Douluo Continent: After their charm was maxed out, they became simps.

Chapter 44 Dugu Yan, stop blocking me, I've already seen everything.

in the afternoon.

Xia Bai was practicing calligraphy in front of his desk.

Just then, the sound of footsteps going up the stairs came from downstairs.

"Practicing calligraphy again."

Dugu Yan stood quietly beside Xia Bai, watching without disturbing him.

After a while, Xia Bai finally finished writing.

He put away his brush and ink and looked at the girl in front of him.

"Give."

Xia Bai took out two gift boxes from his soul tool and handed them to Dugu Yan.

"This is chocolate. Could you please bring some to Ye Lingling for me?"

Upon seeing this, Dugu Yan was startled. Was she involved too?

She was just running errands for Lingling.

Dugu Yan looked the gift boxes up and down for a while, then put them away.

"Are you free tomorrow?" Dugu Yan asked nervously.

"When am I not free?" Xia Bai spread his hands.

He spends all his time idly at home sunbathing, and he's practically turned into a salted fish from the sun.

"That means you're free tomorrow." Dugu Yan was secretly delighted.

"Yeah! Why are you asking this?" Xia Bai asked, puzzled.

"Um... could you come to my house tomorrow? My grandfather wants to meet you." Dugu Yan's voice grew softer and softer, and a blush crept onto her fair face.

"Huh? You want to see me? Why?" Xia Bai asked, puzzled.

"Oh dear! I don't know either, but my grandfather just said he wanted to meet you," Dugu Yan said somewhat shyly.

She didn't know why her grandfather suddenly wanted to see Xia Bai.

"Alright! I don't have anything to do tomorrow anyway, so I'll just go to your place for a stroll and stretch my legs!" Xia Bai twisted his slightly sore arms.

"Okay, then it's settled." Dugu Yan's face lit up with joy, and she turned to walk downstairs.

After leaving Xia Bai's house, Dugu Yan turned around and went to find Ye Lingling.

"Lingling, here, this was made for you by Young Master Xia himself." Dugu Yan handed the gift box to Ye Lingling.

"Made by Young Master Xia himself!" Ye Lingling's face lit up with joy, and she quickly opened the gift box.

The dark chocolate inside was revealed.

"This is chocolate, you can eat it," Dugu Yan quickly explained when she saw the curious look on Ye Lingling's face.

"Chocolate? What a strange name." Ye Lingling put the chocolate in her mouth and took a small bite.

I immediately felt my taste buds explode.

"How is it? Is it delicious?" Dugu Yan asked curiously from the side.

Is this dark, unappetizing thing really edible?

Ye Lingling nodded vigorously.

"It's delicious, you should try some!"

As she spoke, she broke off a piece of chocolate and handed it to Dugu Yan.

Originally, Dugu Yan wanted to say that she also had a time when she was with Ye Lingling, but after seeing Ye Lingling's expectant little eyes...

Dugu Yan took it, put it in her mouth, and chewed it gently for a while.

"Mmm, delicious."

Ye Lingling was very happy to hear Dugu Yan's praise.

"Sister Yan, will you come to the library with me tomorrow? I'd like to borrow a few books for Young Master Xia."

"Tomorrow! No, I have something to do tomorrow." Dugu Yan looked somewhat nervous.

"Hmm~ Alright then." Ye Lingling didn't notice Dugu Yan's unusual behavior.

"Uh-huh."

Dugu Yan let out a soft breath.

...............

the next morning.

Xia Bai prepared some gifts and came to Dugu Yan's house.

"Young Master Xia, you've arrived!" Dugu Yan's face lit up with joy when she opened the door and saw Xia Bai.

"Okay." Xia Bai nodded and followed Dugu Yan inside.

Dugu Yan's house was very large, luxuriously decorated, and had many maids.

In the living room, Dugu Bo was sitting quietly on the sofa.

Upon seeing Xia Bai, he immediately stood up.

"Your Majesty Dugu, these are some small gifts I have prepared." Xia Bai held out the gifts in his hand.

"Haha, Young Master Xia, you're so kind." Dugu Bo waved his hand, and the nanny next to him understood and stepped forward to take the gift from Xia Bai's hands.

"The servants are still preparing lunch. Would you be interested in playing a few games of Go with this old man?" Dugu Bo looked at Xia Bai with a smile.

"Go? I don't know how." Xia Bai shook his head.

He doesn't know how to play Go, but he knows a little about Gomoku (Five in a Row).

"It's alright. If you don't know how, I can teach you." Dugu Bo picked up the chessboard and placed it on the table.

Seeing this, Xia Bai also sat down opposite Dugu Bo.

Although he doesn't know how to play Go, he can learn it gradually.

"Grandpa, why are you playing Go with someone again?" Dugu Yan brought over two cups of tea.

Dugu Bo's skill in chess was second only to his poison skills.

What's the difference between Xia Bai competing with him in chess and looking for poop in the toilet?

"Oh, I just wanted to give Xia Bai some pointers," Dugu Bo said with a light laugh.

"Then you'd better give way to Young Master Xia!" Dugu Yan pouted and said.

"Okay, okay, okay!"

Dugu Bo explained the rules of Go while demonstrating a game.

"Liberations: The empty intersections surrounding a piece are called 'liberties'. A piece must have at least one 'liberty' to survive on the board."

"Capture: When all the liberties of a piece or a group of pieces are occupied by the opponent's pieces, those pieces are removed from the board, which is called "capture".

"........."

After listening to Dugu Bo's explanation, a hint of interest flashed in Xia Bai's eyes.

Go seems like a very interesting game.

After several rounds, Xia Bai's black pieces were completely captured by the white pieces.

"Haha, it seems that Young Master Xia still needs to keep up the good work," Dugu Bo laughed loudly.

"Grandpa! How could you bully Young Master Xia like this!"

Dugu Yan looked somewhat displeased.

"Haha, I, Dugu Bo, don't have the habit of letting others win in Go!" Dugu Bo laughed.

"Hmph, Young Master Xia, let's not go downstairs with this old geezer!" Dugu Yan glared at Dugu Bo, then grabbed Xia Bai's wrist and pulled him upstairs.

Seeing this, Dugu Bo shook his head helplessly.

He went to the kitchen and handed a bottle filled with poison to the chef.

He is the only one who has the antidote for this poison.

Moreover, it's a slow-acting poison that can kill someone without them even realizing it.

"Xia Bai, don't blame me for being ruthless. Blame yourself for being His Highness the Crown Prince's man." A ruthless glint flashed in Dugu Bo's eyes.

It's on the second floor.

Dugu Yan pulled Xia Bai into a room.

The room was cozy, with several women's clothes hanging on a clothes rack, and a unique, pleasant fragrance wafting through the air.

If Xia Bai is not mistaken, this should be Dugu Yan's boudoir!

When Xia Bai first entered the girl's room, his eyes were full of curiosity.

Dugu Yan saw Xia Bai looking around, his face already flushed red.

Xia Bai was the first man to enter her boudoir.

"You...don't look around!" When Dugu Yan saw that Xia Bai had already put his eyes on the clothes hanging on the clothes rack, she quickly ran forward and blocked Xia Bai's view.

There were still some undergarments hanging on the clothes rack. If Xia Bai saw them, she would be so embarrassed!

Unfortunately, Xia Bai saw everything the moment he entered the room.

(End of this chapter)