Chapter 75: Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling
Bai Yu then smiled and shook his head, saying to Dugu Bo, "Old Poison, you don't need to be curious about this. You'll understand what's going on later. Besides, isn't it good to be more at leisure?"
Hearing Bai Yu say this, Dugu Bo nodded in agreement. He was right!
"Haha, that's indeed true, but there's one problem. These past two years, I've increasingly felt less like a Titled Douluo and more like a noble lord!"
Bai Yu's hand, holding his tea, paused. He carefully sized up Dugu Bo, then let out a surprised "Tsk, tsk."
"Tsk, good heavens! Fine silks and satins, gold and silver jewelry, jade pendants and ornaments, nothing is missing!"
"If you hadn't mentioned it, I really wouldn't have noticed. What's wrong? Not planning to cultivate anymore? Started enjoying life?"
Bai Yu's teasing made Dugu Bo wave his hand awkwardly, refuting loudly.
"Cough, cough, Bai Xiaozi, you're just joking. Enjoying life doesn't delay cultivation! Didn't you see my spirit power is already at Level 92?"
"Besides, I've been plagued by severe poison for so many years, living a life worse than death every day. Now that it's finally resolved, aren't I allowed to enjoy myself?"
Seeing Old Poison continuously defending himself, Bai Yu also burst into laughter. Finally, Bai Yu realized that Dugu Bo had learned from someone in the past few years, as he talked too much. He could only cup his hands and beg for mercy.
"Grandpa, I'm back! I also brought Lingling. You should put away your poisonous insects... Huh? Grandpa, do you have guests?"
Bai Yu and Dugu Bo, who were chatting animatedly, heard someone speaking at the main entrance and both turned their heads to look.
Seeing the newcomers, Dugu Bo immediately stood up and greeted them with a beaming smile, using his spirit power to suppress the poisonous insects in the courtyard, making them retreat into corners.
"Yan Yan, you're back. How have you been outside recently? And Lingling, it's been a long time since you last visited."
Ye Lingling bowed slightly to Dugu Bo, her voice clear and hollow.
"Ye Lingling greets Grandfather Dugu. I haven't visited for a long time, please forgive me, Grandfather Dugu."
Seeing Ye Lingling like this, Dugu Yan reached out and pulled her close, rolling her eyes.
"Lingling, you already call him Grandfather Dugu, why are you still being so polite with him? By the way, Grandpa, who is this?"
Dugu Yan curiously looked at Bai Yu. After all, few people visited her grandfather. Even though her grandfather had cultivated himself in recent years, he was still the famous Poison Douluo.
Most people were not qualified to visit him, let alone someone so young who could sit opposite her grandfather and chat and laugh with him.
Hearing Dugu Yan's words, Dugu Bo laughed heartily and said to Ye Lingling,
"Haha, Yan Yan is right. Lingling, since you are Yan Yan's good sister and call me Grandfather, just treat this place as your own home. No need to be polite!"
Then, he paused, turned to look at Bai Yu, and seeing Bai Yu nod slightly, a glint flashed in Dugu Bo's eyes as he looked at Dugu Yan.
"Yan Yan, this is an old friend of your grandfather's, named Bai Yu, Bai Xiaozi! I've told you about him!"
Surprise appeared in Dugu Yan's eyes. She ran to Bai Yu's side, sized him up, then stared straight at him, saying,
"You are that Bai Yu? Grandpa said that you helped our family resolve the Spirit inheritance poison and even gave me a treasure to evolve my Spirit!"
"I've always wanted to find an opportunity to thank you, but unfortunately, I haven't seen you for so many years. Today, I finally met you!"
Meanwhile, Ye Lingling, behind Dugu Yan, also had trembling pupils. As Dugu Yan's good sister, she had heard Dugu Yan talk about many things.
For example, the Spirit inheritance poison and the Spirit evolution. It was well-known that Spirit problems were difficult to solve, but now someone could actually solve this problem!
Ye Lingling thought of her own Spirit and wanted to ask Bai Yu if he had a solution.
But years of self-isolation made it difficult for her to speak! Her pretty face behind the veil even turned a little red from anxiety.
"This is a friendship and a transaction between Old Poison and me, Miss Dugu doesn't need to mind."
While speaking, Bai Yu also observed the two. Dugu Yan had shoulder-length dark purple hair, and her eyes were not green. After the poison was resolved, they turned light purple.
She wasn't stunningly beautiful, but she was certainly attractive. Her figure was excellent, well-proportioned with a slender waist.
Moreover, her every movement gave Bai Yu a feeling of a nightclub queen, both charming and bold.
As for Ye Lingling, her hair and eyes were very similar to Ah Yin's, both blue. Her entire body was wrapped in black clothes, and her face was covered with a black veil.
Although she was well-covered, Bai Yu's gaze was like a ruler! With one look, he could tell her figure was no worse than Dugu Yan's!
It was just that her voice was too cold, even with a sense of deathly stillness, which made people feel a little uncomfortable.
Dugu Yan heard Bai Yu say that she didn't need to thank him, blinked, and her small mouth began to chatter incessantly.
"How can that be? The friendship between you and Grandpa is your business, but the Spirit evolution is mine. I received the benefits, so how can I not thank you?"
"Besides, you also helped our family solve the problem of the Spirit poison. I don't have my Grandpa's strength. Over time, this poison would have taken my life!"
"You essentially saved my life. How can I not repay you! And Grandpa is just an old man now, what's so good about chatting with him!"
Initially, Bai Yu's lips were curved in a smile, but then his gaze gradually became dull, and his smile froze on his face. Finally, he even raised a hand to his forehead, quickly begging for mercy:
"Alright, alright, I agree! You can thank me however you want, I'll accept meals and gifts!"
He finally knew who Dugu Bo had learned to talk so much from. It seemed Dugu Yan had become much livelier these past few years without the torment of the severe poison!
Dugu Bo looked at Bai Yu's expression, which seemed to say 'Stop talking, I'm guilty,' and instantly felt joyful, as if his soul had been sublimated!
"Haha, alright, Yan Yan, if you keep talking, Bai Xiaozi might just run away. By the way, Yan Yan, why are you back at this time?"
"Didn't you say you were going on a training expedition? Running around to the various cities' Spirit Fighting Arenas to fight? What? Had enough fun?"
Dugu Yan rolled her eyes at Dugu Bo and said unhappily,
"We weren't going to play, we were going to gain combat experience! It's just that we were a bit annoyed, so I brought Lingling back first!"
Dugu Bo imperceptibly curled his lip, thinking 'what combat experience, it's not a life-and-death Spirit fight!' He caught a glimpse of a smile flashing in Bai Xiaozi's eyes too.
Fearing that his beloved granddaughter would notice their subtle expressions, Dugu Bo quickly changed the subject.
"Annoyed? What's wrong? Who annoyed my Yan Yan? Tell Grandpa, and Grandpa will deal with him!"
Dugu Yan looked suspiciously at her grandfather and Bai Yu, feeling as if she had just missed something, but she hadn't paid attention!
Ye Lingling, because she had been staring at Bai Yu, saw more clearly and knew that Bai Yu and Grandfather Dugu had just been mocking them!
She opened her mouth, wanting to tell her good sister, but as a self-isolated girl whom Dugu Yan couldn't even snap out of it, making her speak in front of strangers was too difficult!