Acknowledge Me as Your Master! Maid

"Die?"

Lu Xia shook his head. "Your Majesty, I know you aren't afraid of death."

"But have you considered what will happen to the Snake-People Tribe if you die?"

He looked at the Medusa Queen and spoke slowly:

"Without you, how long can the Snake-People Tribe survive?"

"Will the tribe you have painstakingly protected for so many years really be destroyed just like that?"

Those words struck directly at the Medusa Queen's weakness.

Her expression changed instantly.

Her tribe was both her untouchable scale and her weakness.

She might not fear death.

But she could not watch the Snake-People Tribe march toward destruction because of her death.

The Medusa Queen remained silent for a long while.

Only then did she raise her head, look at Lu Xia, and ask coldly:

"What exactly do you want?"

There was a trace of exhaustion in her voice.

Lu Xia looked at her and smiled gently.

"Very simple."

"Acknowledge me as your master, and I'll provide protection for the Snake-People Tribe."

"Impossible!"

The Medusa Queen rejected him without hesitation.

Make her acknowledge a human as her master?

That was absolutely impossible!

She was the lofty Medusa Queen!

How could she possibly submit to a human?

"Your Majesty, don't be so quick to refuse."

Lu Xia was not angry and continued with a smile:

"I know you've been stuck at Dou Emperor Peak for many years, haven't you?"

"With the bloodline of the Snake-People Tribe, breaking through to Dou Zong is practically impossible."

"Unless you can evolve your bloodline and transform it into a higher-tier bloodline."

He looked at the Medusa Queen and said calmly:

"And I can help you."

"I can help you evolve your bloodline and break through to Dou Zong."

"What?!"

The Medusa Queen abruptly raised her head and stared at Lu Xia in shock.

He... he could help her evolve her bloodline?

She understood perfectly well what bloodline evolution represented.

Heavenly Flames were the only thing she currently knew of that might help her evolve her bloodline.

Yet this human claimed that he could help her evolve it?

"You... you're telling the truth?"

The Medusa Queen asked excitedly, her voice trembling slightly.

Breaking through to Dou Zong had always been her obsession.

If she truly could break through to Dou Zong, the Snake-People Tribe's situation would improve greatly.

"Of course it's true."

Lu Xia smiled confidently. "Why would I lie to you?"

"What would I gain from it?"

Seeing Lu Xia's confidence, the Medusa Queen could not help but believe him somewhat.

This human might be detestable, but his strength was indeed formidable.

Perhaps he truly had a way.

But making her acknowledge him as her master...

The Medusa Queen was deeply conflicted.

On one side was her tribe's future and her hope of breaking through to Dou Zong.

On the other were her pride and dignity.

Which should she choose?

Lu Xia was in no hurry. He simply watched her quietly and waited for her answer.

He knew the Medusa Queen would agree.

Because she had no other choice.

Right now, she was fish on the chopping block, at another's mercy.

She had no leverage to bargain with.

Moreover, she could not possibly refuse the temptation of her tribe's future and a breakthrough to Dou Zong.

Sure enough, after a long silence, the Medusa Queen finally raised her head.

Her eyes were filled with complicated emotions.

There was unwillingness, humiliation, and a trace of anticipation.

"Fine... I agree."

She gritted her teeth as she spoke, her voice full of reluctance.

"I acknowledge you as my master."

"But you must promise to protect the Snake-People Tribe and help me break through to Dou Zong."

"Otherwise, even if I die, I won't let you off!"

Although the Medusa Queen agreed on the surface, she secretly swore to herself.

Once she broke through to Dou Zong, she would make this detestable human pay!

Then she would settle both old and new scores together!

"No problem."

Lu Xia nodded with a smile. "I keep my word."

Lu Xia was quite confident in his own strength.

But he would not trust the Medusa Queen completely, either.

He would not feel at ease simply letting her return.

"However..."

Lu Xia changed the subject, looked at the Medusa Queen, and said with a smile, "I have one more condition."

"What condition?"

The Medusa Queen frowned, a bad feeling rising in her heart.

"Very simple."

Lu Xia said, "For now, I can't let you return to the Snake-People Tribe."

"You need to stay by my side first. Consider yourself my maid."

"Let me see your sincerity."

"Once I confirm that you have sincerely submitted, I'll let you go back."

"A maid?!"

The Medusa Queen's eyes widened.

She, the dignified Medusa Queen, had to become a human's maid?

"Impossible!"

"I am the queen of the Snake-People Tribe! How could I possibly become your maid?!"

"Your Majesty, don't get so worked up."

Lu Xia said with a smile, "It's only temporary."

"Once I confirm your sincerity, I'll naturally let you return."

"Otherwise, how would I know whether you'd turn your back on your word after returning?"

"After all, I've heard quite a bit about Your Majesty's temperament."

He added, "Of course, if you're unwilling, that's fine too."

"As long as I don't want to let you go, you won't be able to leave. I don't mind carrying you around while traveling."

"You!"

How detestable!

Though furious, Medusa had no choice.

Right now, she had no ability to resist at all.

A person had to bow their head under another's roof.

The Medusa Queen bit her lip and struggled inwardly for a long time before finally nodding in humiliation.

"Fine... I agree."

"But only temporarily!"

"No problem."

Lu Xia nodded in satisfaction.

"Then can you remove my poison now?"

The Medusa Queen looked at Lu Xia and asked expectantly.

The feeling of having her Dou Qi sealed was unbearably unpleasant.

"Remove it?"

Lu Xia raised an eyebrow slightly. "That won't do."

"What if you run away?"

"I keep my word!"

The Medusa Queen said anxiously.

Lu Xia smiled. "It's always better to be cautious."

"How about this? I'll first remove part of the suppression."

"I'll restore part of your strength, enough for ordinary movement."

"That way, you won't be able to run, and I'll be at ease."

The Medusa Queen's eyes widened.

She had already agreed to become his maid, and he still was not reassured?

This was far too much bullying!

"What? Not satisfied?"

Lu Xia looked at her with an amused half-smile. "If you're not satisfied, then we can keep things as they are."

"Don't!"

The Medusa Queen hurriedly said.

Keeping things as they were, where even moving was difficult, would be even more unbearable.

Part of it was better than nothing... at least it was better than now.

"I... I agree."

"That's more like it."

Lu Xia nodded in satisfaction.

He extended a finger and lightly tapped the Medusa Queen between the brows.

A dark green ray shot from his fingertip and entered the Medusa Queen's body.

"Mmph..."

The Medusa Queen let out a muffled groan, feeling part of the poison within her dissipate.

She examined herself and found that she possessed only Dou Ling-level strength.

Compared to her peak state, it was a difference of heaven and earth!

This bastard really was cautious!

The Medusa Queen thought resentfully.