Chapter 36: Heaven Dou Crown Prince
After the treatment was complete, Lu Chen called out toward the doorway: "Brother Dugu, the poison has been neutralized."
Upon hearing this voice, Dugu Bo, who had been waiting anxiously outside the door, rushed back into the classroom without a moment’s hesitation.
With a pained expression, he stepped forward quickly, helped Dugu Yan up from the ground, and asked with concern: "Yan Yan, how do you feel? Has the Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison in your body been neutralized?"
Dugu Yan panted softly, and with Dugu Bo’s support, she swayed as she stood upright: "Grandfather, the Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison has been neutralized, it is just..."
Regarding what Dugu Yan experienced during the process of treating the Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison, and the psychological changes she went through, Dugu Yan truly found it difficult to speak about.
Dugu Bo did not care about anything else. With a relieved expression, he said: "Good, as long as the serpent poison is neutralized, a little pain is something that can be endured."
"Yan Yan, what makes me happiest right now is that I no longer have to worry about your life being in danger."
"In my life, I have already experienced the grief of a white-haired person sending off a black-haired person once. If I were to experience it again, I dare not imagine how insane I would become."
Hearing Dugu Bo mention this touched Dugu Yan deeply. She had lost her parents when she was very young.
Her father had eventually passed away due to the backlash of the Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison, and her mother had followed him shortly after.
She had originally thought that her own future would be the same as her father’s—passing away one day due to the backlash of the Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison.
Now, it was better; the Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison in her body had been neutralized. Her fate had truly been changed!
Although she felt embarrassed to speak about her inner psychological changes, Dugu Yan still expressed her gratitude to Lu Chen: "Grandpa Lan Chen, thank you so much!"
Lu Chen nodded with a smile. Although being called "Grandpa" felt a bit strange, after hearing it so much, he had more or less gotten used to it.
Then, he said with a solemn expression: "Yan Yan, the toxic poison in your body has now been mostly neutralized."
"But I heard from Brother Dugu that this poison of yours comes from your Spirit. As long as you continue to Cultivate the Jade Phosphor Snake Spirit, I fear this poison will sooner or later return."
"I also do not have a good method to solve this problem once and for all. For now, the only way is for me to help you clear the toxic poison from your bodies every once in a while."
"Although this treats the symptoms but not the root cause, it is enough to ensure you are not in any danger to your lives."
Of course, Lu Chen did not truly have no solution. He wanted to tell Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan that their crisis had not been completely resolved, and if they wanted to continue living safely, they had to rely on him.
Lu Chen’s actions were indeed not exactly upright, but he had to do it. Act as the villain first, then the gentleman!
After all, he had only known Dugu Bo for a few days. To prevent Dugu Bo from crossing the river and burning the bridge, or turning hostile and denying him, he had to ensure that he always remained valuable to Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan.
Once their friendship deepened in the future, he would naturally help Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan solve this problem once and for all.
With Lu Chen’s reminder, Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan also realized this problem. That’s right, the toxic poison they were afflicted with did not come from the outside, but from within.
It came from the Jade Phosphor Snake Spirit they were Cultivating! As long as they continued to Cultivate the Jade Phosphor Snake Spirit, the toxic poison would continue to erode their bodies. This was fundamentally an unsolvable problem.
Thinking of this, the way Dugu Bo looked at Lu Chen changed. He realized that if their grandfather and granddaughter duo wanted to live safely in the future, they would have to continue relying on Lu Chen.
Dugu Bo laughed heartily: "Haha, this is already very good. At least from now on, our grandfather and granddaughter pair will no longer have to suffer from the torment of the toxic poison."
"Brother Lan Chen, I won’t say much more regarding words of thanks. You have neutralized the poison for my granddaughter, and will also neutralize the toxic poison for me. From now on, you are an honored guest of our Dugu family."
"This kindness will never be forgotten. In the future, if you have any needs, I, Dugu Bo, will definitely do whatever I can."
"I am happy today. To celebrate Yan Yan’s successful detoxification, I will book a table at the Dingxiang Restaurant. We brothers will have a good drink, and we won’t return until we are drunk."
Seeing that his plan had succeeded, Lu Chen was also very happy and replied with a smile: "Then I won’t stand on ceremony. In the future, if I have to trouble Brother Dugu, I ask for your assistance."
"Today, I will definitely accompany Brother Dugu to drink to our heart’s content."
Subsequently, Lu Chen, Dugu Bo, and Dugu Yan left the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy together and headed to the Dingxiang Restaurant in Heaven Dou City!
This was the most bustling restaurant in Heaven Dou City. Dugu Bo booked a private room, ordered a table of top-tier food and wine, and pulled Lu Chen to eat and drink. The atmosphere was extremely harmonious.
At the dinner table, Dugu Yan seemed somewhat curious about Lu Chen, constantly asking this and that, wanting to know about his past.
Naturally, Lu Chen would not tell the truth; otherwise, what would be the point of his disguise! But he also didn’t want to lie, as fabricated lies always had flaws. In response to this, he always remained silent.
Whenever Dugu Yan asked, Lu Chen would sigh slightly and reveal a complex expression, leaving everything to the imagination of Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan.
An image of a talented and incomparable Genius who was envied and suppressed, and thus forced to live under an assumed name, became deeply engraved in the minds of Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan.
They drank until evening. Lu Chen followed the grandfather and granddaughter, Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan, back to the Dugu Residence, and stayed there.
Meanwhile! Committee Member Meng Shenji, Committee Member Bai Baoshan, and Committee Member Zhi Lin of the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy wrote a complete report of today’s events, signed their names, and immediately sent it to Emperor Xue Ye’s desk.
Out of respect for the three committee members, Emperor Xue Ye did not delay and opened the report to read it immediately.
After finishing, Emperor Xue Ye sighed expressionlessly: "This School Master Ning has actually suppressed dissent to such an extent. A Spirit Emperor who reached a Breakthrough to level 69 spirit power at around thirty years old was actually forced to change his appearance and live under an assumed name."
"I remember that in the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy, Qin Ming, who is known as the continent’s second youngest Spirit Emperor, only reached a Breakthrough to level 60 spirit power at around thirty years old. This Lan Chen’s talent is even greater than Qin Ming’s."
"Such a Genius must be used by our Heaven Dou Imperial Family. Hmm... let’s leave it to Qinghe to handle. He is a Disciple of School Master Ning; let him act as a mediator between School Master Ning and Lan Chen."
"The Heaven Dou Crown Prince personally stepping forward to resolve the conflict for that Lan Chen and mediate the dispute should be giving Lan Chen enough Face."
As he finished speaking, Xue Ye had someone send this report to Crown Prince Xue Qinghe’s residence overnight. He believed that Xue Qinghe could understand his intention.
Crown Prince’s Residence! After reading the report, Xue Qinghe also revealed a look of astonishment: "To have level 69 spirit power at around thirty years old means that as long as Lan Chen does not fall, he will definitely be able to become a Titled Douluo of the support system in the future. This is enough to shake the status of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda as the continent’s number one support Spirit."
"Tsk tsk, such talent is truly astonishing. No wonder that teacher of mine would force Lan Chen to change his appearance and live under an assumed name."
"Such a Genius should be used by me. It seems I must go to the Dugu Residence tomorrow. Oh right, I also need to invite my teacher to come over; after all, it is to mediate the conflict between Lan Chen and him!"
Lu Chen would never have imagined that the disguise he initially created would, under the over-imagination of the three committee members, develop to the point it had reached today, with the misunderstanding growing deeper and deeper...
(End of Chapter)
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