122: Chapter 122 Green Snake Always Encounters Idle Affairs
"Tsk, is this guy still following?"
Walking in the alleyway, Xu Qing was becoming somewhat impatient.
Not far behind, Xu Ke was still following him.
He had followed through several alleys and had already dispersed several groups of 'fish' that had been lured in.
This is bullying the snake too much, bullying the snake too much!
Although he understood that Xu Ke likely saw him as a blind man and wanted to silently escort him home for convenience,
He wasn't actually blind.
Meanwhile, Xu Ke had also become curious about Xu Qing.
Despite his eyes being covered with a cloth, he walked as if on level ground, as if he could see perfectly.
"At the next intersection, I'll lose this guy in the crowd."
Xu Qing circulated his Demonic Power, already preparing to cast a spell.
But at the very next intersection, something unexpected happened.
A bald head suddenly popped out from the crowd.
Xu Qing's pupils beneath the tiancheng cloth constricted violently.
He was a snake demon, after all; even if he couldn't freely release his Divine Sense in this Capital City, his perception was still quite keen.
Everyone around him was within his perception.
Yet this bald man had appeared out of thin air from the crowd without him sensing a thing.
It startled him so much that he almost crushed the jade plaque in his robes to use Elder Li's Summoning Technique.
This wasn't cowardice; it was valuing life.
His life didn't belong to him alone.
He was the future of the Yao Race; if something happened to him, what would happen to the Yao Race, and who else would be fit to be the next Yao Emperor?
Damn, he was getting sidetracked again.
The bald man before him appeared to be in his thirties, wearing Monastic Robes with six Ordination Scars on his head and a zen staff in his hand.
He was indeed a monk!
"amitabha."
"Why does the female benefactor reek so much of a snake?"
Xu Qing was so angry he almost slapped him.
He didn't have any damn snake smell; he had no scent at all, alright? Don't mislead people!
[Human] Nameless
[Dao Cultivation] 312 years
[Realm] Early Golden Core stage
[Skills] Demon Suppression lv6, Yao Suppression lv5, Staff Technique lv5, Demon Breaking lv5, Sword Dao lv4, Sword Technique lv3, Saber Technique lv3, Armor Break lv4, Metal Magic lv4, Divination lv5, Strike Reduction lv3, Poison Reduction lv1, Fire Magic lv3, Artifact Refining lv4, Body Cultivator lv5, Divine Sense lv5, Flight lv5, Deterrence lv3, Swiftness lv4, Self-Healing lv3, Heal lv3, Buddhist Light lv5, Self-Destruct lv1, Concealment lv5
Can I beat him?
I can.
If I can beat him, then there's no need to be afraid.
Xu Qing felt greatly reassured. Damn, this weakling was actually acting tough in front of This Green Snake.
He had thought it was some Nascent Soul big shot.
The key was that he really had been startled for a moment; thinking back on it was embarrassing, and he felt a bit of embarrassed rage.
"Damned bald donkey, with your meager Dao Cultivation, you probably shouldn't expect me to help you with your practice, right?"
Xu Qing formed a sword seal with his hand, ready to fight at any moment.
"No, no, no, I only wish to seek alms from the female benefactor."
"Wait..."
"A male benefactor?"
The monk carefully sized up Xu Qing once more.
Although his eyes were covered and couldn't be seen,
His facial features were so harmoniously balanced between Yin and Yang that it was actually impossible to discern his gender from his appearance alone.
"I'll give you credit for having a good eye, bald donkey."
Xu Qing suddenly felt that this bald donkey was a little more tolerable.
"It seems the benefactor's snake body is quite extraordinary."
"Existing outside the Yin and Yang and the Five Elements, you must be a great snake demon with a rare Bloodline."
Xu Qing felt that this bald donkey was a little more tolerable again.
This bald donkey... really knew how to talk.
"Here, I'll reward you with a pancake."
