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"You're awake?" Liu Yu, who had been about to spread his wings, looked down at the beauty stirring in his arms.

"Mm... put me down..." Yun Yun murmured, suppressing her embarrassment. Her voice was soft and boneless. This was the first time a man... a youth had held her in such an intimate embrace.

Yet when Yun Yun tried to move, she discovered that her entire body was numb. Her heart sank as she remembered the sealing technique she had been struck with—the Snake Seal Curse!

Not only was she injured, but her Dou Qi had also been sealed, dropping her from a three-star Dou Emperor to the Dou Ling realm!

Even thinking about it left her shaken. Who could have imagined that Queen Medusa was not the Snake-People Tribe's only Dou Emperor? They had secretly concealed another expert at the Peak Dou Emperor level!

Had she not possessed the cultivation of a Dou Emperor herself, she probably would not have survived that Snake Seal Curse!

"Are you sure?" Liu Yu chuckled, making as if to release her.

Feeling herself start to fall, Yun Yun instinctively found a trace of strength. She promptly wrapped her slender arms around Liu Yu's neck and shot him an embarrassed, indignant "glare."

Liu Yu's behavior had left Yun Yun "furious." He had no sense of romance at all! What a waste of that handsome face!

"What? Didn't you ask me to put you down? Why are you hugging my neck now?" Liu Yu's crimson eyes brimmed with amusement.

Yun Yun gazed at the handsome, jade-like face mere inches from hers. His faintly warm breath brushed her cheeks, and a blush crept over her lovely features.

Pressing her enticing lips tightly together, Yun Yun leaned into Liu Yu's chest to escape his gaze. A ripple stirred in her long-sealed heart, whether from embarrassment or...

Hiss! Liu Yu's mouth twitched. His Queen was very displeased! Though he had intended to tease Yun Yun a little longer, he immediately formed a pair of blood-red wings behind his back and flew into the sky with her in his arms...

A short while later, a lush patch of green appeared in Liu Yu's sight. Amid the endless expanse of yellow sand, that splash of green looked especially lovely!

After extending his soul perception and confirming that no one else was in the oasis, Liu Yu beat his blood-red wings and flew straight into it.

Landing beside a lake deep within the oasis, Liu Yu retracted his Dou Qi Wings and surveyed his surroundings. He found a shaded spot and gently set down Yun Yun, who had remained silent in his arms.

"Undo your clothes first. I'll fetch some water."

With that, Liu Yu turned and walked toward the lake.

Watching his straight-backed figure depart, Yun Yun dearly wanted to shout at him, Don't you know I can't move?

When Liu Yu returned with the water, he found Yun Yun leaning against a tree without having done anything. He was puzzled for a moment before realization dawned. She apparently could not move...

Yet seeing Yun Yun in this state left Liu Yu in a quandary. He did not quite dare undo her clothes himself; his Queen was silently watching everything! But asking his Queen to come out and help treat another woman was utterly unrealistic...

Watching Liu Yu stand before her in indecision, Yun Yun took a deep breath and said rather bashfully, "Help me take my clothes off..."

Liu Yu remained unmoved, leaving Yun Yun rather "exasperated." She fixed her beautiful eyes on him. "Hurry up!"

"Men and women should not touch each other," Liu Yu replied calmly.

"You! You... old-fashioned fool!" Yun Yun was truly furious. How could such a person exist? She was a female Dou Huang expert renowned throughout the Jia Ma Empire, as well as the current Misty Cloud Sect Master. Countless people could not even secure a chance to see her!

Yet this man refused to budge! She did not even mind! She had made this decision knowing she risked letting him see everything! And he actually...

Yun Yun struggled, but in her present condition, it was ultimately futile. Beside her, Liu Yu could even make out a faint glimmer of tears in her beautiful eyes.

"Help her!" A cool, alluring voice suddenly rang out in Liu Yu's mind.

Queen Medusa had naturally sensed everything. She was very pleased with Liu Yu's attitude. In such a good mood, she could not even be bothered to question why this woman had been struck with her Snake-People Tribe's Snake Seal Curse!

