《My Snake King Husband Wants to Pamper Me》


 Chapter 1

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    Yan Jiao was dreaming!


    She clearly knew that she was dreaming. Otherwise, why would she be lying naked in bed with a black python in the room?


    The black python flicked its tongue, and its eyes glowed with a scarlet light as it slithered toward Yan Jiao.


    Although Yan Jiao knew that she was dreaming, she was still a little scared. She wanted to run out of the bedroom, but she could not move her body. She was frozen on the bed and could only wait for the black python to approach her.


    A chill crept from the bottom of her feet to the top of her head, and the snake¡¯s icy tongue reached toward her lips.


    It licked the corner of Yan Jiao¡¯s lips.


    Yan Jiao actually saw a teasing look in the python¡¯s eyes. She felt that the dream was extremely bizarre.


    The python wrapped itself around Yan Jiao¡¯s body, the tip of its tail mischievously caressing Yan Jiao¡¯s bare skin. A strange feeling gradually rose inside her.


    The tip of its tail gradually moved from her legs to her chest, and it circled around one of Yan Jiao¡¯s nipples. Yan Jiao felt ticklish, but apart from that, she also felt a sense of pleasure from deep within her bones.


    A fire burned in Yan Jiao¡¯s heart.


    It was hot, dry, and the fire of desire seemed to spread from her heart to her whole body.


    Yan Jiao¡¯s rationality told her that she should struggle.


    She had been a good girl since she was young and had never been in a relationship with a man. Yet, her partner in her first wet dream was not even human.


    The other party was actually a python.


    However, before Yan Jiao could continue to let her imagination run wild, the tip of its tail once again entered Yan Jiao¡¯s Secret Garden that no one had ever touched.


    Her entire body tensed up. She was so excited that her body started to tremble.


    Although Yan Jiao had no relevant experience, she was a regular woman. She knew what this python wanted to do, and even slightly looked forward to it.


    The black python¡¯s thick tail slowly but forcefully separated her legs, and at the same time, the its fine scales rubbed against her Secret Garden. Yan Jiao had never experienced such stimulation before, and a faint moan escaped from her mouth. Her hands uncontrollably wrapped around the python¡¯s cold body.


    The python seemed to have been encouraged by this, and it rubbed even more vigorously.


    Yan Jiao¡¯s body became more and more relaxed. Suddenly, a hard object entered her body, and pain instantly engulfed her. However, it did not take long for joy to follow the pain.


    The fear and excitement in her soul intertwined together as she was being penetrated. She and the python were tightly entangled in her dream, and she was in a drunken stupor¡­


    The next day, the alarm woke Yan Jiao up from her sleep. The warm sunlight shone on her body, and Yan Jiao recalled the dream she had last night.


    ¡°This is so embarrassing. My partner in the wet dream wasn¡¯t even a human¡­¡± Yan Jiao covered her face as she sat up in her bed. She had not forgotten what day it was today. Today was the day she planned to go home, and she had already bought a plane ticket.


    It had been a week since the end of the last archaeological expedition. The strange thing was that ever since she put on the ring she took from the ancient tomb, she had been having erotic dreams of the black python. Other than that, nothing had changed.


    Yan Jiao looked at the blue ring on her ring finger and could not help but doubt it. However, she was a firm materialist and did not believe in curses or spirits.


    She recalled that when she first discovered this ring, her body seemed to be bewitched, and she involuntarily reached for the ring. After holding it in her hand, Yan Jiao carefully observed the ring.


    Yan Jiao looked at the thin and narrow cross-section of the ring and realized that there were actually two small life-like snakes carved into it. The eyes of the snakes were even embellished with gems that Yan Jiao did not notice earlier, making the snakes look even more lifelike.


    The more she stared at the ring, the more Yan Jiao felt as if there was a mysterious force calling out to her, compelling her put the ring on her finger. Just like that, when Yan Jiao came back to her senses, the ring was already on her ring finger.


    Yan Jiao knew that the most basic rule of an excellent archaeologist was not to take away or hide antiques for personal reasons.


    However, when she tried to take the ring off her finger, she realized that no matter what, the ring could not be taken off. It was as if it had fused to her finger.


    ¡®Forget it, I¡¯d better finish my work first. If I can¡¯t pull it off, I¡¯ll think of a way to take it off after I¡¯m done with work. No use in putting in any more effort to take off that ring.¡¯ However, Yan Jiao was so exhausted that she fell asleep the moment she returned to the hotel.


    Ever since then, she had been having erotic dreams every night.


    The subject of the dreams had still been the python.


    Yan Jiao looked at the time, got up from the bed, and walked into the bathroom.


    The sound of running water could be heard in the bathroom. Yan Jiao looked at the ring on her finger, but she could not think of a solution. She decided to go home and meet her family doctor to check her body to see if anything was wrong.


    After having this wet dream for three consecutive nights, she went online to search for ¡®why do I keep dreaming of snakes?¡¯ All of the results pointed to one thing, which was that her desired had not been satisfied.

 Chapter 2

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    Yan Jiao was puzzled. Could it be that she was not actually a good girl, but a loose woman? Was it because she had been single since she was born?


    Yan Jiao was not bad looking. Although she was not as dazzling as the celebrities on television, she was still considered a beauty who could eclipse the moon and outshine flowers. Since she was young, her name would always be among the top few campus belles of her school. Her figure was also very good. She was curvy where it counted, making her figure look sexy and hot. Despite that, Yan Jiao was not conceited.


    Having said that, Yan Jiao still could not find the type of man she liked.


    As her thoughts ran wild, Yan Jiao quickly took a shower, taking care to clean her private parts which was still oozing with sexual mucus.


    Oh God, she was too ashamed to face anyone. Was she being too disgusting? ¡®It¡¯s normal for anyone to have a wet dream, but what about me? I actually did it¡­ With a python?¡¯ More importantly, almost every time she took the initiative to hug the python, she could not help but rub the ring and lose her mind.


    She could not think about it anymore. If she did, she would go crazy. Was this the real her? Was she such a loose woman? A pervert who liked to mate with pythons?


    Even though Yan Jiao knew that she was the only one in her room, she still wanted to find a hole to hide in.


    After coming out of the bathroom, Yan Jiao saw that she did not have much time left. She hurriedly packed up and put on a thin khaki-colored windbreaker. She then pulled her luggage and left the hotel.


    Not long after, Yan Jiao arrived at the airport on time. Following the instructions of the airport announcements, she successfully boarded the plane.


    Sitting in the first-class cabin, Yan Jiao looked at the scenery outside the window and gradually closed her eyes.


    At dusk, Yan Jiao arrived at her home city.


    After giving her body a stretch, Yan Jiao called a taxi and headed back to her home.


    As she looked at her house, Yan Jiao never thought that she would actually feel homesick.


    Yan Jiao shook off her worries and pushed open the door.


    ¡°Jiao Jiao, you¡¯re finally back. You must be hungry. Go and wash up. I¡¯ll make you something delicious.¡± Mrs. Yan¡¯s gentle smile dispelled Yan Jiao¡¯s fatigue from the flight.


    ¡°Mom, I¡¯ve been waiting for you to say that.¡± Yan Jiao took the opportunity to tease her mother. ¡°I starved myself on purpose this morning so that you could cook me a meal when I got home.¡±


    ¡°You little glutton.¡± Mrs. Yan rubbed Yan Jiao¡¯s nose affectionately and turned to the kitchen. ¡°Go to the dining table and wait. The soup and dishes will be done soon.¡±


    At dinner time, Mr. Yan came out of his study. ¡°Jiao Jiao, how long are you planning on staying here this time?¡±


    ¡°Hehe, dad, you know how it is.¡± Yan Jiao quickly swallowed the food in her mouth and replied, ¡°Your daughter is a person who can¡¯t stay idle. If there¡¯s any news about the next dig, I¡¯ll be leaving.¡±


    ¡°I knew it.¡± Mr. Yan looked at Yan Jiao helplessly. Even though he was unwilling and worried about Yan Jiao¡¯s safety, his daughter had grown up and it was time for her to live the life she wanted.


    ¡°Oh right, where¡¯s Brother? Why don¡¯t I see him?¡± Yan Jiao bit into a piece of meat and asked in confusion, ¡°Isn¡¯t he usually the one who gets the most excited when he hears that I¡¯m back?¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t even talk about him. Your brother is an idiot. He got the dates wrong and bought a ticket to come back tomorrow.¡±


    ¡°Haha, that¡¯s just like him.¡±


    Dinner ended amidst the Yan family¡¯s harmonious atmosphere. After dinner, Yan Jiao planned to take a hot bath and rest.


    It was late at night, and Yan Jiao had already entered dreamland.


    This time, she dreamed that she was in a beautiful ancient tomb. She thought that she was finally having a normal dream.


    A rustling sound came from behind Yan Jiao.


    Yan Jiao thought to herself that it could not be a coincidence. ¡®Was it the python again?¡¯


    With this thought in mind, she slowly turned around, her movements so slow that it seemed like she was trying to escape and was unwilling to face the source of the sound.


    As expected, a familiar, dark figure was perched on a pillar not far from Yan Jiao, flicking its bright red snake tongue at her.


    The snake was here again.


    Looking at the coiled python, Yan Jiao knew that she could not escape.


    However, in her heart, she was looking forward to the python¡¯s closeness and its touch.


    Suddenly, a blinding white light exploded in front of Yan Jiao¡¯s eyes, and she closed her eyes in shock.


    After a while, Yan Jiao slowly opened her eyes as the blinding light gradually dimmed.


    Standing in front of her was a handsome man. His long hair was casually let down, and his ink-black hair reached his waist. His face was very attractive, with long, narrow peach-shaped eyes and pupils that were as striking as red jade. Coupled with his fair oval face, there was a trace of an evil smirk on the corner of his mouth.


    Yan Jiao could not help but think, ¡®Who is this handsome guy?¡¯


    Although there were good-looking man among Yan Jiao¡¯s pursuers, this was the first time Yan Jiao had seen someone as handsome as the man standing in front of her.


    Yan Jiao looked into those blood-red eyes, and it was as if she had fallen into a pool of water, floating up and down¡­


    Her gaze of admiration followed the handsome man¡¯s face down to his bare chest. His body was lean and was not too muscular. Then, her gaze turned downward¡­

 Chapter 3

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    In a flash, Yan Jiao¡¯s face had turned red.


    ¡°Why are you not wearing any clothes?¡± Before she could finish her sentence, Yan Jiao noticed that there was a black tail where the man¡¯s legs should have been!


    Just as Yan Jiao was stunned by the scene in front of her, the handsome man¡¯s left hand grabbed Yan Jiao¡¯s slender waist and pulled her into his arms.


    Yan Jiao¡¯s face was as red as an apple, and it seemed like steam was about to be emitted from her head.


    This was Yan Jiao¡¯s first time being so intimate with someone of the opposite sex. Even in her dreams, she could not help but blush.


    While she was distracted by the entire situation, the man¡¯s right hand had already reached the secret spot between Yan Jiao¡¯s legs, and he ruthlessly rubbed it with his fingers.


    Yan Jiao could not help but start gasping and moaning.


    Then, she heard the man¡¯s chuckle above her head. ¡°You¡¯re already wet. Were you so eager to see me?¡±


    Yan Jiao had never experienced such a lewd situation before. She immediately broke free from the man¡¯s arms and pointed at him. She stammered for a long time but could not say anything.


    Yan Jiao was so scared that she turned around and tried to run away from the handsome man. That was she saw the man¡¯s outstretched hand.


    In the blink of an eye, the man had grabbed Yan Jiao¡¯s hand. He spun her around and held her against a wall. Yan Jiao¡¯s back was against the wall, and she was facing the man¡¯s naked body¡­


    Before Yan Jiao could scream, she hit her head against the wall and felt a dull pain at the back of her head. Just as she tried to open her mouth to scream, she was interrupted by the man.


    His tongue swept wildly across her mouth, and he finally sucked her lips with all his might. His hands were also eagerly caressing her body. Yan Jiao could also feel his desire. A warm, hard object was squeezed into the gap between her legs, ready to be used.


    Not long after this, the hard object between Yan Jiao¡¯s legs suddenly pierced into her body. The familiar feeling came back again, and Yan Jiao could help but reach out and hug the man¡¯s shoulder in front of her, going along with his movements.


    The excitement of the climax woke Yan Jiao up from her dream.


    Yan Jiao was lying on the bed, covered in a thin layer of sweat. Her breathing was rapid, and her legs were tightly wrapped around her blanket, trembling slightly.


    ¡®Damn it, why did I have a wet dream again!¡¯


    ¡®I thought I wouldn¡¯t have any more after I got home, but at least it¡¯s not so bad. After all, the person in this wet dream was at least humanoid, even if it was only half human,¡¯ Yan Jiao thought.


    The sensation of the climax in her dream seemed to have carried over into reality. The petals in Yan Jiao¡¯s Secret Garden trembled and shrank, and Yan Jiao felt a sticky feeling between her legs.


    Yan Jiao glanced at her phone and realized that it was only five o¡¯ clock. She sighed in her heart and decided to get out of bed to take a shower.


    In the bathroom, Yan Jiao raised her head and allowed the water to pound against her body. Her snow-white skin slowly turned pink, like a flower bud about to bloom.


    Just as she was carefully cleaning her nether regions, a knock on the door startled Yan Jiao.


    Before she could regain her senses, her mother Nie He¡¯s voice came from outside, ¡°Is Jiaojiao awake? I heard a noise and thought that your brother had returned, so I came over to take a look.¡±


    It was her mother¡¯s voice. Yan Jiao stared at the locked bathroom door and heaved a sigh of relief.


    Luckily, it was her mother¡­


    Probably because of her guilty conscience, Yan Jiao explained, ¡°It¡¯s me, mom. I¡¯m still a little sleepy, but I can¡¯t go back to sleep, so I¡¯m taking a shower to wake myself up. ¡±


    ¡°Oh, oh. Take your time then. Mommy will go make breakfast for you.¡±


    ¡°Thank you, Mom!¡± Yan Jiao sweetly said to Nie He.


    After Nie He left, Yan Jiao looked at the unknown liquid flowing out of her body in her hand, and her face became hot.


    ¡®Oh no, I¡¯m actually a pervert. Not only do I have wet dreams every night, but I also wake up in ecstasy every time. I must find Uncle Tang Yi to take a good look at my body today,¡¯ Yan Jiao thought to herself.


    ¡°Jiaojiao, why aren¡¯t you done? It¡¯s been an hour, and your brother will be home soon.¡± The voice of her mother, Nie He, came from outside the door again.


    Hearing this, Yan Jiao hurriedly put on her clothes. She frantically checked to make sure that there was nothing out of the ordinary and came out of the bathroom, shouting, ¡°Mom, I¡¯m coming.¡±

 Chapter 4

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    ¡°As expected of our little princess. She¡¯s so pretty.¡± Yan Xu¡¯s voice suddenly sounded in the living room.


    ¡°Brother!¡±


    ¡°Alright, alright, everyone¡¯s here, let¡¯s eat!¡± The gentle voice of their mother, Nie He, was filled with happiness.


    ¡°Little Jiaojiao, how long do you plan to stay at home this time?¡± Her older brother Yan Xu asked the same question as her father did the day before.


    Before Yan Jiao could reply, Yan Xu continued, ¡°You don¡¯t know this, but when you weren¡¯t around, the two of them talked about you day and night.¡±


    ¡°When you weren¡¯t around, the two of them always treated me like air and ignored me. Now that you¡¯re back, they¡¯re going to ignore me.¡±


    ¡°Aiya, now that I think about it, I¡¯m really pitiful. My good sister, for the sake of your brother, you have to rest at home for a few days and spend some time with our parents. This way, when they are happy, they will be able to care about me, a poor soul. ¡±


    Yan Xu sighed and sat beside Yan Jiao, but his expression did not have the heartbreak that was articulated in his words. On the contrary, he winked at Yan Jiao.


    Yan Jiao knew that although her brother said what he said, he did not have such thoughts at all. He was just saying it to make her happy, to let her know that this family was full of people who loved her.


    However, when she thought about how she had been thinking about her parents day and night, Yan Jiao felt guilty. She looked at her parents in embarrassment. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, dad and mom¡­¡±


    ¡°This is the path you chose, and you¡¯ve done well. I¡¯m proud of you.¡±


    ¡°Silly child, why are you apologizing? When a mother has such an outstanding daughter, she could only be proud. Alright, let¡¯s eat.¡±


    Yan Jiao looked at her family, and there was only a sweet feeling of happiness in her heart.


    When she was young, Yan Jiao was sent to her grandmother¡¯s house to stay because her parents were busy with their careers. She was only brought back when the Yan family¡¯s business was stable.


    At that time, Yan Jiao was already a slim and elegant little girl. She could not remember her childhood memories with her parents very clearly, so she felt a sense of alienation from the family, like an intimate stranger.


    However, Yan Jiao knew that everyone in this family was truly good to her.


    Breakfast ended in laughter. After breakfast, Yan Jiao contacted Tang Yi and asked him to come over to check on her body. She also asked him about her dream.


    Soon, Tang Yi arrived and brought Yan Jiao to the infirmary in the Yan family villa, which was well equipped with medical equipment.


    ¡°Uncle Tang, I have something to tell you.¡±


    Tang Yi, who was checking Yan Jiao¡¯s body, raised his head and looked at Yan Jiao. ¡°Go on, your Uncle Tang is listening.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s¡­ It¡¯s just that I feel that there¡¯s something wrong with my body. ¡± Yan Jiao stammered, not knowing how to tell Uncle Tang that she had sex with a snake in her dream.


    ¡°I¡¯ve been dreaming these days. I¡¯ve been entangled by a python, and I¡¯ve had the same dream for several night in a row.¡± Yan Jiao did not know how to describe it, so she chose to compromise.


    ¡°That python intrudes into my dreams daily. Uncle Tang, do I have a mental problem?¡±


    After hearing this, Tang Yi examined Yan Jiao¡¯s body again.


    ¡°Jiaojiao, there¡¯s nothing wrong with your body. In fact, you¡¯re very healthy. As for what you said about being entangled with the same Python in your dreams, I think it might be because you¡¯re too focused on your archaeological work, and your nerves are always in a state of tension. It¡¯s caused by excessive stress.¡±


    ¡°I guess I¡¯ve been under too much pressure recently. Thank you, Uncle Tang. Goodbye. ¡±


    After sending Tang Yi off, Yan Jiao looked at the ring on her finger with mixed feelings.


    She stood there in silence for a long time.


    She was very healthy!


    Yan Jiao¡¯s anxious heart slowly returned to its original state. She heaved a sigh of relief, thinking that this might be the best news of the day.


    After that, Yan Jiao returned to her bedroom and went online to search for legends and ruins related to snakes, to see if she could find any information about to her ring.


    The more Yan Jiao scoured the internet, the more fascinated she became. She gradually forgot the time, forgot herself, and threw everything to the back of her mind.

 Chapter 5

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    Not long after, the afternoon quietly passed by. Yan Jiao looked at the sun that was gradually setting in the west and the sky that was gradually dyed with the sunset glow. She stood up from her seat and stretched.


    Yan Jiao moved around a little and decided to relax by looking at the scenery outside the window.


    Just then, a phone rang in the quiet room.


    Yan Jiao quickly walked over and looked at the phone screen. It showed that it was Luo Jie, the captain of the archeological research team. She quickly put the phone to her ear and answered it.


    ¡°Hello, Captain. Is there news of new remains?¡±, asked Yan Jiao.


    ¡°Yes, you workaholic. Come back to the team at 1 p.m. tomorrow and collect your equipment. ¡± Luo Jie¡¯s voice was filled with excitement for some reason. ¡°Yan Jiao, you can look forward to it. The remains this time might make us famous.¡±


    ¡°What? Were the remains this prolific? I¡¯m looking forward to it. ¡± Yan Jiao¡¯s mood was also lifted by this news, and her enthusiasm was high.


    ¡°Don¡¯t let your jaw drop too hard when you arrive tomorrow.¡± Luo Jie¡¯s tone seemed to carry a smile.


    ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll be there on time tomorrow. I¡¯ll see you tomorrow, Luo Jie. ¡±


    ¡°See you tomorrow.¡±


    After hanging up the phone, Yan Jiao excitedly jumped onto her bed and hugged the soft toy on the bed.


    She told his parents about the news during dinner.


    Yan Jiao¡¯s excitement waned a little when she saw her parents¡¯ forced smiles.


    ¡°Jiaojiao, just go. Don¡¯t mind us,¡± Mr. And Mrs. Yan said in unison, as if they could tell that Yan Jiao¡¯s mood was turning sour.


    ¡°Thank you, dad. Thank you, mom.¡±


    After dinner, Yan Jiao packed her luggage and went online to review the new tricks she had learned in archeology. After feeling that her preparations were foolproof, Yan Jiao took a quick shower and fell asleep.


    The strange thing was that Yan Jiao¡¯s dream that night was all in fragments, like pieces of memories.


    The next morning, Yan Jiao woke up and could not remember anything from her dream.


    She could only vaguely remember someone saying in her dream, ¡°We¡¯re going to meet soon.¡±


    After having breakfast at home, Yan Jiao took her luggage and rushed to the archeological research institute.


    When Yan Jiao arrived, her team was gathered around their Captain, Luo Jie. Everyone¡¯s face was filled with excitement.


    Yan Jiao was infected by his mood and curiously went over to join the group.


    ¡°Jiaojiao, you¡¯re finally here. Come and sit down, we¡¯re about to talk about the important parts. ¡± Yan Jiao¡¯s best friend in the team, Su Qing, noticed Yan Jiao¡¯s arrival and excitedly called her over to sit beside her.


    ¡°Comrades, if the ruins we¡¯re going to this time are for real, our names might be in the history books in the future.¡± Roger said excitedly, ¡°This time, we¡¯re going to the primeval forest. You can imagine the hidden dangers within. I hope that everyone will listen to my instructions and not repeat the previous incident.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t put everyone in danger because of an individual! Alright, let¡¯s get down to business. The ruins this time are said to belong to the Snake King Meng Hui. You might not know what the Snake King Meng Hui represents. The Snake King Meng Hui represents a part of history that has not been proven. Only legends about him can be found on the internet. The rest of the information seems to have evaporated into thin air. ¡±


    ¡°Therefore, this is an opportunity for our scientific research team to make a name for ourselves. Everyone, cherish it. If you feel that this expedition is too dangerous, I will not laugh at you if you want to quit. After all, opportunities are always accompanied by risks!¡±


    Luo Jie waited for a while, and seeing that no one had left, he continued, ¡°Since no one wants to quit, get your equipment, repellents and medicines ready. We¡¯ll gather at the entrance of the institute in an hour. We don¡¯t know what will happen in Yuanshi Forest, so you still have an hour to consider if you want to leave. ¡±


    When it was time to assemble, everyone was present, and no one chose to quit.


    Everyone¡¯s faces were filled with excitement and joy!


    ¡°Let¡¯s go! Get on the helicopter!¡±


    Sitting in the helicopter, Yan Jiao finally realized that she had been extremely excited.


