Hai Bodong followed behind Miteer Tengshan with great excitement.
In his mind, he was already planning how to speak once he met Ye Hao, what to say so that the other party would agree to help him.
If it were in the past, when he was still a Dou Emperor, he would still have some standing. But now, he was merely a small Dou Spirit.
His words carried little weight.
Moreover, after learning from Tengshan that Yun Shan and Jia Xingtian had both broken through to the Dou Ancestor level with Ye Hao's help, he was so envious he nearly exploded on the spot.
As they were about to reach the Heavenly Character guest room area, Tengshan looked at Hai Bodong and cautiously said again:
"Old Hai, I think… after all these years, maybe you should just let the matter with Medusa go. What if she has found some powerful backer?"
"Are you teaching me how to do things?"
Hai Bodong raised his eyebrows, his expression turning slightly displeased.
"Tengshan, why are you being so naggy today, like an old woman? I have made up my mind. There is no need to persuade me further!"
Hai Bodong's attitude was firm, as if even the heavens themselves could not change his decision.
Tengshan shook his head and said no more.
They arrived outside Heavenly Character Room Number One.
Tengshan paused for a moment, confirming he did not hear any strange sounds, then raised his hand and knocked on the door.
Knock knock knock…
"Come in!"
From inside the room came a voice that made one's entire body go numb.
Hai Bodong's body trembled violently.
For a moment, he felt that the voice was extremely familiar, as if it were engraved deep within his soul, only sealed away for some special reason.
Could this person be that alchemist?
The one destined to save him?
As Hai Bodong was thinking this, Tengshan had already pushed the door open.
"Old Hai, please."
Hai Bodong came back to his senses, nodded blankly, and subconsciously followed him into the room.
Out of courtesy, he did not dare raise his head, afraid of offending the other party.
After all…
Alchemists were known for their strange tempers.
"He is cultivating. Whatever business you have, you can tell this queen. It is the same."
"Understood, Your Majesty."
Tengshan bowed respectfully and straightened up.
Hai Bodong: Your Majesty?
"It's like this. This is Old Hai Bodong, the Ice Emperor from our auction house. He has encountered some problems with his body and hopes that Lord Ye Hao can help refine a medicinal pill…"
Before Tengshan could finish speaking, Medusa's voice sounded:
"Hai Bodong, it has been many years. Do you still remember this queen?"
"Y-y-y-you're Me-Me-Medusa! Y-y-why are you h-h-here…"
Hai Bodong looked at Medusa in terror. Cold sweat poured out from his forehead and back, soaking his clothes in an instant.
Sweat dripped down his pale face like a steamed bun, falling continuously.
He had imagined countless possibilities of meeting Ye Hao.
Countless opening lines.
But he had never imagined that he would see this calamity, Medusa, in Ye Hao's room.
Back then, if not for her, Hai Bodong would not have had his Dou Qi sealed for decades, nor would he have been forced to hide in Mocheng for so many years without daring to return.
At that moment, those long-buried memories surged back like a tide, crashing violently into his mind.
Hai Bodong subconsciously took a few steps back, wanting to escape.
Miteer Tengshan grabbed him. "Old Hai, where are you going?"
"Tengshan! You bastard! Why didn't you tell me earlier that Medusa was here?!"
Hai Bodong gritted his teeth and shouted in a low voice.
He wished he could slap Miteer Tengshan across the face.
This guy clearly knew Medusa was here, yet refused to say it directly, instead speaking in riddles.
Was he trying to get him killed?
Miteer Tengshan was stunned, then showed a wronged expression. "Old Hai, you can't blame me. I reminded you several times."
"You…"
Hai Bodong nearly crushed his teeth from grinding them.
Medusa coldly shouted, "Can you be quiet? If you disturb my Husband's cultivation, this queen will not spare you!" (TL/N: The dad thing might be silly at this point, should i edit it to ''husband'' or just leave it? Edit: I've done what my readers wanted.)
