Hai Bodong stared at Medusa, who had suddenly appeared before him. As he felt the aura of a Five-Star Dou Zong radiating from her, utter bewilderment filled his eyes.
Could someone tell him why Medusa was here? Why was she a Five-Star Dou Zong? Why had she caught him just as he broke through to Dou Zong and wanted to show off?
Cold sweat poured from Hai Bodong, and his lips trembled.
"Q-Queen Medusa? If I said that was actually just a misunderstanding, would you believe me?"
A vicious gleam flashed through Medusa's eyes at his words. Her face was icy as she spoke with a cold laugh.
"Heh, I wondered who it was. So it's the little bug I accidentally let escape over thirty years ago. It seems becoming a Dou Zong has given you plenty of confidence, enough to come looking for trouble with me."
"Well..."
Hai Bodong swallowed, at a loss for words. His tall, sturdy body trembled slightly as he felt the towering killing intent emanating from Queen Medusa.
Suddenly, he remembered that Medusa seemed to have come down from the mountaintop. Connecting that with the Seven-Colored Little Snake Hun Changqing had brought out of the Snake-People Desert, he felt as though he had stumbled upon something extraordinary. He hurriedly spoke.
"Queen Medusa, you... you're my lord's wife, aren't you?! I'm his follower, so you're my lady! My lord never told me! If he had, I would never have said anything like that!"
Medusa had been gathering Dou Qi, preparing to strike mercilessly. But at Hai Bodong's words, her aura faltered, and her slender brows rose slightly.
For some reason, hearing Hai Bodong address her as his lady sent a little flutter of delight through Medusa's heart, though she did not show it.
"Oh? Your lady?