47: Chapter 47 The Queen Plays with Clouds

"Everything's in hand, let's go home."

Xiao Ting tossed the storage ring in his hand and put it away casually, not in a hurry to check its contents.

Xun'er and Xiao Yi Xian weren't particularly curious either and nodded obediently.

The three of them exited the cave dwelling and climbed back onto Little Blue's back.

"Can we fly directly back to Wutan City?" Xiao Ting looked at Xiao Yi Xian with a friendly smile. "I'm going to organize all the loot."

"No problem, Little Blue will be living with me in Wutan City from now on." Xiao Yi Xian nodded slightly.

Xiao Ting sat cross-legged and took out all the storage rings, consolidating everything inside into his own storage ring.

Xiao Yi Xian and Xun'er weren't curious at all because Xiao Ting recorded all the good findings in the Diary.

[A horse doesn't get fat without night grass, and a man doesn't get rich without a windfall; there's certainly truth in that.]

[On this trip, all the gold, silver, and jewelry combined are worth over a million gold coins.]

[There are exotic flowers, rare herbs, and natural treasures... I can find Senior Yao Lao to refine third-grade, fourth-grade, and even fifth-grade pills.]

[One dual cultivation secret method; the Huang-rank cultivation methods and Dou Techniques are not worth mentioning. There are a total of twelve low-grade Profound Tier cultivation methods, seven Xuan-Rank Mid-Tier methods, and three Profound Tier High-Grade methods.]

[Twenty low-grade Profound Tier Dou Techniques, eleven Xuan-Rank Mid-Tier Dou Techniques, six Profound Tier High-Grade Dou Techniques, and one Profound Tier High-Grade Flying Dou Technique.]

[I have the Di-rank Dou Techniques and methods gifted by Xun'er, so these gains aren't much to me, but they will greatly enrich the Xiao Family's library of techniques.]

Yun Yun: !!!

There were so many Profound Tier methods and techniques that it almost matched the number the Cloud Mist Sect could produce on the surface.

"What, are you envious?"

A playful and arrogant voice came from nearby.

Yun Yun turned her head slightly, her gaze falling upon the figure descending from the sky.

Her face was exquisitely beautiful, with a seductive allure enough to stir a woman's heartstrings. In her narrow lavender eyes, a glimmering light flowed with an innate, captivating charm. She wore a long red brocade robe that wrapped around her full and graceful body, which was as perfect as a ripe peach.

A head of black hair fell naturally like a waterfall down to her slender willow waist. Most eye-catching was the section of purple snake tail exposed from her lower body, which swayed slightly with a wild, seductive charm.

"It really was you who lured me here, Queen Medusa." Yun Yun's tone was certain, as if she had expected everything, and she casually put away her longsword.

Queen Medusa narrowed her eyes, sizing up Yun Yun seriously for the first time. "You knew all along that this Queen would come?"

"I only guessed that you might look for me." A trace of a smile appeared on Yun Yun's elegant and polished face. "Because if you didn't, I would have come looking for you."

"As for the reason, since you've appeared here, I suppose I don't need to say more."

"So, you really have one too." Queen Medusa tilted her chin slightly, her expression unreadable. "You said you wanted to find this Queen; was it to confirm its authenticity?"

"No, there's no need to find this Queen for confirmation. If this Queen were different from you, you would have paid a price."

"Your desire to find this Queen must be related to the Plane Blessing."

"Nothing escapes the Queen's eyes." Yun Yun was internally surprised by how clever Medusa was, having thought she preferred to let her power do the talking. "My sect has a heritage that can be opened using the lives of those from the Hall of Souls."

"I want to kill three Soul Hall Soul Emissaries. They are Dou Huang experts, and their strongholds near the Jia Ma Empire are located within the borders of the Izumo Empire."

"It is unrealistic for me to go to the Izumo Empire alone to hunt Soul Hall Soul Emissaries."

