130: Chapter 130 Naming Queen Medusa? This kid is terrifying!

[Cao Ying]: Did something fun happen?

[Yun Yun]: My teacher taught me a lesson. As a Sect Leader, I'm still not thick-skinned enough.

[Cai Li]: It's complicated to explain, but in one sentence: 'What does the Three-Year Agreement between the Nalan Family and the Xiao Family have to do with my Cloud Mist Sect?'

[Xiao Yi Xian]: Was that what Sister Yun Yun's teacher said?

[Cai Li]: Correct.

[Feng Qing'er]: That's a masterful way of shifting the blame.

[Cao Ying]: Teacher Xiao Ting wants to take me as a disciple to teach the Medicine Clan a lesson, so what does that have to do with me?

[Yao Ling]: Shut up. Don't think that just because you have Xiao Ting backing you up, I can't do anything to you.

[Cao Ying]: Heavens, now that I have Xiao Ting backing me, who do I have to fear? What can you possibly do to me?

[Xun'er]: It's good that you have this realization.

[Yao Ling]: ...

"Fine, fine, fine, you want to play it like this, do you?"

Yao Ling's chest heaved with anger.

With Xiao Ting backed by Xun'er and all the women holding the journal copies as a community of shared interests, it was indeed impossible for her to do anything to Xiao Ting.

But if you, Cao Ying, can have Xiao Ting's backing, why can't I, Yao Ling?

Whatever you have, I have too, and I'm even better than you.

Whatever you don't have, I still have, and it's quite exceptional.

As long as I take the initiative and get Xiao Ting's backing, how can you, Cao Ying, remain so arrogant?

"You forced my hand. Just you wait!" Yao Ling vowed secretly. From this day forward, she was going to be at odds with Cao Ying.

An hour or two later, the sun had set, and night shrouded Wutan City.

The figures of Yun Shan, Yun Yun, and Cai Li appeared high in the sky. Cai Li's body flashed with seven-colored light as she transformed into the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python, descending like a streak of light into Xiao Ting's courtyard in the Xiao Family estate and burrowing directly into his arms.

"You're back." Xiao Ting opened his eyes, reached out to rub the forehead of the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python, and smiled. "Where's Yun Yun?"

"I'm outside," Yun Yun's voice drifted in from the courtyard outside the room.

"I thought you wouldn't come back." Xiao Ting stepped out of the room into the courtyard.

His gaze first fell upon Yun Yun, who looked ethereal under the moonlight, but it immediately shifted to Yun Shan beside her.

"And this is?" Xiao Ting had a faint suspicion in his heart.

Cai Li and Yun Yun were certainly good at acting, even bringing the 'Emperor Yun' himself to play a supporting role.

"This is my teacher, the former Sect Leader of the Cloud Mist Sect," Yun Yun introduced him to Xiao Ting.

"Sect Leader Yun Shan of the Cloud Mist Sect?" Xiao Ting cupped his fists in greeting. "Xiao Ting of the Xiao Family greets Senior."

"Greetings, young friend Xiao Ting." Yun Shan returned the gesture, his eyes filled with appreciation as he looked at Xiao Ting.

A Six-Star Dou Ling and Tier 3 Alchemist just over fifteen years old, with a Seventh-Rank Alchemist as his backer—it was impossible not to be impressed.

"Senior Yun Shan, it seems you haven't come to demand an explanation?" Xiao Ting asked with slight surprise.

"Are you referring to Yun Yun being sealed by the Medusa Queen and made a maidservant?" Yun Shan shook his head with a smile. "Her strength was lacking yet she provoked Medusa. Being sealed due to inferior skill and paying a price is only natural."

Yun Yun thought: Bullshit. You used to tell me not to panic when encountering enemies, that as wind-attribute users, we could escape even if we couldn't win, and that leaving without a fight was the act of a coward.

"Originally, I intended to redeem Yun Yun. As her teacher, I cannot stand by while my disciple is trapped. However, the Medusa Queen said it depends on your wishes, young friend," Yun Shan said in a gentle tone.

