Battle Through the Heavens: The Soul Emperor's Only Daughter, I Am the Young Master of the Soul

Chapter 45 Queen Medusa Awakens

As the snake-people drew ever closer, a cold glint flashed in Yao Chen's eyes. He released the sleeping girl from his embrace, brushed a stray hair from her forehead, and thought to himself, "Sleep well, Xiao Qing'er. This time, your teacher will definitely protect you!"

Even though his strength had declined due to the excessive exertion in the previous battle, he could still maintain a level of around three-star Dou Zong, which was not something that these Dou Wang and one Dou Huang could easily bully.

"Stop it, all of you!"

A cold, sharp shout rang out.

Perhaps sensing the danger posed by Yao Chen, or perhaps feeling pity for the girl lying in Yao Chen's arms, seeing a shadow of an old friend in her, the Medusa woman spoke up to stop Yue Mei from making a move, due to a combination of these two reasons.

"Your Majesty?" Yue Mei turned to look at Queen Medusa, her eyes full of confusion.

"Step back." Queen Medusa raised her hand slightly, signaling Yue Mei and the surrounding snake-people to step back, her voice revealing an unquestionable majesty.

Queen Medusa walked up to Yao Chen, staring intently at the peacefully sleeping Hun Qinghao, but her expressionless face and deep eyes made it impossible to discern her true thoughts.

Yao Chen frowned, wary of Queen Medusa's perplexing behavior.

The two sides remained locked in a stalemate for a while, then Queen Medusa suddenly spoke: "Her injuries... are very serious!"

In this seemingly young girl, she saw the shadow of Butterfly. Back then, her younger sister Butterfly had also been lying in that man's arms before leaving her forever.

"She needs a quiet place to recuperate, and I... can make an exception and allow you to go to the Serpent People's Clan," Queen Medusa said earnestly, her heart filled with compassion.

She now has complete control over the snake people, and no one can question her decisions.

"What exactly is your purpose?" Yao Chen asked coldly.

Recalling the ruthless reputation of Queen Medusa of the Snake-People tribe in the Gama Empire, Yao Chen didn't believe she would be so kind; she must have some ulterior motive.

As a staunch supporter of Queen Medusa, Yue Mei was the first to jump out, "Oh dear, Her Majesty the Queen meant well, how come you interpret it as ill intent!"

"Moon Beauty!" Queen Medusa gave Moon Beauty a look, signaling her to step back.

Yue Mei bit her lip, reluctantly shut her mouth, and stepped aside.

"You don't need to be so wary. I just felt that she looked very much like an old friend of mine, so I showed her goodwill," Queen Medusa explained calmly.

Yao Chen lowered his guard. A powerful and aloof woman like Queen Medusa would have her own pride and wouldn't stoop to lying.

Moreover, Qing'er's current condition is indeed not suitable for long-distance travel; she needs to find a place to recuperate, and the nearby snake people are a good option.

Thinking of this, Yao Chen glanced at his body, which was now almost indistinguishable from his real body, then picked up Hun Qinghao and stood up, nodding slightly to Queen Medusa, "Thank you."

"Hmm." Queen Medusa glanced at the girl she cared about, then turned away with an air of aloofness.

Snake-people tribe.

When the elder of the snake people saw that Queen Medusa had brought back two humans, he was immediately reminded of the great chaos that occurred more than twenty years ago, which made him very dissatisfied with Queen Medusa's decision this time.

But things are different now. In the snake-people race, Queen Medusa is the one who holds the highest authority, and he can only suppress his dissatisfaction.

Queen Medusa led Yao Chen to her palace and pointed to the luxurious bed, saying, "You can leave once you've put her down."

"I won't go out," Yao Chen said firmly. He still didn't trust Queen Medusa and would never allow her to be alone with Qing'er.

Queen Medusa glanced at him. "Her wounds need cleaning, and her soiled clothes need changing. Do you think it's appropriate for you to be here?"

"Uh..." Yao Chen's face stiffened, thinking that this was indeed a bit inappropriate.

So Yao Chen stopped arguing, silently put Hun Qinghao on the bed, and then he was kicked out by Queen Medusa.

Looking at the tightly closed door, Yao Chen took a deep breath and stood quietly outside, waiting.

Inside the palace, Queen Medusa gently wiped the dirt from Hun Qinghao's face with a cloth soaked in hot water, and sighed, "Little sister, what happened to you that caused you to be so badly injured..."

Unbuttoning her clothes, Queen Medusa's pupils constricted sharply when she saw Hun Qinghao's left shoulder. She murmured, "Strange... I clearly saw that her wound here was still bleeding before, how come it has disappeared without a trace as soon as I returned?"

With doubts in her heart, Queen Medusa placed her hand on Hun Qinghao's chest, channeling her power into her body to carefully examine her condition.

Then, in a short while, a burst of power erupted from Hun Qinghao's body, directly shaking off Queen Medusa.

"This..." Queen Medusa looked at her trembling hands and stared at Hun Qinghao with a shocked expression.

This girl possessed an incredibly terrifying power hidden within her body. If she hadn't meant no harm, she felt that she wouldn't have been simply shaken away.

"No wonder this little girl's body is slowly healing itself; it's because of that hidden, powerful force..."

Outside the gate, Yao Chen had just sensed that fleeting power as well. Anxious, he wanted to take off the Soul-Locking Bracelet and float in to see what Queen Medusa was up to, but he found that he couldn't remove the Soul-Locking Bracelet from his hand.

No matter how hard he tried, the purple bracelet remained firmly on his wrist.

Just as Yao Chen was about to break down the door and force his way in, the door suddenly opened, and Queen Medusa slowly walked out...

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In the blink of an eye, half a month has passed.

Soul Qinghao, who had occupied Queen Medusa's bed for half a month, finally woke up.

She slowly opened her eyes, instinctively reaching out to shield her eyes from the glaring light. It took her a while to gradually come to her senses.

"Where am I?"

It looks like a palace. Could it be that Yao Chen brought her to a big city?

Hun Qing sat up and felt the power within his body. The overdrawn soul power had been fully restored, and the backlash from forcibly breaking the seal had also healed.

This time, she could be considered to have turned misfortune into blessing. The poison on the God-Slaying Needle was indeed quite potent, but after she absorbed the power of the poison, it helped her advance two levels, breaking through from a five-star Dou Wang to a seven-star Dou Wang.

"You're awake."

At this moment, Queen Medusa pushed open the door and entered. She was stunned for a moment when she saw Hun Qing sitting on the bed, and then said calmly.

The woman's clear, cold voice pulled Hun Qinghao back to reality. She looked up and saw a beautiful woman in red with a human body, a snake's tail, and a crown walking gracefully toward her.

Queen Medusa!

With such a unique attire and an almost bewitchingly beautiful face, Hun Qinghao recognized the newcomer at a glance.

So she is still in the Tagor Desert, where the Snake People tribe lives.

(End of this chapter)