Queen Medusa suddenly understood and let out a laugh of ambiguous meaning. "Yun Yun, what makes you think this Queen would help you?"

"Because we are of the same kind, natural allies." Yun Yun had long anticipated this question and answered calmly, "We both have the qualification to observe the Diary, and I can be certain that Gu Xun'er and Xiao Yi Xian have it too, and have already begun to cooperate."

"If we try to join them now, we will ultimately be at a disadvantage. It would be better for the two of us to cooperate."

"Heh." Queen Medusa shook her head gently. "Yun Yun, this Queen is different from you."

"Setting everything else aside, let's just talk about Zi Yan, whom Xiao Ting mentioned."

"This Queen, Xiao Yi Xian, Xun'er, and Qing Lin all have deep ties with Zi Yan. Xiao Ting has a natural affinity for us."

"But you are different. The Cloud Mist Sect was destroyed by Xiao Yan; you are in an adversarial relationship with the Xiao Family. Xiao Ting should have a natural hostility toward you."

The smile on Yun Yun's face froze.

What Queen Medusa said was the truth.

"You're wrong." Yun Yun's gaze steadied as she stated her judgment. "The Cloud Mist Sect only has some friction with Xiao Yan because of the Three-Year Agreement, but it has not yet reached an irreconcilable state."

"Something must have happened later that escalated the conflict between Xiao Yan and the Cloud Mist Sect to that level."

"Now that I know all this in advance, I will find a way to resolve it."

"Queen Medusa, this does not affect our cooperation."

At this point, Yun Yun's tone shifted, becoming persuasive. "If we want to contact Xiao Ting early without being suspected, it is better to have someone to coordinate with than to fight alone."

"Instead of bowing your head to find Gu Xun'er and Xiao Yi Xian, it is better to cooperate with me now, with you taking the leading role."

"You mean, you'll listen to me?" Medusa's narrow, beautiful eyes lit up.

In that case, she was suddenly quite interested.

"We will discuss things, but your opinions and decisions will lead, Queen." Yun Yun stated her position clearly, but left some room for herself.

Queen Medusa crossed her arms over her chest and leaned in to size her up.

She stared until Yun Yun felt uneasy, then finally spoke: "So my opinion leads, but I have to accompany you to the Izumo Empire to kill people first, right?"

Yun Yun: "..."

It sounded as if she were using empty words to seduce her.

"It's mutually beneficial." Yun Yun's tone was serious. "When you break through to Dou Zong, I can protect your path."

"I can have Pill King Gu He refine some pills for you to recover yourself while undergoing your tribulation."

"That promise has some sincerity." Medusa's smile was glamorous. "This Queen can cooperate with you for mutual benefit, but when you use the Soul Hall Protector to obtain the heritage, this Queen wants to observe."

Normally, Yun Yun would never agree.

The Gate of Life and Death was a forbidden area controlled by the sect leader's lineage.

But thinking of the Diary copies and the survival of the Cloud Mist Sect, she nodded and agreed: "Fine!"

"Then let's set off now." Queen Medusa stretched lazily.

Yun Yun nodded slightly. She raised her hand to condense a message imprint and sent it to an Imperial General of Dou Wang strength from the Cloud Mist Sect who was stationed at the Northern Fortress, stating she had urgent business and would be gone for a while, and to contact her if any emergencies arose.

After receiving a reply, Yun Yun put on a black robe and sneaked into the Izumo Empire with Queen Medusa.

"Yun Yun." Medusa suddenly turned back to ask, "Aren't you afraid that this Queen will join forces with outsiders to kill you within the Izumo Empire?"

Yun Yun's expression stiffened: !

"If you die in the Izumo Empire, it will have nothing to do with this Queen."

"Even if Xiao Ting feels something is wrong, he won't suspect this Queen, nor will he suspect the existence of the Diary copies."

"He will only think that this world is indeed real, and that Author doesn't understand Battle Through the Heavens."

Yun Yun's expression changed drastically.

Queen Medusa showed a look of appreciation.