Medusa's Helplessness

Lu Xia nodded in satisfaction when he saw that she had finally behaved.

Holding the Medusa Queen in his arms, he flew out of the cave.

Lu Xia carried the Medusa Queen upward and quickly left the underground, returning to the surface.

The moment he emerged, Lu Xia sensed several powerful auras rapidly approaching from afar.

They were clearly Snake-People Tribe experts rushing over.

"They got here pretty fast."

Lu Xia did not linger. Holding the Medusa Queen, he flew toward the edge of the desert.

As he flew, Lu Xia lowered his head and glanced at the Medusa Queen in his arms.

The afterglow of the setting sun fell across her face, giving her skin a faint sheen.

Her long eyelashes trembled slightly, and her purple eyes were filled with humiliation and fury.

Even as a prisoner, she could not conceal her nobility and beauty.

"She really is a stunner..."

Lu Xia silently marveled to himself.

The urgent priority was to leave the Tagor Desert first.

Lu Xia withdrew his gaze, accelerated, and flew toward the outskirts of the desert.

Holding the Medusa Queen, Lu Xia streaked through the desert like lightning.

The speed of a Dou Zong was simply beyond comparison to that of a Dou Emperor.

Although the Snake-People Tribe's Dou Emperor elders desperately pursued him, the distance between them only grew wider.

In the end, they could not even see Lu Xia's shadow.

"Damn it!"

The Snake-People Tribe's First Elder stopped, his expression utterly grim.

"Her Majesty the Queen has been taken away by that human!"

"What do we do?"

Another elder asked anxiously.

"What else can we do? Chase!"

The First Elder gritted his teeth and said,

"Even if we have to turn the entire Tagor Desert upside down, we must bring Her Majesty back!"

Though the Snake-People Tribe elders were furious, they had no choice.

Their opponent was simply too fast. They could not catch up at all.

They could only return first and think of another way.

Lu Xia carried the Medusa Queen several hundred miles away.

"Put me down! You bastard!"

"Put me down now!"

The Medusa Queen struggled continuously in Lu Xia's arms, shouting furiously.

In all her life, she had never suffered such humiliation.

Being held in a human man's arms was simply the greatest disgrace!

"Don't squirm."

Lu Xia gave her butt a squeeze.

"You!"

The Medusa Queen was furious and ashamed, but her body truly did settle down.

Being held so close to him, their bodies pressed together like this, was unbearably shameful.

She wanted nothing more than to find a crack in the ground and crawl into it.

Lu Xia, on the other hand, was enjoying himself.

With such a stunning beauty in his arms, soft and fragrant, she felt quite good to hold.

He could clearly feel the Medusa Queen's graceful curves.

Tsk, tsk...

That figure, that face—she was even more beautiful than Dugu Mei.

As expected of the Snake-People Tribe's queen. She truly was a peerless beauty.

Lu Xia secretly sighed to himself.

If the timing were not so inappropriate, he would have wanted to turn into a wolf and take her right there.

Still, there was no rush.

She was already in his hands. There would be plenty of opportunities later.

As Lu Xia thought this, an unconscious smile curled onto his lips.

When the Medusa Queen noticed his smile, she trembled with even greater anger.

This bastard!

He had to be thinking something filthy!

Despicable!

But with her Dou Qi sealed, she could not even move and could only let him do as he pleased.

That feeling of powerlessness left her furious and humiliated.

After racing onward for another half day, they finally left the depths of the Tagor Desert.

Ahead of them, a human city appeared.

"Hm?"

Lu Xia landed outside the city and looked up at the name above its gates.

Stone Desert City?

It was actually Stone Desert City?

He had not expected to arrive at Stone Desert City without even realizing it.

"What a coincidence..."

Lu Xia stroked his chin, a faint smile appearing on his face.

He had originally planned to detour to Stone Desert City to look for Qinglin after leaving the Tagor Desert.

He had not expected to arrive here directly.

This saved him the trouble of making another trip.

Lu Xia carried the Medusa Queen to a secluded spot outside the city and landed.

After confirming that no one was around, Lu Xia stopped.

He lowered his head to look at the Medusa Queen in his arms, then somewhat reluctantly set her down.

"Mm..."

The moment the Medusa Queen's feet touched the ground, her legs went weak, and she nearly fell.

Fortunately, she grabbed a nearby tree in time and barely managed to steady herself.

With her Dou Qi sealed and after being carried all that way, she had no strength left in her body.

Still, she forced herself to raise her head and glare at Lu Xia.

Her purple eyes were filled with rage and unwillingness.

If looks could kill, Lu Xia would already have been cut into a thousand pieces.

Lu Xia felt a little embarrassed beneath her stare.

He had indeed taken quite a few liberties along the way.

It had not been intentional... but she really did feel good.

"Ahem..."

Lu Xia cleared his throat, breaking the awkward atmosphere.

"Your Majesty, don't look at me like that."

He smiled. "Let's talk this over properly."

"I have a proposal for you to consider."

"There's nothing to consider!"

Without even thinking, the Medusa Queen rejected him outright.

Her mind was clouded by rage. All she wanted was to get away from this hateful human and return to the Snake-People Tribe.

"We've already left the Snake-People Tribe's territory."

She said coldly, "You can let me go now, can't you?"

"Let you go?"

Lu Xia raised an eyebrow and looked at her with a half-smile.

"Your Majesty, do you really think... that's possible?"

"You..."

The Medusa Queen trembled with rage.

"What exactly do you want?"

She gritted her teeth and said,

"I'm warning you, you'd better release me!"

"Otherwise, the Snake-People Tribe will never let you off!"

"The Snake-People Tribe?"

Lu Xia chuckled and shook his head. "Your Majesty, do you think I'm afraid of the Snake-People Tribe?"

"As far as I know, the Snake-People Tribe seems to have no Dou Zong experts, right?"

He looked at the Medusa Queen and said calmly,

"Right now, the strongest person in the entire Snake-People Tribe is you, Your Majesty."

"I suggest you listen to my proposal."

"Otherwise, if a Dou Zong ever attacks the Snake-People Tribe, you'll be in trouble."

"I think your Snake-People Tribe needs a Dou Zong-level expert to provide protection."

Lu Xia's tone was calm, yet his threat was utterly naked.

The Medusa Queen's heart sank at his words.

Her rationality finally returned somewhat.

The Snake-People Tribe had no Dou Zong experts. This was one of its greatest weaknesses.

It was also what she had worried about all along.

If a Dou Zong ever sought to harm the Snake-People Tribe, they would have no ability to resist.

But even so, she would never submit to a human!

"You're threatening me?"

The Medusa Queen looked coldly at Lu Xia.

"I fear no threats!"

"At worst, I'll die!"

She held her head high, looking utterly unwilling to yield even in death.