Chapter 799: Bite That Child to Death

Anbei Taiqin looked at Liu Guiyan, then at that strange golden snake, pondered for a moment, but remained indecisive.

Teng Yuan Liang Tong said: "Master Anbei, what you just said is merely venting frustration after today's setback."

"The Yin-Yang Bureau is the ultimate goal of all onmyoji in the Eastern Ocean, and it is the honor of the Abe clan throughout the ages. How could you possibly abandon it all like this?"

Anbei Taiqin's finger twitched.

Teng Yuan Liang Xin then said: "With Madame Cheng's golden snake, you only need to help her enter the Fierce Kingdom Main Camp and release the snake's poison inside."

"Prince Ning and the Immortal Envoy will surely have nowhere to escape; even the eighty thousand troops outside the city can be captured in one fell swoop."

"This is exactly the opportunity for you to make the General look upon the Abe clan with new eyes!"

"Don't you want to give it a try?"

Anbei Taiqin's Adam's apple rolled.

Liu Guiyan saw this and added fuel to the fire: "Master Anbei, I've already said I have no interest in your feud; the only thing I care about is avenging my husband."

"The monumental achievement of the eighty thousand troops surrendering without battle—I want none of it; it all belongs to the Master."

Anbei Taiqin fell silent for a moment, gritted his teeth, and said: "Good."

Teng Yuan Liang Xin's heart eased: "Joining forces, you two are truly the fortune of the Eastern Ocean!"

Anbei Taiqin looked at Liu Guiyan: "I can use the Shikigami method to have us both lie prone on the golden snake and enter the Fierce Kingdom Main Camp; what do you think, Madame Cheng?"

Liu Guiyan nodded: "Yes, I am one with this snake; being able to personally slay the Fierce Kingdom Immortal Envoy, I would die without regret."

Teng Yuan Liang Tong said: "No delay; you two should act tonight."

Anbei Taiqin and Liu Guiyan exchanged a glance: "Good."

The night was deep and quiet.

In the quiet room of the Yin-Yang Bureau.

Teng Yuan Liang Xin sat upright in the corner, motionless.

Anbei Taiqin and Liu Guiyan sat facing each other, the golden snake coiled into a circle, lying between them.

Anbei Taiqin formed a hand seal with one hand, chanting low incantations without cease.

Soon, a faint light appeared on his fingertip, which he lightly touched to the golden snake's head.

The next moment, Anbei Taiqin and Liu Guiyan's souls left their bodies and sank into the golden snake's flesh.

The golden snake stiffened all over, its pupils slit, then it twitched its triangular head and crawled sinuously toward the outside of the quiet room.

It crawled out of the Yin-Yang Bureau, passed through the deserted streets, and squeezed out from a stone crack in a drain beneath the city wall.

Anbei Taiqin was still using a snake as a Shikigami for the first time, feeling his field of vision become strange and narrow.

Everything around was magnified several times—pebbles like grinding wheels, grass blades like swords.

He could clearly feel every undulation of the ground beneath him, which felt quite fresh.

Liu Guiyan, too, was for the first time able to clearly perceive the outside world through her own golden snake.

Soon I will be able to personally avenge Lord Cheng! She felt as if drinking fine wine, extraordinarily excited.

Soon, the golden snake crawled to the outside of the Fierce Kingdom Main Camp.

The lights within the Main Camp coalesced into a shimmering sea of light in the snake's pupils.

The golden snake slid silently along the ground, threading through the chevaux-de-frise and slipping into the gaps of the fence.

All the way silent, it avoided the boots of the night patrols and detoured around still-smoldering bonfires.

It searched tent after tent without cease.

Finally, it arrived at Xiao Yuanhang's sleeping tent, went inside, and saw two figures—a large one and a small one—asleep on the bed.

Xiao Yuanhang lay face-up, his breathing deep and even.

Tuan Tuan curled beside him, a small arm draped over his chest, a wholly snow-white little thing nestled by her pillow, its fluffy big tail covering her face, sleeping soundly.

The golden snake slowly raised its head.

Liu Guiyan's voice was cold and urgent: "Kill the Immortal Envoy first!"

Anbei Taiqin was somewhat displeased: "What gives you the right to order me around?"

The golden snake silently slid onto the edge of the bed, climbing up along the folds of the bedding.

Its movements were extremely light and slow—each inch of movement felt like a fully drawn bowstring gradually tightening.

Finally, it crawled to Tuan Tuan's pillow side.

Xiao Tuanzi's collar was slightly open, revealing a section of snow-white neck.

Liu Guiyan's heart pounded wildly.

The golden snake slowly opened its mouth.

The upper jaw's fangs flipped out from the toothbed, their tips oozing two drops of clear venom.

The golden snake's head slightly retracted backward, like a fully drawn bow, gathering force, then it bit down.

Just then, Tuan Tuan turned over.

Her arm swung aside, happening to pass over the snake's head.

The golden snake jerked to a halt, its mouth snapping shut.

Anbei Taiqin said: "Wait, wait until she stops moving before biting."

Liu Guiyan, however, paid no heed: "I can't wait!"

The golden snake readjusted its angle, opened its mouth again, aimed its fangs at that delicate neck, and bit down with all its strength.

A white shadow suddenly burst forth.

Xiao Feifei opened her eyes at some point, her amber pupils shining astonishingly bright.

It swung a paw down, striking squarely on the golden snake's head.

The golden snake was directly swatted off the bed by that paw, tumbling to the floor.

It was slapped by this palm, making its head spin and vision blur; before it could react, it felt something stepping on its tail.

Liu Guiyan was both shocked and angry: "What is this thing?"

Anbei Taiqin felt dizzy and swollen-headed: "How would I know! I thought it was a dog."

The golden snake had just raised its head to counterattack when Xiao Feifei loosened its claws and jumped to the side,

Its fluffy large tail swept over the snake's head, making the snake's eyes itch unbearably, so it could only close them.

The golden snake shook its head, painfully opened its eyes, and angrily lunged to bite.

Xiao Feifei then lightly jumped aside, changed direction, and used its claws to toy with the snake's tail.

"A fox!" Liu Guiyan saw clearly, "It's actually a white fox!"

Anbei Taiqin turned pale with shock: "A fox? That's the natural enemy of snakes! How could it be such a coincidence that we happened to encounter only a fox?"

The golden snake was tossed about by Xiao Feifei's teasing, and only with difficulty managed to stabilize its posture, arching its body to prepare a counterattack.

Xiao Feifei then darted to the other side, raised its claws and gave the snake's body a hard slap, its eyes full of excitement.

Anbei Taiqin felt both embarrassed and angry: "It's playing with me!"

Liu Guiyan didn't care about anything: "Forget this beast! Climb up and bite that child to death!"

The golden snake raised its head again and lunged with all its might toward the bed.