Bringing Gifts

The energy snakes Yue Mei had split off kept slithering through the space Old Wen had locked down, but none of them could escape the area.

So the reason the others had stayed unmoved was because they had never been worried she could slip away in the first place.

Old Wen's aura shook, and the energy snakes below were annihilated one after another, finally revealing Yue Mei's figure. Yue Mei leaned against the Space Barrier, her face pale, a trace of bright-red blood at the corner of her mouth.

"See? You just had to suffer for no reason. If you'd cooperated nicely, you wouldn't have gotten hurt. Now look—makes my heart ache just seeing it."

Xiao Tian looked at Yue Mei's weakened state and clicked his tongue as he spoke. Though he said his heart ached, his expression was as calm as ever.

"Old Wen, take this gift and let's go. Let's see just how peerlessly magnificent the Serpent-People's Medusa Queen is."

Old Wen went straight to Yue Mei's side, sealed her cultivation, knocked her unconscious, and used Space Imprisonment to hold her in the void.

Old Wen hurried in the direction of the Dou Emperor Peak aura he sensed.

During this Time Gap: "System Check-in."

[Ding, checked in at the territory of the Eight Great Serpent-People Tribes. Obtained: Soul Cleansing Talisman*1, Serpent Evolution Secret Method.]

Soul Cleansing Talisman: Can undo all Soul Imprisonment.

Serpent Evolution Secret Method: Records how to help serpent-type magical beasts evolve.

These two rewards made Xiao Tian raise his brows. Both of them were very useful at this stage.

Old Wen brought Xiao Tian and Yue Mei to the very center of a Serpent Clan Territory, where a majestic giant city stood.

They entered the city from above, and after flying for a while, arrived above a vast Divine Temple.

"Hall Master, we're here. Medusa is in the Divine Temple below."

Old Wen stopped and said to Xiao Tian.

"Then let's go. Straight in. No need to knock."

They entered the Divine Temple directly and came to a spacious, luxurious great hall. In the hall stood a High Platform, and atop the High Platform was an Amethyst Throne.

Xiao Tian looked up at the throne on the High Platform. A beautiful woman was lounging lazily on it.

The woman wore an elegant purple brocade robe. Beneath the robe, her delicate body was Plump and Exquisite, like a Mature Peach, exuding a faint allure. Golden ornaments adorned her forehead and temples.

His gaze fell on the woman's face. What met his eyes was a bewitchingly beautiful face, yet beneath that seductive charm, there was also the dignity and grace of an empress. Even Xiao Tian could not help but feel his heart tremble.

Beneath her purple brocade robe, a section of purple snake tail was revealed.

When Medusa Queen saw someone barge into the great hall, she sat up. Seeing that one of the three intruders was one of her Subordinate Tribe Leaders, her eyes narrowed slightly. The other two were an old man and a young man.

The old man seemed to have no aura at all, like an Ordinary Old Man, yet he gave her an extremely dangerous feeling.

The young man's features were so exquisite they seemed carefully carved. Though he wore simple black clothes, they could not hide his peerless bearing. Every movement revealed calmness and confidence. Even though she was not a shallow person, she still lost focus for a split second.

Seeing that the visitors had ill intentions, Medusa said coldly, "Humans, do you know this is my clan's Divine Temple? You barged in and even injured my clan's Tribe Leader. Do you know that is a capital crime?"

Hearing Medusa Queen's words full of Killing Intent, Xiao Tian ignored them completely and plopped down on a nearby chair. Old Wen stood behind Xiao Tian in case Medusa suddenly lashed out.

After sitting down, Xiao Tian looked straight at Medusa's icy face on the High Platform.

"I came specially to pay Medusa Queen a visit. I bear no ill will."

"You injured and captured the leader of one of my tribes and brought her before me, and you still say you bear no ill will?"

"I just happened to run into your Tribe Leader on the way and thought you might not have seen each other for a long time. I didn't bring a gift, so I just happened to think of this method that would be good for both sides. But this Tribe Leader of yours wasn't very cooperative, so I could only knock her out to make her cooperate a little."

