82: Chapter 82 What is Brother Xiao Yan thinking?

"Rest assured about your reward; I will certainly not treat you unfairly. This is half of the reward. After some time, I will pay you the other half."

Seeing that Hai Bodong did not refuse, Xiao Yan smiled and took a jade bottle from his storage ring, placed it on the table beside Hai Bodong, and explained, "Inside is a Break-Sect Pill. I believe it will still be of some use to you."

Xiao Yan trusted Hai Bodong implicitly. Most experts on the Fighting Qi Continent were indifferent, but the Hai Bodong in the original plot was not like that.

He had repeatedly withstood the pressure of Dou Zongs to protect Xiao Yan, and the price he paid far exceeded the benefits Xiao Yan had previously brought him, which was sufficient to demonstrate Hai Bodong's character.

In contrast to this was Nalan Jie, who, despite knowing that Xiao Yan had personally saved him, still did not even voice his support for Xiao Yan.

If he could ignore a life-saving grace and only have selfish calculations in his eyes, it was not necessarily one of the reasons why Xiao Yan did not go to treat him.

Therefore, Xiao Yan was extremely at ease having Hai Bodong protect the Xiao Family, and he was also willing to see his strength increased. Thus, Xiao Yan was naturally extremely generous when it came to Hai Bodong.

"Break-Sect Pill!" Hai Bodong snapped his gaze toward the jade bottle and opened it cautiously.

The previous Tier 6 Peak Medicinal Pill, the Huangji Pill, had already satisfied Hai Bodong immensely. After all, using the Huangji Pill offered a chance to increase his Realm by one to two stars in a short time, and it also had the effect of strengthening meridians and forging bones, which would undoubtedly advance his strength further.

And this Tier 6 Advanced Medicinal Pill, the Break-Sect Pill, could increase the success rate of a Peak Dou Huang expert advancing to Dou Zong by ten percent. Moreover, it could ensure that the person taking the pill, even if they failed to Breakthrough to Dou Zong, could stabilize their Realm at the level before the Breakthrough.

However, this Break-Sect Pill was only half of the reward Xiao Yan had promised, so the other half of the reward must be something of at least equal value to a Tier 6 Medicinal Pill.

As for Xiao Ding and Xiao Li, Xiao Yan had already prepared matching Cultivation Techniques, Dou Techniques, and Medicinal Pills for the two in the storage ring he previously gave to Xiao Zhan, and he had provided enough supplies to last them until the Dou Wang Realm.

Presumably, by the time the two reached the Dou Wang Realm, he would have already become a Dou Di. At that time, while the two were secretly rejoicing over the Dou Wang Realm, they would be forcibly pulled to the Dou Sheng Realm by the Dou Di Bloodline.

"Hehe, I will leave these matters to you all. In a few days, I will leave here and head to the Tagor Desert." Seeing that things were basically arranged, Xiao Yan said this.

"The Tagor Desert? It seems there isn't anything of value there, right?" Xiao Li could not help but ask. He and Xiao Ding had stayed in the Tagor Desert for a long time, so he naturally knew that area very well. Given Xiao Yan's current strength, there did not seem to be anything there that could attract him.

"There is indeed nothing there worthy of attracting me, but there is a Snake-person who is worth me going to subdue personally. And that person, I believe Hai Bodong will be very familiar with." Xiao Yan said this.

"A Snake-person?" Hearing Xiao Yan say this, Hai Bodong frowned and fell into thought. As if he had thought of something, he opened his mouth slightly and asked in disbelief, "Could it be that you are talking about Queen Medusa?"

"Queen Medusa? When we left, she seemed to have already reached the Dou Zong Realm. Could it be, Little Yan, that you want..." Xiao Li seemed to have thought of something, and his expression became somewhat strange. He knew from whom Xiao Yan had snatched the Heavenly Flame—naturally, it was the notoriously vicious Queen Medusa.

Could it be that the previous Xiao Yan had suffered a setback at the hands of Queen Medusa, and that was why he wanted to get back at her now?

