Meeting

Meeting

It was noon.

In the vast desert, a patrol squad made up of a dozen or so fully armed snake-people was carrying out its daily inspection around the Holy City, their expressions extremely relaxed.

This place was less than ten thousand meters from the Snake-People Race Holy City. It could already be considered a core area.

With the reputation of that queen in the Holy City, the patrolling snake-people did not think any humans would dare come here to make trouble.

Moreover, the Holy City was the center of Tagor, and farther out around it, there were the eight great snake-people tribes guarding it. Ordinary humans did not have the ability to reach this place either.

Suddenly, a wave of hot wind surged up, sweeping yellow sand across the sky, causing the patrolling snake-people to raise their hands to cover their faces and narrow their eyes.

"I've really had enough of this damn place."

"What can we do about it? Pray. Our current queen is far stronger and more farsighted than the former one. Maybe she can lead the tribe out of this desert and find a more suitable place to survive."

The wind and sand settled, and the group of snake-people cursed as they chatted among themselves.

From beginning to end, they never noticed that six figures had already swept across the sky, swiftly approaching the city at the center of the desert.

"Feng Li, your little trick for deceiving people's eyes is getting more and more practiced."

Several thousand meters away from the Snake-People Race Holy City, the group of six landed atop a sand dune. Yan Shi laughed as he teased him.

The others also nodded in deep agreement.

Along the way in, the six of them had encountered over ten patrol teams from the snake-people tribes. Each time, Wind Walker Feng Li had acted, waving his sleeve as Dou Qi surged wildly and whipped up a burst of wind and sand to conceal them.

As a result, even though the six of them were almost at the foot of the Holy City, they still had not been discovered, saving them a great deal of trouble.

"Just a small trick. Nothing worthy of mention. I couldn't very well trouble Sect Master Yun with such a minor matter, could I?"

Feng Li replied modestly, not forgetting to flatter Yun Yun as well.

The martial world was not only about fighting and killing; the ways of the world were just as important.

Unfortunately, Yun Yun merely gave a polite smile and did not respond.

Teng Shan paid the two of them no mind either and turned to look at Chen Xiao.

"Old Hai said that Old Man should follow your arrangements. Chen Xiao, you make the call. When we enter the city and how we enter it will all be up to you."

Hearing this, Yun Yun and the others also looked over.

As long as it would not cause serious consequences, since they had accepted the commission, they were willing to give Hai Bo Dong some face.

Teng Shan was the same.

Chen Xiao nodded in thanks, gazing from afar at the huge city standing in the desert.

He said, "All of you seniors are renowned experts, so there is no need to be overly low-key. We can simply go and pay a visit directly. The eight great tribe leaders of the snake-people race will not come to the Holy City without Medusa Queen's summons. Once we truly meet Medusa Queen, I would also ask all of you seniors to be a little more on guard."

Threatening her was absolutely out of the question. That would be seeking death.

Even if the eight great tribe leaders were not present, there were still no small number of experts in the Holy City.

But there was also no need to keep too low a profile. That would only make others look down on them.

So, acting normally was enough.

"Don't worry. Even if you hadn't said it, facing that Medusa Queen, who is famous for both her ferocity and beauty, we wouldn't dare let down our guard, much less offend her," Teng Shan said with a slight nod, smiling as he agreed.

Seeing this, Chen Xiao no longer hesitated and immediately set off again.

A distance of several thousand meters was only a matter of a few breaths to experts at the Dou Emperor and Dou Wang levels.

Teng Shan carried Chen Xiao, and only when they had flown to about a hundred meters outside the towering city wall did they stop in midair.

It was also only at this moment that the snake-people soldiers on the city wall let out warning blasts of "wu wu."

Immediately afterward, the six of them saw a shapely snake-woman spread her Dou Qi wings and sweep out from above the wall.

"Human experts, why have you entered our race's territory without permission?"

The snake-woman's gaze was cold. Probably because she saw that the six of them made no offensive moves, although her attitude could not be called friendly, it was not too nasty either.

