178: Chapter 178 The Green Snake Returns Home

"Come forth."

The Dragon Girl formed a hand seal and lightly tapped the dragon gate.

A crack opened in the dragon gate floating above her palm, and a few drops of crystal-clear liquid seeped out from within.

"This is dragon gate liquid."

"Every time a lifeform uses the dragon gate to undergo the process of Transforming into Jiao, some is left behind."

The Dragon Girl beckoned, catching the liquid dripping from the crack as she spoke.

"Is that so..."

Xu Qing watched the dragon gate liquid fall drop by drop, and unpleasant associations formed in his mind.

At a time like this, one shouldn't worry about whether the Green Snake's thoughts were wholesome or not.

A refreshing fragrance that seeped into a snake's heart and spleen wafted from the liquid.

When the final drop fell, the doors of the dragon gate closed, and its spiritual light dimmed.

A total of seven drops of dragon gate liquid had fallen.

"It seems Lord River God's talent is quite good."

"To be able to condense seven drops of dragon gate liquid."

The Dragon Girl praised.

"Niangniang, according to past conventions, half of this dragon gate liquid goes to the one who transformed."

"The other half serves as the Dragon Palace's compensation."

The Dragon Girl then looked left and right before tucking a stray strand of hair behind her ear.

Leaning close to Xu Qing's ear, she spoke in a numbingly seductive voice.

"But today, only I saw it, so I'll give the extra drop to Niangniang."

Xu Qing knew this Dragon Girl was someone worth befriending.

What a good girl; the rumor that she almost kicked him into being an only child when they were young must be a lie.

It must be a conspiracy by the Dragon Palace.

"Father also instructed me to give one drop of the Dragon Palace's dragon gate liquid to Niangniang as payment for the immortal wine."

"So, a total of two drops. Please keep them safe, Niangniang."

The Dragon Girl separated two drops from the seven and gave them to Xu Qing.

Xu Qing hurriedly took them.

The dragon gate liquid was like teardrops; it wasn't a liquid but had condensed into a soft-textured solid.

"Perhaps it can be used to brew wine..."

Xu Qing couldn't help but think.

Ever since obtaining the heaven-stealing lamp, the world in Xu Qing's eyes consisted of only two things... things that could be used for wine and things that couldn't.

"Niangniang, it's time to head back."

The Dragon Girl tucked the dragon gate into her sleeve and walked toward the main palace of the Birthday Banquet.

Xu Qing followed closely behind.

Returning to the banquet, the Dragon King's birthday celebration, which had lasted for several days, was nearing its end.

As it was finishing, Jiang Mo, who had already become a Black Jiao, found Xu Qing with a face full of joy.

He said many words of thanks.

Then, he straightforwardly gave him a drop of dragon gate liquid.

In the end, while Jiang Mo was the one who transformed and the dragon gate condensed the liquid, Xu Qing, the bystander, ended up with the largest share.

Jiang Mo had two drops, the Dragon Palace had two, and Xu Qing held three for himself.

As the Birthday Banquet drew to a close, the Dragon King left the festivities.

Afterward, Xu Qing was also called out of the banquet by a Yaksha.

Unsurprisingly, he met the Dragon King in private.

"Thank you for the green snake wine, Niangniang."

"Dragon King Senior, you flatter this Junior."

In front of this Soul Transformation powerhouse, Xu Qing didn't dare to be arrogant and quickly lowered his posture.

He knew that the reason the Dragon King was so polite to him...

Was likely because he was riding on Daya's coattails.

"Haha."

"Niangniang, if you encounter any trouble, you can come find this Dragon King at any time."

"If it is something within my power, I can help you achieve it."

The Dragon King readily gave his promise.

Xu Qing was very happy.

His background had become a bit more profound.

Clinging to a powerful backer was more joyful than anything else.

"Thank you, Dragon King Senior."

Xu Qing bowed respectfully, his impression of this crooked-mouthed Dragon King greatly improved.

"Also, I've heard Jiang Mo mention Niangniang's matters."

"Since Niangniang doesn't like Hainei, how about that girl HaiMu?"

