The Snake-People Holy City loomed in the distance. With the Holy City nearby, there were far more settlements of the Snake-People Tribe here than on the outskirts. Nor was this place entirely desert; rocks of every size rose from the sands, barely tempering the desert's scorching heat.
Xiao Fan found a rock and hid behind it. Looking at the still-peaceful Holy City, he murmured, "Looks like Gu He and his group haven't reached the Holy City yet. I wonder whether Xiao Yan and the others are here."
Behind another rock not far from Xiao Fan, Xiao Yan was likewise lying low, speaking to Yao Lao in his mind. Teacher, why haven't those experts arrived yet?
Yao Lao replied in his mind, No hurry. They should make their move by this afternoon at the latest. They know that the longer they drag this out, the worse things will become for them.
Xiao Yan nodded. After all, even during the time he had spent hiding here, a Dou Wang expert from the Snake-People Tribe had already arrived.
While everyone outside waited, two experts of the Snake-People Tribe were inside a spacious, luxurious hall in the Snake-People Holy City. Judging by the auras radiating from them, both were actually Dou Wang experts.
The female Snake-Person seated in the hall had a graceful, alluring figure. Her long hair fell past her ears and draped over her enticingly full breasts. She leaned against the back of her chair with a faintly languid air, her eyes occasionally passing over the purple crystal throne at the head of the hall, a trace of helplessness flashing within them.
The male Snake-Person standing in the hall was powerfully built, with a simple garment draped casually over his body. Strange black tattoos covered his exposed skin. Where the tattoos reached