Chapter 78: A Storm Is About to Break
Seeing this, Lin Mo shook his head and walked straight to the nearby herb cabinet. With practiced movements, he took out two pieces of 100 year whale glue, dark in color and rich in texture.
He opened his palm and focused his mind. A gentle flame rose from his hand, wrapping around the two tough pieces of whale glue.
Under the heat of the flame, the whale glue quickly softened, releasing a faint fishy scent.
Without hesitation, Lin Mo stuffed the softened glue into his mouth and swallowed it.
As soon as the glue reached his stomach, a warm current rose from his abdomen and spread through every limb and bone.
The blood vitality he had overdrawn while using the Blood Needle technique was rapidly replenished by that nourishing warmth.
The paleness on his face faded at a speed visible to the naked eye, and his complexion quickly regained its ruddy color.
Although whale glue did carry aphrodisiac effects, the mild potency of ordinary 100 year whale glue could hardly affect him. With his current Body Martial Soul, suppressing it was effortless.
Feeling much better, Lin Mo let out a long breath of relief.
He pulled over a chair and sat down, then recounted everything that had happened at the academy to Ye Linyuan.
He described how, on that rainy day, he and Ye Lingling had accidentally come across Dugu Yan curled up in agony as the toxins inside her body flared up.
Then he voiced his suspicion that the source of that overbearing poison was most likely her own Martial Soul, the Jade Phosphor Serpent.
At the end, he briefly mentioned the special method he had used to temporarily suppress the restless toxin and ease her pain.
Judging from Dugu Yan's reaction at the time, however, she seemed completely unaware that she had been poisoned.
After hearing Lin Mo's account, old man Ye Linyuan fell silent in thought.
He stroked his beard slowly, as though recalling something from long ago.
"Years ago, that old fellow Dugu Bo did bring Dugu Yan to see me once," Ye Linyuan said slowly. "At the time, I examined her very carefully and found nothing unusual."
"I never imagined that the toxin could hide so deeply that even my Nine Heart Begonia failed to detect the slightest clue, let alone remove it."
"For a poison tied to a Martial Soul to rebound so viciously, and grow worse with cultivation, that is truly terrifying."
He looked at Lin Mo and Ye Lingling, and there was clear approval in his eyes.
"Still, the two of you did the right thing."
"We run a Medical Hall. Saving lives is our duty. If we see someone in danger, how can we stand by and do nothing?"
Ye Linyuan's tone was calm and steady, carrying a reassuring certainty.
"That old freak Dugu Bo may have a fearsome reputation, but he is not completely unreasonable."
"Now that things have reached this point, I will handle the negotiations with him."
As he said this, his gaze returned to Lin Mo, and curiosity flickered in his eyes.
He himself was an 8 ring Spirit Douluo and possessed the top tier healing Martial Soul, the Nine Heart Begonia. Yet even he had failed to detect anything back then. This boy, however, had actually managed to suppress it temporarily through some special method.
It seemed the secrets this newly accepted disciple carried were even greater than he had first imagined.
Still, Ye Linyuan had no intention of prying, nor of asking about it now.
Everyone had their own opportunities and secrets. Since Lin Mo had become his disciple, wished to study medicine, and possessed a proper Heart Nature, that was enough.
After more than a year together, Ye Linyuan trusted his own judgment, especially when it came to a child not yet 10 years old.
If Lin Mo wanted to speak of these things in the future, he naturally would.
Pressing him now would only spoil matters.
Hearing that Ye Linyuan was willing to take responsibility, Lin Mo quietly let out a sigh of relief.
He knew very well that Dugu Bo's greatest weakness lay in the toxins afflicting both himself and Dugu Yan.
As long as the old man saw hope of a cure, Lin Mo would not only be safe, he might even be treated as an honored guest.
Of course, having his master stand in front made the situation even more secure.
With that, the last trace of worry in Lin Mo's heart disappeared.
Meanwhile, on the other side.
Dugu Yan, who had hurriedly taken leave from the academy to question her grandfather, failed to get a direct answer right away.
Faced with her repeated questioning, Dugu Bo's expression changed several times. In the end, he did not answer her directly. Instead, he sternly asked where she had heard such things.
Seeing his reaction, Dugu Yan understood almost immediately.
Even if her grandfather would not admit it out loud, what Lin Mo had said earlier was most likely true.
There really was something terribly wrong with her body. The toxin backlash was real.
At this moment, Dugu Bo was already enveloping Dugu Yan in thick spirit power as he flew through the skies above Heaven Dou City.
His destination was unmistakable, the Ye Family Medical Hall.
A secret tied to both his own life and his granddaughter's had been exposed by some unknown boy. Shock and anxiety warred within him.
He could not wait any longer. The moment he left Heaven Dou Royal Academy, he rushed straight toward that boy named Lin Mo, determined to get answers.
But after the two of them arrived at the academy and questioned Qin Ming, they learned that Lin Mo and Ye Lingling had already hurried back to the Ye Family Medical Hall in the city.
Hearing this, Dugu Bo did not hesitate in the slightest. Spirit power surged from his body as he shot directly toward the Medical Hall with Dugu Yan.
Qin Ming stood where he was, staring after them, his mind still full of confusion.
But if the Poison Douluo Dugu Bo had personally come asking for Lin Mo by name, then even a fool could guess that Lin Mo had somehow provoked that notoriously temperamental Titled Douluo.
Qin Ming knew exactly how important Lin Mo was in the eyes of the three Committee Members. That boy's value was no less than his own, as a specially promoted Heaven Dou level teacher.
He dared not delay. He turned at once and rushed off at top speed to report the matter to the three elders.
Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Zhi Lin were all startled when they heard the news.
Although they still did not know the exact details, they needed no discussion. One look was enough for all three to reach the same conclusion.
They had to leave for the Ye Family Medical Hall immediately.
No matter what, they could not allow the academy's future hope to suffer any mishap because of that old freak Dugu Bo.
Lin Mo must not come to harm.
Lin Mo had already expected Dugu Bo to come. What he did not know was that the three Committee Members would be following close behind.
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