Thus, Medusa sat down at the table as well, facing Liuli.
Both were peerless beauties, sizing each other up amid an indescribably subtle atmosphere.
Xiao Yan and Zi Yan, caught between them, felt rather awkward. However, Xiao Yan was at the center of the matter, so he could not possibly leave the table. Zi Yan was different. She still looked like an adorable little child, so she quickly picked several dishes, carried her small bowl away from the table, and pattered over to the rattan chair where Liuli often basked in the sun before sitting down to eat.
Medusa held the chopsticks Liuli had handed her in silence.
"Does Your Highness the Queen not know how to use them?" Liuli asked with a smile, noticing that even Medusa's grip on the chopsticks was wrong.
"I was born among the Snake People Clan. I have no need for these little human trinkets!" Thinking Liuli was mocking her, Medusa snorted coldly.
"Uh..." Seeing how fiery Medusa's temper was, Liuli could not ease the atmosphere with small talk, so she went straight to the point. "Why are you so determined to put Xiao Yan to death?"
Although she knew Xiao Yan had taken Medusa underground, she still had to pretend she did not know the truth and ask.
Anger flashed in Medusa's eyes as she glared at Xiao Yan. "Ask that bastard!"
"Uh, how should I put it..." Xiao Yan was rather embarrassed as well, finding it hard to speak. After hesitating for a long while, he finally said slowly, "After absorbing the Fallen Heart Flame, something went wrong with my body."
Liuli nodded. She knew that, and had even experienced it herself. She had nearly been dealt with on the spot.
"You had run far away at the time. I couldn't suppress