Chapter 35: Cure the Queen's Illness

Seeing that the queen was still so cold towards him, Jiang Xing decided to cure her of this problem. He stood up from his seat and slowly walked towards the queen.

The queen was a little panicked when she saw Jiang Xing, who had been sitting, now walking towards her. "What are you doing? Don't come over here!"

This is the main hall; someone might come in soon.

Based on Medusa's understanding of Jiang Xing, she was genuinely afraid that he might do something rash.

Jiang Xing ignored Medusa's protests and continued to approach her.

Medusa wanted to retreat, but she was sitting on the throne, and there wasn't much room to back away.

In no time, Jiang Xing's face was almost touching Medusa's.

Seeing Medusa's nervous expression, Jiang Xing smiled and said, "Queen, weren't you quite calm just now? What are you afraid of now?"

Medusa kept glancing towards the entrance of the hall, afraid that someone might walk in and see this scene. She reminded him, "Jiang Xing, don't do this; we're in the hall."

Jiang Xing smirked and said, "So, the Queen means it's fine as long as it's not in the main hall?"

"No, not anywhere else either... um..."

Before Medusa could finish her sentence, her delicate lips were sealed by Jiang Xing's.

Medusa's eyes widened in shock. This was the main hall—how dare he?

She tried to push Jiang Xing away with both hands, but she wasn't strong enough to move him.

After what felt like an eternity, they finally parted. Medusa was filled with shame and anger. Jiang Xing knew very well this was the palace, yet he still did this...

Fortunately, no one else had seen it, so Medusa felt a little relieved.

Seeing Medusa's expression, Jiang Xing found the queen even more intriguing.

But he knew he couldn't push his luck, so he refrained from any further actions.

He picked up the reports sent by the tribal leaders from the table and started reading them.

Since these reports weren't particularly important, Medusa didn't stop him. However, she was quite curious about why Jiang Xing was interested in them.

After a while, Jiang Xing had finished reading all the reports.

The contents were nothing more than trivial matters, such as conflicts between snake people and humans.

Two years ago, Jiang Xing and the Great Elder had eliminated all the royal family members.

The Izumo Empire, neighboring the Gama Empire, naturally didn't miss the opportunity and seized control of the Gama Empire.

However, the Izumo Empire knew that the Snake People had a Dou Zong, so they didn't act against them.

Although the royal family of the Izumo Empire didn't take any direct action, humans and snake people weren't the same, and they had more or less suppressed the snake people.

Jiang Xing: "Medusa."

"Um?"

Medusa was slightly confused and a little wary when her name was suddenly called.

Jiang Xing pointed at the thick pile of reports on the table and asked, "Do you usually handle these things?"

"Yeah, what's wrong?"

Medusa was puzzled. She was the queen of the snake people, so wasn't it her duty to handle these matters?

"I think these small issues can be handed over to your subordinates. You should focus on your cultivation. Only when you're strong enough will the snake people not be bullied."

Medusa knew this well, but she had been stuck at the peak of the Nine-Star Douhuang level and unable to break through, so she focused on managing the affairs of the Snake People.

Now that she had broken through to the Dou Zong level, she was caught off guard.

Moreover, with her new strength, the Snake People couldn't afford to provide her with the resources needed for cultivation. Training with resources was entirely different from training without them.

Though Jiang Xing had the necessary resources, Medusa always felt that her people were indebted to him. How could she have the nerve to ask him for cultivation resources again?

But then Medusa remembered what Jiang Xing had done to her the day before yesterday... and last night...

Medusa thought: Jiang Xing did this to me, so it doesn't seem too much for me to take some of his cultivation resources!

"Jiang Xing, I want to become stronger!"

Jiang Xing was momentarily stunned, then smiled and said, "You can become stronger if you want. Why are you telling me?"

For the sake of her people, Medusa gritted her teeth and said, "I want you to provide me with cultivation resources."

Medusa was already his woman. Even if she didn't ask, Jiang Xing would provide her with resources. However, seeing Medusa like this, Jiang Xing suddenly felt like negotiating terms with her...

"What's so difficult about that? I can give you the cultivation resources, but..."

Medusa was delighted when she heard the first half of Jiang Xing's sentence.

But then he stopped talking, his eyes fixated on a certain part of her. Medusa clearly understood what Jiang Xing meant.

Medusa was furious when she saw the look in his eyes, but for the sake of her people, she decided to risk it.

And she comforted herself in her heart: I'm already his, so it's just a promise now.

"As long as you provide me with cultivation resources and make me stronger, I'll agree to anything you want to do!"

Jiang Xing couldn't take his eyes off Medusa's delicate body.

"Alright then, leave the door open for me tonight."

...

Jiang Xing finally left the hall, having made the aloof Queen Medusa blush.

I wonder if Zi Yan is back?

After obtaining the Tuoshe Ancient Jade, Jiang Xing wanted to place it in the Ancient Emperor's cave.

I promised Zi Yan I'd take her to meet her tribesmen, so I can take her to meet her father, Zhu Kun, first.

Thinking of this, Jiang Xing walked towards Zi Yan's residence.

When he arrived, he knocked on the door.

After a moment, Zi Yan opened it. She was holding a half-bitten green fruit in one hand, her cheeks bulging as she continued to chew.

It was clear that this green fruit was a medicinal herb Zi Yan had found outside.

Zi Yan had been expecting Qing Lin to come play with her, but when she opened the door, she saw it was Jiang Xing.

She tossed the half-eaten fruit aside and said happily, "Jiang Xing, you're finally back!"

Seeing Zi Yan so cheerful, Jiang Xing touched her head, feeling relieved.

Well, it wasn't in vain that I care for her!

But then, Zi Yan's true nature came through.

"Jiang Xing, give me the pills quickly. I'm starving without you around!"

Jiang Xing: ? ? Give me back the warm feeling I just had!

Seeing that Jiang Xing didn't take out the pills right away, Zi Yan started using her usual excuse.

"You promised to help me find my tribesmen, but I haven't seen you in two years. You owe me at least five... no, ten bottles of pills to make up for it!"

Zi Yan said this with complete confidence.

If Jiang Xing didn't know Zi Yan's greedy nature, he might have really believed her.

But he didn't haggle with Zi Yan and readily handed her the pills.

Zi Yan's eyes lit up as she took them.

She quickly poured out a pill from the jade bottle and tossed it into her mouth, chewing with a satisfied expression.

It looks like I'm really greedy.

After Zi Yan had devoured half a bottle of pills, Jiang Xing spoke up.

"Zi Yan, how about I take you to see your father?"

Zi Yan was stunned.

"My father?"