"HaiMu is very beautiful; humans call her something or other... one of the four great beauties of this world!"

"As long as Niangniang marries into my Dragon Palace..."

Xu Qing's mouth twitched as he listened.

This Dragon King, seeing that he couldn't be a daughter-in-law, wanted to take him in as a son-in-law.

Unfortunately, the Green Snake was face-blind and couldn't tell how beautiful the Dragon Girl was at all.

He only liked himself.

He fell in love with himself at first sight.

If he could, he would love to marry himself.

The ultimate form of narcissism; Xu Qing was beyond saving.

"Ahem, Dragon King Senior thinks too highly of this little snake."

"This little snake is but a wild snake from the West River; how could I dare to aspire to the Dragon Girl's high status?"

Xu Qing politely declined.

The Dragon King was an old spirit after all; he naturally understood the subtext in Xu Qing's words and did not press further.

Afterward, he gave some pointers on Xu Qing's Cultivation.

Both being of the Jiao-snake lineage, and with the Dragon King being a Soul Transformation Jiao Dragon, guiding Xu Qing was a natural process where everything clicked instantly.

Xu Qing took the opportunity to ask about many confusing points in the Green Snake Heart Method and received answers for all of them.

Several major obstacles in the deduction of the Green Snake Heart Method were overcome, and his progress jumped forward significantly.

"The Dragon King is truly a good Jiao."

"The Dragon Girl is also a good Jiao."

"The Dragon Prince... his intellectual deficiency excludes him from consideration."

Xu Qing had now parted from the Dragon King and thought this as he approached the center of the banquet hall.

Aside from eating his fill, the other gains from this Dragon King's Birthday Banquet were very abundant.

He had also met many aquatic and marine tribes of the Xia Dynasty.

This wasn't just a Birthday Banquet.

This was practically an Angel Investment Conference organized by the Dragon King.

The Dragon King and the others are all angel investors for me, the Green Snake.

Xu Qing even felt like singing a song of gratitude.

Afterward, the Birthday Banquet naturally came to an end, and the gathered aquatic tribes bid their farewells and left one after another.

The East Sea surged with stormy waves as the aquatic tribes moved about.

Later, Xu Qing and Jiang Mo also took their leave of the Dragon King, boarded the river boat, and sailed away from the Dragon Palace.

They returned to the estuary and sailed upstream toward the Min River.

"I thought I would run into the White Flood Dragon."

Sitting on the river boat, Xu Qing looked toward the East Sea and sighed.

He originally thought the White Flood Dragon would have connections with the East Sea Dragon Court.

However, at the Dragon King's Birthday Banquet, he hadn't seen any sign of the White Flood Dragon.

He hadn't even heard any information about her.

The Dragon King of the East Sea Dragon Court was a water-attribute Blue Flood Dragon.

"Niangniang knows the White Flood Dragon? Could you introduce her to this River God?"

"As the saying goes, black and white make a perfect match."

As soon as Jiang Mo heard about the White Flood Dragon, he immediately got excited.

Having just achieved the process of Transforming into Jiao, one of the great wishes of his snake life—no, it should be called Jiao life now—was fulfilled with Perfection.

So his next wish was to find a wife.

The Green Snake was beautiful, and his Bloodline was no worse than a Jiao Dragon's, but he was a narcissistic pervert.

As for the Three-Colored Venomous Snake by the Green Snake's side, under the Green Snake's cautious and perverted protection, he couldn't even get close to her.

"You?"

Xu Qing looked Jiang Mo up and down through his glasses.

"Don't even think about it."

"You two don't really match."

Xu Qing felt he was being very gentle, quite considerate of Jiang Mo's feelings.

Directly saying 'a toad lusting after swan meat' felt a bit too heartless.

"A toad lusting after swan meat is exactly what your idea is."

Well, holding it in was uncomfortable, so the Green Snake chose to say it anyway.

The Green Snake only spoke the truth.

What a simple and honest Green Snake.

How other snakes must feel inferior in front of him.

Daily narcissism: check.