Could It Be Queen Medusa?

Within the imperial palace of the Jia Ma Empire.

Jia Xing Tian sat in the seat of honor, while Gu He, the Pill King, and Fa Ma, president of the Alchemist Association, sat on either side. The three were discussing something.

"Have you all seen the powerful expert revealed on the Sky Screen these past few days?" Jia Xing Tian asked, his expression grave.

Gu He nodded upon hearing this. "I saw it. That expert named Lu Chuan has reached the Peak Nine-Star Dou Saint realm. He even created a Heaven Tier Cultivation Technique and refined Ninth-grade Pills. There isn't a second existence of this level anywhere on the continent."

Even Fa Ma chimed in from the side. "Indeed. The strongest person I have ever seen in my life was only at the Dou Zun level. A legendary existence like a Nine-Star Dou Saint was something I never even dared to imagine before."

"I wonder where this Expert Lu Chuan came from. Could he possibly be from our Jia Ma Empire?"

Seeing their astonished reactions, Jia Xing Tian shook his head. "He probably isn't from the Jia Ma Empire. Since the founding of our empire, we have never produced a Dou Saint, much less a Peak Nine-Star Dou Saint."

"This person likely came from elsewhere on the continent. Perhaps he belongs to some force in the Central Plains."

Gu He considered it and found the analysis reasonable. "I think so too. A small place like the Jia Ma Empire couldn't possibly nurture an expert of that level."

"I just wonder why such an expert appeared near the Jia Ma Empire. If he was merely passing through, that would be fine, but if..."

He did not continue, but Jia Xing Tian and Gu He both understood what he meant.

If this expert had designs on the Jia Ma Empire, then the imperial family and the entire Jia Ma Empire would likely not even have a chance to resist.

While the three were still discussing it, a golden light suddenly lit up within the palace. The three froze and looked up simultaneously, only to see that familiar Sky Screen appear out of thin air once more.

The instant he saw the Sky Screen appear, Gu He's expression changed. Shock filled his face. "The Sky Screen is here!"

Jia Xing Tian was also stunned. His gaze was fixed firmly on the content emerging upon the Sky Screen, wondering what information it would reveal this time.

An image began to appear on the Sky Screen. In it, a heavily pregnant woman stood beside Lu Chuan, and the two appeared extremely intimate.

The moment Jia Xing Tian saw the woman's face, he froze completely.

"Queen Medusa?!"

His expression was one of utter shock. He abruptly rose from his seat, his eyes wide as he stared fixedly at the image on the Sky Screen.

Gu He and Fa Ma also saw the woman in the image, and their expressions were equally shocked to the extreme.

"Queen Medusa? The queen of the Snake-People Tribe? Why was she beside that expert?"

Fa Ma gasped sharply when he saw the woman in the image. "And she's pregnant in that image. Could it be..."

The three exchanged glances, each seeing the same meaning in the others' eyes.

The future shown on the Sky Screen was that Queen Medusa would marry Lu Chuan and become the wife of that Peak Nine-Star Dou Saint expert.

Jia Xing Tian stood there as his expression changed again and again. A cold sweat suddenly broke out across his back. He had been thinking of trying to befriend Expert Lu Chuan, yet now the Sky Screen was saying that Queen Medusa would become his wife?

At that moment, Jia Xing Tian swallowed, his voice tense as he spoke. "Didn't our Jia Ma Empire still have some unresolved conflicts with the Snake-People Tribe?"

Gu He nodded. "There are indeed some conflicts. The Snake-People Tribe has been oppressed by people from our Jia Ma Empire for years, and clashes between the two sides have occurred frequently. Queen Medusa in particular has always taken an extremely hard-line stance toward the Jia Ma Empire."

After hearing the two of them, Jia Xing Tian grew even more nervous. "Then if Queen Medusa truly becomes that expert's wife in the future, those past conflicts between our Jia Ma Empire and the Snake-People Tribe..."

Though he did not finish his sentence, Gu He and Fa Ma both understood what he meant.

If Queen Medusa truly married that Nine-Star Dou Saint, then she would only need to say a single word before Lu Chuan for the entire Jia Ma Empire to suffer calamity.

At that thought, Fa Ma's expression turned ugly as well. "In that case, our Jia Ma Empire must properly mend its relationship with the Snake-People Tribe from now on. Otherwise, if we truly offend that mysterious expert, the consequences will be unimaginable."

Gu He also found it very reasonable. "Yes, yes, yes. We absolutely cannot provoke the Snake-People Tribe anymore. Not only can we not provoke them, we must also find a way to build a good relationship with them."

"Queen Medusa especially. From now on, we must be polite whenever we see her. We absolutely cannot let her harbor any dissatisfaction toward the Jia Ma Empire."

After taking a deep breath, Jia Xing Tian sat back down, but his face remained deeply worried.

In the past, he had always believed that the Snake-People Tribe was merely a small tribe cowering in the desert, not worth mentioning. Suppressing them had seemed perfectly acceptable.

But things were different now. Behind Queen Medusa stood a Peak Nine-Star Dou Saint expert. Thinking of this, Jia Xing Tian muttered, "Who would have thought Queen Medusa would actually be the wife of that mysterious expert..."

Gu He, who had witnessed this, also sighed from the side. "I never expected it either. I always thought Queen Medusa was fairly strong, but she was ultimately only a snake-person. Who could have imagined she would encounter such fortune in the future?"

"Marrying a Peak Nine-Star Dou Saint expert means soaring to the heavens in a single leap."

Fa Ma also drew in a sharp breath, his face full of deep shock. "I have lived for most of my life and always believed my alchemy skills were already fairly good within the Jia Ma Empire."

"But compared to Expert Lu Chuan, my little bit of alchemy is simply beneath contempt. He can casually refine Ninth-grade Pills, while in my entire life, I have never even come close to a Seventh-Grade Pill. The gap is simply too vast."

Gu He fell silent after hearing that. As the Jia Ma Empire's foremost alchemist, he had always believed he possessed considerable attainments in alchemy.

But ever since he saw the information revealed on the Sky Screen about Lu Chuan refining Ninth-grade Pills, he realized that his former achievements amounted to nothing. Before that man, his meager alchemy skills were not even worthy of carrying his shoes.

The palace fell silent for a moment before Jia Xing Tian spoke. "Pass down the order: from today onward, all conflicts involving the Jia Ma Empire and the Snake-People Tribe are to cease immediately."

"Meet the Snake-People Tribe's needs as much as possible. If any disputes arise, prioritize reconciliation over confrontation."

Gu He and Fa Ma nodded at this. "Elder Jia is right. The Snake-People Tribe cannot be touched now."

With a sigh, Jia Xing Tian looked toward where the Sky Screen had vanished and silently prayed that Queen Medusa would not settle old scores with the Jia Ma Empire in the future.