"Fine, considering our longstanding acquaintance, I'll temporarily allow you to stay at my Dugu Family residence,"
Old Poison looked at the man in front of him very seriously!
Ye Feng intended to stay for a while, with the duration depending on his mood.
"Tch, why do I hear reluctance in your voice, as if you don't welcome me at the Dugu Family residence?"
"You think I actually want to stay? It's only because I'm afraid that your unstable illness might flare up at any moment, and without me, you would only die sooner,"
Ye Feng stated bluntly.
Then he naturally walked out of the Immortal Herb Garden.
Where was he going now!
Having already taken up residence in the Dugu Family home, the obvious destination was now the bedroom.
It had been several days since he had a full night's sleep.
"Creak—"
The door was directly opened.
Everything inside remained untouched just as usual.
Ye Feng had lived in this room long before.
In fact, Du Gubo had prepared it for him long ago, only he was too proud to say it out loud, though he did care about Feng in his heart, just not good at articulating it with nice words!
"Old Poison, no need to come in. I'm preparing to rest; if there's nothing important, please leave,"
Ye Feng said at this moment.
Tired from the past few days, he was not inclined to talk anymore.
He just wanted to be alone in silence.
"You kid, this is the Dugu Family residence. I come and go as I please. Since when do you have the authority to manage my freedom?"
"I still have questions that are not cleared up. It's not nice of you to just shoo me away,"
"What about the task assigned to you by the Martial Soul Hall? Are you really going to agree to work for them?"
Du Gubo asked with a tone full of curiosity.
He was eager to figure out what was going through Ye Feng's mind, and through Ye Feng's revelations, he could determine if their cooperation was genuine!
"Well! It's not certain yet. I merely said it in passing, and I haven't fully committed to Bi Bidong's request, so there's no need for you to ask about it,"
Ye Feng responded.
Du Gubo looked at Ye Feng with a surprised expression.
Bro, what do you mean by that!
Old Poison was there, he heard you personally assure Bi Bidong that you would take Xiaowu from Shrek Academy into custody.
"I was just curious, asking casually,"
Du Gubo stated.
However, after finishing his words, he did not immediately leave but rather stood there, hesitating to depart!
"Old Poison, is there anything else? Why haven't you left yet? I'm preparing to rest,"
Ye Feng asked, his face showing a puzzled stance.
He couldn't quite see through what Old Poison was hinting at!
"Old Flayer, considering you still have some skills, you must know who poisoned Yan'er, right?"
Suddenly the conversation piqued his interest!
He didn't feel like talking further, but this remark sparked Ye Feng's curiosity!
At that time, he also suspected that person might be him!
But without evidence, how could he prove that it was he who had administered the poison!
"This is a matter for the Dugu Family, how could I possibly know out of the blue; I'm not a god,"
"Moreover, the poison on your Yan'er has been cured, there's no reason for you to keep dwelling on this matter,"
Ye Feng said.
Du Gubo frowned, unable to believe that someone would dare to endanger Yan'er's life with poison behind her back.
This was clearly a hint that someone wanted Yan'er dead.
Seriously, Yen'er, a teenager, has no sense of vigilance at all.
So, I hope someone can secretly protect Yen'er.
"Old Poison, it's very likely that you've offended someone. The person is taking revenge on your granddaughter, so remind her to be more careful," someone said.
"Don't worry too much about that person, he will reveal his true face sooner or later," Old Poison replied.
Ye Feng spoke up once again.
Come on, I really need to sleep, hurry up and get out!
"I hope what you're saying is true," Du Gubo said before disappearing outside the door.
Finally, Old Poison left.
He was chattering non-stop in my ears.
All is quiet in the dead of night!!
"This is too comfortable, I really didn't choose the wrong place. The Dugu family really is wealthy, taking a bath in this big bathtub is so relaxing."
"Now I can finally enjoy my peaceful bath time," Ye Feng muttered to himself.
Luck is on your side to have met someone like Du Gubo!