    Especially when Captain Roger called out Snake King Meng Hui¡¯s name, her heart throbbed violently.


    This was too abnormal!


    Moreover, ever since the previous expedition had ended, her dreams had been related to snakes.


    ¡®Haven¡¯t things related to snakes been cropping up around me a little often recently?¡¯


    As Yan Jiao thought of this, she felt an inexplicable sense of panic.

 Chapter 6

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    However, Yan Jiao gave the situation another thought. Uncle Tang said that she was very healthy, so maybe she had really been under too much pressure.


    ¡°It¡¯s already my third year working in archeology. Nothing has happened to me before, and nothing will happen this time either,¡± Yan Jiao consoled herself.


    Yan Jiao felt like her mind was running wild, so she looked out the window to calm herself down. Just then, a dense-looking document filled with words was handed to her.


    ¡°Thank you,¡± Yan Jiao said as she took the document from the man with both hands.


    Printed in large letters was the title of the document: Ruins of Snake King Meng Hui.


    Staring at these words, panic rose in Yan Jiao¡¯s heart again.


    ¡®Don¡¯t think about it too much. I¡¯m just scaring myself. If something really happens later, I¡¯ll deal with it.¡¯


    ¡®Yeah, I¡¯ll cross the bridge when I come to it!¡¯


    Yan Jiao suppressed the panic in her heart and calmed down. She carefully read the document in her hand.


    The information within detailed the legend of Snake King Meng Hui, his supposed history, the approximate location of the ruins, and size of the area taken up by the ruins.


    Yan Jiao carefully read through the information and raised her head to look at the other members of the team. She noticed that their faces were all filled with fanatical enthusiasm for the ruins.


    ¡°I hope this archaeological trip will go smoothly,¡± Yan Jiao sincerely hoped. She closed her eyes to rest.


    On the way to the ruins, they changed planes, took buses, and even went on a short cruise on a boat. There days had gone by when they finally arrived at the primeval forest in the evening.


    Everyone¡¯s excitement had almost dissipated, and they were mostly exhausted from the long journey. The team leader glanced around and found that only Yan Jiao¡¯s looked as she usually did. The rest of them did not even try to hide their fatigue, and they could not carry on with their work at all.


    He planned to start work the next morning and rent a homestay for the night so that everyone could have a good rest.


    That night, Yan Jiao once again dreamed of that python after four days. However, this time, the dream was not tainted with the colors of lust.


    Yan Jiao dreamed that she was in an ancient tomb made of gold. The pillars in the ancient tomb were covered with snakes. They were made of different materials and patterns. What was even more bizarre was that the heads of the snakes were all pointing in the same direction. Yan Jiao looked in the direction of the heads of the snakes.


    A python as black as charcoal was coiled on a snow-white pillar. The contrast between the python and the pillar made Yan Jiao feel that this scene was even more breathtaking.


    The black snake¡¯s eyes were two blood-red rubies, and they glowed brightly at while gazing at Yan Jiao. In a daze, Yan Jiao actually hallucinated that there was a pair of open arms, waiting for her to throw herself into its embrace.


    Yan Jiao was entranced and leaned over. At this moment, the sound of an alarm woke her up.


    Yan Jiao woke up. When she recalled her dream, she felt a trace of regret in the black snake¡¯s eyes. Yan Jiao shook her head, feeling that her thoughts were too outrageous. After mocking herself, she forgot about the dream.


    Not long after, Luo Jie gathered everyone at the entrance of the homestay. He had already rented a bus that could accommodate all of them earlier.


    Sitting on the bus, Yan Jiao felt that the closer she got to the forest, the more intense the nameless fear in her heart became.


    However, Yan Jiao attributed this fear to the unknown dangers of the primeval forest. She mentally prepared herself for a few minutes, then picked up the Walkman she had prepared beforehand and put the earbuds in her ears. She enjoyed the music, and it relaxed her tense nerves.


    After an eight-hour drive, the group finally arrived at the primeval forest that was said to hide the remains of the Snake King Meng Hui.


    Although everyone had long heard of it, when they saw this vast and endless forest with their own eyes, they could not help but swallow hard, and feel a heartfelt reverence for this forest.


    Looking at the forest, Yan Jiao thought that a miracle would be born in this place.


    Although the group of people wanted to explore this primeval forest right now, the environment was gradually growing darker, and that made everyone feel an impending sense danger.


    Just like that, the group set up their tents on the outskirts of the primeval forest, lit a bonfire, and prepared to rest.


    That night, as expected, Yan Jiao dreamed of the python again. However, this time, the dream was even clearer and more lucid than all the other wet dreams she had before.


    What Yan Jiao did not know was that the trajectory of her life, her future, was about to be completely rewritten, and the source of all this was the black python.


    The Snake King, Meng Hui!

 Chapter 7

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    At the break of dawn, Yan Jiao was woken up by Su Qing, who was so excited that she could not sleep.


    ¡°Jiaojiao, I can¡¯t wait anymore. Do you think there¡¯s a lot of gold, silver and jewelry in the ruins of the Snake King? I¡¯m so excited just thinking about it!¡± Su Qing¡¯s face was full of excitement at the thought of this, and her eyes sparkled as she looked at Yan Jiao.


    Yan Jiao was a little angry that her rest had been disturbed, but when she saw Su Qing¡¯s eyes, her anger dissipated.


    ¡°You woke me up so early in the morning just to tell me this?¡±


    ¡°Hehe, I¡¯m just too excited.¡± Su Qing looked at Yan Jiao in embarrassment. Suddenly, as if she had realized something, she leaned over and looked at Yan Jiao¡¯s face from left to right. ¡°Jiaojiao, your face is so red. Are you not feeling well?¡±


    When Yan Jiao heard this, she suddenly recalled the preposterous wet dream she had last night. Afraid that Su Qing would see through her, she did not dare to look Su Qing in the eye.


    ¡°I don¡¯t think so. It must be because the weather is too hot. Hahaha¡­¡±


    Su Qing looked at Yan Jiao suspiciously for a while, but when she realized that Yan Jiao was about to go wash up, she stopped looking.


    Yan Jiao stood in front of the sink and looked at herself in the mirror. She saw that her face was as red as Su Qing had said.


    This reminded her of last night, when she had been bewitched by the big python again. The black snake¡¯s tail had only caressed her body a few times, and her body had let up. Then, she had been dominated again and again by the big python.


    ¡®I don¡¯t usually have any sexual desires, so why do I have wet dreams?¡¯


    However, Yan Jiao thought of Uncle Tang¡¯s words and thought that it should not be this way. Didn¡¯t Uncle Tang say that she only had these dreams because she was under too much pressure?


    Despite that, she only felt the anticipation and excitement of the new ruins now. Where did the pressure come from?


    Moreover, after her partner transformed into a humanoid, why did it go back to being a python? Most importantly, her body had only been touched by the snake¡¯s tail a few times, and she got aroused reciprocated the other party¡¯s advances¡­


    Did she have some kind of perverted fetish for snakes? However, Yan Jiao swore that she had never seen a snake before, and she had never done anything overboard to a snake either. She had never eaten or toyed with a snake before.


    If this was true, she was too perverted!


    Just as Yan Jiao was wiping her face and letting her thoughts run wild, Su Qing suddenly barged in. ¡°Jiaojiao, you¡¯ve been showering for a long time. What are you thinking about? Why do you have such a weird expression?¡±


    ¡°Nothing, I¡¯m done. Let¡¯s go out and group up.¡± Yan Jiao smiled awkwardly and pushed Su Qing out.


    Not long after, everyone woke up one after another.


    Seeing that everyone was here, Captain Luo Hie assigned tasks accordingly. ¡°This time, I¡¯ll be leading a team with a professor who has studied Snake King Meng Hui for decades. The professor is waiting for us at the entrance of the forest. When we meet up, everyone must listen to the professor¡¯s arrangements carefully!¡±


    When everyone heard that they were finally going to officially enter the forest, they set out towards the forest¡¯s entrance with excitement!


    After the group had safely met up with the professor, Yan Jiao stared at the entrance of the forest just before they entered the dense foliage. She felt that the entrance of the forest was like a snake¡¯s mouth, sticking out its cold, wiry tongue, slyly waiting for Yan Jiao to walk into a trap.


    For some reason, the Yan Jiao felt that after entering this forest, she would be stranded here forever, never to leave again¡­


    Su Qing, who was behind her, saw Yan Jiao frozen in place, staring at the entrance of the forest. Su QIng went up to her and asked, ¡°Jiaojiao, what¡¯s wrong?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m fine. Let¡¯s go. ¡± Yan Jiao shook her head at Su Qing, indicating that she was fine. She then followed Su Qing into the forest.


    Yan Jiao did not tell Su Qing that there seemed to be a voice in her ear, telling her to enter quickly. She was also eager to enter the depths of the forest.


    This feeling was too bizarre. Yan Jiao was afraid that Su Qing would not believe her or feel scared, so she chalked it down to the excitement she felt about discovering a new set of ruins.


    Walking into the forest, the team was surrounded by tall trees that reached into the clouds. These trees easily blocked the sunlight above their heads. It was daytime, but the visibility in the forest was as if it was in the evening.


    The members of the archeological team perked up and paid careful attention to the surrounding environment. After all, there would definitely be many wild beasts in this primitive forest!


    ¡°I believe you¡¯ve all finished reading the information we¡¯ve obtained from the ruins of the Snake King Meng Hui.¡± The old professor was shouting animatedly like a child.


    ¡°Everyone, you must have enough antivenom on your hands. There are more snakes in this forest than you¡¯d expect, and most of them are venomous.¡±

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    After a short while, the group had entered the depths of the forest. Yan Jiao turned around and could no longer see the path they took earlier.


    The old professor was still talking at the front of the line, but Yan Jiao was a little far from him, so she could not hear him clearly. Yan Jiao was not listening to him. She was drowning in her own thoughts.


    Su Qing could tell that Yan Jiao was acting out of the ordinary. After all, Yan Jiao would always drag her to the front of the group when they went on an archaeological expedition. However, this time, she was only following at the back of the group and did not seem to want to explain, so Su Qing tactfully refrained from asking.


    As this forest was far away from human habitation, there were almost no traces of living people in the depths of the forest.


    Before Yan Jiao entered the forest, she had heard from the old professor¡¯s assistant that the nearby villagers lived close to the forest, and they were unwilling to enter the forest to hunt. Instead, they went to the other side of the mountain to hunt.


    After people who understood the local language asked them, the answer they got was that they were afraid of angering the Snake King Meng Hui. Some of them did not even dare to say the Snake King Meng Hui¡¯s name out loud and looked terrified.


    The reaction of these villagers solidified the existence of Snake King Meng Hui, which made the archeologists more excited.


    The deeper they went into the forest, the more difficult their path became. It could not even be called a path anymore, because it was covered with plants that were as tall as people.


    The men in the team spontaneously took turns to cut down the plants blocking the road.


    With the help of a compass, the group of nine people reached the center of the forest at dusk.


    They had originally thought that the plants in the middle of the forest would be extremely dense, but what they saw made the hair on the back of their necks stand up. In the middle of the forest, there was actually a clearing!


    With the forest as the center, there were no signs of plants growing within a 10-kilometer radius. This scene was so outlandish that even the experienced captain Luo Jie had never seen it before.


    More eerily, the center of the forest had been terrifyingly quiet ever since they had entered.


    Other than the sounds they made and the rustling of the leaves in the wind, there was no other sound.


    They could clearly see and hear some birds chirping on the way here, but they had pretty much vanished.


    This situation made everyone indecisive, but they were all experienced archeologists and were very brave. Team leader Luo Jie laughed and said, ¡°Isn¡¯t it quite convenient for us to set up tents here? Don¡¯t overthink it. It¡¯s getting dark. Hurry up and set up the bonfire and tents.¡±


    After all these things were done, everyone sat on the ground after walking for a whole day, enjoying this moment of peace.


    ¡°Okay, everyone, have a good rest tonight. I just had a discussion with the professor. The ruins should be near us, not too far from our camp. We will explore it tomorrow.¡±


    ¡°Also, the assistant that the professor left at the research institute just sent us new information about the remains of Snake King Meng Hui. It¡¯s said that there¡¯s an altar in the middle of this forest that serves as the entrance to the snake realm. About a thousand years ago, a group of villagers lived here, and they worshipped the Snake King Meng Hui. ¡±


    ¡°They believe that the Snake King Meng Hui is an omnipotent God who can ensure their safety. They lived on the outskirts of the forest, but every September, they would enter the center of the forest and assemble at the altar. They would use the prepared sacrifices to worship the Snake King and send the winter offerings to the Him. These offerings not only included food, but also some utensils and ornaments made by the villagers. Therefore, if we can find the Snake King¡¯s altar, traces of those ceremonies would prove the existence of the Snake King Meng Hui, and that period of history would also be confirmed. This will add a new and magnificent stroke to the history of mankind.¡±


    Everyone took out the prepared dry food from their backpacks and sat on the ground near the bonfire, listening to Luo Jie as they ate. Laughter and chit-chat filled the space.


    Suddenly, someone took out a big bag of rice from their backpack. The people in the team were even more excited when they saw the bag of rice. Some of them stood up in anticipation.


    The men went to the river a little further away to get water, while the ladies gathered some firewood nearby.


    Yan Jiao was no exception. After gathering enough firewood, she sat not far away from the crowd and joked with everyone.


    After entering the center of the forest, Yan Jiao¡¯s heart had been filled with an inexplicable fear. At the same time, there was also a voice of eager excitement inside her which urged her to quickly enter the remains of Snake King Meng Hui.


    These two conflicting emotions intertwined, and Yan Jiao was at a loss.


    Moreover, the image of the black python in her dream would always flash across her mind.

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    She was really going crazy. Why was she always thinking about that python?


    The python¡¯s eyes that glowed with a scarlet light kept tempting her to leave the team and act alone.


    ¡°Jiaojiao, you don¡¯t seem to be in a good mood today. You¡¯re always distracted. You¡¯re usually very excited and you would drag me around to explore the surroundings.¡± Su Qing came over with a worried look.


    ¡°Qingqing, I¡¯m really fine. I was just thinking about something.¡± Yan Jiao looked at Su Qing¡¯s worried face, and her heart felt warm.


    ¡°If there¡¯s anything, you can tell me. It¡¯s not good to keep it all in.¡± Su Qing looked at Yan Jiao and laughed. Su Qing had the sweet appearance of a girl next door, and her smile was even cuter.


    ¡°Thank you for your concern. I¡¯m really fine. I was just thinking about my parents.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s good. Hurry up and get your spirits up!¡±


    The rice was ready in no time. Su Qing filled two bowls with rice and brought one for Yan Jiao.


    Just as everyone was enjoying their dinner, a shrill scream broke the silence.


    The scream was filled with fear.


    Everyone looked at each other, and someone said, ¡°It¡¯s Jiang Sheng¡¯s voice.¡±


    Everyone could not help but frown. Jiang Sheng was the bravest person in the team after the team leader. Something that could scare him like this did not come along often.


    Everyone quickly stood up and looked for suitable weapons to defend themselves with, and they planned to rescue Jiang Sheng.


    However, just as everyone took their tools and was ready to set off to rescue Jiang Sheng¡­


    The sound of heavy, stumbling footsteps came from behind them. ¡°Everyone, I found it, I found it¡­¡±


    What followed were Jiang Sheng¡¯s breathless words.


    ¡°What? Take a deep breath and tell me slowly. What did you find?¡± Captain Luo Jie walked toward Jiang Sheng with concern and patted his back to soothe him.


    ¡°I found the altar of the Snake King Meng Hui.¡±


    As soon as he said that, everyone present put down the things in their hands and surrounded him.


    Yan Jiao was no exception.


    ¡°Tell me in detail.¡± The old professor shook Jiang Sheng¡¯s shoulder in excitement.


    ¡°I was observing the surroundings when I had nothing to do. Then, I slipped down a gentle slope and landed in an open space.¡± Jiang Sheng deliberately paused for a moment. When he saw the anxious expressions on everyone¡¯s faces, he continued with satisfaction, ¡°Then, I let out a loud yell. It was because I saw that I was surrounded by snakes when I got up. Then, I turned on my flashlight and it turned out that they were snakes in a painting.¡±


    ¡°Where is it?¡± Yan Jiao suddenly urged Jiang Sheng excitedly.


    The rest of the people looked at Yan Jiao strangely. She was too excited.


    However, on second thought, Yan Jiao was an archeologist, so it was not that strange after all.


    Yan Jiao did not know why she was so excited. When she heard that Jiang Sheng had found the altar of the Snake King Meng Hui, her heart throbbed, and she wanted to race to the altar immediately.


    ¡°Su Qing, Yu Yan, and Xue Dong, the three of you will stay behind to guard the campsite. The rest of you will follow me to do a simple inspection so that it will be easier for the entire team to enter tomorrow.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t agree. Why should all the girls stay except for Yan Jiao? Why is Yan Jiao allowed to go with you guys?¡± A sharp female voice rang out.


    Yan Jiao looked over. She knew that the woman¡¯s name was Yu Yan, and she hated her very much.


    According to Su Qing, it was because Yu Yan had failed in her pursuit of Qi Zhao, and Qi Zhao had fallen for Yan Jiao, so Yu Yan had put the blame on Yan Jiao.


    ¡°That¡¯s because Yan Jiao is an outstanding professional. She¡¯s calm and doesn¡¯t panic when she¡¯s in trouble.¡± Before Yan Jiao could say anything, Qi Zhao started to defend her. ¡°If you¡¯re as capable as Yan Jiao, we don¡¯t mind taking you with us.¡±


    ¡°You, I¡­¡± Yu Yan¡¯s tears welled up in her eyes when she got scolded so sternly by her sweetheart.


    ¡°Alright, alright, stop quarreling. Yu Yan, you can go tomorrow too.¡± Before things became tricky, Luo Jie jumped out and gave Xue Dong a look, asking him to comfort Yu Yan.


    The little interlude passed just like that. Everyone pretended that nothing had happened and followed Jiang Sheng¡¯s footsteps. They went to investigate the altar of Snake King Meng Hui that Jiang Sheng had discovered.


    ¡°It¡¯s just up ahead, just head down this slope and you¡¯ll reach it.¡± Jiang Sheng said after walking for a while.


    Everyone quickened their pace excitedly and soon arrived at the place Jiang Sheng had mentioned.


    ¡°No wonder you got frightened.¡± Roger looked at the mass of snake drawings on the ground and unconsciously touched his arm.


    Among them, only Yan Jiao¡¯s behavior was considered normal. Actually, it was not that Yan Jiao unafraid of snakes. It was just that she had been having wet dreams with a python for a while now. She had already gotten used to it, and even felt a little familiar with the creatures.


    ¡°Everyone, pay attention. These snake paintings also have inspection value. Don¡¯t step on them and mess them up.¡±

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    The old professor squatted down and stared at the snake paintings at his feet for a while. He then said, ¡°These snake paintings are well-preserved, and they are very lifelike. I don¡¯t know what paint was used, but there are no signs of oxidation even after thousands of years.¡±


    Yan Jiao also squatted down to observe these snake paintings. However, when she stood up and saw the dense and endless snake paintings in the distance, she felt a slight headache. Why were they all snakes? Had she fallen into a snake cave recently?


    Everyone looked at the paintings for a while, then carefully walked around the drawings and headed toward the altar in the middle.


    The old professor was extremely excited. He patted and touched the altar. Suddenly, Luo Jie¡¯s hand accidentally pressed on a protruding geometry on the edge of the altar. There was a rumbling sound, and a hole opened up in the ground in front of everyone.


    The entrance of the cave was eerie and cold. A mysterious and ancient feeling came from it.


    They looked at each other and slowly walked toward the hole. Roger shone his flashlight in and saw a flight of stairs leading to somewhere unknown.


    ¡°Captain, let¡¯s go down and take a look.¡± Jiang Sheng looked at the entrance of the cave with excitement.


    ¡°No, it¡¯s too dangerous.¡± Although Roger also wanted to rush down and explore, he knew how many unknown dangers there were in newly unearthed ancient tombs. For example, toxic miasma could be harmful to the human body.


    Not to mention, this was the ruins of the Snake King Meng Hui. If the legend was true, no one knew how dangerous it would be.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Jiang Sheng. We¡¯ve been waiting for so many days. We can wait a little longer.¡± Luo Jie patted Jiang Sheng¡¯s shoulder. ¡°We¡¯ll enter the tomb tomorrow morning.¡±


    Although Yan Jiao wanted to support Jiang Sheng¡¯s idea, she did not know why the fear that had been haunting her recently had resurfaced. She stayed silent and supported Luo Jie suggestion.


    Although Jiang Sheng was a little reluctant, he knew that his Captain was right. Yet, he still looked back at the hole every three steps he took while leaving for the camp.


    Soon, the group left and returned to their camp.


    What they did not know was that not long after they left, the snake heads on the ground rose up from the ground like real snakes and looked in the direction they had left. After a while, they turned back to the hole that rose from the ground and lowered their heads, as if in worship.


    After a while, they merged into the ground again and turned back into drawings.


    Yan Jiao¡¯s team had also returned to the campsite safely. The people who stayed in the campsite immediately surrounded them and asked them what they had discovered. Roger and the others explained everything bit by bit. The people who stayed behind were excited when they heard this. However, Yan Jiao also noticed Yu Shu¡¯s resentful gaze as she stared at Yan Jiao. However, Yan Jiao did not take it to heart and chose to ignore it.


    After a long discussion around the bonfire, they returned to their tents one after another, planning to rest and prepare for tomorrow¡¯s excavation.


    Yan Jiao and Su Qing also returned to the tent. They had just laid down and closed their eyes when Yan Jiao heard Su Qing¡¯s voice.¡±Jiaojiao, what do you think will be in the ruins of the Snake King? Snakes? Will the archeology work tomorrow be very dangerous?¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t think too much. It might be gold, silver, and other treasures.¡± Yan Jiao did not want to reply at first but seeing that Su Qing was really curious, she decided to stop the conversation there. She wanted Su Qing to let her rest.


    ¡°That¡¯s true. Then, what priceless treasures do you think there are? Gold? Pearls that glow in the dark?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡± Yan Jiao yawned, her tone carrying a hint of indifference.


    Su Qing noticed that Yan Jiao was starting to feel sleepy, so she stopped pestering her to chat. She laid there, deep in thought, and the tent fell quiet.


    As Yan Jiao listened to the crackling sounds of the firewood burning, she could not fall asleep even if she wanted to. She had a feeling that something bad was going to happen tomorrow, and an ominous feeling filled her heart.


    After a sleepless night, Yan Jiao saw that the sky was starting to brighten. She simply got up and splashed herself with cold water, forcing herself to wake up. After packing up, she walked out of the tent and found that she was not the only one who stayed up the whole night. Luo Jie and Jiang Sheng had already prepared food for the other team members.


    When Luo Jie saw Yan Jiao come out, he greeted her and continued to chat.