This attitude was very unlike the 'Emperor Yun'. Xiao Ting felt that a Yun Shan who hadn't been corrupted by the Hall of Souls was quite tactful. He smiled and said, "Since Senior is so reasonable, I am not one to intentionally make things difficult. I wonder what you are willing to offer to redeem Yun Yun? I can make the decision on Cai Li's behalf."

"Caili?" Yun Shan was taken exploration.

Yun Yun immediately reminded him from the side, "That is the name Xiao Ting gave to the Cai Li Queen."

Xiao Ting actually gave the Cai Li Queen a name, and from the looks of it, she had actually accepted it!

A storm of shock surged in Yun Shan's heart, even more staggering than knowing Xiao Yan had been taken as a disciple by a Seventh-Rank Alchemist.

On the Fighting Qi Continent, people encountered fortuitous opportunities every day. While rare, it happened that someone with decent talent like Xiao Yan would get lucky and be recruited by a powerhouse.

But being able to name the Medusa Queen represented the conquest of this Queen—and a Queen who had now broken through to the Dou Zong class at that.

This Xiao Ting... really made him see him in a new light.

"Young friend, I said 'originally'," Yun Shan's tone became even gentler and more amiable. "Now I have something to ask of you, and I will certainly pay a price. As for Yun'er's matter, she will have to resolve it herself. As her teacher, I am temporarily powerless."

"Senior has something to ask of me?" A look of well-timed surprise appeared on Xiao Ting's face.

"To be precise, it's to ask Xiao Yan's Alchemist teacher, and perhaps the power behind Sister Xun'er. Xiao Ting, could you facilitate an introduction?" Yun Yun spoke up.

"Oh?" Xiao Yan's expression turned serious. After a slight hesitation, he nodded. "Please follow me, you two."

Xiao Ting led Yun Shan and Yun Yun to the small courtyard where Xiao Yan lived, which was not far from his own.

"Isn't this Sect Leader Yun Yun? I heard you were going to be a maid for my Brother Ting. So it was true after all," Xiao Yan teased as soon as he saw Yun Yun. Who told you to be Nalan Yanran's teacher?

Yun Yun was now immune to such teasing and spoke without changing her expression, "Xiao Yan, my teacher has a matter to discuss with your teacher. Could you please ask him to appear? He has also brought a piece of intelligence that is very important to your Xiao Family."

Hearing this, Xiao Yan's expression turned solemn. After exchanging a look with Xiao Ting, he silently asked for Yao Lao's opinion.

"Since little Ting brought them here, he obviously thinks I can meet them," Yao Lao replied with a light laugh, revealing his soul form directly.

Yun Shan's pupils constricted instantly. A powerhouse capable of existing independently as a soul likely possessed strength in their peak that surpassed his imagination.

His intuition was indeed correct; the Cloud Mist Sect should befriend the Xiao Family, not offend them.

"What matter do you wish to discuss with me?" Yao Lao asked.

"Yun Shan, the eighth-generation Sect Leader of the Cloud Mist Sect, greets Senior." Yun Shan respectfully performed a junior's salute to Yao Lao. After introducing himself, he asked, "Senior's strength and status are extraordinary. I wonder if you have heard of the Hall of Souls?"

"The Hall of Souls!" Yao Lao's smile vanished instantly, and a chill rose in his heart. He asked in an inscrutable tone, "The Central Plains is the heart of the Fighting Qi Continent, possessing the best cultivation resources and environment. There are many factions there, but the most famous are the One Hall, One Tower, Two Sects, Three Valleys, and Four Pavilions."

"This 'One Hall' is the Hall of Souls. Their main hall is located in the Western Region of the Central Plains, though its exact location is unknown. It isn't that far from the Northwest Continent, but they rarely operate here. Where did you hear of them?"

"A Protector of the Hall of Souls approached me for cooperation," Yun Shan answered honestly. "He used a secret technique to help my body sense spatial energy, enabling me to break through to the Dou Zong class. In return, I was to search for and record all families with the surname Xiao and all talented rogue cultivators within the Cloud Mist Sect's sphere of influence. The stronger they are, the more detailed the record should be."

"In addition, I was to record information on all Alchemists and find those with outstanding soul talent."

As soon as these words were spoken, Xiao Yan's expression changed instantly.

He had a premonition that this Hall of Souls was coming specifically for his Xiao Family!