Chapter 90: The Second Fountain of Water!

  "Faith..." Medusa's voice trailed off in a low whisper, then she asked again: "But didn't this knight already abandon his faith? He should be a man without faith."

  "This is different." Du Wei said calmly: "Everyone has beliefs in their heart. Although Hussein abandoned his previous faith, it does not mean that he no longer has any beliefs in his heart! It's just that when he gave up one belief, a new one had already taken its place in his heart! This is the commonality of humanity, anyone who is alive must have their own beliefs in their heart, whether this belief is righteous or evil. Only those with strong convictions can possess enough courage and strength. The stronger the conviction, the greater the power, under the drive of such power, one will either be remembered for centuries or leave a stench that lasts for ten thousand years!"

  He said so much, how much did you understand?

  "I don't know." Medusa's voice was low: "Greed... Nostalgia... Weakness... Cruelty... Loneliness... And, conviction... These are what you call 'humanity'. Humanity is really too complicated."

  "It's originally very complicated." Du Weifei said quickly: "Humans are the most complex creatures in this world, humans are the richest in emotions among all living beings, they understand love, family affection, friendship the most, and are the most emotionally rich. But at the same time, they are also the cruelest, most skilled at killing, infighting, and slaughtering their own kind! The entire history of humanity is just a process of humans fighting each other, you kill me, I kill you... Medusa. If you think that by briefly probing into the hearts of these three people, you can understand or grasp human nature, then you are wrong."

  "Now, tell me, did I pass the test?"

  After a long silence, a sigh: "Yes, you passed."

  Du Wei soon saw the legendary Medusa.

  Right here in this empty and spacious great hall! Right before this wall!

  From within the wall, a rustling sound was heard, and then, a figure slowly emerged from the stone wall... Her entire body seemed to be made of stone, or perhaps she had already merged with the stone wall itself.

  Medusa Queen, she is of course a woman.

  As she stepped out of the stone wall, her entire body began to slowly shed its stony quality. The gray, hard, and icy skin gradually turned into a fine white complexion that looked smooth and soft. Her hair also gradually became shiny and gentle.

  The contours of her face began to become clear... and absolutely beautiful!

  Even Du Wei had to admit that the Medusa Queen in front of him was almost the most beautiful woman he had ever seen in this life and his past life. Her figure was gentle and moving, every inch of her skin, every curve, seemed to be created by the creator after strict calculation as a perfect work of art. Her legs, her waist, her hips, her arms, her breasts. Every proportion seemed to have reached perfection. Plus the natural charm of the snake, making every move, every subtle movement, with a kind of charm that was almost tempting.

  But all of this was nothing compared to... what truly stunned Du Wei was her face!

  It can be said that this is a face that can drive men crazy! Du Wei was even unable to find the right words to describe such a beautiful face for a moment... Even the phrase "overturning cities and countries" is far from enough to describe such an absolute beauty!

  Du Wei only knew that he had been stunned. It was as if a blind man who had just seen the light again, was shocked by the divine aura in front of him, an aura that could shake one's soul!

  Du Wei dared to bet that such a beautiful woman absolutely cannot exist in the world! If she does... then it will definitely bring about a disaster!

  Good heavens... Just looking at those red lips, Du Wei was already sighing.

  Beautiful women, Du Wei had seen a lot, but beautiful to the extent of being a disaster, then, the Medusa Queen in front of him was absolutely the first!

  And... she is still closing her eyes!

  Du Wei dares to guarantee that if she opens her eyes, even with only a third of the radiance of this face... Good heavens, what would Medusa's eyes be like? On such a stunningly beautiful face, if you could add a pair of eyes as bright as stars or precious gems... then her face alone would be enough to kill the hearts of most men in this world!

  This Medusa Queen, she is really beautiful... beautiful...

  Beautiful beyond human! Beautifully terrifying!!

  It wasn't until a while later that Du Wei snapped back to reality, and the first thing he did was take a deep breath, relieving his lungs which had forgotten to breathe due to being stunned.

  "It's a good thing you've been living here, without letting other humans see you." Du Wei made an evaluation: "Otherwise, with your beauty, even if you were the terrifying Medusa, there would definitely be human rulers who would go crazy for you, and even launch wars to capture you!"

  "Is this also human nature?" Medusa asked softly.

  Standing in front of Du Wei, Medusa's voice was no longer that hoarse and low-pitched tone, apparently her voice had been transmitted through the vibration of the stone wall earlier, covering up her original tone... And the real Medusa's voice, of course, sounded very pleasant.

  Du Wei was very satisfied with this... It's just a very natural mentality, if you see such a beautiful woman who can kill a man's heart, but makes that kind of harsh and unpleasant sound, it's simply a... sin!

  Luckily, her voice was as gentle as a soft stream in spring.

  "It's okay, I guess... " Du Wei smiled: "But your appearance, if it were really in the human world, would definitely cause a war among men."

