Was Queen Medusa Deeply in Love with Xiao Yan, or Did She Hate Him to the Bone?

"Tsk, you still wanted to eat me? Now you're behaving yourself, aren't you?"

Looking at the Double-Headed Fire Spirit Snake lying beside Qing Lin, daring not to speak its anger, Xiao Yan said with a smile.

"Young Master, it seems to know where the Heavenly Flames is. I'll have it take you there."

Qing Lin didn't care about the Double-Headed Fire Spirit Snake's grievances; in her eyes, there were only Young Master Yan and Sister Xiao Yi Xian!

"Okay, let it lead the way."

Xiao Yan smiled and nodded.

"Young Master, it says the Heavenly Flames is beneath the magma..."

After pondering for a moment, Qing Lin glared at the Double-Headed Fire Spirit Snake, then said somewhat embarrassedly.

"It's alright, just let it lead the way."

Xiao Yan said with a smile.

"Um."

Seeing that Xiao Yan was quite confident, Qing Lin's petite body trembled slightly. She could only close her eyes slightly and give the command to the Fire Spirit Snake.

Upon receiving Qing Lin's order, a hint of reluctance flashed in the Fire Spirit Snake's enormous eyes. However, under the forced connection, it had no choice but to roar at Xiao Yan before diving into the magma. Just as it raised its head to glance at Xiao Yan, it discovered that Xiao Yan had jumped down and was riding on its head.

"Hiss!"

The Fire Spirit Snake flicked its tongue, a hint of anger flashing in its eyes.

This human dares to ride on its head!

"If you scream again, I'll extract your soul and refine it into Heavenly Flames."

Xiao Yan slapped the Double-Headed Fire Spirit Snake's large head, Blood-colored Flame rising in his eyes, and as he spoke, he faintly let out a roar of ten thousand beasts.

With the appearance of the Myriad Beast Spirit Fire, the Double-Headed Fire Spirit Snake immediately became much more docile.

The crimson flames posed a threat to it, filling it with fear.

Therefore, they had no choice but to obediently lead Xiao Yan into the magma.

Watching her young master and the tool snake disappear beneath the lava, Qing Lin was slightly worried. She clasped her hands together and paced back and forth.

Two and a half hours later, movement finally came from the magma below. With a "plop," the Double-Headed Fire Spirit Snake darted out and gently landed beside Qing Lin.

Xiao Yan jumped down from its head, shaking his head helplessly.

"As expected, Queen Medusa beat us to it. However, this trip wasn't entirely fruitless. We've been down here long enough, let's go up first."

"Yes, young master."

Upon hearing this, Qing Lin nodded obediently. Immediately, the blue light on the forehead of the Double-Headed Fire Spirit Snake intensified. In an instant, its massive body rapidly shrank and then transformed into a wisp of blue light, shooting into Qing Lin's sleeve.

Her small hand gently patted her sleeve, and a smile appeared on Qing Lin's face as she softly said:

"Be a good boy, or I'll get angry."

"Hiss..."

A faint hiss, tinged with a hint of fear, rang out, and it detected a chilling undertone in the Qing Lin's laughter.

"Whee."

Seeing that the Fire Spirit Snake had behaved itself, Qing Lin covered her mouth and chuckled softly. Then she reached out and let Xiao Yan take her hand, leading her out of the passage.

As Xiao Yan emerged from the passage, he was met with Xiao Yi Xian's concerned gaze. He smiled and nodded at her before turning to look at Xue Lan.

"Well done. Although I didn't find what I was looking for, there's a hidden world down there, which is quite beneficial for fire-attribute cultivators. You can have the fire-attribute members of your team go down and cultivate there later, but they shouldn't go for more than five hours a day, otherwise they'll be affected by the Fire Poison, their temperament will change drastically, and they might even lose their minds."

Xiao Yan said with a smile.

"Thank you for the reminder, Mr. Xiao Yan!"

Upon hearing this, Xue Lan's eyes lit up.

She happens to have Fire Attribute Dou Qi.

It should be said that the vast majority of mercenaries who are able to make a living in such places are cultivators of fire, earth, or sand attributes.

"Alright, we've been working hard for ten days. Let the brothers go back to the city and rest. I need to go back and get a good night's sleep too."

As Xiao Yan spoke, he took Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin and left first.

Xue Lan quickly regrouped her team and covered the entrance to the passage before leading them to catch up.

Upon returning to Shi Mo City, I overheard a mercenary by the roadside discussing how the Stone Mercenary Group had absorbed and integrated the Sand Mercenary Group.

Xiao Yan didn't care about this.

His current concern is how to obtain the Green Lotus Core Flame.

You should know that even if he didn't take the Green Lotus Core Flame, he still had to go find the Sand Mandala.

That thing only grows deep in the desert; frankly, you'd probably have to go to the territory of the Snake-Person Tribe to find it.

With his current strength, even with the help of the Old Yao, it's highly unlikely he could break into the Snake-Person Tribe and compete with a powerhouse like Queen Medusa for the Heavenly Flames.

That's just asking for death.

According to Old Yao's calculations, with his current soul power and relying on the power of the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, he could deal with experts below the level of Two-Star Dou Emperor.

If it's above that level, you can definitely fight, but you'll most likely lose.

"Teacher, do you think we could set up a scheme, spread the word, and then reap the benefits?"

Sitting on the roof, Xiao Yan thought for a moment and asked.

"You want to lure that Pill King Gu He here?"

The Old Yao understood immediately.

"Hmm, after thinking it over, he's the only one who has the ability to cause trouble for the Snake-Person Tribe."

Xiao Yan nodded somewhat helplessly.

Ultimately, his strength was too weak. If he had the strength of Dou Wang now, he wouldn't need to say anything; with his female master Yun Yun and Old Yao by his side, he would already have enough confidence to challenge the Snake-Person Tribe.

But unfortunately, there are no "what ifs".

"I don't think it's necessary to go through all that trouble. Maybe they'll just send it back to you after they've used it. After all, judging from the current situation, Queen Medusa is most likely a reincarnated person like Xiao Yi Xian and the others. Who knows, she might fall deeply in love with you, and you could end up with a Dou Zong wife!"

But Old Yao suddenly smiled sarcastically and said...

"Holy crap!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan immediately sensed something was wrong.

Wrong!

According to Xiao Yi Xian, she was reborn on her deathbed after her poison erupted and she lost all control of it.

In other words, the life trajectory of Xiao Yi Xian is not actually as depicted in the original story.

Is it possible that Queen Medusa was also of this type, and by sheer coincidence, her rebirth occurred in the underground world of the Jia Nan Academy?

It's awesome!!!

If that were really the case, wouldn't I have inadvertently provoked a Peak Dou Emperor, or even Dou Zong, expert for no reason?

Xiao Yan suddenly felt everything go black.

No way!!!

"Teacher, I think we should put aside the idea of deep affection for each other for now. Is it possible that she actually hates me to the core?"

Xiao Yan touched his nose and said with a wry smile.

After a moment of silence upon hearing this, the Old Yao chuckled:

"Hmm, wouldn't that be even more exciting?"