Xiandao Linglong

Chapter 263 Meeting Yao Yingying Again

"You...you are Mr. Ye?"

"Uncle Li, how are you?"

Because Ye Qi was carrying the bonfire, everyone could see his appearance clearly only when he got closer. The first person to be recognized was the middle-aged man called Uncle Li. He still remembered Ye Qi clearly after the battle in Qingfeng Gorge!

"It turned out to be Mr. Ye. I was wondering who it was. You scared us!"

"Uncle Li, stop teasing me, kid. Just call me Ye Qi! But anyway, why are you guys here? And your caravan? Why are there only people and no carriages carrying goods?"

Uncle Li spread his hands, walked to the campfire, sighed, and sat down. He said helplessly, "To be honest with Brother Ye Qi, we were passing through the territory of the Serpent People for business and trade when our carriage carrying goods was suddenly robbed by a group of Serpent People. Not only us, but also the caravans selling medicinal herbs we met on the road were robbed. There are rumors that the Serpent People have been consuming a lot of medicinal herbs recently, but the specific situation is not something we can find out!"

"This Medusa! I thought she would put an end to the discord and conflict in the Tak Desert after becoming the queen of the Serpent People, but unexpectedly, it has intensified!"

"That was the case at first, but later on, for some reason, Queen Medusa's influence gradually waned. I've heard rumors about the Serpent People from some of her friendly deacons in the outside world mentioning things about them. They say things aren't as harmonious as the outside world imagines, and some conservatives don't support her, instead insisting on their old ways of burning, killing, and looting!"

"Uncle Li! Please don't tell Master Ye about these annoying things! But I did hear that Master Ye and Queen Medusa teamed up to cause havoc with the snake people, and then escaped unscathed. Some people even said that they had watched from afar and saw that Master Ye was so angry for his beloved that he risked his life to help Medusa ascend the throne. Is that true?" Yao Yingying put her arms on her knees, her delicate hands supporting her cheeks, with an expression of waiting to eat melons, and stared at Ye Qi with her watery eyes fixedly.

"Rumors! Absolutely rumors! That Medusa is ungrateful and has issued wanted notices in every town in the Tak Desert, determined to cut me into pieces." Ye Qi chuckled and denied.

"The wanted order is real, but as for the death penalty, I heard Queen Medusa's original words were to find him alive or dead!"

"Ugh! What difference does it make? They're all going to die anyway! But she's quite ruthless. She just took advantage of her weakness. Why would she kill her so completely?"

"Taking advantage? Master Ye really makes us look at him with new eyes!"

As Ye Qi finished speaking, Yao Yingying and several maids beside him were instantly stunned. Compared with the big and strong men like Uncle Li, the minds of young girls were always more delicate, and they immediately heard some ambiguous flavors in their words.

"Miss Yao has misunderstood. This bargain is not that bargain... Forget it! Forget it! The more you explain, the more serious it becomes!"

"We still trust Mr. Ye's gentlemanly conduct, but snake people are naturally cold-blooded. If there really is any connection, it's better to get out of it as soon as possible. Moreover, thanks to Mr. Ye, my Yao family has recently gained control of Traveler Port for a year. If Mr. Ye really wants to escape, I might be able to help!"

Yao Yingying looked at Ye Qi with a hint of worry in her eyes. Although they were not close friends, he was one of the few cultivators she had ever seen who had the strength but did not bully the weak.

What's more, I am very grateful to him for the battle in Qingfeng Gorge. Although I can't say that I miss him all the time, that figure is always hard to forget. I also hope to be able to help him in some way. Otherwise, I would not have taken the risk to bring him to the snakeman habitat deep in the Tak Desert!

"Young friend Ye Qi, although we know you are not afraid of Medusa, what the young lady said is indeed correct. A real man can bend and stretch, and there is no shame in that!"

Ye Qi looked at the two people's nervous expressions, and his heart warmed. After all, in such a remote place, he could still be cared for by others, which was very heartwarming. He then smiled awkwardly and explained, "Uncle Li and Miss Yao have misunderstood. I'm not the kind of fool who would rather suffer than live for the sake of face. It's just that for some reasons, I have to go to the Snake People! But I still want to thank Miss Yao for her concern. Who knows, I may really need the Traveler Port managed by the Yao family in the future!"

"Who... who cares about you? You narcissist!"

"Hehe! Miss, you're saying one thing and thinking another again. Last time you had a nightmare, you even screamed..."

"If you keep talking nonsense, I'll ask my father to sell you to Old Man Li, the man who feeds horses in the backyard!"

"No! Miss! I was wrong, okay?"

Watching the girls nearby joking with each other, Ye Qi consciously withdrew from their conversation, picked up a handful of dry firewood that had been prepared on the ground and threw it into the bonfire. Looking at the sparks that slowly rose up, Ye Qi fell into deep thought!

He didn't want to doubt whether Yue Qingqing really wanted to harm him, but the tragic situation of the Demon-Eating Rat Clan in Huangfeng Mountain was still vivid in his mind!

After Yue Qingqing knocked me unconscious, she could have killed me directly, but she chose to knock me unconscious and send me to Huangfeng Mountain. These confusing actions really made me have a new understanding of Yue Qingqing!

He fell asleep quietly while deep in thought. When Ye Qi opened his eyes again, he found that his hands and feet were locked up for some reason. His first subconscious reaction was to suspect Yao Yingying, whom he met by chance last night!

But when he squirmed his body and struggled to sit up, he found that in the carriage behind him, all the other people, including Yao Yingying, were imprisoned in cages!

"Hey! Are you Ye Qi?"

Just as Ye Qi was observing the situation around him, a snake man suddenly poked him with a stick.

"You know what I am, so why don't you let go quickly? If I let you break free, you will be in trouble!"

Seeing Ye Qi's helpless and furious expression, several snake people burst into laughter, and then said arrogantly: "Break free by yourself? Don't be so delusional, kid. These shackles of yours were forged by the Queen herself, infusing her demonic power, specifically to tie you up!"

"Then your queen really can't forget me! As soon as she returned to the Tak Desert, she couldn't wait to invite me over. It seems she hasn't forgotten the romantic moments beneath the Infinite Abyss at all!"

Just as Ye Qi was disdainfully arguing with the snake-men minions, a clear and seductive female voice suddenly rang out from the carriage in front, which was decorated with golden ribbons and red curtains. "Oh? What are you talking about? Why don't you tell me about it?"