Unlike Queen Medusa's delight, Ao Qing only felt that this was perfectly normal.
Queen Medusa had been the Snake-People Race's queen for so many years. If these guards did not recognize her, that would have been truly absurd. After all, only a few years had passed, and there had been no generational turnover or anything of the sort.
Before long, the guards had reported Ao Qing and Queen Medusa's return to the Snake-People Race.
Not long afterward, Yue Mei came forward to greet them.
As one of the Tribal Leaders of the Eight Great Tribes, Yue Mei already held a high position within the Snake-People Race. Now, aside from serving as a tribal leader, she was also the guardian of the Snake-People Race's Royal Palace Main Hall.
The moment she saw Queen Medusa and Ao Qing, Yue Mei bowed in greeting.
"Yue Mei greets Your Majesty the Queen and Saint Ao Qing! I did not know that Your Majesty the Queen and Saint Ao Qing would be arriving today, so I was late in welcoming you. I hope Your Majesty the Queen and Saint Ao Qing will forgive me!"
Though Yue Mei appeared to be apologizing to Ao Qing and Queen Medusa, it was really just a formality.
After all, her relationship with Queen Medusa truly went beyond that of ordinary subordinate and superior. As fellow members of the Snake-People Race, although Yue Mei's strength and talent fell short of Queen Medusa's, there was not much difference between them in beauty and other respects.
Moreover, there were few in the Snake-People Race who could speak freely with Queen Medusa. Yue Mei and Queen Medusa were more like close sisters.
Besides, neither she nor Queen Medusa had informed Yue Mei of their arrival. How could Yue Mei have come out to