This World Was Too Crazy

Facing Medusa Queen's threat, Ice Emperor Hai Bodong chose silence. He had never been one to engage in verbal sparring; to him, exchanges of words were utterly meaningless, especially when facing someone as powerful as Medusa Queen. Born a killer, he knew how to choose.

Before the other party crossed his Bottom Line, he would not turn hostile, much less engage in a meaningless fight to the death.

Worthy of being the future Old Hai—able to bend and stretch. As a Dou Huang, he could endure being berated a couple of times by Medusa Queen, another Dou Huang. In another world, someone would surely say, "You already have a death wish!"

Yao Yan jokingly remarked to himself. In truth, he also knew that solely discussing raw strength, Hai Bodong was no match for Medusa Queen. Especially in a fight to the death, Medusa Queen would at most be seriously injured, while Hai Bodong would undoubtedly die. The gap between the Peak of Nine Star Dou Huang and a 5-Star Dou Huang was no small one.

Furthermore, Medusa Queen had the Trump Card of her Companion Soul, which could instantly enhance her strength. The two combined were not as simple as one plus one.

At this moment.

Medusa Queen's gaze had already withdrawn and returned to Yao Yan. Her cold purple eyes reflected his figure, and her alluring red lips pressed together as though she were organizing her words. After a moment, she spoke somewhat stiffly, "Since Young Master comes from the distant Central Plains, there is no conflict between us. Could you hand her over to me?"

For someone of her temperament to speak this way undoubtedly carried a hint of yielding. Yet for her younger sister, Medusa Queen was willing to lower her proud head.

Of course, this was also related to Yao Yan's mysterious background.

"You need not be so formal. This is your family matter, and as an outsider, I have no right to interfere. Meeting her was merely a coincidence. If she had not lost her memories, I would not have kept her by my side. However, I can tell that she is somewhat innocent and romantic by nature. She does not seem like a qualified Medusa Queen."

Yao Yan said softly with a smile.

His clothes were somewhat disheveled at the moment, yet they could not conceal the confidence and openness of someone from a Great Family. His bearing remained unchanged.

Perhaps Yao Yan's words had reminded Medusa Queen of some unpleasant memories, for her tone immediately turned a bit colder. "Those things... have nothing to do with Young Master."

Yao Yan's expression did not change. Looking into Medusa Queen's soul-stealing purple eyes, he said, "Although I have not known her long, I quite like her personality. If she willingly wishes to return to the Snake-People Tribe, I will not stop her. But judging by her previous behavior, she does not seem to want to return to the Snake-People Tribe at all. In fact, I get the feeling that the Snake-People Tribe is more like a cage to her."

A cage?!

Medusa Queen gently bit her Lower Lip, hesitation flickering in her eyes. The charm she revealed in that instant was enough to make one lose oneself. After a moment, she coldly said, "These matters are internal affairs of the Snake-People Tribe. I will handle them properly. Young Master need not concern himself!"

Yao Yan shook his head, seemingly unconvinced that Medusa Queen could handle things properly. "If my guess is correct, you and she are both Medusa Queens of this generation of the Snake-People Tribe. According to the Snake-People's Rules, there can only be one Medusa Queen in each generation. Now that you have inherited the throne, while she lost her memories and wandered outside, with this uninformed Dou Huang relentlessly pursuing her, I have reason to suspect that your Snake-People Tribe wants to kill her!"

"With me here, no one can touch her!"

Medusa Queen's emotions abruptly surged. She suddenly rose to her feet, her hands hidden in her sleeves having somehow clenched into fists. The Dou Qi within her stirred restlessly, and the pressure belonging to the Peak of Nine Star Dou Huang spread out, causing the flames atop the campfire to flicker between light and dark.

"You may deceive others, but do not deceive yourself. If you truly had the ability to protect her, she would not have had to use the Space Secret Technique to escape, leaving herself seriously injured, amnesiac, and with her Dou Qi cultivation sealed."

Yao Yan continued to provoke the fragile defenses of Medusa Queen's heart.

Upon hearing this, Medusa Queen's aura instantly stalled, and her eyes dimmed a bit further. At that moment, she thought of those old immortals in the tribe. If they had not constantly used Clan Rules to suppress the two sisters, how could she and her younger sister have ended up like this?

But as Medusa Queens, they had to shoulder the fate of the entire tribe...

Not even Medusa Queen could decide her own fate... Seeing this, Hai Bodong could not help sighing inwardly. He thought of his own past. He had once been taken in by an assassin organization and later became a machine that knew only slaughter, until he met his beloved junior sister. In the end, she died because of him. He hated this feeling of having his fate arranged by others!

He spoke, his tone deep. "If you truly care about her, then before you have enough strength to break the Rules, it would be best for you to stay away from her!"

Old Hai was a philosopher too?!

Hearing this, Yao Yan could not help glancing at Hai Bodong, silently giving him his approval. "He is right. If you truly care about her, you should only come find her after settling everything. Before then, I will not hand her over to you. Since she chose me in her most helpless moment, I must be responsible for her future."

She had already wrapped her arms around his, so how could he simply let her go? He was not that casual a boy. She was also the first woman he had been intimate with since coming to this world. He could not just watch her go back to her death.

"What do you mean, Young Master?!"

Upon hearing this, Medusa Queen fixed Yao Yan with an icy stare, her phoenix eyes cold as she demanded. She did not wish to pay attention to the grand principles the two spoke of. She knew only one thing: her younger sister absolutely could not be handed to someone else, much less an unfamiliar human man.

She had already made one grave mistake. She would absolutely not make a second one and do something she would regret for the rest of her life!

Yao Yan smiled faintly and named his price. "I am a Fifth-Rank Alchemist. I can solve the problem with her body. Once she regains the strength of a Dou Huang, you will no longer need to worry about her safety. Before then, you can have him follow me for the time being. He should be a mercenary. As long as you can afford the price, he should protect your younger sister's safety."

As he spoke, his gaze shifted toward Hai Bodong.

Hearing this, Hai Bodong froze, somewhat bewildered. He clearly had not expected this matter to involve him. At the same time, he was shocked by Yao Yan's identity as a Fifth-Rank Alchemist. In the entire Jia Ma Empire, the highest-ranking alchemist was only Fifth-Rank, and that man was the president of the Alchemist Guild, a white-haired old man.

He could not help asking, "May I ask your age?"

"I should turn seventeen in a few months."

Yao Yan counted it out, calmly stating something utterly horrifying.

Medusa Queen was stunned into silence by Yao Yan's words. She looked at him with uncertain suspicion. At that moment, she was truly shaken. A Fifth-Rank Alchemist not even seventeen years old—was she mad, or had this world gone mad? Or was the outside world always this crazy?!

Hai Bodong was the same, unable to think of how to respond for a while.

Yao Yan solemnly stated a fact. "My Alchemy Talent is fairly good. Even in the family I once belonged to, there were only a few whose talent surpassed mine."

There were people stronger than him?!

A family?!

What sort of Little Monster had appeared from nowhere?!