Chapter 38 Dugu Li

Perhaps it was because this senior sister Dugu Li exuded the kind of pitiful and broken feeling that was like Lin Daiyu.

After much persuasion, Tang Wulin finally reached a contract with her.

After some time, Dugu Li will sell the soul guide he is about to make and return the ten gold soul coins.

"Thank you, junior."

Dugu Li lowered her head, bit her lip, and spoke in a soft tone, her words filled with gratitude.

Tang Wulin shook his head to indicate that he was fine.

The two began to chat casually.

Tang Wulin was the first to raise his own question. While forging iron, he frowned and asked, "Senior sister, I see that you have a fourth-ring cultivation level and a strong talent. As a soul master, how could you be short of money?"

In Tang Wulin's impression, in this era, if a soul engineer can reach level four, he will definitely become a rich man.

The Sun-Moon Empire is like this, not to mention the former Douluo Three Kingdoms where the development of soul guides is poor.

"Um, that..."

Dugu Li was still very shy and stammered as she explained.

After a long while, Tang Wulin finally understood.

The fourth-level soul engineer is indeed rich, but he cannot afford the high expenses.

Dugu Li's martial soul is the Bilin Snake King, known as the "ancestor of all snakes". He is the direct descendant of Dugu Bo, the Poison Douluo who fought alongside Tang San ten thousand years ago.

Not only that, if Tang Wulin guessed correctly.

Zheng Yiran, who was once in the same class with him, might also be related to him by blood.

Times have changed. Although he possesses a powerful martial spirit like the Jade Scaled Snake King, he also carries a huge price to pay.

The Dugu family faces the same dilemma as Dugu Bo. As their cultivation level improves, the poison will continue to accumulate in their bodies.

This accumulation can even be inherited through blood.

In the past, the poison would only erupt when someone from the Dugu family cultivated to the level of Soul Saint or Soul Douluo.

Then when it comes to Dugu Li's generation, the venom of the Bilin snake, the most poisonous snake in the world, has been accompanying her like a nightmare since she was born.

As a result, she was weak since childhood and would fall down at the slightest gust of wind. She was unable to pursue a normal path as a soul master, so she had to settle for the next best thing and become a soul instructor.

At the same time, the short life caused by the Green Scale Snake King's martial spirit also caused great damage to the Dugu family.

There was simply no spare energy to treat Dugu Li's illness with ordinary talents, so she could only rely on herself to find a way to survive.

In order to survive, she had to buy a lot of medicinal herbs to sustain herself.

Speaking of this, Dugu Li felt a little sad and looked towards the location of Poseidon Lake with longing.

"It would be great if I could also meet Tang San's ancestor. He knows the way to deal with the Green Scaled Snake King." Dugu Li murmured to himself.

Tang Wulin nodded in unison.

Indeed, it was Tang San who solved Dugu Bo's snake venom problem in history.

He also held the same filter towards Tang San.

However, the truth is extremely ridiculous. The Yin-Yang Eyes of Ice and Fire belonging to the Dugu family were hidden by Tang San and have not been brought to the world for ten thousand years.

Dugu Bo stood up for Tang San, died on the battlefield, and the antidote method was lost.

As a descendant, Dugu Li longs for Tang San's salvation.

Her desire will most likely just turn into Tang San’s ruthless words “Gods cannot interfere with the lower world without permission”.

Tang Wulin now also has unreasonable fantasies about Tang San.

It was just like his fantasy about Shrek before he came to Shrek.

Looking at the poor Dugu Li, Tang Wulin even wanted to take out money.

But after taking one look at her fragile yet stubborn figure, he couldn't help but swallow the words that were about to come out of his mouth.

"Bang!"

With a loud bang, Tang Wulin smashed down the Thousand Forged Silver Hammer.

Another piece of rare metal of the Thousand Forging Grade One was forged easily in his hands.

"Senior, here you go, don't forget my dormitory number."

He smiled and handed over the metal.