    After a while, everyone woke up and gobbled up the food. Everyone packed up their tools and headed to the altar.


    The morning air was slightly chilly, and it cleared Yan Jiao¡¯s mind.


    Soon, everyone arrived at the entrance of the ruins. They took out the tools they had prepared and waited for the captain¡¯s orders.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go!¡±

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    Roger picked up a gas mask and placed it on his face firmly. Then he picked up a live duck that had been prepared beforehand, tied the safety rope around his waist, and entered first.


    He held a high-power searchlight in his hand and slowly walked to the bottom of the stairs. Seeing that the duck was still alive and showed no signs of being poisoned, he carefully took off his gas mask.


    The air inside the room was as fresh as the air outside.


    Roger took out his walkie-talkie and said, ¡°Everyone can come down now. There¡¯s no need to wear gas masks. The air down there is fine, and it won¡¯t cause any harm to your bodies.¡±


    Roger was waiting for the follow-up team at the bottom of the stairs, and it did not take long for everyone to meet up safely.


    In front of them was a passage that led to an unknown place. The two sides of the passage flickered with dim fire at regular intervals, making it even more mysterious.


    The men in the team walked in front, holding searchlights to illuminate the path ahead for the people behind them.


    Suddenly, Yu Yan¡¯s scream came from the middle of the group. Yan Jiao, who was the closest to her, immediately reached for the dagger on her waist and looked around alertly.


    Xue Dong, who was a little further away, rushed over and asked Yu Shu worriedly, ¡°What¡¯s wrong? What¡¯s going on?¡±


    Yu Yan only pointed in the direction of the torch on the wall with a trembling finger. She was so scared that she could not speak.


    Yan Jiao slowly walked over, and when she saw what Yu Yan was pointing at, she heaved a sigh of relief.¡±It¡¯s fine, it¡¯s just a painting of a snake.¡±


    ¡°No, I just saw the snake¡¯s head move. I¡­¡± Yu Yan immediately retorted loudly.


    ¡°How is that possible? How can the snake in the painting move? It must be because the light is too dim, and you saw things.¡± Su Qing rolled her eyes and responded.


    ¡°It¡¯s true. I wasn¡¯t seeing things. It really moved. What do I have to gain by lying?¡± Yu Yan turned around and shouted at Su Qing. Even her fear had dissipated.


    ¡°Alright, alright. Everyone, stop quarreling.¡± The good guy team leader, Luo Jie, stepped up to stop the fight. ¡°Yu Yan, that snake painting is right under a torch. The flame of the torch is flickering because of the wind. That might have caused you to think that the snake in the painting had moved.¡±


    Yu Yan wanted to argue, but when she saw Qi Zhao¡¯s impatient look, she changed her tone. ¡°I¡¯m sorry. I might have been too excited and saw wrong.¡±


    ¡°Really, it¡¯s a waste of everyone¡¯s time.¡± Su Qing rolled his eyes at Yu Yan and moved closer to Yan Jiao.


    Yu Yan was so angry that she wanted to give Su Qing a good scolding, but Qi Zhao¡¯s presence held her back. She felt that it was Yan Jiao who had ordered Su Qing to do this, so she vented all her anger on Yan Jiao and cursed her in her heart.


    ¡°Let¡¯s get a move on. The tunnel here is widening. We might be officially entering the ruins.¡± The old professor, who did not care about this farce, was ahead of them by the distance of five torches.


    When they heard this news, everyone who had some reservations in their hearts, was now occupied by excitement and could not wait to rush forward.


    As expected, the tunnel was getting wider and wider. Finally, a ray of light could be seen ahead.


    When everyone saw this ray of light, they were like moths to a flame, desperately moving toward the light.


    Ever since Yan Jiao, who was standing behind them, discovered that the walls of the tunnel were filled with life-like snake drawings, a strange feeling had been lingering in her heart. It was both familiar and strange, and this feeling made Yan Jiao extremely confused.


    At the same time, she had the urge to run away at all costs. This was not the first time she had this feeling.


    Just as she was struggling to decide whether to leave or move forward, Su Qing suddenly held her hand and led her forward.


    A blinding light exploded in front of Yan Jiao¡¯s eyes, and she closed her eyes instinctively. When she recovered and opened her eyes again, she was so shocked by the scene in front of her that the hairs on her neck stood up, and her body was covered in cold sweat.


    In front of Yan Jiao was a hall made entirely of gold. The gold pillars in the hall had snakes wrapped around them, and the snakes were made of different materials and patterns. The heads of the snakes were all pointing in the same direction.


    Yan Jiao looked in the direction of the snakes¡¯ heads in disbelief. As expected, she saw a black python with blood-red eyes and a body as black as charcoal. It was coiled on a snow-white pillar and was looking at the crowd in the hall with an unruly expression.


    Yan Jiao was so shocked that she unconsciously covered her mouth. Su Qing thought that Yan Jiao was shocked by the scene in front of her.


    ¡°Jiaojiao, are you also shocked by the gold and jewelry lying all over the place? I¡¯m dumbfounded too.¡± Su Qing jumped around in excitement.


    Yan Jiao was indeed surprised by the scene in front of her, but it was more of an unpleasant surprise than the reverse.


    That¡¯s because the scene in front of her was exactly the same as the dream she had a few days ago.


    ¡°I¡¯ve dreamt of it before.¡± Yan Jiao whispered.

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    Su Qing did not hear Yan Jiao clearly. She turned around and looked at Yan Jiao, a curious expression on her face.


    ¡°It¡¯s nothing. I was just frightened.¡± Yan Jiao shook her head, and a bitter smile appeared on her face.


    In these ruins that were full of traces of snakes, Yan Jiao felt as if she was surrounded by them. She felt that she had no way out, so she could only bite the bullet and continue.


    ¡°Heavens!¡± Luo Jie¡¯s loud yell brought the other people who were frozen in place back to reality.


    The professor was the first to react. He immediately ordered his assistant to set up the archeological tools he had prepared, while he himself quickly equipped the tools and led everyone into the hall to take a look.


    Seeing this, the others did not wait for the captain¡¯s order and hurriedly followed the professor into the hall.


    In the end, everyone except Yan Jiao entered the hall made of gold.


    Everyone was in high spirits as they studied the treasure in the hall. They touched and looked at it, like children who had entered the toy store. They were extremely curious and excited. ¡°This is real gold.¡± someone said in a surprised tone.


    Yan Jiao stood at the entrance of the hall and looked at the treasure-hunting crowd from a distance, not daring to enter.


    The inside and outside of the hall were like two separate worlds. It was bustling inside, but it was extremely quiet outside.


    She wanted to go in, but the fear in the depths of her heart made her feet stay rooted to the ground. She could only stand in place and could not move an inch.


    After an unknown amount of time, the people inside reluctantly put down the jewelry and gold in their hands. They gathered together in front of the snake that was as black as ink.


    The huge snake was seven to eight meters long. It was coiled upon a snow-white pillar, shining with a cold light.


    Strangely, in this hall made of gold and jewelry, the snake was the only thing that was not made of precious jewelry. Even the pillar it was sitting on was made of ivory. The professor touched the black python and could not help but feel a little disappointed.


    However, not long after they stood in front of the snake, they began to feel out of breath. They even felt frightened and helpless, and they wanted to escape.


    The professor, who had touched the snake before, felt as if he had blasphemed against God. His knees were inexplicably sore, and he was overcome with the compulsion to kneel down.


    While everyone was observing the snake, Yan Jiao could not help but keep her distance. However, as she looked at it, Yan Jiao began to feel that something was not quite right. She felt that the python was staring at her, and there was a hint of playfulness and anticipation in its eyes.


    She shook her head, trying to get rid of this ridiculous thought. She wanted to look away but found that she had begun to lose control of her consciousness, and she was actually approaching the python.


    Just as she was walking forward, she bumped into Su Qing who was squatting on the ground and observing some golden utensils.


    ¡°Tsk, Jiaojiao, what¡¯s wrong with you? Why are you distracted again?¡± Su Qing was knocked to the ground by Yan Jiao, and her wrist hit the golden vessel in front of her, causing a bruise.


    Su Qing¡¯s painful cry and words broke Yan Jiao out of her trance. Yan Jiao quickly bent down to help Su Qing up and apologized to her in embarrassment.


    At the same time, she wanted to leave. This place was too creepy. She could not stay here any longer. If it was not for Su Qing, she did not know what she would have done in her stupor.


    However, just as Yan Jiao was about to leave the hall, her attention was captured by a statue sporting a python¡¯s tail.


    An inexplicable sense of attraction pulled her closer to the statue. The others noticed Yan Jiao¡¯s unusual behavior and followed her.


    The sculpture was very tall. It was a man with long hair hanging down his back. Its eyes were closed, and his upper body was bare. Its hands were piously raised towards the sky. It was unknown what it held in its hands. The lower half of its body was a snake tail, which was circling on the ground¡­


    Yan Jiao carefully observed the sculpture¡¯s appearance and realized that it was the Naga that she had been entangled with in her dream on the first day she returned home!

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    In that moment, Yan Jiao was rejoicing. The person from her wet dreams actually had some human qualities!


    However, this Naga was now in the form of a sculpture in front of her. Yan Jiao could not help but reach out to touch the sculpture. Yet, she retracted her hand mid-air.


    All of this was too strange.


    She had never been to this place before, so how could she dream of this place, and all of the details here matched her dreams?


    She even made love with the person who looked like the Naga statue and spent the whole night in a drunken fit of lust.


    Yan Jiao was so frightened that she subconsciously stepped back. She realized that everyone else was also staying far away from the statue.


    ¡°Let¡¯s call it a day. It¡¯s getting late. Let¡¯s go back to the camp and get some rest. We¡¯ll come back tomorrow.¡± Luo Jie suggested.


    Hearing Luo Jie¡¯s words, everyone packed up their tools in a hurry, planning to leave together.


    However, the moment they turned around and left, the black snake that was coiled on the pillar made of ivory suddenly shook its head and flicked its scarlet tongue.


    The python¡¯s huge body wriggled on the pillar, as if it was tired and could not maintain its posture anymore. It slowly slithered on the pillar, its beautiful, red eyes staring at Yan Jiao¡¯s back, a trace of anticipation and puzzlement flashing in them.


    ¡°Yan Zhi, I have finally found you again¡­¡±


    A bitter sigh sounded in the empty hall.


    However, in this hall that was made entirely of gold, there was nothing else that could make such a sound except for the big snake that was like a living creature.


    After a while, the snake returned to its original posture, and its shining agate eyes gradually lost their light.


    Silence filled the hall.


    After successfully leaving the ruins, the group breathed in the fresh air outside and felt a little more relaxed.


    Everyone turned back to look at the pitch-black doorway and quickly returned to the camp to rest.


    It was one or two in the afternoon, when the sun was at its peak. Everyone felt alive when the warm sunlight shone on them. They could feel their stomachs growling.


    The group took out the food they had prepared and filled their stomachs. They then began to discuss the situation in the remains. Even the professor excitedly asked his assistant to send what they had just seen and heard to another assistant in the research institute.


    The sky was getting dark, so Luo Jie divided everyone into two groups. One group was responsible for cooking, starting a fire, and guarding the camp. The other group was going to the river a little further away to draw water, pick up firewood, and see if they could catch fish or dig up some wild vegetables.


    After a while, everyone split up.


    At this moment, the forest was unusually quiet. There were no birds chirping or insects chirping. The sun was also slowly setting.


    Then, the group of people who stayed in the camp suddenly heard a scream from not far away. Everyone stood up in unison and looked in the direction of the sound.


    They saw a group of people running madly in the direction of the camp, as if there were wild beasts chasing them. Their faces were full of fear.


    Yan Jiao picked up the telescope beside her and looked past them. Her expression changed when she saw what was behind them. ¡°Su Qing, quickly take out the antivenom.¡±


    Before Su Qing could react to what had happened, the group of people appeared in her line of sight. At the same time, she also saw what was chasing after them.


    There were tens of thousands of snakes, densely packed behind them, crawling towards them. The scene was terrifying, and no one could deny that it was extraordinary.


    Colorful snakes were following Luo Jie and the others in groups, as if they were organized and disciplined.


    Su Qing, Yu Yan, and Xue Dong immediately reacted and turned to get the antivenom, but they were a little uncertain. With these many snakes, would the antivenom still be useful?


    Yan Jiao knew very well that the antivenom would no longer be effective at this point. She turned to the three people behind her and shouted, ¡°Stop rummaging for the antivenom. If you want to live, run!¡±


    After that, Yan Jiao dashed in the opposite direction like an arrow shot from a bow.


    Su Qing and the other two looked at the antivenom in their hands. Without thinking, they dropped the medicine and ran after Yan Jiao.


    However, they did not run for long before they saw Yan Jiao stopping not far away from them. She kept retreating.


    ¡°Yan Jiao, what the hell are you doing? Why aren¡¯t you running? Are you waiting for death? If you don¡¯t want to live, then get out of my way.¡±

 Chapter 14

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    Yu Yan did not care about the weak image she was putting on in front of Qi Zhao. In the face of life and death, she knew what was more important.


    However, when she got close to Yan Jiao, she realized that there were also snakes in front of Yan Jiao.


    They were all in different colors and were flicking their scarlet tongues at them.


    ¡°Ah! ¡± Yu Yan shrieked in fear and quickly stopped in her tracks. ¡°Yan Jiao, what¡¯s going on? Are you doing this on purpose? You want to sacrifice other people¡¯s lives so that you can escape?¡±


    Even the towering trees were covered with snakes. Some were coiled, some were hanging upside down, and some were wrapped around the tree trunks.


    Yu Yan did not dare to stare at the snakes that were on the ground and the trees, so she could only turn her resentful gaze to Yan Jiao.


    However, doing that would not make the snakes disappear into thin air.


    ¡°Enough, Yu Yan, shut up. You¡¯ve said your piece. How can you be so shameless?¡± Su Qing had also rushed to Yan Jiao¡¯s side. ¡°If Yan Jiao didn¡¯t shout for you to run, you might still be standing there in shock. You wouldn¡¯t be alive to argue with Yan Jiao.¡±


    Su Qing was furious, and she blurted out her words in one breath. Yu Yan was rendered speechless and could only glare at Su Qing and Yan Jiao with hateful eyes.


    Not long after, the team behind them also caught up to them.


    Looking at the snakes surrounding them, everyone could only stand in place. They no longer had any hope of breaking out of the encirclement.


    ¡°What do we do? There¡¯s no signal here, so we can¡¯t call for help from the outside world through mobile phones. We can only communicate using the radio.¡± The old professor paced around anxiously. ¡°Unfortunately, I left the radio in the camp. It¡¯s almost impossible for us to get back to the camp now.¡±


    Xue Dong, who was the most optimistic in the team, laughed dryly in fear. He tried to ease the atmosphere and said, ¡°We¡¯re really lucky to have encountered such a once-in-a-millennium scene. If we weren¡¯t archeologists, but snake experts, we would be so happy. What a pity.¡±


    Unfortunately, everyone else was not in the mood to answer him.


    Everyone held their breath and looked at the snakes, thinking about how to get out.


    At this moment, Yan Jiao was surprised to find that the snakes were not approaching them. Instead, they stayed at a position that was not too close nor too far away, surrounding them in a circle that was not too big nor too small.


    Yet, without exception, all the snakes were in their striking stances and stared at them with cold eyes, flicking their tongues from time to time.


    Their eyes were fierce, as if they were passing judgment on sinners.


    The legend of Snake King Meng Hui¡¯s altar suddenly flashed through Yan Jiao¡¯s mind.


    ¡®Could it be true? Was it because we had broken into the hall that the snakes had surrounded us like criminals?¡¯


    If this was true, they would be sentient, with their own thoughts and souls.


    Yan Jiao could not help but smile bitterly. However, since she had thought of this possibility, she still had to try something.


    With that, Yan Jiao slowly took a few steps forward to see how the snakes would react. As expected, the snakes did not move.


    Just as Yan Jiao was about to continue walking, Qi Zhao suddenly appeared beside her.


    He pulled on Yan Jiao¡¯s arm. ¡°Yan Jiao, what are you doing? Do you not want to live anymore?¡±


    Yan Jiao did not say anything. She only gently let go of Qi Zhao¡¯s hand and walked closer to the snakes. She used the gentlest voice of her life to say, ¡°I¡¯m sorry. We didn¡¯t mean to barge into the Snake King Meng Hui¡¯s tomb. We didn¡¯t mean to offend you.¡±


    She paused for a moment. ¡°If you let us go, we promise to leave right away and never come back. Of course, you have to make way for us.¡±


    Despite saying that, Yan Jiao did not feel confident either. She even felt that she had gone crazy for negotiating with snakes. However, she could not think of any other way.


    Yu Yan looked at Yan Jiao¡¯s actions and sneered, ¡°She¡¯s actually crazy. Look, Yan Jiao is talking to snakes snake. ¡±


    Just as Yu Yan finished speaking, the den of snakes actually moved and made a path in front of them.


    Everyone was shocked by the sight before them. They looked at the snakes, then at Yan Jiao. Su Qing asked in disbelief, ¡°Jiaojiao, how did you do it?¡±


    Yan Jiao was not entirely sure herself, so she shook her head at Su Qing.


    However, when she was facing the snakes, she subconsciously treated them as human beings.


    She thought that it might be because of the erotic dreams of sleeping with the python.


    Everyone looked at the small path, not daring to move forward.

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    At this time, the bold Jiang Sheng stood up and stood in front of the team, carefully testing the waters.


    After a few moments, Jiang Sheng had almost passed through the group of snakes, but the group of snakes did not attack him.


    The crowd was overjoyed and walked forward with small steps, following in Jiang Sheng¡¯s footsteps.


    It was only when Yan Jiao was about to leave the snakes¡¯ encirclement that the snakes, who had been content with their lot, suddenly went into a frenzy, hissing and spitting at them.


    The originally upbeat group was suddenly scared stiff on the spot, not daring to move.


    Yan Jiao¡¯s raised foot froze in the air, not knowing if she should put it step back or go forward.


    Jiang Sheng, who was standing at the front, looked at the safety zone not far away. He gritted his teeth and took another step forward.


    The strange thing was that the snakes had returned to being silent and were only staring at them.


    ¡°That¡¯s strange. He was doing fine just now. Why did the snakes suddenly go berserk?¡± Luo Jie, the team leader, looked at Jiang Sheng and said in confusion.


    ¡°I, I saw it. After Yan Jiao moved, the group of snakes went berserk!¡± Yu Yan¡¯s voice, which was originally soft, grew louder and louder.


    ¡°Don¡¯t talk nonsense.¡±


    ¡°You can eat whatever you want, but you can¡¯t say whatever you want, Yu Yan.¡±


    ¡°Shut up, Yu Yan.¡±


    ¡°Yu Yan, I don¡¯t think it¡¯s a good idea to say that.¡±


    Seeing so many people defending Yan Jiao, Yu Shu¡¯s jealousy burned like a wildfire in the wild grass. Even her suitor, Xue Dong, stood up to defend Yan Jiao.


    ¡°If you don¡¯t believe me, why don¡¯t you let Yan Jiao move a little more and you¡¯ll find out?¡± Yu Yan still did not give up. She looked at Yan Jiao with a determined smile and pointed a finger at her.


    In an instant, everyone¡¯s eyes were focused on Yan Jiao. Some were filled with concern, some with curiosity, and some with malice.


    Yan Jiao felt a headache coming on, but since Yu Yan had already said so, it would seem like she was letting everyone down if she did not take a step forward.


    Thus, under everyone¡¯s passionate gazes, Yan Jiao took another step forward as if to prove herself.


    However, the result was just as Yu Yan had said. Yan Jiao had just lifted her foot from the ground when the still snakes started becoming violent again.


    ¡°Look, look, I was right.¡± Yu Yan was so excited that she was like a child who had found treasure. She was so happy that she could express it in words.


    ¡°It might just be a coincidence.¡± Su Qing looked at Yu Yan angrily.


    ¡°How obnoxious. You¡¯re about to die, yet you¡¯re still acting like she¡¯s your sister.¡± Yu Yan looked at Su Qing¡¯s exasperated expression and was overjoyed.


    ¡°Yan Jiao, I¡¯ll switch places with you. Maybe the snakes are only letting a few people leave at one time?¡± Qi Zhao, who was standing behind Yan Jiao, walked in front of her after he finished speaking.


    However, no matter how hard they tried, as long as Yan Jiao made a move to leave, the snakes would follow her.


    No matter how stupid Yan Jiao was, she could see the intention of these snakes. They wanted her to stay, and it did not matter whether others stayed or left.


    ¡°I think these snakes were attracted by her.¡±


    Although she did not know if Yu Yan was telling the truth, Yan Jiao would be the first one to disagree if everyone was in this predicament because of her.


    Hence, she gritted her teeth and said, ¡°Everyone, you can leave first. I¡¯ll think of a way to leave when the time comes.¡±


    ¡°Qi Zhao, since Yan Jiao has already said so, why are you still accompanying her? At most, we¡¯ll escape first, and then think of a way to come back and save Yan Jiao.¡± Yu Yan followed up Yan Jiao¡¯s words with her own.


    ¡°Shut up! Yu Yan, I¡¯m warning you, even if something happens to Yan Jiao here, I will never agree to your confession, ever!¡± Qi Zhao was agitated by Yu Yan¡¯s words. For the first time, Qi Zhao, who had always been gentle, lost his temper at a girl in front of his gang. ¡°It¡¯s impossible between you and me!¡±


    Yu Shu looked at Qi Zhao in disbelief. However, Qi Zhao did not even spare her a glance, not even a look of disgust.


    Qi Zhao looked at Yan Jiao. ¡°Jiaojiao, if you¡¯re not leaving, then I¡¯m not leaving either. If we¡¯re going to die, then we¡¯ll die together¡­ No, no, no. We won¡¯t die. We¡¯ll leave this place alive.¡±


    Yan Jiao would be lying if she said she was not touched when she saw Qi Zhao¡¯s worried expression.


    She knew that Qi Zhao liked her, not from Su Qing¡¯s words, but from his eyes.


    As long as she was in those eyes, they would become bright and shiny, like a puppy that had seen a bone.


    Yan Jiao did not hate seeing Qi Zhao like this, but she knew that it was not love between a man and a woman. It was pure admiration.


    ¡®If, and I¡¯m saying if, I can leave this place alive, I¡¯ll go out with you,¡¯ Yan Jiao thought.


    He looked at Qi Zhao with a bitter smile on his face.

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    ¡°Hmph! That¡¯s wishful thinking!¡±


    Just as the atmosphere between Qi Zhao and Yan Jiao was warming up, a cold male voice suddenly rang out.


    Yan Jiao was shocked. She turned to look at the source of the sound, but there was nothing there, only air.


    ¡°Who is it? Why are you being sneaky?¡± Yan Jiao was a little scared, but she did not show it on her face.


    However, no one responded to Yan Jiao. It was as if what she had just hallucinated the voice.


