Chapter 1842: Utterly Powerless

When Luo Fu spoke of the red-black snake's secret, Long Feixue finally relented—if Luo Fu was willing to help, perhaps she could cure Xiao Bai's illness!

"Big Brother Luo, I'm truly sorry—I shouldn't have lied to you!"

"Can you tell me more about Xiao Bai? I can give you money—I just need some time, and I'll definitely find a way!" said Long Feixue.

Luo Fu saw sincerity in Long Feixue's eyes.

Even though the girl had told so many lies before, this one was at least true.

That meant her words were half-truth and half-lie.

Her bond with the red-black snake was likely genuine, but what surprised Luo Fu was that Long Feixue knew nothing at all about the red-black snake.

"How could the red-black snake possibly have chosen her as its master?" Luo Fu wondered inwardly.

The red-black snake would never easily accept a master.

Perhaps this girl truly harbors some secret!

Luo Fu temporarily set aside this question, for he had more urgent matters to attend to—the red-black snake was still young and posed no great threat for now.

So he had plenty of time to investigate Long Feixue.

Luo Fu said: "The red-black snake sheds its skin every three days—a process that lasts at least ten years. How many years has it been?"

Long Feixue counted and replied: "This year should be the fifth!"

"So Xiao Bai will suffer like this for five more years?"

"What effect does this have on Xiao Bai? Is it a disease? I've asked many people—they all don't know what's wrong with Xiao Bai!"

Long Feixue looked at Luo Fu with great hope.

Clearly, the girl hoped Luo Fu could tell her what disease the red-black snake had.

But Luo Fu shook his head and said: "This is not a disease!"

"I already explained clearly—it's a natural trait of the red-black snake. Shedding makes its skin harder and its attacks stronger!"

"Only after completing the ten-year transformation will it become a true red-black snake!"

Gong Sun Huohuo suddenly remembered what the people from Linglong Pavilion had said—the black-clothed man had remarked that this red-black snake had good appearance but its eventual form was uncertain.

Perhaps the red-black snake would die before surviving the ten-year shedding.

Spending tens of thousands of gold to buy it, only to end up with nothing—that's the instability of such spiritual beasts; they're far less valuable than three-hundred-year soul bones.

Yet Luo Fu had just claimed Long Feixue possessed something worth over one hundred thousand gold!

Gong Sun Huohuo asked: "Master, what exactly is this thing worth over one hundred thousand gold? Is it related to this red-black snake?"

Zhang Bufan and Meng Guangbai had nearly forgotten this point.

They too turned to Luo Fu, hoping for an answer.

Luo Fu said: "It is indeed related to the red-black snake!"

Long Feixue immediately placed Xiao Bai in front of her and clutched it tightly—clearly, she would never willingly hand over the red-black snake.

"I will never give Xiao Bai to you!"

"Big Brother Luo, I'll find a way to repay you the money I owe!"

"But Xiao Bai is my only family—I absolutely won't give him to you. Besides, Xiao Bai has already chosen me as its master—you gain nothing from him!"

Long Feixue was truly desperate now.

She was no match for Luo Fu—if he truly moved against the red-black snake, she had no way to resist, utterly powerless.