Invincible Snake Emperor

”It was just a strange dream, it can’t be real.” Shu Yao backed away as she spoke, finally pressing herself into a corner. Her face was a tragic, tear-streaked sight, her tears scattering like falling leaves.

Tu Xiao’an suddenly floated before her, growing even more curious. ”Tell me. I can only help you if you tell me what happened.”

”You can help me by just getting rid of this Snake Embryo!” Shu Yao suddenly dropped to her knees, her expression pitiful as she begged, ”You’re the Snake King, a Divine Spirit! This sort of thing must be simple for you. Please, just get rid of the Snake Embryo. I’ll do anything in return—I’ll be your slave!”

She had only one thought: get rid of the Snake Embryo. ’With this Snake Embryo inside me, I’m a monster.’

She couldn’t even imagine the horrifying scene of giving birth to snake after snake.

Tu Xiao’an said coldly, ”I need to know every single detail of this situation to help you.”

”Tell me, what was this strange dream? Evasion won’t solve the problem.”

Shu Yao covered her eyes with trembling hands, pressing herself firmly into the corner. She didn’t want to speak; the words were too hard to say. That moment seemed to stretch on for an eternity.

But the Gold and Silver Snake just floated there in front of her, waiting for her to speak.

After a long moment, Shu Yao managed to calm down slightly. Biting her lip hard, she finally spoke, her voice hoarse and trembling. ”A month ago... no, I think it was two months ago. My boyfriend was away on a business trip, and I was home alone.”

”I remember I had a high fever that day. I was completely dazed and groggy, and eventually, I fell asleep. In my dream, in a hazy state, I vaguely saw a large White Snake get into my bed. It slithered up my legs, coiled around my body, and explored every part of me as if it were a person. I had that nightmare for the entire night.”

As soon as she finished, Shu Yao quickly added, ”But please believe me, it was just a dream. It wasn’t real.”

Strange dreams, nightmares... everyone has them, don’t they?

Tu Xiao’an listened, forming his own conclusions. ’So it really is about a snake, as I expected.’ He was fairly certain it wasn’t just a dream. Looking at Shu Yao, he asked, ”Did you only have that dream once?”

Shu Yao pressed herself tightly against the corner and said with hesitation, ”It seems that whenever my boyfriend isn’t home, I have that dream... I dream of the large White Snake coiled around me, and I can’t break free no matter how desperately I struggle.”

”But when I wake up, there’s nothing there.”

”Until recently, I started feeling unwell. I was dizzy and light-headed every day, I often felt nauseous, and I couldn’t eat anything. Then I realized I had missed my period. I took a pregnancy test and found out I was pregnant.”

The answer was actually quite clear. A person couldn’t inexplicably conceive a Snake Species.

Tu Xiao’an pondered for a moment before saying, in what he hoped was a more palatable phrasing, ”You’ve likely been entangled with a snake.”

”Are you saying that dream was real?” Shu Yao’s entire world shattered in an instant. She shrieked in denial, ”It was just a strange dream! How could it be real?!”

’If the dream was real, doesn’t that mean I was... violated by a snake?’

How laughable, how absurd. Her face was as pale as a sheet of paper. She looked so fragile she might collapse from a strong breeze.

The truth was laid bare before her. Even if she couldn’t accept or believe it, what could be done? She was carrying a Snake Embryo.

Tu Xiao’an fell silent, unwilling to press the point. It would be too cruel to this woman.

Everyone dreams, and dreams are bizarre. Any kind of scene, object, or thing can appear in a dream, and it’s common to dream of animals.

Dreaming of snakes, for example, is also very common. There are entire schools of thought on dream interpretation.

It is said that if a man dreams of a snake, it indicates wealth and smooth sailing.

If a woman dreams of a snake, it means good things are approaching and all will go well.

Or perhaps one dreams of being bitten by a snake—a bite that draws blood, a bite on the finger, a bite on the neck. Each scenario has its own special meaning and all sorts of peculiar interpretations.

But it’s also said that dreams are the opposite of reality. A dream is just a dream; it’s fake, and it can’t become real.

And yet, Shu Yao’s dream seemed to be real. It was somewhere between dream and illusion, seeming both real and fake. Regardless, the Snake Embryo in her belly was proof of it all.

What she experienced was not a dream, but reality.

After encountering the Awakened Mutated Chicken Crowned Snake, Tu Xiao’an understood that when a snake’s Cultivation reached a certain point, it was capable of anything.

Evidently, Shu Yao had been entangled with a snake; it was the same principle as being haunted by a ghost.

And it wasn’t an ordinary snake. In old parlance, it was a Snake Spirit that had cultivated a certain amount of Mana. To put it more nicely, one might call it a Snake Immortal, or an Immortal Liu.

In terms of the Levels defined by the system, she had encountered an Awakened Snake—a venomous snake that had gained sentience and special abilities.

Like how the Crowned Snake could change color and size, each had its own abilities.

What puzzled Tu Xiao’an, however, was whether there were really so many Awakened Snakes in the world. He had just taken care of an Awakened Crowned Snake, and now another one had appeared.

’What species and Level could this snake be?’

Tu Xiao’an had another question as well: How did Shu Yao get entangled with an Awakened Snake in the first place? She must have done something to provoke it.

After all, sentient creatures like that don’t go looking for trouble without reason, especially not snakes.

An old saying circulated in Bai Town: if a snake turns back for you, it is either to repay a kindness or to seek revenge.

You either have its gratitude, or you have its hatred. In Shu Yao’s case, however, Tu Xiao’an couldn’t immediately tell whether it was a matter of kindness or vengeance.

Of course, this was mostly his own speculation. What he needed to do now was confirm whether an Awakened Snake was truly involved with Shu Yao.

”Besides this strange dream involving a snake, have you had any other encounters related to snakes?”

This was Tu Xiao’an’s final question.

Still pressed into the corner, Shu Yao shook her head firmly. ”No, nothing else. Just this one thing.”

This one thing was enough to make her break down, to make her wish for death.

Tu Xiao’an understood. ”Let’s go,” he said lightly. ”To your house.”

”My house?” Shu Yao was stunned.

For a moment, she felt as if this Snake King was taking her to investigate a case.

”Yes. Don’t you want to know why you’re pregnant with a Snake Embryo?”

Hearing this, Shu Yao’s face turned sheet-white. ’Is he really investigating this like a case?’ She shook her head desperately. ”I just want to get rid of this Snake Embryo! If I can’t, I’ll die and take it with me!”

The Gold and Silver Snake floated in the air, its entire body glowing, and said in a commanding tone, ”What you must do now is obey me completely. I will help you solve all your problems, including the one in your stomach.”

’The system’s mission is actually quite tricky,’ Tu Xiao’an thought. ’It only says to help Shu Yao solve her troubles. At first, I thought her trouble was the Snake Embryo, but after learning more, I’m afraid her problem is by no means that simple.’

’Besides, no one gets pregnant with a Snake Embryo for no reason. It’s not like her boyfriend is a Snake Spirit, is it?’

’Of course, that’s impossible. Her boyfriend was so scared he ran away.’

Only by going to her home could Tu Xiao’an find more clues. A snake’s aura is one-of-a-kind, especially that of an Awakened Snake Species. If it frequented a location, its aura wouldn’t dissipate so quickly.

Suddenly, Tu Xiao’an was struck by a wicked thought. ’I really feel like a detective on a case. The Snake King, solving crimes... Interesting.’

’The only thing is, I’m just a fake Snake King. I don’t have any special Insight, nor am I omnipotent. I’m just trying to complete the mission the system assigned me.’