"Hmph~~"
In response to Hao Shuai's question, the Queen merely gave an arrogant snort, then turned away without even bothering to acknowledge him.
Hao Shuai: (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻
Ignored, Hao Shuai immediately felt a surge of anger. He was tempted to use this breakthrough as an excuse to give the Queen a good lesson, but after taking a couple of deep breaths, he silently consoled himself: It's fine to be angry. Just be patient. There'll be plenty of chances to make her cry later!
"Come on, back to the ship. We'll have another Whole Turtle Banquet tonight." Having cheered himself up with a bit of A-Q-style self-consolation, Hao Shuai called to Dongfang Bai and the others as they headed back to the Xuanhua.
As soon as he got back aboard, Hao Shuai planned to bring over the imperial chef who had prepared the Whole Turtle Banquet last time and have him cook up a delicious feast to tempt the Jingjue Queen.
Once her appetite was whetted, he'd use the excuse that zombies didn't need to eat to refuse her~~
Heh heh~~
Let's see her resist that!
At the thought, Hao Shuai started salivating himself. That Thousand-Year Fire Turtle had been so nourishing and delicious last time.
He wondered what sea turtle tasted like. Judging by their size, they were both as big as little hills, and they should all have been over a thousand years old.
"Don't~~ eat~~ me~~, I'm~~ willing~~ to submit~~"
Just as Hao Shuai was about to lead the way back to the ship, one arm around Dongfang Bai and the other around Yueyao, a faint voice suddenly sounded in his mind.
"Who's there?" Hao Shuai's heart tightened. He warily scanned his surroundings.
"I'm~~ under~~ your feet~~"
This time, Hao Shuai was focused enough to finally make out where