Jia Nan Academy.
Xun'er had been feeling a bit flustered these past few days.
To be honest, she didn't know where this sense of panic came from; she only knew that it had arrived very suddenly.
This unease came out of nowhere, as if something she cherished had been snatched away.
Xiao Xun Er held the communication jade token, trying to contact Xiao Xue again and again, but she never received a response.
If it were just once or twice, Xun'er could still comfort herself by saying, "Sister Xue'er is cultivating," or "Sister Xue'er is sleeping."
But when she couldn't get in touch with Xiao Xue for three consecutive days, Xun'er truly panicked.
The Soul imprint on the communication jade token had not disappeared, which meant that at the very least, Xiao Xue's life was not in danger.
However, Xiao Xue's prolonged loss of contact made Xun'er somewhat uneasy.
Thus, she took out a black medallion and contacted the Dou Huang expert of the Gu Clan, Ling Ying.
"Old Ling, what is Sister Xue'er doing right now?"
"Too far away to see clearly? Fine, I understand."
After ending the communication, Xun'er looked at the black medallion in her hand and murmured softly, "Old Ling, you'd better not be lying to me."
"If anything happens to Sister Xiao Xue and you aren't by her side, the consequences... will be more than you can bear."
A flicker of golden flame flashed within Xun'er's eyes.
"Whoever touches her, I shall kill!"
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Tagor Desert, the Snake-People Clan's temple.
Pain, her entire body was in pain.
After Xiao Xue woke up, she opened her eyes and stared at the ceiling in a daze.
After a long while, her memories slowly returned, and she remembered what had happened before.
—This time, she was truly done for.
The only good news was that Medusa didn't have that capability, so she didn't have to worry about suddenly becoming a mother... Heh, it wasn't really good news, just finding joy in sorrow.
Once she regained some sensation, Xiao Xue slowly turned her head and surveyed her surroundings.
She should still be in Medusa's bedchamber, soaking in a small bathtub.
The bathtub wasn't large, and Medusa had even thoughtfully used ribbons to tie her hands to the edge of the tub to prevent her from slipping under and drowning.
After all, if Medusa had just thrown her directly into a pool, she might have actually drowned while unconscious.
As for why Medusa hadn't killed her while she was unconscious, Xiao Xue had a pretty good idea.
It seemed that her previous act of borrowing the tiger's prestige had worked to some extent.
However... not by much.
To say she didn't mind that something like this had happened would be impossible.
However, the reason Medusa lost control was also due to her own negligence—using the Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Fire and the Bone Chilling Flame at the same time.
As for the unique nature of the Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Fire, she hadn't understood it before, which was why the accident occurred.
If she had been a bit more cautious and noticed the problem earlier, or left the temple immediately after Medusa's successful evolution...
Then she wouldn't have suffered this undeserved calamity.
And now, everything else was secondary.
The most important thing now was to escape before the lie was exposed.
After what happened, she absolutely could not stay with the Snake-People Clan anymore.
Right now, Medusa might still be keeping her alive out of wariness for her "background."
Once Medusa realized she had been tricked, Xiao Xue would likely meet her end here.
—Was throwing a tantrum or threatening suicide more important than her life?
The Snake-People Clan were no benevolent folk; if she didn't leave soon, she wouldn't be able to leave at all.
Xiao Xue carefully assessed her own condition; it could only be described as bad, very bad.
Her Dou Qi was completely sealed; she couldn't use a single bit of it.
Right now, she was just an ordinary person with a slightly stronger physique.
She had absolutely no way to break a sealing technique cast by a Three-Star Dou Zong.
Her body was also severely injured; to be precise, in this life... and even combining both her lives, she had never been so badly hurt.
Furthermore, her storage ring was gone.
Without the storage ring, she couldn't contact Ahri, and she couldn't even call for a substitute fighter.
Especially with Ahri's childlike Heart-Nature, something could easily go wrong without her.
If Ahri woke up at the wrong time and was tricked by Medusa into revealing everything, it wasn't impossible.
However, she had once deliberately instructed Ahri not to reveal her existence to outsiders, and she hoped Ahri had taken it to heart.
Medusa probably wouldn't check Ahri's storage ring either, so for the time being, she should still be safe.
Now, the only thing she could rely on was her sixth-grade level Soul Power.
As for the System... wanting to defeat the Three-Star Dou Zong Medusa with the strength of a Dou Ling and escape from the surrounding snake-people... even if she sold herself, she wouldn't be able to gather enough experience points.
Only by getting the storage ring, with the poe pill inside and Ahri's help, would she have a chance to turn the tables.
Although the poe pill was a sixth-grade pill, a top-quality poe pill should also have an effect on Medusa's Seal... right?
If there was really no other way, she would have to use the communication jade token to contact Xun'er.
A Three-Star Dou Zong like Medusa might not even be defeatable by the current Yao Lao; calling anyone else would just be sending them to their deaths.
But to the Eldest Miss of the Gu Clan, a Dou Zong really wasn't much of anything.
After clearing her thoughts, Xiao Xue immediately began to put them into action.
Who knew how long Medusa would be gone? The longer she delayed, the greater the chance of exposure, and the more danger she would be in.
Xiao Xue slowly untied the ribbons on her hands, then exchanged for two painkillers from the System and swallowed them directly.
These ribbons weren't meant to restrain her in the first place, so they were naturally easy to untie.
Once the painkillers took effect, Xiao Xue crawled out of the bathtub using both her hands and feet.
The density of the ice spirit cold spring was slightly higher than that of ordinary water, so its buoyancy was naturally greater.
She hadn't noticed while in the bathtub, but as soon as she stepped onto the floor, her physical weakness became apparent.
Xiao Xue's legs gave way, and she fell directly onto the floor.
"Hiss~"
Xiao Xue struggled to get up when an arm suddenly appeared in front of her and lifted her up.
Then, she saw Medusa's near-perfect face.
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