Chapter 41: I Never Expected You to Be a Fox

Never... I never imagined such a situation could occur!

Beyond fleeing, what else could I possibly do?

Ming Xi retreated a few steps, intending to escape the snake den, but somehow, it was only upon reaching the entrance that she discovered with despair that this den was deeply peculiar. The entrance was sealed by an invisible membrane, viscous like glue, which allowed entry but strictly forbade exit.

In other words, she was trapped!

No... this can't be happening, right?!

Ming Xi turned around in desperation, seeing the giant python fixedly staring at her, as if contemplating something.

"...Fox spirit." Finally, the giant python spoke. Its ruby-like eyes were locked onto Ming Xi, its gaze grave.

The two words it uttered seemed to steal the very heartbeat from her chest.

"Y-you... what did you say?"

"I never expected that you would be a fox spirit!"

"How... how do you know?" Ming Xi’s voice trembled as she looked up at the creature. It actually knew that her soul was that of a fox! How was that even possible?

Did it also know that she had transmigrated here with her soul intact? That she was a fox spirit possessing and reborn into a human body?

The giant python did not answer. Instead, it grew intensely curious and began to slither slowly toward her. To say she wasn't afraid would be a blatant lie.

Please! Surely she wasn't about to die just after transmigrating, was she?

She had no idea what had been going on lately; her luck was absurdly rotten! Ever since she was reduced to cannon fodder after stealing the "Tears of Jade" in her past life, she had been cursed: stealing a Red Cry led to a near-fatal encounter with a magical beast, and stealing a Primal Core resulted in a snake demon trying to kill her!

What kind of luck was this? She really needed to find a fortune teller to read her fate.

Ming Xi braced her forehead helplessly as she watched the giant python approach rapidly, coiling itself around her body. She gasped, yet she dared not move a single muscle.

The python suddenly realized a problem: its body was so massive that a single careless movement could crush her petite frame. Consequently, the python flicked its tongue, its body shrinking down significantly, and proceeded to coil around her without ceremony.

"Hey! What... what are you doing?" Ming Xi tried to step back but found herself completely immobilized, forced to let it crawl over her and coil tightly around her limbs.

She tried to ask it questions, but it was as tight-lipped as a clam, remaining silent. As it glided and rubbed against her, its scales felt incredibly rough and freezing cold, a sensation that made her deeply uncomfortable.

"Hey! Could you say something? What exactly are you trying to do?"

She truly could not fathom why it was wrapping itself around her, pulling tighter and tighter.

It wound its way past her delicate neck, across her chest, and around her slender waist. A flush of crimson spread across Ming Xi’s face.

...The third one.

This creature was the third one to survey and touch her body!!

What a bastard! Did it even have her consent? Acting like a hooligan like this!

"What on earth do you want?!" Ming Xi asked for the third time, finally reaching her limit. The tightening coils were making it increasingly difficult to breathe!

If it didn't answer her soon, she would have to find a way to take it down with her.

"Nothing," the giant python finally uttered. "You had best behave yourself. After all, I am merely curious about you, and for now... I have no intention of killing you."

"Then what are you doing? Do you have any idea that if you keep coiling like this, I’m going to suffocate?!"