Queen Medusa!

Following Hua She'er past numerous buildings within the temple, the two women arrived at a great hall.

Compared with the temple's main hall, this hall was decorated quite simply, making it clear that its owner had no taste for extravagance.

At the far end of the hall stood a rather high, stepped platform.

On the platform sat a broad couch large enough for an adult to lie on.

A shapely figure with perfect curves reclined on the couch, her eyes half closed as though she were taking a nap.

Upon seeing her, Hua She'er and Yue Mei lowered their snake bellies to the floor and prostrated themselves, calling out respectfully in unison:

"Greetings, Your Majesty!"

At their voices,

the reclining figure slowly opened her half-closed eyes and looked down at the two women.

Instantly, an overbearing aura radiated from her.

Sensing that utterly domineering presence, both women trembled inwardly, their reverence deepening!

"Mm. Rise."

Only after receiving permission did the two women straighten themselves and look up at the figure above.

At last, the features of the woman seated high above them came into view.

She was a woman of extraordinary, bewitching beauty!

A golden crown adorned her head, and she wore a red, gold-trimmed bandeau, with golden armor accents on her shoulders, arms, and wrists.

Her voluptuous, exquisitely curved body was like a ripe peach, exuding a subtle allure.

Her long, jet-black tresses spilled casually down from her delicate shoulders onto the couch.

A length of purple snake tail emerged from beneath the red robes covering her lower body. It swayed gently, its wild, seductive allure inexplicably making one's entire body burn.

Her almost flawless face held an icy, breathtaking beauty. Bewitching yet noble and graceful, her bearing was utterly mesmerizing.

Such a bearing could only be cultivated by