Battle Through the Heavens, Reborn as Xiao Yan's Sister

Chapter 149 Silver Moon...Queen? She should be called Queen Silver Moon! (Two chapters combined, please subscribe)

"Let's go, Your Majesty."

Hearing Xiao Yue's call, Queen Medusa slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

As the queen of the snake-people, she commanded considerable respect from the others in the palace, despite their fear of her ruthless reputation. While occasional gossip circulated within the palace, it was not entirely unacceptable…

But when faced with Madam Xiao's warm concern and trivial inquiries, Queen Medusa seemed somewhat at a loss, and had a strange feeling in her heart.

She hasn't been very comfortable staying at the Xiao residence these past few days.

Especially when Xiao's mother held her hand and chatted with her with a gentle and warm expression, it even made this cold and noble queen feel somewhat at a loss. As a snake-woman queen who ruled over thousands of miles of desert, she had never been so reserved before...

Now, on her way to the holy city in the desert, Queen Medusa finally felt a little more at ease.

The four of them flew at such a speed that they covered thousands of miles in less than half a day, traversing nearly half of the empire, and arrived at the border near the desert.

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front,

The vastness of the desert appears even more mysterious and enchanting under the afterglow of the sunset.

Nine enormous serpents roamed the desert, their bodies bound by heavy iron chains that pulled a huge, luxurious ship-shaped palace behind them. On each serpent's head stood a serpentine guard, wielding a spear and wearing exquisite armor, her figure alluring.

The moving, ship-shaped palace stairs slowly descended, and snake-woman guards filed out one after another. They held snake spears in their hands, their movements were uniform, and their graceful and alluring snake bodies swam on the sand without making a sound, showing their high level of training.

"The Flower Snake has come to escort Her Majesty the Queen back to the city."

One of the spirited snake women stepped forward and respectfully bowed to Queen Medusa.

Queen Medusa nodded slightly, her voice cold and majestic: "Rise."

After saying that, she walked alone to the front and boarded the moving ship-shaped palace.

"Ahem... Queen Silver Moon, Princess Zi Yan, and this guest, please go ahead." Then, Flower Snake bowed to Xiao Yue, Bei Ming Xiao Meng, and Zi Yan respectively.

"Queen Silver Moon, Princess Zi Yan?"

The aloof beauty in the black dress had a strange expression on her face. She pursed her lips tightly, as if she could hardly suppress the increasingly upturned corners of her mouth.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yue fell silent for a moment, and she couldn't help but look up at Her Majesty the Queen.

When Queen Medusa saw her gaze turn towards her, she quickly turned her head away. A hint of embarrassment and a delicate blush gradually appeared on her cold and noble face. She had done this on a whim after her last return, without considering the consequences at all.

Her Majesty the Queen still hasn't shaken her bad habit of secretly bestowing titles upon others! Always resorting to these petty tricks…

The Queen is one thing, but what's with Princess Ziyan? I bet if Beiming Xiaomeng stays here long enough, you'll end up bestowing upon her the title of Prince.

Xiao Yue was speechless.

"I don't really like the title of Queen, what do you think..." Xiao Yue then looked at the flower snake in front of her and said calmly.

Flower Snake was slightly taken aback, then respectfully lowered her head and carefully replied, "Then... how should I address you?"

Xiao Yue smiled slightly, a smile that revealed a unique charm. She gently parted her lips and said, "I think the title of 'King' is quite good. How about... having your Queen be my Queen?"

Upon hearing this, the real Queen let out a soft snort of displeasure.

Seeing this, Flower Snake felt a chill run down her spine and inwardly groaned.

Would Queen Medusa become the queen of the former Silver Moon?
She couldn't afford to offend either of these two masters. One was Her Majesty the Queen, to whom she truly served, and the other seemed to have been her queen before... Moreover, she had once been forced to pledge allegiance to Xiao Yue. What was she to do?

Zi Yan watched with great interest, her little face full of excitement. Although the little girl didn't understand these things, she felt that the subtle rivalry between the two was quite amusing.

Seeing this, the beautiful woman in the black dress beside him finally couldn't help but smile.

Xiao Yue seemed to sense something and glanced back at them silently. Bei Ming Xiaomeng instantly stopped smiling and reverted to her original image as a seemingly cold and indifferent black lotus beauty, making Xiao Yue feel as if she had just seen something wrong.

Zi Yan, however, was intimidated by Xiao Yue's single glance and became obedient. The little girl turned her head away, pretending not to have seen anything, and whistled a clear and melodious tune.
"Ahem, um... Your Majesty Queen Silver Moon, you should board the ship first," Flower Snake said cautiously. She changed her form of address in her haste, afraid of getting involved in the secret rivalry between the couple.

