Chapter 90: The Might of the Black Snake

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"Are you... really human?"

Watching Lv Cheng recover from a mangled state to wholeness in less than a minute, Leng Qing was, for a moment, suspicious of this guy's attributes.

This was absolutely not something a human could do!

Injured into that ghostly state just now, even a Super-level Healing Element Mage would be unable to recover autonomously!

"I'm not human, didn't I tell you that before?" Lv Cheng took a pair of pants out from his portable space and put them on to prevent someone from acting like a hooligan.

"I thought... you were joking." Leng Qing couldn't help but reach out and touch the half of Lv Cheng's body that had just grown back.

It was warm!

"What, is the Senior Sister unable to hold back now?" Lv Cheng said.

"……"

"You really can't hold back?"

Looking at the dazed Leng Qing, Lv Cheng asked with some suspicion.

"Don't push yourself." Leng Qing raised her head and looked seriously into Lv Cheng's eyes.

"I know what I'm doing," Lv Cheng said.

"You know jack shit!" Leng Qing's face hardened.

A Monarch-level demon is a powerful creature that even Super-level Mages find difficult to deal with; for a High-level Mage to go up against it is no different from throwing an egg against a rock.

She didn't know what Lv Cheng's situation was just now, but even if he had powerful self-healing and regenerative abilities, what if his head had been blown off?

If his head were gone, could he still recover?

That sound wave had easily blasted the city buildings below into dust; she didn't think Lv Cheng's head would be any harder than those buildings.

"Grandpa said, your mother..."

"Stop!" Lv Cheng raised his hand to interrupt.

"I have no interest in the old man's words."

Song Qiming, Pang Lai—both of these people knew his parents.

And he could tell that these two were a bit afraid of his mother, who had long since gone missing.

After all, his mother was a Heterodox Mage.

And as everyone knows, the Heterodox Mages of the Holy City don't have very normal brains.

They could be called the most violent law enforcement agency in this world.

"Hiss hiss hiss~~~"

A familiar hissing sound suddenly rang out. Looking up, the Black Snake, having completed its Molting Period, was flying rapidly toward the Silver Sky Ruler in the high sky; the cyan poisonous mist around its body allowed it to easily pass through the dense White Magic Eagle defensive line.

Next, it would be a one-sided beating.

Amidst the ruins, Zhu Meng looked at this scene in disbelief.

For all these years, he had been trying to find a way to resolve the safety hazard that was the Black Snake, but at this critical moment of danger, it was the Black Snake that stood up to protect this city.

The Silver Sky Ruler, against whom the five of them—all Super-level Mages—were helpless, was being one-sidedly beaten by the Black Snake like a little brother!

"Why do you think Hangzhou City has been so safe all these years?"

Leng Qing walked over from the ruins with Lv Cheng on her back.

"You..." Zhu Meng was stunned.

"You're not dead?"

Taking the Silver Sky Ruler's sound wave head-on and still alive?

"Do you really want me to die?" Lv Cheng looked speechless.

"No, you... this..." Zhu Meng truly couldn't understand.

He was able to survive because he had a Magic Tool protecting him, but Lv Cheng... did he have some kind of protective Magic Tool?

"Forget about me," Lv Cheng said with a look of disdain.

"You are truly pathetic."

"My ultimate move at least broke its Domain, but you—you charged up aggressively, and I thought you were going to go all out and save the day, but you ended up getting slapped down by someone. Tsk~"

Zhu Meng's old face darkened.

The gap in strength was just that large! What could he do?

"What did you mean by your words just now?" Zhu Meng asked, puzzled.

"Exactly what I said." Lv Cheng looked up at the Black Snake.

"Hangzhou City is the Black Snake's territory; it is its aura that deters the surrounding demons, which is why this city is rarely attacked by demons."

"But this time, the Black Snake entered its Molting Period, fell into a weakened state, and was even ambushed by you bunch of geniuses."

"The White Magic Eagles' first attack was just a probe. Under normal circumstances, the Black Snake would have retaliated quickly because this is its territory; other demons coming here are invaders."

"But the Black Snake didn't react, so, the second time, the Silver Sky Ruler came."

"Strike while the iron is hot—this principle isn't just known to you; demons understand it just as well."

"Ka~~~!!!!"

The battle ended, the Silver Sky Ruler was defeated and fled in a hurry, and the Black Snake raised its head, letting out a roar that shook the heavens and the earth.