    ¡°Jiaojiao, what¡¯s wrong?¡± Qi Zhao saw Yan Jiao¡¯s nervous expression and asked in confusion.


    ¡°You¡­ Didn¡¯t you hear that? It¡¯s a man¡¯s voice.¡± Yan Jiao was shocked when she heard Qi Zhao¡¯s words.


    ¡°No, I didn¡¯t.¡± Qi Zhao was still confused.


    Yan Jiao refused to believe it. She turned her head and looked at the spot she thought the voice had come from. The ordinary tree she had seen earlier now had something unknown drop from it.


    Yan Jiao looked up and saw that it was a snake tail.


    Yan Jiao continued to look up and finally saw the snake¡¯s true appearance. It was a familiar black python.


    Rather than saying that it looked familiar, it was better to say that it was the one from her dream.


    Yan Jiao rubbed her eyes.


    ¡°Jiaojiao, what happened? You¡¯ve been a little off since just now.¡± Qi Zhao looked at Yan Jiao¡¯s series of strange actions and took her hand.


    ¡°Damn it, let go.¡± The man¡¯s voice rang out again, and his tone was still filled with displeasure.


    Yan Jiao quickly opened her eyes, but before she could respond to Qi Zhao¡¯s words, she saw a gust of demonic wind blowing in the open space.


    Yan Jiao¡¯s eyes, which had just opened, were forced shut again by the wind.


    Then, the demonic wind blew toward Yan Jiao, and the people behind her had to close their eyes.


    In the dark, Yan Jiao felt a soft touch on her waist, as if someone had lifted her up by the waist.


    That touch felt the same as when she hugged the python in her wet dream, and it made Yan Jiao feel at ease.


    Next, all that was left in Yan Jiao¡¯s ears was the whistling of the wind and the screams of the others. It was abnormally frightening and mournful.


    Of course, there were also Qi Zhao and Su Qing¡¯s screams. ¡°Jiaojiao!¡±


    Yan Jiao wanted to respond to them, but her eyelids were getting heavier and heavier, and she actually fell asleep¡­


    Meng Hui brought Yan Jiao back to the snake realm, back to his palace.


    The Nagas who passed by all looked at Meng Hui in surprise¡­ When had the king ever carried a woman around the Snake Palace like this?


    ¡®Why are his eyes so gentle?¡¯


    ¡®I wonder who this human is?¡¯


    Humans and snakes had different scents. Snakes could tell one snake from another because of their unique scents, but they could not do that for humans.


    She did not know how long she had been unconscious for¡­


    Yan Jiao opened her eyes in a daze, and the first thing she saw was a bed carved with flower patterns. She rolled her eyes and sized up the room.


    There were antique-looking windows, red wooden tables, red wooden chairs¡­ There were also many rare and precious decorations.


    ¡®Where is this place?¡¯


    ¡®Snakes¡­ Where are the snakes?¡¯


    Yan Jiao clearly remembered that she was surrounded by a den of snakes before she lost consciousness.


    Yan Jiao instantly came around. She struggled to sit up and get out of bed. She looked around the room but could not find a single living thing. She heaved a sigh of relief. Could it be that she was dreaming?


    It was a nightmare. Yan Jiao heaved a sigh of relief when she thought of this.


    This was good. No one got hurt.


    Then again, what was this place?


    Yan Jiao furrowed her brows. Everything here looked so awkward. Why was she dreaming of such a scene? Yan Jiao looked down and saw what she was wearing.


    It seemed to be undergarments from ancient times. Yan Jiao looked at it with uncertainty.


    At this moment, a pair of large hands wrapped around her slender waist and fumbled all over her body, slowly moving to the most private part of Yan Jiao¡¯s body.


    ¡°Who are you?¡± Yan Jiao cried out in alarm. She wanted to turn around, but she was unable to move under the pressure of the large hands.


    The man did not answer. He reached out and gently stroked Yan Jiao¡¯s long hair. The ticklish feeling was as if an electric current had passed through Yan Jiao¡¯s hair, giving her a mysterious feeling.


    Yan Jiao felt as if her hair had come to life when he touched it, and her entire body reacted as well.


    Her heart skipped a beat, and she lost her focus.


    Yan Jiao was flipped over by the owner of those hands. She finally saw the true face of the person behind her. It was the handsome serpent-man from her dreams.


    Yan Jiao looked into those blood-red eyes. Within those eyes, there was laziness with a hint of temptation.


    That burning sense of possession was so strong, yet it made her feel familiar and nostalgic.


    Yan Jiao¡¯s face reddened as she could not help but recall the scene of her making love with this man.


    The man looked at her sudden reaction and revealed a playful smile.

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    But the man did not say anything. He just raised his hands and lightly clapped them twice.


    A little girl in green and white clothes suddenly pushed open the door and walked in.


    The girl looked to be about 14 or 15 years old. She was very delicate and cute, and she was wearing clothes from an unknown civilization.


    When the girl saw the man, she knelt down on the spot and performed a kowtow ceremony that only existed in ancient times. ¡°Xiao Cui greets Your Majesty.¡±


    When the girl got up, she even smiled at Yan Jiao. When she smiled, two dimples appeared on her cheeks, as well as two exceptionally sharp little canine teeth. She looked even cuter.


    ¡®King?¡¯


    ¡®Wasn¡¯t this dream too ridiculous?¡¯


    ¡®Which dynasty was she dreaming about?¡¯


    Yan Jiao kept questioning in her heart. However, since this was her dream¡­


    Yan Jiao was baffled. Her beautiful eyes widened as she asked in surprise, ¡°Where is this, and who are you?¡±


    The man only gave Yan Jiao a faint smile. He was handsome to begin with, and his smile made him look even more mesmerizing, causing Yan Jiao¡¯s pretty face to blush.


    ¡°Let¡¯s not talk about this first. Let Xiao Cui take you down to eat something and take a bath. We¡¯ll talk about it in detail when we come back.¡±


    The man¡¯s voice was as pleasant as it had been in her dreams, but Yan Jiao now felt that there was a quality in his voice that someone in a commanding position, which made people subconsciously obey his words.


    At that moment, Yan Jiao was like a headless fly, not knowing what was going on. She could only obediently respond and follow the girl Xiao Cui out of the room.


    ¡°I¡¯m Xiao Cui, a maidservant sent by the king to serve you. If you have any needs in the future, you can ask Xiao Cui to help you.¡±


    Yan Jiao did not know how to respond, so she could only nod twice to show that she understood.


    Not long after, Yan Jiao and Xiao Cui stepped into a gorgeous room.


    The room glowed with light. Yan Jiao focused her eyes and saw that they were all high-quality bio-luminescent pearls.


    In the middle of the room was a hot spring which was emitting steam.


    There were some flower petals floating on the surface of the clear water. They were of various colors and were very beautiful when mixed together.


    It was like something that only existed in television dramas!


    At this moment, Yan Jiao felt that her face was covered in dust and dirt, so dirty that she could not see anyone. She really wanted to jump in and have a good bath, but when she turned around and saw Xiao Cui waiting quietly at the side, she felt a little embarrassed. Ever since she was a young girl, only her grandmother had ever seen her take a bath.


    Fortunately, Xiao Cui noticed Yan Jiao¡¯s embarrassment. She took some tea and snacks, placed them by the side of the pool, closed the door, and left.


    After seeing Xiao Cui leave, Yan Jiao immediately took off her clothes and walked into the hot spring.


    It was so comfortable!


    Her feet, which had been on the move for a few days, were now soaked in hot water. It was unspeakably comfortable.


    Yan Jiao soaked in the hot spring and felt that half of the day¡¯s fatigue had been relieved.


    Life was just about living in the present and enjoying the moment!


    She would resolve her doubts and concerns after the shower.


    After soaking in the hot spring for a while, Yan Jiao felt a little hungry. She looked at the snacks that Xiao Cui had placed by the pool.


    Yan Jiao opened the lid and found that the food box was made of luxurious materials. It was made of jade, and it felt cool and comfortable to the touch.


    There was a bowl of porridge, a plate of small snacks like osmanthus cakes, a plate of peeled prawns, and a dish that looked like ¡®Buddha Jumps Over the Wall¡¯.


    There were a great variety of food items on the wooden tray, each item was exquisite in quality. It made people crave for a bite, but it was not enough to make anyone full.


    Yan Jiao tried some of the food and felt that it was not any worse than her mother¡¯s. She could not help but eat more than half of the food.


    Feeling a little stuffed, she looked at the tea by the side and poured some out. The tea was a clear apricot color. Yan Jiao smelled the tea and knew it was good tea.


    After drinking a few sips of tea, Yan Jiao finally felt better.


    After eating and drinking to her heart¡¯s content, Yan Jiao quickly cleaned her body.


    She stood up and picked up the jade silk on the side. She sighed at how extravagant this dream was as she used the jade silk to gently wipe her body.


    Where did her companions go? Qi Zhao and Su Qing were not here either. Why was she alone?


    Were the snakes that surrounded them all fake?


    Was she really in a dream?


    If she was in a dream, would that Python suddenly appear again, pester her, and make love to her?


    Yan Jiao¡¯s face reddened, and she was so shy that she did not dare to continue thinking about it. At this moment, her hands brushed past her soft breasts with the jade silk.


    Suddenly, the jade silk brushed past the tip of her breast by accident, and a wonderful feeling spread throughout her body.


    It was hot!


    It was hot!


    A similar yet different heat engulfed Yan Jiao¡¯s entire body as compared to her previous wet dream.


    Oh, why her body was so numb?


    Yan Jiao did not know that she was extremely seductive at that moment.

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    This kind of heat was more intense than any wet dream.


    Yan Jiao felt a fire rise from her lower abdomen all the way to her chest.


    Her entire body was going numb, making her feel uncomfortable.


    ¡°Mmm¡­¡± Yan Jiao softly muttered, embarrassed and at a loss.


    His hands touched her chest timidly.


    Yan Jiao temporarily regained her senses. How could she do such a shameless thing in broad daylight?


    However, the numbing sensation was urging Yan Jiao to not care about manners and integrity. Yan Jiao¡¯s self-esteem made her quickly look left and right. After making sure that no one was around, Yan Jiao continued to caress her soft breasts.


    She was in a dream, so no matter what she did, no one would find out!


    The moment this thought appeared in Yan Jiao¡¯s mind, she started caressing harder.


    That¡¯s right, King and maidservant, what did this have to do with them? How could there be such titles nowadays?


    However, this dream felt too real.


    Yan Jiao used one hand to gently pinch the tip of her breast and slowly turned it. ¡°Ah, mm¡­ So good¡­¡± While her other hand slowly moved to the bottom of her body.


    That hand crossed her collarbone and gently rubbed her clitoris. At this moment, Yan Jiao¡¯s face was so red that it looked like she was about to spit out blood.


    She felt as if her blood was on fire and her head was spinning. Even her body did not listen to her and moved on its own, bringing Yan Jiao a sense of ecstasy.


    Suddenly, the sound of cloth rustling rang out in the room, neither loud nor soft.


    Yan Jiao heard this and quickly turned her head. She realized that it was the handsome man who had been called ¡®King¡¯ from the previous room. The man was watching Yan Jiao¡¯s ¡®performance¡¯ and walked over with a teasing smile.


    Yan Jiao recalled her earlier actions and could not help but feel embarrassed. She quickly hid in the water and protested in a low voice, ¡°You¡­ Why did you come in without saying anything? I¡¯m still here.¡±


    The man looked at Yan Jiao¡¯s shy expression and chuckled.


    Yan Jiao looked at the man¡¯s smiling face and froze on the spot. She felt as if she had seen this smiling face somewhere before, not in that wet dream, but even before that.


    Seeing Yan Jiao freeze on the spot, the twinkle in the man¡¯s eyes became even more intense. Taking advantage of the fact that Yan Jiao had yet to recover, he undressed in front of her, and soon, only his undergarments were left on his body.


    Yan Jiao came back to her senses and blushed at the man¡¯s actions. She shouted angrily, ¡°You hooligan! Get out!¡± I¡­ Get out of here!¡±


    Her voice had always been soft and gentle. Even if she was really angry, she would still be like that.


    The man glanced at her and ignored her. Very quickly, even the last piece of clothing covering her body was taken off by the man.


    The man¡¯s figure was in front of Yan Jiao¡¯s eyes. It was as beautiful as she remembered from her dreams. The lines of his body were smooth and elegant, and his muscle density were just right. It did not make people feel intimidated or nauseating, but it made people feel that as long as the man exerted a little force, he could use force if he wanted to.


    At this moment, under the warm light of the room lamp, the man¡¯s exquisite facial features were reflected, adding a hint of temptation. He was like a rose with thorns, beautiful but dangerous, and he still attracted people to him.


    Her peach blossom eyes were half-closed as she looked at Yan Jiao. It was extremely alluring, and Yan Jiao¡¯s soul seemed to have been hooked away by this look.


    Unconsciously, Yan Jiao took a step forward. The hands that were tightly covering her chest had also loosened, and the man in front of her could see the bare flesh that was her chest.


    The man slowly walked into the hot spring, and the sound of the water splashing astonished Yan Jiao. She hurriedly reached for the clothes at the side of the pool, trying to cover her body. She was still shouting, ¡°You¡­ Don¡¯t come over!¡±


    Before Yan Jiao could reach for the clothes, the man reached out and stopped her. ¡°Don¡¯t throw your dirty clothes into the clean spring water!¡± He scoffed.


    The words ¡®your¡¯ and ¡®dirty clothes¡¯ were emphasized by the man.


    Yan Jiao was about to go crazy. She continued to shout, ¡°No way! No, don¡¯t divert my attention! Hurry up and get out!¡±


    The man raised his eyebrows and looked at Yan Jiao teasingly, saying, ¡°I didn¡¯t know that one would need an outsider¡¯s permission to enter one¡¯s own hot spring.¡±


    Yan Jiao was stunned. Just as she was about to say something, the man had already lazily walked to her side and leaned on her.


    The man¡¯s hair tickled Yan Jiao¡¯s neck, and his warm breath sprayed on her neck.


    Yan Jiao¡¯s heart was beating wildly!


    Oh my God!


    What the hell was this place!

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    For a moment, the two were very close to each other, so close that Yan Jiao could feel the man¡¯s body heat on her skin.


    She could feel the man¡¯s slightly cool body temperature as it came into contact with her skin. Her heart was pounding, and she was not sure if the man could hear her quickening heartbeat and know how nervous she was.


    Yan Jiao slowly moved to the side. She wanted to escape from this place, but the amazing thing was that her body seemed to be stuck to the man¡¯s body, and she could not move.


    What Yan Jiao did not want to admit was that she also liked the feeling of being close to the man.


    Yan Jiao carefully looked at the man¡¯s face. However, his alluring almond-shaped eyes were closed at this moment, as if he was really enjoying the comfort of the hot spring, and Yan Jiao was just someone who happened to be accompanying him.


    At this moment, the man reached out and pulled her head over, letting her head rest on his shoulder.


    ¡°Woman, I allow you to lean on me.¡±


    The man smiled playfully. Yan Jiao¡¯s face as a deep crimson, and it looked like it was about to spew steam. He closed his eyes in satisfaction.


    As she got closer to the man, the scene of her making love with the man beside her kept replaying in her mind.


    She could only feel her body getting hotter and hotter. The pleasure that had almost dissipated just now emerged again, making her unable to breathe¡­


    The itchiness, accompanied by heat, slowly crept into Yan Jiao¡¯s bones.


    Yan Jiao gritted her teeth and swallowed her rapidly quickening breaths.


    No, she could not hold it in anymore!


    It was so itchy!


    It was so hot!


    Oh, but she could not possibly do that now!


    Even in her dreams, Yan Jiao¡¯s sense of shame would never allow her to caress and comfort a man without any regard for her feelings!


    Oh, what kind of erotic scene was this?


    Finally, Yan Jiao could no longer bear the heat and itchiness of her body. She could not help but reach out to push him away. She leaned against the man¡¯s body and spoke in a voice as soft as a mosquito¡¯s, trying her best to use a gentle voice that would not anger the man. ¡°You, you¡­ Can you stay away from me now? Isn¡¯t there still a lot of space in the pool? You can go to other places to soak.¡±


    The temperature of the man¡¯s skin was much lower than Yan Jiao¡¯s, and now, with Yan Jiao¡¯s burning body, the man felt very comfortable to touch.


    She placed her hand on the man¡¯s chest and felt a slight coolness.


    She was reluctant to leave.


    It was like a rainstorm finally pouring down on a river that had been dry for a long time. Yan Jiao yearned for such a feeling, but it did not seem right for her to touch a man¡¯s body like this.


    Conflicting emotions intertwined in Yan Jiao¡¯s heart, and she felt as if her soul was about to be split into two.


    One was an angel who knew shame and wanted her to leave this man and run out of this room. The other one was a devil, without any moral constraints, telling her to follow her heart and get even closer to the man.


    Yan Jiao was on the verge of a mental breakdown, torn apart by her thoughts.


    She looked at the man beside her. His facial features and figure were exactly the type she liked.


    How could there be such a coincidence? He just happened to be the type that she was attracted to. Was she really in a dream?


    Then this was her dream. Since it was her dream, it would be fine no matter what she did, right?


    Yet, what if this wasn¡¯t a dream? What was she going to do? Would she really have the face to continue living in this world after doing such a shameless thing?


    The flame that had just been ignited in Yan Jiao¡¯s heart was extinguished by this thought.


    However, everything here was so unreal. Delicious food, luxurious accessories, a King and a servant that appear to have come from ancient times, and an antique room¡­


    Did such a place really exist in the 21st century?


    Even if there was, she should not be the only one enjoying it here. Her companions should be here too.


    Yan Jiao was becoming more and more certain that she was dreaming, but she was still cautious in case it was not.


    She wanted to confirm it one last time, but Yan Jiao turned her head towards the man¡¯s direction. She felt a little guilty when she saw the man¡¯s beautiful appearance as he closed his eyes to rest. However, she still extended her sinful hand to the man¡­


    That hand was getting closer and closer to the man¡¯s skin, closer and closer. Soon, they would touch. Yan Jiao swallowed nervously¡­


    Finally, Yan Jiao felt a cool touch on her fingertips. She took another look at the man. That pair of beautiful blood-red eyes did not enter Yan Jiao¡¯s field of vision, and she heaved a sigh of relief.


    Alright, now is the time!

 Chapter 20 - Delirious

    Chapter 20 Delirious


    Yan Jiao pinched the man¡¯s skin with all her might. After she was done, she immediately retracted her hand.


    She looked up at the man nervously. The man¡¯s expression was still so calm. It was obvious that he did not feel any pain.


    ¡®He doesn¡¯t seem to feel any pain, am I really dreaming?¡¯


    Yan Jiao could not help but think that. However, to be on the safe side, Yan Jiao looked at the man¡¯s tightly shut eyes and reached out to pinch him again. This time, Yan Jiao deliberately increased her strength. She was afraid that she had used too little strength just now and that was why man did not feel the pain.


    However, the result was the same as before. The man still had his eyes closed and he was enjoying the hot spring, ignoring Yan Jiao¡¯s little actions.


    She had pinched him so hard, but he did not seem to feel any pain. Maybe she really was dreaming!


    Just as Yan Jiao bit her red lips and let her imagination run wild, the man had already opened his mesmerizing eyes. He could not help but laugh at Yan Jiao¡¯s conflicted expression.


    ¡®This woman!


    ¡®She¡¯s really cute!¡¯


    The man stared at her red lips and suddenly wanted to get close and kiss her.


    ¡®My heart¡¯s going to beat out of my chest!¡¯


    While Yan Jiao was still lost in her thoughts, she suddenly felt someone lift her chin.


    In her panic, she saw the man¡¯s handsome face gradually coming closer and closer, right in front of her eyes.


    Staring into the man¡¯s eyes, Yan Jiao felt like she was about to drown in them.


    ¡°Be good, I like obedient women.¡± The man¡¯s lips stopped a centimeter away from Yan Jiao¡¯s lips. He stopped there and spoke softly to Yan Jiao, his warm masculine breath hot on her face and lips.


    It made Yan Jiao feel itchy and hot¡­


    However, the warmth of his lips woke Yan Jiao up. She realized that the man in front of her was kissing her.


    Oh, it seems to be very comfortable¡­ An ambiguous pink aura was entangled between the two of them.


    Just as Yan Jiao was immersed in this gentleness, the man¡¯s actions suddenly became wild. His tongue was intertwined with her lilac tongue, and he sucked it fiercely¡­


    His hands were not idle either, as they groped all over Yan Jiao¡¯s naked body.


    The man¡¯s fingers were extremely agile as they gently caressed Yan Jiao¡¯s body. Soon, the parts of her body that were touched by the man felt as if they were on fire.


    It was obvious that the man in front of her was very good at this kind of thing, and he clearly understood the weakness of a woman¡¯s body.


    Yan Jiao was breathless from his kiss. She furrowed her brows and dodged his movements. ¡°Ugh¡­ Ugh¡­¡±


    Feeling her struggle, the man let go of her. His beautiful eyebrows were furrowed as he looked at her. ¡°Be good and don¡¯t move.¡±


    ¡®Eh?¡¯


    Even if Yan Jiao was a good girl, she wanted to curse at this moment. He was the one who kissed her suddenly, and he still wanted Yan Jiao to be good?


    However, the man¡¯s face placated Yan Jiao. She had no choice but to suppress her anger.


    ¡°Your moves are too rough. I can¡¯t take it¡­¡± Yan Jiao¡¯s voice became softer and softer. In the end, her face turned red as she stared at the man in front of her.


    ¡°Yet, from your reaction, you seem to like my actions.¡± The man looked at Yan Jiao¡¯s cute appearance and his peach blossom eyes curved into crescents, revealing his white teeth. He smiled evilly as he spoke to Yan Jiao.


    Yan Jiao was mesmerized by him.


    ¡°Won¡¯t I be in pain if you do that? This is my first time.¡± Yan Jiao furrowed her brows and looked at the man pitifully, trying to win his sympathy.


    ¡°Alright, since it¡¯s your first time, this King will make an exception and be gentle.¡±


    The man¡¯s smile was roguish, but there was a different kind of flirtatious look on his face, which dazed Yan Jiao.


    Suddenly, the man¡¯s hand grabbed Yan Jiao¡¯s bare chest¡­


    He gently pinched it!


    ¡°Ah¡­¡± Yan Jiao¡¯s sensitive area was suddenly stimulated, causing her to cry out. Then, she realized that the soft sound was coming from her lips, and her face immediately turned red. She bit her lower lip to stop herself from making that sound.


    The man was very satisfied with Yan Jiao¡¯s inexperienced reaction!


    ¡°You¡¯re very sensitive.¡± The man said with a smile.


    Her peach blossom eyes were slightly curved, and they were glistening, making people blush and their hearts beat faster.


    Yan Jiao bit her lips as she looked at the man with a flushed face. Her watery eyes were filled with shyness, fear, and annoyance, but most of all, confusion¡­


    The confusion of love.


