"This kid is always like this." Xiao Li shook his head with a helpless smile.

  Xiao Ding looked at the envelope Qing Lin had hurriedly brought over. He didn't eveo read the tents io know what his younger brother was going to do.

  "He's been this way for more than a decade. If he sets his mind on something, he'll go to ahs to get it, even if it's Queen Medusa standing in his way." Xiao Ding casually set the letter aside.

  "But... that's Queen Medusa! Will the Young Master be alright?" Qing Lin's eyes brimmed with tears. She csped her hands together as if praying for Xiao Yan.

  "Don't worry. He's not the type to die easily. He'll e back."

  …

  Two days ter.

  Xiao Yan, his Soul Robe and ready to navigate these turbulent waters, had been flying for the past two days. He had made several stops along the way, taking quite some time, as the Tager Desert was no longer humaory. Flying non-stop would attract attacks from Rank 4 or even Rank 5 magical beasts.

  If an ordinary persoo travel on foot, it would probably take half a month to get from Rock Desert City to this pce.

  It was fortuhat the Fme Mantra had evolved, otherwise his Dou Qi would not have been able to sustain such a long flight.

  Xiao Yan looked at the red dots on the map representing dangerous areas. There were a total of eight such red dots scattered in different dires of the desert.

  In the Snake-People of the Tager Desert, besides some small and medium-sized tribes, there were Eight Large Tribes represented by the eight red dots on the map. They were the most powerful tribes among the Snake-People, holdiremely high status in the desert. Except for Queen Medusa, they didn't even aowledge each other's authority.

  The leaders of these Eight Large Tribes were all Rank 5 magical beasts, possessing the strength equivalent to a Dou King.

  And at the very ter of the eight red dots was the Holy City of the Snake-People Tribe, which was also Queen Medusa's pace.

  Therefore, if Xiao Yan wao reach the Holy City, he had to pass through one of these major tribes.

  "If the Snake-People possess the same heat-sensing ability as shen the effectiveness of the Soul Robe will be greatly reduced." Xiao Yan frowned as he looked at the somewhat crimson red dots, then sighed helplessly.

  The biggest differeween magical beasts and humans y in their souls. The Spiritual Strength of magical beasts was indeed very weak, but when heaven closed one door, it would open a window. Magical beasts often possessed other 'physical' sensing abilities.

  For instahe tongues of sype magical beasts were extremely sensitive to ges in temperature, wind dire, and humidity in the air.

  The Soul Robe could only shield against the perception of Spiritual Strength.

  Xiao Yan's powerful Spiritual Strength sensed a group of Snake-People drawing water at a distant oasis. He thought, 'Perhaps I use my identity as an alchemist to infiltrate the Snake-People Tribe.'

  The oppressive heat in the air became noticeably cooler as he gradually approached the oasis.

  Xiao Yan sed the area and, after some thought, leaped into the lush forest, his figure gradually cealed by the dense foliage.

  He took a deep breath, inhaling the fragrance of the small grass beside him.

  In the desert, even a small patch of green could feel incredibly precious.

  Xiao Yan's gaze swept out from the gaps betweerees. At the end of a small path outside the thicket, several Snake-Women with graceful figures stood motionless, their faces cold and vigint. Their sharp eyes stantly sed the surrounding forest, and their tightly gripped ons seemed ready to strike down anyone who dared to trespass.

  'These are all guards. They'll probably atta sight if they spot me. I must find a way to make them capture me instead.' To ehe Holy City without causing a otion, naturally the best method was to have the Snake-People bring him in themselves.

  Xiao Yan narrowed his eyes and revealed a crafty smile. Suppressing his aura and Dou Qi, he stealthily bypassed the guards like a ghost and snuto the water source.

  He could sehere was an even more powerful Snake-Person ihe water source.

  Taking off the Soul Robe, he took out a water fsk and clumsily walked to the water's edge, pretending to be timid as he began to draw water.

  Suddenly, a faint sound of water spshing rang out. A figure emerged from the inally mirror-like surface of the ke, and a woman with a voluptuous figure shot out from the bottom of the clear ke.

  Her smooth, beautiful back was turoward Xiao Yan as she shook her long hair that g to her fair shoulders. Beads of water slid down her healthy, wheat-colored skin, finally gliding past her extremely seductive waist.

  As the woman turned around, her perfect body with visible abs was fully exposed to Xiao Yan's sight. Even though he had mentally prepared himself, a surge of desire still rushed straight to his brain.

  He forcibly suppressed his most primitive inner urge and put o of a pure and i young man who had actally intruded. He quickly covered his eyes with his hands and stammered, "I-I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to peep at you bathing, Miss."

  "Hehehe, Miss? Take a closer look. You humans don't call me, Yue Mei, 'Miss,' you know." Yue Mei slowly walked out of the ke. Her amber-colored tail was revealed as she emerged from the water.

  Xiao Yan spread his fingers and peeked through the gaps. He instantly fell on his butt and excimed in shock, "Y-You're a Snake-Person!"

  He was shtehat he scrambled to get away, crawling and rolling in his haste. Just then, a sail ed around his ah a whoosh.

  Yue Mei's eyes, as gentle as spring water, glinted with amusement as she looked at Xiao Yan. After a moment, she covered her red lips with her slender hand and ughed, "Little human boy, do you think you just leave like that after taking advantage of your elder sister?"

  "Ah! I-I really didn't mean to! I just came to get some water!" Xiao Yan put on a face that looked like he was about to cry, his expression a mixture of three parts fear, three parts regret, and four parts lecherousness.

  His ag skills were worthy of an Oscar-winning performance!

  "Hehehe, you didn't mean to? You mao pass through so many guards outside, and you still cim it wasn't on purpose?" Yue Mei reached out aly lifted Xiao Yan's , teasing him.

  "I'm an alchemist, so my Spiritual Strength is quite strong. That's how I was able to walk in."

  "An alchemist?"

  At the mention of the word 'alchemist,' Yue Mei's expression immediately ged and became more serious. Her eyes fshed as she asked, "How you prove it?"

  Xiao Yan hurriedly took out a pill bottle from his ste ring and ha to Yue Mei.

  She opehe bottle and took a light sniff. A cool and refreshiion immediately spread throughout her body.

  "3rd-tier medial pill?!" Yue Mei was shocked. She never expected that the somewhat delicate and immature-looking youth before her was actually a 3rd-tier alchemist!

  Although a 3rd-tier pill was not particurly useful to her, it riceless treasure for Rank 3 Snake-Person. Moreover, if properly nurtured, an alchemist with his potential could reach the 4th or even 5th tier, which could greatly increase the strength of the eribe.

  Especially entig was the 5th-tier Dou King Pill, which could increase a Dou King's strength by oar without any side effects. Even she could hardly resist such a temptation.

  Yue Mei revealed a greedy expression as she looked at Xiao Yan and smiled, "Hehehe, so it turns out you're an Alchemist. Do you know that although we Snake-People are cold-blooded by nature, our bodies bee very hot when we're i? Yue Mei fell for the esteemed alchemist at first sight and is now filled with desire. Don't believe me? Feel for yourself."

  Xiao Yan swallowed hard and actually reached out to touch Yue Mei's arm. An icy ess instantly transmitted from his fiips.

  Yue Mei's voiow ced with ess, rang out, "Hehe, you actually dared to touch me."

  "Someone, e! Take this ignorant fool back with us!"

  Ka ka ka, several rge bdes were pressed against Xiao Yan's neck from behind.

  'Sigh, a 3rd-tier medial pill only lets me touch her once. I really got the short end of the stick this time.' Xiao Yan inwardly sighed at his loss.