  "But I am not human." Medusa's reply was tinged with a hint of desolation.

  She walked quietly to Du Wei's side: "Gegewu said that most humans would be very afraid of me. Medusa is a terrible monster, a terrible existence for humans... why are you not afraid of me? I can feel your power... it's not strong."

  "It's not 'not strong', if it's relative to you, my strength can almost be considered very weak." Du Wei smiled: "But why should I be afraid of you?"

  "I don't know, but Gege Wu said that humans are very afraid of Medusa." She shook her head, closed her eyes, and made a casual gesture. Her slender fingertips drew through the air, and beside her, the stone floor seemed to roll like dough, slowly, until a stone chair crawled out from the stones, and Medusa sat down calmly, facing Du Wei: "You came to see me, now you've seen me."

  "Yes, I saw her." Du Wei sighed: "What I saw was not the Medusa Queen who made humans change color at the mere mention of her name, nor was it a top-level demon beast that would slaughter and petrify people without any scruples... What I saw was just a lonely woman living in seclusion, with an empty heart, searching for faith... A pitiful woman. Oh, and one more thing: a beautiful snake who dislikes turning into a human."

  "You're quite interesting, a fun human." Medusa hung her head in thought. Then, as if she smiled: "Although I haven't been in contact with many humans. You are the second human to talk to me a lot besides Gigi Witch. Originally, I planned to kill you and your companions. Because although I'm not human, I don't understand human nature. However, at least I don't like being disturbed."

  Du Wei was silent.

  Indeed, after all, she was once a golden python, and her nature is more close to "beast".

  "I knew, so I dared to come see you." Du Wei said very frankly: "Because I know. You are not the kind of simple-minded, bloodthirsty, evil monster in legend... You are just... Please forgive my wording, you are simply 'ignorant'."

  Medusa said with indifference: "What you said is right, I am indeed 'ignorant', at least I have no understanding of human nature."

  It's as if humans always describe certain ferocious beasts as fierce, wolves as cruel, and foxes as cunning. Saying that a certain demon is terrifying... actually, these are all measured by human standards. Or, it can be said that they are measured with human nature against other living things.

  Whether it's a wolf, a fox, or even a terrifying monster... are they really "bad"? Are they really "evil" and "frightening"? Of course not... because they're just living normally according to their own species' "animal nature".

  Wolves are born to eat meat, lions and tigers are born to hunt and kill prey, this is the law of the world, and it cannot be said that they are evil or cruel just because of this.

  Medusa, also known as Medousa, is one of the three Gorgon sisters in Greek mythology.

  "So, human, tell me your purpose." Medusa asked softly. She sat gently on the stone chair, her head bowed and one hand lightly supporting her cheek.

  "I originally came for the Fountain of Youth." Du Wei smiled and said, "But now it seems that thing isn't very useful. It doesn't seem to have much use for humans, except for solidifying their form. It only seems to work on magical beasts or tree people... Oh, are you going to kill us because of this? I heard that the guys who came with Gergi Witch back then were all killed by you because they had designs on the fountain."

  Medusa smiled, and it was a genuine smile, which added a hint of humanity to her expression: "That was back then... when I didn't understand, I was just a humanoid snake, no one taught me about human nature, I simply knew that when outsiders entered my territory, I had to kill them. It was that simple... you should thank Gigi the witch, at least she taught me some human habits, otherwise, when you walked into the canyon today, I would have already killed you."

  "My original intention is no longer important, because after talking to Gege Wu, I have lost interest in this spring water. However, my two companions still have other purposes." Du Wei thought that it was better to tell the truth in front of Medusa, maybe he could get some benefits from it.

  "One of my companions, his master was petrified by a curse, and only the eyes of a Golden Eyed Boa can save him. That's why we came to the Ice Forest, to find the Golden Eyed Boa." Du Wei said this while carefully glancing at Medusa.

  "So you were originally planning to hit me?" Medusa said expressionlessly, her face showing no joy or anger.

  "It used to be. But it's not now." Du Wei smiled and said, "I think that as the final evolution of the Golden Eyed Python, you should have a way to lift that petrification curse... I'm not asking for your eyes."

  "Why should I help you?" Medusa's voice remained calm: "Ge Ge taught me that humans usually have a 'transaction' way, that is, making demands has a price."

  "I'm a pretty good teacher." Du Wei smiled: "You're a snake who doesn't want to be human, but you have no choice now. So, I'll teach you many human habits, of course, most importantly, humanity."

  "Is everything all right?"

  "Everything." Du Wei's affirmative reply was: "But I don't guarantee that you will find it pleasant, because human life is not a purely pleasant process. There is sweetness and suffering in human nature. If you want to experience it, I can teach you more things. For example, I can start teaching you the first lesson now."

  Medusa was silent for a moment: "What?"

  "Lonely." Du Wei said calmly: "You are very lonely. Your complexion, your voice, your words, and the place where you live... everything shows this point."

