Punching Bags at the Door

"As you command, Your Majesty." At Medusa's order, Yue Mei bowed and withdrew.

A moment later, Yue Mei arrived at the underground cold spring.

Gu Yuena was still debating whether to attack Li Changqing.

Li Changqing was so infuriating that she could barely hold herself back.

She knew she could not beat him, but she had once stood above all Soul Beasts on the Douluo Continent as their sovereign. If she did not vent her anger, she could not swallow this bitter pill.

Li Changqing saw her expression and smiled provocatively. "What? Angry enough to attack me? Go ahead and try. Just make sure you've thought through the consequences."

Li Changqing was about to make a move when he sensed the aura of an approaching Dou Wang, along with the unmistakable presence of the Snake-People Tribe.

"Someone's coming. No, a snake's coming." With that, Li Changqing vanished.

Gu Yuena spread her Soul Force but could not detect Li Changqing's presence. She cursed inwardly, put away the Silver Dragon Spear, and turned toward the Dou Wang aura she had sensed.

"My lady, Yue Mei requests an audience," Yue Mei called.

"Enter." Gu Yuena's cool voice carried a trace of anger.

Hearing it, Yue Mei's heart trembled. She grew even more respectful and cautious.

Yue Mei entered, bowed to Gu Yuena, and said respectfully:

"My lady, somehow word of the Heavenly Flames has leaked. Pill King Gu He of the Jiama Empire has brought two Dou Wang and one Dou Huang here. He says he wants to trade a Transformation Pill and a Dou Ling Pill for the Heavenly Flames, but he's acting unbearably arrogant. He even said they'd seize them by force if we refused."

"Pill King? And only one Dou Huang?" Gu Yuena frowned and murmured to herself.

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