LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 72: Dugu Bo’s Shock – Is It You Who Made Tang Hao Tremble?
Chapter 72: Dugu Bo's Shock – Is It You Who Made Tang Hao Tremble?
"How about it, is this difficult to accept?"
"Hmph, let me tell you now, if you don't work hard, you'll fall far behind Zhu Zhuqing."
Zhao Wuji looked at the various expressions of the people and snorted, "Especially you, Dai Mubai. Did you come to Heaven Dou City and think it's your paradise? You're too indulgent, aren't you? I've watched your health deteriorate day by day, and today you even have huge dark circles under your eyes, looking exhausted."
I'm so wronged! Dai Mubai listened to Zhao Wuji's words and said, "Teacher Zhao, I really didn't go out to have fun. You don't know, ever since Qin Xiao came, I haven't had a peaceful night's sleep, almost suffering from insomnia."
In reality, what he didn't mention was the unclear relationship between Qin Xiao and Zhu Zhuqing, which kept him awake at night.
In simple terms, he couldn't close his eyes without seeing Zhu Zhuqing's figure flaunting herself in front of other men. He felt like he was being tortured to madness.
Suddenly, Zhao Wuji laughed, "Dai Mubai, even if you want to defend yourself, you should choose a better excuse. My status is one thing, but what about your identity?"
"You say you're influenced by him, isn't that just self-inflicted trouble?"
Dai Mubai was stunned by Zhao Wuji's words. He understood the underlying meaning, which was that he was overestimating himself.
"Teacher Zhao," Dai Mubai opened his mouth, wanting to explain himself, but Zhao Wuji waved his hand to stop him. "No need for unnecessary words. Let's start today's task. Run a hundred laps around the Shrek Academy. When you finish, you can have breakfast."
"What? Teacher Zhao, didn't we only run fifty laps yesterday? Why a hundred today?" Ma Hongjun and Oscar's faces turned pale.
"After running fifty laps yesterday, you had already eaten lunch. If you finish a hundred laps today, will you skip dinner?" Zhao Wuji said, and Ma Hongjun and Oscar's faces turned even whiter.
"After running fifty laps, your stamina will be even worse, and it will only get worse later. After eating, you won't be able to catch up." After listening to their complaints, Zhao Wuji shook his head. "Actually, what I meant was for you to eat breakfast tomorrow."
"What?!" Hearing this, both of them looked puzzled.
However, Zhao Wuji ignored them and walked away humming a tune.
"I feel like Teacher Zhao's training goals today are somewhat influenced by personal grudges," Ma Hongjun muttered when he was sure Zhao Wuji couldn't hear him.
"Why do you say that?" Oscar asked in confusion.
"Have you forgotten that Teacher Zhao is a devoted admirer of Qin Xiao?" Ma Hongjun looked at Dai Mubai as he spoke.
Dai Mubai said, "Brothers, I've let you down today. I'll treat you later and arrange the best girls."
"Dai Big Bro, with your current condition, is that even possible?" Oscar expressed concern.
"Why not?" Dai Mubai replied in a deep voice. "Even if I have to be carried, I'll still go."
Sunset Forest.
Qin Xiao was bored as he looked around. Not far in front of him, a leopard-sized shadow-like Night Cat had been dead for a long time. Zhu Zhuqing sat cross-legged beside it, absorbing a purple thousand-year soul ring.
After a long time, Zhu Zhuqing's whole body trembled, and she suddenly opened her eyes. A glint of excitement flashed in her eyes.
"Did it work?" Qin Xiao asked with a smile.
"It worked."
"I'm level thirty-one now! I've reached level thirty-one!" Zhu Zhuqing jumped up excitedly, feeling incredibly happy. She knew that she was getting closer to the day when she would challenge Dai Mubai. However, right after the excitement, a wave of sadness washed over her. Would she lose the titled Douluo's help after challenging Dai Mubai?
After the moment of sadness, she felt anxious. "Since we've finished refining the soul ring, can we go somewhere now?" Qin Xiao ignored the girl's thoughts.
A wise man should not delve into a woman's heart; it's best not to guess too much. Zhu Zhuqing nodded obediently and followed him.