Xiao Tian said helplessly.

"Then should this queen thank you?" Medusa lightly licked her lips, her eyes fixed tightly on Xiao Tian, a faint Chilling Intent lingering within them.

Medusa stood up and waved her hand, sweeping Yue Mei over to herself. After observing that Yue Mei was only weak from overusing her Dou Qi and had merely been Knocked Out, she woke her up.

"Please punish me, Your Majesty." Yue Mei woke up and saw that she was in front of Medusa. She hurriedly knelt on one knee, lowered her head, and admitted her guilt. Then she said quietly to the queen, "Your Majesty, that old man is a Dou Zong."

Medusa's pupils contracted when she heard this, but she controlled her emotions in an instant.

"This has nothing to do with you. Leave first. Do not spread word of what happens here." Medusa waved her hand, signaling for her to go out.

Yue Mei lowered her head and walked out of the great hall.

Xiao Tian watched Medusa's action and did not stop her.

"I wonder if Medusa Queen is satisfied with this gift delivered to your door?" Xiao Tian said with a smile, constantly provoking Medusa's emotions. He wanted to see what this Cold and Beautiful Woman looked like when angry. After all, he had a Bodyguard, so he had nothing to fear.

"Impudent!!" Medusa Queen instantly Turned Hostile, and her entire aura pressed straight toward Xiao Tian.

"Hmph." Old Wen, standing behind Xiao Tian, gave a light snort. Medusa Queen's aura attack was instantly shattered, and Old Wen's aura counterattacked Medusa directly.

"You are a Dou Zong? What exactly did you come here for? I don't believe you merely came to pay a visit. Speak plainly. Why have you come to find me?" Medusa was forced back by the other party's aura and sat down on the throne.

The corners of her lips lifted into a slender curve. In an instant, her exquisite face became suffused with demonic charm, as if what had happened earlier had never occurred.

Xiao Tian looked at the smiling Medusa before him. She seemed harmless, but Medusa was famous for being ruthless, an existence whose beauty and Fame for Cruelty coexisted.

"I came for the Heavenly Flames, and I also want to make a deal with Medusa Queen," Xiao Tian said with a smile. On the surface, he was here for the Heavenly Flames, but in truth, he was not. Heavenly Flames were of no use to him. He also had Heavenly Flames himself, enough for refining medicine.

"How do you know I have Heavenly Flames?" Medusa's eyes narrowed slightly, her gaze flickering nonstop.

"When Old Wen and I passed by, we sensed the aura of Heavenly Flames here. You took the Heavenly Flames to gamble on a chance at evolution. The item needed for that evolution is the Heavenly Flames, but the success rate is extremely low." Xiao Tian tilted slightly, propping his face up with one hand as he studied Medusa Queen with faint interest.

Hearing Xiao Tian's words, Medusa Queen did not quite believe that he had merely sensed it while passing by, because she had already sealed the Heavenly Flames away. But when she thought of Wen Yan being a Dou Zong, she believed it a little.

"How unexpected. It seems you know quite a lot." Medusa Queen's expression shifted slightly, and Xiao Tian took it all in.

"That isn't the point. The point is, I came here to make an exchange with you," Xiao Tian said calmly.

"An exchange?" Medusa Queen thought that with a Dou Zong protecting Xiao Tian, his background was certainly not simple. With mild interest, she wanted to hear what terms Xiao Tian could offer. "Since you've come to trade for the Heavenly Flames, you should know their value, shouldn't you? I am rather curious what terms you can put forward, but more than the terms, I'm curious about your identities and origins."

"Medusa Queen may call me Xiao Tian. This is Wen Yan, Old Wen. As for where we come from, there's no need for you to know that." Xiao Tian briefly introduced himself and Wen Yan.

"As for the terms..." Xiao Tian laid out his bargaining chip and looked at Medusa Queen with a beaming smile. "I wonder if helping you evolve without risking your life would be enough to move you?"