It was both a declaration of the victor and a warning to the surrounding demons.

This place was its territory.

……

A few days later, with the epidemic resolved, Hangzhou lifted its controls.

The Black Snake was no longer viewed as a strategic hazard, nor did it need to hide; it could appear openly as the guardian deity of Hangzhou.

However, ever since the battle ended, the Black Snake had vanished without a trace, returning to the seal within the Three Pools Mirroring the Moon.

When it comes down to it, the Black Snake is an old-timer, and old-timers all like peace and quiet.

As for Lv Cheng, who fought heroically in the face of the invasion and made key contributions to resolving the plague in Hangzhou, he received grand commendations from the Hangzhou authorities, along with a pile of honorary nominations from the Magic Palace.

In addition, he also received National Team ballots from Zhu Meng and the Hangzhou Judgment Court.

However, these ballots were of no use to Lv Cheng.

Because he was already the designated Captain of the National Team.

Chief Judge Feng Li of the Imperial Capital Judgment Court is the chief mentor of the National Team; after testing Lv Cheng's strength in the Imperial Capital previously, he decisively arranged for him to be the Captain.

Now, adding up what was given by others, as well as those that come with the status of Councilor and Chief Judge, Lv Cheng has a total of eight ballots in his hands to use as he pleases.

Unaccountably extravagant.

……

At Tang Yue's home.

"They say there are only tired-out oxen, not broken fields, but look at you..."

On the sofa, Tang Yue, who had finally finished the battle, leaned against Lv Cheng with a resentful look on her face.

Good news: her own man is a powerhouse.

Bad news: he's too powerful!

After the great battle ended, she was worried about Lv Cheng's health, so she brought him home; as for the few young girls Lv Cheng brought along, they had all been taken on a tour of Hangzhou by the thoughtful Lingling.

"Many families' relationship problems are because the man isn't capable enough; you should just be happy about it." Lv Cheng was shameless as well.

With the dog and the horse, he is a perpetual motion machine, and with the physique of a dragon on top of that, it is somewhat bullying in this regard.

"You weren't just thinking about that, were you?" Tang Yue's expression turned strange.

She couldn't handle this guy's tossing and turning, so those few young girls definitely couldn't handle it even more.

Although it sounds a bit vulgar, in fact, many conflicts between men and women can be resolved in bed.

Once you lose in bed, you lose a lot of your say.

Before, she could only turn a blind eye to Lv Cheng's philandering, but now, she really felt embarrassed to stop him.

Not to mention that this guy isn't even human, and she wouldn't be so foolish as to use human rules to lecture him.

Besides, as a dragon-man, the nature of a dragon is just like that, and so is the greed.

Someone who can possess more but chooses not to is either a madman or a Saint.

A Saint wouldn't engage in these romantic affairs, and she isn't interested in madmen either.

So, things as they are now are quite good.

A tacit understanding.

"This can only be considered an accident." Lv Cheng held Tang Yue and walked to the balcony.

"I just want to obtain more things, and I am simply following my own heart."

"If there is something I want to obtain, I will strive for it; if I succeed in getting it, I won't let go, and if I can't get it, I won't force it."

"I just yearn for beautiful things; wanting to obtain them and hold them in my hands is very normal."

"I have enough power to do what I want to do, and I won't pretend to be indifferent to worldly desires; as for those who like to gossip, I will make them keep quiet."

Tang Yue looked helpless, "Don't be so violent."

Lv Cheng is a bit different from when he was in Bo City; his mind used to be very heavy, and one could almost describe him as someone who didn't show his emotions on his face.

But now, this guy just takes action if he's unhappy.

He really treats life and death with indifference and fights if he isn't convinced.

If you have the guts, then take action; if you don't, then shut up.

Although there is less hesitation and concern, but...

"A gentleman fears virtue and not might, while a petty person fears might and not virtue. I can speak nicely, but the premise is that the person on the other side must at least be a human who can understand human speech," Lv Cheng said.

"I can't exactly reason with a beast, can I?"

"I can follow the rules, but the premise is that I am willing to follow them."

"If there is something I don't want to do, no one can force me."

"Fine, fine, fine, I won't force you." Tang Yue leaned against Lv Cheng's chest and closed her eyes.

"Don't be angry, relax, I will stay with you."

The suppressed emotions have been held in for too long; he really is still just a child...

(End of chapter)