Chapter 18
: Dugu Yan Awakens, Xiao Wu is Bound
Meanwhile, within Heaven Dou City
Dugu Yan was also startled awake from her sleep.
"Ah Yuan!!"
She suddenly opened her eyes, looking at the layout of the room, both familiar and strange.
Is this my dormitory when I was at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy?
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After some verification and sorting out her memories, Dugu Yan finally confirmed it.
I have been reborn at the age of thirteen.
Knowing the timeline, Dugu Yan's eyes were filled with determination.
This time, I will definitely protect A Yuan.
However, I haven't met A Yuan yet.
A Yuan is only six years old and has just awakened her martial soul. She is still in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
Dugu Yan did not intend to wait here for three years; she could not bear being separated from A Yuan for so long.
She wanted to go to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School to get to know A Yuan in advance and become true childhood sweethearts, so that Ning Rongrong wouldn't still be obsessed with A Yuan.
Thinking of this bright future, Dugu Yan's eyes lit up. She quickly washed up and left the academy.
I went to my grandfather Dugu Bo's residence in Tiandou City...
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, being one of the top three sects, is not an easy place to visit; it requires the intervention of his grandfather, Dugu Bo.
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Dugu Bo was cultivating when he saw his granddaughter suddenly return from the academy, and asked curiously, "Yanyan, why did you suddenly come back?"
"Could it be that someone at the academy is bullying you?" Dugu Bo knew his granddaughter's personality; she was strong-willed and independent, and unless something serious had happened, she wouldn't suddenly come back to him.
The thought of his beloved granddaughter being bullied at the academy made Dugu Bo's long, dangerous, snake-like eyes narrow.
Dugu Yan shook her head. "No, Grandpa, I have something important to tell you."
"Okay, my dear Yan Yan, Grandpa is listening." When Dugu Bo heard Dugu Yan deny it, his expression softened, and his smile became kind and gentle, just like an ordinary grandfather who loves his granddaughter.
"Grandpa, do you have many unusual herbs in your herb garden in Sunset Forest?" Dugu Yan asked.
"There are indeed many strange herbs there. My grandfather tried to touch them before and almost got hurt."
At this point, Dugu Bo's tone became serious, "Yanyan, those herbs are extremely dangerous, and Grandpa doesn't know their specific effects."
Dugu Yan smiled slightly, "Grandpa, you don't need to worry, I already know the effects of those immortal herbs."
"Immortal herb!" Dugu Bo was puzzled, not understanding how the herb that almost poisoned him could be considered an immortal herb.
Then, Dugu Yan explained the uses of those magical herbs...
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As Dugu Yan explained, Dugu Bo learned that there was a way to cure the poison of the Jade Scale Snake, and his expression was both excited and sad...
Extreme joy and sorrow are hard for even a titled Douluo to bear.
Seeing her grandfather's condition, Dugu Yan felt a pang of sympathy and went to comfort him.
Meanwhile, Dugu Bo, holding his granddaughter Dugu Yan, gradually came to his senses.
"This is good news, Yan Yan. If what you said is true, then you are saved. Grandpa is really happy. Yan Yan, you are saved!" Dugu Bo did not think that his granddaughter would lie to him.
Even if it's fake, it must be that my innocent granddaughter has been deceived by bad people.
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Fang Yuan, far away in the remote town of Nottingham, was unaware that another person was searching for him.
He strolled around Notting Academy, where many people were discussing the previous battle between Title Douluos.
The injury of master Yu Xiaogang went largely unnoticed.
"How could such powerful Soul Masters come to our small town, and even a battle broke out? I was terrified last night."
"Yes! I wonder if he's a Soul Saint."
These ordinary people weren't very clear about the ranking of Soul Masters. They only knew that Soul Saints were very strong. The reason they knew about the Soul Saint level was because there was a Holy Soul Village nearby.
After listening, Fang Yuan returned directly to his temporary lodging, an empty house in a village near Nottingham City, where the rent was extremely cheap.
Xiao Wu was bound tightly by Fang Yuan using a special method, and the rope tightened further as Xiao Wu struggled, digging deep into her flesh.
As soon as she saw Fang Yuan push open the door and come in, she immediately made a muffled sound from her gagged mouth, as if she wanted to say something.
But Fang Yuan completely ignored it.
He began cultivating immediately upon his return.
With a top-tier beast spirit and the innate talent of full soul power, Fang Yuan's cultivation progressed at an astonishing pace.
It's already level 16 (it gained two levels by absorbing a soul ring).
Xiao Wu struggled for a long time, but it only made her tighten her grip even more, without achieving anything.
She still wanted to negotiate with the boy who had kidnapped her. As long as he didn't know that she was a 100,000-year-old soul beast transformed into a human, she still had a good chance of persuading him.
But the boy had absolutely no intention of talking to her, leaving even Xiaowu helpless.
Finally, as night fell and the moon rose, Fang Yuan stopped cultivating.
Fang Yuan took out some simple dry food and water from his small package. He ate some himself and fed some to Xiao Wu, who had been tied up for a day and a night without food.
Having not eaten for so long, Xiao Wu was truly starving.
Although the dry rations tasted mediocre and were barely edible, Xiao Wu still wolfed them down.
She almost choked to death because she ate too fast, but fortunately Fang Yuan gave her water in time, which helped her swallow it and prevented the dignified 100,000-year-old soul beast from choking to death after transforming into human form.
However, Fang Yuan only fed it a little bit before stopping.
We can't feed Xiao Wu too much. If she's full, she'll have more energy to cause trouble and run away.
After finishing his meal and quickly washing up, Fang Yuan checked that the hemp rope was tied tightly and the knots were fine before lying down on the simple wooden bed and falling into a deep sleep.
Before dawn, Fang Yuan suddenly opened his eyes and woke up. He didn't know why, but he had nightmares all night.
Most of the scenes depict her being hunted down and imprisoned by Bibi Dong, and Qian Renxue breaking down and asking herself why she had to escape...
The final image shows him lying in a pool of blood, covered in his own blood.
"What a tragic fate!" Fang Yuan sighed, covering his face after being tormented by nightmares all night.
Actually, if these women weren't thinking about imprisoning themselves and were a little more mentally sound, Fang Yuan wouldn't mind eating a bowl of hot rice from a woman's back.
Just like when they faced Dugu Yan in the third simulation, Fang Yuan was very happy to be a kept man.
Just then, Xiao Wu made a sound again from the corner. She twisted wildly, completely ignoring the increasingly tight rope, which attracted Fang Yuan's attention.
Fang Yuan was puzzled, wondering why the rabbit had suddenly gone mad.
Suddenly, a foul odor filled the room...