Chapter 24
Wan Zhong had a dream.
In the dream, a terrifying half-human, half-snake monster extended the cold, scarlet snake tongue, licking his ears, corners of his lips, and face. The tongue slid along his neck, past the collarbone, going down, down, and down.
The monster hugged him, and the wet, slippery tail ran all the way up his ankles. Upon contact with his skin, it caused a terrible shiver and chill.
Wan Zhong could feel the cold body temperature while attached to him, but no matter how clear his mind or how scared he was, his body couldn’t move.
He sobbed in endless terror.
The big, cold hand that lingered all over his body finally touched his face, pinched his chin, and made him look at the monster.
The dream was so foggy that nothing could be seen.
Wan Zhong heard his trembling voice ask, “It was you, the one who ate my black snake, wasn’t it? I’ll fight you! Give my black snake a revenge!”
The monster lowered his head, smiling low, then suddenly lowered his face and kissed him…
“Ah!”
“Ah!”
“Ahhhhhhh!”
Wan Zhong opened his eyes from the nightmare and found himself wrapped around a black snake’s tail. He jumped three feet high in fright.
After realizing it was the black snake, he didn’t care about anything, hugging its thick, slippery snake body. He cried with joy, “Woo~!”
He hadn’t seen it for more than ten days.
The black snake had lost weight, becoming more delicate.
Its huge snake body was noticeably smaller than before, and its dark green vertical pupils were extremely huge, looking more animalistic, cold-blooded, and indifferent.
The black snake, having shed its scales, appeared more snake-like now.
Its snake body looked particularly wet, soft, and slippery. Wrapping it around his body would undoubtedly make his stomach soared like a rocket train.
It looked like a real snake now…
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Wan Zhong sniffed, let go, and gazed at it with dull eyes, a little scared after not seeing it for a long time.
The black snake, being seriously observed by its spouse, forcefully expelled the snake tongue. Glancing at Wan Zhong, it marveled at its new skin. Though slightly regretful he was not fainting from its own handsomeness, it proudly flicked its tail a few times.
And decided to be happy.
Even without its beautiful scales, it no longer avoided him.
It knew he must be very, very, very jealous of it.
Initiating, it presented the tip of its tail to him, allowing him to touch it generously, showing no mercy or politeness.
Wan Zhong: “…”
The black snake appeared very pleased.
Post-shedding, it hadn’t developed scales yet. The exposed snake skin appeared smooth, delicate, moist, soft, and wet, resembling a layer of transparent mucus.
It looked fragile and even a bit breakable.
The magic was.
When Zhong Zhong cautiously touched the black snake’s tail with his fingertips, he discovered it wasn’t as sticky as imagined. Instead, it was extremely dry and hard, feeling somewhat like rubber.
Wan Zhong was surprised by the unexpected texture of the black snake’s skin.
Under the earnest gaze of the black snake, he summoned the courage, extended his five fingers, and timidly placed his entire palm on it.
As usual.
From top to bottom, he delicately touched its skin.
It felt softer than scales, colder, and smoother.
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The black snake narrowed its eyes in comfort, turning its tail to tap Wan Zhong’s shoulder, signaling him to touch its shy scales.
Wan Zhong hesitated, remembering it was the reverse scale of a black snake and he dared not touch it.
Cautiously, he asked, “I used your snake skin to make some clothes. If you don’t like them, I’ll return them now.” As he was about to undress, he noticed his clothes were messy, and hickeys covered his body from the neck to the ankles, even the soles of his feet!
Wan Zhong’s heart skipped a beat.
Wasn’t that a dream? How…how…
The black snake didn’t mind being wrapped around him. On the contrary, it joyfully coiled him on its body, licking those ambiguous and terrifying marks.
Judging from the frequency of its tail wagging, it seemed happier than ever before.
The black snake’s temperature matched the sensation when the monster licked him—exactly the same.
Wan Zhong’s heart tightened, and he pointed to the pool, asking the black snake, “Handsome snake, have you seen a scary half-human, half-snake monster? I was frightened and fainted by it! It had your mirror; did you see it?”
The black snake, surprised, consulted the mirror.
[Mirror, mirror.]
[Is what he said true?]
[You were touched by a half-human, half-snake monster without my consent?]
[Is that monster as good-looking as me? I let you betray me in secret.]
The black snake felt the mirror was dirty after being touched by others, and decided to bury it.
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Wan Zhong, observing this, thought it worried about being robbed again, so he hurriedly persuaded, “Handsome snake! Let’s take the mirror and run away! Stay away from the half-human, half-snake monster, so it can never find us again!”
The blacks nake: “…”
It dug out the mirror, half its body in the ground, and asked incredulously with its fangs slightly smacking.
[Mirror, mirror.]
[The monster he mentioned…]
[Is it actually me, the one so handsome, with invincible charm, entranced people with my stunning beauty?]
Thinking the monster referred to itself, the black snake felt sad and angry.
In its heart, it thought, ‘I’m sincerely devoted to you, thinking about kissing and cuddling you every day. There’s no room for anything else in my big head except making love with you. You insulted me, calling me a monster?’
Ugh~~
So heartless! What a disappointment!
Unaware he had stepped into the thunder pool, Wan Zhong pointed at the black snake’s tail, saying, “Ah! Yes, yes, the monster’s tail is exactly like yours—long, thick, black, and strong. So scary. I almost died of fright! I almost meet the Lord of Hell.”
The black snake lowered its body, flicked its tail toward Wan Zhong, squinted its eyes, and showed two white eyes. The big fangs bit his plump, straight buttocks nourished by the tiger dragon.
Successfully frightening him, it rolled up the mirror and entered the pool full of grievances.
Angrily deciding not to wag its tail again unless…
He rode on its tail, apologized to itself, and dug out his sincerity to show itself.
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From this day, nightmares plagued Wan Zhong. Whenever he slept, the half-human, half-snake monster would harass him in various ways, forcing him to ride the snake tail, repeating apologies endlessly…