Douluo V: Starting with daily check-ins, I'm trying to trick Xiao Wu into becoming my wife.

Liu Erlong's chest heaved violently, and the pent-up shame, anger, and resentment surged up instantly. His brows and eyes were full of reproach, and he looked like he was about to explode on the spot.

Seeing this, Ao Yin felt a pang of anxiety, fearing that this fiery teacher would continue to dwell on the embarrassing incident from the previous night. He quickly stepped forward to gently comfort her, his attitude sincere and earnest.

"Teacher Erlong, please don't be angry! Last night, the place was pitch black and the environment was complicated. I was only thinking about how to save your life as quickly as possible. I was so anxious that I didn't have time to search the herb garden carefully. How could I have known in advance that there was a magical herb like Youxiang Qiluo, which is the bane of all poisons, hidden in a corner!"

Hearing this reasonable explanation, Liu Erlong's anger subsided slightly, but she still harbored some doubts. She stared straight at Ao Yin and asked softly.

"What you said...is it all true? You didn't deliberately lie to me?"

"Absolutely true, every word is true!" Ao Yin answered crisply and decisively, his eyes open and honest, without the slightest hint of evasion.

Seeing that he looked sincere and genuine, Liu Erlong finally let go of her resentment and temporarily spared him.

Ao Yin secretly breathed a sigh of relief, as if he had escaped a disaster. He dared not continue with the ambiguous topic and turned back to his great task of plundering immortal herbs. The entire Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye Herb Garden was right in front of him, full of rare and precious treasures. Missing it even for a moment would be a great loss.

His gaze swept quickly across the ground, soon locking onto a rare medicinal herb with a unique appearance. The herb was grayish-white, with natural patterns encircling its surface. Its body was uniformly shaped and had eight pairs of legs, the four pairs in the middle section being the thickest and most prominent. The herb was smooth and glossy, easily broken with a light touch, the cross-section clean and white with a faint yellow tinge. The fruiting body at the top was slender and upright, dark brown in color, and straight and cylindrical, its overall length far exceeding that of the insect. The top was swollen, enveloping mature spores. Its outer color was bright yellow and translucent, while the inside was fleshy and plump, making it an extremely rare and precious tonic.

"So it's a snow silkworm! Its nourishing effects are excellent. I'll take it!"

Ao Yin casually took it off and skillfully tossed it into his storage ring.

He had already reaped a bountiful harvest, with various top-grade immortal herbs piled up in his storage space, exuding a precious aura and overflowing with spiritual energy—truly a case of overflowing wealth. He had intended to stop and leave, but his gaze swept over a secluded corner of the herb field and he immediately discovered a rare spiritual herb that had almost been overlooked.

This medicinal herb has a yellowish-brown outer skin with a translucent reddish cross-section, giving it a unique color. Its leaves grow alternately, with slender, slightly curved petioles. The leaves are ovate-heart shaped with sharp, slender tips. Several small wildflowers dot the gaps between the leaves, their yellowish-green base adorned with purple spots, their petals strangely twisted and unusual, making them quite distinctive.

"It's a cinnabar lotus!" Ao Yin's eyes lit up, secretly glad that he had observed so carefully.

"This medicine naturally thrives in cold, shady environments. Its cooling properties are extremely potent, specifically counteracting the heat and toxicity of the world. It has exceptional efficacy against various types of injuries caused by heat and toxicity, making it a rare and highly sought-after medicinal herb!"

Without the slightest hesitation, he picked and collected them without leaving a single piece behind.

His gaze continued forward, and a translucent crimson light in the distance captivated him. It was a humanoid ginseng of the highest quality, its entire body a crystalline crimson, as if sculpted from blood-red crystal, its texture translucent. The surface of the ginseng was covered with neat, raised lines, the lines intersecting and connecting naturally to form a lifelike pattern, like a five-clawed dragon soaring and roaming the heavens, its aura majestic and imposing. This was a peerless celestial treasure, born at the eighth grade, refined and evolved over ten thousand years—the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng!

"Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng, a rare and precious herb, I'll add it to my collection!"

Ao Yin pressed onward, his eyes sharp and precise. No valuable medicinal herb in the entire garden escaped his notice. He picked and collected every top-tier herb, extinct in the outside world: the Qiluo Tulip, the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, the Eight-Petaled Immortal Orchid, the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum, and the Wangchuan Qiushui Dew.

In a short while, the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye Garden, which was originally lush with vegetation and abundant with magical herbs, became sparse and empty, almost completely swept away.

Having confirmed that no further opportunities had been missed, Ao Yin stopped what he was doing, completely satisfied. He arranged the immortal herbs that filled his storage space, then calmly strolled over to the side of Poison Douluo Dugu Bo.

"That's about enough."

"Senior, let's leave the secret realm first. We can discuss the detoxification plan for your granddaughter, Dugu Yan, in detail after we leave."

Dugu Bo looked at the barren medicinal herb field and felt a sharp pain in his heart. His treasured possessions, which he had kept for decades, had been taken away in one day. He was heartbroken beyond words, but because of his granddaughter's life, he could only suppress his reluctance and accept everything.

Afterwards, Ao Yin, along with Liu Erlong, who was filled with mixed emotions, left the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well Secret Realm with Dugu Bo and headed towards the outer edge of Sunset Forest.

Just as I stepped out of the edge of the dense forest, two familiar, anxious voices immediately reached my ears.

"Xiaogang, faster! We absolutely cannot let anything happen to Erlong!"

Flander's voice was full of anxiety, hurried and flustered.

On the outskirts of the forest, Flander and Yu Xiaogang had been searching frantically all night. Since the battle ended last night and Liu Erlong and Ao Yin were taken away by Dugu Bo, the two had completely disappeared without a trace, leaving the two worried and restless all night.

Yu Xiaogang was pale and weak, his soul power was severely depleted. After a night of searching, he was exhausted both physically and mentally, and his voice was filled with fatigue.

"There's no use in rushing."

"Dugu Bo is a Title Douluo, whose strength far exceeds what we can contend with."

"However, he still had some concerns. Even if he wasn't afraid of the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan, he wouldn't dare to easily provoke a hidden sect. With this deterrent in place, Ao Yin and the two dragons wouldn't be in any immediate danger."

If Ao Yin were to get into trouble, the wrath of the hidden sects behind him would be an overwhelming pressure that none of them could withstand.

"Flander, don't waste your energy." Yu Xiaogang shook his head helplessly.

"With our current state and strength, we are not qualified to confront a Title Douluo at all. If Dugu Bo discovers this, he can end our lives with a single thought."

But Flanders refused to give up, staring intently into the depths of the dark forest, and spoke in a deep voice.

"No, things aren't that simple!"

"If Dugu Bo had truly acted recklessly and ruthlessly last night, we wouldn't have been able to leave alive and wouldn't be seeing the sunrise today. He must have other plans for kidnapping Ao Yin and Erlong."

He paused, a look of deep surprise flashing in Flander's eyes.

"And last night, late at night, several beams of light shot straight up from the depths of the forest, creating a terrifying phenomenon and causing a disturbance in spiritual energy! That location happened to be Dugu Bo's secluded dwelling!"

"That terrifying celestial phenomenon...could it be...that brat Ao Yin caused it?"

Upon hearing those words, Yu Xiaogang was visibly shaken. He abruptly looked up into the depths of the dense forest, his eyes filled with disbelief and shock.