden millstone, with two yellow, two purple, and four black—eight Spirit Rings continuously manifesting.
Seeing this, Dugu Bo's eyes widened, his legs trembling faintly. How could he, who had studied Martial Soul defects for decades, not recognize such a supreme Martial Soul?! The one who possessed this Martial Soul was an existence that had made a name even earlier than the former 'Two Peaks' of the Soul Master Realm! To think they would appear at his doorstep at such a time...
"Your Eminence!" As the bloody light bloomed, Dugu Bo instantly flashed in front of Dugu Yan, hurriedly bowing in salute. "Dugu Bo pays respects to His Eminence, the Golden Crocodile!"
"Haha... In that case, there's no need to continue." Seeing this, the Golden Crocodile Douluo laughed heartily, slowly retracting his Martial Soul and Spirit Rings.
Just as he was about to speak further, Jin Yue'er suddenly placed her hands on her hips and burst into loud laughter along with him. "Hahaha! I never thought that after my grandfather stayed home for so many years, there would still be someone who remembers him, the old master."
"Uh..." Dugu Bo glanced at Jin Yue'er, somewhat awkwardly nodding repeatedly. "Of course, of course. Even to this day, the reputation of the senior remains thunderously renowned."
Dugu Bo's back was already soaked with cold sweat.
Facing such an existence, even though they were accompanied by three half-grown children, Dugu Bo understood perfectly well.
If the other party were to attack,no matter what he did, it would be like an egg striking a rock!
The gap was simply too vast.
No one could be certain whether their current strength could rival the "Two Peaks."
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