[A Subtle Hint]

Earth Demon Temple, on the ice steps.

Yue Yang stared for a long while at this suddenly appeared serpent-haired demon man. Yet neither he nor Snow Flawless and Princess Cici showed any hostility, nor did they summon their Summoning Codices. There was no unpleasant aura of slaughter about the serpent-haired demon man—only an utterly bizarre mystery.

"May I ask who you are?" Princess Cici sat on Yue Yang's shoulder, yet she cupped her hands in greeting as a junior.

"No need to worry. I bear no ill will, nor am I a lackey of the Central Divine Temple." Like a courteous gentleman, the serpent-haired demon man slightly raised his hand in return. "I was merely curious, because I sensed a trace of old friends' auras from you, little girl, and that boy. To be precise, two old friends—Prison Emperor and Fei Wenli."

"You knew Prison Emperor and Her Majesty Empress Fei Wenli?" Snow Flawless asked.

"Of course. I once fought Prison Emperor. At that time, though he had gained divine power and possessed a divine artifact—the Prison Emperor Divine Sword on you, little girl—he had yet to comprehend a divine spark. I was not particularly willing to battle him further. After all, aside from an outsider like me, many enemies were eyeing him like tigers eyeing prey." The serpent-haired demon man smiled, and deep memories showed in his emerald-green eyes. "I also fought Fei Wenli once. Fei Wenli, the Conquering Queen, was exceedingly vicious. I must admit that I was no match for her at the time... This head of serpent hair you see came from her curse."

"Empress Fei Wenli knew curses?" Yue Yang found that strange.

"She not only knew them; she was a master of them." The serpent-haired demon man shook his head with a wry smile.