Xiao Yu called out brightly, "She is a friend of mine. I ask that you not make things difficult for her!"
Yan Shi's expression darkened. "Making friends with a snake person? That truly disgraces us humans!"
Even Gu He and Feng Li did not look pleased. Ever since the last great war between humans and the Snake People Clan, the two sides had become mortal enemies. Snake people on human territory could only be slaves!
Xiao Yu merely smiled faintly. "Who I choose to be friends with seems to have nothing to do with you. However, let me tell you this: if you are here looking for the Heavenly Flames as well, you had better go find Queen Medusa now. I know the Snake People Clan possesses a secret technique that can devour Heavenly Flames to help one advance. If you arrive too late, you truly won't be able to get the Heavenly Flames!"
Gu He's expression changed at once upon hearing Xiao Yu's words. He asked gravely, "You saw Queen Medusa take the Heavenly Flames? And who was fighting Queen Medusa?"
"A strange white-haired old man. He used Ice Cold Dou Qi and seemed to be from the Jia Ma Empire!" Xiao Yu said.
Yan Shi exchanged a look with Gu He. After pondering briefly, Gu He murmured, "A white-haired old man, Ice Cold Dou Qi..." He slowly exhaled a breath of stale air. "In the Jia Ma Empire, only one person matches those characteristics—the Ice Emperor, Hai Bodong!"
Yan Shi hurriedly asked, "What happened to Elder Hai in the end?"
Seeing their anxious expressions, Xiao Yu said calmly, "The Hai Bodong you speak of was ultimately branded with a sealing curse by Queen Medusa. His strength fell to the Dou Ling level, and he escaped from here!"
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