  "I'm very lonely." Medusa nodded: "If loneliness is what you said before, then you're right."

  "Do you like this feeling?" Du Wei smiled.

  Medusa thought for a long time. She pondered for a long time, then slowly shook her head.

  "Well, it's simple. I can help you get rid of loneliness." Du Wei said: "Humans are social animals, to not be lonely, you need to communicate with other humans first, such as finding your friends or companions."

  Then Du Wei asked his second question: "Do you have faith in your heart?"

  "Not at all." Medusa replied quickly this time. For someone who had been asleep, waking up only once every ten years, she indeed didn't have any faith in life.

  "Humans need faith. They need a goal for their lives... even if it's just a little interest, something that can spark your enthusiasm." Du Wei laughed even more happily this time: "Believe me, when it comes to interesting and fun things, no one in this world is more knowledgeable than I am."

  "After these two questions, Du Wei raised a third one: 'Have we made a deal?'"

  The answer is self-evident.

  Hussein woke up and lay in the hall like Du Wei when he woke up from his illusion. Dandanier was lying beside him.

  There was also the poor mouse Grand Vizier Gégéou, who sat beside him. The Grand Vizier had a worried look on his face and followed Hussein's gaze. Hussein saw Duvey approach with a smile.

  Behind Du Wei stood a woman.

  Hussein immediately jumped up from the ground, but before the knight had time to react, Du Wei shouted a sentence: "Alright, Hussein, come and meet our new partner."

  No need for introductions, as Gege Wu had already fallen to the ground, her body trembling violently, staring at the woman, her entire body twisted into a ball.

  "This is our new partner, Queen Medusa." Du Wei said, pulling up Dada Nile and handing him something, a small stone bottle.

  "Take this, it's a lock of Queen Medusa's hair. When you get back, take it out of the bottle and it will turn into a golden python in slumber. Use it to save your marquise." Du Wei said with a smile.

  Dadanier took the thing with a look of shock or confusion, Duwei had already walked over smiling and patted Hussein: "My friend, don't be stunned, now Her Majesty the Queen is going to take us to see that Fountain of Youth, aren't you eager to see where Aragon went back then? Now, let's go."

  Queen Medusa's stunning beauty also shocked Hussein, his hand was on the hilt of his sword and then put down, after listening to Du Wei's words, he was even more at a loss.

  "Not now, it's not the time to draw swords." Du Wei patted Hussein's shoulder lightly and chuckled in a low voice: "I saw you successfully advancing to Holy Knight in your dream... by the way, thanks to Her Majesty the Queen as well."

  Watching Duveila and Hussein walk towards the large gate at the back of the hall, Medusa walked silently in front, like a ghost.

  Dadanier was startled awake from his trance by a sigh from Gegewu.

  The old mouse prime minister groaned: "He... this young man, what is he doing? God above... He seems to be getting along very well with the queen? Or am I dreaming? Am I still in a fantasy world? Or... Is the legend true?! Heaven! He won't... He won't..."

  "What are you muttering about?" Dathanil frowned.

  "Haven't you heard the legend?" Gedger Wudu stared at Dandanier with wide eyes: "The legend of Queen Medusa."

  Dadanier shook his head.

  "Legend has it..." Gege sighed, gazing at the backs of Du Wei and the others with a hint of curiosity in her eyes. She spoke in a hushed tone: "Ancient texts record that Medusa, aside from her terrifying powers, possesses a unique trait... If she were to shed tears for anything... regardless of whether it's a man or woman, human or magical creature, if someone could make Medusa cry for the first time in her life, then she would fall eternally in love with the being that brought forth those tears. I'm saying, your young companion wouldn't happen to be thinking along those lines, would he?"

  Dadanier didn't quite catch Geggwu's words, he rubbed his eyes hard and muttered: "Strange... how did this kid solve the problem as soon as I woke up?"

  He touched the stone bottle that Duweise had given him... Inside was a strand of Medusa's hair! It could transform into a golden-eyed python in a deep sleep... Dathanil finally woke up completely!

  The Marchioness is saved!!

  "The spring water is right here." Medusa pointed in front of her.

  In a corner of the grand hall, Medusa muttered a few spells, and the stone slab in front of her slowly opened, revealing a delicate stone-carved fountain mouth that rose up from beneath.

  "This is the fountain of youth you've been searching for." Medusa introduced, after which Du Wei felt somewhat disappointed.

  It seems... there's nothing special about it.

  However, Medusa's next sentence shocked Du Wei!

  "This is the first spring, would you like to see another one in this canyon?"

  "Is there another spring in this canyon? What is it?" Du Wei asked in surprise, turning his head to look at Medusa.

  "I don't know what that is." Medusa's reply was cold: "However, that spring water is exactly the opposite of the Fountain of Youth, so I gave it a name myself... Time Flows Away."