A wisp of green smoke drifted out from the storage ring on Medusa's hand, slipping into the room through the door crack.
As the green smoke entered her body, Xiao Xue's strength instantly rose to the Half-step Dou Zong level.
Ali was a Soul entity, so whether Xiao Xue's Dou Qi was sealed or not had no impact on her.
Xiao Xue sat up cross-legged, sinking her mind into her body. After a while, she opened her eyes and shook her head.
"Still no good. It seems I have to find a way to break this Seal myself."
She stood up and looked at the room's layout; Medusa had set up a barrier in the bedroom.
Even for Ali, who was a Half-step Dou Zong, it would take considerable time to break this barrier.
Therefore, forcing her way out was definitely not an option.
However, what the Sky Fox lineage excelled at most was Mental Energy.
"Ali, I leave it to you."
Hearing this, Ali responded, and the green smoke drifted out of the room again.
An incense stick's time later, Medusa walked in, following behind Ali.
However, her eyes were now vacant; it was clear she had been hypnotized.
Ali's Soul Power had already reached the Spirit Realm, far surpassing Medusa's.
Coupled with the uniqueness of her Bloodline, hypnotizing Medusa without her noticing was actually not difficult.
However, because Ali hypnotized Medusa while she was in the middle of Cultivating, guiding her to exit her cultivation state, this state surely could not last very long.
Once it lasted too long, it would be easy for Medusa to notice something amiss, and then there would be a lot of trouble.
The hypnotized Medusa waved her hand to dispel the barrier and also casually took off the storage ring from her hand, handing it to Xiao Xue.
Xiao Xue took the storage ring and put it on, then had Ali hypnotize Medusa to restore the inside of the room to its original state.
Then, before Medusa could wake up and discover the anomaly, Ali took over control again.
Borrowing Ali's power, Xiao Xue quietly slipped out of the hotel, then unfurled her Dou Qi Wings and flew rapidly toward the north.
Medusa knew nothing of this; she remained sitting cross-legged by the door, having re-entered her cultivation state, silently Cultivating.
The barrier she had set up in the room also showed no signs of having been tampered with.
It would probably be when Medusa's cultivation session ended that she would discover Xiao Xue was no longer there.
And by that time, it would be enough for Xiao Xue to have run very far away.
Actually, to tell the truth, Xiao Xue herself was not sure what kind of feelings she had for Medusa.
To say she cared, she certainly did care about that incident.
But to say she hated Medusa that much, that wasn't quite it either.
Because that incident had more of an accidental component to it.
If not for the influence of the Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Fire and the evil fire, such a thing definitely would not have happened between them.
What made Xiao Xue feel most uncomfortable was actually Medusa's attitude toward her.
It was as if, after the accident that day, she had become Medusa's possession.
She found it truly difficult to handle Medusa's "enthusiasm."
Although she also knew that Medusa's motives were not necessarily pure.
Perhaps she was only doing it for the Snake-People Clan.
However, Xiao Xue knew that this current way of interacting was definitely problematic.
—She wasn't some Stockholm syndrome patient!
Even if she didn't care about certain things to the point of being devastated if she lost them, that didn't mean she wouldn't hold anyone accountable.
That initial incident could still be explained as an accident, but Medusa's subsequent actions were undoubtedly challenging her bottom line.
Medusa's fear due to her "background," and her final choice to keep her in the Snake-People Clan, could not just be brushed off lightly.
Understanding was one thing, but whether she approved or accepted it was an entirely different matter.
However, she currently did not have enough strength.
She must now find a way to regain the initiative.
Logically speaking, returning to the Jia Ma Empire as quickly as possible was the best solution.
However, Xiao Xue did not have Ali return along the original route, but instead chose to continue heading north.
Because once Medusa discovered she had escaped, she would definitely suspect that Xiao Xue had already contacted her "teacher."
And relying only on Ali's current state, her speed could not compare to Medusa's.
Furthermore, she was still under the effects of Medusa's Seal.
This Seal was equivalent to a beacon, constantly indicating her general direction and location to Medusa.
If she returned along the same route, it was very likely that she would be caught by Medusa before the Seal could be broken.
If she were caught by Medusa, who knew what might happen? Xiao Xue dared not gamble.
As long as she continued north and ran far enough in the opposite direction before Medusa woke up; then, with Medusa worrying that the Snake-People Clan might face retaliation from the forces behind her, she might not necessarily come to chase her, but would instead choose to head south and return to the Snake-People Empire.
By then, as long as she broke the Seal on her body, even if Medusa had heaven-reaching capabilities, she wouldn't be able to find her on the continent.
Furthermore, even if Medusa returned to the Jia Ma Empire, she only needed to contact Xun'er in advance to ensure the safety of the Xiao Family.
At that time, the one who would be unable to attend to herself would be Medusa.
High above in the sky, Xiao Xue did not dare to delay for a moment, having Ali push her speed to the maximum. "Ali, faster!"
Although Ali did not know why Xiao Xue was so urgent, she still obediently increased her speed.
The two soon left the vicinity of Youdu City; continuing north from Youdu City would lead to the Izumo Empire's capital.
However, this distance was far from enough.
A Dou Zong already grasped basic Spatial Power; if Medusa, this Three-Star Dou Zong, were to chase, her speed would definitely be much faster than Ali's.
The Izumo Empire currently had no Dou Zong; its strongest expert should be a Peak Dou Huang from the Poison Sect, whose strength was inferior to Ali's.
Therefore, as long as they were careful, they should be fine.
After all, no one would provoke a strong expert without reason.
Therefore, Xiao Xue did not take a detour, but instead had Ali conceal her aura, intending to fly directly across the Izumo Empire's capital from above.
As they crossed the capital and entered the suburban area, the System suddenly emitted a piercing alarm sound.
Xiao Xue instinctively frowned; this was the first time she had heard an alarm of this level.
Then, Xiao Xue opened her System interface, and six large red characters almost occupied the entire screen—
[ emergency task — Interception ]
"Interception? Someone wants to kill me?"
Xiao Xue did not hesitate in the slightest; she clicked directly on the task description and quickly began to read it:
[ Task Objective: Survive against a One-Star Dou Zong / Kill the One-Star Dou Zong ]
[ Task rewards are related to task completion rate ]
"A One-Star Dou Zong?" Xiao Xue could not help but frown. "It's not Medusa?"
"There is a One-Star Dou Zong who wants to kill me?"
Xiao Xue opened her [ Map ], and that unknown enemy had already become a red dot on the [ Map ].
A One-Star Dou Zong, who could it be?
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