Full-Time Magister: Super Mage

Chapter 177 The Little Fox Confronting the Black Serpent

Chapter 177 The Little Fox Confronting the Black Serpent

"Ahem, what my niece said makes sense. With Xuan She's abilities, if he really wanted to kill someone, he wouldn't leave a corpse behind. It's a bit hard to convince everyone to pin these two incidents on Xuan She," Tang Zhong said, standing up.

Zhu Meng, however, showed no mercy, saying, "Investigating cases is not my job. My duty is to eliminate hidden dangers. You must hand over the Xuan Snake by tomorrow, or I will take action myself."

"You're utterly unreasonable! I'm telling you, don't try to frame Xuan She with your so-called 'hidden danger strategy'!" Luo Mian shouted angrily.

"I am a councilor, and I possess the highest executive authority granted to me by the Magic Court and the Pearl Mage Tower. If I, Zhu Meng, say it is, then it is." Zhu Meng stopped arguing with Tang Zhong and Luo Mian and directly confronted them.

Luo Mian is right. He did have the idea of ​​taking this opportunity to advance further. If the black snake hadn't appeared in the downtown area, he would have had a hard time seizing this opportunity. Moreover, it caused two deaths. He wasn't paving the way for his career; he was just following public opinion to eliminate the black snake.

After saying this, Zhu Meng left with a group of palace guards, and the people from the trial also began to leave one after another. In the end, only Tang Zhong, Luo Mian, Hei Yu, Tang Yue and Jiang Han remained in the conference room.

Tang Zhong sighed and said, "Alas, I never thought that even though we were protecting it so carefully, someone still managed to find a way to exploit it."

"What should we do now? Zhu Meng is determined to deal with Xuan She this time, and he even has the moral high ground. Even if we petition the higher-ups, I'm afraid we won't be able to save Xuan She," Hei Yu said.

Luo Mian stroked his beard and said, "Although the situation is serious, there's no need to rush. Zhu Meng is no match for Xuan She. He'll naturally calm down once he suffers a loss at Xuan She's hands."

"Associate Luo, you may not know this, but the Black Serpent is currently in its molting period and its strength has been greatly reduced," Tang Zhong said.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Han realized he was in trouble. This was tantamount to revealing the weakness of the Xuan Snake to that old silver coin, Luo Mian. However, Jiang Han couldn't interrupt earlier, so he could only watch as Tang Zhong revealed that the Xuan Snake was in a weakened state. Besides, even if he hadn't said anything, Luo Mian would have gotten the news from someone else.

"This is troublesome. Zhu Meng really knows how to pick his timing." Luo Mian paused, then said with feigned melancholy.

"We suspect there's a traitor within the clan," Black Feather said in a deep voice.

Tang Zhong knew perfectly well that there was a traitor in the clan. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Tang Yue, take the Xuan Snake and leave here tonight. Find a safe place and wait for it to safely finish its molting period before returning."

"Okay, I understand," Tang Yue nodded in response.

"I'll take responsibility for protecting Tang Yue," Hei Yu said, standing up.

"The Xuan Snake is very sensitive during its molting period. Aside from Tang Yue, any other high-level mage or commander-level creature will arouse its hostility, so escorting the Xuan Snake away might be quite tricky," Tang Zhong said, shaking his head.

"I'll be careful," Tang Yue said.

After leaving the conference room, Jiang Han and Tang Yue rushed to West Lake. When they arrived at the lake, Jiang Han stopped, and Tang Yue asked in confusion, "I told you we were pressed for time, why did you stop?"

"Isn't it said that high-level mages and commander-level creatures will arouse the hostility of the Xuan Snake? I happen to be a high-level mage," Jiang Han said.

"If the Black Serpent was hostile to you, do you think you would have been able to safely get to the island before?" Tang Yue rolled her eyes speechlessly.

"So you're saying you brought me on board to test the Black Serpent? Weren't you afraid I'd be swallowed whole by it, or maybe you wanted to live a life of celibacy?" Jiang Han teased with a smile.

"Get lost (ノ｀Д)ノ, can't you get down to business? Hurry up." Tang Yue glared at Jiang Han, embarrassed and annoyed, before boarding the boat.

