Dugu Bo has arrived?
Perhaps others were unaware of why Dugu Bo came to the Blazing Fire Academy.
But Yang Fan knew all too well!
This old fellow is really in a rush.
But then again...
His own granddaughter had suffered long from the snake poison. Placed on any grandfather, they wouldn't be able to stay calm.
As soon as Yang Fan figured out what was going on, he joined the surge of people heading toward the academy gate.
Although the Soul Master world's evaluation of Dugu Bo was chilly, that didn't dampen the Soul Masters' enthusiasm to witness a Titled Douluo.
...
Outside the Academy Gates.
An eighty-year-old elder stood with a girl of about fifteen outside the institute.
The girl was none other than Dugu Yan!
Standing about 1.65 meters tall, with green hair and green eyes, her body had already developed to maturity.
One could faintly see the arrogance typical of a Soul Master on her face.
"Grandpa, why did we come here?"
Dugu Yan had a very poor impression of the Blazing Fire Academy.
The reason was simple!
The open and hidden struggles between the several veteran strong teams in the Tian Dou Competition Zone had been going on for ages.
And this kind of struggle was often pushed to a climax during the Soul Master Elite Tournament held once every five years.
Of course!
There was another, deeper reason why Dugu Yan disliked Blazing Fire.
Fire had a certain suppressing effect on the Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison, so she hated all Soul Masters who played with fire.
"Didn't Grandpa already tell you?"
"We came here to find an old man to treat your snake poison."
Dugu Yan showed disdain: "Even you, Grandpa, have no solution. Who else could treat the Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison in our bodies?"
In Dugu Yan's eyes, the grandfather who protected her was an invincible existence.
Although Dugu Bo didn't want to admit it, he had to say that there really was someone in this world who understood the Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison better than him.
"Let's just go straight in, why wait here?"
"Yan Yan, don't be mischievous."
There was a bit of reproof in Dugu Bo's doting gaze.
Although the outside world evaluated him as unpredictable, doing things based solely on his own preferences, that didn't mean Dugu Bo didn't understand the rules!
This time, they were the ones seeking help from others!
...
It wasn't long before...
The Dean of Blazing Fire Academy, Huo Bao, hurried over. Behind him were three Teaching Directors.
Besides that, even the highest status figure of the family, Elder Huo, had come personally.
The display of status was maxed out!
The Blazing Fire Academy was afraid, too.
Until now, no one knew exactly why Dugu Bo had come to the Blazing Fire Academy.
This old fellow could kill a large patch of people just by farting casually.
"Your Excellency, Poison Douluo!"
"We wonder what guidance you have for us upon your visit to Blazing Fire."
Elder Huo hurried forward, taking two steps at a time to welcome him, while Huo Bao and the three Teaching Directors behind him stood ten meters away waiting.
"I'm looking for Yang Fan!"
Actually, what he truly wanted to find was Yao Chen, but that old fellow said he didn't exist.
Dugu Bo understood!
A wisp of soul itself no longer belonged to this world. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't believe such absurd things existed in this world.
"Yang... Yang Fan?"
Elder Huo was dumbfounded in an instant.
But any Soul Master with some strength knew that Dugu Bo only had one granddaughter on the Douluo Continent, Dugu Yan.
Elder Huo forced himself to take a look...
It shouldn't be that Yang Fan did something beastly to Dugu Yan.
This was even more absurd.
He couldn't figure out what love-hate relationship Yang Fan and the Dugu grandfather-granddaughter pair could have.
"Yang Fan?"
"Who is Yang Fan?"
"I don't know him!"
"We don't have this person in our class."
"..."
In an instant...
The name 'Yang Fan' was thoroughly made famous within the Blazing Fire Academy.
"Your Excellency."
"Yang Fan is not present at the moment. If there is a matter, I can convey it for you."
Before being sure of Dugu Bo's purpose, Elder Huo dared not easily hand the person over.
However... as luck would have it!
Just after Elder Huo finished speaking, Yang Fan arrived with the surge of people coming to witness the Titled Douluo.
A flash of green light.
In the blink of an eye, Dugu Bo was already in front of Yang Fan, leaving Elder Huo, who was still respectfully waiting at the school gate, awkwardly alone.
"Kid, you promised me."
Dugu Bo spoke quickly and directly.
He had done what he needed to do; next was the time for Yao Chen to fulfill his promise.
"Senior Dugu, naturally I haven't forgotten what I promised you."
"Please discuss with our Dean, we can go inside to talk."
Discuss?
Dugu Bo's look had already determined the result of the discussion.
The fact that he, Dugu Bo, was waiting outside the academy gates was already giving face to the Blazing Fire Academy. Did these guys dare to stop him?
The Dean originally intended to host the Poison Douluo with great enthusiasm, but was decisively rejected.
Dugu Bo was currently only interested in Yang Fan!
"This...?"
"Is that a student of our academy?"
"He just enrolled a few days ago!"
"But what is his relationship with Poison Douluo, and why would Poison Douluo seek him out?"
The Dean was stunned, the Teaching Directors were puzzled.
Only Elder Huo on the side smiled knowingly, seeming to have already guessed in his heart.
That's right!
This was his ultimate dream in life.
The correct way to start an excellent Alchemist.
"Yang Fan?"
"Who exactly is he?"
"I heard the Teaching Director say he's a new classmate of our academy."
To say or not to say!
Dugu Bo's appearance made Yang Fan, who had arrived only a few days ago and hadn't yet experienced ivory tower life, into a celebrity in an instant.
...
The accommodation situation at Blazing Fire Academy was very superior!
The entire academy had built ten dormitory buildings. In every hundred-square-meter room, only two students lived.
This was to provide the best cultivation and living space for the students.
"Where's my roommate?"
The moment Yang Fan pushed open the door, he was dumbfounded.
His roommate, whom he only had a slight acquaintance with, was gone.
Quilts, luggage, daily necessities—all disappeared with him. All that remained here were sparse traces of living.
Yang Fan felt very confused!
Could this kid have gotten news that Dugu Bo was coming a few minutes ago, and then packed up and run away?
"Just yourself?"
What Dugu Bo meant, of course, wasn't that roommate of his who suddenly vanished.
It was Old Man Yao!
If it weren't for the promise that Yao Chen's existence could not be told to others at any time, he wouldn't have claimed he was looking for Yang Fan just now.
"Yeah, just me."
Upon these words, Dugu Bo's expression was no longer as pleasant as before.
He admitted his research on Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison wasn't as good as Yao Chen's, but that didn't mean he was a fool.
There was a saying: suit the medicine to the illness!
If Yao Chen didn't examine his granddaughter's condition, how could he decide what kind of pill to refine?
Looking at Yang Fan's current state, it seemed this old fellow Yao Chen had no intention of showing himself from the start.
Dugu Bo released his spiritual power, wanting to use his strength to force Yao Chen out.
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