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Time passed by second by second.
Ling Yuxuan remained serious and focused as he continued to play his Jade Flute. After about another half an hour had passed!
Suddenly, everyone felt that there was some unusual movement coming from two of the three stone doors.
In particular, the door that Yuwen Yu and the others had exited from earlier made a very distinct rustling or hissing sound, accompanied by a strange noise that seemed like something was rubbing against the stone door.
Ziyan and the others immediately heightened their vigilance, each of them staring intently at that door without blinking.
Ling Yuxuan stood up and approached the stone door, pressing his ear closely against it to listen carefully to the sounds coming from the other side.
At that moment, the unusual movement behind the left stone door became increasingly apparent, and the peculiar sounds grew clearer.
However, compared to this door, the sounds coming from it were more chaotic and disordered, resembling a bustling noise from behind the stone door.
Ling Yuxuan quickly moved closer to the left door, again pressing his ear against it. After listening for just a few seconds, a faint smile appeared on his face.
The others were puzzled by his expression, but Wu Xiang and Ziyan soon shared a similar intuition: Could it be that something was behind that stone door? But how could that be possible? Hengfeng County Town was so far from Chu County; how could they arrive here in just one hour?
Impossible, absolutely impossible! Ziyan silently dismissed the thought in his mind.
However, Ling Yuxuan did not care about that anymore and casually pressed the switch of the stone door right in front of him.
Immediately, the stone door began to rise with a rumbling sound.
At the same time, a huge snake head suddenly emerged. What appeared before Ziyan and the others was Little Python, stretching its neck and head to nuzzle against Ling Yuxuan's hand.
Thus, Ling Yuxuan gently patted its head.
To everyone's surprise, even stars came in! Seeing Ling Yuxuan affectionately interacting with Little Python and unable to pay attention to itself, Star opened its big eyes and scanned the distant crowd before running towards Ziyan.
Startled, Ziyan suddenly realized that Star was pouncing towards her. Instinctively, she stepped forward and was met with a familiar and strong scent of beast. She then felt Star's long tongue, covered in rough flesh-like spines, licking her face repeatedly.
The scent was unbearable for Ziyan, and in the end, she had no choice but to use her own hands to forcefully press its mouth shut.
Little did she know, at that moment, two people were already sweating profusely from fear. Those were Qian Fu and Yuwen Yu.
They had no idea they would witness such scenes in their lifetime: humans could actually get so close and intimate with such ferocious beasts, something they had never even dreamed of.
Thus, when they first saw the two beasts approaching, they instinctively drew their swords, ready for battle at any moment.
However, when they saw that these two beasts were actually being affectionate with Ling Yuxuan and Ziyan, they were left utterly dumbfounded, almost as if they had turned to stone.
Next, both of them scrutinized the two beasts and their interactions with Ling Yuxuan and Ziyan.
At this moment, Wu Xiang spoke up to explain: "You don't need to be nervous; they are friends of my two masters and have been companions of Xuan Wang Ye since childhood, so they won't harm anyone on our side. But you also shouldn't scare them easily!"
"…"
Qian Fu and Yuwen Yu nodded solemnly and seriously, both silently cursing in their hearts: Who on earth would dare to scare them!
In the next second, everyone was preparing for battle as the stone door in the middle suddenly emitted a loud "rumble."
Then, that stone door was smashed open by some giant beast's immense strength.
What followed was a massive python that appeared before everyone. It was extremely long and covered in purple scales with some green patterns mixed in.
Most importantly, its eyes were pure deep purple, like two round amethyst crystals—bright yet eerie.
Ziyan felt goosebumps all over her body as this primarily purple python scanned all the people and beasts present before finally locking its gaze on Little Python, which belonged to its kind.
Not only that, but it also kept flicking its long red tongue at Little Python. However, strangely enough, the initial fierce glint in its eyes gradually faded away.
What was going on? Ziyan's heart raced; this creature was far larger and stronger than Little Python. Moreover, it contained deadly poison—if it bit Little Python, it would likely vanish from this world forever.
Ziyan's eyelids began to twitch uncontrollably, so he turned his gaze toward his own Demon Prince.
However, unexpectedly, Ling Yuxuan appeared extremely calm at the moment he locked eyes with Ziyan.
He then moved his body slowly closer to Ziyan, causing the purple giant python to sense his presence. Its previously gentle gaze turned fierce again.
It crawled forward another half meter toward Ling Yuxuan and Ziyan.
But as soon as it moved, Little Python also reacted.
In order to protect everyone, Little Python positioned itself directly in front of Ling Yuxuan, Ziyan, and the others, blocking them all behind itself.
The cave was already stiflingly hot, and with this, the atmosphere became so tense that it felt like no one dared to breathe.
Little Python stared sharply at this powerful opponent, equally unyielding as it flicked its red tongue. It seemed to convey: even if you are strong, I am definitely not a pushover!
