"I don't need Yan'er to take care of me, I don't want to drag her down. My Yan'er still needs to be someone else's bride, I can't let her take care of me!"
"Old Peel, I'm not wrong, am I?"
Du Gubo's gaze turned towards Ye Feng.
These words were deliberately spoken by him, intended to let Ye Feng hear!
Yan'er will get married in the future!
As for whom she marries, that'll be up to the Dugu Family's capabilities!!
"Oh, is that right? You even consider your granddaughter Yan'er. That means you still have a bit of conscience, huh."
Ye Feng said with a sarcastic tone.
At that moment, Du Gubo's features were distorting, the pain was truly unbearable!
His body was covered with scars, not a single spot was unmarred!
The poison was still inside!
As time ticked by, the poison was clearly manifesting itself, visible from his mouth, Du Gubo's lips gradually turned from red to deep black!
It was as if he had ingested ink from an octopus!
"I'll give you a chance to prove your strength to me. I want to see just how capable you are."
This kid is trying to scare me again!
If I say I don't need his rescue, does that mean I'll really never see my granddaughter again?
Maybe I should trust him this one time. After all, I do want to see how capable he is of removing the poison from my body.
"Are you asking me for help, Old Poison? Fine, I'll start now and remove the poison from you immediately. The longer it stays, the worse it gets for you. The injuries on your body will heal over time on their own, no need for me to give you any special treatment."
Something about this phrase 'special treatment' feels off!
Did I say something wrong?
"What are you thinking? How could I possibly be asking you for help? I, Du Gubo, have lived for decades and have never asked anyone for help. You, Old Peel, really think you're some sort of god, don't you."
"This is me giving you the opportunity to show what you can do, and yet you're spouting nonsense."
"Old Peel, has your brain gone haywire? Talking about 'special treatment' — it all sounds rather odd. You better not mess anything up. If you can't remove the poison, I'll deal with it myself when I go back. Don't you lay a hand on me."
Du Gubo said irritably.
"Well, come here and let me see to what extent the poison has progressed."
Ye Feng spoke up at that moment.
Du Gubo slowly walked up to him.
Like a child who had made a mistake, walking into the watchful eyes of an adult!
"???"
Suddenly, his expression changed drastically!
"Not good, Old Poison, you seem to be in trouble. This is not a usual poison."
No sooner had these words fallen than Du Gubo turned his gaze towards Ye Feng.
The whole atmosphere became tense.
"What are you saying? Wasn't this deadly poison created by you? And now you're talking about trouble, even you can't deal with it? Old Peel, stop joking around!"
"I, Du Gubo, am truly giving you a chance. Now you tell me this isn't a common poison and even you can't handle it. You were so sure before, telling me you could remove the poison, and now you're saying there's trouble. It seems you aren't able to resolve your own poison."
"I knew it, you love to act tough in front of me."
Du Gubo berated Ye Feng angrily.
"Du Gubo, don't get so worked up. I haven't finished talking yet."
Suddenly, Ye Feng said something.
Ye Feng tried to comfort Du Gubo.
"Hiss—!"
Ye Feng's Soul Rings appeared before his eyes.
Du Gubo looked on with a puzzled expression, waiting to see how he would continue to show off!!
"What now, are you planning to beat me up? Make it easy for yourself to get rid of the problem."
Du Gubo said with a sarcastic stance.
Ye Feng's actions had angered him.
He was losing patience rapidly!
"Spit—!"
Another mouthful of dark, crimson old blood spurted out.
This truly panicked Ye Feng.
If Du Gubo really died, then his life in Soul Land would be restless!
"Old Poison, are you alright? You look awful, let me take you back to rest."
"I'll take the opportunity to give you a good conditioning."
I suspected that the old poison's body was experiencing a severe outbreak of its original toxicity.
It was a fierce reaction when my poison mixed with his.
This really scared the wits out of me!
Suddenly, I remembered—aren't there many kinds of pills?
For now, let him take one to see if there's any improvement.
If not, we will have to think of other treatments!
After all, there's still a medicine garden, so there's no need to worry too much.
Ye Feng murmured to himself at this moment.
"Hmph! This is really too much."
"Old Peel, my body is really not as good as it used to be. Look, my old illness has recurred, causing you quite a bit of trouble."
Could these words really be coming from Du Gubo's mouth? I could hardly believe that the Old Poison would say such a thing.
It seemed that he really didn't want to die too early.
I must properly cure the Old Poison!
After all, half of the severe poison in him was caused by me—I can't just ignore him!
"Come on, Old Poison, take this first, then in half an hour, we'll see if there's any improvement. Meanwhile, I'll think of a way to treat your lingering condition," Ye Feng said, looking into Du Gubo's eyes.
It looked like Ye Feng was genuinely eager to help the old guy!
"Listening to you talk makes it sound like I've got some incurable disease, as if there's no hope for me. Old Peel, you've really done me in. You have to take responsibility for me to the end," Du Gubo said.
His will to survive was extremely strong.
Even someone else would say the same thing in his position.
No one wants to die at the hands of another.
"Are you sure what you're giving me isn't poison? If I die at your hands, wouldn't you easily get all of the Dugu Family's wealth, including my granddaughter Yan'er to be your wife?"
Du Gubo rambled on.
That really would be too cheap for him!
I can't just die at Old Peel's hands for nothing; otherwise, if people learn of my disgrace as a Title Douluo Poison, they will ridicule and look down on me.
Du Gubo's reputation would be ruined!
And I must consider my Yan'er's future.
"Then I will trust you this once, Old Peel. Don't try any tricks on me, or I'll find a way to make you suffer as well," Du Gubo warned.
Then, without any hesitation, Du Gubo took the pill from Ye Feng and swallowed it.
Soon, half an hour passed.
It seemed that there was no emergency occurring.
His lips changed from dark red to light red, indicating that the poison was gradually receding.
There were signs of improvement.
At this moment, Ye Feng took a deep breath of relief!
That really had scared him!
"Huh, not bad at all. My pill has neutralized the toxins in your body," Ye Feng said with a triumphant posture.
"Old Poison, you should thank me, ha."
Ye Feng said with an air of pride.
"Look at how smug you are; don't get too happy yet."
"But how are you going to explain the relapse of my chronic illness? Your medicine hasn't kept my condition under control."
"You're still not up to snuff!" Du Gubo said in a subdued tone.
Though the toxins were slowly fading, the vitality in his body had not fully recovered.
He needed time to recuperate properly!
"Impossible! The medicine I gave you is the freshest with the longest shelf life of one year. You couldn't have missed taking it on time, could you?"
"Now you're blaming me? Old Poison, if you don't feel like thanking me, that's one thing, but finding such an excuse to pin the blame on me?" Ye Feng said, clearly frustrated.
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