Hai Bodong Arrives to Trade

"Where are you two going?"

Ning Su glanced at Qing Lin and Ya Fei, who were about to leave hand in hand.

The two women immediately felt somewhat guilty.

Ya Fei especially had been planning to have Qing Lin take her out while Ning Su was away.

She had not expected to run into Ning Su just around the corner.

"Big Sister Ya Fei said she was bored from staying here all the time and wanted me to take her out for a walk," Qing Lin said obediently.

She sold Ya Fei out in an instant.

Yet Ya Fei could not say a single word in rebuttal.

"You want to go out?" Ning Su looked at Ya Fei.

She immediately grew nervous, lightly biting her thin lip before finally gathering the courage to nod. "I want to get some fresh air..."

"Then come with me. Qing Lin, keep cultivating."

Ning Su had Ya Fei go out alone with him and did not let Qing Lin follow.

Ya Fei hesitated for a moment, but ultimately stepped forward and followed him.

This was the second time she had walked through the royal palace.

The first time had been when Ning Su brought her back.

Looking at the young man's back ahead of her, Ya Fei's thoughts were tangled.

Because she realized that she could not understand Ning Su's intentions at all.

Nor did she know why Ning Su had captured and brought her back.

If it truly was because Ning Su had taken a fancy to her body and wanted to forcibly possess her, then several days had already passed, yet Ning Su had never made a move.

It left Ya Fei utterly puzzled.

"Ning Su, may I ask you a question?" In the end, she gathered the courage to ask.

In any case, she was already in Ning Su's hands. She decided to just risk it.

"What question?"

"You brought me back... what exactly do you want?"

Ning Su stopped and turned around to look at the mature, alluring woman before him.

"Why do you think I brought you back?"

"H-How would I know?"

Ning Su suddenly walked toward her, forcing her into a corner. He raised her smooth chin with one finger.

"Have you been thinking all these days that I brought you back because I took a liking to you, that I wanted to indulge in you and possess you completely? Am I right?"

Ya Fei did not dare speak. She nervously swallowed.

Ning Su's palm slid from beneath her chin, slowly tracing down her neck before moving toward her ample chest...

"Miss Ya Fei, you are very beautiful. When we first met in the Gama Holy Capital, I was deeply moved by your beauty."

"But what a pity..."

Just as Ya Fei was at her most nervous, Ning Su withdrew his finger.

"Though I am not a good person, I am not some lecher who enjoys forcing himself on women."

"Don't overthink it. Come with me. You might have a chance to go back today."

Ning Su turned and continued walking toward the outside of the royal city.

Ya Fei was still shaken.

Looking at the young man's back, she hurriedly followed after him.

"What do you mean? Are you letting me go?"

She was both excited and unable to believe it.

"Whether I can let you go depends on whether your Mitel Family is willing to ransom you back."

Ya Fei was completely confused.

It was not until she followed Ning Su onto the walls of the Snake-People Royal City and saw the group outside that she understood—the Mitel Family had come!

And Hai Bodong was leading them!

"Queen Medusa, we're here!"

Hai Bodong shouted.

On the city wall, quite a few snake-people aimed their weapons at them.

"Ice Emperor Hai Bodong. I didn't expect you to come in person. It seems your Mitel Family truly values this matter."

Ning Su truly hadn't expected it to be Hai Bodong!

Ever since they had met once when he and Medusa went looking for the Ice Spirit Cold Spring, Ning Su had paid little attention to Hai Bodong's movements and had not seen him again.

"Who are you?"

Hai Bodong did not recognize Ning Su.

When they had met back then, Ning Su had not yet taken human form.

"You don't know me, but I know you. It seems someone capable helped you remove the seal the Queen left on you." He could tell that Hai Bodong's cultivation had recovered.

Otherwise, Hai Bodong would not have dared come to the Snake-People Race even if he had ten times the courage.

"You're the second Dou Emperor of the Snake-People Race from the rumors?" Hai Bodong frowned, roughly guessing Ning Su's identity.

There had been two major changes among the Snake-People Race.

First, Medusa had successfully evolved.

Second, the Snake-People Race had gained a Dou Emperor expert.

Thus, Hai Bodong quickly guessed Ning Su's identity.

"We came to trade according to your terms. Where is our person?" Hai Bodong called out.

Ning Su had Ya Fei step forward.

"Elder Hai?"

Ya Fei froze when she saw so many people from the Mitel Family.

What was going on? How did Hai Bodong and the others know she was with the Snake-People Race?

"I told them you were here," Ning Su said.

"Why..." Ya Fei looked at him, growing even more confused.

Was Ning Su really going to let her go?

"Of course, because you still have some use."

Ning Su grabbed her arm and descended before the city wall.

"Hai Bodong, did you bring the ransom?"

"Release her first, and then I'll give you the ransom. What if you take the ransom and refuse to let her go?" Hai Bodong was an old hand as well. He would not hand over the goods so easily.

"This is Snake-People Race territory. You have no right to bargain."

"If we decided not to hand her over, do you think any of you could leave here unharmed?" Ning Su suddenly felt a little like a villain.

Unreasonable, and full of threats.

Now this was the feeling!

"Are you sure you'll let her go?" Hai Bodong did not dare confront him head-on.

"If you don't believe me, then go back. Miss Ya Fei is so pretty, after all. Keeping her here as a bedwarming maid would suit me just fine," Ning Su said.

Hai Bodong gritted his teeth and raised a hand, tossing over a Storage Ring.

Ning Su caught it and immediately checked the medicinal ingredients inside.

There was no problem.

"Now you should release her," Hai Bodong said at once.

Ning Su put away the Storage Ring, released Ya Fei's arm, and said to her, "Go back. Be more careful next time, and don't fall for someone else's tricks again."

"If I catch you again, you might not get another chance to return."

Ya Fei's emotions suddenly became complicated.

After being brought back to the Snake-People Race, she had let her imagination run wild, thinking she would meet a terrible fate.

In truth, Ning Su had not touched her at all. He had merely kept her there for a few days, and she had not suffered any mistreatment.

And thinking carefully about it, Ning Su had been the one to save her from the people of the Fengxing Auction House back then.

If not for Ning Su, she would have long since been taken back to the Mulan Empire, and her fate would certainly have been miserable.

"Ning Su, thank you..." she said softly.

But Ning Su flew back to the Royal City without even looking back.

Hai Bodong hurried forward and took Ya Fei away.

"You just let her go like that?" Hua She'er was also standing atop the city wall.

"What else was I supposed to do? The medicinal ingredients are already in hand. That's what I wanted." Ning Su shook the Storage Ring in his hand.

"The ingredients in here are enough to refine a large batch of Fourth and Fifth Grade pills."

"With these medicinal ingredients, I can raise the overall strength of our Snake-People Race by a whole level!"