"Judging by the way those two are acting, they must be here for that heat-stricken woman!"
After a brief moment of thought, Liu Ling guessed Mo Bass and Kui Xing's purpose.
The next moment, noticing the two maids in the courtyard, as well as Cassida and several mercenaries who had just run to the entrance, Liu Ling felt a trace of concern rise in his heart.
If those two Snake People Tribe Dou Wang experts started slaughtering people, no one in his courtyard would have the slightest ability to resist.
With that thought, Liu Ling turned his gaze toward Yue Mei.
"Hehe, pretty lady in heat, with so many Snake People coming to save you, your status in the Snake People Tribe must be quite high, right?"
Liu Ling chuckled as he walked toward Yue Mei, his gaze burning.
"What do you want?"
Sensing something strange about Liu Ling, Yue Mei's lovely face showed a hint of panic. Her long snake tail writhed as she slowly backed into the corner.
"Hehe, what do you think I want?"
Hearing Yue Mei's cry, Liu Ling put on a vicious expression. He then swiftly arrived before her, pressing one hand against her slender, snow-white neck.
"Lady, I have no choice. I can't beat those two Dou Wangs, so I'll have to use you as a hostage for now. No, a snake-woman hostage." Once he had Yue Mei under control, Liu Ling's fierce expression immediately vanished, and he spoke somewhat helplessly.
"Shameless!"
"Once I recover my strength, I'll swallow you alive and tear you apart!"
Seeing that Liu Ling intended to use her as a hostage, endless fury filled Yue Mei's eyes. Yet at this moment, she had no ability to resist at all.
"Unexpectedly, you look even better when you're angry than when