    Although Yan Jiao had had countless wet dreams recently, they all had to do with snakes. She had never made love with a normal man.


    She looked very pure like this, but it also made people want to bully her. The man¡¯s eyes flickered slightly.

 Chapter 21 - Indulgent

    Chapter 21 Indulgent


    The man looked at Yan Jiao¡¯s face and suddenly pounced on her. He pressed her shoulders with both hands and pressed her against the side of the pool.


    However, the man¡¯s actions were too violent, causing Yan Jiao¡¯s head to hit the wall behind her.


    She felt a dull pain in her head. She opened her mouth to scream, but her lips were completely sealed again.


    His tongue invaded her mouth, wildly sweeping across the inside of her mouth, and finally sucked her lips ruthlessly.


    A pair of hands were also briskly stroking her body.


    Yan Jiao¡¯s big, watery eyes were looking at the wall opposite the pool with a blank expression.


    Her body felt strange under the man¡¯s touch. It was a familiar yet strange feeling.


    Although she knew what was going to happen next, there was nothing she could do. She was going to experience it in person. This made her a little scared¡­


    SOI


    After the kiss, the man let go of Yan Jiao¡¯s red and swollen lips. He looked at her flushed face and the uneasiness and confusion in her eyes. He was very satisfied. Men always liked inexperienced women, and then they would lead the women to appreciate the joys of these sorts of things.


    Yan Jiao opened her eyes and looked at the man timidly and carefully, like an innocent young deer.


    ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid, I¡¯m very good at it.¡± The man said with a smile. His eyes were filled with desire as he looked at Yan Jiao¡¯s perky chest.


    It was sharp, straight, and large. Even her nipples were a very charming pink.


    Yan Jiao glared at the man. However, her flushed face and her current condition made her look more like a flirtatious wink than a glare.


    The man felt as if his soul had been stolen.


    Looking at the mesmerizing Yan Jiao, the man lowered his head again and gently kissed her fair and slender neck. Then, he licked and bit her small earlobe.


    Yan Jiao bit her lips and endured the pain. Her hands nervously and helplessly grabbed the wall behind her. However, under the man¡¯s constant stimulation, she could not help but climb onto the man¡¯s shoulders.


    The man¡¯s breathing became heavier, and his actions became more and more rough. He left hickeys on Yan Jiao¡¯s fair, slender neck and her chest.


    In the end, he sucked on her pink, erect nipples¡­


    ¡°Ah¡­¡± Yan Jiao, who had been holding back, finally could not help but cry out.


    Her voice was soft and sweet, like a kitten¡¯s meow. Yan Jiao could not believe that she was the one making this sound.


    Yan Jiao¡¯s moans made the man even more excited, and he sucked on her nipples.


    This feeling was somewhat similar to her dream, but it was not exactly the same. The feeling of being tightly entangled made Yan Jiao breathless.


    Just then, a hand moved along her flat stomach and touched her feminine area. Sensing his movement, Yan Jiao closed her legs in fear.


    However, it was too late. His fingers had already entered.


    Middle finger! Even though it was only a middle finger, it still made Yan Jiao feel pain. She softly muttered, ¡°It hurts¡­¡±


    ¡®Pain?¡¯


    ¡®How could this be? Wasn¡¯t she dreaming?¡¯


    ¡®Why was she still feeling pain?¡¯


    The man lifted his head from Yan Jiao¡¯s chest and planted a comforting kiss on Yan Jiao¡¯s lips. ¡°Be good. Soon, it won¡¯t hurt anymore.¡±


    Yan Jiao¡¯s eyes were watery, and she looked at the man pitifully and helplessly.


    One of the man¡¯s fingers was still doing whatever he wanted inside her. The intense stimulation made Yan Jiao¡¯s expression twist a little, and that part of her body kept contracting¡­


    The number of fingers continued to increase, and soon, there were three fingers in her body.


    Her body seemed to have a strange feeling. Her blood was boiling in her blood vessels, and there were many warm currents in her body that finally gathered in her lower abdomen. Her private part could not help but contract again and again¡­


    It did not seem to hurt anymore. The pain just now was probably an illusion.


    Right now, Yan Jiao felt as if there were millions of worms crawling on her body.


    Everything was so unfamiliar, and it was so unforgettable.


    Could this be the feeling of being pleasured?


    The man patiently continued engaging in foreplay, his lips leaving one kiss after another on Yan Jiao¡¯s body. His fingers moved gently, until she felt an indescribable feeling¡­


    ¡°Ah¡­¡± Yan Jiao was a little embarrassed and let out a soft moan. There seemed to be some sort of liquid flowing out of her private part.


    The man pulled his finger out and looked at the glistening liquid on it. He smiled and looked at Yan Jiao with an ambiguous gaze.


    Yan Jiao blushed as she looked at his fingers. She was so embarrassed that her entire body seemed to be burning up.


    The man looked at the shy Yan Jiao and felt his lower body turn stiff!

 Chapter 22 - A Drunken Stupor

    Chapter 22 A Drunken Stupor


    Yan Jiao raised her eyes and looked at the man. She had only seen those eyes in her dreams before, but now, she could see them clearly.


    They were filled with an incomparably blazing light as he stared at her closely, determined to dominate.


    Because it was Yan Jiao¡¯s first time, the man patiently engaged in foreplay, and at this moment, he could no longer hold it in.


    His large hands forcefully separated Yan Jiao¡¯s legs, and he squeezed his body between her legs. He pulled her fair and slender legs and wrapped them around his waist. After securing their position, he straightened his body¡­


    Deep inside! ¡°Ah¡­¡± Yan Jiao instantly let out a miserable cry.


    Yan Jiao felt as if her body had been forcefully torn in half from the very core. The pain was so intense that she thought she was going to die.


    The invasion of the foreign object made her private part contract continuously, as if it was trying to push the thing out of her body.


    The man¡¯s expression was one of pain. He gritted his teeth and said to Yan Jiao, ¡°Woman, relax. Are you trying to break me?¡±


    Yan Jiao¡¯s face was pale as she looked at the man. Tiny beads of sweat were constantly dripping from her forehead.


    She bit her lips, and her pretty little face was pale.


    ¡°Ah¡­ It hurts¡­ Get out¡­ Get out¡­¡± Yan Jiao cried out in pain. He grabbed the man¡¯s back with both hands, leaving one bloody scratch after another on his torso.


    Seeing her in so much pain, the man could not bear to reprimand her for her actions. He lowered his head and kissed her gently, comforting her, again and again.


    ¡°Be good, it won¡¯t hurt in a bit.¡±


    After Yan Jiao¡¯s body slowly relaxed, the man began to move again.


    After a while, Yan Jiao felt comfortable and yet a little discomfort at the same time, but it was not pain¡­ She seemed to be needing something, but she could not put her finger on it. She only felt that her body did not seem to belong to her anymore.


    Yan Jiao hugged the man tightly, her legs wrapped around his waist. Her body swayed up and down because of his movements. At first, she could still hold it in, but gradually, as his movements became more and more intense, she could not hold it in anymore. She let out a cry that sounded both happy and painful. It was so lewd.


    Yan Jiao felt as if her brain had been scrambled by the heat of this intimate moment. Otherwise, how could she have seen the legs of the man in front of her change from a normal human to a snake¡¯s tail, which was tightly wrapped around her waist?


    ¡°Mm¡­ Ah¡­ Slow¡­ Slow down¡­ Too fast¡­ Mm ah¡­¡±


    The man did not say anything but held her even tighter. He stood up from the pool, took two steps, let her back rest against the wall, and continued to pound.


    In her confusion, Yan Jiao felt that there was something off about the man¡¯s tongue. How could a human¡¯s tongue become so long? It was so long that it seemed like it was going to go from her throat to her stomach.


    After that, she did all kinds of positions. Poor Yan Jiao, it was her first time meeting a man like this, and she was in unspeakable pain.


    When the man carried Yan Jiao and walked while going at it, she finally could not hold it in anymore and cried out, ¡°Sob¡­ I don¡¯t want to do it anymore¡­ I don¡¯t want to do it anymore¡­ It¡¯s so uncomfortable¡­ I can¡¯t take it anymore¡­¡±


    Yan Jiao felt that her private parts were going numb.


    The man lowered his head and licked her earlobe. His voice was low and hoarse as he said suggestively, ¡°Be good and listen to me.¡±


    Yan Jiao almost choked on her own saliva. ¡®Obedient my ass!¡¯


    She could not take it anymore!


    Yan Jiao wanted to shout at the man, but she was afraid that he would continue to pester her to do such a thing.


    Yan Jiao could only use her watery eyes to persuade the man, but the man ignored her.


    ¡°This is my¡­ My dream¡­ Ah, you should¡­ Ha¡­ Listen to me and stop¡­ Hmmm¡­¡± Yan Jiao could not take it anymore and said while panting


    as


    If it was not for the man¡¯s snake tail that was tightly wrapped around Yan Jiao¡¯s slender waist, she would have fallen to the ground.


    ¡°Hehe, I¡¯ve lived for more than a thousand years. This is the first time I¡¯ve heard such a funny thing.¡± The man smiled and said, ¡°Woman, you¡¯re really interesting.¡±


    He had lived for more than a thousand years¡­


    ¡°Why are you so old?¡± Yan Jiao was shocked by the man¡¯s age, and her mind was muddled from their intimate moment just now. She asked without thinking.


    ¡°You despise me for being old?¡± The man¡¯s good-looking brows furrowed together as he jabbed at Yan Jiao.


    ¡°Ah¡­ Don¡¯t¡­ I didn¡¯t¡­¡± Yan Jiao quickly begged for mercy.


    ¡°Hmph, I¡¯ll let you have a taste of whether I¡¯m old or not.¡± The man said in a hoarse and dangerous voice.


    Yan Jiao¡¯s sensitive body trembled. ¡°No¡­ I don¡¯t want to anymore¡­ Sob¡­¡±


    ¡°Am I old?¡±


    ¡°Sob¡­ You¡¯re not old, you¡¯re very young¡­¡±


    ¡°Are you feeling good?¡±


    Yan Jiao could not say anything, and the man fiercely jabbed her a few more times.


    ¡°Ah¡­ So good¡­¡±

 Chapter 23 - Transmigrated?

    Chapter 23 Transmigrated?


    After an unknown amount of time, the man finally let go of Yan Jiao. She no longer had any strength left to stand. She had been hanging onto the man¡¯s body most of the time. Now that the man let go of her, Yan Jiao immediately collapsed onto the ground, panting heavily.


    ¡°W-who are you?¡± Yan Jiao looked at the man¡¯s back as he put on his clothes and asked in a daze.


    ¡®Why do you feel so familiar?¡¯ Yan Jiao thought to herself, but she did not say it out loud.


    However, she was too tired. She only saw the man¡¯s lips move, but before she could hear what he said, her head tilted, and she lost consciousness.


    By the time Yan Jiao opened her eyes again, she was already in the room that had an antique feel to it.


    Where was this place? Why did she feel like she had seen this place in her dream? Yan Jiao had just woken up, and her memories were still blurry, as if they were steeped in a thick


    fog.


    Just like that, Yan Jiao laid on the bed and stared at the bed curtains above her head. Her eyes were no longer dazed, and they gradually became clear.


    This¡­ Wasn¡¯t this the room in her dream?


    Could it be that everything that had just happened was not a dream, but reality?


    Yan Jiao recalled the pain she felt when they were making love this time, and it further confirmed that everything was real.


    Yan Jiao quickly sat up in shock.


    Her lower body was still in pain. Yan Jiao was stunned for a moment. She reached out a trembling hand toward the soft silk blanket covering her body.


    She placed her hand on the blanket and hesitated. Finally, Yan Jiao made up her mind and lifted the blanket.


    The numerous hickeys and purple marks on Yan Jiao¡¯s snow-white body were extremely conspicuous.


    How could this be¡­ so she was really not dreaming.


    In her mind, she recalled how she had said, ¡°This is my dream, you should listen to me¡± earlier.


    What did the man say at that time? Oh, he said, ¡°I¡¯ve lived for more than a thousand years. This is the first time I¡¯ve heard such a funny thing.¡±


    At the time, she did not believe him and thought she was dreaming.


    ¡®Where¡¯s that man?¡¯


    ¡®Where did he go?¡¯


    Yan Jiao ignored her aching body and struggled to get out of bed. She searched the room for the man, but she could not find him.


    Yan Jiao sighed. Could it be that the man left after he had sex with her?


    ¡®Scumbag!¡¯


    However, since this was not her dream¡­


    Then what was this place?


    Where were her companions?


    Yan Jiao furrowed her brows. Everything here looked so awkward. Why was she here?


    Looking around the room she was in, it had an antique feel to it¡­ it seemed to be a room where people lived in ancient times.


    People from ancient times?


    She remembered that when the wind of darkness had picked her up, she had already lost her consciousness. She could not remember what happened after that. When she opened her eyes again, she was in this room.


    Could it be¡­


    Had she transmigrated?


    This revelation shocked Yan Jiao for a moment. She looked at the antique-looking room and then thought of the man who called himself the King. Memories flashed through her mind.


    Su Qing liked to read those novels set in ancient times and would always tell her about the plot of whatever she was reading. Sometimes, he would even cry over the romance between the male and female protagonists.


    From time to time, she would wonder when she would be able to transmigrate and fall in love with an ancient king or general.


    Yan jiao thought about how she had teased Su Qing back then, ¡°Why is it always perfect love affairs? Are your interests and hobbies so unique?¡±


    Yan Jiao thought about all the time travel novels that Su Qing had told her about. She concluded that the female protagonists had experienced all sorts of things after they had time traveled. Even though they had obtained happiness in the end and seemed to be very powerful, their lives in the early stages had been very bitter.


    The female leads who were insulted the moment they transmigrated would most likely have been called, ¡°B*tch, you¡¯re actually not a virgin, you¡¯re a b*tch who seduces men!¡±


    A virgin¡­


    Yan Jiao lowered her head and looked at the space between her legs. She had been defiled by that man.


    She was not a virgin anymore, not a virgin anymore¡­


    Did that mean that she would also be slapped by someone and then be called a b*tch?


    After that, the perverted male protagonists would think of ways to abuse her, and even called people to humiliate her together.


    ¡®Ugh, no way!¡¯


    Yan Jiao scratched her head in distress. She felt that her imagination was running wild. It was all because of the melodramatic time travel novels that Su Qing had read.


    If she had really transmigrated to ancient times, she would not have any good days with a defiled body.


    However, she had already lost her virginity, and there was no point in getting riled up over that. With this thought in mind, Yan Jiao decided to resolve the matter at hand first.


    Thus, she wrapped herself in the silk quilt and walked to the door.

 Chapter 24 - Shyness

    Chapter 24 Shyness


    Just as Yan Jiao¡¯s hand was about to touch the door, it was pushed open from the other side.


    Yan Jiao was shocked. She looked at the people at the doorway and sucked in a breath of cold air.


    What beautiful people!


    It was not an exaggeration to say that the two beauties in front of Yan Jiao were capable of captivating the birds and embarrassing the moon. Those celebrities on TV could not compare to the two beauties in front of Yan Jiao.


    Yan Jiao felt that she was just like those men who wished they could lay their eyes on those two beautiful women at all costs.


    ¡°Miss, how do you feel? Are you feeling discomfort anywhere?¡±


    At this moment, the voice of a little girl exploded in the room. Yan Jiao looked at the two mature-looking beauties in confusion.


    ¡°Miss, I¡¯m here. look down.¡± The voice sounded again. Yan Jiao followed the direction of the voice and looked down.


    He saw a cute girl who looked like Xiao Cui standing between the two beauties.


    Yan Jiao blurted out when she saw the little girl in pink and white, ¡°Are you Xiao Cui¡¯s friend? Don¡¯t tell me you¡¯re Xiao Fen?¡±


    ¡°How did you know my name is Xiao Fen, miss? You¡¯re so smart.¡± The little girl looked at Yan Jiao excitedly when her name was mentioned


    Uh¡­ could Yan Jiao say that she was just making a guess? However, Yan Jiao swallowed her words when she saw the little girl¡¯s cute and happy expression. She was unwilling to extinguish the little girl¡¯s happiness.


    ¡°Xiao Fen, don¡¯t forget what the King asked us to do.¡± At this moment, one of the two beauties suddenly said.


    ¡°Oh, right. Sister Shi, if you didn¡¯t mention it, I would have forgotten about it.¡± Xiao Fen said to Sister Shi playfully.


    ¡°Miss, we¡¯re here to give you some clothes. the King told us to take good care of you. He also said that you¡¯re our important guest.¡± At this moment, Xiao Fen took out a piece of clothing and showed it to Yan Jiao but did not hand it to her.


    Yan Kiao looked at Xiao Fen¡¯s open hand, which was now empty, and did not understand what Xiao Fen meant.


    With a confused look, she looked at Xiao Fen. ¡°Xiao Fen, didn¡¯t you prepare the clothes for me? Why aren¡¯t you giving it to me? Before Yan Jiao could finish her sentence, the two beautiful girls behind the Xiao Fen took the clothes from little girl¡¯s hands and walked toward Yan Jiao.


    Oh my God!


    Were the two beauties going to help her change?


    Yan Jiao looked at the two beauties¡¯ actions and felt that she was right on the mark.


    She was embarrassed and refused the two beautiful women¡¯s help to dress her. She was an independent woman in the 21st century and was not used to others helping her dress.


    The two beautiful girls were not angry at being rejected. They just looked at Yan Jiao teasingly, sizing her up, and said, ¡°Miss, don¡¯t you want to put on your clothes?¡±


    Yan Jiao followed their gazes and looked down, only to discover that the silk blanket that had been wrapped around her chest had come loose. Her chest was exposed to the two beauties.


    Yan Jiao¡¯s face immediately turned red. She hurriedly grabbed the silk blanket that had fallen and covered her chest.


    When she heard the two beautiful women¡¯s melodious laughter, her face turned even redder, and she felt her embarrassment turn into anger. She grabbed the clothes in the two beautiful women¡¯s hands and ran behind the bed curtain without looking back. ¡°I can wear the clothes myself. Thank you for your trouble.¡±


    After changing her clothes, Yan Jiao slowly walked out of the bed. After what she had just experienced, she was very shy with the two beautiful women in the room.


    When Xiao Fen saw Yan Jiao come out, she excitedly circled Yan Jiao a few times and pulled her to the mirror in the room. ¡°Niss, you look very good, you look very good.¡±


    Yan Jiao looked at herself in the mirror. The woman in the mirror was very beautiful. Her watery almond-shaped eyes, small nose, thin lips, and white oval face were the standard face of a beauty.


    Her long black hair was casually tied up loosely with a green band for convenience¡¯s sake.


    She was wearing a green dress that wrapped around her waist, completely revealing her curvaceous and graceful figure.


    Her beautiful face without any makeup and her green dress gave people a refreshing feeling


    Yan Jiao turned around in front of the mirror with satisfaction. She was very satisfied with her style.


    Women cared about their appearances, after all.


    After a long time, Yan Jiao finally came to her senses. She did not even know where she was, so why was she admiring herself?


    Yan Jiao looked at the two beauties and the cute little girl. ¡°Can the three of you tell me where I am? How did I get here?¡±


    The three people who were asked the question looked at each other. After some thought, they said something that shocked Yan Jiao.


    ¡°Miss, this is the Snake Palace. It¡¯s the Snake King¡¯s palace in the Snake Realm.¡±


    ¡°The king had brought miss here.¡±


    What?


    What were they talking about?


    Snake Realm?


    Snake Palace?

 Chapter 25 - Monsters!

    Chapter 25 Monsters!


    Yan Jiao looked at the three people in front of her in shock.


    Did she hear what they said correctly?


    She knew what each word meant own their own, but why could she not understand them when they in a sentence?


    The Snake Palace¡­


    In that case, this Snake Palace was filled with snakes!


    Yan Jiao forced herself to calm down and think about the current situation. Xiao Fen said that this was the Snake Palace, and she had been brought to the Snake Realm by their


    King.


    The man they called ¡°King¡±¡­ could he be the King of the snake realm?


    If the Snake King was not human, then was he a demon?


    Yan Jiao felt that her situation was even worse than the female protagonists in those melodramatic novels. At least, if she were to travel to ancient times, she would still meet humans.


    She could still deal with humans with her smarts, but this was the Snake Realm.


    They¡¯re not human!


    What¡¯s the use of being smart?


    These demons could take her life with a wave of their hands.


    This was the worst case scenario!


    Although Yan Jiao felt that her life was very miserable, she still had to live on no matter how miserable it was, right? Better for her to confirm whether they were demons or not.


    ¡°Miss, what¡¯s wrong? You¡¯ve been frozen on the spot for a long time.¡± The other beauty asked Yan Jiao with a curious look.


    ¡°Um, I¡¯m fine. I¡¯d like to ask you something. Are you all human?¡± Yan Jiao asked the three people in front of her fearfully. Afraid that they might misunderstand her, she explained, ¡°Human, we¡¯re human.¡±


    ¡°Are you kidding me, miss? This is the Snake Realm. Of course we¡¯re not human.¡± After hearing the question, Sister Shi smiled like a blooming flower, as if she had just heard a very funny joke.


    They really were not human!


    Although Yan Jiao had encountered all kinds of snakes in the wild, the snake in front of her was different from what she knew!


    At the very least, the snakes that she seen before could not speak, and they did not have the appearance of humans!


    No matter how bold Yan Jiao was, she was so scared that she kept retreating, distancing herself from the beautiful and lovely people in front of her. It was as if the three of them were man-eating monsters.


    Yan Jiao looked at the three of them in fear.


    ¡°Miss, don¡¯t be afraid. you¡¯re an important guest of the King. Even if you told us to, we won¡¯t dare to hurt you.¡± Xiao Fen was the first to react and immediately spoke to Yan Jiao, trying to comfort her and tell her not to be afraid of them.


    ¡°I still don¡¯t believe you. Are you guys joking? You¡¯re lying.¡± Yan Jiao said cautiously, still unwilling to let up.


    Right, Yan Jiao suddenly recalled a popular reality variety show she had watched before. The actors in the show were all ordinary people, and just like her, they would suddenly wake up in an unfamiliar environment surrounded by incredible things and people they did not know.


    As she thought about it, Yan Jiao looked at the three of them and felt that they looked more like the employees of a variety show. ¡°I know, you must be the employees of ¡®Laughing to Your Heart¡¯. You must have deliberately pranked me to let the audience see my reactions. That must be it.¡±


    The more Yan Jiao spoke, the more certain she became. Transmigration was something that would only happen in novels and television dramas. How could it happen in reality?


    ¡°Miss, what are you talking about? We don¡¯t understand.¡± The three of them looked at each other in confusion and realized that they did not know what Yan Jiao was talking about.


    ¡°Stop pretending, you¡¯ll only admit it when I find the hidden camera!¡± Yan Jiao was a little angry. she didn¡¯t remember accepting any invitations from the festival group.


