Queen Medusa's beautiful eyes abruptly narrowed, and she snapped sharply.
"What are you trying to do?!"
Xiao Yan rubbed his smooth chin, seemingly lost in thought.
After a moment, he narrowed his eyes and said with a smile, "Not only did you injure my dear friend, you nearly made me fail to devour the Heavenly Flame and perish, body and soul.
"Tell me, shouldn't I kill you first, then wipe out the entire Snake-People Tribe?"
Queen Medusa's expression darkened. A closer look would have revealed a flicker of panic deep in her eyes.
Still, she was the renowned Queen Medusa, possessed of extraordinary resolve, and she soon regained her composure.
She said gravely, "Tell me what it will take for you to release me.
"Your true aim cannot be to take my life. Otherwise, I would already be dead."
Clap, clap, clap!
Xiao Yan clapped his hands in praise.
"As expected of Queen Medusa. You catch on quickly. In that case, I'll be blunt.
"I can spare your life and even leave the Snake-People Tribe alone.
"As long as you serve at my command for twenty years, I'll set you free. How does that sound?"
Queen Medusa narrowed her eyes, a vicious gleam flashing within them.
"You want to enslave me and order me around?"
"Now, now, watch your attitude. If you upset me, you won't be the only one who suffers. The Snake-People Tribe will suffer too."
The corners of Xiao Yan's mouth lifted slightly. He had never intended to kill any of them.
Gu He, in particular, would be quite useful to him.
Before long, he would be heading to the Black-Corner Region to establish a faction out in the open, one that could help him collect magic cores and all manner of medicinal ingredients.
As a sixth-grade