"I didn't see you when I got back. Where did you go?"
Long Xiao gently stroked Medusa's back, easing the heaviness in his heart.
"I went to the Beast Region," Medusa said. After a pause, she added, "The Snake God once mentioned that beneath the Nine Nether Yellow Springs lay a kingdom she had founded. I did find it, and the souls of several Heaven Swallowing Python elders still lingered there. I rebuilt their bodies for them."
"Then where are they?" Long Xiao asked, surprised as well.
"I subdued the Nine Netherworld Pythons and left those elders to help me govern them. They could become a powerful ally for us when the time comes."
"Well done. But the other two great clans should be the strongest forces in the Beast Region. We'll have to subdue them too." Long Xiao patted the back of Medusa's head, recalling a little girl dressed in purple. He wondered how she was doing.
There was also Brother Kun beneath the Heaven-Burning Qi Refining Tower. The day when he would see the light of day again was not far off.
Medusa brushed Long Xiao's hand aside in displeasure. "Do you think I'm that stupid? Of course I knew that."
"While I was in the Beast Region, I suddenly sensed your aura and Ling'er's, so I followed them. It turned out their source was in Ancient Void Dragon territory!"
"In the past, I might have feared the Ancient Dragon Clan. But now? They couldn't withstand even a single exchange with me."
"There was a little girl there evolving her bloodline, and your auras were coming from her. I stepped in and helped her complete the evolution, then helped her unite the divided Dragon Island."
"Only afterward did I learn that you actually knew her. She's now the