As the sky gradually darkened, after a simple farewell, Tang Wulin left the Soul Guidance Department and returned to the dormitory.

As soon as he opened the dormitory door, Wang Dong pounced on him like a cat.

Surrounding Tang Wulin, sniffing left and right. "Didn't you say you were going to the Soul Guidance Department? I think you went to have a secret meeting with a senior." Wang Dong put his hands on his waist, narrowed his beautiful blue eyes, and laughed like a detective.

This operation confused Tang Wulin.

He said, "What's wrong with you? I can go wherever I want. Why are you acting like an old woman?"

"I do not care!"

Wang Dong looked like a scoundrel. He paused and crossed his two fair arms over his chest. "Which pretty senior did you go with? Why didn't you take me with you?"

At first, Tang Wulin was a little confused.

After saying "without me", Tang Wulin smiled and pointed at Wang Dong, "You like senior sister too, right?"

Seeing that Tang Wulin had fallen into the trap, Wang Dong was very proud.

But he still looked unhappy, turned his head and snorted, "Tell me quickly."

Tang Wulin waved his hand at Wang Dong and walked to the desk.

The fingertip storage soul guide flashed, and with a clang, a pile of rare metals gleaming with various colors piled up on it.

"I did go to see the senior, but I went there to earn her money." Tang Wulin said.

"Oh?" Wang Dong continued to ask, "Isn't there any senior sister in the Soul Guidance Department who is your type?"

"Emm, I can't really say which one I like, but there is one that really impressed me."

Tang Wulin thought of Dugu Li, who had a charming figure but a soft personality, and said.

"Elaborate."

Wang Dong came up with an idea again, pricked up his ears, and carefully observed this mysterious senior.

Tang Wulin briefly mentioned Dugu Li's life experience and her physical condition.

Wang Dong was fascinated by what he heard for a moment.

He held her delicate and pretty face with both hands and sighed, "I didn't expect that there are students in Shrek Academy who live such a hard life. Don't the teachers in the academy want to help this senior sister?"

How can it be so simple?
The prerequisite for funding is that Dugu Li has a future.

Dugu Li is now fifteen years old. Given her physical condition, it is doubtful whether she will live to the age of twenty.

There is a high probability that all the resources invested will be wasted.

Who wants to be the sucker?
According to what Tang Wulin learned from He Caitou, Dugu Li initially studied in the Wuhun Department, but was later dismissed from the Department due to health reasons.

If it weren't for Teacher Fan Yu, Dugu Li would have been expelled from school long ago.

There is no way he could stay in Shrek.

Without Shrek's abundant martial soul resources, even if you have money, you probably won't be able to buy medicinal herbs in the outside world.

The final outcome is probably death due to the poison invading the heart and lungs.

Tang Wulin felt very sorry, but there was nothing he could do.

"Huh!?"

"Wulin, why are you sighing when there's nothing wrong?"

Suddenly, a playful and energetic female voice came from the dormitory door which was not yet closed.

Tang Wulin and Wang Dong looked in the direction of the voice.

A girl with a high ponytail and wearing a light blue outfit was standing outside the dormitory door, leaning her head out mischievously and looking at the two of them with smiling almond-shaped eyes.

"Who are you?!"

"Master of the Gate."

When Wang Dong saw that it was a beautiful woman, he immediately got angry and asked in a harsh voice.

Tang Wulin was a little surprised.

Why did Tang Ya come to his dormitory at this time?
“Hey, you little guy, why are you like a cat whose fish has been robbed?” Tang Ya looked at Wang Dong, with a cunning light in her eyes, and teased: “Little guy, why are you so nervous? I came to Wu Lin for business.”

Then, she turned to Tang Wulin and explained with a smile, "Something good has happened today. The Sect Master will treat you to a feast tomorrow morning."

Without waiting for Tang Wulin to ask, Tang Ya pinched his face affectionately and skipped away.

Tang Wulin wanted to follow.

But Wang Dong grabbed him from behind, looked at him coldly, and spoke word by word.

"who is she!"

(End of this chapter)