Douluo: Unparalleled General, Starting by Deceptive Thousand-Snow-Peak 62

Chapter 62: Leave of Absence

“Senior, don’t worry. Before my master left, he taught me a method to suppress the poison in your body first. Once the poison stabilizes, you can cultivate this technique and be completely cured,” Nan Feihuang said.

“Really?” Du Guobo asked excitedly.

“Of course. However, this will take some time. I estimate it will take at least half a year. Tiandou City isn’t convenient. Senior, do you have a more secluded place where we can safely detoxify?” Nan Feihuang tentatively asked.

Unfortunately, Du Guobo wasn’t a time traveler; otherwise, he could have easily understood the underlying meaning in Nan Feihuang’s words: I want to go to Binghuo Liangyiyan, take me to Binghuo Liangyiyan quickly!

Du Guobo nodded. “Mm, you’re right. My poisoning can’t be known to others, not only for the sake of face but also for safety. Let’s go to my place. Firstly, there are many herbs there, which will be convenient for you. Secondly, it’s close to the Tiandou Royal Academy, and you can come back anytime you want. How does that sound?”

“Of course!” Nan Feihuang was delighted. He knew he had achieved his main purpose of coming to the Tiandou Royal Academy. “Senior, let’s go to the academy to handle the leave of absence procedures first. With you, a Title Douluo, applying for me, I believe the three deans will definitely agree.”

“Mm, let’s go!” Du Guobo used his soul power to lift Nan Feihuang, turning into a green light and flying towards the mountaintop administration office. True to his title, even though Du Guobo wasn’t a speed-type Title Douluo, his speed was incredibly astonishing.

“By the way, Senior, let’s make it clear upfront, I’m not saving you for nothing!” Nan Feihuang said. He knew that with someone like Du Guobo, being straightforward was more effective than using roundabout, hypocritical pretenses.

“Haha, that’s the best. If you didn’t ask for anything, I wouldn’t dare let you treat me,” Du Guobo chuckled. To him, nothing in the world was more expensive than the words “free.”

“Young man, as long as you can cure me and my granddaughter, I will grant you three wishes—three things that don’t violate my principles. Even if you ask me to become an enemy of other Title Douluos, I won’t hesitate for a second,” Du Guobo promised.

“Thank you, Senior.” Nan Feihuang was very satisfied. Du Guobo was famous throughout the land, known not only for his poison and ruthlessness but also for his unwavering promises.

This was something Nan Feihuang could improve on.

While Nan Feihuang was extremely committed to his promises to those close to him, doing whatever it took to keep them, even at the cost of his life, he wasn’t completely inflexible with outsiders. While he wouldn’t go so far as to promise something and then immediately go back on it, if the interests of those truly important to him were involved, he might not rigidly adhere to his word.

Du Guobo, however, was someone Nan Feihuang wanted to make into a future ally, so he would definitely do his best to completely cure him.

In a short while, they arrived at the administration office.

Du Guobo directly pushed open the door, skipping the steps of knocking and obtaining permission before entering.

There was no other way; after all, the three inside were only Soul Douluos, while he was a Title Douluo. The difference in status was significant, and the three inside didn’t have the right to make him wait.

Meng Shenji and the others, who were cultivating, opened their eyes. “Poison Douluo, Your Excellency, why have you returned?”

Meng Shenji, seeing that it was Du Guobo, didn’t dare to get angry at his impoliteness but politely inquired.

“There’s urgent business. This kid and I hit it off today, and I want to take him to my place to study for half a year, so I brought him here to apply for a half-year leave of absence,” Du Guobo stated directly.

He certainly wouldn’t say that he was poisoned and needed Nan Feihuang to save him—where would the face of the Poison Douluo go?

However, precisely because he was a Title Douluo, as long as he used the excuse of teaching Nan Feihuang cultivation, there would be no problem. Who could refuse the personal tutelage of a Title Douluo?

“What? Could it be that Your Excellency intends to take Feihuang as your disciple?” Meng Shenji was surprised. He knew that Nan Feihuang was exceptionally talented, but he never expected that even the usually solitary Du Guobo would value him so much.

Du Guobo said, “It’s a yes and a no. This kid already has a master, so I can’t accept him as my direct disciple, but I can be his teacher. I wonder if the dean can agree?”

“I certainly wouldn’t dare to object. As long as Feihuang and his parents agree,” Meng Shenji wouldn’t overstep his authority. After all, Nan Feihuang was different from ordinary students; his background was too grand.

The position of the crown prince of the Ancient Thunder King Country might not mean much to him, a Soul Douluo, but he also had a Title Douluo mother.

“Dean Grandpa, don’t worry. I’ll write a letter to my mother immediately, and she will definitely agree,” Nan Feihuang said obediently.

Meng Shenji nodded. “Good, Feihuang, as long as Xuanbing Your Excellency agrees, I will immediately approve your leave of absence application. The opportunity to be personally taught by a Title Douluo is rare. Remember to work hard and learn from Poison Douluo, Your Excellency.”

“Yes, Feihuang will remember Dean Grandpa’s teachings.”

That day, Nan Feihuang wrote a letter and asked a speed-type Soul Master to quickly send it to the Ancient Thunder King Country.

At the same time, he personally went to see Xue Qinghe and Xue Ke.

“What? Poison Douluo Your Excellency wants to teach you cultivation and poison techniques?” Xue Qinghe, upon hearing this, showed the same shocked expression as the dean.

That Du Guobo, who always acted independently and never considered others, would actually have the intention of taking a disciple one day?

“An extraordinary soul power cultivation speed, plus a thousand-year second spirit ring, even that old poisonous fellow is moved?” Xue Qinghe thought to himself.

“Feihuang brother, your martial soul isn’t a poison type martial soul, there’s no need to learn poison, and it’s going to be half a year,” Xue Ke tugged at Nan Feihuang’s clothes, her face full of reluctance.

She was cultivating her feelings with Nan Feihuang. She felt that she had fallen for Nan Feihuang, but Nan Feihuang treated her only like a younger sister. She had planned to make more effort in the following days.

As a result, Nan Feihuang was about to be taken away by Du Guobo for half a year. How could she accept being separated from her beloved for so long?

“Princess, you don’t have to worry. The place I’m going to is not far from the Tiandou Royal Academy; I can come back to see you every month,” Nan Feihuang smiled. “Besides, I’m not just learning poison to improve my combat power. A clear spear is easy to dodge, but a hidden arrow is hard to guard against. Even if I become stronger in the future, once I’m poisoned, I’ll still be vulnerable to assassination. After learning how to use and counteract poisons, it will be safer to travel the continent, won’t it?”

Nan Feihuang had already prepared a reasonable justification.

Seeing that Nan Feihuang’s reasons were sound, and he promised to visit her every month, Xue Ke could only reluctantly let go of Nan Feihuang. She didn’t want to become a stumbling block in Nan Feihuang’s growth.

Since Xue Ke, his fiancée, agreed, Xue Qinghe had no reason to object, and could only tell Nan Feihuang to come back more often.

A few days later, Lan Xue’s reply arrived, agreeing to Nan Feihuang following Du Guobo to learn, and hoping that Du Guobo would take good care of her son.

In this way, Nan Feihuang successfully applied for a leave of absence and prepared to go to Binghuo Liangyiyan, a place he had longed for for ten years since coming to this continent.

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