Xu Qing flipped his hand to produce a pancake and tossed it into the monk's alms bowl.
"amitabha, may the benefactor's Dao path be smooth and your heart's desires be fulfilled."
The monk pressed his palms together and bowed.
Xu Qing looked at the monk's back with his pupils and noticed that the Buddhist Light behind the monk seemed to have thickened slightly.
"Is seeking alms this monk's form of cultivation?"
"Whatever, what does it have to do with a snake? Why are there so many distractions today?"
"This Snake even forgot what I came out here for!"
Although he had experienced so much since coming out, none of it seemed to be a major matter.
Xu Qing continued walking toward the outskirts of the West City.
He needed to find Scarlet Swallow's relics, primarily that half-jade pendant.
The only clue should be Scarlet Swallow's grave.
He exited the West City.
Under Xu Qing's Charm technique, naturally, no one stopped him from leaving the city.
Following the resonance of the Plum Blossom Jade Hairpin, Xu Qing quickly found Scarlet Swallow's grave.
It was a simple burial mound with a stone tablet standing before it, which read:
Grave of the Heroine, Scarlet Swallow.
"Sigh."
Xu Qing set out a pancake and a jar of wine.
Presumably, that monk from earlier had no idea that the pancake Xu Qing gave him was an offering intended for the dead.
"Pardon the intrusion."
Then, he straightened up and looked at the burial mound.
His Divine Sense pierced into the grave, where he discovered a skeleton holding a light red jade pendant in its hand.
A flying bird was carved onto the light red jade pendant, but only the top half remained; the bottom half was nowhere to be found.
"This should be the pendant Scarlet Swallow mentioned."
Xu Qing beckoned casually toward the burial mound, and the jade pendant turned into a red light, falling into his palm.
After glancing at the jade pendant, he drew it into his Spatial Pupil.
Then, he bowed to the grave once more.
He then turned to leave.
But at the moment he turned, a blade light swept toward his neck.
Xu Qing wasn't surprised in the least.
He only let out a helpless sigh.
Reaching out, he lightly pinched the incoming blade between two fingers.
Looking toward the hilt, he saw it was indeed Xu Ke, who had followed him all the way.
"No, this is impossible!"
Xu Ke looked at the two fingers holding his blade, his face full of disbelief.
"You cannot imagine what is truly impossible."
Xu Qing applied a slight force with his fingers, and the Mortal blade shattered into fragments from the tip where he held it, scattering onto the ground.
The Green Snake even considerately added some lightning special effects.
"Upon seeing Scarlet Swallow's grave, you immediately concluded that I was the killer."
"How laughable, how tragic."
"It seems you also know the truth of the matter and what the Wang Family has done."
Xu Qing walked toward Xu Ke step by step.
"I am a dog of the Imperial Court; I only know to work loyally for the Imperial Court."
"When doing this kind of dirty work, what use is there in thinking too much?"
"If you want to kill me, then kill me."
Xu Ke gave up all resistance.
This was mainly due to the despair-inducing strength Xu Qing had displayed.
"Little brother, don't be like that."
"You must cherish life; your thinking is abnormal."
"If you don't even love your own life, what else can you love?"
Xu Qing began to advise the young man.
He was so young, yet he spoke of death so easily; anyone would be worried hearing that.
"...You're not killing me?"
Xu Ke looked at Xu Qing.
Xu Qing smiled.
"That and cherishing life are two different things."
"If you don't cherish your life, I won't feel anything when I kill you."
Xu Ke's pupils shrank; the moment Xu Qing said those words, he felt like a mouse being stared down by a snake, unable to move.
If Xu Qing knew Xu Ke was thinking that, he probably would have swiped him with his tail long ago.
Damn, snakes that eat mice are undignified snakes.
Mice are covered in fur and bacteria; how dirty they are to eat.
A proper green snake eats Frogs.
After all, they were both green; the colors matched better that way.