Yang Yunhai's eyes flickered, but his face didn't show the slightest displeasure, as if he had already expected this.
'As expected, in the end he's still the direct heir of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. Family interests will always come first. The key thing is that after all this time, he hasn't even mentioned it to me once. I thought that after training together for so many days, and with us being teammates in the future, there would at least be some friendship. For the sake of the team and the upcoming Soul Master Academy Tournament, I thought I should give him some face and maintain team harmony.'
'But now it seems I was too naive, ignoring the nature behind his identity.'
'The name Yu Tianheng will never represent just one person, but an entire clan. So even if I help the team win the Soul Master Academy Tournament in the future, and I'm the biggest contributor who outshines Yu Tianheng, afterward even if Dugu Yan doesn't interfere, even if she speaks for me, even if Yu Tianheng tries to step back, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan will still intervene and refuse to let me have even a single soul bone.'
'This point can already be seen clearly from how the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan treated Dugu Bo.'
'A sure-win trade, yet they weren't even willing to use an ordinary 10,000-year soul bone as capital. How could they possibly allow me to have three soul bones of over 30,000 years?'
'And Yu Tianheng—he'll definitely just follow his clan's elders' decisions like he did this time with Dugu Yan.'
As his thoughts spun, an idea suddenly came to Yang Yunhai's mind.
'I need to change strategies. Yu Tianheng is not someone I can trust. Best would be to make him leave the team of his own accord. And the best point of leverage… no doubt it's the now disheartened Dugu Yan.'
With Yu Tianheng's clueless moves before, there's no way Dugu Yan didn't notice something. The granddaughter of an old fox like Dugu Bo isn't some naive girl.
'And judging from Dugu Bo's complaints earlier, he's probably already scolded Yu Tianheng in front of Dugu Yan.'
After all, with his and his granddaughter's poison soon to be cured, he won't need to seek shelter from outsiders anymore. So, that Yu Tianheng who disappointed him so much and hurt his granddaughter deeply… it's about time to be kicked out.
Suddenly, Yang Yunhai understood why Dugu Bo would tell him all this.
This was clearly an implied request—wanting him, as both teammate and lifesaver with some weight in Dugu Yan's heart, to help push things along, to nudge her into breaking up with Yu Tianheng.
'Damn, this old schemer actually wants to use me!
'But… just what I wanted.'
With Yu Tianheng's current situation, even without anyone fanning the flames, he'd probably be too ashamed to stay around after a breakup. From his perspective, the root cause of everything was himself. Facing his girlfriend's grandfather's easy test, he thought a letter would solve everything and was full of confidence, only to be betrayed by his clan elders. That face of his was utterly lost.
After such a breakup, how could he still have the face to hang around his ex-girlfriend?
Unless… he's shameless.
As these thoughts flowed, Dugu Bo's voice came again.
"This matter—Yan Yan telling me is fine, since my Dugu family only has the two of us left, and our martial souls are beast souls. We can't even consume the type of rare treasures you mentioned. So Yan Yan knows clearly, I have no reason to harm you."
He first cleared himself of suspicion.
"But Yu Tianheng, his identity means he never represents just himself, but the entire Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan."
"And that clan doesn't only have beast soul masters under it. This means you, yourself, already carry research value."
"Not to mention, even without considering your martial soul, just the fact that a single rare treasure let a commoner soul master jump from rank 21 to rank 30, even evolving his martial soul. And the result was defeating the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's heir who was 8 ranks higher."
"Doesn't that count as an offense?"
"Hmph, those old fossils in the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan don't have a heart as broad as mine."
"So, sending people to seize you is entirely possible."
"In this matter, Yu Tianheng as heir might not be wrong. But as a friend and teammate, reporting it to his clan without thinking of the consequences—that was truly underhanded. And I bet he didn't even tell you about it, before or after."
"From small signs, character can be seen. I feel his character is very questionable."
"Besides, if such a thing really happened, you realize my granddaughter and I might have had to pay with our lives for his actions."
