Queen Medusa Teases Yun Yun

"Everything's in hand. Time to head home."

Xiao Ting tossed the Storage Ring in his hand, casually put it away, and did not rush to inspect its contents.

Xun'er and Xiao Yi Xian were not particularly curious either, and obediently nodded.

The three of them left the cave dwelling and climbed back onto Blue Eagle's back.

"Can we fly straight back to Wutan City?" Xiao Ting looked at Xiao Yi Xian with a warm smile. "I need to sort through all our gains."

"No problem. Xiao Lan will be coming with me to live in Wutan City from now on." Xiao Yi Xian nodded slightly.

Xiao Ting sat cross-legged, took out all the Storage Rings, and gathered everything inside them into his own Storage Ring.

Xiao Yi Xian and Xun'er were not curious in the slightest, because Xiao Ting recorded all the valuable gains in the Notes.

[A horse does not grow fat without night grass, and a man does not grow rich without windfalls. That really does make sense.]

[This trip's gold, silver, and jewels alone were worth more than a million gold coins combined.]

[There were rare flowers, exotic herbs, and natural treasures... All of them could be given to Senior Yao Lao to refine into third-, fourth-, or even Fifth-Grade Medicinal Pills.]

[One Dual Cultivation Secret Art. Huang Tier cultivation methods and Dou Techniques are not worth mentioning. There are twelve Low Xuan Tier cultivation methods, seven Middle Xuan Tier cultivation methods, and three High Xuan Tier cultivation methods.]

[Twenty Low Xuan Tier Dou Techniques, eleven Middle Xuan Tier Dou Techniques, six High Xuan Tier Dou Techniques, and one High Xuan Tier Flight Dou Technique.]

[I already have the Earth Tier Dou Technique and cultivation method Xun'er gave me, so these gains are nothing much. Still, they can greatly enrich the Xiao Clan's collection of cultivation methods and Dou Techniques.]

Yun Yun:!!!

There were so many Xuan Tier cultivation methods and Dou Techniques that they nearly matched the number the Misty Cloud Sect could openly produce.

"What? Jealous?"

A teasing yet arrogant voice came from beside her.

Yun Yun tilted her head slightly, her gaze falling upon the figure descending from the sky.

Her face was peerlessly beautiful, her allure so seductive it could stir even a woman's heart. Her narrow, pale-purple eyes rippled with charm, carrying a primal, accumulated seductiveness. She wore a long crimson brocade robe that wrapped around her full, exquisite body, as perfect as a ripe peach.

Her dark hair cascaded naturally down to her slender waist. Most eye-catching of all was the length of purple snake tail exposed below her body, swaying slightly with a wild, bewitching charm.

"So it was you who lured me here, Queen Medusa." Yun Yun's tone was certain, as though she had anticipated everything long ago. She casually put away her sword.

Queen Medusa narrowed her eyes, studying Yun Yun seriously for the first time. "You knew I would come?"

"I only guessed that you might seek me out." A faint smile appeared on Yun Yun's fair, elegant face. "Because even if you did not come looking for me, I would have sought you out."

"As for the reason, since you have appeared here, I imagine there is no need for me to say more."

"So you really have one as well." Queen Medusa lifted her chin slightly, her expression unreadable. "You said you would seek me out because you wanted to confirm whether it was real?"

"No, confirmation would not require you to seek me out. If I differed from you, you would pay a price."

"You came to find me because of the Plane Blessing."

"Nothing escapes Your Majesty's eyes." Yun Yun was surprised by how clever Queen Medusa was; she had thought Queen Medusa preferred to let her strength do the talking. "My sect has an inheritance that can be opened with the lives of Soul Hall members."

"I want to kill three Soul Hall Soul Envoys. Soul Hall Soul Envoys are Dou Emperor experts, and a Soul Hall outpost near the Jia Ma Empire is located within the Chu Yun Empire."

"By myself, going to the Chu Yun Empire to hunt Soul Hall Soul Envoys is unrealistic."

