Yan Lin: After All, You're My Wife

"Hua She'er, leave us."

Queen Medusa lounged lazily against the smooth edge of the stone pool, her delicate hands like mutton-fat jade stirring the warm water strewn with rose petals before letting it slide down her body.

Witnessing such a stunning scene of a beauty bathing, Yan Lin felt his blood heat up—but he also sensed a conspiracy.

Queen Medusa was treating him so casually. Was she deliberately... tempting him with her wet body?

Or was this a test?

What man could withstand a test like this?

Yan Lin could not figure out Queen Medusa's intentions.

But in truth, this was simply Queen Medusa's unique personality.

She was an exceedingly proud woman. Once she agreed to something, she would never go back on her word, and she would carry it out flawlessly.

Since she had agreed to marry Yan Lin, she would certainly do so.

It had nothing to do with love. It was simply her nature.

Thus, in her eyes, Yan Lin was her future other half. There was nothing wrong with letting him see her bathing.

Besides, it was not as though he could see everything. Layers of rose petals floated across the surface of the bathwater.

Of course, if it had been any other man, he would not even have been allowed into the Bath Palace.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Hua She'er, standing by the door, obeyed at once and withdrew.

After she left the Bath Palace, Queen Medusa casually waved her battle qi and shut the doors.

Alone in the same room with Queen Medusa, Yan Lin felt immense pressure. Not because he feared Medusa, but because the fire in him was too strong.

Medusa's passion was like a blaze that set his entire desert ablaze.

Seeing his little brother showing signs of rebellion, Yan Lin did not dare keep looking. He silently recited the Ice Heart Art.

Though the Bath Palace was spacious, everything within it remained in Queen Medusa's perception. She lifted her eyes and gave Yan Lin a meaningful glance, her sweet, numbing voice ringing through the hall. "If you want to look, then look. Why are you acting so coy? You don't look like a man."

Damn it! If I could beat you, I'd pin you to the ground right now and show you what a real man is!

Medusa's words nearly broke Yan Lin's composure.

But since she had said that, Yan Lin no longer needed to be bashful.

Medusa did not care, so what the hell was he afraid of as a man?

"Your Majesty didn't call me here just to watch you bathe, did you?"

Yan Lin relaxed, sitting casually at an angle beside the bath pool, directly opposite Queen Medusa, then took the initiative to start a conversation.

Queen Medusa did not look at Yan Lin. She continued playing with the water as she said, "I heard you brought a girl back to the Royal Palace?"

"Mm."

Yan Lin nodded bluntly. Medusa showed no particular emotion, since they both knew this already. She merely asked calmly, "Why did you insist on taking that girl in? Do you like her?"

"Huh?"

Seeing Yan Lin's stunned expression, Queen Medusa immediately understood. She asked again, "If you don't like her, then there must be another reason?"

Yan Lin paused. After gathering his thoughts, he did not explain directly. Instead, he asked Queen Medusa, "Has Your Majesty ever heard of the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils?"

Queen Medusa's hand stopped moving through the water. She folded her arms and frowned at Yan Lin. "The Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils are known as the foremost Exotic Pupils in the world. Why are you suddenly asking about them?"

Yan Lin inwardly thought it was a pity. He could no longer see it.

Outwardly, his expression remained unchanged as he said, "That girl possesses the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils."

Queen Medusa was moved. Her long, bewitching eyes fixed on Yan Lin. "Are you certain? How do you know?"

"I read an ancient text in the Transmission Pavilion. It recorded the legend of the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils."

Yan Lin coiled his snake tail beneath him and raised his head toward the ceiling of the Bath Palace, speaking in a casual manner. "These Exotic Pupils generally only appear in the descendants of Snake People and humans."

"Such mixed-blood people usually struggle to live past the age of two. Qing Lin is already eleven years old, so I found her rather unusual. After observing her carefully, I discovered the secret she carried."

Yan Lin's explanation was flawless.

There truly were records concerning the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils among the ancient texts on the top floor of the Transmission Pavilion. Queen Medusa had browsed them before, so she knew something about the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils.

Precisely because of this, Queen Medusa took the matter even more seriously.

"The Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils are the nemesis of all snake-type magical beasts, including members of our clan. Aren't you afraid of raising a tiger that will bring disaster upon us by keeping her at your side?"

Medusa's voice was cold, and killing intent flickered in her pale violet eyes.

She placed great importance on her people. She would never allow anyone capable of threatening the clan to exist; she even wanted to snuff such threats out in the cradle.

Yan Lin understood the Queen's concerns well, and he knew she had developed killing intent toward Qing Lin. But he had spoken frankly precisely to eliminate this hidden danger.

"Your Majesty is right. If Qing Lin cannot be used by our clan, then she must be killed by our clan."

Yan Lin voiced his thoughts. "But the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils are such a rare constitution. Wouldn't it be a pity to kill her?"

"If we can make her truly loyal and have her serve the Snake People Clan, wouldn't that be even better?"

Medusa remained silent, contemplation appearing in her violet eyes.

She was weighing the pros and cons.

After a long while, Queen Medusa looked at Yan Lin again, scrutiny in her bewitching gaze. "Are you confident you can subdue her?"

"Mm."

Yan Lin nodded with certainty. "The Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils may be terrifying, but you know my bloodline is not something she can control."

Queen Medusa did not doubt Yan Lin. She also knew that while the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils were the nemesis of snake-type magical beasts, snake-type magical beasts with peak ancient bloodlines were not included.

Yan Lin was one of them.

He indeed possessed the ability to subdue Qing Lin.

Medusa withdrew her killing intent. Yan Lin had convinced her as well.

The Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils possessed immense potential. If they could be used by the Snake People Clan, Qing Lin would become another aid no weaker than Medusa herself.

The temptation was great—great enough that Medusa wanted to take a gamble.

"The Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, the foremost Exotic Pupils in the world. If you can subdue her, you could keep the Snake People Clan firmly under your control as well. You told me this so readily—aren't you afraid I'll take her away?"

Medusa looked at Yan Lin as she spoke.

She wanted to know what Yan Lin truly thought.

"After all, you're my wife. If you want her, I'll give her to you."

Yan Lin did not avoid Medusa's gaze. Instead, he met it directly and spoke calmly. "You needn't worry that I will contend with you for authority either. I have no attachment to power. Whether you believe me or not is up to you."

"I know you care deeply for the clan and would give everything for it. But you don't need to bear such a heavy burden alone. You have never fought alone. At least, from the moment you had me, you no longer have."

Yan Lin spoke with a calm expression, yet his words carried an exceptional sincerity.

As she looked at him, Medusa's gaze shifted slightly. Something unusual flickered within those pale violet eyes, like gemstones.

She remained silent for a long time, no emotion visible on that breathtakingly beautiful face. After blinking once, she finally parted her red lips and said in the same cold voice, "If you want to stand beside me, wait until you break through to the Dou Huang realm."

Medusa appeared indifferent, but she had given him an answer. Clearly, she was not entirely immune to Yan Lin's sweet words.

Having seen through her, Yan Lin secretly laughed. Looks like the Queen can't handle sweet talk either. Her mouth is just a little too stubborn.

Heh heh, you pretentious woman. You said I wasn't a man? I'll keep this up until you cry.