leonardwarren #218 - The flower snake is kind-hearted!
#218 - The flower snake is kind-hearted!
“Hey, where's that demon vine?”
Xu Chengxian, carrying a stomach full of dragon eggs, staggered back to the place where he had fought the demon vine.
He saw that Lingxiao and Ling Yunzi had already returned, but the demon vine was nowhere to be seen.
“It's in here.” Lingxiao patted the storage bag at his waist. “It's too conspicuous to leave outside.”
So the two of them worked together to seal it away and put it away.
“What's this?” Ling Yunzi sized up Xu Chengxian. “Judging by your appearance, your harvest isn't small?”
“Hey, it's all dragon eggs.” Xu Chengxian plopped down on the ground. “Do you want to take a look?”
He had swallowed thirty-six dragon eggs, each one larger than those in the Emperor's Tomb.
They were now lined up in his stomach.
Fortunately.
His snake body was long enough, and he had an extra-long stomach, which allowed him to hold them all.
He told Da Hei that they would continue collecting tomorrow, partly because he really couldn't eat anymore.
“I won't look.” Ling Yunzi shook his head. “Dragon eggs are of little use to me.”
This statement was six parts true and four parts false.
After all, they were eggs with true dragon blood, so they were somewhat useful, just not very much.
Therefore, he said this to help the flower snake set a trap for Da Hei.
Lingxiao also smiled, not exposing him.
The mausoleum was quite large, but the place where Xu Chengxian was taking the dragon eggs was not far from where they were now.
With their divine sense, even if they didn't see the whole process, just understanding a little was enough for them to guess the flower snake's intention in doing so.
They were happy to help.
“Eldest brother, if you still refuse to give up your wishful thinking and insist on finding hatchable dragon eggs to continue the bloodline of the true dragon race, you must hurry.”
So, not only did she not expose him, but she also added fuel to the fire, frowning and saying, “This place is not suitable for a long stay. We will leave in a few days and find another place to settle down.”
“Any demon race that comes to this secret realm from the Emperor's Tomb, especially the demon generals, will definitely try to rush to the True Dragon Main Hall.”
“We have offended General Si, and we arrived here one step ahead of them. If we run into them, it will definitely not end well.”
“The disappearance of the true dragon race from the world is also destined, and it is the will of heaven.” Ling Yunzi followed up, frowning tightly, “Your heart, eldest brother, is too kind.”
The Taotie fierce soul is, after all, an ancient fierce beast. Don't be fooled by its honest, obedient, harmless appearance. Its inner character is actually unruly, unwilling to be restrained and driven.
In other words, it's like pushing a cart uphill—it won't move unless you force it.
If it knew that Xu Chengxian intended to get more dragon eggs, it would definitely be difficult to deal with.
It would be better to use such a small trick to make it feel anxious that the dragon eggs might not be needed, and it wouldn't be able to exchange them for blood energy, so it would find all the dragon eggs in the True Dragon Main Hall as soon as possible.
Da Hei, who was listening from the side, was already too anxious to sit still.
At first, it didn't care, scratching its head while gnawing on the blood energy ball.
Now, it was scratching its butt.
On the other side, Xu Chengxian was stunned by their words.
He secretly exclaimed: “Good heavens!”
He was once again frightened by the abilities of the two.
Is this the keen intuition of the Empress and the Dao Lord?
Anything they say can hit my purpose!
Although it's just one of them.
But it's already terrifying.
Of course, he wasn't stupid enough not to see why these two were saying these things.
They were helping him trick Da Hei.
But he couldn't be sure whether Lingxiao's casual remark was just an inadvertent thought or whether she had seen something.
However, on second thought, even if she did see something, it didn't seem to matter.
So he was relieved.
Then, he put on the face of an overbearing eldest brother: “I know, I know. I'm the eldest brother, don't you think I know what's important?”
“But I still want to find these dragon eggs, and you don't need to persuade me.” He said stubbornly, “At worst, when you want to leave, I'll stop looking.”
“Very well.” Lingxiao nodded and said, “The True Dragon Main Hall is the most important place in the Azure Dragon Secret Realm, and it's also where the most corpses of the true dragon race are buried.”
“Only the descendants with the best aptitude are qualified to enter here. If the dragon eggs placed here cannot be hatched, then other places are probably even more impossible.”
“By then, eldest brother should also give up.”
“That's true, but if Da Hei finds the dragon eggs, eldest brother still has to pay Da Hei blood energy.” Ling Yunzi said, “I heard it's one thousand two per egg?”
“One thousand five, it's one thousand five!” Da Hei couldn't help but exclaim.
If it finds more than three dragon eggs, it will get one thousand five.
“One thousand five?” Lingxiao raised her eyebrows. “Why so much?”
“Not much! Not much! It's all been agreed upon, and it's not good to go back on your word!” Da Hei anxiously paced back and forth.
As soon as it saw that Lingxiao's expression was wrong, it immediately knew it was bad.
The flower snake kid said that their family's accountant was the younger sister.
If she spoke up, wouldn't the price drop?
Even if it's just a little bit less, it's a loss!
“Master Xu! It's not good to go back on your word, is it?” It ran to Xu Chengxian and asked eagerly.
It wasn't that it hadn't thought that these three siblings might be deliberately setting a trap for it.
It even thought that they were doing this to make it work harder to find more dragon eggs.
But it was afraid of being forced to lower the price.
It was even more afraid that Xu Chengxian really wouldn't want the dragon eggs.
The only three people it could reach right now were these three siblings. Xu Chengxian was the only one who was interested in dragon eggs and could give blood energy.
Moreover, this flower snake seemed kinder, gentler, and more generous than the other two.
When there is only one buyer, even the Taotie fierce soul has to bow its head.
Although it was the only seller, Da Hei also knew that without it, the flower snake wouldn't be able to find the remaining dragon eggs.
Those that were easy to find had already been eaten or taken out.
But it didn't want to take risks. Blood energy was too important to it. But dragon eggs might not be as important to the flower snake.
“Alright, your eldest brother never goes back on his word! It's all been agreed upon, and it's not good to break your promise.”
However, in reality, although one dragon egg wasn't too important to Xu Chengxian.
After all, it was only 2 refinement points.
But many dragon eggs were very important to him.
Dozens, or even hundreds, of dragon eggs would double the refinement points.
If he could improve his physical and spiritual realms faster, then the speed at which he condensed essence, blood, and qi would also increase.
Tempering the demon body and refining blood energy complemented each other, killing two birds with one stone.
Moreover, the improvement of the spiritual realm would make his vast divine sense even stronger.
This would be of great benefit to his innate divine powers and combat skills.
So he could only grit his teeth and refuse Lingxiao and Ling Yunzi's kindness in helping him bargain.
The two of them were perceptive people, and they immediately understood that they should stop there and know when to quit.
Lingxiao frowned and said, “Since eldest brother has said so, I won't say anymore. But you must not delay here any longer, and eldest brother should be aware of this.”
“Lingxiao, Lingxiao!” Da Hei immediately jumped up, hopped in front of her, and said with a smile, “But I don't know, when are we leaving?”
“We'll stay for two more days at most.”
“Two days? Enough, enough!” Da Hei nodded, “More than enough! More than enough!”
This venerable one must turn the True Dragon Main Hall of the true dragon race upside down!
Not a single dragon egg will escape from this venerable one's hands!
Of course, this venerable one is not entirely doing it to exchange for blood energy.
“The flower snake is kind! Maybe it can really find a hatchable dragon egg.”
“This venerable one can also be considered repaying a favor!”