    The three of them were still looking at Yan Jiao in confusion. At this time, the other beauty sighed and helplessly said to Yan Jiao, ¡°Miss, you don¡¯t believe us? Then let me show you something, and you might believe me.¡±


    ¡°Sister Yu, could it be that you want to¡­?¡± Xiao Fen said in a low voice. ¡°Miss, if you don¡¯t believe us, we¡¯ll just have to show you.¡± The beautiful woman called Sister Yu lifted her skirt.


    Yan Jiao did not know what was going on, but she still obediently looked at Sister Yu¡¯s legs.


    It was so beautiful!


    At this moment, Yan Jiao clearly saw green scales growing out of her legs, quickly covering the flesh that had been there before.


    Before Yan Jiao could even scream, the gap between Sister Yu¡¯s legs became smaller and smaller. In the end, it disappeared, and the two legs were completely fused together. Yan Jiao rubbed her eyes and looked again. As expected, Sister Yu¡¯s legs had disappeared and were replaced by an emerald-green snake tail.


    ¡°Monster!¡±

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    ¡± Ah!¡± A shrill scream rang out in the room, and the three of them were so shocked that they wanted to cover Yan Jiao¡¯s mouth.


    However, when they saw how scared Yan Jiao was, the three of them did not dare to rush forward. They were afraid that they would completely scare Yan Jiao and the King would come back to take their heads.


    Yan Jiao came back to her senses and immediately distanced herself from Sister Yu, hiding behind Sister Shi and Xiao Fen.


    However, when she lowered her head, she realized that Sister Shi and Xiao Fen¡¯s legs had also turned into snake tails.


    Sister Yu laughed out loud when she saw Yan Jiao¡¯s actions. her melodious laughter was like the sound of a bell that was about to kill Yan Jiao.


    ¡°What¡¯s going on? What¡¯s happening? Why did I hear miss¡¯s scream?¡± Another girl¡¯s voice came from afar.


    Yan Jiao felt that the voice was familiar. A small head peeked in from outside the door. After seeing that Yan Jiao was fine, she walked over with relief.


    When Yan Jiao saw the little girl¡¯s appearance, it was as if she had found her savior. She shouted, ¡± Xiao Cui! ¡± She then ran towards where Xiao Cui stood.


    The remaining three people looked at Yan Jiao strangely. when Yan Jiao ran to Xiao Cui¡¯s side, they heard Sister Yu sneer, ¡°Miss, why are you running?¡±


    Xiao Cui was dumbfounded as she watched Yan Jiao run towards her. She pulled Yan Jiao¡¯s hand and hid behind her.


    ¡°Miss, what happened?¡± Xiao Cui saw Yan Jiao¡¯s fear and asked in a soft voice.


    Yan Jiao thought that since this was the Snake Realm, then Xiao Cui was also¡­ No wonder Sister Yu sneered at her just now.


    She first looked at Xiao Cui¡¯s legs for confirmation. When she found that her legs were still normal, she heaved a sigh of relief.


    However, she did not dare to tell the three of them that she was afraid of them. Although the three of them said that they would not hurt Yan Jiao, she was still afraid that the three of them would rush over and kill her.


    After all, no matter how intelligent and independent Yan Jiao was, she was still an ordinary human being.


    In fact, Yan Jiao¡¯s performance was already much better than most humans.


    At least, Yan Jiao still had the awareness and courage to escape. If it were anyone else, they would have fainted from fear when they saw Sister Yu¡¯s legs turn into a snake¡¯s tail.


    When the three of them saw Yan Jiao¡¯s relieved expression, they shouted at her with a wicked smile, ¡°Miss, don¡¯t look anymore. How can those who are with us in the Snake Palace be ordinary humans?¡±


    ¡°Xiao Cui just didn¡¯t shapeshift. We were afraid of scaring you, so we shapeshifted a little to hide our identity.¡±


    ¡°You guys! Didn¡¯t the King order us not to transform so as not to scare the young lady?¡± After hearing this, Xiao Cui finally understood why Yan Jiao had screamed earlier. She shouted at the three of them angrily.


    ¡°Why are you shapeshifting to scare the young lady right after the King left? Are you not afraid of death?¡± Xiao Cui said angrily.


    Upon hearing this, the smiles on the faces of the three people suddenly froze and were replaced by fear.


    ¡°Miss, don¡¯t be afraid. We won¡¯t hurt you.¡± Seeing that the three of them had realized their mistake, Xiao Cui quickly turned around and comforted Yan Jiao, who was scared out of her wits, ¡°We mean no harm. We really won¡¯t hurt you.¡±


    Oh my God!


    She was really in the Snake Palace in the Snake Realm!


    Why was she here, though?


    Seeing Xiao Cui¡¯s sincere expression and the fact that she had not been hurt by the four of them, Yan Jiao slowly calmed down her racing heart and returned to her usual self.


    Yan Jiao understood that no matter how scared she was, it was like losing her virginity. The matter was already in the past, and she should not dwell on it. She should look forward.


    ¡°If this is really the Snake Realm, why am I here? The three of them said that I was brought here by your King. Where is your King now?¡±


    ¡°Miss, you¡¯ve been unconscious for two days and one night. If you have any problems, we¡¯ll talk about it after dinner. Let¡¯s get you to the dining room to eat first.¡± Xiao Cui said to Yan Jiao with a smile.


    Yan Jiao realized that she was indeed a little hungry, so she put aside her doubts and nodded. ¡°Yeah. ¡±


    Yan Jiao followed Xiao Cui and the others to the dining hall. She curiously looked at the d¨¦cor the Snake Palace along the way.


    After walking around for a while, Yan Jiao realized that this Snake Palace was no different from the ancient imperial palaces she saw on TV.


    It was the same beautiful palace, with a garden, a courtyard, a rockery, and a stream. It was almost exactly the same as the ones in the TV series.


    However, Yan Jiao also noticed that the palace was covered in white and pink-white cherry blossom trees were planted everywhere.


    It was the season for flowers to bloom. The white and pink flowers made one feel as if they were in a dreamy fairy tale world.

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    Yan Jiao looked at the cherry blossom trees that were spread out in front of her. While she marveled at the beauty of the scenery, she was also a little confused.


    ¡°Why is your Snake Palace full of cherry blossom trees? ¡± Yan Jiao looked at Xiao Cui and asked in confusion.


    ¡°Miss, that¡¯s because the King likes cherry blossom trees. At least half of these cherry blossom trees were personally planted by him.¡± Xiao Cui looked at Yan Jiao with a smile.


    Yan Jiao¡¯s expression contorted as she wondered how a man as proud as him had personally planted a large patch of white and pink cherry blossom trees. ¡°Your Snake King is quite cute.¡±


    Cute?


    Xiao cui looked at Yan Jiao and felt that she was very special. She had never seen anyone use the word ¡®cute¡¯ to describe the King.


    Although the king was the object of admiration for many people in the palace, the most common words they used to describe the King in private were vicious and terrifying.


    ¡°Oh right, the King also likes women who wear white.¡±


    That man was actually a fan of the color white. Did he have to make people so speechless? However, why was there no one in white among the few people she had seen?


    Yan Jiao¡¯s eyes swept back and forth between the four of them after she heard the story. Her thoughts were clear at a glance.


    ¡°Miss, are you wondering why no one in the Snake Palace is wearing white clothes? In fact, there was a maidservant who deliberately wore sexy white clothes to seduce the King when she was serving him.¡± As if she could see the doubt in Yan Jiao¡¯s heart, Xiao Cui started explaining.


    ¡°The king did not punish her at that time. Later, the king asked her to wear her best clothes to attend a celebration and pierced her heart with a sword. Finally, the lowest of the scavengers ate her alive while she was still conscious. So from then on, no one dared to do it again.¡± At this point, Xiao Cui¡¯s body trembled and her face turned pale.


    Sure enough, people who could sit firmly on the throne were mostly the same kind of people. They were fickle in their emotions and ruthless.


    From this point of view, whether it was humans or other living creatures, they were all the same.


    ¡®I should treasure my life more. After all, I haven¡¯t lived long enough and haven¡¯t returned home yet. Even if I have to die, I¡¯ll die at home,¡¯ Yan Jiao thought to herself after listening to Xiao Cui.


    Just as Yan Jiao was still lost in her thoughts, the beauty called Sister Yu suddenly said in a cold voice, ¡°Xiao Cui, do you want to die? Why did you tell an outsider something that will damage the King¡¯s image and reputation?¡±


    The word ¡®outsider¡¯ was emphasized. Even if Yan Jiao was a fool, she could tell that Sister Yu hated her.


    When Yan Jiao was running back and forth in fear, she had been sneering and looking at Yan Jiao with a mocking gaze.


    At that time, she consoled herself that the other party had never seen such behavior from a human before. In addition, her behavior was really ridiculous, which was why the other party laughed like that.


    Now, however, it seemed that Sister Yu simply hated her.


    Xiao Cui had implied that most of the women in the snake palace liked their King, and Yan Jiao was personally carried back by the King. It was understandable for them to hate her.


    After all, she, a human, had tarnished the Supreme King in their hearts.


    Yan Jiao could understand their feelings, but it did not mean that she was willing to tolerate their childish behavior of taking out their anger on her.


    However, on second thought, she was just an ordinary human and did not have powerful magic like those monsters. If she could stay safe, that was more than good enough.


    In any case, the other party was just mocking her and did not make any personal attacks. For the sake of her life, it was better to pretend that she did not hear anything and just think of it as Sister Yu throwing a tantrum.


    Thanks to Yu Yan in the archaeology team who always mocked her when they worked together, she was almost immune to other people¡¯s mockery.


    Yan Jiao ignored Sister Yu and turned to Xiao Cui, ¡°Haven¡¯t we reached the dining hall yet? How much longer do we have to walk?¡±


    Xiao Cui looked at Yan Jiao and then at Sister Yu, who was flustered and exasperated after being ignored. She did not know whether to answer Yan Jiao or comfort Sister Yu first.


    However, after a moment of contemplation, she decided to pay attention to Yan Jiao first. ¡°The dining hall is not far ahead. We¡¯ll be there soon.¡±


    Sister Yu was irritated by both their disregard.

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    ¡°Human, do you want to die? You dare to ignore me!¡±


    The anger in Sister Yu¡¯s eyes seemed to be on the verge of erupting. More and more green scales appeared on her body, gradually covering it entirely. In the blink of an eye, she had turned into a green snake in front of Yan Jiao.


    ¡°Miss, be careful!¡± When Xiao Cui saw that Sister Yu had returned to her original form, she immediately rushed in front of Yan Jiao to protect her.


    Although she knew that Xiao Cui was afraid that the King would blame her if something happened to her, Yan Jiao still felt touched when she saw the short Xiao Cui standing in front of her.


    ¡°You¡¯re crazy. the young lady is the King¡¯s guest. If you hurt her, do you think you¡¯ll still be alive at the end of the day?¡± Xiao Cui looked at Sister Yu, who had lost her mind in anger. Considering that they had lived together for many years, she chuckled and hoped that Sister Yu would not do anything stupid.


    ¡°Who said I was going to kill her? I¡¯m not that stupid.¡± Sister Yu, who had turned into a snake and was lying on the ground, stared at Yan Jiao. ¡°Have you forgotten? My poison won¡¯t cause any harm to the human body. It will only cause them intense pain.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯m just going to bite her. I won¡¯t kill her. I¡¯ll just make her wish she was dead.¡± The malice in Sister Yu¡¯s words was almost tangible.


    ¡°Don¡¯t! Sister Yu!¡± Xiao Fen stood there and shouted. Yan Jiao could tell that Xiao Fen wanted to protect her, but for some reason, she did not run towards her. She just stood there with her legs trembling.


    As for Sister Shi, she stood there and looked coldly at Yan Jiao. Yan Jiao did not miss the icy glint that flashed across her eyes.


    Yu Si, who had torn off her beautiful outer clothing, was now like an evil spirit, looking at Yan Jiao with vicious eyes.


    In the next moment, the snake coiled up, and then it suddenly pounced. It opened its bloody mouth and went straight for Yan Jiao!


    Yan Jiao looked at the fangs that glinted with a cold light and felt fear in her heart.


    Mow, no matter where she ran to, she could not guarantee that she would be able to safely avoid the other party¡¯s attack.


    Since she would be bitten no matter what, she might as well choose to stay where she was and trust that Xiao Cui would protect her.


    However, Yan Jiao could not bear to watch herself get bitten by a snake spirit.


    So, she chose to close her eyes and entrust her life to Xiao Cui.


    However, after waiting for a while, the intense pain she had imagined never arrived. Instead, Yan Jiao heard a ¡°dong¡± sound, as if something had fallen to the ground.


    Yan Jiao mentally prepared herself and opened her eyes slightly.


    Light once again entered Yan Jiao¡¯s field of vision. The bloody scene that she was so afraid of did not appear. Instead, Xiao Cui, who was standing in front of her before she closed her eyes, was nowhere to be seen.


    Yu Si had already transformed back into her human form. She had a look of panic on her face. She opened her mouth and stammered a few times. In the end, she did not know what to say and closed her mouth. She stood on the spot and secretly glanced at her sister from time to time, as if she was asking for help.


    ¡°M-miss¡­ ¡± Realizing that her sister was not helping her, Yu Si anxiously said to Yan Jiao, ¡°Miss, I was wrong. I didn¡¯t do it on purpose. I was just too angry. Please help me plead with the King. I don¡¯t want to die yet.¡±


    It was clear to Yan Jiao that both Yu Si and Sister Shi harbored ill intentions toward her. It was just that one of them knew how to hide her emotions, while the other was stupid enough to show it directly, and even let others use her.


    Xiao Fen was already frozen in place. She looked even younger than Xiao Cui. She probably failed come over to protect her because she was too scared to react.


    On the other hand, Sister Shi was looking at something behind Yan Jiao. It was unknown what she was looking at.


    Yan Jiao was dumbfounded. Her first reaction was that there was someone behind her. She quickly turned her head to look, but there was nothing behind her.


    Eh? There was nothing behind her.


    ¡®Oh right, what about Xiao Cui?¡¯ Yan Jiao looked around but did not see her.


    Although she did not want to talk to the three people in front of her, Xiao Cui was more important at this moment. ¡°Where¡¯s Xiao Cui? Where was Xiao Cui? You guys didn¡¯t kill her, did you?¡± Yan Jiao would rather she get hurt herself than see anyone else get hurt because of her.


    ¡°Miss, I¡¯m here.¡± A tender child¡¯s voice rang out from beneath Yan Jiao¡¯s feet. ¡°I¡¯m right beneath your feet. ¡±


    Hearing this, Yan Jiao quickly lowered her head and saw a small green and white snake crawling at her feet.


    When she saw that Yan Jiao had noticed her, she even wagged her snake tail twice.


    Having just experienced a snake attack Yan Jiao was not mentally prepared. She saw another snake appear at her feet. It was so close that it could bite her ankle with its mouth.


    ¡°Aaaaaaaahh!¡±


    Yan Jiao was so frightened that she screamed.

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    Just as it was about to slither closer, Yan Jiao quickly stopped it. ¡°Don¡¯t come over! Don¡¯t come near me!¡±


    ¡°Miss, I¡¯m Xiao Cui¡­¡±


    The tender voice of a child rang out again, but this time it was tinged with a sense of grievance.


    Xiao Cui?


    That¡¯s right. since they were all living in the same place, why would Xiao Cui not be able to change into her original form if Sister Yu could?


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Xiao Cui, I didn¡¯t know it was you.¡± Yan Jiao thought of what she had just done and hurriedly explained, ¡°I thought it was¡­ another snake that was going to attack me!¡±


    Xiao Cui had just protected her, but Yan Jiao was shocked and screaming at Xiao Cui. It was cruel of her to do that.


    As if she was trying to make up for it, Yan Jiao bent down and picked up Xiao Cui, who was curled up by her feet. ¡°Xiao Cui, how did you become like this? ¡±


    ¡°She was hit by a feather while trying to protect you, but she should be fine.¡± Xiao Fen, who had been frightened, ran over and explained to Yan Jiao.


    Yan Jiao looked at little pink in front of her. she no longer liked her cute appearance. although she knew that little pink wanted to protect her, she was not as determined as little cui. she only called out to little pink.


    Only Xiao Cui had moved to protect her when she was in danger. When she thought of that, Yan Jiao suddenly felt that the little snake in her arms was extremely cute.


    ¡°Then how did she change back to her original form? Didn¡¯t Yu Si say that she was a non-venomous snake?¡±


    ¡°Yu Si is indeed a non-venomous snake, but her poison is harmless only to humans. It doesn¡¯t mean it¡¯s useless to her own kind.¡± Sister Shi also came over at this time, and together with Xiao Fen, they looked at Xiao Cui in Yan Jiao¡¯s arms.


    Although Yan Jiao knew that Sister Shi harbored ill intentions toward her, she could not reveal it now that the other party had yet to shed all pretenses of cordiality. After all, no one could protect her from Sister Shi¡¯s attacks.


    Yan Jiao knew the severity of the matter and chose to endure it. However, she became more guarded against Sister Shi.


    As for Xiao Fen, Yan Jiao could still trust her, but she could not let her guard down either.


    ¡°Xiao Cui was hit by Yu Si¡¯s snake venom, will she be fine?¡± Yan Jiao felt extremely guilty when she thought about how Xiao Cui had been injured while protecting her. She looked at Xiao Cui apologetically.


    ¡°Miss, Xiao Cui will be fine. Although the venom in the feather is effective against snakes, it¡¯s not fatal. In addition, Xiao Cui is a venomous snake, so Xiao Cui can filter out the venom in the feather. It¡¯s just that¡­ ¡± Sister Shi stopped talking and looked at Xiao Cui, no longer speaking.


    ¡°What is it?¡± When she heard that Xiao Cui¡¯s life was not in danger, Yan Jiao heaved a sigh of relief. However, Sister Shi¡¯s words made her nervous again.


    ¡°It will only last a few days, so we shouldn¡¯t make young miss worry anymore.¡±


    While Yan Jiao¡¯s attention was on Xiao Cui, Sister Shi took the opportunity to place her hands behind her back. She gestured for Yu Si, who was standing there and admitting her mistake, to leave, then placed her hands by her sides again.


    ¡°Miss, I¡¯m fine.¡±


    Hearing Xiao Cui¡¯s words, Yan Jiao¡¯s heart finally relaxed. Thinking of the person who started this, Yan Jiao quickly looked up, but found that the other party had long disappeared.


    Xiao Fen followed Yan Jiao¡¯s line of sight and saw that Yu Si had disappeared. She knew what her actions meant.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, miss. Yu Si won¡¯t attack you again. She should be thinking about how to escape from the Snake Palace to survive. She was too impulsive in attacking you¡­ ¡±


    ¡°Impulsive? You¡¯re saying that she attacked me on impulse?¡± Yan Jiao was already a little angry, and when she heard Xiao Fen¡¯s words, she became even angrier.


    ¡°No, miss, I didn¡¯t mean it that way¡­¡±


    Yan Jiao did not pay any more attention to Xiao Fen. She knew that they all looked down on her. To them, Yan Jiao was just a laughable ant-like existence.


    Xiao Fen wanted to explain further, but Yan Jiao did not want to bother with her anymore.


    Seeing Yan Jiao¡¯s reaction, Xiao Fen tactfully stood to the side and no longer spoke.


    Seeing the awkward atmosphere, Xiao Cui, who was resting in Yan Jiao¡¯s arms, broke the tension.


    ¡°Miss, this venom is useless against us snakes, but I will fall into a death-like for a short time. Don¡¯t worry, this is a particular to us snakes. When we encounter danger, our survival instincts start kicking in. Xiao Cui will be fine after some sleep.¡±

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    After saying this, Xiao Cui¡¯s body swayed a few times before falling limp in Yan Jiao¡¯s arms. No matter how much Yan Jiao called out to her, she no longer made any sound.


    ¡°Miss, leave Xiao Cui to me.¡± At this moment, Sister Shi reached out to Yan Jiao, trying to pull the sleeping Xiao Cui into her arms.


    ¡°No need. Xiao Cui became like this because she was protecting me. I¡¯ll hold her.¡± Yan Jiao was afraid that Sister Shi would secretly harm Xiao Cui who protected her, so she decisively rejected Sister Shi¡¯s request.


    ¡°Miss, don¡¯t worry. I won¡¯t hurt Xiao Cui. ¡±


    Sister Shi seemed to have read Yan Jiao¡¯s mind and added, ¡°I will report Yu Si¡¯s attack to the King and have him punish her.¡±


    ¡°I know, but she won¡¯t necessarily be punished, right?¡± Based on the information she had gathered so far, she did not think that the other party would punish Yu Si for her.


    Seeing that Sister Shi was about to say something, Yan Jiao cut her off. ¡°I¡¯m not angry. I¡¯m just stating the truth. Or do you think I¡¯m wrong?¡±


    Hearing Yan Jiao¡¯s tone suddenly turn cold, Sister Shi¡¯s heart skipped a beat. However, she did not show it on her face. ¡°Miss, you¡¯re right. We can¡¯t be sure that His Majesty will punish Yu Si for you, but I believe that when His Majesty returns and finds out about this, he will give you a satisfactory answer.¡±


    ¡°When will your King return?¡±


    Upon hearing this question, Sister Shi looked at Yan Jiao with a troubled expression.


    Yan Jiao turned to look at Xiao Fen and saw that she had the same expression.


    ¡®They probably don¡¯t know about that man¡¯s whereabouts,¡¯ Yan Jiao thought tiredly and sighed.


    Sure enough, Sister Shi pondered for a moment and said softly, ¡°Miss, the King is not someone that servants like us can meet just because we want to. We are just ordinary servants, and we have no right to question or discuss such matters. Please calm down and don¡¯t make things difficult for us.¡±


    Hearing Yan Jiao¡¯s sigh, Sister Shi¡¯s tone changed and she continued, ¡°But please don¡¯t be anxious. The King should be back soon. It¡¯s almost time to take care of these cherry blossom trees.¡±


    Alright, since that was the case, she could only wait for the man to return before she could clear all the doubts in her heart.


    However, she had to solve the problem of food and water first. She had not eaten anything since she soaked in the hot spring and was famished.


    ¡°Let¡¯s hurry to the dining hall, I¡¯m a little hungry.¡± Yan Jiao sighed again. She absent-mindedly carried Xiao Cui and waited for Sister Shi or Xiao Fen to lead the way.


    ¡°Okay, miss. The dining hall is not far away. Please follow me!¡±


    Sister Shi could tell that Yan Jiao was getting impatient, so she quickly pulled Xiao Fen along and led the way, turning back from time to time to see if Yan Jiao was following along.


    Yan Jiao saw that Sister Shi¡¯s attitude had changed in but a few moments, so she did not bother to ask. She just silently followed behind them, occasionally stroking Xiao Cui, who was resting in her arms.


    Yet, what Yan Jiao did not know was that Sister Shi had been cursing her in her heart.


    ¡®Damn it, she was just a human, yet her attitude was so arrogant. She was only relying on her status as the King¡¯s distinguished guest. Otherwise, I would have killed her long ago. Why would I need that idiot Yu Si to do it?¡¯


    She had thought that Yu Si could punish this human, but in the end, that damn girl Xiao Cui had intercepted and saved her.