Thus, the two giant pythons faced each other for at least half an hour, with everyone sweating profusely yet not daring to make a sound, their eyes fixed tightly on the two massive creatures.
After half an hour, the two giant pythons began to move closer together. Just when everyone thought they were about to fight, the two pythons actually leaned their heads against each other and started rubbing affectionately.
"What’s going on?"
Ziyan looked at Ling Yuxuan in disbelief.
Ling Yuxuan's lips curled upward as he muttered, "It seems they have taken a liking to each other; truly a blessing for us."
"Huh? Taken a liking?"
Ziyan felt a moment of confusion and bewilderment, but it was only for an instant; the next moment he understood and reacted quickly.
Then he said, "Are you saying they are infatuated with each other?"
Demon Prince chuckled, "What do you think?"
"Then—is Little Python a boy or a girl?"
Ziyan suddenly realized that after all these years, she still didn't know Little Python's gender. Once she knew Little Python's gender, she would naturally know Purple Python's as well.
"Little Python is just like you—she's a girl."
Ling Yuxuan humorously provided her with this answer.
"Oh! I see! So that means Purple Python must be male."
Ziyan mumbled to herself.
"Of course, if it were female, they would have probably fought by now."
Ling Yuxuan rolled her eyes at Ziyan.
"Oh, that's true!"
Ziyan nodded and then asked, "So what do we do next?"
Upon hearing this question, Ling Yuxuan immediately replied, "It's spring now, which should be the mating season for them. As long as they can coexist peacefully, we can enter that door and explore further."
Uh? Isn't this clearly asking Little Python to sacrifice her appearance! Ziyan couldn't help but complain. However, thinking that if not, there wouldn't be any other way for her group to proceed, she shook her head and sighed, "Sigh—looks like it all depends on Little Python now."
Ziyan lamented helplessly.
"Mm!"
Ling Yuxuan nodded lightly in agreement.
Time continued to pass mercilessly, second by second.
The relationship between Little Python and Purple Python seemed to be growing increasingly intimate. At the same time, Little Python was leading Purple Python while performing affectionate gestures, crawling towards the door on the left.
"Looks promising!"
Ziyan excitedly nudged her crush, Ling Yuxuan, with her elbow.
Meanwhile, Ling Yuxuan nodded in agreement and praised, "Yes, Little Python is really clever."
"One, two, three, four, five... ten."
Just as Ziyan counted to ten, Little Python had successfully lured Purple Python away from this cave and into the door on the left.
Immediately, the clever Wu Xiang swiftly moved forward and activated the closing button. In an instant, the left door closed automatically.
With three doors in sight, it seemed that there was no need to enter the right one.
Only the door where Purple Python had been active would lead to the second batch of national-level treasures. Ling Yuxuan hesitated no longer; he struck down the remnants of the door that Purple Python had previously broken through with a palm strike. The debris shattered and scattered in all directions.
Then he took his Beloved Child's hand and quickly slipped through that door. Upon entering, they saw another already opened door just ten feet away.
As they entered that door, they found themselves in a narrow passageway. At first glance, it appeared deep and bottomless.
Thus, everyone proceeded down the passageway, discovering several slightly purplish Snake Skins and things resembling snake droppings along the way.
When they reached the end of the passageway, they were surprised to see a very bright light ahead that seemed to emit several colors. Ziyan and Ling Yuxuan were not unfamiliar with these lights; they recognized at a glance that they came from different colored Night Pearls.
Ziyan and Ling Yuxuan exchanged smiles, both secretly delighted, and quickened their pace.
However, after just a few steps forward, Ziyan tugged at her Demon Prince and gestured back towards the others with her chin. The meaning was clear: there was still a Yuwen Yu who did not belong to their side behind them.
Unexpectedly, Ling Yuxuan only let out a faint chuckle and said, "It's fine. This is within our sphere of influence; no one dares to have any ulterior motives."
"Uh? Are you—sure?"
Ziyan was taken aback.
"Don't worry, with me around, they won't be able to stir up any trouble. At worst, we can hand it over to the national treasury!"
As Ling Yuxuan spoke, his voice grew louder, enough for the few people following them to hear their conversation clearly.
"Ah—true!"
Smart as she was, Ziyan understood the implications behind his words. Was she still worried about money? Since they weren't short on funds, there was no need to be overly concerned. If someone were to maliciously try to compete with her for this treasure, they could simply turn it over to the national treasury. Even if those people had extraordinary abilities, they wouldn't dare to oppose the entire Nanchu Kingdom!
With this thought in mind, a radiant smile like sunlight appeared on Ziyan's face.
Then she looked at her beloved again; he was always the quickest to react.
Since there were no more concerns, they should lead the others and quickly investigate!
Rather than overthinking, it was better to take action. Ziyan pulled her beloved along and hurried forward in strides toward the source of light.
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