Now that his queen had given the order, Liu Yu breathed a sigh of relief. Compared with Yun Yun, whom he had only met once, he was far more reluctant to hurt his queen!

He crouched down, gently held the struggling Yun Yun still, and said softly, "Don't move. I'll help you!"

"No need!" With tears glimmering in her eyes, Yun Yun struggled even harder.

Seeing her act this way, Liu Yu felt inexplicably irritated. It reminded him of facing a child who had suddenly burst into tears back on Blue Star. His expression chilled, and his voice turned icy. "You'd better stop moving!"

Yun Yun froze when Liu Yu snapped at her. He had actually scolded her! When had she ever suffered such an indignity?

Seeing that Yun Yun had "calmed down," Liu Yu softened his expression and returned to his gentle, youthful demeanor. "This is my first time dealing with something like this. I might have sounded a little harsh," he said softly.

Then Liu Yu gently pulled away the tattered black robe draped over Yun Yun and tossed it aside. By now, Yun Yun had also begun to wonder why she had suddenly become so "irritable" today. She could not help feeling ashamed of her earlier "shrewish" behavior.

Thinking it over carefully, the person before her could be considered a proper gentleman, while she had been making unreasonable demands...

Just as Liu Yu prepared to take the next step, Yun Yun said quietly, "I'm sorry. Just now, I..."

"Haha, it's fine. You were rather cute just now," Liu Yu said with a chuckle.

Hearing Liu Yu call her cute, Yun Yun actually felt a tiny flicker of delight, and a breathtaking smile involuntarily appeared on her face.

Liu Yu was in no mood to admire it. He carefully tore a small opening in the clothing over her chest, then ripped downward from there. Beneath it, she wore pale blue metal armor, its surface shimmering with light like rippling water. Several deep, bloodstained whip marks across the armor, however, marred its beauty.

"Then shall I..." Liu Yu looked at Yun Yun and asked.

"Go ahead!" Yun Yun sounded brisk and decisive now, though her faintly flushed cheeks betrayed her inner unease.

Liu Yu leaned forward slightly and helped Yun Yun sit upright. Reaching around to the metal clasps on the back of her armor, he gently undid them one by one.

After releasing the final clasp, Liu Yu carefully removed the armor from Yun Yun's body, doing his best to keep it from scraping her wounds.

Just like that, Yun Yun's bare upper body was revealed before Liu Yu. A faint pink gradually suffused her snow-white skin, and her delicate body trembled continuously.

"Relax. Before a physician, there's no distinction between men and women!" Liu Yu reassured the embarrassed Yun Yun.

"Then why are you still staring at me there..."

Yun Yun's voice was very quiet, but Liu Yu still heard her. He wanted to explain, yet he really had stolen a glance...

He then took a cotton cloth for wiping the body from his Storage Ring. Of course, he had never used it; after bathing, he always dried himself with Dou Qi.

Dou Qi emerged in his hand, cutting the cloth into several pieces. He soaked them with water from the full jade bottle, then slowly wiped away the blood around her wounds.

Since those long wounds were all near her chest, Liu Yu sometimes had to lower his head, which inevitably brought him into contact with Yun Yun's intimate areas.

"Mm..."

Yun Yun bit her lip tightly, trying her best not to make any embarrassing sounds. Her beautiful eyes were hazy. Everything happening now felt like a dream to her!

After wiping away the blood on Yun Yun's body, Liu Yu looked up at her, only to find her drenched in fragrant sweat. Surprise crossed his face. Surely it wasn't that bad...

"You should have some Medicinal Powder or something for treating wounds, right?" Liu Yu asked, keeping his gaze from wandering.

His own Storage Ring contained no healing medicine. His constitution was special; as long as an injury was not fatal, his body could recover quickly, so he had never prepared such things.

"Yes, in my Storage Ring."

The soft, delicate voice slipped from Yun Yun's lips, her appearance stirring tenderness.

Liu Yu removed the Storage Ring from Yun Yun's slender, graceful hand. After searching through it, he took out a bottle of Medicinal Powder, opened the cap, and sprinkled the white powder over her wounds.

