60: Dugu Bo compromises

"Hey, was your grandpa like this before?"

Dugu Yan, who had just retreated from the balcony, was immediately pulled to the sofa by Ning Rongrong. The former widened her beautiful eyes, full of gossip.

"You are...?" Dugu Yan frowned. The mature her was not used to being so close to others.

"Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, Ning Rongrong."

Ning Rongrong was simple and direct, her tone filled with pride.

Dugu Yan's heart skipped a beat. She didn't expect the young girl beside Su Ye to have such a background.

After thinking for a moment, Dugu Yan sat down steadily on the sofa.

The three girls, plus a small golden mastiff, watched the balcony with colorful expressions. If they had a bucket of popcorn, it would be a perfect match.

Dugu Yan said, "This is the first time I've seen my grandpa like this too. Before, he rarely interacted with people, let alone talked so much, and..."

Ning Rongrong quickly interjected, "Quite irritable, completely unlike the demeanor of a Title Douluo, right?"

Dugu Yan: "Yes."

Zhu Zhuqing frowned and asked a crucial question, "Will they fight?"

"Probably not."

Dugu Yan answered immediately. Logically, if Grandpa wanted to make a move, he would have done so already.

Towards the balcony.

Dugu Bo's hair was flying, his body engulfed in raging green flames, like a lit powder keg, furiously spewing at the black-clothed youth.

But the youth was strange, seemingly enjoying the sunbath, leaning back against the railing with his hands behind his back, completely unconcerned, his eyes showing appreciation for Dugu Bo's performance.

Although the situation was on the verge of collapse, the scene was strangely harmonious. Both sides were extremely restrained, with no sign of intending to fight.

Keep going~

Keep going~

I just love seeing you get angry~

Su Ye rubbed his chin with a half-smile. It was his first time seeing someone curse without using vulgar dirty words. The demeanor of a Title Douluo was indeed good.

This level of output was child's play to someone like him who played online games; it wouldn't break his defense in the slightest.

Seeing Su Ye's complete lack of reaction, Dugu Bo felt like he was punching cotton, finding no point of force, and slowly closed his mouth.

"Have you finished, old man?"

Su Ye dug his ears, acting as if nothing had happened, his expression as calm as a breeze.

Dugu Bo snorted coldly, his stern old face like wind-dried cured meat.

Still needs practice!

A faint playful smile curved at the corner of his mouth, and Su Ye proactively "retreated" a step.

"I am someone who respects the old and loves the young, and I never force others to do difficult things."

"You, old man, are a Title Douluo, naturally unwilling to be subservient and act on others' orders."

"Just say it directly, which one do you choose, the first or the second? If it's really difficult, I can decide for you. The first one will do."

"People, there are always times when things are difficult. I actually understand completely."

"As the saying goes, life is precious, love is more valuable, but for the sake of freedom, both can be discarded. Freedom is above all else, and it's just your own granddaughter."

What good words!

Dugu Bo's heart stirred, but the next second he realized Su Ye was mocking him, and his old face immediately darkened.

Although he, Dugu Bo, advocated freedom and liked to be unrestrained, was he the kind of heartless person?!

If he couldn't even protect his own granddaughter, there was no need for him to cling to life!

"This brat... could he be targeting me?"

Dugu Bo's eyes were slightly cold, emitting faint Dusk, and he felt uncomfortable everywhere in his heart.

The youth understood his temperament too well, as if it was premeditated.

What was certain was that he had deliberately leaked the information to Yan'er, with the purpose of luring him over.

Especially now, he had completely grasped his psychology.

He wouldn't choose the first one at all.

He was most hesitant about the second one, but since he had already agreed to one year, adding nine more years was not impossible. It was better to choose the third one.

After all, Yan'er had a chance to become a Title Douluo. If Yu Tianheng could marry into the Du Gu Family...

Emmmm, great-grandfather sounds a 'billion' times better than great-maternal-grandfather!

"Alright then, let's go with the first one."

"Dispelling the poison isn't a particularly big problem, and it doesn't require too much effort."

Seeing that the hotel was starting to serve dishes, Su Ye clapped his hands with a smile, looking like the deal was settled, and prepared to go eat.

Crack!

An eagle claw suddenly attacked, firmly gripping Su Ye's shoulder. The strong hand revealed bamboo-like finger bones.

Behind him, a chilling angry snort sounded simultaneously.

"When did this old man ever say I would choose the first method?"

"How to choose, this old man has his own decision, so you don't need to worry."

He shoved his hand away heavily, deliberately venting the dissatisfaction in his heart.

Dugu Bo entered the room with his hands behind his back, his tall figure like a sheer cliff on Mount Hua, perfectly capturing the aloof demeanor of a master.

...What a character!!"

Seeing that Dugu Bo had given up struggling, Su Ye couldn't help but chuckle. The stone in his heart slowly settled.

As a transmigrator, he naturally knew Dugu Bo's temper.

Towards someone with his eccentric personality, a gentle approach is useless. You have to be more eccentric and tougher than him.

That's right.

He had been playing tricks earlier, deliberately provoking and stimulating Dugu Bo's emotions, and exploring his temperament.

Because Dugu Bo was a poison-attribute Soul Master, he had few interactions with other Soul Masters. He had been alone through cold and heat, so his personality naturally became eccentric.

Now, a certain person's aloof filter was shattered. What was placed before Su Ye now was a flesh-and-blood person.

Not a... poisonous snake that might bite you at any time.

At least Su Ye didn't have to face the unyielding Dugu Bo anymore.

The few of them ate lunch together. The process was uneventful, without any tense atmosphere.

The girls had more common topics. Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Yan chatted and laughed on the side, and Su Ye successfully collected his "advance payment".

Dugu Bo was a Title Douluo after all. Although he was often called the "weakest", he had quite a collection, especially poisons and some detoxification medicinal materials.

Of course, what Su Ye cared about more was the Ruyi Hundred Treasure Pouch. It had a full eight cubic meters of space and could even store living things. It was truly a must-have item for home and travel.

"Tsk, this exquisite little bag looks handsome on me!"

Looking at the Ruyi Hundred Treasure Pouch on his waist, Su Ye felt the same way Monkey King did when he got his equipment in the East Sea Dragon Palace.

Other people's things suited him too well!

...This brat, does he have a dog's face?"

Glancing at Su Ye's smug look, Dugu Bo's brow furrowed, question marks constantly appearing in his mind.

Earlier, he was willing to fight to the death, sharp-tongued, arrogant and domineering, looking utterly repulsive.

When eating, he completely disregarded his image, showing no sign of a noble's airs. The youth was casual and unrestrained, truly free-spirited.

Now, he had a look of a money grubber.

Even though Dugu Bo had seen countless people, he couldn't quite see through which one was the real Su Ye.

But one thing he could be sure of was that the youth in front of him didn't care about others' opinions and lived transparently and happily.

"This brat..."

Shaking his head, Dugu Bo continued to work hard, his quill pen scratching across the paper, writing down the content about his cultivated poison techniques and poison pills.

He wasn't worried about these things being stolen and learned. The path of poison was inherently obscure, and few people were willing to touch it.

Even if someone got them, trying to use them against him, Dugu Bo, was wishful thinking.

If he, Dugu Bo, could be so easily controlled, then he wouldn't have been called Poison Douluo in the Soul Master world for nothing!