(DD) Chapter 123: Grounded

Dugu Bo and his granddaughter returned to their mansion in a carriage.

Her ruthlessy grounded his Granddaughter for three days, and the reason was completely unreasonable.

Dugu Yan was quite unconvinced.

It was the first time her grandfather had lost his temper with her for someone outside the family.

In the past, no matter how much trouble she caused or even if she did something outrageous like pulling Heaven Dou Emperor's beard or attacking his stronghold, it never led to any serious consequences.

After all, her grandfather was a true Titled Douluo, and nobody in the entire Heaven Dou Empire dared to cross him.

But this time, not only did her grandfather lose his temper with her, but he also grounded her as well.

Why?
It was clearly that guy's fault.

Angrily returning to her room, Dugu Yan threw the "Goddess Diary Copy" on the ground and kicked it repeatedly.

"Idiot, big villain! It's all your fault!
If it wasn't for you, my grandpa wouldn't have punished me like this.
He promised to treat my grandfather, but then he changed his mind in an instant.
It's despicable!"

Dugu Yan's furious outburst made Dugu Bo helplessly shake his head.

It seemed that he had spoiled this child too much in the past.

She still didn't understand the vastness of the world and offended someone she shouldn't have—the strong man he couldn't even fathom.

Dugu Bo recalled the time when he and Wang Jingyu locked eyes in the dean's office at the Blue Tyrant Academy.

The deep sense of powerlessness, the fear that he could be wiped out in an instant with a mere blink, still haunted him.

Who on earth was this person?

And why did such a terrifying powerhouse appear in the capital of Heaven Dou Empire?

Such a terrifying existence, not only he, but even the old dragon of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon family and the two protectors of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School might not be able to match him, right?

"Hey, it seems that we need to reinforce the management of Yan'er in the future.
We mustn't let her offend him again. Otherwise, it might bring us undeserved disaster sooner or later... sigh."

With these thoughts, Dugu Bo headed towards his medicine garden.

Although most of the garden had been picked clean, he still hoped to find some usable medicinal ingredients, perhaps something overlooked.

After Dugu Yan calmed down from her fit of anger, she noticed that the diary she had kicked around wasn't damaged at all, except for looking a bit dirty on the surface.

This piqued her curiosity.

What kind of paper is this? It is so durable.

She opened a page and attempted to tear it off.

To her astonishment, no matter how hard she tried, the paper wouldn't tear or wrinkle. It remained brand new.

Feeling discouraged, Dugu Yan sat on the edge of her bed and opened the diary to check.

She was surprised to find new content in the diary.

Today, she had locked it in the closet, so no one should have accessed her room.
Why was it updated again?

As she read further, her anger subsided.

The big villain actually claimed that she was seriously ill!

He said that because she kept pestering and scolding him unreasonably, so even if he could cure her grandfather, he would pretend to be helpless and he also advised her to seek help elsewhere.

But the more she read, the more her initial anger cooled.

Especially when she saw the words "your grandfather will pay a heavy price for your foolish behavior," her heart grew heavier.

She couldn't help but question herself.

Was it true that she had wrongly accused the other party before and caused trouble unreasonably, which had led to the other party's refusal to treat her grandfather?

She calmed down and carefully recalled everything, bit by bit.

Soon, she found the answer in her heart.

Although the other party had stolen her grandfather's medicine, he took the initiative to help her resolve the stagnation in her body and even promised to treat her grandfather's condition.

As her grandfather had said, his purpose in painstakingly managing those medicines was to help her and he grandfather recover from the poison they had suffered.

Now, the other party had essentially received an advance consultation fee and would be able to achieve the same goal as her grandfather—to treat the poison they were afflicted with.

Wasn't that what her grandfather wanted?

Yet, she had fixated on the fact that he had stolen the medicinal materials, believing that he coveted her and took advantage of her.

In reality, after her grandfather helped her determine that most of the poison in her body had dissipated, she realized that the other party hadn't taken advantage of her and had genuinely helped with her detoxification.

However, her pride and arrogance prevented her from accepting this reality.

In her mind, no one could ever take advantage of her and her grandfather.

They were meant to be served unconditionally.

After all, she had lived a life comparable to that of a princess in the entire Heaven Dou Empire—who would dare to disobey her?

But Wang Jingyu's words,
"Do you think you are some kind of heavenly maiden
Does everyone exist to spoil you?" shattered her pride.

And he also said that even demigods are afraid of him,

Although she didn't know what the so called demigods are she knew they were powerful and recalling the scene from before, when she saw her grandpa being terrified of him, she knew she had offended someone very powerful.
No wonder, her grandpa was disappointed in her.


No! Absolutely not!

Dugu Yan felt endless regret in her heart, and she wanted to apologize to Wang Jingyu.

She hoped to ask the other party's forgiveness, and hoped that he would be lenient and help her grandfather get rid of the poison on his body.

Every time she thought that her grandfather would have to endure excruciating pain from now on because of her actions, her heart twisted.

She would rather bear the consequences of her own stupidity and suffer instead of her grandfather.


As long as the other party was willing to help her grandfather in the treatment center and regardless of the conditions he set, she would agree.

Even if she had to promise with her body, she will never have any complaints.

With a sorrowful expression, she whispered, "I'm sorry, Tianheng. I'm afraid I can't fulfill our oath..."

With this determination, Dugu Yan clenched her teeth and opened the door of her room, only to be stopped by two servants—one on the left and one on the right.

"Miss, the master has ordered you to be grounded for three days.
No matter what you need to do, please bear with it for these three days."

"Get out of my way! I need to return to the Heaven Dou Imperial Capital.
I have something important to take care of.
If it's delayed, can you afford the consequences?"

Dugu Yan sharply yelled, glaring at the two servants with her beautiful eyes and clenching her fists.

"Miss, if we let you leave, the master will punish us severely when he returns.
Please, young miss, go back to your room.

Otherwise, we'll have to take measures, and we hope you don't put us in an embarrassing position."

The two servants didn't care about her anger or frustration.

"You all, damn it! You guys usually don't treat me poorly? Why won't you help me now?"

Dugu Yan gritted her teeth and stomped her feet in anger, but the two servants remained resolute in not letting her go.

There had been servants in the past who defied the master's orders, and they were ultimately thrown into the Snake Cave in the Sunset Forest, where they experienced the excruciating pain of countless snakes devouring their hearts.
Their deaths were extremely gruesome.

Seeing that the servants wouldn't budge, Dugu Yan had no choice but to return to her room, tormented by her inner turmoil...