Stone Hall

In the Stone Hall.

Queen Medusa sat on her throne, her fingers lightly tapping the armrest.

When she saw Xiao Chen walk in, she looked up.

"You're here?"

Queen Medusa said coolly.

"Your Majesty."

Xiao Chen cupped his fist and said, "I heard you brought back two women from the human empire?"

"That's right."

Queen Medusa nodded. "Two, as I promised you."

"I'll arrange your wedding in a couple of days."

Xiao Chen cupped his fist. "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Queen Medusa waved a hand.

"There's no need to thank me."

Queen Medusa said, "The stronger you are, the better it is for the Snake-People Tribe."

"I'm doing this for the tribe, too."

Xiao Chen nodded.

"Your Majesty, I'd like to meet those two women."

Xiao Chen said.

Queen Medusa glanced at him, then stood up.

"Come with me."

After speaking, Queen Medusa headed out of the Stone Hall.

Xiao Chen followed behind her.

They walked down several corridors and stopped in front of a room.

Queen Medusa pushed open the door and went inside.

Xiao Chen followed her in. When he saw the two people in the room, he froze.

Yun Yun.

Nalan Yanran.

The two master and disciple sat at the edge of the bed, both looking rather grim.

When she saw Queen Medusa enter, Yun Yun stood up.

"Medusa, how long are you going to keep us locked up?"

Yun Yun said coldly.

Queen Medusa ignored her and looked at Xiao Chen instead.

"These are the two."

Queen Medusa said coolly. "Yun Yun, the Misty Cloud Sect Master, and her disciple, Nalan Yanran."

Xiao Chen looked at them, delight blooming inside him.

It was actually these two.

Yun Yun, a Dou Huang expert and the Misty Cloud Sect Master.

Nalan Yanran, the young lady of the Nalan Family and Xiao Yan's fiancée.

No, his former fiancée.

Xiao Chen's lips curled slightly.

What an unexpected surprise.

Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran also noticed Xiao Chen.

"Who is he?"

Yun Yun asked with a frown.

"He's Xiao Chen."

Queen Medusa said coolly. "The man you're going to marry."

Yun Yun's expression changed.

"Him?"

Yun Yun said coldly. "A Snake-Person thinks he can marry me?"

Nalan Yanran also frowned and sized Xiao Chen up.

"You expect me and my teacher to marry him?"

Nalan Yanran said in displeasure. "What makes him worthy?"

Queen Medusa said nothing.

Xiao Chen said nothing either.

Nalan Yanran was about to continue when she suddenly sensed something.

Her expression changed.

"Y-your strength..."

Nalan Yanran stared at Xiao Chen in disbelief.

She could feel it.

The aura around Xiao Chen was powerful.

Stronger than that of any young person she had ever met.

Even her teacher, Yun Yun, was far weaker than Xiao Chen.

"Dou... Dou Huang?"

Yun Yun sensed it, too.

She stared at Xiao Chen, her eyes full of shock.

A Dou Huang.

This Snake-Person, who didn't look very old, was actually a Dou Huang expert.

And not some beginner Dou Huang at the one- or two-star level.

He was at least a Six-Star Dou Huang.

"How is this possible..."

Yun Yun murmured.

Even the youngest Dou Huang in the Jia Ma Empire was already over thirty.

But Xiao Chen looked no older than twenty.

A Six-Star Dou Huang at twenty?

His talent was simply unheard of.

Queen Medusa watched their reactions, the corners of her lips curving slightly.

"Xiao Chen is already a Six-Star Dou Huang."

Queen Medusa said coolly. "And it took him less than a month to advance from Dou Zhe to Six-Star Dou Huang."

Yun Yun's face changed dramatically.

"Less than a month?"

Yun Yun said in disbelief. "That's impossible!"

"Even a peerless genius couldn't advance from Dou Zhe to Dou Huang in a month."

Queen Medusa looked at her and said coolly, "I have no reason to lie to you."

Yun Yun fell silent.

She looked at Xiao Chen, her eyes filled with complicated emotions.

From Dou Zhe to Six-Star Dou Huang in less than a month.

What kind of monster was he?

