Although excited, Oscar still needed to maintain his persona. If he made Dugu Bo uncomfortable, the Title Douluo could dismiss him with just a word.
After all, Oscar didn't yet have the strength to contend with a Title Douluo. Gai Yue might be able to exchange a few moves with Dugu Bo, but that would probably be just a few moves.
The terror of a Title Douluo wasn't just empty talk. Those who could stand at the pinnacle of the Spirit Master world were never simple people.
As they chatted casually, Oscar obtained the result he had most hoped for, but he still wanted to add a few more chips to the equation.
The atmosphere was just right. Seeing Dugu Bo's relaxed demeanor, Oscar hesitated several times before finally asking, "Senior, regarding the poison on you and Dugu Yan, have you never thought about removing it? This thing not only has a great impact on you, but for Dugu Yan, it should also be an unbearable suffering, right?"
When this topic was raised, the originally casual and peaceful atmosphere instantly cooled down. Dugu Bo's eyes became somewhat desolate, and Dugu Yan's face also showed more sorrow.
"Your knowledge is not inferior to mine. Do you think if I had a way to solve this problem, I would still be like this?" Dugu Bo sighed. "But how did you know that I am also affected by this poison? I am a Title Douluo, can I not control my own poison?"
Dugu Bo was no longer surprised that Oscar could see through his secrets, because from their previous conversation, he had already understood that Oscar's knowledge was not beneath his own.
So when he asked this, he just wanted to test Oscar, and also wanted to know whether Oscar really knew the biggest secret of his poison affliction.
Oscar just kept smiling. "I know Your Eminence wants to test me, and I should have seen through Your Eminence's secret. I wonder if speaking out would affect Your Eminence?"
Dugu Bo was slightly startled upon hearing this. Then he glanced at Gai Yue on the giant tree above. After a moment of silence, he slowly said, "Meeting is fate. You may speak freely. However, if you really get it right, I hope you can keep the secret. Otherwise, even though I appreciate you greatly, I will still..."
Dugu Bo didn't continue speaking, but Oscar understood his meaning. "Then this junior will boldly analyze it for you, Senior."
Dugu Bo nodded slightly, assuming a listening posture. Dugu Yan held a small wooden stick, poking at the fire while also pricking up her ears.
Oscar paused for a moment, then slowly began, "Your Eminence, on overcast and rainy days, do you experience an itchy sensation on both sides of your ribs that gradually intensifies?"
Oscar had only said two simple sentences when Dugu Bo's pupils suddenly contracted. If he hadn't been certain before that Oscar had such ability, he no longer had any doubt now.
Because what Oscar said was exactly right. Dugu Bo nodded slightly, and Oscar continued, "This condition should occur once at noon and once at midnight. With your current situation, each episode should last for a full two hours or more."
"Every night, around the third watch, needle-like stinging pain appears at the top of your head and the soles of your feet, accompanied by whole-body spasms lasting at least half an hour."
"That agonizing process is something I can barely imagine, which is why I determined that not only are you poisoned, but the poison has entered your very marrow."
Hearing Oscar's words, Dugu Bo's eyes went from initial surprise to dejection. Oscar had spoken his secret, which was also the pain of his entire life.
If he hadn't broken through to the Title Douluo realm, he might have long since died from this suffering.
And when Dugu Yan heard this passage and saw that Dugu Bo didn't deny it, an inexplicable sorrow within her was magnified.
"Grandpa... you... why have you never told me? I thought the pain I endured was already... you..." Dugu Yan, who had been playing with the fire with her small wooden stick, was already sobbing uncontrollably, tears streaming from her eyes.
From childhood to now, whenever her poison flared up, it was Dugu Bo who comforted her and coaxed her. She thought that her grandfather, as the most powerful Title Douluo on the continent, would never experience such things.
But she never imagined that the pain Dugu Bo endured was more than ten times hers.
Dugu Bo saw Dugu Yan crying like a tearful person, couldn't help but glare at Oscar, gently pulled Dugu Yan into his arms, patted her back and softly comforted her,
"Yanyan, you're a big girl now, don't cry. Grandpa's pain is nothing. On the contrary, it should be Grandpa who feels heartache. If I could master the method of detoxification, you wouldn't have to endure this undeserved suffering either."
Watching the grandfather and granddaughter suddenly enveloped in sorrow, Oscar suddenly felt some empathy. Even Gai Yue on the giant tree above couldn't help but take a few more glances at Dugu Bo.
So the infamous Poison Douluo had such an experience? It seems this is life. Even those whose strength far exceeds his own have their own suffering.
Dugu Bo gently patted Dugu Yan's back, whether speaking to Oscar or someone else: "Do you know the feeling of a little girl only two or three years old, suffering from this poison for days and nights without sleep, unable to even speak clearly, with no understanding of the world, yet having to endure this pain every day?"
"I've experienced it, but I never dared to recall it, because that was the most painful time in my life. Possessing power that shakes the continent, yet unable to solve even this small matter, only able to watch my little granddaughter every day..."
Hearing these words, Oscar inexplicably felt something crystalline at the corner of his eye. He didn't know why, but when reading the original work, where were such feelings?
Now seeing this grandfather and granddaughter right before his eyes, hearing such heartbreaking words, Oscar felt that Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan might be among the most suffering people on this continent.
And his own teacher Gai Yue, whose family was wiped out at a young age, with only him escaping from an entire clan of over a thousand people - how much pain must one endure to overcome that?
In comparison, Oscar felt he was already very fortunate.
After a long while, Oscar slowly spoke, "Senior, I can see your problem. Do you really only think I have a little knowledge?"
Hearing this, Dugu Bo initially didn't think much of it, just gently patting Dugu Yan's back, his eyes full of heartache for his granddaughter.
But soon he reacted, looking at Oscar with quite astonished eyes, his eyes also holding some expectation.
"What do you mean? Could it be... could it be that you have a way to solve the problem between me and Yanyan?"
But as soon as Dugu Bo said this, he instantly felt he was being too wishful.
The knowledge Oscar displayed certainly surprised him, but he had searched his entire life without finding a perfect solution for his poison. Could an eleven-year-old child like Oscar have one?
(End of Chapter)