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The voice was not loud, yet it reached Mo Yun's ears with perfect clarity.

After regaining consciousness, the other party did not immediately attack in a panic, seemingly unafraid that Mo Yun and Qing Lin might escape.

It was precisely this composure that placed even greater psychological pressure on Mo Yun.

Watching Mo Yun race through the streets with Qing Lin before leaping onto the rooftops and bounding toward the city gates, the mysterious figure's lips curled slightly. In a flash of green light, she swept out through the window as well, moving far faster than Mo Yun could possibly match.

What was even more terrifying was that after she moved, an enormous black shadow twisted and coiled overhead, blotting out the sky.

As they neared Stone Desert City's walls, Mo Yun stomped heavily, launching himself into the air with Qing Lin. After landing atop the wall, he immediately leapt toward the outside of the city.

Before long, the mysterious figure and the bizarre black shadow had also swept out of the city. Their speed utterly crushed Mo Yun's; they would likely catch up in just a few breaths.

After leaving the city, Mo Yun's first thought was to flee deeper into the Tagor Desert. Judging by the mysterious figure's strength, Medusa Queen was probably the only one he could rely on.

Yet what he had not expected was that the other party's speed far exceeded his imagination. She caught up with them almost immediately.

Then, with a lift of the mysterious woman's arm, several thick green tree trunks bizarrely burst from the bare desert beneath Mo Yun's feet. They intertwined like lightning, forming a wooden cage in the blink of an eye and trapping Mo Yun and Qing Lin inside.

Faced with the sudden change, Mo Yun had no intention of waiting for death. He immediately raised his fist and struck.

He unleashed Strength D-rank and Berserk D-rank with all his might.

Yet even this, his strongest attack at full power, only made the wooden cage tremble slightly. It did not even leave the slightest dent or crack.

At the same time, the mysterious figure descended from the air.

Seeing Mo Yun repeatedly attack the wooden cage without seeming ready to give up, the mysterious woman laughed softly. "Little fellow, with the strength of a Great Dou Shi, you couldn't break my Wood Prison even if you punched it for a day and a night!"

Mo Yun stopped unwillingly. He knew full well that the cage was far sturdier than he had imagined.

Beside him, Qing Lin tightly clutched Mo Yun's arm and said softly, "Young Master, after you left, they came looking for me and said they wanted to take me away!"

"They?"

Mo Yun turned to look at the mysterious figure pursuing them. She wore green robes, and a light veil concealed her face completely. Still, her graceful, curvaceous figure made it clear that she was a powerful woman.

When Qing Lin said "they," did that mean there was more than one of them?

As if to confirm Mo Yun's guess, a black shadow flashed across the azure sky. Its sky-covering form was enough to make anyone's heart tremble.

The other party was indeed not alone, but her companion seemingly was not human!

With a burst of rumbling, the massive creature finally revealed itself.

Judging from its imposing presence alone, it was likely a gigantic magical beast. Its body was extremely long and slender, apparently a serpent-type magical beast. Its entire body was pitch-black, marked with streaks of vivid patterns. Most peculiar of all, eight black wings tinged with purple grew from its sides.

A black spiraled horn protruded from its enormous head, radiating a cold, eerie gleam. Its triangular pupils held none of the bloodlust common to savage beasts, but rather a distinctly human-like shrewdness and cunning.

"Little girl, if you had told us earlier that the sweetheart you had been waiting so painfully for also possessed the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, how could we have refused? You wouldn't have needed to threaten us with death!" the woman in green said with a light laugh.

Qing Lin timidly held onto Mo Yun, but did not respond to the woman in green.

The black serpent crawled over to the green-robed woman's side and spoke in human language. "Lü Man, that boy's Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils seem much stronger than that little girl's! Good thing you chose to stay and wait, or we really would have missed him!"

At this, the woman in green, called Lü Man, showed even greater delight between her brows. She nodded. "That boy's Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils have already developed a certain level of power. Even I would become somewhat dazed if I faced them."

Lü Man continued, "And at such a young age, this boy has already reached the level of a Great Dou Shi. His cultivation talent rivals that of the younger generation in the mansion. If we bring him back and nurture him properly, he may even have a chance to compete for the position of Holy Son!"

"That's wonderful! We searched bitterly for so many years, yet the moment we entered the Jia Ma Empire, we encountered two pairs of Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils at once. It was all worth it!" The black serpent clearly let out a breath of relief as it glanced at Mo Yun and Qing Lin.

Seeing this pairing of a woman and a serpent, combined with their conversation, Mo Yun could more or less guess their identities.

Lü Man of the Heavenly Snake Mansion, and that Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor!

In Mo Yun's impression, the two of them were considered neutral parties.

Moreover, since both Qing Lin and he possessed the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, they probably held no ill intent toward them.

With that thought, Mo Yun relaxed considerably. If he had known it was these two, there would have been no need to run for his life like that.

By Mo Yun's calculations based on his memories of the Mo Clan, Nalan Yanran had only recently become Yun Yun's disciple. She had likely just annulled the engagement, or was still on her way to do so.

So these two should not have discovered Qing Lin at this point in time. Could this be the so-called butterfly effect?

While Mo Yun was lost in thought, Lü Man spoke again. "You two little ones needn't be overly nervous or afraid. We would never bear to harm you. We simply believe you both have good talent and wish to bring you back to nurture you properly!"

"Bring us back?"

Spend some time at the Heavenly Snake Mansion?

Although the original novel did not define the Heavenly Snake Mansion very clearly, clues suggested that when Qing Lin appeared again, she already possessed Dou Zun-level strength. Thus, there was a high chance that the Heavenly Snake Mansion had a Dou Zun within it. As for why it had not claimed a territory in the Central Plains, it was probably because Potato had issues with the outline back then.

"Hmph! Who gave you the right to take people away from this Queen's territory?!" As a familiar voice rang out, Mo Yun knew that his trip to the Heavenly Snake Mansion was probably ruined!

A purple ribbon of Dou Qi crashed down. The Wood Prison, which had seemed incomparably sturdy to Mo Yun, instantly exploded into countless wood chips.

A purple figure appeared before Mo Yun. Dressed in a purple brocade robe, with a seductive and enchanting figure and an arrogant bearing, there was no one else in the Jia Ma Empire who could be Medusa Queen!

"Hehe, Lü Man, you're always so long-winded, but this time, I don't find it annoying at all!" The Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor twisted its body, its four pairs of wings rubbing against one another as though it were tidying itself up. Its eerie gleam grew even brighter as it said warmly, "Long time no see, Medusa Queen!"