"You guessed right. I do want to subdue Queen Medusa. During the last time I snatched the Heavenly Flame, I discovered that Medusa had evolved through the Heavenly Flame, and her true form had become the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python. Her potential is extremely high. If nothing unexpected happens, becoming a Dou Sheng will not be a difficult task." Xiao Yan looked at Xiao Li, who had only said half his sentence, nodded, and smiled. It seemed that while Xiao Li appeared hot-headed on the surface, he was actually quite smart, which indeed fit his image in the original work.

"Hehe..." Xiao Li rubbed his hair and forced a smile.

"Subdue? Given Queen Medusa's personality, I'm afraid she would rather die than submit to others, right?" Hai Bodong spoke up at this moment. Having had some contact with Medusa, Hai Bodong was clearly skeptical of Xiao Yan's idea.

"Perhaps Queen Medusa's inner self is not as cruel and unruly as you imagine? Once Queen Medusa is subdued, using her to stabilize the balance between Demonic Beasts and the Human Race would be an excellent thing." Xiao Yan smiled faintly.

They naturally did not know what kind of person Medusa was. Her external cruelty was merely to maintain Medusa's inviolable image. This was a protective color that protected both herself and the entire Snake-people Tribe.

And the reason Medusa had risked her life to evolve before was to Breakthrough to the Dou Zong Realm and lead the Snake-people Tribe out of the Tagor Desert. As long as these two points were utilized properly, subduing Queen Medusa would not be a difficult task.

Of course, this lack of difficulty was only established on the basis of strength. If one could not fulfill the promise of territory to the Snake-people Tribe, then subduing the Snake-people Tribe and Medusa would undoubtedly be a relatively difficult matter.

Of course, being a Xu Xian was also a way to subdue Queen Medusa. But given Xiao Yan's current strength, he could just use force, so there was no need to create melodramatic plots.

However, Hai Bodong, who had long feared Medusa, still would not believe Xiao Yan's explanation. After all, previous experiences had long left a deep-rooted impression in Hai Bodong's heart.

"Haha, since things are settled, we should go out. If we don't go out soon, I'm afraid the clansmen outside are getting anxious!" Seeing that things were basically settled, Xiao Zhan said to everyone.

After learning that Xiao Yan had returned, the Xiao Family clansmen gathered together to celebrate for Xiao Yan. If they could not see the main character, Xiao Yan, for a long time, they would likely be burning with anxiety.

Pushing open the big door, when Xiao Yan walked to the plaza, many extremely familiar faces came into view. When everyone discovered that Xiao Yan had appeared, cheers immediately resounded throughout the entire Xiao Family.

Xun'er, Zi Yan, and Qing Lin, the three girls, also saw Xiao Yan appear and came to his side one after another. Xiao Yan revealed a smile, took hold of Xun'er's delicate hand, which was like white jade, and walked toward his own seat.

With cups and dishes intertwined, the table full of delicacies was eaten up. The banquet continued, and it was not until evening that everyone reluctantly left.

"I said back then, Xun'er... *hic*, and you would absolutely become a couple! Look, I was right..." Xiao Li was almost blacked out at this point. No sooner had he finished saying this than he slammed his head onto the table.

Xiao Yan calmly looked at the more than half of the people who had fallen before him. These people were all drunk to the point of unconsciousness. Unlike when he was in Mo Tie City, at this moment, no matter how much wine he drank, he would not feel any drunkenness.

While having powerful strength, it also brought Xiao Yan some troubles that could not be called troubles. In many things, Xiao Yan was no longer able to experience them, such as the joy of being an ordinary person.

Even in the future, if he wanted to have children, he would only be able to find a woman capable of withstanding him. Thinking of this, Xiao Yan's expression carried a hint of inexplicable meaning, and he involuntarily turned his head to look at Xun'er beside him.

Seeing Xiao Yan's gaze turn toward her, Xun'er could not help but smile faintly, her eyes gentle as she said, "Brother Xiao Yan, what are you thinking about?"