"See? Getting impatient again," Apothecary said.
"We still haven't confirmed whether the person who came here six months ago was Medusa, or whether Medusa took the heavenly flame, right?"
"Besides, half a year has passed, and there's still been no movement from the Snake-People Tribe. That means even if Medusa took the heavenly flame, she's still preparing to evolve."
"Of course, she might also have failed already and turned to ash."
Xiao Yan: "..."
Apothecary waved a hand. "Girl, think of it this way-"
"If Medusa didn't take the heavenly flame, we can simply capture it once we find it. If it's with the Snake-People Tribe, it certainly isn't going anywhere either."
"Even if Medusa successfully evolved, she'd only be a little snake who'd just entered the Dou Zong rank. Your big sister here could pin her down with one hand. If Medusa hasn't evolved, or failed to evolve, there's even less to worry about."
"Of course, if it wasn't Medusa who took the heavenly flame, but some unknown person, then they've already been gone for half a year. You couldn't catch up even if you chased them, right?"
"So we might as well look around the place where the heavenly flame was born first. Places like that usually have some good stuff. Either way, you won't lose out."
After hearing Apothecary's analysis, Xiao Yan felt she had a point and settled back into the bathtub.
After finishing her medicinal bath and resting for the night, Xiao Yan began processing the Desert Iron Mercenary Group's medicinal herbs the next morning.
The brothers, Xiao Ding and Xiao Li, took Qing Lin out of the city to find the place "Queen Medusa might have visited." Xiao Yan didn't need to accompany them at this stage; they could call her over once they