Xiao Yue nodded, said nothing more, and walked straight towards the huge palace.

Although she harbored some resentment towards the Queen, she remained outwardly calm and did not show it.

After all, as the queen of the snake people, Medusa still needed to maintain a certain level of dignity and image in the eyes of outsiders.

However, Her Majesty is getting bolder and bolder, daring to do this on her own... It seems she still needs some discipline and punishment. Let's wait until we find a secluded place to deal with her later.

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The mobile palace then continued moving forward.

Queen Medusa would stop her magnificent sandship whenever she passed by small or medium-sized snake-people tribes along the way, and then inspect those tribes.

"It seems to have developed quite well in the past two years."

As the sand barge passed the Rock Tribe, Xiao Yue stood on the deck and couldn't help but chuckle, feeling much better.

The once dilapidated little tribe has gradually recovered its vitality, and more oases have appeared nearby. With the birth of many newborns in recent years, the little tribe has become more vibrant, and the sounds of children playing and laughing can be heard.

Meanwhile, some snake people in the tribe were also busy, cultivating fields beside the oasis, planting drought-resistant crops, and... opening up the oasis.

"All of this is thanks to the guidance of Miss Silver Moon," Flower Snake said respectfully.

She knew very well that the snake-people tribe's current status was inseparable from the seeds that Xiao Yue had sown in this desert.

"Of course, this is also inseparable from Her Majesty the Queen's wise leadership!" Realizing the dangerous look in Her Majesty's eyes, Flower Snake hurriedly added.

Upon hearing this, the displeasure in the eyes of a certain queen in the distance gradually subsided.

Then, she leaned on the deck railing, gazing down at the tribe below, a soft light flashing in her cold, beautiful eyes.

"The environment here doesn't seem very suitable for the snake people to live in, does it?" Bei Ming Xiaomeng said with a slight frown.

Since entering this scorching desert, she had felt increasingly uncomfortable. Snakes are inherently yin, and for her, especially as the Nine Netherworld Python, the aversion to this environment in her bloodline was indelible. "I do want to attack the human empire and lead the snake people out of this desert..." Queen Medusa said, her gaze seemingly unintentionally sweeping over Xiao Yue.

"I can get the Gama royal family to designate a section of the eastern part of the Monster Mountain Range near the desert border," Xiao Yue said casually.

Queen Medusa's eyes lit up slightly upon hearing this.

"However... what price will you have to pay?" Xiao Yue changed the subject, looking meaningfully at Her Majesty the Queen.

She holds grudges very much; don't think you can do whatever you want just because you have a child.

As she spoke, Xiao Yue's lips curled into a playful smile. She slowly approached Queen Medusa, and the distance between them gradually shortened until they could almost feel each other's breath.

"What do you want to do..."

Queen Medusa turned her head and took a step back somewhat awkwardly, gripping the railing behind her nervously. She was a little afraid of Xiao Yue's wicked methods.

If Xiao Yue had only brought her physical harm, she wouldn't be afraid. After all, even being burned by strange fire hadn't made her ever think of surrendering. But this person had always been malicious from a psychological perspective, which always gave her a bad feeling.

"It's actually quite simple. Her Majesty the Queen probably doesn't want her people to live here forever."

Xiao Yue smiled and suddenly raised her finger, gently tracing it across Queen Medusa's chin. The touch made Queen Medusa's body tremble slightly. She tried her best to maintain her royal dignity and not let her heart beat faster.

Then Xiao Yue leaned closer and whispered a few words in Queen Medusa's ear.

"you!"

Queen Medusa blushed upon hearing this, and glared at Xiao Yue with a mixture of embarrassment and annoyance.

"This doesn't seem like such an unacceptable thing. Surely Her Majesty the Queen wouldn't be unable to bear such a price?" Xiao Yue chuckled.

She always enjoyed teasing the adorable snake woman in front of her...

Queen Medusa gritted her teeth upon hearing this, and after a brief moment of thought, she reluctantly nodded.

Bei Ming Xiaomeng, who was standing to the side, was very curious about what they had just been talking about. In particular, Zi Yan, the little girl, was itching to know what they had just said, like a cat scratching at her.

For this reason, the little girl clung to Queen Medusa's arm like she was swinging on a swing, calling her "sister" sweetly. Unfortunately, Queen Medusa, who had always doted on her, showed no intention of sharing.

"Hmph, cheapskate."

