111: Chapter 111 The Green Snake in the City
The Western Xia Kingdom.
The imperial capital was naturally Xia City.
In Xia City, three figures with extraordinary bearings were walking along the street.
One wore a white dress, with a full figure and a face veiled in thin gauze, making her features indiscernible.
One was dressed in green, their eyes covered by a silver-gray cloth strip that didn't hinder their walking at all; their face looked like that of an exquisitely beautiful girl?
One... ah, was just a child.
They were Elder Li, Xu Qing, and Daya.
"Boss, give me a roasted Frog!"
This was Xu Qing's first time entering a human town, and he was quite excited.
He found a stall selling grilled skewers.
"...Um, this small shop doesn't have roasted Frog."
The boss was stunned, firstly by the appearance and attire of the "Young Miss" before him.
Despite her eyes being covered, it didn't seem to affect her vision at all.
It seemed she had been blind since childhood and had grown accustomed to it.
Secondly, it was the request of this "Young Miss."
Who on earth sells roasted Frog!
"No roasted Frog!"
"Then why are you even running a barbecue stall!"
These words weren't spoken by Xu Qing, but by Daya beside him, who stood with her hands on her hips.
"Young Miss, are you looking for trouble?!"
"Who are you calling 'Young Miss'!"
At home he was called Maiden, and out here he was being called Young Miss; did they really think he, Xu Qing...
"Ouch."
Both Xu Qing and Daya were lifted up by their necks.
Elder Li only felt distressed; even her own mother had been corrupted by This Snake!
"You two, this is Xuanji Sect's territory, show some restraint."
"Boss, I'm sorry."
Elder Li returned to her gentle and elegant form; the kind older sister Elder Li, who was polite to everyone, made her debut.
"Hmph, giving birth to two girls and not disciplining them properly."
"..."
"Elder Li, this is Xuanji Sect territory, stay calm, we have to stay calm!"
Xu Qing felt a bone-chilling killing intent.
The gentle and elegant Elder Li went offline; what was about to come online was the Nascent Soul Great Perfection Shura-mode Elder Li.
In the end, it concluded with the barbecue stall owner simply wetting himself in fear.
Elder Li was still quite gentle.
It was currently spring, and the Xuanji Sect would be recruiting new Disciples in a while.
And this was precisely the opportunity the three of them were aiming for.
To sneak into the Xuanji Sect.
And then, at the critical moment, strike suddenly and seize the deity transformation imprint.
"By the way, Elder Li, it seems Spirit Stones aren't used as currency in the human world."
"Do you have any silver?"
The three stopped in front of an inn, and Xu Qing turned to ask.
One must know that Spirit Stones do not circulate among Mortals.
"...Aren't you the West River Maiden? You don't have any silver?"
Elder Li asked in confusion.
Oh no, judging by her tone, she definitely hadn't prepared any silver.
"..."
"Illusion techniques—Elder, do you know any?"
Elder Li shook her head; she didn't know such boring tricks as illusions.
"Then I'll have to do it."
Xu Qing formed hand seals and condensed a thick tree root.
Then, pressing his fingers together in a sword gesture, he waved them at the root, and several wooden ingots appeared in his hand.
Next, he spat out the Illusion Bead and cast an illusion.
The several wooden ingots transformed into silver ingots.
Elder Li was not a rigid person and did not correct Xu Qing's behavior.
On the contrary, she was someone who enjoyed a good laugh and loved watching things unfold.
Moreover, she was very approachable; Xu Qing had never seen her put on the airs of a Nascent Soul Cultivator.
"Ahem, Shopkeeper, prepare two of your best rooms for me."
"Also, bring out your best wine and food. You'll be well-rewarded."
Xu Qing tossed a silver ingot, which landed with a loud clink.
The shopkeeper's eyes immediately lit up.
He picked up the silver ingot; from the feel alone, he knew it was of excellent quality.
"Right away! Two 'A' class rooms!"
"Top-grade wine and meat!"
