The snake-woman flew up onto the city wall and hovered there, staring gravely at Xiao Ling and Zi Yan. She spoke in an unfriendly tone, "What brings two human Dou Wang experts to the depths of the Tagor Desert? Our snake people do not welcome humans."
In Yue Mei's perception, the blue-haired young man in white robes was slightly weaker than her and posed no concern. However, the little girl behind him was far stronger. The pressure she gave off was like facing a Peak Dou Wang Expert of the snake people. Moreover, whenever Yue Mei looked at the little girl, a sense of fear rose within her, leaving her deeply unsettled. If these two had come with ill intent, the Charming Snake Tribe would be in serious trouble today.
Seeing the guarded look on Yue Mei's face, Xiao Ling waved his hand and took out Jia Nan Academy's Elder Token from his Storage Ring. He said evenly, "I am an elder of the Alchemy Department from Jia Nan Academy, and this is my companion, Zi Yan. She is a Transformed Magical Beast. We bear no hostility toward the snake people, so Commander Yue Mei must have misunderstood. We came directly to your door because we wish to make a deal with the snake people. Believe me, it will bring you nothing but benefits."
After hearing Xiao Ling's explanation, Yue Mei recalled that neither of them had attacked the snake people before she arrived. Furthermore, these two Dou Wang experts were not affiliated with any nearby empire, and the little girl was even a Transformed Magical Beast. That faint sense of suppression indicated that the bloodline within her was certainly extraordinary, so they likely held no grudge against the snake people. She had heard that Jia Nan Academy was a