Nalan Yanran was stunned, too.

She looked at Xiao Chen, her feelings a tangled mess.

She had broken off her engagement to Xiao Yan because he was useless.

But now, Queen Medusa wanted her to marry a Six-Star Dou Huang.

And a Six-Star Dou Huang who was so young, at that.

Nalan Yanran bit her lip and said nothing.

Queen Medusa continued, "Marrying Xiao Chen will also help you improve your strength."

"This is a tremendous blessing. Don't be ungrateful."

Yun Yun furrowed her brow.

"Improve our strength?"

Yun Yun asked. "What do you mean?"

"Marrying Xiao Chen will improve your strength."

Queen Medusa said, "I don't need to explain everything to you."

Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran exchanged a glance, both seeing the confusion in the other's eyes.

Marrying Xiao Chen would improve their strength?

What nonsense.

But Queen Medusa was a Dou Zong expert. She had no reason to lie to them.

Yun Yun had plenty of questions, but Queen Medusa offered no further explanation.

"Get ready. The wedding will be in a couple of days."

After saying this, Queen Medusa turned and left.

Xiao Chen glanced at the two women, then followed her out.

Only Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran remained in the room.

"Teacher, do you think... what Medusa said is true?"

Nalan Yanran asked softly.

"Can marrying Xiao Chen really improve our strength?"

Yun Yun fell silent for a moment.

"I don't know."

Yun Yun said, "But Medusa is a Dou Zong expert. She's already sealed our strength, so she really has no reason to lie to us."

"Besides, Xiao Chen really is a Six-Star Dou Huang."

Nalan Yanran bit her lip.

"Then... do we really have to marry him?"

Nalan Yanran asked.

Yun Yun said nothing.

That night.

Xiao Chen returned to Qing Lin's quarters.

Qing Lin was sitting on the edge of the bed, waiting for him.

"You're back?"

Qing Lin asked.

Xiao Chen nodded and sat beside her.

"I heard Her Majesty brought back two more women."

Qing Lin said, her voice carrying a hint of jealousy.

"I heard."

Xiao Chen nodded.

Qing Lin looked at him and bit her lip.

"Are you happy?"

Qing Lin asked.

Xiao Chen smiled and wrapped an arm around her.

"What, are you jealous, too?"

"No..."

Qing Lin lowered her head, her face turning a little red.

Xiao Chen looked at her, anticipation stirring within him.

What reward would he get for marrying Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran?

Yun Yun was a Dou Huang expert.

Nalan Yanran was weaker, but she had good talent.

Marrying them should give his strength a massive boost.

Maybe he'd break through to Dou Zong.

Xiao Chen felt a rush of excitement.

He lowered his head and looked at Qing Lin in his arms.

"Tonight..."

Xiao Chen said.

Qing Lin looked up at him, her face growing even redder.

Xiao Chen reached out and gently pushed Qing Lin down.

Qing Lin let out a soft gasp but didn't resist.

They spent the night entwined.

The next morning.

When Xiao Chen opened his eyes, a mechanical voice rang in his mind.

"Ding! The Multi-Child Multi-Blessing System is calculating your rewards."

Xiao Chen quickly focused his attention.

"Host has fulfilled the requirement to increase the family line. Distributing rewards..."

"Ding! Congratulations, host! You have received a Sixth-Grade Pill: the Huangji Pill."

Xiao Chen's heart jolted.

The Huangji Pill?

A Sixth-Grade Pill that could help a Dou Huang expert increase their strength by one star.

He glanced at Qing Lin beside him. She was still asleep.

Xiao Chen sat up and got dressed.

Just then, Qing Lin woke up too.

She opened her eyes and sensed the Dou Qi within her. Her expression changed.

"I... my strength..."

Qing Lin said in disbelief.

"Have you broken through to Dou Ling?"

Xiao Chen asked.

"One-Star Dou Ling..."

Qing Lin murmured, her eyes full of shock.

She had been a Nine-Star Great Dou Master before, yet overnight, she had broken through to One-Star Dou Ling.

Qing Lin looked at Xiao Chen, her eyes filled with complicated emotions.

Could it be because of Xiao Chen again...?