The Great Thief of the Universe, Starting from Douluo

Chapter 16: First Meeting with Duguyan

Whizzing--

Two figures flew into Tiandou City like lightning. The soldiers on the city wall glanced at the newcomers' signature green hair and lowered their heads as if nothing had happened.

Tiandou City is the capital of a country. Regardless of royal dignity or safety, it is a no-fly zone.

But for Dugu Bo, the Titled Douluo, it naturally doesn't matter, he can fly whenever he wants.

After all, if we don't count Xue Qinghe and the two titled protectors beside him, this old poisonous creature can overturn the entire Tiandou royal family with just a spit.

"This is my old mansion."

The two of them ended up in a mansion. Considering Dugu Bo's title and status, the mansion was not very big, but the environment was very elegant.

There are also many rare flowers planted in the yard, which were picked by Dugu Bo when he was looking for medicinal herbs to make his granddaughter happy.

Zhang San had already taken away Meng Ji's martial spirit outside the city. As soon as the two of them landed on the ground, the little guy couldn't wait to jump out of his arms and ran around the yard wildly.

"I have met Your Majesty."

As soon as the two landed, they saw two graceful maids coming up to greet them and greeting them politely.

Dugu Bo nodded: "Where's Yanyan?"

The maid respectfully said, "Your Majesty, the young lady has returned to her room to rest."

"Ask her to come over, prepare some wine and food, and clean up the guest room."

Dugu Bo waved his hand. In his eyes, the most important thing now was the meeting of the two children. Even the emperor could not stop him from recruiting his grandson-in-law.

After saying that, he couldn't wait to pull Zhang San into the house.

On the way, Meng Ji was like a curious cat, circling around Zhang San's feet, his figure appearing and disappearing from time to time, blinking his blue eyes, looking at the things around him curiously.

The amazing thing is that although the little guy was as active as a troublemaker, he did not hinder Zhang San's pace at all.

The two entered the house. Dugu Bo asked the maid to serve tea, and then he couldn't help looking outside the house.

Soon, footsteps were heard outside the house, and a slim, beautiful purple-haired girl rushed into the room like a lively swift.

"Grandpa, you're back!"

"Hey!"

Hearing the girl's silver bell-like voice, Dugu Bo immediately smiled, and his usually gloomy face was filled with wrinkles of happiness.

"Come, Yanyan, let me introduce you. This is Zhang San, the direct disciple of the current Spirit Hall's Pope."

Dugu Bo happily pulled his precious granddaughter to his side and glanced at Zhang San proudly: "This is my granddaughter, Dugu Yan. What do you think? Pretty, isn't she?"

"Yeah, beautiful."

Zhang San nodded, giving the old man face.

Older people are like this, they always like to show off their younger generations to outsiders and just praise them.

Of course, Dugu Yan is indeed beautiful. There is a kind of heroic spirit between her eyebrows, and a hint of charm when she smiles. She is the type who can easily arouse men's desire to conquer her.

"The Pope's disciple? Is that true?"

Dugu Yan was stunned when she heard Zhang San's identity.

She was also curious about why Dugu Bo brought a child back, but she didn't expect that the other party was actually a disciple of the Pope?

That's the Pope!

Even though she was the granddaughter of a Titled Douluo, or rather, because she was the granddaughter of a Titled Douluo, Dugu Yan knew better how respected the Pope's status was.

"Little brother, what is your martial spirit?"

Looking at Zhang San curiously, Dugu Yan smiled and acted like a kind older sister.

"Ahem... Yanyan, please don't be rude. You should address me as Your Highness."

Dugu Bo felt a little embarrassed. In a sense, Zhang San was now his superior. Coupled with his maturity that did not match his age, he did not regard the other party as a six-year-old child at all.

Now when I hear my granddaughter calling him "little brother", it feels a bit weird.

"What's your highness or not..."

Dugu Yan curled her lips: "Although the Pope's status is equal to that of the Emperor, I am not a member of the Spirit Hall."

"Um, this... will be soon."

Dugu Bo was embarrassed again. "Grandpa reached an agreement with him. He will protect him for ten years. In theory, this can be considered as working for the Spirit Hall..."

"Ten years of protecting the Dao?"

Hearing Dugu Bo's words, Dugu Yan exclaimed in surprise, not understanding why Dugu Bo would make such an agreement: "Why?"

She knew very well what kind of personality her grandfather had.

He is a loner by nature, independent and free, and unrestrained.

Prince Xuexing only rewarded me with the status of a guest official of the empire in exchange for saving his life. Now he wants to protect a little brat for ten years?

"To resolve the shortcomings of the Jade Phosphorus Snake's spirit."

Zhang San spoke softly, explaining, "The venom of a martial spirit like the Jade Phosphorus Snake will backfire on the spirit master, causing unbearable pain until the venom builds up to the point where it can no longer be tolerated, leading to a complete explosion and death."

"Nonsense! Then why am I okay?"

Dugu Yan panicked when she heard Zhang San's words, but her pride in her own martial spirit and her spoiled personality after being pampered by Dugu Bo for many years made her subconsciously refute and scold him.

"Because you are weak."

Zhang San chuckled and silenced Dugu Yan with one sentence.

"Although snake venom can backfire on spirit masters, it comes from your martial soul after all, so you have some resistance. However, you have been tormented by the venom for a long time. If you didn't have special means of suppressing it, you would be lucky to be alive, let alone break through the seal."

Upon hearing this, Dugu Yan cast a questioning look at Dugu Bo.

Dugu Bo sighed softly and nodded: "Indeed."

Dugu Yan frowned. "So, the Spirit Hall will solve our poisoning problem? The price is that you, Grandpa, will protect this guy for ten years?"