Hai Bodong immediately shut his mouth.
Out of the corner of his eye, he cautiously looked to the side.
On the bed.
A young man with sharp brows, bright eyes, red lips, and white teeth, extremely handsome in appearance, sat cross-legged.
Around him was a layer of dense energy, almost liquefied, surging madly into his body.
Hai Bodong's jaw dropped in shock.
This ability to absorb energy was simply terrifying.
Even at his peak, he could not compare!
Just like that, they waited for about ten minutes.
After Ye Hao absorbed the surrounding energy, he withdrew from his cultivation state.
Medusa then told Ye Hao about Hai Bodong's purpose and identity.
Ye Hao had a fairly good impression of Hai Bodong overall.
Loyal and righteous.
Regarding his request to refine a Misfortune Breaking Pill, Ye Hao did not refuse. He even offered to refine a Purple Restoration Spirit Pill and a Royal Extreme Pill for him as well.
Hai Bodong was stunned on the spot.
He had thought that this young alchemist would refuse him without hesitation.
Even if he agreed, he expected to be deliberately made things difficult.
Such straightforward agreement, and even the initiative to promise additional pills, made Hai Bodong feel as if he were dreaming.
"Tengshan, come, slap me quickly."
"Huh?"
"What 'huh'? Hurry up."
"…Alright."
Miteer Tengshan helplessly raised his hand and slapped Hai Bodong.
"It's real, not a dream. It's real, not a dream!"
With a thud, Hai Bodong knelt before Ye Hao.
"Hai Bodong thanks Lord Ye Hao for his generous help. I am willing to go through fire and water without hesitation!"
"Not thanking this queen?" Medusa asked in return.
Hai Bodong's heart skipped a beat as he hurriedly said, "Th-thank you, Your Majesty."
Back then, if not for her, he would not have had to live in hiding for decades. Now not only could he not take revenge, he even had to thank her.
"By the way, Your Majesty, when I was returning from Mocheng, I heard that the Snake-People Tribe is being besieged by several powerful experts!"
"When did this happen?"
Medusa suddenly stood up. Her seductive and enchanting face was instantly covered with icy coldness.
Even the air in the room seemed to drop in temperature.
Although Hai Bodong cultivated ice-attributed Dou Qi, he still felt a chill run down his spine, as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.
At this moment, Hai Bodong noticed that Medusa's snake tail was gone, replaced by a pair of human legs.
Which meant, she had successfully advanced!
"It took me a month to return," Hai Bodong said with his head lowered, not daring to meet her gaze.
Medusa frowned. Before leaving, she had clearly left a method for the tribe to contact her.
Why had they not informed her until now?
Medusa immediately stood up and told Ye Hao she would go back to check. Once everything was confirmed safe, she would return.
Ye Hao wanted to go with her.
But Medusa refused.
She did not know what kind of experts were attacking the Snake-People Tribe. Bringing Ye Hao along recklessly would be too dangerous.
Leaving Ye Hao behind, Medusa departed first.
Ye Hao immediately had Tengshan summon Jia Xingtian and ordered him to head to the Snake-People Tribe at once.
At the same time, the auction house gathered all the materials needed to refine the Purple Restoration Spirit Pill and the Royal Extreme Pill within just half a day. With Ye Hao's current alchemy skills, he completed the refinement in another half day.
Hai Bodong took these pills one after another.
His strength rapidly recovered to a Five-Star Dou Emperor. After taking a Royal Extreme Pill, and with Ye Hao's assistance, he successfully broke through to a Seven-Star Dou Emperor.
His strength surpassed even his former peak!
Hai Bodong's face split into a wide grin.
On the spot, he declared that from this day forward, with just a single word from Ye Hao, if told to chase chickens, he would never chase ducks; if told to chase dogs, he would never chase cats.
Ye Hao was not surprised by his reaction.
Without informing Yun Yun, Ye Hao took Hai Bodong with him and hurried toward the Tager Desert.
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