Douluo Continent: My Martial Soul is the Black Dragon, I am the Lord of the Gods

Chapter 12 How much do you think I'm worth?
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"What's going on?" Dugu Yan asked curiously.

"This is the knee-jerk reflex. When certain parts of your body are subjected to external stimuli, they will react on their own without your subjective judgment. The two dragons behind me are similar," Xuanming said.

"If you reach out and touch them without my knowledge, they will automatically retaliate."

"I see..." Dugu Yan nodded, seemingly believing Xuanming's explanation.

"So, you can control them so they don't bite people indiscriminately?"

Xuanming hesitated for a moment, then said, "Okay."

"That's good. Now control them and don't let them move around," Dugu Yan said.

Xuanming looked at Dugu Yan speechlessly, "Men and women should not touch each other."

"What right do you, a little brat, have to talk about not being able to touch people properly?" Dugu Yan said with a stern face.

"Hurry up and control them! If they dare to bite me again, hehe!"

"This Jade Phosphorous Serpent of mine is no pushover!"

Xuanming took a deep breath and chose to comply.

Dugu Bo valued Dugu Yan highly. If Dugu Yan disliked him, even if there was some so-called favor, the old poisoner would not give him a good look. He might slap him to death at any time if he was in a bad mood.

He tolerated being nearly bitten to death by a nine-section jadeite, so this was no big deal.

"I just wanted to touch it, why are you so angry?" Dugu Yan looked at Xuan Ming, whose aura was becoming increasingly cold and aloof, with a strange expression.

Why does it sound like she's forcing a virgin to submit?
Xuanming didn't speak, but the two black dragons perched on his shoulders grew increasingly cold in their eyes.

Dugu Yan felt a little flustered under his gaze. "Okay, okay, I won't touch you anymore, alright?"

What the hell?

She was actually instinctively afraid?
Could it be that this mutated black dragon's bloodline level is higher than that of her Azure Phosphorous Serpent?

"..."

Xuanming remained silent, standing motionless beside Dugu Yan. However, the two dragons on his shoulders no longer emitted hostility as before.

“You…” Dugu Yan’s eyes changed slightly, and she had a guess.

Could those two dragons behind this guy be reflecting his truest thoughts?

"Are you hungry?" Dugu Yan asked.

"How about I take you to eat first?"

"It's inconvenient for me to go out in this condition," Xuanming said.

"Inconvenient?" Dugu Yan was taken aback and looked at the two dragons behind Xuanming.

"You're worried about that?"

"Don't worry, as long as I'm here, nothing will happen."

"Come on, let's go out for a big meal."

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"By the way, my grandpa said he found you, is that true?"

Because Dugu Bo preferred peace and quiet, the place where the grandfather and grandson lived was somewhat remote, some distance away from restaurants and similar establishments.

Dugu Yan led Xuanming down the street, the latter's peculiar appearance always drawing strange looks from passersby.

Seemingly feeling a little awkward, Dugu Yan broke the silence by speaking first.

“It’s fake,” Xuanming said.

"So how did you two meet?" Dugu Yan slowed her pace and came to Xuan Ming's side.

Her grandfather, with his personality, never spoke to strangers, let alone a child like this.

“He was injured. I was passing by when he threw the nine-section jade at me and forced me to brew medicine to heal him,” Xuanming said.

Dugu Yan was taken aback. "Injured? How could my grandfather be injured? He's a Title Douluo, who could possibly hurt him?"

“A sissy with a chrysanthemum martial spirit, and a living dead who is completely black and neither human nor ghost,” Xuanming said.

“Chrysanthemum Martial Soul, Living Dead…” Dugu Yan’s expression changed.

Could it be Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo from the Spirit Hall?

But why would the Spirit Hall hunt down her grandfather?
"And then?" Dugu Yan asked. "He took a few doses of medicine, and those two men caught up with him. He took me with him and we ran away. In the end, we hid in the army camp of the Heavenly Dou Empire and were rescued by Prince Xue Xing," Xuan Ming said.

"Then, he brought me back."

"Gone?" Dugu Yan looked bewildered.

They're being chased by two Title Douluos!
You summed up such a thrilling incident in just one sentence?

“He even let the Nine-Section Jade bite me, and it almost killed me,” Xuanming said.

Dugu Yan's eye twitched.

No wonder this guy hasn't been giving me a good look.

"How could my grandfather let the nine-section jade bite you?" Dugu Yan asked in confusion.

Although her grandfather had a terrible temper, he wouldn't hurt people for no reason.

Moreover, they've used nine sections of jadeite, how could this kid still be alive and standing here?

“He’s sick,” Xuanming said quietly.

Dugu Yan was instinctively a little angry, but then she remembered that the child had just been bitten by her grandfather with a nine-section jade...

It's understandable; children speak without thinking.

"Where do you live?" Dugu Yan asked, changing the subject.

“That’s all,” Xuanming said.

"Gone? What do you mean?" Dugu Yan asked, puzzled.

“The literal meaning,” Xuanming said.

The village where he was born was not a good place. Because it was located on the border of two great empires, it was constantly at war. The entire village had less than twenty households, most of whom were either the elderly, the weak, or women and children. The few young men were all relatives of the village chief.

After his mother passed away, the village chief's family ostensibly helped him, but in reality, in less than six months, they took all his farm tools, kitchen utensils, and anything of value from his home.

Even his wooden house was taken away by the village chief's son, so he could only sleep in a small mud-brick house.

If his mother hadn't given away the little money they had and the chickens they raised to their neighbors before she passed away, so that he could work for them and earn a living, he probably would have starved to death long ago.

Clearly, his mother knew what he would face after her death.

If he doesn't actively divide up those things that can barely be considered family property, he's just a child, and he might not even be able to protect them, let alone his own life.

"So tragic..." Dugu Yan's eyes showed some pity.

"So you met my grandfather after you awakened your martial soul?"

"No, I was betrayed by the patrolling deacon who helped me awaken my martial soul," Xuanming said.

"I was just lucky to escape, and that's how I met your grandfather."

"Sold?" Dugu Yan was taken aback.

"Two thousand gold soul coins," Xuanming said.

"But your grandfather said that if I were taken to Tiandou City, I could sell for at least 200,000."

"Two hundred thousand?" Dugu Yan's eyes twitched slightly.

"While you are indeed good-looking, you shouldn't be able to sell for that much, right?"

Xuanming glanced at Dugu Yan sideways, "Then how much do you think I'm worth?"

“I’ve neither sold nor bought anything, how would I know?” Dugu Yan said.

"However, with your looks, if you were properly packaged, you might actually sell for several thousand gold soul coins."

"I've heard that quite a few wealthy ladies in Tiandou City have a thing for your type~"

"Is that so? That's truly an honor," Xuanming said calmly.

Dugu Yan was a little embarrassed. "Ahem, I was just joking."

"..."

You're so easily amused!
Dugu Yan pursed her lips, quickened her pace slightly, and walked ahead to lead the way.

She could tell that Xuanming had deliberately slowed his pace, waiting for her to lead the way.

A little trick.

(End of this chapter)