    If the King found out that she and Xiao Fen did not save Yan Jiao when Yu Si attacked this her, she would not be able to bear the consequences!


    It was better to show respect for this human first. When she saw Meng Ran, she could tell Meng Ran about this and maybe she could survive.


    Hmph, human, enjoy the time you have left!


    Just as everyone was having their own thoughts, the main entrance of the dining hall appeared in everyone¡¯s sight.


    ¡°Miss, the dining hall is right behind this door. After you! ¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡°Oh, I was wondering who was so slow that everyone had to wait for her.¡± An enigmatic and charming female voice rang out after Yan Jiao stepped into the dining hall. ¡°So, it¡¯s the one who was carried back by big brother! ¡±


    Hearing the other party¡¯s annoying tone, Yan Jiao frowned and looked at the owner of the voice.


    ¡°Who are you?¡±


    ¡°You don¡¯t know who I am?¡±

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    ¡°Should I know who you are?¡± She had almost met with an ¡®accident¡¯ on the way to the dining hall, and the culprit had escaped. Xiao Cui, who was protecting her, was still unconscious. With so many things happening at once, Yan Jiao¡¯s heart had already accumulated a lot of anger. The tone of the words that came out of her mouth was naturally hostile.


    ¡°Miss, that¡¯s our Royal Princess, her Highness Meng Ran. She¡¯s also our King¡¯s cousin. Miss, you may be our honored guest, but you still have to show some respect in front of the Princess,¡± said Sister Shi.


    With that said, Sister Shi walked toward Meng Ran with a smile on her face without looking back.


    ¡°Hmph, sister was right. Humans are all inferior creatures that don¡¯t know etiquette.¡± A beautiful woman sitting next to Meng Ran sneered.


    ¡°Miss, the person sitting beside Princess Meng Ran is also one of the cousins of the King. However, she is not related to the King by blood, so she is not a princess. Even so, her status is very noble. She was given to our King by another king in the Snake Realm. ¡± Xiao Fen, who had been standing behind Yan Jiao for a long time, suddenly spoke.


    ¡°The one in purple across from them is the King¡¯s younger sister. The one standing behind them is their maidservant. Sister Shi is one of Her Highness Meng Ran¡¯s maidservants.¡±


    After Xiao Fen finished speaking, she gestured for Yan Jiao to lower her head. She wanted to have a private talk.


    Yan Jiao looked at Xiao Fen for a long time, but she still could not harden her heart to look at Xiao Fen¡¯s child-like face. She lowered her head unwillingly, wanting to hear what Xiao Fen had to say.


    ¡°Miss, you have to be careful of Princess Meng Ran. All the women that the King brought back either disappeared or died a strange death after having lunch with her alone. Almost none of them survived. Plus, that vixen beside her, she¡¯s clearly a maidservant like us, but she¡¯s sitting in that position. You should know what this means, right?¡±


    After Xiao Fen finished speaking, she did not continue. She kept her head lowered and stood obediently behind Yan Jiao.


    Yan Jiao looked at Xiao Fen¡¯s apologetic expression and her heart softened, forgiving her.


    Although she did not know how old she was, Yan Jiao could guess that she was also a child in the world of monsters based on her child-like appearance.


    From the looks of it, she was the only human left in this huge palace.


    She had been looking forward to meeting the human that the man had brought back, but after hearing what little pink had said, she knew that even if there was, he was probably no longer alive¡­


    Yan Jiao looked at the woman that Xiao Fen had called a vixen, and her eyes immediately widened.


    As expected of a vixen. she was beautiful and had a good figure. That thin waist, and that round chest and butt.


    Yan Jiao had seen many beautiful women like her, but she was different. Her charm seemed to come from deep in her bones, and it exuded from the inside out. Her eyes, her actions, her smile, and her frown were all mesmerizing. Even if Yan Jiao was a woman, she was still unconsciously attracted to her beauty.


    It made Yan Jiao feel that even if she was treated with malice, it was still a form of fun.


    Meng Ran, who was next to her, was far inferior to the vixen. Although she was also a beauty, Meng Ran looked a lot dimmer beside her.


    Yan Jiao, who was carrying Xiao Cui, came to an empty seat opposite the vixen and Meng Ran and sat down. Xiao Fen also followed behind Yan Jiao.


    ¡°This must be the beauty that the King brought back from the human world.¡± The vixen said with a smile as she looked at Yan Jiao frivolously.


    In an instant, Yan Jiao felt her body go numb, and she subconsciously wanted to sink into the chair she was sitting on.


    No man could resist that foxy look.


    ¡°Yeah.¡± Yan Jiao nodded. ¡°Hello, big sisters.¡±


    Although she hated them and the Snake Realm, Yan Jiao was not a fool. Since she was already in someone else¡¯s territory, and had to face a group of powerful demons, it was better to behave.


    The vixen nodded with a smile and sized up Yan Jiao. ¡°You¡¯re really young and beautiful, sister. No wonder the King specially brought you back from the human world. However, I wonder how long younger sister¡¯s youth and beauty will last?¡±


    These women were not stupid. They knew that the King had brought Yan Jiao back because he was interested in her!


    After she had finished speaking, she covered her mouth and chuckled. The mockery in her words was self-evident.


    Yan Jiao¡¯s expression changed. She had little contact with the outside world since she was young. She was focused on her studies when she was young, and now, she was focused on her work. She rarely interacted with people, let alone a fox that had turned into a demon.


    She laughed like a blossoming flower, but at the same time, she was sneering at her. She was simply a classic example of hiding daggers in her smile!

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    Yan Jiao had a good temper, but not everyone could dance around her temper. She had not reached the age where she could completely control her emotions.


    Yan Jiao was a little angry at the vixen¡¯s provocation, but she knew that she could not show it.


    ¡°Yup,¡± Yan Jiao smiled humbly and even nodded to show that the vixen was right. ¡°Big sister is right. I¡¯m just an ordinary human. I¡¯ve only been young and beautiful for a dozen years. Of course, I can¡¯t compare to big sisters who can maintain their youth and beauty for thousands or even tens of thousands of years. However¡­ ¡±


    Yan Jiao gave a faint smile and raised her brows at the vixen. ¡°I wonder how many young and beautiful women have stood beside the King in the past thousands of years? Although his sister is beautiful, he would get annoyed if he looked at her for a long time. For the next few thousand years, his sister could only watch the young and beautiful women beside the King come and go after another. Who knows how she would feel? There¡¯s an old saying in the human world, out with the old, in with the new. I wonder if sister has heard of it?¡±


    The vixen¡¯s expression changed as she looked at Yan Jiao in anger. A weak human without any spiritual energy actually dared to be so bold and arrogant? She actually dared to speak to her like this?


    Although she used to be a maidservant under the prince, after she was sent to the Snake Palace by the prince, the Snake King had also doted on her. No one had ever dared to mock her like this, ever!


    ¡°You¡¯re looking for death.¡± The vixen gritted her teeth and her eyes slowly turned dark green. Then, she stood up with a loud roar that shook her body. Red and white scales quickly covered her skin from her neck to her face.


    The woman sitting on the other side of the vixen glanced at Yan Jiao indifferently. She moved away from the vixen and tried to persuade her, ¡°Sister, we¡¯re all on the King¡¯s side. We should love one another.¡±


    Vixens were impulsive by nature, and once they got angry, they could do anything.


    Her dark green eyes glared at Yan Jiao.


    Yan Jiao was afraid, but she was also prepared. as soon as the vixen came to bite her, she would hide behind the beauty in purple. She did not forget that the beauty in purple was the King¡¯s sister, so she should be able to intimidate the vixen, right?


    However, was this not a little too exaggerated?


    Xiao Fen was frightened when she saw that the vixen was about to return to her original form. Snakes would only return to their original form when they were ready to kill their enemies or when they were pregnant.


    This meant that the vixen wanted to kill Yan Jiao. More importantly, the vixen was not a harmless snake like Yu Si. She was a genuine venomous snake!


    ¡°Miss, run!¡± Xiao Fen nervously grabbed onto Yan Jiao¡¯s clothes and shouted.


    ¡®It¡¯s too late to call for help now, let¡¯s just have the miss escape.¡¯


    The young miss was really amazing. In just half a day, she made two of their kind change back to their original forms and attack the young miss.


    ¡°Little sister, wait a moment. Don¡¯t be so agitated.¡± Who knew that Meng Ran would raise her hand to stop the vixen? ¡°By doing this, aren¡¯t you admitting to what that human said? We¡¯re not low-class humans, so we shouldn¡¯t stoop to her level. Who knows how long big brother will like her?¡±


    ¡°Hehe, it¡¯s not like I don¡¯t know how often you change your toys, but she¡¯s still an important guest of our Snake Palace!¡± She did not know if Meng Ran¡¯s words had an effect or if the threat in her words had frightened the vixen, but she actually stopped there and thought for a moment.


    The scales disappeared quickly, and the vixen sat down slowly. ¡°You¡¯re right, sister. I was too impulsive and made a fool of myself. I¡¯d like to apologize to everyone.¡±


    After saying this, the vixen looked at Yan Jiao and said with an apologetic smile, ¡°Elder sister¡¯s personality was too impulsive, and I¡¯ve made a fool out of myself. I¡¯d like to apologize to younger sister alone, I wonder if younger sister can forgive elder sister?¡±


    The vixen exclaimed as she spoke. Her body trembled and her round chest bounced a few times. ¡°I still don¡¯t know what¡¯s your name, sister?¡±


    Yan Jiao looked at the fox demon¡¯s hypocritical appearance. No matter how angry she was, she had no choice but to go along with the fox demon¡¯s words, ¡°Look at what you¡¯re saying, sister. How could I not forgive you? Don¡¯t be so impulsive in the future, though.¡±


    After saying this, Yan Jiao took advantage of the vixen¡¯s anger and said, ¡°Sisters, my name is Yan Jiao. As you can see, I¡¯m just a weak human girl that the King brought back. ¡±


    Yan Jiao smiled as she introduced herself to the snake beauties at the table. Her manner was also dignified and generous, unlike the vixen who only had an elegant body.

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    ¡°Alright, this matter is settled. Let¡¯s eat first.¡± Said Meng Ran with the attitude of a hostess.


    Hearing this, Yan Jiao heard the dissatisfaction of the people at the table. However, since the King¡¯s sister did not say anything, they naturally did not dare to speak out, for fear that they would be the next target.


    ¡°Oh right, Shi Ya, where¡¯s Yu Si? Wasn¡¯t she tasked to take care of little sister Yan Jiao? How come you¡¯re the only one left? Where¡¯s she?¡± Meng Ran asked Shi Ya, who was behind her, when she saw everyone going to enjoy the dishes.


    ¡°Master, you don¡¯t know¡­ ¡± As Shi Ya had lowered her voice, Yan Jiao could not hear the rest of her words clearly.


    She could only guess what they were talking about by looking at Shi Ya¡¯s expression. She looked aggrieved and even shed a few tears as she spoke.


    Meng Ran¡¯s expression grew colder and colder as she glared at Yan Jiao with a venomous look. Even a fool could guess that Shi Ya did not say anything good, and most likely, she had even added fuel to the fire.


    Yan Jiao knew that Meng Ran harbored ill intentions toward her and might even have the intention to kill her, but she had no choice.


    She could not defeat this group of demons, and she could not find a way to leave. The only way out now was the man who brought her back.


    She hoped that the man would come back soon. Otherwise, she was not sure if she could survive in this group of beautiful snake women!


    Ah! How could she be so unlucky!


    Although she was sighing for herself in her heart, when she saw that everyone else had started eating, her eyes, which had a hungry look for a long time, lit up. She looked down at the table and stopped letting her thoughts run wild. She also ignored the malice in Meng Ran¡¯s eyes.


    In front of so many people, she probably did not have the guts to do anything to her.


    There were utensils made of precious materials on the table, and the delicacies in each utensil looked delicious. Many of them were delicacies that Yan Jiao had never seen before.


    These dishes were exquisitely made. Some of them were simply works of art, making people reluctant to even touch them with chopsticks.


    Was it really alright for them to enjoy the food?


    Yan Jiao looked at the dishes in front of her in a daze. She realized that she had no idea where to start. It could even be said that she could not bear to see these dishes being consumed.


    Xiao Men, who was standing behind her, found it strange that yan jiao was staring at the food in a daze and not eating.


    Thinking about whether the food was not to her liking, Xia Fen deliberately lowered her voice and asked Yan Jiao softly, ¡°Miss, is the food not to your liking?¡±


    Xiao Fen¡¯s voice was not loud, but there were a group of monsters at the table. Even if she deliberately lowered her voice, their conversation could still be heard.


    The vixen sneered, ¡°Little sister, why aren¡¯t you eating? Is it not to your liking? Oh, that¡¯s right, you¡¯re just a human, and you¡¯ve never seen some of these dishes before. Don¡¯t tell me you don¡¯t know how to eat them?¡±


    Before the vixen could finish her sentence, Yan Jiao heard the laughter of others.


    ¡°The King specially arranged for the chef to make this to suit the taste of humans. It shouldn¡¯t be bad, right? Little sister shouldn¡¯t reject the King¡¯s goodwill, right, little sister?¡±


    When they heard that the dishes on the table were specially arrange for by the King, some of them looked at Yan Jiao with jealousy and hatred, as if they wanted to skin her alive with their eyes.


    Yan Jiao came back to her senses after hearing her words. Afraid that she would anger the crowd, she quickly shook her head and said embarrassedly, ¡°What are you saying, sister? How could I refuse the king¡¯s goodwill? I¡¯m just¡­¡±


    ¡°But what, sister?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s just that these dishes are so beautiful, like works of art. I¡¯m a little reluctant to eat them.¡±


    ¡°Little sister really knows how to joke. Aren¡¯t the dishes made for eating? How could they be art pieces? You don¡¯t actually want to eat them, do you?¡±


    Yan Jiao could hear the hidden sarcasm in the vixen¡¯s words. She was mocking her for her lack of knowledge.


    ¡°Big sister is right, food is made to be eaten. By the way, sister, what are these dishes made of? I¡¯m sure you¡¯re very knowledgeable and know about this, right?¡±


    Yan Jiao did not ask this question on purpose. She really wanted to know what the ingredients were. It felt like they were all ingredients that she had never seen before.


    When the vixen saw that Yan Jiao had pushed what should have been done by a maidservant to her, she was displeased. However, for the sake of her face, she still unwillingly said, ¡°Sister, you have to listen carefully. This plate is a deer tail, this plate is a rabbit leg, and this plate¡­ ¡±

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    ¡°Big sister is really amazing, you know everything. what kind of meat is this dish made of?¡± Just now, she had secretly asked Xiao Fen behind her if there was any fox meat on the table.


    Coincidentally, there really was one. Xiao Fen had secretly told Yan Jiao which dish the fox meat was.


    ¡°Younger sister, you don¡¯t know that this dish was made from a fox that had just become a spirit. It¡¯s not easy, the meat is delicate and fresh.¡±


    ¡°Oh, it¡¯s made from a vixen¡­ ¡± Yan Jiao made it look like she had just realized something.


    ¡°You!¡± The vixen, who was showing off her talents, instantly reacted and looked at Yan Jiao with eyes that were about to spew fire.


    Yan Jiao knew what was going on, but she still put on an innocent face and asked, ¡°What¡¯s wrong, sister? Did I say something wrong?¡±


    The vixen knew that everyone called her that in private, but if they did not say it in front of her, she would not have needed to deal with them.


    However, now that Yan Jiao had mentioned it in front of her, she could not do anything but sulk.


    The vixen did not believe that Yan Jiao was that na?ve. She had just seen Yan Jiao and the little maidservant behind her muttering for a long time.


    However, in front of everyone, she did not have the courage to hurt Yan Jiao without proof. She could only glare at Yan Jiao.


    The others at the table wanted to laugh but did not dare to. They could only pretend to enjoy the food in silence.


    ¡°It¡¯s really like what big sister said. The meat is fine and tender, and it¡¯s fresh and juicy.¡± Yan Jiao said after taking a bite.


    This time, the vixen could not sit still anymore. Everyone who had stayed in the Snake Palace for a while knew that she had a hot temper and was impulsive.


    Yet, she had no choice. Who asked the king to dote on her and tolerate her?


    She suddenly stood up and looked at Yan Jiao with fire in her eyes. ¡± If you kneel down and apologize to me now, I might forgive you.¡±


    ¡°Kneel down and apologize? In your dreams! ¡± Yan Jiao put down her chopsticks and retorted.


    ¡°Alright, you asked for it!¡± The vixen did not return to her original form this time. Instead, she walked quickly to Yan Jiao¡¯s side and raised her hand.


    It looked like she wanted to give Yan Jiao a tight slap.


    ¡°Slap!¡± The crisp sound reverberated in the hall, startling everyone who was eating.


    Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked at Yan Jiao as if they were watching an entertaining show.


    That¡¯s right, that crisp slap was actually the sound of Yan Jiao hitting that vixen.


    A second ago, Yan Jiao was still planning to dodge the slap and forget about it. However, the next second, when she saw the man walk in from the main hall, Yan Jiao somehow found courage and peace of mind and slapped the vixen.


    She believed that the man had spent so much effort to bring her from the human world to the Snake Realm not just to humiliate her.


    ¡°Human, you¡¯re looking for death!¡± The vixen said through gritted teeth.


    Many people at the table saw the Snake King walking over and immediately stood up to stop the vixen, not letting her hurt Yan Jiao.


    However, the vixen had yet to react. Why did so many people stand up to stop her? Everyone was clearly waiting to watch a good show, and no one was helping Yan Jiao.


    Now, however, the vixen was even more furious when she saw that they had become listless.


    ¡°Get lost! Get lost! I¡¯m going to kill her today! If anyone tries to stop me, I¡¯ll kill them as well!¡± The vixen roared loudly.


    ¡°Who do you want to kill?¡± The man¡¯s voice rang out, and it instantly silenced the noisy hall.


    Even the vixen who was about to lose her mind from anger quieted down and lowered her head.


    However, the next second, Yan Jiao knew what was going on because she saw the vixen run toward the man while crying.


    ¡°King, quickly help me. you don¡¯t know how much I¡¯ve been wronged.¡± As she spoke, the vixen even squeezed out a few drops of tears, making her charming face even more moving.


    No one could bear to reprimand her.


    ¡°Your Majesty, you don¡¯t know how much grievances master has suffered.¡± Shi Ya followed behind the vixen and looked at the King with an aggrieved expression.


    ¡°That human spoke arrogantly and insulted me. King, you have to help me!¡± As the vixen spoke, she buried her head in Shi Ya¡¯s arms, looking heartbroken.


    She was not stupid enough to think that the King could tolerate someone else¡¯s tears falling on his clothes.


    ¡°You¡¯re the wicked one who tattles first!¡± Xiao Fen looked at their actions in shock. She could not bear to see Yan Jiao alone, so she shouted at the vixen and the others.


    Unexpectedly, the vixen was in Shi Ya¡¯s arms, smiling sarcastically at them.


    How detestable!


    That damned vixen!


    Yan Jiao did not believe that the man would believe a one-sided story, yet she still could not help but curse in her heart.

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    ¡°As expected of a dog following its master. Tsk, tsk. Seeing is believing.¡± The beauty in purple sitting beside Yan Jiao elegantly took a sip of tea and said slowly, ¡°Zhu Xue, you¡¯ve really shown me something good,¡±


    ¡°Elder sister was wronged just now and you didn¡¯t help her. Now you¡¯re sitting here and saying such things. What do you mean?¡± Zhu Xue, who was lying in Shi Ya¡¯s arms and pretending to cry, heard the beauty in purple and was afraid that she would get involved in this matter, so she hurriedly stopped her.


    ¡°Oh? Did you mean I can¡¯t speak?¡± The lady in purple had only wanted to watch the show, but Zhu Xue¡¯s words made her angry. ¡°Zhu Xue, you have to understand whose house this is. A maidservant that was sent by a lower prince to please us, and she¡¯s pretending to be the mistress of the house?¡±


    ¡°No, little sister Meng Ying, you know that¡¯s not what I meant.¡± Seeing that Meng Ying was a little angry, Zhu Xue, who had wanted to take the opportunity to complain to the King, was frightened by Meng Ying¡¯s words, so she hurriedly explained.


    Although she always relied on the King¡¯s favor and did some arrogant and domineering things, she still knew that there were some people she could not provoke.


    In the huge Snake Palace, Meng Ying was one of the people she could not afford to offend.


    The king was usually busy with work and was not often in the Snake Palace.


    However, Meng Ying was different. She was the King¡¯s sister and spent most of her time in the palace.


    While Zhu Xue and Meng Ying were talking, Meng Ran, who did not want to get involved in their fight, gave Shi Ya a look and asked her to come back.


    The maidservant Ning Lu, who had long been dissatisfied with Shi Ya for snatching Zhu Xue away from her, hurriedly took the opportunity to run to the spot where Shi Ya had been. Shi Ya smiled at Ning Lu smugly.


    Hmph, she was Zhu Xue¡¯s maidservant, what was an outsider doing here!


    ¡°I only remember that I have one biological brother. When did I gain an elder sister?¡± Meng Ying said coldly.


    ¡°Sister¡­¡± Zhu Xue was so anxious that she did not know what to say.


    The man who was stopped by Zhu Xue initially thought that something big had happened, but it turned out to be a trivial matter between women. He said impatiently, ¡°That¡¯s enough, Zhu Xue,¡±


    He had kept Zhu Xue around for the past few years because he felt that she was an interesting person. She used to bring some fun to his dull life in the Snake Palace, but it was different now. He had brought that person back from the human world.


    The man looked at Yan Jiao¡¯s pure and innocent appearance, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously rose.


    This small detail did not go unnoticed by Meng Ying.


    Since when did her brother care so much about taking care of women? What¡¯s so special about this woman called Yan Jiao?


    Was it because she was stupid?


    Although she would not have tolerated Zhu Xue¡¯s attack on this human, but since the foolish human had started it this time.


    ¡°Brother, when did you come back? Are you done with your business?¡± Meng Ying stood up from her seat and walked toward her brother with a smile.


    ¡°I¡¯m done. Here, the little thing you wanted.¡± Yhe man took out a shiny object from his storage bag. Before Yan Jiao could see it clearly, Meng Ying had already stored it away.


    ¡°Thank you, brother.¡± Meng Ying took the object and ignored the man. She seemed to be immersed in her own world, which made the man smile helplessly and indulgently.


    Then, his gaze fell on Yan Jiao. ¡°Woman, how does it feel to be in my palace? ¡± As the man spoke, his body inched closer and closer to Yan Jiao, so close that Yan Jiao could count the number of eyelashes on his eyes.


    Yan Jiao felt a little uncomfortable, and her face turned red. ¡°Stay, stay away from me¡­ ¡±


    As soon as she said this, the other women at the table instantly became agitated. They all looked at Yan Jiao with gritted teeth.