"Commander Hua She'er, I am Teng Shan, Clan Leader of the Mite'er Family. Today, I have taken the liberty of disturbing your noble race because there is something for which I wish to meet Your Majesty. Please pass on the message."

Teng Shan held Chen Xiao by the shoulder with one hand, placed the other over his chest, and gave a slight bow as he spoke.

Elegance never went out of style.

"This Holy City is the absolute core area of the snake-people race, and the Medusa Shrine is inside this city. Every generation of queens resides there permanently. In addition, Medusa Queen's personal guard unit is stationed here as well—the Medusa Snake Guard. This elite unit made illustrious battle contributions during the war between the Jia Ma Empire and the snake-people race. Clan Leader Nalan Jie should have a deep understanding of that. This woman's name is Hua She'er, and she is the commander of this snake guard, deeply trusted and utterly loyal."

After responding to Hua She'er, Teng Shan lowered his voice and introduced her identity to Chen Xiao.

Chen Xiao nodded lightly. He also had some impression of Hua She'er.

Opposite them.

Hua She'er swept her gaze over the six of them and could sense their strength.

One Dou Emperor, four Dou Wangs.

And one... Da Dou Shi?!

This lineup was rather luxurious, yet also somewhat strange, leaving Hua She'er unable to guess their purpose.

With no intention of turning back to the city, Hua She'er stood quietly high in the air, waiting for instructions from behind her.

She was absolutely certain that Your Majesty in the shrine had seen all of this.

Whether to meet them or refuse them, she would have her own decision.

"Bring them to see me."

Hua She'er did not have to wait long before a slightly languid voice entered her ears.

Hua She'er turned and bowed toward the shrine, then turned back to look at the six people.

"Your Majesty has agreed to meet you once. The six of you, please enter the city on foot."

As she spoke, Hua She'er landed first at the city gate.

High in the air, the few experts exchanged glances, somewhat surprised.

"This Medusa Queen truly is confident enough. Although I expected that we would be able to see her this time, I never thought we would be able to enter the sacred city," Lion King Yan Shi sighed softly.

By agreeing to let them enter the city, it was impossible to tell whether Medusa Queen would be easy to talk to, but her confidence was fully on display.

"Seniors, let's go down first," Chen Xiao said with a smile.

To him, as long as they could obtain an audience, this was a good start.

As for Medusa Queen's confidence, did that even need saying?

This Your Majesty was currently at her absolute peak, and had not been injured by the Green Lotus Core Flame.

Teng Shan nodded first and brought Chen Xiao down to the ground.

The others followed closely behind.

Stepping into the sacred city, they could clearly see that the architectural style of the Snake-People Race was completely different from desert cities like Mo City. The houses were lower, and tall buildings were rarely seen.

There were even more snake-people in the city than the usual flow of people in Mo City. Seeing Hua She'er lead six humans inside, the gazes that sized them up varied greatly.

Some carried vigilance, some were filled with hatred, and there were also some young snake-people who were rather curious, as if it were their first time seeing humans.

They remained silent the entire way. In less than ten minutes, the group was finally led by Hua She'er to the highest point at the center of the sacred city, inside that Medusa Shrine.

In the spacious, luxurious hall, a beautiful woman who could only be described as bewitching leaned languidly against the throne.

She wore an elegant purple-red brocade robe. Beneath the robe, her delicate body was full and exquisite, like a ripe peach, exuding a faint allure. Compared to her, even the Sect Master who had accompanied them along the way seemed to pale into insignificance.

The woman on the throne lightly propped her forehead with a jade hand, as if she had just been taking a short rest.

Through the gap left by her arm, they could see three thousand strands of black hair scattered casually, as well as a section of purple snake tail extending out from beneath the brocade robe.

Hearing the approaching footsteps, she lifted her eyes slightly, her gaze calm and unruffled.

Neither joy nor anger showed, neither sorrow nor delight.