"Qin Xiao, why are you here in my Medicine Garden?" Dugu Bo was taken aback when he saw Qin Xiao suddenly appear. Subconsciously, he considered the Medicine Garden his territory. There was no way around it.
Years of accumulated old habits, they aren't so easily changed.
Qin Xiao chuckled and said, "Hehe, Dugu Bo, there's one thing I need to correct. This is my Medicine Garden."
"Your Medicine Garden?"
Dugu Bo was taken aback, but then he realized that it indeed no longer belonged to him. He gave a bitter smile and said, "You're right; this is indeed your Medicine Garden."
"Hey, who is she?"
Dugu Bo noticed a beautiful girl in black standing behind Qin Xiao and asked in confusion.
He found the girl somewhat familiar but couldn't recall where he had seen her before.
"Senior, I am Thunder Emperor's maid. We met back when we were at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy."
Before Qin Xiao could speak, Zhu Zhuqing spoke first and humbly mentioned her identity.
Qin Xiao looked at Zhu Zhuqing with some surprise.
He didn't expect this icy beauty to speak so humbly.
It seemed she considered him quite important, didn't she?
Well, this might save a lot of trouble.
"Hmph, young man, you have quite a few beautiful women around you. It seems my granddaughter, Yan Yan, still has strong competition ahead," Dugu Bo suddenly grumbled.
What kind of statement was that? Qin Xiao was bewildered. Dugu Bo was just as eager to promote his granddaughter as he was in the original story.
Following that, Dugu Bo openly declared, "I've figured it out. If I want to regain control of this Medicine Garden, there's no hope for me. I can only try a different approach."
"If we become a family, wouldn't things be different? At that time, what's yours will be Yan Yan's, and what's Yan Yan's will be mine. In the end, won't this Medicine Garden still be mine?"
"Hehehe, young man, you deceived me openly before, and now I'm deceiving you openly. I've already asked Yan Yan to prepare. I hope you can resist Yan Yan's temptations."
"Hehehe, you're just daydreaming. Just because of what you said, I won't give Dugu Yan a chance to get close to me." Qin Xiao chuckled coldly.
"Then let's wait and see!" Dugu Bo didn't back down at all.
Undoubtedly, he had great confidence in his granddaughter.
"Hey, Dugu Bo, I've noticed there's been a shortage of medicinal herbs here lately. Have you been stealing from your own garden?" Qin Xiao suddenly spoke.
He didn't want to change the topic and had noticed that there were fewer spirit herbs.
"Hmph, Qin Xiao, your words are somewhat insulting. Let me tell you, I, Dugu Bo, am at least a man of my word. I wouldn't engage in such despicable acts as self-theft."
Dugu Bo said with a cold face, "Otherwise, would there still be so many spirit herbs in this garden? I would have taken everything and run away!"
Well, wasn't that my original plan? Qin Xiao thought to himself.
He then felt a bit embarrassed and scratched his nose. "I was just joking; you see, you believed it. Anyway, let's forget it. You're being stingy."
"What? Do you still want this money?" Dugu Bo asked coldly.
Money? Qin Xiao shifted his attention back to the black card in Dugu Bo's hand. "I'm really sorry."
Although he said he didn't want it, his body honestly took the black card from Dugu Bo's hand.
Dugu Bo: I would be a fool to believe your words again!
He silently muttered to himself.
"Not bad, keep up the good work."
"How about this? In the future, as long as you can sell spirit herbs, I'll give you a 10% commission. Starting from the next transaction."
Qin Xiao's eyes lit up, and another idea came to mind.
With such a vast medicine field, if he managed to sell all the spirit herbs, wouldn't he make billions of gold soul coins? Even though Qin Xiao had never been interested in money, thinking about such a huge sum still tempted him.
"Hehe, you want to take advantage, don't you?"
"Thinking about reaping benefits and making profits, right?"
"Well, let me give you some unfortunate news. Emperor Xue Ye is prepared to give up treatment already."
Dugu Bo's tone was filled with a sense of defeat.
He realized that Qin Xiao had nothing to do with anyone or anything.
"Hmm? Emperor Xue Ye actually made such a decision?" Qin Xiao was taken aback. According to the original story, Emperor Xue Ye's health had been deteriorating, but he was far from death.