    If resentment could be crystalized into physical form, Yan Jiao¡¯s heart would have been pierced by thousands of arrows.


    Zhu Xue, who had been ignored by the King, was supported by Ning Lu. She stood in place and watched the King and Yan Jiao¡¯s interaction. She unconsciously bit her lower lip, leaving deep teeth marks on her red lips. Soon, a few traces of blood flowed out.


    ¡°Master, master!¡± Seeing Zhu Xue like this, her maidservant Ning Lu gently pushed her.

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    Zhu Xue, who had been roused by Ning Lu, came back to her senses. She touched the wound on her lips and came up with a plan. She motioned for Ning Lu to come over, as if she was going to do something unsavory.


    At this moment, everyone¡¯s attention was focused on the King and Yan Jiao, so no one noticed their small movements.


    ¡°Eh? Do you dislike it or are you shy?¡± The man looked at Yan Jiao¡¯s embarrassed expression and pressed himself against her in satisfaction, pulling her into his arms.


    At this moment, Ning Lu¡¯s voice could be heard. ¡°Miss, miss, if you¡¯re feeling uncomfortable, you can hurt me. Don¡¯t hurt yourself!¡±


    The women at the table knew about Zhu Xue¡¯s tricks, but they still looked at Zhu Xue and waited for her performance.


    ¡°Zhu Xue, what are you doing now!¡±


    The man was originally teasing Yan Jiao, and he was quite happy to see her embarrassed and cute appearance.


    Before he was done, he heard Ning Lu¡¯s ghostly cry.


    The man frowned unhappily as he was interrupted, and his pupils turned into vertical slits.


    Zhu Xue¡¯s body was stained with blood, like a wintersweet flower, and it was dotted on her light-colored clothes. It made the beautiful and charming Zhu Xue appear extremely fragile, making people have the urge to protect her.


    ¡°Zhu Xue, what are you doing?¡±


    ¡°Little sister Zhu Xue, you are¡­¡±


    Some of the women who were close to Zhu Xue had already figured out what she was going to do. Thinking of the protection they had received from Zhu Xue in the Snake Palace all these years, they went along with Ning Lu¡¯s words and started piping up.


    The man looked at Zhu Xue¡¯s fragile appearance and helplessly said, ¡°Zhu Xue. ¡±


    ¡°Your majesty¡­ ¡± Zhu Xue called out to the man weakly. The bloodstains on her body attracted his attention.


    Although it was for the sake of acting, but for the sake of the realism, Zhu Xue endured the pain and ruthlessly hit herself. Some of the wounds were so deep that the bones could be seen. Although Zhu Xue was also a serpent creature and had a strong body, losing too much blood could still be life-threatening.


    ¡°Your Majesty, miss has been wronged. Otherwise, otherwise, miss would not do something that would hurt herself.¡± At this time, Ning Lu was like Zhu Xue¡¯s mouth, saying what Zhu Xue wanted to express.


    ¡°Your Majesty, you have to seek justice for the young miss. You can¡¯t let the young miss suffer in vain.¡± As Ning Lu said this, her eyes were still fixed on Yan Jiao. Even a fool could tell that she was trying to frame Yan Jiao.


    The man was still holding Yan Jiao¡¯s hand, and he nodded twice for signal her to continue.


    ¡°Your Majesty, before you came in, miss was slapped by miss Yan Jiao.¡± Ning Lu hesitated for a moment, but in the end, she closed her eyes and said these words.


    ¡°Miss was introducing miss Yan Jiao to the exquisite dishes that you had specially arranged for the chef to make. Then, miss Yan Jiao insulted miss. Miss was so angry that she wanted to argue with her. Who would have thought that miss Yan Jiao would slap miss? ¡±


    When Ning Lu said this, Zhu Xue, who was being supported by her, covered her face and cried. When she lowered her hand, one could clearly see that there was an additional red mark on her right cheek.


    Eh? Did she use so much force just now? Yan Jiao looked at the conspicuous red mark on Zhu Xue¡¯s face and thought in confusion.


    ¡°Did such a thing happen?¡± The man turned to Yan Jiao and asked expressionlessly.


    The man¡¯s face was handsome, but once it lost its expression, it looked particularly cold and ruthless.


    ¡°I did slap her when you first came in.¡± Yan Jiao did not dare to nor did she want to lie. ¡°But that was because she wanted to hurt me first. I was just acting in self defense. ¡±


    ¡°Then what¡¯s with the insults?¡±


    ¡°I won¡¯t admit to this. It was Zhu Xue who ridiculed me first, but I ignored her and silently endured it because I¡¯m just an ordinary human who can¡¯t even truss a chicken.¡± Yan Jiao looked at the man with a firm gaze, and her tone was calm. ¡°I only asked her what the meat was made of. After I had a taste, she suddenly rushed over and asked me to kneel down and apologize to her. I didn¡¯t agree, so she came over and hit me.¡±


    ¡°Zhu Xue,¡± The man¡¯s tone was cold, and Zhu Xue could not help but tremble.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t. She¡¯s just using flowery words to twist the truth!¡± Zhu Xue saw that the King¡¯s face had darkened, and she loudly explained, ¡°Your Majesty, you have to believe me.¡±

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    ¡°Brother, I was there the whole time. It¡¯s just as Yan Jiao said.¡± The purple-robed woman sat on the spot and fiddled with the small ornament in her hand as she spoke in a calm tone.


    The man¡¯s voice clearly turned cold. ¡°Zhu Xue, you should know the consequences of lying to me!¡±


    ¡°Your Majesty, I didn¡¯t¡­¡± Zhu Xue looked at Meng Ran for help, but she found that Meng Ran had already knelt in front of the King.


    ¡°Cousin, I¡¯m also responsible for this. I knew that little sister Zhu Xue was impulsive and easily angered, but I didn¡¯t stop her in time and even let her do as she pleased.¡±


    When Meng Ran heard her name, she was afraid of being implicated. She took the initiative to jump out and knelt there to ask the man for punishment.


    ¡°This has nothing to do with you. Don¡¯t worry, you won¡¯t be implicated.¡± The man was expressionless as he said coldly.


    ¡°Thank you, Your Majesty.¡± Meng Ran heaved a sigh of relief, but she still knelt there and did not get up.


    ¡°You may rise.¡± The man said calmly and ignored Meng Ran. Instead, he walked towards Zhu Xue.


    Yan Jiao did not know if she should follow him, so she stood still in the end.


    ¡°Your Majesty¡­ ¡± Zhu Xue trembled in fear when she saw the King walking towards her.


    Why is the plot going in the wrong direction?


    Was the King not coming over to comfort her like all the times before when she did similar things?


    Why did it look like he wanted to kill her now?


    ¡°Your Majesty, I¡­ ¡± Zhu Xue still wanted to quibble. She did not believe that the King would be so heartless to her, but the man interrupted her, ¡°Zhu Xue, you know the consequences of lying to me.¡±


    The King¡¯s words shattered Zhu Xue¡¯s fantasy. Zhu Xue felt extremely aggrieved, but she still did not dare to bet her life on it. She weakly said, ¡°What sister Yan Jiao said is the truth. I was too impulsive and thought that she was insulting me, so¡­ ¡±


    ¡°Still trying to quibble?¡± The man¡¯s face was frighteningly fierce, and the warm air around him seemed to freeze in an instant. Even the people around him who were watching the show froze on the spot like puppets, not daring to breathe too loudly.


    Looking at the King, who was walking towards her ominously, Zhu Xue spat out a mouthful of blood. Her body softly lay in Ning Lu¡¯s arms, and she actually fainted from shock.


    ¡°Young miss, young miss.¡± Ning Lu looked at Zhu Xue who had fainted and was at a loss. If she faced the king¡¯s anger alone, she was afraid that she would be beheaded.


    ¡°Your Majesty, I don¡¯t know anything. I¡¯m just a servant girl. I don¡¯t know anything.¡± Ning Lu was so frightened that she put down Zhu Xue and knelt there, kowtowing and begging for mercy.


    ¡°Miss Yan Jiao, I was wrong. Please forgive me. I won¡¯t do it again. I don¡¯t want to die. Please plead with the King for me. I know I was in the wrong wrong, Miss Yan Jiao.¡± In the end, Ning Lu was afraid of death. She did not care if Yan Jiao was a lowly human or not. She quickly knelt in front of Yan Jiao and kept kowtowing and begging for mercy. She was hoping that Yan Jiao would soften her heart and plead for her.


    Ning Lu, who had been standing behind Zhu Xue and always looked at Yan Jiao with contempt, was now kneeling in front of her in a sorry state.


    Although Yan Jiao did not forgive her for her actions and did not want to plead for her, she still could not bear to see Ning Lu die in front of her.


    ¡°Why don¡¯t you let her go? Although what she did was wrong, it wasn¡¯t serious enough to warrant death.¡± Yan Jiao stepped forward and grabbed the man¡¯s arm, and she pleaded for Ning Lu.


    ¡°As long as she never appears in front of me again.¡± Yan Jiao said in a soft tone.


    Looking at Yan Jiao, the man¡¯s expression softened.


    ¡°Thank you, Miss Yan Jiao. I promise that I will never appear in your sight again.¡± Ning Lu hurriedly knelt down and thanked her. Her forehead was already bleeding because she had kowtowed so hard.


    After Ning Lu had finished kowtowing, she left her head on the ground and waited for the king¡¯s orders. Even though Yan Jiao had pleaded for her, her life was still in the hands of the King.


    ¡°Get lost. What are you still doing here?¡± The man¡¯s face was frosty, and his tone was icy.


    When Ning Lu heard this, she immediately got up and ran out. She actually forgot about Zhu Xue who had fainted in order to survive.


    ¡°Take Zhu Xue away as well. When she awakens, both of you will receive your punishments together.¡±

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    Ning Lu stopped in her tracks, and she quickly ran back. She picked up Zhu Xue, turned around, and ran off. She was afraid that if she dawdled even a little, the King would change his mind and kill her.


    Receiving punishment was always better than losing one¡¯s life.


    After the man had finished dealing with Zhu Xue¡¯s matter, he was about to bring Yan Jiao to have a meal when he noticed that Meng Ran was still kneeling on the spot. He said impatiently, ¡°Why are you still kneeling here? Didn¡¯t I tell you to get up?¡±


    ¡°Cousin, I, I¡¯m kneeling here because I have something to report to you.¡±


    ¡°If there¡¯s anything else, we can talk about it after dinner.¡± With that, the man pulled Yan Jiao past Meng Ran and sat down again, not paying any more attention to his cousin.


    The woman sitting next to Yan Jiao tactfully changed her position and even had the maidservant behind her re-arrange the tableware.


    The man sat down beside Yan Jiao, satisfied.


    ¡°Is there anything you¡¯d like to eat? I¡¯ll ask the chef to make it for you tomorrow.¡± The man¡¯s voice was gentle and magnetic, making Yan Jiao¡¯s heart itch.


    She raised her head and looked at the man¡¯s handsome face. She had the urge to pounce on him, but she restrained her impulses and shook her head.


    Her face was red and looked inviting, and the man gently bit her cheek.


    Yan Jiao unconsciously covered the area that had been bitten with her hand and looked at the man in a daze.


    ¡°You, how can you be like this¡­¡± Yan Jiao blurted out, ¡°Who are you? I still don¡¯t know your name¡­¡±


    ¡°Me?¡± The man looked at Yan Jiao¡¯s shy expression and his mood was uplifted. ¡°My name is Meng Hui, the King of the Snake Realm.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m Yan Jiao.¡± Since it was basic courtesy to exchange names, Yan Jiao also told Meng Hui her name.


    ¡°Yes, I¡¯ve known for a while.¡±


    ¡°Then why do you keep calling me ¡®woman¡¯? You sound like¡­¡± Yan Jiao did not dare to finish her sentence as she felt like she was being overbearing.


    ¡°Don¡¯t you human women like this title?¡± Meng Hui recalled Meng Ying telling him this after she had read the novels about the humans he had brought back.


    ¡°I don¡¯t.¡±


    Yan Jiao froze on the spot after she finished speaking. Why did this scene seem like a couple¡¯s act of coquettishness? She was not like this before. It was so unlike her.


    Yan Jiao could not figure it out, so she could only assume that her abnormal behavior was because she was in someone else¡¯s territory, so she became more careful, and even her tone of voice was a little gentler.


    ¡°Is that so?¡± Meng Hui did not understand human culture, and as he spoke, his body gradually moved closer to Yan Jiao.


    ¡°Yes, at least I don¡¯t like it¡­¡± Yan Jiao felt Meng Hui¡¯s presence near her and lowered her head unconsciously. Her already red face became even redder, and she looked even more beautiful.


    The people in the hall were all shocked by the way their King treated Yan Jiao, and their minds went blank.


    Was this really their King?


    Their kings had historically been cold and emotionless, and would only smile at a select cadre of people. They were Kings who were completely indifferent.


    Oh my God!


    Were they all dreaming?


    However, seeing the King¡¯s gentle appearance, everyone could not help but feel jealous and even resent Yan Jiao. Despite that, they did not dare to show it at this moment, for fear of accidentally angering the King again.


    After Yan Jiao finished her sentence, she ignored Meng Hui. She stared at the food in front of her and started feel angry at herself.


    How could she be so disappointing? She actually spoke to the man who had grabbed her and¡­ and in such a soft voice!


    Looking at Yan Jiao¡¯s expression, Meng Hui, who had mistakenly thought that he had made her angry, felt that it was a pity.


    He stopped teasing her and clapped his hands.


    ¡°Tea,¡±


    Before he could finish his speaking, a maidservant came over to pour tea for him. Then, she stood respectfully to the side, waiting for Meng Hui¡¯s next order.


    Seeing that Meng Hui had regained his composure, Yan Jiao hesitated for a moment before asking, ¡°Where are my companions? How can I leave this place?¡±


    ¡°Yes, if you agree to one of my requests, I¡¯ll tell you. How about it?¡±


    ¡°Tell me what your request is.¡± Yan Jiao was afraid that Meng Hui would take advantage of her, so she cautiously asked what the condition was.


    ¡°How about this, have a sip of the tea in my cup and I¡¯ll tell you.¡± After he finished speaking, he reached out his hand and placed the half-filled cup of tea in front of Yan Jiao.

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    ¡®I knew it would be like this!¡¯


    ¡®Shameless man!¡¯


    Although Yan Jiao was cursing the man in her heart, her face betrayed her true thoughts.


    However, it was not a loss for her to exchange a cup of tea for information about her companions.


    Thinking of this, Yan Jiao raised the cup. Just as she was about to drink it, Meng Hui took the cup away and rubbed Yan Jiao¡¯s nose affectionately. There was a hint of a smile in his eyes. ¡°You¡¯re so gullible.¡±


    Realizing that she had been deceived, Yan Jiao¡¯s eyes widened and she said with a hint of dissatisfaction, ¡°Why did you lie¡­¡±


    ¡°I was going to fulfill my promise just now, but you stopped me, so it still counts. You have to tell where my companions are and how can I go back.¡±


    Although she had been deceived by the other party, Yan Jiao did not feel much anger in her heart. She did not have much hope for this man to begin with. It was best if the other party could tell her. If he did not, she would find the answer herself!


    ¡°I didn¡¯t bring your companions. They¡¯re still in the human world.¡± Meng Hui was slowly eating a piece of bright-colored meat.


    ¡°Alright, let¡¯s eat first. It seems like your stomach is growling.¡± Meng Hui did not want to answer the second question, so he diverted Yan Jiao¡¯s attention and placed a large piece of venison into her bowl.


    ¡°This should be venison, do you want to try it?¡± Meng Hui looked at Yan Jiao with a smile. Most of the people at the table had quietly left when the King and Yan Jiao were flirting. At this time, only Meng Ying, Meng Ran, and a few other people were left.


    Looking at the venison in her bowl, Yan Jiao did not feel like eating it. Eveer since she was young, the meats she had eaten the most were beef, mutton, and pork. She had eaten the fox meat just now purely to anger Zhu Xue.


    However, when she recalled the deliciousness of the fox meat, Yan Jiao began to crave the venison for some reason. She swallowed her saliva and finally picked it up, taking a small bite.


    It was an absolute delicacy!


    It was even softer and more tender than the fox meat she had eaten earlier. It was so delicious that it melted in her mouth.


    When Meng Hui saw the way she ate the venison, he felt that she was extremely cute.


    Yan Jiao¡¯s movements as she ate were refined and elegant. She ate the venison in front of her in small bites. Even though she loved to eat, she maintained good table manners. It did not take long for her to finish the venison on her plate.


    ¡°This is fox meat.¡± Just as Yan Jiao swallowed the last of the venison in her mouth, Meng Hui immediately picked up another large piece of fox meat and placed it in Yan Jiao¡¯s bowl.


    ¡°Brother, I¡¯ve lived for so long, but you¡¯ve only ever served me a few dishes.¡± Meng Ying teased as she watched Meng Hui put food into Yan Jiao¡¯s bowl.


    ¡°Eat your food, you busybody.¡± Meng Hui looked at his sister helplessly. ¡°Ifyou keep it up, I won¡¯t bring you anything the next time I go to the human world.¡±


    ¡°No, don¡¯t. I won¡¯t speak any longer.¡± As soon as Meng Ying heard Meng Hui¡¯s words, she quickly stopped looking at him and pretended to eat voraciously.


    Yan Jiao looked at the way Meng Hui and Meng Ying got along with each other and thought of her and her brother. She wondered if her family was doing well.


    Sensing Yan Jiao¡¯s melancholy, Meng Hui patted her head a few times.


    Knowing that she could not leave the Snake Palace for the time being, Yan Jiao decided to first fill her stomach.


    Under Meng Hui¡¯s watch, her little stomach bulged slightly from the food.


    However, Meng Hui did not seem to have any intention of stopping. Seeing that he was about to put more meat into her bowl, Yan Jiao was so frightened that she immediately stopped him.


    ¡°Are you going raising a pig? I can¡¯t eat that much.¡±


    Meng Hui¡¯s face darkened. He did not understand why Yan Jiao would reject his kind intentions.


    ¡°I¡¯m just an ordinary human. I can¡¯t eat things bigger than myself like you snakes. I¡¯ll die if i eat too much.¡± Yan Jiao saw that Meng Hui was a little angry and quickly explained.


    Although she felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity with Meng Hui, as a human, she was still afraid to see him get angry.


    ¡°Are you full?¡± Meng Hui had been watching Yan Jiao eat the whole time, but he had not taken a single bite himself. It was as if he was full just by looking at Yan Jiao.


    ¡°I¡¯m already full.¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s go, then. I¡¯ll take you to the cherry blossom spring.¡± Meng Hui took Yan Jiao¡¯s hand in a natural way and was about to leave.

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    At this moment, Meng Ran, who had been waiting by the side for some time, hurriedly said, ¡°Cousin, I still have something to tell you.¡±


    ¡®Tsk!¡¯


    ¡®Why was Meng Ran so annoying!¡¯


    ¡®Didn¡¯t she understand that he had refused to talk to her?¡¯


    ¡°Speak.¡± Meng Hui was finally willing to spare her a glance. Meng Ran did not dare delay and said directly, ¡°My maidservant, Yu Si, is missing.¡±


    ¡°Meng Ran, do you think I have a lot of time on my hands?¡±


    Meng Ran could tell from Meng Hui¡¯s words that she was wasting his time by telling him about a small matter like losing a maidservant.


    ¡°No, cousin, it¡¯s Yu Si. After she attacked Miss Yan Jiao, she ran away to avoid punishment!¡±


    ¡°When did that happen?¡±


    ¡°It was before the banquet tonight.¡±


    Only then did Yan Jiao remember that she had let Xiao Fen carry Xiao Cui while they were eating.


    ¡°Is what she said true?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s true. That servant girl attacked me. It was Xiao Cui who protected me and took the blow for me. I¡¯m fine.¡± Yan Jiao looked at Xiao Cui¡¯s sleeping form and said in a wronged voice, ¡°It¡¯s all your fault for bringing me to the Snake Palace. I¡¯m just an ordinary human. I can¡¯t beat them. I can¡¯t even protect myself.¡±


    Yan Jiao recalled that ever since she woke up in the Snake Palace, she had been insulted and ridiculed by its inhabitants. She had never suffered such humiliation in the human world, and for a moment, she felt her blood pressure rising.


    As Meng Hui listened to Yan Jiao¡¯s tearful account, his face turned as cold as frost.


    ¡°Send out the remaining half of our forces and pursue Yu Si with all our might. I want her captured, dead or alive!¡±


    ¡°Meng Ran, if I find out that this was your idea, you know the consequences!¡±


    After Meng Hui had finished speaking, he held Yan Jiao¡¯s hand and strode out of the dining hall. Xiao Fen also followed behind Yan Jiao and left the hall with Xiao Cui.


    Meng Ran looked at Meng Hui¡¯s angry face and rejoiced that she was the one who told him about it first. She might have been punished if Yan Jiao told on her. Besides, this matter had nothing to do with her.


    ¡®Yan Jiao, one day, you will die by my hands!¡¯


    ¡°Save me, please, I¡¯m really going to die.¡± Yu Si, who was supposed to be running away, knelt beside a blood-red spring that was covered in blood mist. It was unknown who she was asking for help.


    After Yu Si ran out of the Snake Palace, she went to ask for help from the most powerful race in the Snake Realm.


    They told Yu Si that this was the only place where she had a chance of survival. However, the chances were not very high. It would depend on her luck.


    On the other hand, death awaited her everywhere else. There was no way to avoid it!


    ¡°What does your life or death have to do with me?¡± A magnetic voice seemed to pass through the mist, becoming hoarse and twisted, revealing a sense of evil.


    ¡°I, I¡¯ll do anything for you, as long as you can save me!¡± Yu Si¡¯s clothes had been torn and tattered by the pursuers sent by Meng Hui. Even her beautiful face had become dirty, without a trace of her previous arrogance.


    ¡°But what can you do for me?¡± The mysterious voice sneered as if it had heard something funny.


    ¡°I, I¡­ ¡± Yu Si did not know either, but she wanted to live. She stammered for a long time but could not come up with anything.


    ¡°I remember that your King brought back a human woman. I want you to bring me her blood and tears.¡±


    ¡°Then, my lord, I brought this back¡­ ¡± Yu Si was afraid that this mysterious person would not care about her life or death after using her, so she spoke with caution.


    ¡°Coward. Don¡¯t worry, as long as you bring these two things back to me, I¡¯ll let you go to the human world. The further away you are from the Snake King¡¯s altar, the less likely he¡¯ll be able to sense you.¡±


    ¡°But my lord, the passage to the human world has been sealed¡­¡± Yu Si had thought about that method, but that path was a dead end from the beginning!


    ¡°Remember my demands. After you bring the items back to me, I will have a way to send you to the human world¡­¡± The mysterious man¡¯s voice gradually became ethereal.


    Only after the voice gradually disappeared did Yu Si dare to get up from the ground. ¡°Yan Jiao, just you wait!¡±