Chapter 162 Medusa's Dilemma
The idea of having Qinglin become Yaochen's disciple was a sudden inspiration of Xiao Feng. Originally, he thought of having Xiao Hu take Qinglin as his disciple, which would serve as a check and balance, preventing the two from becoming arrogant because of their favor, and also allowing them to restrain each other.
However, after his test, it was clear that Xiao Hu had not passed. His understanding of the Calamity Poison Body and the Jade Serpent Three-Flower Pupil was not as detailed and comprehensive as Yao Chen's. Therefore, for the sake of Qing Lin and Little Fairy Doctor's future, Xiao Feng decided to let Yao Chen take them both under his wing.
With a gentle wave of his hand, the spatial barrier disappeared. Previously, due to Xiao Feng's methods, he had even fabricated some images to confuse Qingyu and the others. Obviously, his method had succeeded. Qingyu and the others did not notice anything unusual, did not know what Xiao Feng had done, and were even more unaware of their conversation.
"I intend to take Miss Qinglin as my disciple. I wonder if Madam would be willing?" Yao Chen came to Qingyu's side and asked her.
Looking at Yao Chen in front of her, Qingyu suddenly raised her head and looked at Xiao Feng in the distance, but she did not see any expression on Xiao Feng's face.
The man in front of her, Yao Chen, was Xiao Feng's subordinate. Since he was able to say such things, he must have obtained Xiao Feng's consent or even acted on his instructions. In that case, she naturally could not refuse.
"It is my blessing to be valued by my seniors, how can I not feel resentful?"
"Very well, from this day forward, Miss Qinglin will be my second disciple!"
Upon hearing Yao Chen's words, Qing Yu quickly put Qing Lin down and forced her to kneel before Yao Chen. Qing Lin probably found it more fun, and even after completing this simple ceremony, she kept repeating the same action. Her adorable appearance truly touched the softest spot in Yao Chen's heart.
With everything agreed upon, Yao Chen led Qingyu and the others away from the main hall and arranged accommodations for them.
Because of Xiao Feng's connection, their residence was obviously on the inner floor.
"Xiao Hu, are you unwilling to do this?" Xiao Feng asked, looking at Xiao Hu in front of him.
"Your subordinate dares not. Everything I have today is entirely due to the clan leader's cultivation! Moreover, in this respect, I am indeed inferior to Elder Yaochen."
"It's good that you understand." Xiao Feng's face remained expressionless.
He didn't have mind-reading abilities and didn't know Xiao Hu's true thoughts, but he had said everything he needed to say, and now it was up to Xiao Hu to decide.
For the next period of time, Xiao Feng inspected the Xiao Clan to understand its current situation. Meanwhile, Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin were taken by Yao Chen. Perhaps due to their age, or perhaps because they were too endearing, Yao Chen genuinely accepted them as his disciples in just a few days.
It's worth mentioning that Little Fairy Doctor's talent is exceptionally high. Since Xiao Feng began teaching her cultivation, she has already reached the third stage of Dou Qi. Keep in mind that this has only taken a dozen days, and Little Fairy Doctor hasn't received any external assistance. Now that she has become an apprentice of Yao Chen, a ninth-grade alchemist, she won't have to worry about the various elixirs she needs for future cultivation. Therefore, it's clear that her cultivation speed will only accelerate in the future!
Because Qinglin was still too young, Yaochen did not teach her cultivation. Instead, he specially prepared some medicinal liquid to strengthen her bones and muscles for her to soak in every day. He also prepared several pills for Qinglin's mother, Qingyu, which not only eliminated all the hidden injuries in her body, but also made her look much younger.
Xiao Feng then handed the green lotus base to Yao Chen, instructing him to give it to Little Fairy Doctor and her companion at the appropriate time.
With Xiao Hu and others watching over him, there wasn't much to do in the Xiao clan, and Xiao Feng left again after a short while.
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Inside the Temple of Medusa, Medusa rested her chin on her hand, gazing out the window, lost in thought, seemingly pondering something.
Her state was impossible to hide from anyone, and she was quickly noticed by some powerful members of the Serpent Clan. In their eyes, ever since that day when a terrifying aura as powerful as a prison was released from the Medusa Temple, their Queen Medusa had issued an extremely strange order, and for a period of time afterward, she seemed to have become a completely different person.
They did have their suspicions, wondering if Medusa was being impersonated or controlled by someone else. However, after some open and covert probing, they realized that their ideas were utterly unfounded. They simply had no clue about Medusa's transformation.
After a long while, Medusa withdrew her gaze and sighed deeply. "What should I do? Where does my future lie?" These were the questions she had been pondering for the past few days.
At the same time, she had very complicated feelings about Xiao Feng. She couldn't quite put her finger on it. If she had to say it was hatred, Xiao Feng had pressured her time and time again, even threatening her with the life and death of the entire snake-people race. How could she not feel any resentment?
However, she was also well aware that if Xiao Feng wanted to, he could easily use his strength to forcibly subdue her and control her. At that point, she would have no power to resist at all.
She also felt her own allure to Xiao Feng, or rather, she understood that the reason Xiao Feng did not choose to force himself on her was entirely because of her. But how could the proud and arrogant Medusa accept this?
During the time Xiao Feng was gone, she did consider leaving, but she quickly dismissed the idea. Leaving would be easy for her, but what about the Snake-People? She couldn't abandon them! After all, this whole affair stemmed from her, and she couldn't allow her escape to lead to the Snake-People's destruction!
However, the idea of taking the snake-people with them is even more impossible. Firstly, the snake-people are numerous, making such a large migration impossible in a short time. Secondly, even if the snake-people could leave, where would they go? If the entire snake-people fled, where would they find a suitable place to live?
Besides, the Snake-People race had made such a big move that the powerful figures in the neighboring Gama Empire must have noticed it. What if they intervened along the way?
And most importantly, Medusa couldn't be sure that Xiao Feng had really left. What if Xiao Feng was secretly observing her? Wouldn't doing that be courting death?
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