Chapter 6

This seemingly terrifying strange beast seemed... to be saving her?

Huang Rong's heart beat like a drum.

She looked at those huge red snake eyes, trying hard to calm herself down.

She took a deep breath, mustered the greatest courage of her life, and tentatively spoke, her voice carrying a slight tremor due to nervousness and cold:

"Are... are you saving me?"

Ning Chuan's massive snake head, under Huang Rong's expectant and nervous gaze, slowly nodded up and down.

The movement wasn't large, but it was clear.

Huang Rong's beautiful, agile eyes widened even further, and her small mouth formed an "O," large enough to fit an egg.

"You... you really understand what I'm saying?!"

She exclaimed in disbelief, her tone filled with incredulity.

This seemingly ferocious giant black snake actually possessed such high intelligence and could understand human language!

This was simply... too incredible!

After the shock, an indescribable excitement and curiosity surged into her heart like a tide.

She grew up on Taohuadao and had seen many rare beasts, but she had never seen such a giant snake with human-like nature!

Ning Chuan watched Huang Rong's cute, surprised, and happy expression and secretly laughed to himself.

This little girl was indeed as legendary as they said—eccentric, lively, and interesting.

He flicked his thick tail, indicating the direction of the water flow, and then gently touched Huang Rong's arm with his snake head, signaling her to hold onto his body tightly.

He was preparing to send her back to Taohuadao.

Huang Rong was so clever that she immediately understood Ning Chuan's meaning.

The excitement on her face grew even stronger.

"Are you going to send me back?"

She asked happily, and without waiting for Ning Chuan's response, she carefully reached out and gently grabbed the cold, tough scales on Ning Chuan's back.

The touch was cold and slippery, yet filled with explosive power, giving her an inexplicable sense of security.

"Great! Thank you!"

Huang Rong said sincerely, her tone filled with gratitude.

Such an encounter, for a young girl in the prime of her youth, full of curiosity about the world, was an unimaginable surprise.

Not only did she not feel fear because of Ning Chuan's alien identity, but she also developed a strong sense of closeness.

Ning Chuan's massive body flicked lightly in the seawater, carrying Huang Rong, and broke through the waves toward Taohuadao like an arrow from a bow.

His speed was extremely fast, many times faster than Huang Rong's broken boat before.

The waves were still fierce, but in front of Ning Chuan's powerful physical body, they seemed like docile sheep, easily parted.

Huang Rong held onto Ning Chuan's snake body tightly, feeling the wind whistling in her ears and the seawater splashing, yet she was as steady as Mount Tai.

She was so excited that her face turned red, her big, dark eyes curiously examining the giant black snake beneath her, and her small mouth chattered non-stop:

"Wow! You're so amazing! You swim so fast!"

"Do you always live in this sea? Are there other snakes as big as you here?"

"What's your name? Or do you not have a name? Shall I help you pick one?"

"Right, why did you save me just now? Was it because you saw I was pretty?"

Ning Chuan listened to Huang Rong's rapid-fire questions and felt a bit helpless.

This girl's chatterbox attribute was indeed well-deserved.

He deliberately pretended to be cold and aloof, ignoring Huang Rong's questions, and just silently accelerated forward.

Occasionally, when Huang Rong asked some key questions, such as "Are you intelligent?" and the like, he would symbolically nod or shake his head.

Huang Rong didn't mind Ning Chuan's "coldness" and continued to talk happily to herself.

"You're not talking, so I'll take that as you agreeing!"

She tilted her small head, thought for a moment, and then her eyes lit up as she said: "I see you're pitch-black, how about... I call you Xiao Hei?"

As soon as she finished speaking, she felt the snake body beneath her stiffen, and the forward speed slowed down suddenly.

A faint sense of... dissatisfaction radiated from the giant snake beneath her.

Ning Chuan was speechless.

Xiao Hei?

You actually thought of that!

I am a dignified six-meter giant snake, a being destined to become a dragon in the future; how can I be called such a low-class name?

Huang Rong was so sharp that she immediately sensed Ning Chuan's displeasure.

She playfully stuck out her tongue and hurriedly apologized: "Oh, sorry, sorry, you don't like that name?"

Her eyes rolled, and she tentatively asked: "Then do you... have your own name?"

Upon hearing this, Ning Chuan's heart stirred, and he nodded slowly again.

He did have a name, Ning Chuan.

It was just that he couldn't speak it out loud now.

Seeing this, Huang Rong became even more curious: "You really have a name? What is it? Can you tell me?"

She looked at Ning Chuan expectantly, but saw that Ning Chuan just shook his head, ignored her, and continued to accelerate forward.

Huang Rong felt a little disappointed, but soon recovered her liveliness.

"Hmph, if you won't say it, you won't say it; I'll guess it slowly later!"

She secretly made up her mind.

Along the way, the wind and waves gradually subsided.

Looking into the distance, a beautiful island shrouded in mist and lush with vegetation appeared at the end of the sea and sky.

Taohuadao, we've arrived!

Seeing the familiar outline of the island, Huang Rong felt a leap of joy in her heart; she was finally safe!

However, at this moment, a green figure shot out from the direction of Taohuadao like lightning!

The figure's speed was extremely fast, and within a few leaps, it had crossed dozens of yards of sea, leaving behind trails of afterimages.

An incomparably powerful, yet anxious and furious aura swept over like a tsunami!

Ning Chuan felt a chill in his heart, and his scales tightened instantly.

This aura... is the Eastern Heretic Huang Huang Yaoshi!

He had indeed sensed the wind and waves here and come out to look for Huang Rong!

Huang Rong also saw the familiar figure; she first showed a happy smile, then her small mouth pouted, and a trace of grievance welled up in her eyes.

If it weren't for her father arguing with her, why would she have sailed out to sea in a fit of anger and encountered such a dangerous situation?

Ning Chuan's mood, at this moment, was a bit complex.

Huang Huang Yaoshi's power made him feel a real threat.

But at the same time, this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

He saved Huang Rong; this was a huge favor!

Perhaps... he could use this opportunity to enter Taohuadao?

Although he possessed heaven-defying comprehension and could comprehend cultivation methods on his own.

But standing on the shoulders of giants would undoubtedly allow him to grow faster!

The Wu Gong of Taohuadao was vast and profound; if he could come into contact with a bit of it, it would surely be of great benefit to his future cultivation path.

Moreover, this Taohuadao was beautiful and rich in spiritual energy, much denser than ordinary sea areas, making it more suitable for the cultivation of an "strange beast" like him.

Perhaps, Taohuadao could accommodate an "alien" like him?

Just as Ning Chuan's thoughts were racing, Huang Huang Yaoshi had already arrived.

He saw his daughter being carried by a giant black monster snake at a glance.

Although Huang Rong looked a bit disheveled, she was unharmed, which made him feel slightly relieved.

But immediately after, when his gaze fell on the giant black snake with its fierce aura, two terrifying beams of light shot out from his eyes!

A cold, bone-chilling murderous intent instantly locked onto Ning Chuan!

"What kind of strange beast is this?!"