But who on earth released the poison into Dugu Yan under those circumstances? If Du Gubo was drugged, how else would he know who poisoned him?
I really need to investigate this thoroughly.
For Old Poison's sake, I'll help them out and find that person.
Meanwhile, Dugu Yan was elsewhere.
"I wonder if Brother Ye Feng has gone to sleep yet, I still haven't thanked him!" she said.
"He cured the deadly poison in my body. If it weren't for him, I, Yen'er, would have been doomed."
"I should go and thank him in person. I remember Grandfather said he lives upstairs in the back garden."
Dugu Yan said with a smile.
Quickly, she ran towards the back garden.
She was excited that she was about to see Ye Feng in person.
"Knock, knock—"
Knocking at the door!
Once again, knocking at the door always interrupts Ye Feng's bathing time!!
Ye Feng made no response.
"Knock, knock—"
The knocking sounded again.
"Brother Ye Feng, are you asleep?!"
"It's me, Yen'er, could you please open the door? I have something to tell you, please let me in," Yen'er continued.
But Ye Feng did not deign to give her any face.
A girl coming to find him at night surely must have improper thoughts about him!
So, of course, Ye Feng knew full well he should not open the door and let Dugu Yan step into his room.
"Maybe he's asleep already, but it is quite late. Does Brother Ye Feng go to sleep so early? Well, there's nothing strange about it, given his strong martial skills, he might have been studying too intently to hear clearly."
"I should just leave it be; I'll come to find him tomorrow," she reasoned.
Still not giving up, she decided to continue looking for Ye Feng tomorrow!
A look of disappointment was evident on her face.
She had been so happy when she arrived, but now she left with a face full of dismay!
"Yen'er, where are you going? Didn't I tell you to stay in your room and not move around? You need to rest properly now and not run around," Du Gubo scolded Yen'er.
"Go back to your room this instant and stop scaring me by coming out like this, understand?"
"I was just taking a walk because staying in the room was too boring for too long. Besides, I'm fine now, Grandfather, don't worry," Dugu Yan retorted.
"And this time, it was all thanks to Brother Ye Feng for curing the poison in me, I need to find an opportunity to properly thank him."
"Grandfather, don't you have an Immortal Grass Elixir garden? Why not just give him a few immortal grasses as a form of gratitude, right?"
Yen'er probably didn't know that Ye Feng had already taken over Grandpa's entire herb garden.
The innocent Yan'er looked pure, as if she knew nothing at all.
"Him, worthy of the Dugu Family's immortal grass?"
With a stern demeanor, Du Gubo asserted.
Dugu Yan was completely dumbfounded!
Could there be such a big conflict between them? It wasn't apparent in normal times!
On the other side, Old Chrysanthemum…!
"Why is it getting more and more tiring to walk? Just where the hell is the Dugu Family located?"
"I should've brought more food with me. I didn't come across a single inn on this journey," muttered Chrysanthemum Douluo to himself.
He roamed the Sunset Forest alone, having covered almost half of the forest without finding the Dugu Family!
It was as if he was in a maze, with every step feeling more and more wrong!
It was very possible that Du Gubo had cast a spell outside, making it difficult for others to discover the whereabouts of their Dugu Family!
So, the unfortunate Chrysanthemum Douluo had also failed to find Ye Feng and the others!
Deciding to use his soul power, Chrysanthemum Douluo sought out the residence of Du Gubo!
"Hiss——!"
Seconds and minutes ticked away!
Time and speed rushed by quickly!
Chrysanthemum Douluo had been wandering around Sunset Forest for quite a while.
"Poison Douluo, you're quite something to have released magic, but you didn't expect that I would still find you," said Chrysanthemum Douluo in a sing-song voice.
He naturally stepped into the gates of the Dugu Family.
"Stop right there!"
Suddenly, a guard soldier called out, stopping him.
After sizing up the androgynous person in front of him, he wondered how such a face dared to show up at the Dugu Family.
"What, can't you recognize who I am?"
