Chapter 62: Leave of Absence

"Senior, please do not worry. Before my master left, he taught me a method that can first suppress the virulent poison in your body. Once the toxins in your body are stable, you can then practice this technique, and you will be able to recover," Nan Feihuang said.

"Is that true?" Dugu Bo asked excitedly.

"That is natural. However, this will require some time. I estimate it will take at least half a year. Tiandou City is not convenient; I wonder if you have a more secluded place, Senior, where we can detoxify in peace?" Nan Feihuang asked tentatively.

It was a pity that Dugu Bo was not a transmigrator; otherwise, he could have completely understood the meaning behind Nan Feihuang's tone.

I want to go to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, hurry and take me to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well!

Dugu Bo nodded, "Hmm, that makes sense. The fact that I am poisoned cannot be known by others, not just for the sake of face, but also for safety. Then let us go to the place where I live. Firstly, there are many medicinal herbs there, which is convenient for you to use, and secondly, it is close to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy. You can come back whenever you want. How does that sound?"

"Of course!" Nan Feihuang was delighted. He knew that his main purpose for coming to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy had been achieved. "Senior, then please take me to the academy to handle the leave of absence procedures first. With a Title Douluo like you applying for me, I imagine the Three Education Committee Members will definitely agree."

"Hmm, let's go!" Dugu Bo lifted Nan Feihuang with his soul power, turning into a green light, and flew toward the Academic Affairs Office on the mountaintop. He was worthy of being a Title Douluo; even though Dugu Bo was not an Agility Attack System Spirit Master, his speed was extremely astonishing.

"By the way, Senior, let's be clear first: I am not asking for nothing in return for saving you!" Nan Feihuang said. He knew that for someone like Dugu Bo, being straightforward was more effective than being roundabout or maintaining a fake, hypocritical image.

"Haha, that is for the best. If you asked for nothing, I would be afraid to let you treat me." Dugu Bo smiled. To him, there was nothing in the world more expensive than the word 'free'.

"Kid, as long as you can cure me and my granddaughter, I promise you three things—three things that do not violate my principles. Even if you ask me to make an enemy of other Title Douluos, I will not hesitate in the slightest," Dugu Bo promised.

"Thank you, Senior." Nan Feihuang was very satisfied. What Dugu Bo was famous for throughout the world, besides his poison and ruthlessness, was his commitment to his promises.

This point was much stronger than Nan Feihuang.

Although Nan Feihuang was also very serious about promises to his own people—risking his life to fulfill what he agreed to—he was not so shameless as to go back on his word to outsiders immediately after promising. However, if it involved the interests of people truly important to him, he might not necessarily follow them blindly without knowing how to adapt.

As for Dugu Bo, Nan Feihuang wanted to turn him into one of his own in the future, so he would definitely do his best to thoroughly cure him.

While speaking, the two had already arrived at the Academic Affairs Office.

Dugu Bo walked straight up and pushed open the big door, skipping all the procedures like knocking and waiting for permission to enter.

There was no help for it; the three inside were only Spirit Douluos, while he was a Title Douluo. The gap in status was not small, and the three inside did not have the qualifications to make him wait.

Meng Shenji and the others, who were in the middle of cultivating, opened their eyes. "Duduoluo Mianxia, why have you returned?"

Seeing that it was Dugu Bo who had entered, Meng Shenji did not dare to be angry at his rudeness, but instead asked very politely.

"I have other important matters. 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 for him," Dugu Bo said bluntly.

Of course, he would not say that he was poisoned and needed Nan Feihuang to save him. Where would he put the face of the dignified Poison Douluo?

However, precisely because he was a Title Douluo, as long as he used the excuse of teaching Nan Feihuang to cultivate, there would be no problem at all. Who could refuse personal instruction from a Title Douluo?

"What? Could it be that you are going to take Feihuang as your disciple, Mianxia?" Meng Shenji asked in surprise. He knew that Nan Feihuang had outstanding talent, but he did not expect that even Dugu Bo, who had always been a loner, would value him so much.

Dugu Bo said, "It counts, and it doesn't. This kid already has a master, so I cannot take him as my direct disciple. But if I cannot be his master, being a teacher is no problem. I wonder if the committee members can agree?"

"I certainly would not dare to have any objections. As long as Feihuang and his family agree, it will suffice." Meng Shenji did not dare to overstep his authority; after all, Nan Feihuang was different from ordinary students. His background was too great.

The position of Crown Prince of the Gulei Kingdom might not mean much to a Spirit Douluo like him, but he also had a Title Douluo mother.

"Grandpa Committee Member, please rest assured. I will write a letter to my mother right now; she will definitely agree," Nan Feihuang said obediently.

Meng Shenji nodded. "Good. Feihuang, as long as the Profound Ice Mianxia agrees, I will immediately approve your leave application. Opportunities for personal instruction from a Title Douluo are rare; you must work hard to learn from Duduoluo Mianxia, do you understand?"

"Yes, Feihuang will keep Grandpa Committee Member's teachings in mind."

That same day, Nan Feihuang wrote a letter and entrusted it to an Agility Attack System Spirit Master to be sent quickly to the Gulei Kingdom.

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

"What? Duduoluo Mianxia wants to teach you cultivation and poison arts?" Upon hearing this, Xue Qinghe revealed the same shocked expression as the committee members earlier.

That Dugu Bo, who had always acted on his own and never considered others, would actually have the thought of taking a disciple one day?

"Superb soul power cultivation speed, plus a thousand-year second ring—has even that Old Poison been tempted?" Xue Qinghe thought to himself.

"Brother Feihuang, your martial soul is not a poison-type martial soul; there is no need to learn poison. Besides, you will be gone for half a year," Xue Ke said, pulling on Nan Feihuang's clothes, her face full of reluctance.

She was in the middle of cultivating feelings with Nan Feihuang. She could feel that she had already fallen for him, but Nan Feihuang seemed to treat her only as a younger sister. She had wanted to work hard on it in the days to come.

As a result, Nan Feihuang was about to be whisked away by Dugu Bo for half a year. Being separated from her beloved for so long—how could she accept it?

"Your Highness the Princess, you do not need to worry. The place I am going to is not far from the Heaven Dou Royal Academy; I can come back to see you every month," Nan Feihuang smiled. "Moreover, my learning poison is not as simple as just increasing combat power. As the saying goes, it is easy to dodge an open spear but hard to guard against a hidden arrow. Even if I become very strong in the future, once I am poisoned, it will be hard to avoid being plotted against. After learning the methods of using and detoxifying poison, won't it be safer to walk the continent in the future?"

Nan Feihuang had already found a legitimate reason.

Seeing that Nan Feihuang spoke with reason and evidence, and that he had promised to come back to visit her every month, Xue Ke could only let go of Nan Feihuang with reluctance. She did not want to become a stumbling block on Nan Feihuang's path of growth.

Since Xue Ke, his fiancée, had agreed, Xue Qinghe had even less of a position to object, and could only urge Nan Feihuang to come back and visit more often in the future.

A few days later, Lan Xue's reply arrived, agreeing to let Nan Feihuang follow Dugu Bo to study, and hoping that Dugu Bo would take good care of her son.

Just like that, Nan Feihuang successfully applied for leave and prepared to head to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, which he had been longing for for ten years since arriving on this continent.

(End of chapter)