"Guests, please take a seat inside!"
Xu Qing and Elder Li chose a seat by the window.
Elder Li sat down steadily, while Xu Qing and Daya craned their necks to look out the window.
Xu Qing, with the cloth over his eyes, had completely forgotten his blind snake persona.
"Today, we shall tell the tale of 'The White Emperor's Slaying of the Snake'!"
Xu Qing's ears immediately perked up.
Who wanted to slay him?
Looking closely, he saw it was just a story the storyteller was about to tell.
"The White Emperor is the ruler of this Western Xia."
"It is said that while the White Emperor was out hunting, he slew a five-zhang-long snake demon with a single stroke of his blade."
Xu Qing was startled.
One zhang equals 3.3 meters, so that's a sixteen-meter-long snake demon.
That's bigger than him! Is that White Emperor a Cultivator?
"The White Emperor is not a Cultivator."
"This story is fake. It was deliberately spread to stabilize the people's hearts and make the citizens of Western Xia believe more firmly that the White Emperor is the Son of Heaven, and that his unification of the Xia Dynasty is the will of the people."
Elder Li sneered.
"How do you know?"
Xu Qing secretly surmised that Elder Li was the Grand Elder of the Xuanyun Sect, the giant standing behind the Gaoyuan Kingdom.
Could she have planted informants within the Western Xia imperial family?
"Our Gaoyuan Kingdom's emperor slew a tiger demon that was a full six zhang long."
"..."
Xu Qing's mouth twitched.
As expected, the one most in sync with you is indeed your rival.
If this continues, the emperors might start slaying hundred-zhang divine Dragons.
"Yellow Heaven Wine! White-cut Chicken! Steamed Bear Paw! Flood Dragon Spitting Pearls..."
As the names of the dishes were called out, the food and wine were served.
Xu Qing, who was about to vomit from eating so much fish, was exceptionally happy to see so many dishes.
Those fellows in Qinghe Town only knew how to offer fish; even though he had come this far, Xu Qing felt he could still faintly smell the scent of fish.
"Guest, this Yellow Heaven Wine is a specialty of our inn."
"The White Emperor has drunk it before and praised it endlessly."
The waiter introduced the food and wine to Xu Qing.
At the same time, he was curious why this beautiful blind "Young Miss" didn't look blind at all.
"Well then, I shall take my leave. Young Miss, call me if you need anything!"
After finishing the introduction, the waiter withdrew.
Xu Qing curiously opened the Yellow Heaven Wine; wine that an emperor had drunk—he had never tasted such a fine thing before.
Elder Li was also looking at him with great interest.
He tried taking a large gulp.
"Waa!"
Xu Qing spat it out immediately.
He wiped his mouth; patches of scales were now visible on the back of his hand.
"Ptooey, ptooey! Damn it, it's Realgar Wine!"
Elder Li nodded with satisfaction, a smile playing on her lips.
Xu Qing felt like his whole mouth stank.
It's over; the green snake is no longer pure.
Xu Qing was now a Golden Core Great Demon; mere Realgar Wine naturally couldn't harm him.
But it was still disgusting.
Xu Qing began to rinse his mouth; that gulp of Realgar Wine just now almost made him reveal his true form.
It seemed that back in the day, Bai Suzhen met her downfall in a similar way.
The fun-loving Elder Li had naturally seen through what kind of wine the so-called Yellow Heaven Wine was long ago.
But for the sake of watching the fun, she hadn't given any warning.
However, after Xu Qing finished rinsing his mouth, his next move left her baffled.
The green snake pinched his nose, resealed the Yellow Heaven Wine, and tucked it into the Jade Gourd at his waist.
"Why are you putting that Realgar Wine away?"
Elder Li began to wonder.
"Hmph, how could This Snake be the only one to suffer?"
"I'll take it back for Silly Snake to taste, and for my snake brothers back at Snake Cave Mountain."
"Jie jie."
"..."
"...Daya, you must not learn from this bad snake."