Chapter 50: The Cute Baby Strikes (3)

"Uncle, would you like to set off firecrackers with Xiaotong?" Xiaotong rose to his feet, a picture of innocent and carefree smiles on the outside, but his heart was filled with sharp vigilance.

Although young, he knew very well how to gauge the situation and measure his steps.

These two snake demons... were definitely not people he could afford to provoke.

Before Xuan Ye could even reply, Xiaotong gave a subtle signal, and Baileng instantly spat out a stream of flame, igniting the string of firecrackers!

Immediately, a deafening crackling sound echoed, catching Ming Xi inside the cave off guard!

What on earth were they doing out there? Ming Xi put down her wine flask, curiously poked her head out to catch a glimpse of the scene outside, but alas... she couldn't see a single damn thing!

Damn it! Total buzzkill!

Ming Xi pouted and picked the wine flask back up. Since she couldn't see, she might as well stop forcing herself to look at whatever nonsense was going on out there. This flask of wine was actually quite decent, after all.

Still... such a rare opportunity! Both snakes were out, and the primordial elixir was just sitting right there. Not seizing a heaven-sent opportunity like this would surely invite divine retribution!

What should she do?

How on earth could she shatter the glass of this ice chamber and get out?

Outside, the sound of firecrackers grew louder and louder by the minute. If this kept on, lives—or rather, snake lives—were truly going to be lost!

"Auntie, look, this is much more fun than a little white rabbit, isn't it?" Xiaotong said triumphantly. This time, Ji Yan was genuinely furious—not just because of this brat, but because she couldn't even handle him, causing her to be looked down upon by Xuan Ye once again!

Enough... truly enough!

Even though the realgar had robbed her of every trace of her spiritual energy, this brat...

She was going to tear him to shreds!

Unable to bear it any longer, Ji Yan lunged forward. Just then, Xiaotong suddenly looked up, staring at Ji Yan's clawing, screeching form with an expression of pure bewilderment: "Auntie, what are you doing?"

"Auntie... Auntie is going to send you straight to the netherworld!" Ji Yan hissed, her fork-like snake tongue darting out as she rushed over to finish him off.

Yet Xiaotong remained blissfully perplexed, murmuring, "Where on earth is the netherworld anyway... Mother said a few days ago that she was going there too, but it doesn't look fun at all. Xiaotong is definitely not going."

"Like it or not, you're going! Today, this Serpent Emperor is going to send you packing to the afterlife!"

This child was truly insufferable! Even on the brink of death, he still wore such an innocent look. But the exact moment Ji Yan reached out to grab Xiaotong by the neck, an unexpected golden light burst forth from the boy's body!

Realizing something was terribly amiss, Ji Yan hurriedly jerked her hand back. In the next second, the Xiaotong before her eyes transformed into a divine beast resembling a black cat!

The divine beast glared at her coldly, its gaze piercing and sharp, and flatly spat out these words: "Do you dare repeat what you just said to this deity? You said you were going to send me to the afterlife?!"

What... what was the meaning of this? Cold sweat beaded on Ji Yan's forehead. A moment ago, this had clearly been a human child, and now it had turned into a divine beast!

And this divine beast possessed strength that had equally reached the Heavenly Profound Realm!

Before Ji Yan could fully process the situation, she watched as the divine beast stepped forward closer and closer, its eyes brimming with bloodlust. Behind it, nine terrifying tails unfurled and exposed themselves before her eyes.

"You want to kill this deity, do you? Then come ahead and try. I'd love to see... if you actually have the ability!"

...

At that very moment, the real Xiaotong took advantage of the chaos to slip stealthily into the depths of the snake cave. As soon as he entered the inner chamber, he spotted Ming Xi inside the ice chamber, completely absorbed in fiddling with her wine flask.

"Mother!" Xiaotong cried out in pleasant surprise, casting aside all caution as he dashed toward the outside of the ice chamber.

"My dazed and adorable son?!" Ming Xi lifted her head at the sound of his voice, refusing to believe that the scene before her eyes was real!

How on earth did this brat get in here?

"Oh, Mother, Xiaotong is utterly defeated by you! What time is it, and you're still drinking? You have no idea how worried sick Xiaotong was about you!" Xiaotong slapped a hand to his forehead. Had he known his mother would be lounging around looking this leisurely inside the ice chamber, why on earth had he worried himself into such a frenzy?

Yet, seeing Ming Xi's somewhat disheveled appearance, Xiaotong vaguely guessed... it was impossible to say his mother hadn't suffered at least a little bit here.

"Hey! You dead son, what are you staring at? Hurry up and break this door open! Grab that primordial elixir right now, or we won't have another chance!"

"Understood! Mother, step back!"