Heavenly Flame Trade, Journey to the Snake-People Tribe

"So... you wanted me to help you break through using the same method I used for the Gold and Silver Elders?"

Meng Chen asked in return.

He did not particularly mind helping Medusa once.

Medusa shook her head. "No, I need to borrow your Heavenly Flame."

That immediately put Meng Chen on guard. How did Medusa know he possessed a Heavenly Flame?

He had not exposed the Green Lotus Core Flame before, either.

Although Meng Chen had never intended to conceal the fact that he possessed Heavenly Flames, Medusa was far away in the Tager Desert. Even she knew about it? Could there be spies around him?

Meng Chen's gaze sharpened. "How did you know I have a Heavenly Flame?"

"...Because you killed Han Feng. His Sea Heart Flame must have fallen into your hands."

Meng Chen immediately understood. "But I have a question. Why didn't you seek out Han Feng while he was still alive? If you had made a deal with him, he probably wouldn't have refused."

Meng Chen had to get that question answered as well, lest this be a trap.

Medusa replied, "Han Feng was an ambitious and ruthless man. I wouldn't have felt safe making a deal with him. But you... you're different from him. My instincts tell me you're different. Working with you puts me more at ease. Besides, I failed to obtain the Green Lotus Core Flame, so I could only make a deal with you."

Medusa spoke frankly. She had to earn Meng Chen's trust and make him believe she was not after the Heavenly Flames on him, so she could only reveal her true reasons for choosing him.

The Dou Qi Continent was vast. Who knew where she would have to go to find another elusive Heavenly Flame? She no longer