Breaking the Masked Man

"Ahem, we have no ill intentions. If you really... are in love with that person, we will support you, as long as Her Majesty the Queen has no objection."

The Fourth Elder coughed to ease the tension and said with a dry laugh. He was clearly sensible and did not want the relationship between the two sides to become too strained. The main reason was that Queen Medusa's attitude forced them to consider the matter carefully, as they could not really trigger a war within the clan.

The older you get, the more timid you become.

This has always been the case.

"Her Majesty the Queen naturally has no objection."

Yao Yan raised an eyebrow and looked at the alluring Medusa Queen beside him. Her perfect figure was enough to make any man linger on her.

There was a pause.

He continued, "If the four elders have no objections, then please do not interfere too much with Cai Die's freedom in the future."

"The four of us harbor no ill will towards her, but unfortunately, she and Her Majesty the Queen are identical twin sisters, sharing a common emotional bond. If you are allowed to be with her... it will inevitably affect Her Majesty the Queen, and this will indirectly lead to the destruction of the Snake People..."

The elder was silent for a moment, then spoke slowly, his aged tone heavy with emotion.

Yao Yan was taken aback upon hearing this and couldn't help but look at Queen Medusa. He understood most of what the four elders had said, but there were still some things that puzzled him. What did they mean by "shared emotions"? Could it be that there was such a thing as telepathy?

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look at Queen Medusa. Her expression remained unchanged, cold and arrogant, indifferent to Yao Yan's gaze.

Queen Medusa naturally wouldn't tell Yao Yan that she had a so-called resonance with Cai Die. She stared coldly at the four elders and said coldly, "If you have nothing else to say, this matter ends here!"

The four elders exchanged glances. Faced with Queen Medusa's forceful pressure, they were quite helpless. If it were just Queen Medusa alone, they would naturally dare to exert some pressure. However, there were Hai Bodong and Cai Die outside, as well as Yao Yan, a young master with unknown strength and mysterious background. Naturally, they were hesitant to act too recklessly.

Seeing the four elders remain silent, Queen Medusa gave Yao Yan a look, then swayed her hips and her alluring purple snake tail, leading Yao Yan out of the underground palace.

She was not surprised by the four elders' reluctance to act, because these four old fellows had always been so weak and incompetent.

Watching the two leave.

The four elders exchanged glances, feeling rather helpless. They wanted to push her too hard, but Queen Medusa was on Yao Yan's side, and Yao Yan himself was not the kind of person who was easy to bully, leaving them feeling rather helpless. They could only let Queen Medusa take Yao Yan away.

"I don't know whether it's a blessing or a curse."

The second elder of the snake-people remained silent for a long time until Yao Yan and Queen Medusa walked out of the underground palace. Only then did he slowly speak, his aged tone carrying a hint of helplessness.

This generation of Medusa Queen has two children, who are identical twins. They also have a unique connection, which is clearly unsuitable for a queen. If one of them has feelings for the other, it will be a devastating blow to the snake people.

This is also why they forced Queen Medusa to execute another one.

Unfortunately, everything has now taken a turn for the worse, and no one knows what consequences the appearance of Yao Yan, this special human alchemist, will bring.

The Grand Elder closed his eyes and pondered for a long time before saying in a deep voice, "Her Majesty the Queen's attitude is firm, so we can only wait and see. If it really has a negative impact on the Snake-People, I will take action!"

"Then let's leave it at that for now."

The Fourth Elder spoke slowly, his expression the most indifferent, showing no concern for the final outcome.

The others remained silent upon hearing this.

Queen Medusa was right about one thing: the four of them did live to a relatively old age, and therefore, they would carefully consider any decision they made, rather than making hasty decisions.

……

They left the palace of the snake people.

Yao Yan looked at Queen Medusa, who was leading the group, and said softly, "Thank you. I didn't expect you to speak up for us."

"She's my sister!"

Queen Medusa glanced at Yao Yan with her purple and cold eyes, and said in a calm voice that the sacrifices and things she was willing to do for her sister were clearly far beyond Yao Yan's imagination.

Yao Yan nodded, then slowly said, "I have obtained the whereabouts of the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame from the incomplete map. I need a large amount of Ice Spirit Cold Spring to weaken the power of the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame and refine it!"

After a month of honing his skills, his battle qi was sufficient for further breakthroughs. He only needed to take a few breakthrough-enhancing pills to successfully break through to the Dou Ling level. After honing his skills for a while, he could then begin refining the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame, eventually devouring it and advancing the Burning Technique to the advanced Xuan rank.

At that time, his strength will surely advance by leaps and bounds again, and he may even reach the peak of the Battle Spirit realm.

In this regard.

Yao Yan was somewhat inclined to save this opportunity for when he broke through to the Dou Wang realm, as the benefits of advancing the Burning Technique would be enough to allow him to break through to the Dou Wang realm instantly without any side effects.

"you sure?"

Upon hearing this, Queen Medusa looked at Yao Yan with a serious expression in her cold, beautiful eyes and said in a deep voice.

She was no stranger to strange fires, but she was still quite surprised that Yao Yan had obtained the whereabouts of a strange fire so easily. Given the peculiarity of strange fires, there couldn't be too many of them in the entire Dou Qi Continent. How did Yao Yan know the whereabouts of the Azure Lotus Earth Core Fire? Was it really just based on a fragment of a map?

Queen Medusa was clearly quite curious about this.