"It was Zhang San who solved it for us."

Thinking of the deal between the two, Dugu Bo laughed, and his laughter was very proud.

"We've found a solution to the poison in grandpa's body. It will be completely eradicated in a month at most. But your treatment will take some time, Yanyan. Don't go to the academy during this time. Let Zhang San take care of you at home." Upon hearing this, Dugu Yan looked at her grandfather, then at Zhang San, her eyes full of doubt.

"This kid looks less than ten years old. Even if he's a disciple of the Pope..."

Before he could finish his words, two soul rings, one yellow and one purple, suddenly rose from Zhang San's body, blocking Dugu Yan's doubts in her throat.

Gazing at the slowly rhythmic purple soul ring, Dugu Yan was speechless.

She couldn't believe that this kid who looked less than ten years old could actually be a great soul master! He even had the second level of the millennium ring that broke her cognition!
"Millennium Spirit Ring... How is this possible?"

Dugu Yan swallowed her saliva, her voice trembling slightly: "How old are you this year?"

"Six years old."

Zhang San smiled slightly. Although he was low-key, he didn't have the hobby of pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger.

If you want to gain the respect of others, you must also demonstrate the corresponding strength.

Six years old?

Dugu Yan stared at Zhang San as if he had seen a ghost.

After a while, she finally broke into laughter, her tone complicated: "I've seen many geniuses, but this is the first time I've seen a monster."

"Well, now you see it."

Zhang San propped up his chin and said with a smile, "If it's all right, can we start removing the poison tomorrow?"

"Can…"

Dugu Yan nodded slightly stiffly.

The spoiled nature that she had developed because of Dugu Bo's pampering in the past was now completely gone.

In terms of identity, Zhang San is the Pope's direct disciple and his status is equivalent to that of a prince.

Moreover, unlike the weak royal family of the Tiandou Empire, judging from the number of titles bestowed by the Spirit Hall, Zhang San's status as a disciple of the Pope is more respected than that of a prince of the empire.

In terms of strength, a six-year-old Great Spirit Master...

She is thirteen years old this year, and her soul power has just reached the threshold of level twenty.

Whether in status or talent, the two were far apart, a gap big enough to make a little princess like her, who had been pampered since childhood, feel awkward.

Seeing his granddaughter's awkward look, Dugu Bo also laughed.

The atmosphere when the two children met for the first time was more harmonious than he had expected.

He was also worried that he had spoiled Dugu Yan since she was a child, which would lead to conflicts between the two.

As it turns out, Zhang San's outrageous spirit ring configuration and spirit power level have effectively suppressed Dugu Yan's temper, making her behave more like a lady.

"By the way, you haven't told me what your martial spirit is!"

Although she was under pressure from Zhang San, Dugu Yan's curiosity grew even stronger. She stared at Zhang San with her beautiful eyes without blinking and asked curiously.

Zhang San tugged at his collar: "As you can see, it's a cloak."

"Defensive martial spirit?"

"It should be considered a sensitive attack..."

Zhang San thought about it and realized that it was not quite right to say that it was a quick attack, because the treasure hunting spiritual equipment did not have any attack capabilities.

Judging from the ability of the martial spirit, it might be more appropriate to call it a 'single-soldier auxiliary martial spirit'.

"Meng Ji~"

Meng Ji suddenly poked his head out from behind Zhang San's legs, gently nudged Zhang San's calves with his furry little paws, and stared at Zhang San with his big blue eyes, as if saying: You forgot to introduce me!

"What is this? A snow leopard?"

Noticing this little white fur ball, Dugu Yan's eyes lit up, eyes full of love: "How cute, is it your pet?"

"I guess so. Its name is Meng Ji."

Zhang San nodded and reached out to rub the furry little head.

"Can I hug it?"

Dugu Yan asked carefully, her eyes full of anticipation.

"Please."

Seeing that Zhang San had no objection, Dugu Yan couldn't wait to bend down and reach out to pick up Meng Ji.

However, just as her palm was about to touch Meng Ji, the little guy suddenly turned around gracefully, raised his proud little head, and nimbly avoided Dugu Yan's hands.

Seeing this, Dugu Yan's face puffed up and she reached out her hand, but the little guy suddenly disappeared from her sight.

After looking around for a while but finding no trace of him, Dugu Yan stood up in disappointment. When she looked up, she found that the other person had been lying on the table without her knowing when. His big blue eyes were sparkling with mischief, and he was looking at her with great interest.

Dugu Yan's face lit up with joy, and he reached out his hand again, but he got nothing again.

"Why is he gone again?"

Dugu Yan looked at Zhang San with a hint of suspicion in her eyes: "Did you do this?"

"how come?"

Zhang San raised his hands innocently, a smile on his face. "Meng Ji's ability to hide is very strong. As long as he doesn't want to, theoretically no one can catch him."

For Meng Ji, dreams are his second home, a real world.

It can travel freely in the dream world, from one person's dream to another person's dream, and even bring a person from his own dream to someone else's dream!
Generally speaking, Meng Ji's ability to enter a dream is conditional - he must be within a certain distance of the target, and the target must be dreaming.

But if you enter its own dream, there are no such requirements...

Whether asleep or awake, it can enter your own dreams at any time, and use it as a medium to enter other people's dreams.

An existence that can freely travel between dreams and reality. Theoretically, no one in this world can catch it. At least no one on Douluo Continent should be able to do anything to Meng Ji.

Especially at night!

　The word count is a few hundred short, and the plot of my encounter with Dugu Yan is a bit tangled. From 2pm till now, I've deleted and revised it several times, but I still don't feel satisfied...

　　
　
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