Miss Loser is too enchanting

"Why should I believe you?"

Dugu Qianye did not answer the other person’s words, but looked at them and said, "And who are you?"

"Kid, you are pretty good, but unfortunately, you don’t know that Qianye is a girl. Next time you want to impersonate her, remember to change your disguise!"

"Are you Principal Qiongli?" Just as the other person was about to finish her off, Dugu Qianye suddenly spoke up.

The figure paused and said, "It seems you know quite a bit. If you are from the Divine Temple, then you must be from the Divine Temple Authority Center."

Dugu Qianye was speechless and called out Youwu from the Refining Demon Pot. As soon as Youwu emerged, a crushing pressure almost sent him off to meet King Yama.

"Damn, what kind of strong enemy did the girl run into? Why call me out only now?" As Youwu was about to attack, he felt that the oppressive force had vanished.

"Youwu?"

"What?" Youwu hadn’t yet recovered, initially thinking he was brought out for a fight, but suddenly there was no need to fight anymore. A voice that made him excited enough to want to curse came from within.

Finally, the person inside came out, revealing their true appearance.

"You damned old man!" Seeing Qiongli, Youwu started cursing, "You old immortal, just disappeared for so many years, ran off to this place alone, sporadically losing touch, leaving us with that mess. We would have let it be since Xie Fan was there, but now, you heartless thing, you even thought of killing Qianye, have you gone senile or are your eyes covered with muck!?"

It was clear from the murderous aura just now that Qiongli indeed had an intent to kill.

Tongtong and her grandfather watched as an actual person suddenly appeared in the courtyard, going off on Qiongli, who was far more powerful, leaving them dumbfounded.

"I thought she was one of the people trying to capture us," Qiongli defended himself, finding no way to retort against Youwu’s tirade, taking the opportunity to explain while Youwu caught his breath.

"Hmph, no matter what, you frightened the little girl. You know what you should do without me saying, right? Give her some of that Qionghua Dew to calm her shock," said Youwu, without the slightest hint that he was extorting.

Qionghua Dew could be taken directly or used in alchemy, was good for beauty treatments, and particularly effective in enhancing Phantom Power. However, the Qionghua Dew that circulated outside was rare, hence its considerable value. Qiongli had stumbled upon a small amount by chance.

"The Qionghua Dew is gone," Qiongli said.

"What? Your precious Qionghua Dew is gone?" asked Youwu, "Did you give it away to someone?"

Faced with the erratic natures of Youwu and Xie Ping, Qiongli was at a loss for words. Knowing that he would persist without a clear explanation, he reluctantly explained, "I didn’t give it away to anyone. It was given to Mo Zhenting to take."

"Is that person inside my grandfather?" Dugu Qianye had remained silent since Youwu appeared, but when she heard that the Qionghua Dew had been given to her grandfather, she finally spoke.

Qiongli looked at Dugu Qianye, not expecting her to actually be Mo Zhenting’s granddaughter. When he had sent her to Qifeng City, she was only five years old, and now she had grown up so much.

"Yes," Qiongli answered, and then turned to walk inside. Dugu Qianye and the others followed into the house.

Mo Zhenting and Mo Chi bore some resemblance, but Mo Zhenting’s appearance was sturdier. He lay in bed, his complexion pale as paper, seemingly uninjured but unable to awaken, like a living dead. Dugu Qianye walked over, and the connection of bloodlines made her feel a twinge of heartache.

"Grandpa, what’s happened to him?" Dugu Qianye asked.

"He was injured by people from the Divine Temple. Three years ago, he went to Holy Sea City to see if he could find any traces of your mother. However, he was discovered by Lei Fengqi, and the two fought. He was wounded by a Divine Artifact employed by his opponent. In the end, he fought desperately to escape. At that time, I stealthily came to the Phantom Sea, and while lurking outside Holy Sea City, I saw him and took him away. He was seriously injured then but had not yet fallen into a coma. Later, he began to feel sleepy, and after two months, he started to be excessively drowsy. A year and a half ago, he fell into a deep sleep and has been like this ever since."

"Divine Temple!" Dugu Qianye coldly said.

"I found out later that your grandpa came to the Phantom Sea Domain a few years ago, continually seeking information about your mother. But he found nothing. He came here by chance and rescued silver, who had been captured by a Phantom Beast, and was then taken in by him. After that, he fell into a coma and has been staying here ever since. And silver knows some medicine and Alchemy, so he has been taking care of your grandpa all this time."

"Zhenting seems to have no injuries either, so why can’t he wake up?" Youwu asked after checking on Mo Zhenting.

"His injury is in the brain." Silver, who had been quietly staying by the side, said, "Lei Fengqi has a Divine Artifact called the Dream Bell. Those who are attacked by that artifact gradually fall into sleep, eventually leading to their death."

"Ah?! Girl, come and have a look at him quickly." Upon hearing Silver’s words, Youwu urged Dugu Qianye.

Dugu Qianye checked Mo Zhenting’s body and said, "Grandpa’s bodily functions are shrinking. He seems unharmed on the outside, but his health is deteriorating day by day. If it weren’t for the headmaster’s Qionghua Dew, grandpa might be dead by now."

"No one attacked by the Dream Bell has ever awakened," Silver said.

"Grandpa Bai seems to know quite a bit about Mo Zhenting’s Dream Bell," Dugu Qianye said.

Silver was startled for a moment before saying, "Back then, Tongtong’s father was wounded by the Dream Bell and ended up leaving this world because of it."

"Father..." Tongtong murmured softly.

"Yes. Tongtong’s father was very talented in cultivation and had a high aptitude for Alchemy. He was selected by the Divine Temple to go to Holy Sea City to study Alchemy. Over time, he rose through the ranks and became an elder of the Fire Temple. Although his power was not as great as the ten hall masters of the Fire Temple, he was still one of the people at the center of the Divine Temple Authority. When Tongtong’s father had his accident, Tongtong’s mother had just become pregnant with Tongtong, but outsiders were unaware of their relationship. Later, because he discovered a secret of the Divine Temple, he was gravely injured by Lei Fengqi using the Dream Bell and eventually died. Tongtong’s mother quietly returned to give birth to Tongtong, and unfortunately, she died in childbirth too."

"So there’s no way to treat the harm caused by the Dream Bell?" Youwu asked anxiously.

If there was no way, then wouldn’t Mo Zhenting be...

The room fell into silence. If there had been a way, they wouldn’t have allowed Mo Zhenting to stay in a coma for a year and a half without waking up.

"It’s merely the brain that has shut down," Jiang Yu suddenly appeared in the room, addressing Dugu Qianye.

"Ah, another living person comes out of nowhere." Tongtong said in surprise.

The others were also startled by Jiang Yu’s sudden appearance.

"This is my friend Jiang Yu; his true form is a Phantom Stone," Dugu Qianye introduced to everyone, then asked Jiang Yu, "Do you have a way?"

Jiang Yu glanced at Mo Zhenting and said, "His brain has just been forcefully shut down, his mind trapped in slumber. He simply needs to be awakened."

"You have a way?" Dugu Qianye, on hearing Jiang Yu’s words, sensed there was hope.