"There's no need for me to lie to you. Once you see it for yourself, you'll know I'm not a liar."

Yao Yan said frankly that he was fully aware of Queen Medusa's suspicions, so his attitude was quite sincere. He would maintain this attitude until he had enough strength. It's cool to show off when you have the strength, but it's just stupid to show off when you don't.

Queen Medusa nodded without questioning anything, and parted her red lips slightly: "As long as you fulfill the promise you made to me before!"

"Of course, once I have refined the strange fire, I will naturally fulfill our agreement."

Yao Yan nodded and said.

"Sometimes, I really suspect you're a fraud!"

Queen Medusa paused, then spoke in a low voice. Clearly, she didn't trust Yao Yan much. Not everyone is as love-struck as Cai Die, who placed such trust in Yao Yan.

"Whether he's a fraud or not, we'll find out in time."

Yao Yan smiled and said calmly.

He then continued, "I already know the whereabouts of the Azure Lotus Core Flame. I plan to take Hai Bodong and you with me to its location. With your strength, you should be able to help me refine the Azure Lotus Core Flame. If we still fail, then I can only blame my bad luck."

"With the Ice Spirit Cold Spring, you won't die!"

Queen Medusa was clearly unmoved by the medicine-like talk and said coldly. She was obviously aware of the Ice Spirit Cold Spring's ability to restrain strange fires. Its protection of the body was unparalleled, especially against fire-attribute strange fires like the Azure Lotus Earth Core Fire, where it perfectly restrained them.

"Hard to say."

Yao Yan shook his head, vaguely said something, and then pretended to be pitiful, saying, "Where is Cai Die? I plan to go see her before I leave."

"You're not dead yet."

Queen Medusa glanced sideways at Yao Yan, who was pretending to be dead, and said in a deep voice. She clearly did not want to see her sister being intimate with Yao Yan, as it would not be a good thing for her either.

"Can't we just chat?"

Yao Yan frowned and said in a deep voice.

"can."

Queen Medusa spoke curtly, then led the way without saying a word, seemingly unwilling to waste any more words with Yao Yan, let alone have any further involvement with him. However, her outward disguise could not hide her inner turmoil. When she saw Yao Yan and Cai Die together, her heart was finally stirred.

Yao Yan, oblivious to everyone else, kneaded Cai Die's little hands and turned to look at her sister-in-law: "Can Cai Die move around freely now?"

"It's best not to leave the Serpent People's Palace!"

Queen Medusa coldly warned that she was unwilling to completely break ties with Yao Yan, but she also did not want to see Yao Yan become too presumptuous.

"it is good."

Yao Yan nodded to Yingxia. He was also unwilling to break ties with the Snake People. At least for now, there was no benefit in breaking ties with the Snake People. Besides, the Snake People were his family, weren't they?

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 102 Shuang'er?

The scorching sun shone down, turning the entire Tagor Desert into a giant steamer, distorting the air and making it impossible to see the distant scenery clearly.

The Serpent People's Royal Palace, a heavily guarded palace.

Cai Die is currently being held captive here, guarded by many powerful snake-people. However, most of them are of average strength. If Cai Die wanted to leave by force, no one could stop her. This is why those above the Dou Wang level are called true cultivators.

Only by gathering wings of fighting spirit can one roam freely between heaven and earth; only then can one be called truly 'free'.

Unfortunately, not everyone can do this; most people never break free from the shackles of their own hearts throughout their lives.

External cages are easy to break, but the cages within one's heart can only be opened by oneself.

Cai Die gazed at the scenery outside the window, her beautiful eyes lowered, her thin lips slightly pouting, and she muttered softly, "Another day is about to pass, why hasn't Young Master come out of seclusion yet..."

She was listless. Without the medicine, she felt like she had returned to her former self, like a puppet, sitting by the window every day, watching the sunrise and sunset, repeating the same days over and over again, as if the whole world had turned black and white and lost all color.

Her alluring, long snake tail swayed listlessly, her waist and hips displaying an extremely perfect curve. Her stunningly beautiful face, meticulously made up with numerous headdresses and light makeup, became even more radiant and gorgeous.

Only now can the butterfly truly be called Queen Medusa.

If Cai Lin were standing beside him at this moment, he would find that the two looked almost identical, except that their temperament and the color of their tail scales made them slightly different.

When Yao Yan appeared at the palace gate, this was the scene that caught his eye. Looking at the self-pitying Cai Die, a smile appeared on his lips. He enveloped his entire body with his soul power and silently approached her. He didn't care whether Queen Medusa was following or not, and boldly put his arm around Cai Die's slender waist.

"What, are you getting impatient?"

As he drew closer, he whispered in the butterfly's ear.

Sensing that familiar presence, Cai Die's tense body instantly relaxed, her eyes growing brighter as she looked at the familiar figure. She nodded, then shook her head violently, her cheeks puffing out slightly, and huffed, "No way!"

"嘤嘤~"

Ling'er, perched on Yao Yan's shoulder, let out a clear chirp as a greeting to Cai Die, before lazily continuing to lie there. She was never one to move around much, especially after a full meal; she preferred to sleep on Yao Yan's shoulder.

Looking at the lazy little fox, Cai Die poked him with her finger in annoyance and snorted, "You little ingrate."

“Your sister and I have already persuaded those four old guys, so you don’t need to worry about the snake people hunting you down in the future.”

Yao Yan, smelling the faint fragrance on Cai Die's body, whispered some good news.