Queen Medusa immediately understood and let out a laugh whose meaning was unclear. "Yun Yun, what makes you think I will help you?"

"Because we are of the same kind, natural allies and partners." Yun Yun had long expected Queen Medusa to ask this, and she answered calmly. "You and I both have the right to observe. We can be certain that Gu Xun'er and Xiao Yi Xian have it too, and that they have already begun working together."

"If we seek them out and join them now, we will always be a step behind. It would be better for the two of us to cooperate."

"Heh." Queen Medusa gently shook her head. "Yun Yun, I am different from you."

"Setting everything else aside, let us just speak of the Zi Yan Xiao Ting mentioned."

"Xiao Yi Xian, Xun'er, Qing Lin, and I all have close ties with Zi Yan. Xiao Ting naturally has a favorable impression of us."

"But you are different. The Misty Cloud Sect was destroyed by Xiao Yan, and your relationship with the Xiao Clan is hostile. Xiao Ting should naturally be wary of you."

The smile on Yun Yun's face froze.

Everything Queen Medusa said was true.

"You are wrong." Yun Yun's gaze steadied as she gave her judgment. "The Misty Cloud Sect only had some conflict with Xiao Yan because of the Three Year Agreement. It had not yet escalated into a life-or-death feud."

"Something must have happened later that intensified the conflict between Xiao Yan and the Misty Cloud Sect, causing things to reach that point."

"Now that I know all this in advance, I will find a way to resolve it."

"Queen Medusa, this does not affect our cooperation."

At that, Yun Yun shifted the topic, her tone taking on a seductive quality. "If we want to approach Xiao Ting early without arousing his suspicions, fighting alone is not as good as having someone to coordinate with."

"Rather than lowering yourself to seek out Gu Xun'er and Xiao Yi Xian, you should cooperate with me now. You would hold the dominant position."

"You mean you will listen to me?" A gleam lit up Medusa's narrow, beautiful eyes.

Now that was something she could get interested in.

"We will discuss matters together, but Your Majesty's views and decisions will take priority." Yun Yun stated her position clearly, while leaving herself some room.

Queen Medusa crossed her arms over her chest and leaned in to inspect her.

Only after staring until Yun Yun's skin crawled did she speak. "My opinions take priority, but first I have to accompany you to the Chu Yun Empire to kill people, is that it?"

Yun Yun: "..."

Why did that make it sound like she was trying to seduce her with empty promises?

"It is mutually beneficial." Yun Yun's tone was serious. "When Your Majesty breaks through to Dou Zong, I can protect you during the breakthrough."

"I can have Pill King Gu He refine some medicinal pills for you to restore yourself during the tribulation."

"That promise has some sincerity to it." Queen Medusa smiled radiantly. "I can engage in mutual benefit with you, but when you use the Soul Hall Protector to obtain the inheritance, I want to observe."

Under normal circumstances, Yun Yun would never have agreed.

The Life and Death Gate was a forbidden ground controlled by the Sect Master Lineage.

But thinking of the Observation Copy, and of the Misty Cloud Sect's very survival, she nodded. "Fine!"

"Then let us depart now." Queen Medusa stretched lazily.

Yun Yun nodded slightly, raised a hand to form a message seal, and sent it to the Dou Wang imperial general from the Misty Cloud Sect stationed at Northern Fortress. She stated that she had urgent business and would be leaving for a time, and that he should contact her if anything unexpected happened.

After receiving a reply, Yun Yun took out a black robe and put it on, then infiltrated the Chu Yun Empire together with Queen Medusa.

"Yun Yun." Medusa suddenly turned back and asked, "Aren't you afraid that I might join forces with outsiders in the Chu Yun Empire and kill you?"

Yun Yun's expression stiffened:!

"If you die in the Chu Yun Empire, it will have nothing to do with me."

"Even if Xiao Ting senses something amiss, he will not suspect me or suspect the existence of the Observation Copy."

"He will only think that this world really is as Tuo Dou says: he does not understand Strange Fire Firmament."

Yun Yun's expression changed drastically.

Queen Medusa revealed an appreciative expression.