Stung by the powder, Yun Yun knitted her dark brows slightly. A muffled sound of pain escaped her dainty nose, accompanied by barely audible moans.

After applying the Medicinal Powder, Liu Yu took another strip of cotton cloth from his Storage Ring and wrapped Yun Yun's wounds, finishing with a cute bow.

With her external injuries treated, Liu Yu took a loose green top from Yun Yun's Storage Ring and dressed her bare upper body, covering her full, delicate curves. He also used the remaining cotton cloth to wipe the fragrant sweat from her lovely face.

Yun Yun simply gazed at Liu Yu "in a daze," an indescribable emotion flowing through her beautiful eyes. She did not know what had come over her either. Perhaps her heart had been moved...

"You haven't suffered any internal injuries, have you?" Liu Yu asked.

"I was struck by the Snake-People Tribe's sealing technique!" Yun Yun answered, coming back to her senses. At the thought of that sealing technique, her heart sank.

As the Misty Cloud Sect Master, she naturally knew something about the Snake-People Tribe's sealing technique. It belonged exclusively to their tribe, and only Snake-People could cultivate it. It could be considered their strongest sealing Dou Technique! Its effects were also terrifying; almost no one at the same cultivation level could defend against it!

"The Snake Seal Curse!" Liu Yu exclaimed in surprise, then released his Soul Perception to examine Yun Yun's condition.

She really was struck by the Snake Seal Curse! He recognized the abnormal energy inside Yun Yun's body. Presumably, one of the elders from the Elder Hall had inflicted it.

Yun Yun's Dou Qi cultivation was currently sealed, leaving her with what he estimated to be only Dou Ling strength, but her appearance had not changed. He remembered that after Hai Bodong had been struck by his Queen's Snake Seal Curse, not only had his strength been sealed down to the Dou Ling realm, but he had also turned into an old man. His plight had been utterly miserable!

Yet Yun Yun seemed to have only her strength sealed, while her looks remained unchanged. Was that because her vitality was stronger? Or had the Snake Seal Curse not yet taken full effect? Come to think of it, he rather wanted to see what Yun Yun would look like when she grew old... (Yun Yun: ...)

After a brief moment of thought, a ball of green fire appeared in Liu Yu's hand. He sent it into Yun Yun's body and said, "Stay here for now. I'll be right back!"

Then, without waiting for Yun Yun to react, he turned into a streak of blood-red light and vanished from the oasis.

Bewilderment covered Yun Yun's lovely face, but as she sensed the ball of green fire inside her, her expression changed!

Although that fire rested obediently within her body, she could vaguely feel the terrifying heat contained in the Green Flame. Such scorching temperatures were far beyond those of any ordinary flame! Could it be...

Meanwhile, Liu Yu wore a helpless expression as he flew toward the Snake-People Tribe. His queen was questioning him: with his soul power, he could easily have removed that woman's clothes and applied her medicine with his eyes closed, so why had he not used his soul perception?

Liu Yu really had been wronged! He had simply acted out of habit and had not thought that far ahead! Besides, he had already seen everything. What was the point of bringing it up now...

The Snake-People Holy City.

Looking at the city in the heart of the desert, Liu Yu could not help feeling emotional. Home at last!

His main reason for returning ahead of schedule was to choose a suitable Earth Tier Dou Technique from the Snake-People Tribe's treasury. If they were all suitable, then naturally he would learn them all!

During his battle with the Amethyst Winged Lion King, he had discovered some of his own shortcomings. Namely, he lacked a powerful Dou Technique to serve as his trump card. That Great Flying Lion even possessed a mighty sealing technique, the Amethyst Seal, while he had only two Black Tier offensive Dou Techniques. That was rather paltry...

At that moment, the fully armed Snake-People guards on the city walls grew alert as they sensed a powerful aura approaching. A group of Human Race experts had only just arrived uninvited and been beaten into a desperate retreat by their tribe's experts. Could another Human Race expert be coming now?

More than a dozen enormous black birds were also circling above the walls. Seeing a streak of blood-red light heading toward the Holy City, they sounded the alarm well in advance!

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