Upon arriving at the Three Pools Mirroring the Moon, Tang Yue took out a black bead from her bosom. Before Jiang Han could ask, Tang Yue spoke first, "This is a totem bead, a special vessel that can contain totem creatures. We can use it to take away the Xuan Snake. The totem bead is infused with energy to sustain the Xuan Snake's life, but once the energy in the totem bead is exhausted, it will not be able to survive inside. Therefore, we must release the creature before the energy in the totem bead is completely depleted."

Jiang Han understood what Tang Yue meant. She was afraid that if he was targeted by Zhu Meng and the others, he would be unable to help Xuan She move. At that time, she would hand over the totem bead to Jiang Han to cover his escape with the totem bead. If that really happened, he would not leave his woman behind to cover the retreat. Even if someone had to cover the retreat, it would be him who did it. However, Jiang Han did not say what he was thinking.

Standing at the bow of the boat, Tang Yue held the totem beads in her hands and whispered to the tranquil lake, "Big guy, there's a problem outside. I have to get you out of here immediately. Can you hear me?"

As Tang Yue finished speaking, moon-white starlight shone from the totem bead, and the lake water began to churn. Judging from the extent of the churning, something enormous was rising to the surface. Gradually, an astonishing black shadow slowly emerged from the water. It was a huge snake head, much smaller than the head of the giant lizard pseudo-dragon.

The black serpent slowly lowered its head, and Tang Yue showed no fear, her face still full of smiles.

"Be good, big guy. I'm going to take you to White Mountain. You'll spend your molting period there. I'll take you home once things are settled here." Tang Yue said, gently stroking the black snake's head.

A moment later, Xuan She turned her gaze to Jiang Han. Tang Yue, standing at the bow of the boat, said with a smile, "His name is Jiang Han. He's a brat who's always trying to bully me."

"Hiss hiss hiss~" The black snake stared at Jiang Han with its eyes, which were several times larger than lanterns, its forked tongue constantly flicking in and out of its mouth, as if asking Tang Yue whether she should get rid of Jiang Han.

Jiang Han was terrified when faced with the Xuan Snake staring at him. He was afraid that the snake's tongue would curl up and swallow him whole. He kept giving Tang Yue meaningful glances, trying to get her to call the Xuan Snake back. The main reason was that the Xuan Snake was too frightening.

Tang Yue showed no intention of calling Xuan She back; instead, she looked at Jiang Han's embarrassed appearance with a smile.

As the Xuan Snake stared at Jiang Han, Xue Ling, who was in the system cultivation space, seemed to sense something and stopped cultivating, waving her little paws around the cultivation space. Sensing Xue Ling's unusual behavior, Jiang Han quickly released her. As soon as she was released, Xue Ling immediately grew larger and became a six- or seven-meter-long fox with snow-white fur and three snow-white tails spreading out behind her.

The blue pupils stared unyieldingly at the black snake, and it even let out a fierce-sounding cry, signaling the black snake to be careful not to hurt Jiang Han. A barely perceptible look of surprise flashed in the black snake's eyes, which were several times larger than lanterns. Back in Song City, the black snake had smelled a familiar scent on Jiang Han. It didn't expect that there really was a familiar little guy. However, this little fox, whose status was slightly higher than its own, was still in its infancy and was no match for it at all.

"Is that the little fox?" Tang Yue asked, somewhat surprised, looking at Xue Ling confronting the black snake.

She never expected that a little fox that could only be kept as a pet could become a commander-level demon, and even have the courage to confront a monarch-level monster. This time, Xue Ling's third tail had fully grown out, and her strength had reached the commander level.

After the initial surprise, Tang Yue laughed and said, "Everyone, stop teasing them. We need to hurry up and head to Baishan."

As she spoke, Tang Yue took out a bone flute from her waist and began to play a beautiful melody. The Xuan Snake moved its head away from Jiang Han to the rhythm of the melody, and then lowered its huge head in front of Tang Yue. The moonlight fell on the totem bead, making it shine brightly, and the light shone on the Xuan Snake's massive body.

"Don't worry, we'll be fine," Tang Yue said softly, stroking the black snake's head.

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(End of this chapter)