. Mo Tang gave a dry laugh, temporarily suppressing his dirty thoughts.
Gazing at the beautiful woman with icy eyes, he cleared his throat and said, "Your Majesty, what are you talking about? I'm such a kind person, how could I possibly harbor such evil intentions?"
A flicker of disdain flashed in Queen Medusa's watery eyes. Then, stroking her hair across her chest, she said calmly, "What are you thinking? What I said before wasn't empty talk. If you only give me that gray aura, I will be your woman. I'll even acknowledge you as my master..."
Mo Tang smiled and shook his head. "That's not necessary. After all, I'm not stupid. I don't believe someone as proud as Your Majesty would willingly become anyone's slave."
Queen Medusa narrowed her eyes slightly. It seemed that while the man before her was lustful, he wasn't so lustful as to be blinded by it.
"Then what other conditions do you have? Ask for them, and I'll grant them!"
The deep desire in her soul made Queen Medusa unwilling to give up.
Still smiling faintly and shaking his head, Mo Tang said, "Your Majesty, please do not worry. For the time being, I will not hand that thing over..."
"Don't even think of resorting to force, or attempting to kill someone to steal the treasure..."
Mo Tang spoke directly, not giving Queen Medusa a chance to threaten him.
"I guarantee that if anything happens to me, that aura you mentioned will completely vanish from this world!"
"And..."
Mo Tang turned his gaze to Queen Medusa and said with a hint of joking, "I assume that your Majesty has not yet fully merged with Xiao Qi's soul. Do you think Xiao Qi would agree if you wanted to attack me?"
Queen Medusa's entire body stiffened, and he tapped directly into her vital point.
Although the aura of the strange fire had finally awakened Queen Medusa's soul and allowed it to manifest, within her current body, it was unable to truly suppress the Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python's soul...
Therefore, when she first harbored murderous intent towards Mo Tang, Xiao Qi's soul violently resisted, forcing her to stop.
The thought of this despicable fellow, who had taken advantage of her slumber to gain that little idiot's favor, made Queen Medusa's teeth itch with rage.
Looking at Mo Tang's handsome face, a hint of femininity crossed her cheeks.
Her voice, tinged with a hint of murderous intent, said, "You little man, you're quite bold! You dare to keep my evolved form as a pet, even keeping it close to your clothes..." At
this, Queen Medusa's mind suddenly flashed back to herself as a colorful snake...
Her face, once charming yet cold, suddenly flushed a bright red.
Looking at Medusa's current state, Mo Tang couldn't help but recall the intimate playful times he and Xiao Qi had shared. It seemed as if he'd always put Xiao Qi in the water and let him swim freely before a bath...
"Ahem... ahem...!"
He quickly pushed the unhealthy thoughts out of his mind, thus avoiding embarrassing himself in front of the beautiful woman.
Mo Tang straightened his face, an innocent expression on his face. "I don't treat you like a pet. Think of the meticulous care I give Xiao Qi. I'm always by her side, feeding her the best treats. Even my own daughter wouldn't be any better, right?"
"Do I need to call you Father?"
Queen Medusa's narrow eyes curved into a dangerous arc. The last words were slightly drawn out, and the tingling tone of her voice instantly struck a chord in Mo Tang, nearly choking him and causing him to faint.
Damn!
Are all snake-men women this playful?
These words, this voice, this tone—it's simply too dangerous!
Seeing the frightened little man before her, Queen Medusa couldn't help but lick the blood-red corner of her mouth with her rosy tongue...
Feeling the growing resistance of the little soul within her, she knew her time was almost up.
Her beautiful eyes fixed on Mo Tang, her soft and charming voice slowly emanated.
"Little man, think it over carefully. I hope you'll give me a satisfactory answer next time we meet... And I will keep my promise, Master, or Father..."
As the sound lingered, Queen Medusa's delicate body slowly crept down.
Suddenly, her already perfectly formed form compressed into an alluring arc. Immediately, an intense light burst forth, and Queen Medusa's body slowly shrank, finally transforming into a tiny, rainbow-colored snake... Recovering
from his slumber, Mo Tang angrily shouted at the demon, "I don't have that kind of fetish!"
"Huh?"
Sky-Swallowing Python Xiao Qi, now transformed into a rainbow-colored snake, tilted his head in confusion, staring at the idiot who was roaring at him.
"Oh, damn it, I really can't explain it! It's all because of this abominable woman. She actually slandered me. Next time you come out, I'll teach you a lesson!"
Grabbing Sky-Swallowing Python Xiao Qi's tail, Mo Tang lifted it to eye level.
Apparently, Xiao Qi didn't understand what he was saying and thought he was playing with her. She immediately let out a "na na" sound of joy, then stretched out her pink snake tongue and licked the tip of Mo Tang's nose.
"Hey! You little guy..."
Seeing the adorable Xiao Qi, Mo Tang's anger instantly vanished. He folded the creature in his palm, petted its little head, and then placed it inside his shirt, letting it digest the energy it had stored. He
rummaged through his storage rings and found a third-grade Ice Purification Pill. Taking it effectively alleviated the damage caused by the fire poison to his meridians, exactly what Mo Tang needed.
Although Xiao Qi had absorbed all the strange fire energy from his body, it took Mo Tang five days to repair his meridians.
His meridians had been largely restored, but without high-grade healing elixirs, he would have to recuperate slowly.
So, after some thought, Mo Tang decided to find a major city in the Black Horn Region to see if he could buy some high-grade elixirs specifically for internal healing.
Although he didn't get Han Feng's storage ring, he did find some valuable items from Xiao Yan and the owner of Qianyaofang.
For example, the Azure Lotus Seat and Earth Fire Lotus Seed Xiao Yan had obtained while searching for the Azure Lotus Earth Core Fire...
Although both were treasures specifically prepared for cultivating fire-attributed Dou Qi, the latter contained a huge amount of energy that could be absorbed and transformed into a considerable amount of energy by Mo Tang's system.
(End of this chapter)