Hearts Laid Bare

"Yes!" After three years of training, Qing Lin's greatest change was that she had become exceptionally confident.

"Of course, I was able to advance so quickly thanks to Grandma's arrangements. Among the Nine Serene Deepground Python clan, I successfully used the cultivation method Grandma developed for the Nine Serene Yin Underworld Python. Because of my bloodline, I gained tremendous benefits."

By then, Xiao Yan and Qing Lin had switched to voice transmission. After all, Qing Lin was not truly a member of the Nine Serene Deepground Python clan; all of her bloodline had been forcibly taken. The two were extremely cautious and did not wish to cause any unforeseen trouble. Of course, no matter how the Nine Serene Deepground Python clan investigated, they would never uncover any information. After all, Qing Lin's "royal bloodline" was legitimate in a most inexplicable way.

Xiao Yan had witnessed most of what Ming Mei had done for Qing Lin. To Qing Lin, Ming Mei truly was a figure like Yao Lao, arranging everything for her. Likewise, though Xiao Yan had not personally witnessed Qing Lin becoming Queen, it could not possibly have been easy. Qing Lin must have put in no small amount of effort as well.

"It seems the Nine Serene Deepground Python clan really is the ideal place for your cultivation."

Xiao Yan still remembered how, from the very beginning, Yao Lao had told him that the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils and serpentine magical beasts complemented one another. The Nine Serene Deepground Python clan was also the most powerful magical beast family on the continent. With the inheritance of two generations of Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils wielders, Ming Mei and Qing Lin had already found the most suitable cultivation method.

Qing Lin lowered her head and pondered for a moment.