Encountering a Snake People Patrol

The white-haired old man stood beside the stone pillar, his gaze coldly fixed on Qin Yu.

"I just asked the people at the registration office, and they've never seen you before."

Qin Yu remained expressionless, but his gaze had already swept over the surrounding environment.

People were coming and going outside the guild gate. To the left was the main street, and to the right was a narrow alley. There was no obstruction overhead.

"You always seemed so suspicious before, what did you steal?"

The old man took a step forward, his withered fingers slightly curled, and a wisp of gray Dou Qi faintly appeared at his fingertips.

"Hand it over honestly, and I might spare your life."

Qin Yu was silent for two seconds, then suddenly chuckled:

"Old man, how can you call something a cultivator's business stealing?"

The old man frowned slightly, but the next second, Qin Yu's figure suddenly retreated.

A Fire Lotus the size of a fist appeared silently in the spot, its petals slowly rotating, its lotus-green light appearing exceptionally clear and bright in the sunlight.

"Who are you!"

The old man's pupils suddenly contracted, and he instinctively retreated rapidly, while his fighting Dou Qi surged wildly, forming layers of defense in front of him.

Although he couldn't recognize what kind of flame it was, he knew that yesterday, someone had killed the guards at the city gate, left behind a Fire Lotus, and then fled!

"Boom!"

The moment the Fire Lotus exploded, the entire guild's facade was engulfed in lotus-blue flames.

The shockwave from the explosion swept up rubble and debris, sending pedestrians screaming and scattering in all directions.

Amidst the billowing smoke and dust, the old man scrambled to his feet. His gray robe was tattered from the explosion, and his face was streaked with black and white.

Fortunately, he reacted quickly enough and wasn't seriously injured.

He looked up at the sky and saw a figure with wings on its back fly out of the walls of Poison City and fly away into the distance at an extremely fast speed.

"Dou Qi Transformation Wings... Dou Wang?"

The old man's eyes widened, and he muttered something to himself. Then he realized something was wrong; it should be a Flying Dou Technique.

If Qin Yu were Dou Wang, no one in the entire Poison City would be his match, and he wouldn't need to run away at all.

Regardless of whether Qin Yu is Dou Wang or not, in a place like Poison City, being able to fly means you can do whatever you want.

"Chase after them!"

The old man immediately turned and rushed into the guild, loudly calling for reinforcements, but he knew that the chances of catching up were extremely slim.

They fly, but they have to run on two legs.

By the time they chased them out of the city, the person had long since flown off to who-knows-where.

Looking at the huge crater blown out of the doorway, the old man's wrinkles furrowed together.

"These flames are truly extraordinary..."

Not long after Qin Yu left, he looked back at the city that was getting further and further away.

What cultivators do cannot be called stealing.

What he did should be called robbery!

Unfolding the map, Qin Yu double-checked the return route.

To get from Poison City to Stone Desert City in a straight line, you still need to pass through a small desert area.

Hopefully, those few Dou Wang- level commanders of the Snake-People Tribe won't be there.

After all, once Medusa is shaken off, she will most likely have to mobilize the entire Snake-People Tribe to search for her.

"I just don't know what's so special about this medicine cauldron."

Qin Yu put away the map, adjusted his direction, flapped his wings, and flew towards the Jia Ma Empire.

A few days later, deep in the Tagor Great Desert, in the Snake-People Holy City.

Medusa lay on her side on the throne, her fingertips tapping lightly on the armrest.

Several days have passed since Qin Yu escaped, and the search teams she sent out have turned the area within hundreds of miles of the Earth Core Cavern upside down.

However, without exception, the messages that came back all said that nothing had been found, no trace, and no clue.

When the leaders of the Snake-People Tribe knelt before her to report, they didn't dare to raise their heads, fearing that Her Queen take her anger out on them.

But Medusa did not have an attack.

She simply waved for them to continue searching, then sat on her throne, listlessly fiddling with the armrests.

"Your Queen!"

Just then, a Snake People guard strode into the hall, bringing good news:

"The patrol team discovered a suspicious site on the eastern edge of the desert, resembling a hole left by someone breaking through the sand to escape from underground."

Medusa immediately stood up, the hem of her brocade robe slipping off the throne:

"Lead the way."

Half an hour later, Medusa stood at the foot of a sand dune on the eastern edge of the desert, in front of her a pit that had collapsed most of the way down.

Using her senses of the Heavenly Flames, Medusa was certain that the pit was left by Qin Yu.

Medusa raised her head, her gaze passing over the layers of sand dunes, locking onto the faint outline of a city on the distant horizon.

What place is over there?

The attendant behind her glanced in the direction of her gaze and respectfully replied:

"Your Majesty, that is the Poison City of the Chu Yun Empire."

The Chu Yun Empire.

Medusa frowned as soon as she heard those four words.

When did those swarm of venomous bugs ever dare to venture into her territory and steal her Heavenly Flames?

Wouldn't Heavenly Flames be a natural counter to their bodies full of poison?

"Go and investigate, find out what's been happening in Poison City lately."

"Yes."

Several Snake People obeyed and left, while Medusa remained standing beside the pit.

The fact that the human had walked from underground along the lava river to this point before emerging from the ground suggests that he indeed had little sense of direction while underground.

Since he has no sense of direction, once he comes out, he will definitely head towards any human city he sees.

But her sixth sense told her that Qin Yu was unlikely to be from the Chu Yun Empire.

If not, then once Qin Yu arrives in the Poison City, he will definitely have to find a way to leave. And where will he go after he leaves...?

Thinking of this, Medusa felt another wave of irritation wash over her.

She, a dignified queen, was actually here analyzing the route of a Da Dou Shi.

"Your Queen, recently a number of spies have infiltrated the desert from the direction of the Jia Ma Empire. They were sent by the border guards of the Jia Ma Empire."

"They must have noticed the large-scale mobilization of our Snake-People Tribe in the desert these past few days and suspect we are planning some kind of military operation."

Not long after, someone else came to report.

Medusa didn't even lift her eyelids, only giving a faint reply.

As expected.

In the past few days, in her search for Qin Yu, she mobilized every tribe in the Snake-People Tribe that she could, practically turning the entire Tagor Desert upside down.

With such a commotion, it would be strange if the Jia Ma Empire didn't react.

But she had no time for all that nonsense; all she wanted to do was find that human.

His cultivation level isn't high, but he's quite bold, and his methods are rather unexpected.

"Humans... Hmph."

Medusa's gaze fell upon the boundless sea of sand outside the palace, and her fists unconsciously clenched tighter.

No matter where you run, I will find you.

Suddenly, Medusa seemed to remember something, leaving only the words "all operations as usual, other matters will be decided upon her return" before departing.

If she's not mistaken, she'll definitely catch that human this time!