"So, every time I think back on this, I feel furious!"
"In short, in my opinion, even if Yan's poison is cured, if she marries Yu Tianheng, she'll not only be wronged but will meet misfortune sooner or later."
"So as her grandfather, now that our poison will be gone, it's time I consider another path for Yan."
Yang Yunhai slightly nodded, showing understanding.
'Wait… another path!?'
His mind suddenly recalled how in the original story, after seeing Tang San's excellence, Dugu Bo made that domineering remark. This was someone ruthless enough to drug his own granddaughter just to make the raw rice cooked into cooked rice.
And now… Yang Yunhai himself was already excellent enough.
Handsome, talented, strong beyond his peers, and their lifesaver.
So… Yang Yunhai's body instantly tensed. After thinking for a moment, he lowered his voice and cautiously tested,
"Grandpa Dugu, I… I already have a girlfriend."
"Xiao Hai, what did you say?" Dugu Bo turned his head, puzzled.
'Damn, this brat is too smart. He figured it out already?' Dugu Bo was secretly surprised.
'Forget it, even if I say it out loud, I won't admit it. Might even scold him for being narcissistic.'
Thinking this, Yang Yunhai quickly changed his words, speaking politely, "Grandpa Dugu, I meant—thank you for your trust, for telling me all this. And also, with how much you've thought about Sister Yan's future, I believe she'll definitely understand you one day."
'Not bad, quick-witted. From these words, he should have understood my meaning.' Dugu Bo nodded slightly, "I hope so."
'Why is the gap between people so big?' Inwardly, he once again compared to Yu Tianheng, full of disdain.
"Come, Xiao Hai, take me to see the rare treasure you found for your little girlfriend." He changed the subject.
"Grandpa Dugu, please come with me." Yang Yunhai nodded, leading the way. Soon they arrived at a white medicinal plant he had deliberately left unpicked.
"This is called Cloud Immortal White Peony. Its medicinal effect is only slightly weaker than the Nine Treasure Purple Zoysia. Consuming its flower stamen can strengthen the foundation and restore vitality."
"But because it's cold-natured, only women can take it. If men consume it, it damages yang energy, and that kind of function will be lost. So it has another name, 'Yang-Breaking Flower.'"
"It's a tonic, but also a poison."
"…So vicious?" Dugu Bo was shocked, then calmed and asked, "Xiao Hai, should we dig it now?"
Yang Yunhai shook his head. "There's still time, no rush to use it now. Leave it here. The harvesting method is simple, just dig out the whole root."
"Alright. When the time comes, just tell me, I'll come get it." Dugu Bo nodded.
"Mm." Yang Yunhai smiled and added, "Grandpa Dugu, while you were away, I've already gone through all the herbs here. I only recognize a few dozen, but I'll explain them to you."
"Many of them are poisonous. Since you excel at poison, perhaps they'll be useful to you in the future."
'They're useless to me anyway. Might as well offer them as a gift. Learn them well, use them later to help me deal with Tang Hao, the Clear Sky Clan and so on. And once you help me break Dugu Yan and Yu Tianheng apart, without that Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan tie, you'll be my real golden hammer.'
Dugu Bo was truly moved. In any sect, this kind of knowledge was a closely guarded secret.
After all, if only you recognize them, others will overlook and not pick them. Then your chance of finding them rises greatly.
"Xiao Hai, thank you." He patted Yang Yunhai's shoulder, a little emotional.
Such a good child—where to find another like him? He must be pulled back home as a grandson-in-law.
"It's nothing. If not for you, Zhu Zhuqing and I wouldn't have the chance to obtain rare treasures. I should be the one thanking you." Yang Yunhai smiled.
'Gratitude and repayment.' The word popped into Dugu Bo's mind, and the way he looked at Yang Yunhai became even more approving.
'This old man's gaze is dangerous.' Yang Yunhai immediately grew alert, but kept a calm face, turning to another immortal herb.
And began explaining more herbal knowledge to Dugu Bo.
(End of Chapter)
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