Xiao Yan was utterly speechless at Queen Medusa's words.
Why did women always think their bodies were their greatest bargaining chips?
Even someone as domineering as Queen Medusa couldn't escape that cliché?
When did I ever say I wanted you?
Could you stop flattering yourself?
Did being beautiful mean everyone had to covet your beauty?
I, Xiao Yan, was devoted to the path of cultivation, and I had no intention of coveting you!
Still, Xiao Yan could understand. Queen Medusa was simply too desperate to restore the Medusa Clan's glory.
For that goal, she was willing to pay any price!
But Qing Lin was already his disciple. There was no way he would hand her back to the Medusa Clan.
After weighing his words, Xiao Yan said, "I don't mind telling you that the bearer of the triple jade-green snake flower pupils bloodline is currently in my hands. She's also my disciple.
"There's no way I'll let her return to your Medusa Clan, at least not now.
"However, I understand how you feel. I can promise you this: as long as you agree to the conditions I just mentioned and help me for fifty to a hundred years,
"After a hundred years, I won't restrict either your freedom or that of the bearer of the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils. Whether you want to restore the Medusa Clan's glory or do something else, I won't interfere. I'll even be willing to lend you a hand."
Queen Medusa's expression shifted between light and shadow.
He held all the initiative now. The bearer of the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils was in his hands, and even her own life was in his hands.
Yet he was still negotiating with her so mildly. It seemed he wasn't toying with her, but genuinely wanted