Immediately, Chrysanthemum Douluo flashed his badge right under the gatekeeper's eyes.
"I don't care which sect you come from; no one is allowed to intrude into the Dugu Family's estate without permission," the gatekeeper told him sternly.
"I'm here specifically to speak with your Du Gubo about some matters, so you better show me some respect, or else you'll know what I'm capable of."
"You probably really don't know who I am. Let me properly introduce myself."
"I am from the Spirit Hall Empire and am one of your elders, Chrysanthemum Douluo."
Chrysanthemum Douluo!
That does ring a bell!
But our master hasn't spoken, and I absolutely cannot let him in easily unless he kills me first.
Chrysanthemum Douluo stated earnestly.
"So what? Without the word from our master, you are definitively not stepping inside," replied the gatekeeper of the Du Gubo family rather arrogantly.
Daring to talk to me like this, it looks like he needs to be taught a lesson.
Dark soul force released.
"Bang——"
Explosions echoed one after another.
The gatekeepers were flung onto the ground.
They were indeed unlucky to defy Chrysanthemum Douluo; this was their comeuppance.
"Now you know how formidable I am," he said.
Then Chrysanthemum Douluo directly entered the Dugu Family home.
The Dugu house was expansive, and he didn't know where Du Gubo and Ye Feng were.
So he grabbed someone nearby without hesitation and demanded information!
"Give me one chance to tell me where Ye Feng is, or where Du Gubo is!"
Chrysanthemum Douluo looked at the other with his deep, dark gaze.
With a flamboyant figure and fair fingers, he grabbed the other's collar with a terrifying look that bore into him.
"I, I am new here; I really don't know where they are!" stammered the man, cowering.
"Get lost...!"
Useless thing, how did Du Gubo come to hire you? What's the use of you?
"Ah, what a hassle, I might as well handle it myself," he sighed.
"Old Poison!"
Chrysanthemum Douluo shouted across the estate.
It's as though he feared not being heard.
And it was quite possible that Du Gubo indeed couldn't hear him!
Because he didn't reside in this area; he was in another building to the east, where even if Chrysanthemum Douluo screamed his lungs out, the other party wouldn't hear.
...
"I just heard some explosions; could it be that someone has intruded into Du Gubo's place?"
"Old Poison, you sure have offended plenty, having people come to you uninvited," Ye Feng spoke up directly.
But that voice sounded too familiar, right?
It seemed like a woman's voice!
Could it be that a woman came looking for Du Gubo? The idea that this old man could attract a woman at his age was laughably absurd!
"Du Gubo, Ye Feng, you both better come out! I know you're in the house. Quit hiding and show yourselves. If you don't come out now, I'll bomb the insides and outsides of your place to nothing," threatened the voice.
"Come out, would you? This is my first time visiting the Dugu Family's home. I just wanted to have a cup of tea with you, but it seems you're not too keen on seeing me, huh?"
The tone of Chrysanthemum Douluo started to sour.
Ah! That's bad; Old Chrysanthemum has found his way to Du Gubo's place.
Old Poison must not yet know about this.
Should I go out and meet him?
He must be here on a mission from Bi Bidong to find a hundred-thousand-year soul ring.
But none of this is part of my plan!
Ye Feng muttered to himself.
"Hiss——"
Soul power manifested.
Ye Feng released his own soul force before him.
He approached the window, poking his head out to check, and it was indeed Chrysanthemum Douluo himself, no mistake.
Dressed in dazzling golden garb, strikingly ostentatious.
Dressed to the nines as if afraid of not catching enough attention!
"Come on out, I know you're in there," Chrysanthemum Douluo called.
Since he had taken the initiative to come, I might as well meet him!
He already knew I was Ye Feng himself.
I'm not as tall as Chrysanthemum Douluo, so he recognized me at a glance.
"Yo, what brings you here today, huh?"
"Elder Chrysanthemum Douluo!!"
With a mocking tone, he said.
His eyes were full of unbridled killing intent!
"Szzzz——"
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