Zhongshan Shenzhu Chi

Chapter 90 Confessing

"So in the end, the imperial dynasty intervened and dropped a sun?"

The giant serpent coiled beside the Luo River, looking down at the weakened mountain lord and golden ape.

Seven days ago, the reversal of time technique it had forged into the snake's scales was triggered.

Before they could even think, they were struck head-on by that devastating power.

Aside from that five-clawed yellow dragon that seemed to be from mythology, it knew nothing.

"Zhao Ying shouldn't be lying, she also—" At this point, Shan Jun sank into some painful memories.

Burned to ashes by the heatwave, before he could even endure the pain, his body suddenly became whole again, and a brand new burning pain struck him once more.

This continued for a full hour.

Even with its ferocity, it nearly suffered a mental breakdown when everything finally calmed down.

The Golden Ape King lay on the ground, making low growls in his throat, but he couldn't utter a single word.

The six offspring it brought down the mountain should have fought a bloody battle between the two armies, bathed in blood, and finally grown stronger.

But now it has been burned to ashes by a fireball from humans.

"Candle, what are your orders?" The Golden Ape King looked up at the Serpent King.

"no."

"Then I'll be going now. I know what I know. If you need me, just call me."

The Golden Ape King turned and left, its enormous forearms barely able to support its body.

"The golden ape has never seen that thing before," the mountain lord said to the giant snake.

"Don't try to excuse it, I understand." The snake's tail tip slowly tapped the ground. "Tell me how you feel."

"I can't think of any feelings, just an emptiness inside."

"I don't understand why the dynasty would turn against its own people? And why they would go so far as to kill Zhao Ying and Li Zhengyuan."

"If I were human, I would really like a city lord like Li Zhengyuan."

"He is knowledgeable and brave enough."

The tiger lay on the ground, its head drooping.

Originally intending to descend the mountain to cultivate martial arts, he kindly brought the Golden Ape King along.

But they never expected to encounter a civil war and bloodshed among humans.

The six ferocious beasts of the Tongbei Golden Ape clan, second only to the Golden Ape King, were burned to ashes.

A human that it both admired and feared was killed by its own kind.

Thinking of this, the mountain king looked up at the giant snake.

It sits there as always, standing like a rock on the banks of the Luo River.

"candle----"

"Do you want revenge?" the giant serpent suddenly asked, interrupting the mountain lord's next question.

"I want to." Without even thinking, the mountain king immediately stood up, his gaze fixed intently on the giant serpent.

"Now is the time when Yongning Prefecture is vulnerable in terms of military strength. You should go down the mountain and work with Zhao Ying to build another army as quickly as possible."

The giant snake flicked its tongue, giving the bewildered mountain lord a clear direction.

"Didn't you want to cultivate the Art of War? Now is the best opportunity for you as well."

"Start from scratch and experience how humans cultivate martial arts. You can also incorporate the demonic beasts of Zhongshan into your army for training."

"Candle—but that setting sun—"

"I have my own solution, you don't need to worry," the giant snake said in a deep voice.

Upon hearing this, the mountain lord paused and looked at the giant snake.

The serpent's eyes were both cold and fiery, truly like the sun, moon, and stars that illuminate the earth.

Eyes facing each other.

The mountain serpent could not see any information it wanted to know in the snake's eyes.

As beings of Zhongshan, apart from the Serpent God, the only one who might have a way to deal with the falling sun is the red serpent in front of them.

It leads all living things in Zhongshan and even Yongningzhou.

An unprecedented loneliness enveloped the mountain king's heart.

That kind of loneliness is indescribable.

It's like how one can never truly understand the Zhongshan Mountain standing silently beneath one's feet.

It has always stood between heaven and earth, regardless of birth, old age, sickness, or death, regardless of honor or disgrace, rise or fall.

But the giant snake is not Zhongshan; it is a living being.

It is a large snake that can experience joy, anger, sorrow, and grief.

They failed, and returned to Zhongshan with worries about the future and a heart full of pain.

The giant serpent stood still, swallowing up all their worries about the future and their inner fears.

And to whom can it confide?

"Candle—I want to help you." Shan Jun lowered his head, his voice low.

"Yes, I know." The giant snake raised its tail tip from the water and gently placed it on the mountain king's head to rub it.

"Go down the mountain to cultivate again. The stronger you become, the more you can help me."

"I—" Shan Jun wanted to speak, but all the words were stuck in his throat.

Perhaps only when it possesses the power of a giant serpent can it utter these unspeakable words.

Shan Jun shook his head, turned around and left, heading straight down the mountain to Xia'an City.

As the tiger left, the little fox, who had been watching from afar, ran over at top speed.

It was very fast, like a white lightning bolt.

So much so that when it reached the giant snake, it was panting heavily.

"Candle, I want to help you too." The little fox sat down in front of the snake, sitting upright.

The two tails swayed and intertwined in the air.

In a daze, the giant snake seemed to see the image of her mother.

The little fox before her was the result of her painstaking efforts in nurturing it; it was born free from divine will and power.

A divinely bestowed spirit beast bound by the two shackles of life and breath.

"Your survival is the greatest help you can give me." The giant snake slowly flicked its tongue, its golden and silver eyes flashing with an unusually firm light.

Jiulian loves this kind of look the most.

She felt that as long as the giant snake showed that look in its eyes, all problems would cease to be problems.

"Can I go find that Golden Ape King? It seems to be in a bad mood."

"What are you going to do?" the giant snake asked.

"Hmm—repeat what you just said to Sister Lingyi to it."

"I feel like this will cheer it up."

The little fox raised its head and looked at the big snake with great confidence.

At the same time, his eyes were full of anticipation.

"So you were just pretending to hide so far away, you could hear everything."

The snake lashed out with its tail, startling the little fox so much that it covered its head with its two front paws and wrapped its remaining two tails around its body, turning itself into a pink and white cotton candy.

The expected lash didn't land on it; instead, a little warmth rubbed against its tail.

The little fox sensed something was wrong and immediately pulled its tail away, loosened its front paws, and put its head in.

Unfortunately, the snake's tail had already been taken away by the giant snake.

"Awooo!"

The little fox jumped up in a panic, trying to grab the snake's tail.

Just now, Sister Lingyi had some, and she wanted some too.

Unfortunately, the snake's tail retracted very quickly, and it couldn't hold on. It immediately ran forward and rubbed its head against the snake's body.

"Go find the Golden Ape. If you can help him get back on his feet, I'll remember your contribution."

"I will try my best to fulfill whatever you want to do in the future."

"Really?" the little fox asked excitedly.

The two tails intertwined and danced faster in the air.

By this time, the giant snake had completely sunk into the Luo River and was no longer responding.

Only the sound of the surging river lapping against the shore, pattering and splashing, seemed to be nodding in agreement to the little fox's question.