"This..."
Du Gubo was pondering.
After all, this was a big problem.
"What's the matter, Old Poison? You were swearing up and down a second ago that you could do it, and now you're starting to renege??"
Ye Feng, with an utterly exasperated demeanor, questioned Du Gubo.
He just couldn't take down Du Gubo through a combination of carrot and stick!
"You promise you're not busy?"
Du Gubo looked at Ye Feng and asked.
"Don't worry, I'm really not busy, I'll just call you when I sometimes need something."
Ye Feng professed with an utterly sincere appearance.
"Alright then, I promise you. So what's the third thing?"
After pondering for a while, Du Gubo finally chose to agree.
After all, he had previously said he would do it; he couldn't go back on his word, right?
If he did, then what kind of person would Du Gubo become?
If anyone's to blame, it's his own damned luck for running into such a skin-flayer!!
That guy actually demanded Du Gubo be his laborer for five years straight up.
Bear with it, and it will pass.
For a Titled Douluo, five years wasn't actually that long.
Du Gubo comforted himself inwardly with this thought.
At the same time, he was curious about what the other party's third condition really was.
"The third one, huh, I haven't thought of the third one yet. I'll tell you when the time comes."
Ye Feng shrugged slightly as he spoke.
"Not thought of??"
Du Gubo stared at Ye Feng with a shocked face.
You're just not sure how to skin me, right?!
Shameless fellow!
How did he end up entangled with such a person!
"You actually figured it out. Now that you have, there's no point in hiding it. I really haven't thought of how to screw you over."
Ye Feng's mouth curved up slightly, showing a different kind of smile.
"You're what??"
Du Gubo was stunned.
No intention of hiding it at all?
"Enough of that, I'm off to take a bath. Old Poison, have a good dream tonight."
Ye Feng returned to the Icefire Polarized Eyes with a smile on his face.
"Get lost, you Old Peel!"
Du Gubo muttered, clearly annoyed.
He had never encountered someone so eager to flay others.
And with that, Ye Feng lay down.
Tomorrow he had to meet someone he hadn't seen in a very long time.
Meanwhile, Du Gubo returned to the Dugu Family.
"Grandfather! Please don't be rash. The instructor is really nice. He must have been joking with you before. Besides, someone so young with such strength is bound to have a powerful background. If you did kill him, wouldn't our Dugu Family be inviting trouble?"
No sooner had Du Gubo returned than Dugu Yan rushed up to him.
Her small eyes were red and swollen from crying.
She was almost in tears when she saw her grandfather storm out.
But she had no idea where he had gone.
So all she could do was wait here for him to come back.
"Hmph! Whether his backing is strong or not, I don't know, but he sure is a nice guy! He even tells big jokes!"
Du Gubo looked at Dugu Yan's swollen eyes, feeling both irritated and amused at heart.
Am I, Du Gubo, really unable to discern right from wrong?
The man who could come up with an antidote for their Dugu Family's Martial Soul poison, Du Gubo, no matter how stupid, would not think of killing him.
This foolish girl must have cried at the door all night long.
Luckily, he hadn't wandered off elsewhere; otherwise, who knows how long the girl would have cried.
"Grandfather, what, what do you mean by that?"
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Upon hearing these words, Dugu Yan's eyes filled with a hint of puzzlement.
"It means nothing much, just that your instructor didn't die. Not only did he not die, but your grandfather was also severely tricked by him!"
Dugu Bo looked at Dugu Yan, whose tears suddenly stopped as if a pause button had been hit, and spoke in an annoyed tone.
"Ah! He didn't die? Then, Grandpa, how were you tricked by him?"
The cloudiness turned to sunshine, and Dugu Yan even revealed a smile.
"What, you're happy to see your grandfather getting tricked?"
Dugu Bo felt even more depressed in his heart.
They say that a married daughter is like spilled water, but his granddaughter hadn't even been married off yet, and here she was, looking pleased about her own grandfather being duped.
To think that the kid had blown up their Dugu Family!
What a mess!
Could it be because of a generational gap that the genes had strengthened?
Not yet married, and she's already throwing her lot in with outsiders?
Alas, although their Dugu Family was considered a prominent household, here his only granddaughter was siding with outsiders. What could he, Dugu Bo, do?
But if she really could end up with that Flayer guy, it might not be so bad.
Suddenly, he felt that Yu Tianheng of the Blue Electric Overlord Dragon Clan was nothing compared to Old Peel.
"Not at all, how could I be?"
Dugu Yan quickly shook her head.
But her expression betrayed her.
Seeing this, Dugu Bo could only let out a deep sigh.
The night fell into a serene silence.
The next morning, Ye Feng took some of the immortal grass elixirs he could use and left Sunset Forest.
These past twenty-odd days, he had experienced unprecedented improvement.
The trip to Sunset Forest was worth it!
Tiandou City, Tiandou Empire.
East Palace.
Qian Rexnue was sipping her tea.
Everyone knew how noble the crown prince was, but only she found it troublesome.
Playing the role of Xue Qinghe over the years, she felt restricted at every turn.
Even the simplest of pleasures, like going out for a stroll, which any commoner could do, was denied to her as a crown prince.
Apart from Tian Dou Royal Academy, she couldn't go anywhere else.
"Your Highness Crown Prince, Ye Feng has returned to Tian Dou Royal Academy."
Just then, a confidant spoke to Qian Renxue.
Having infiltrated here as Xue Qinghe for so many years, she has cultivated quite a few of her own confidants.
"He's back? Then summon him here. I must thank him for training the Tian Dou Royal Academy Dou Huang Battle Team. Everyone's come back with much more zeal."
At this moment, you could hear Qian Renxue speak in a calm voice.
Even confidants can't be allowed to know certain things.
So Qian Renxue spoke in a particularly neutral tone to make everything seem reasonable.
Ye Feng truly had helped the Tiandou Empire a great deal.
And as the crown prince who had invited him to coach the battle team, now that the team was stronger and everyone eager to learn, it was only right for him to reward Ye Feng accordingly.
"Yes."
The confidant quickly left.
Emperor Xue Ye was the honorary head of Tian Dou Royal Academy, and she, Qian Renxue, posing as Xue Qinghe, was the Executive Vice-President.
She had previously ordered that the moment Ye Feng reached the Tian Dou Royal Academy, she should be immediately informed.
An hour later.
Inside the East Palace reception room, Ye Feng had already arrived.
"I pay my respects to Your Highness Crown Prince."
You could see Ye Feng performing a salute to the person in front of him, Xue Qinghe.
In official settings, Qian Renxue still maintained her identity as Xue Qinghe.
And Ye Feng, of course, had no intention of doing anything that might harm her, so he saluted respectfully.
"There's no need to be so formal. Brother Ye Feng, why don't you come to my room instead? It's cheerless here in this meeting room. I just happened to have brewed some fine tea, so you might as well help me taste it, alright?"
At this moment, Xue Qinghe revealed a smile.
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