In the end, Zi Yan had no choice but to give up. She pouted and muttered in dissatisfaction.

Bei Ming Xiaomeng, standing some distance away, smiled gently and said nothing. Although she was also very curious, she was clearly more composed than the little girl.

The enormous palace ship continued its journey, dragged along by the nine-headed serpent in the desert, passing through oases and various snake-people tribes.

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After a few days,
In the very heart of the vast desert, the sun blazes high, and waves of heat roll in.

The land, predominantly reddish-brown, stretches as far as the eye can see, with only occasional sand dunes and Gobi deserts resembling isolated islands in a vast ocean, sculpted by the wind into ever-changing shapes.

On this seemingly desolate land, a magnificent city wall can be vaguely seen, like an ancient dragon winding through a large oasis in the desert.

This is the sacred land in the hearts of countless snake-people tribes.
The magnificent and towering city walls are built from huge, hard obsidian blocks. Each stone seems to have been polished smooth and hard by the wind and sand of time, and is carved with various intricate serpentine totems, twisting and coiling, as if they could come to life at any moment.

"There's even a totem of my Nine Netherworld Python clan!" Bei Ming Xiaomeng was surprised.

She could feel the chilling aura emanating from the ancient city wall, which seemed to have some connection with her bloodline. The totem was clearly carved by a powerful Netherworld Python, just like her.

"Our race has undergone countless changes over the years, and our lineage has experienced many breaks, so I cannot answer your question about the origin of these totems. However, there are the tombs of our snake-people ancestors in the Holy City, which you can visit later," Queen Medusa said.

Bei Ming Xiaomeng nodded. Although she was born in the Northwest Continent, she had been to the ancestral land of the Nine Netherworld Pythons in the Central Continent. Therefore, she guessed that Queen Medusa's snake-people clan was very likely to have migrated here from the distant Central Continent over a long period of time.

Queen Medusa then stepped off the sand ship first, and her appearance immediately drew the worship of the snake people in the city, who respectfully bowed to Her Majesty the Queen.

"Welcome back to the city, Her Majesty the Queen!"

The neat and resounding voices echoed through the sky and reverberated in every corner of the desert holy city.

Queen Medusa stood on the deck of the sand ship, her purple brocade robe shimmering in the sunlight like a blooming red spider lily, beautiful yet deadly, cold yet noble, calmly overlooking her kneeling subjects below.

After returning to her territory, she seemed to have transformed back into the high and mighty Queen.

After entering the city,

Queen Medusa then turned her gaze to Xiao Yue and said, "When we get to the temple later, the elders will probably ask you to refine some pills. After all, according to the rules of our snake people, babies of the Queen's bloodline need countless elixirs to nourish them while they are still in the womb, in order to increase their future potential and talent."

"The secret techniques are divided into three grades: superior, middle, and inferior. The potential of babies nurtured using these three grades also varies. If it is an inferior secret technique, the effort required for the offspring to cultivate in the future will be several times greater than that of babies nurtured using superior techniques." As she spoke, Queen Medusa unconsciously stroked her lower abdomen with her slender hand, a complex emotion flashing in her eyes.

"What kind of secret technique did you possess before?"

Xiao Yue asked.

“The conditions required for arcane nourishment are extremely demanding. Even I only used a medium-level arcane nourishment in the past.” Queen Medusa lowered her eyes slightly.

With a touch of melancholy, she raised her slender, jade-like hand and gently brushed away the strands of hair that were lightly ruffled by the wind from her forehead.

The Snake-People race hasn't had a queen's bloodline nourished by the highest secret technique for a long time. If it weren't for the lucky evolution into the Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python, it's likely that it would have stopped at the peak of the Dou Huang realm, just like the previous queens.

"The highest-level secret technique of my Snake-People race requires a seventh-grade pill called 'Heavenly Soul Blood Fusion Pill' as a medicinal catalyst. You don't need to worry about the materials needed. Although this vast desert is far less resource-rich than the Gama royal family, I can still provide the materials for a seventh-grade pill."

Queen Medusa hesitated for a moment, then bit her lower lip and continued, "I know you have unclear relationships with many other women, so once the seventh-grade pill is refined, I will raise the child on my own. Don't worry about me getting entangled with you in the future."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yue couldn't help but chuckle, finding Her Majesty the Queen's straightforwardness quite endearing.

But... why does this make me sound like that heartless woman who abandoned her wife and daughter? Besides, she doesn't have that many women around her... no, it seems like she has quite a lot.

Xiao Yue suddenly realized something and began to ponder.

(End of this chapter)