"Isn't it all thanks to you?" Dugu Bo said in an irritated tone.
Qin Xiao quickly understood. Emperor Xue Ye had decided not to accept further treatment, especially after learning that it required a vast amount of gold soul coins.
Indeed, freeloading was everyone's shared ideal.
"No wonder Xue Qinghe could use the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud to recruit me. It turns out Emperor Xue Ye knew his time was running out and helped Xue Qinghe to increase its strength."
"But if he knew that Xue Qinghe was actually Qian Renxue, how would he feel?"
Qin Xiao wondered to himself.
Of course, he had no intention of revealing this information. After all, the enemy of his enemy was his friend. In the original story, Xue Beng had become the Heaven Dou Emperor, and Tang San was his Imperial Tutor. Qin Xiao wouldn't let Xue Beng become the emperor.
Understanding the key point of the matter, Qin Xiao chuckled to himself, "If Xue Qinghe truly becomes the Heaven Dou Emperor, he should be grateful to me."
"Qin Xiao, besides this, there's something else."
"What else?"
"Do you know Tang Hao?" Dugu Bo suddenly asked.
"You mean Tang Hao!"
Qin Xiao furrowed his brows, and a powerful aura erupted from him.
Even with Dugu Bo's cultivation, he couldn't help but take a couple of steps back to withstand the pressure. In contrast, Zhu Zhuqing, who stood behind Qin Xiao, was even more affected, retreating more than ten meters away.
"Of course, I know Tang Hao. He's my enemy."
After a slight pause, Qin Xiao added, "A sworn enemy."
Hiss.
An enemy!
Hearing Qin Xiao's words, Dugu Bo couldn't help but take a cold breath. "You, this young man, dare to provoke anyone, huh? Tang Hao's strength is formidable, yet you dare to provoke him?"
"Qin Xiao, I advise you to run away quickly."
Dugu Bo now understood why Tang Hao and his son had acted so strangely when they learned that Qin Xiao was the owner of this place.
"Run? Why should I run?" Qin Xiao asked in puzzlement.
"Because yesterday, Tang Hao brought his son here, didn't get the so-called Immortal Herb, and left. Before leaving, they also knew that you were the owner here."
"Moreover..."
Dugu Bo couldn't continue.
"And what?" Qin Xiao asked calmly.
"And they knew you were in Heaven Dou City. Since they didn't come to find you, I suspect they might be planning an ambush around here."
Dugu Bo urged, "Qin Xiao, you'd better escape quickly. It's not safe here."
"Me, escape?"
Qin Xiao pointed to himself and then couldn't help but burst into laughter.
He felt like he had heard a hilarious joke.
When had Tang Hao ever faced him and not fled in defeat, battered and bruised?
Wait, was Qin Xiao not scared out of his wits? Dugu Bo was surprised, feeling that this was not right.
Qin Xiao's strength was above his, and even if he was not a match for Tang Hao, couldn't Qin Xiao escape from Tang Hao's grasp?
"Are you alright?" Qin Xiao shook his head and asked, "Do you remember the expressions on Tang Hao and his son's faces when they learned that I was the owner of this place?"
"They were first surprised, then confused, and finally, panicked."
Dugu Bo listed them one by one, "So, if that's the case, when the father and son were urgently heading this way, it didn't seem like they were seeking revenge. Instead, it looked more like... fleeing for their lives?"
He thought carefully, and Dugu Bo nodded heavily, "Yes, they were running for their lives!"
Could it be that they were hiding from Qin Xiao?
Dugu Bo was shocked by the conclusion he had just reached.
But how was that possible?
Tang Hao had been a well-known powerhouse on the Douluo Continent for a long time, while Qin Xiao was so young.
Even if Qin Xiao was stronger, could he really be a match for Tang Hao?
Not just a match, but strong enough to make Tang Hao tremble with fear and flee?
The more he thought about it, the more shocked he became!
Dugu Bo didn't want to waste any more brainpower. He asked in a deep voice, "Qin Xiao, stop bragging. Just tell me, is Tang Hao really not your match?"
(End of this chapter)
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