Chapter 77: Returning to the Medical Hall Again
On the other side, Lin Mo tightly held Ye Lingling's wrist and almost dragged her along at a trot.
"Hey! Lin Mo! Slow down! Where are you dragging me?" Ye Lingling finally could not hold it in anymore. Her steps were stumbling from being pulled so quickly.
Lin Mo did not look back. He only gave a brief reply.
"To find someone."
The two of them soon rushed to the entrance of the fire attribute Mimicry Cultivation Area.
The hot, dry air here formed a sharp contrast with the cold, damp rain outside.
Lin Mo swept his gaze around and quickly spotted Charmander lying lazily on a piece of volcanic rock, the flame on its tail swaying at an unhurried pace.
"Let's go!" Lin Mo called out.
Hearing his voice, Charmander immediately lifted its head, dashed over in a flash, and was recalled into Lin Mo's body.
Meanwhile, Qin Ming, who had just been about to begin his afternoon cultivation, was stunned when he saw Lin Mo and Ye Lingling rush in, grab Charmander, and leave without a word.
"Lin Mo, Ye Lingling, you two are…"
"Teacher Qin, we have something urgent to do and need to take some leave!" Lin Mo threw the words back over his shoulder without stopping.
"Ah? Leave? Why are you taking leave? Where are you going…"
Before Qin Ming could finish, Lin Mo and Ye Lingling had already disappeared from the entrance of the Mimicry Cultivation Area.
Qin Ming stood there with his mouth open, one hand still raised in midair, his face full of confusion.
"What in the world is going on?"
Almost immediately afterward, Dugu Yan also came to find Qin Ming.
She had hurried back to the dormitory first to change out of her rain soaked clothes, so she arrived a little later.
"Teacher Qin, I need to take leave too. I have to go home for a bit," Dugu Yan said bluntly.
"Dugu Yan? Why are you also…"
Yet just like Lin Mo and Ye Lingling, Dugu Yan turned and left quickly, giving Qin Ming no chance to ask more.
Watching her rapidly departing figure, Qin Ming was utterly dumbfounded.
He scratched his head and suddenly felt he was a rather failed teacher.
These three students had each come to ask for leave, yet not one of them told him what had actually happened.
After a long sigh, he could only shake his head helplessly.
Forget it. The fact that those few still remembered to come inform him before leaving was already giving him plenty of face as their teacher.
Silently comforting himself, Qin Ming approved all three leave requests.
Pulled along by Lin Mo at nearly a run, Ye Lingling was dragged all the way back to the alley entrance near the Ye Family Medical Hall. At last, she could not bear it any longer.
"Lin Mo, stop!"
Panting slightly, Ye Lingling stared at him with her purple eyes and finally voiced the questions she had been holding back the entire way.
"How did you know Dugu Yan was heavily poisoned? And what was that method you used just now? Those red needles…"
There were simply too many doubts in her heart.
Lin Mo stopped as well and turned to look at her.
He raised a hand and scratched his head, then carefully organized his thoughts before explaining in a serious tone.
"When I first saw Dugu Yan, I already felt that something about her aura was off."
"Especially the color of her hair and eyes. Purple hair and green eyes are too unusual."
"As far as I know, even for a poison attribute Spirit Master who specializes in toxins, normal cultivation should not produce those kinds of changes. So at that time, I already started suspecting that there was something wrong with her body, and that it was very likely related to poison."
He paused, then continued.
"As for detoxifying her, that is impossible for me. I do not have the ability to neutralize the poison in her body."
"If the poison in her were that easy to cure, the Jade Phosphor Crown would have handled it long ago. It would never have fallen to me."
"With my current ability, the most I can do is what I did just now, use a special method to temporarily suppress the restless poison in her body so she does not suffer as much for the time being."
"It is just an emergency measure that treats the symptoms, not the root cause."
Ye Lingling nodded as if she only half understood, but then immediately thought of another question.
"Then why did you drag me out of the academy in such a hurry? Even if you helped Dugu Yan suppress the poison, would we really be in danger staying there?"
Hearing that, Lin Mo's expression immediately turned serious, and he deliberately lowered his voice.
"Sister Lingling, think about it."
"If my judgment is correct, the root of Dugu Yan's poisoning lies in the toxin inherent to her Martial Soul."
"And where did her Jade Phosphor Serpent come from? It was inherited from her grandfather, Senior Dugu Bo, the Poison Douluo."
He glanced in the direction of the center of Heaven Dou City and continued in a low voice.
"If even I, a Spirit Grandmaster, can tell that Dugu Yan is heavily poisoned, then how could her grandfather, a Titled Douluo and an expert in poison, fail to know about it?"
"I interfered in this matter. Who knows how Senior Dugu Bo will react? That old man's temper is… rather unique."
"To be safe, it is better for us to leave the academy first. Staying at the Medical Hall, with Master here, will be much safer."
"And even if Poison Douluo really does come looking for us, it is more appropriate for Master to step forward and negotiate than for us juniors to face a Titled Douluo ourselves."
After hearing his explanation, Ye Lingling finally nodded in realization, and most of the doubts in her heart faded.
Still, when she looked at Lin Mo, there were other questions lingering in her mind, especially about the blood needle technique he had just used, something she had never seen before.
But seeing that Lin Mo clearly had no intention of explaining further right now, she did not press him.
At worst, once they got back to the Medical Hall, she could just ask Grandfather to question him. There was no way Lin Mo could refuse then.
After all, Poison Douluo Dugu Bo's reputation in Heaven Dou City was truly terrifying. His name alone was enough to stop children from crying at night.
That was the complete opposite of Ye Linyuan.
Ye Linyuan was also extremely famous in Heaven Dou City, but that fame came from his superb medical skills and benevolent nature. Because he had saved so many lives, he was deeply respected by the people.
The two of them pushed open the doors of the Medical Hall and stepped inside.
Old Man Ye Linyuan, who had been organizing medicinal ingredients behind the counter, heard the sound and looked up. The moment he saw the two of them, surprise immediately appeared on his face.
"Hm? Why have the two of you come back at this hour?"
He put down the medicinal ingredients in his hands and walked over, looking at them with confusion.
"Is the academy on holiday today? No, that's not right, the date hasn't come yet. Could it be…"
His gaze swept over their somewhat disheveled appearances, then landed on Lin Mo's obviously pale face, one that clearly showed a lack of qi and blood. His brows immediately furrowed.
"Could it be that you were bullied at the academy?"
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