You Wouldn't Want Your Queen to Be Bullied, Would You?

Stop!

As a furious shout rang out from afar, the commotion gradually subsided moments later. The Snake People Tribe's remaining seven leaders all turned to look in that direction at nearly the same time.

But when they noticed the changes in Your Majesty, every face revealed deep shock.

The Snake People experts who had been furious moments ago also froze in place, their eyes flashing with fascination and deeply hidden adoration.

Especially when they saw Your Majesty's long legs, so alluring they nearly drove people mad, they unconsciously swallowed.

Yin Shi Great Elder was so excited that he nearly wept. Kneeling on the ground, he cried out loudly, "A thousand years! A realm that no Medusa of any generation has ever reached—Your Majesty has finally succeeded! The restriction that has plagued our Snake People Tribe for a thousand years has finally been broken!"

Queen Medusa had advanced to the Half-Step Dou Ancestor realm. As she walked, even the surrounding space shifted with her. Amid shimmering ripples, the Snake People Tribe members around her all knelt and shouted.

"Your Majesty!"

Queen Medusa looked at the fallen Mo Bass, then turned and glared at Jiang Cheng. "You were a little too ruthless."

"It was an emergency. It was understandable."

Jiang Cheng took out a pill that restored Dou Qi and casually tossed it into Ice Emperor Hai Bodong's mouth. With the help of the Seventh-Grade Pill, Hai Bodong's injuries fully recovered in only a few moments.

What a miraculous pill!

Fully revived!

Queen Medusa's brows furrowed slightly. "Yin Shi Great Elder."

"Your Majesty." Yin Shi hurriedly replied.

"From this day onward, all affairs of the Snake People Tribe will be handled by you. As for me, I will leave the depths of the Tagor Desert."

The moment those words were spoken, the entire venue erupted!

The Snake People experts were stunned in place, unwilling even to believe their own ears.

If they had heard correctly, Your Majesty was leaving the Snake People Tribe?!

Yin Shi raised his head in shock. "Your Majesty, are you abandoning us?"

"I am not."

Queen Medusa slowly extended her slender Jade Finger and caught a falling ice petal. Her voice rang clear and proud. "I will reach a new height no Medusa has ever attained, and I will also allow the Snake People Tribe to completely escape the harsh environment of the Tagor Desert."

"By my own methods, I will lead the Snake People Tribe toward true freedom!"

Her crisp voice lingered for a long time. All the Snake People Tribe members lowered their weapons, knelt on the ground, and shouted with boundless longing, "We swear to follow Your Majesty unto death!"

Hai Bodong stood up, baring his teeth. "Brother Jiang Cheng, what exactly happened just now? Why did Queen Medusa directly break through to the Half-Step Dou Ancestor realm?"

"That is a secret."

Jiang Cheng smiled and nodded. Naturally, he could not tell Hai Bodong what had happened. Dou Emperor Bloodline flowed through his body. Whether Magical Beasts or humans, anyone who obtained his blood could increase their strength.

They could even directly advance to the peak.

Queen Medusa walked up to Jiang Cheng and said coldly, "Where do you plan to go next? Once this is done, do not forget our agreement."

In Medusa's eyes, Jiang Cheng was still the lecher who had accidentally barged into the Snake People Sacred Pool years ago and peeped at her bathing. Even if he had broken through to the Dou Saint realm, it could not change her opinion of him.

Jiang Cheng did not intend to explain much. It had only been a misunderstanding back then; he had merely stumbled upon her by accident.

"I plan to retrieve the Green Lotus Platform."

When Queen Medusa heard that he wanted the platform of the Green Lotus Core Flame, she immediately frowned. "You still want to go to that damned place? Do you know how great a price This King paid to obtain the Green Lotus Core Flame?"

"Do not worry. I know what I am doing."

Jiang Cheng rose into the air. "Elder Hai, I have a list of medicinal materials here. Go into the desert and help find them. Once it is done, we will meet at the outskirts of the Tagore Desert."

Hai Bodong's mouth twitched. Only now did he understand why Jiang Cheng had made him come to the Snake People Tribe in the first place. So Jiang Cheng had intended to use him as labor to gather medicinal materials.

Before he could finish speaking, Jiang Cheng and Queen Medusa vanished from where they stood, leaving behind only a bewildered Ice Emperor Hai Bodong and the Snake People experts glaring at him menacingly from behind.

The Ice Emperor turned sideways. "What, do you still want to make an enemy of me? Be sensible and help me find the medicinal materials. Otherwise, when Jiang Cheng returns, I will say that you interfered with my search."

Yin Shi: "???"

Snake People experts: "????"

You wouldn't want to see your own Queen being bullied, would you...

Yan Ci said foolishly, "Yin Shi Great Elder, why don't we go look for them? Otherwise, when that guy comes back, we really will be in deep trouble."

As the Snake People Tribe's only wise man, Yin Shi Great Elder's wisdom was unmatched. Yet now, as he looked at the Ice Emperor before him, he could not suppress his anger.

However, Your Majesty's words from earlier had restored the Snake People Tribe's confidence. Perhaps only Jiang Cheng could help them completely escape their plight.

After pondering for a moment, Yin Shi nodded. "Ice Emperor, our Snake People Tribe can help you find the medicinal materials, but you must also promise me that you will not harm a single member of the Snake People Tribe."

"Fine. But you are not allowed to play any tricks either. Otherwise, you know very well what the consequences will be."

Hai Bodong replied calmly. With Jiang Cheng backing him up, he inexplicably felt like he had become formidable again.

The Snake People Tribe also sent everyone into the desert to search for the medicinal materials on the list. Given their familiarity with herbs, gathering them all should not be difficult.

Stone Desert City, located deep within the Tagor Desert.

Queen Medusa had found the Green Lotus Core Flame here back then. Now, the cave entrance had been buried beneath yellow sand. Anyone unfamiliar with the place would likely become lost here.

Medusa landed steadily on the ground and lightly stamped down with her right foot. In an instant, the earth shook and the mountains trembled. The yellow sand beneath her split apart from the impact, revealing the bottomless cave entrance.

Before they even approached, the two could feel waves of scorching heat coming from within the cave. It was residual power from the Green Lotus Core Flame. Ordinary Dou Zhe would likely be unable to withstand the blazing heat inside.

"This is the place. But are you sure you want to experience that feeling?"

Medusa looked Jiang Cheng up and down. His skin was so delicate that she was truly afraid his clothes would not withstand the heat and would burn into ashes. If that happened, then her eyes would...

Back when Queen Medusa had searched for the Green Lotus Core Flame, she had used many Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, all of them meant to ward off high temperatures. Yet the closer she drew to the Heavenly Flames, the more she consumed.

In the end, only a dozen or so minutes before the treasures she carried were completely exhausted, Queen Medusa hurriedly obtained the Green Lotus Core Flame. At the same time, she could not spare any thought for whether she had obtained the Green Lotus Platform or the Core Lotus Seed, and immediately left the underground world.

"Do not worry. I know what I am doing."