Chapter 98: Sai Fu Luo La 14

She tentatively shouted: "Lin Zhi Jing! Where are you?"

Lin Zhi Jing, transformed into a giant python, clenched his teeth tightly; even though his back had been corroded to expose white bone, he dared not make a sound, fearing Ye Xi'an would see his beast form and be scared.

No matter what kind of snake beastman, on Zhu Shen Xing they are not that welcome, especially his gray-browed snake type; it could be said that if not for the long lifespans of beastmen on Zhu Shen Xing, gray-browed snake beastmen might have already gone extinct.

Ye Xi'an shouted for a long time but heard no reply from Lin Zhi Jing; she worriedly thought he might not have already been corroded into blood water, right?

No way, she didn't believe it; how could someone as capable and smart as Lin Zhi Jing just die like that?

Ye Xi'an closed her eyes, using her spiritual power to inwardly survey the surroundings.

The most striking thing was the white light beneath her feet; looking up, Ye Xi'an's spiritual power suddenly contracted, she opened her closed eyes, looked again at the pale skin before her, and instantly felt her scalp go numb.

What was coiled around her turned out to be a giant python, its body bare and slick, covered in blood!

She had thought it was the vine's intestines.

But how could there be a python in here?

Wait, Ye Xi'an recalled the setting of this world; this isn't Diqiu, and the beastmen here have two forms.

Thinking back, only she and Lin Zhi Jing had fallen down, and Lin Zhi Jing's beast form happened to be a snake, so could this be Lin Zhi Jing?

Thinking this, she shouted out directly, her tone tinged with doubt and expectation: "Are you Lin Zhi Jing?"

The giant python trembled all over, its pupils, somewhat scattered from pain, dilated again from tension; the huge snake head lowered slightly, staring at Ye Xi'an's brain, corroded by slime into a disfigured state; even so, the female remained breathtakingly beautiful.

He couldn't believe Ye Xi'an had actually recognized him?

But she seemed unafraid, which rekindled hope in Lin Zhi Jing's heart; he couldn't wait to speak: "It's me!"

Indeed it was Lin Zhi Jing! Ye Xi'an finally relaxed; thank goodness it was Lin Zhi Jing, otherwise if it were a mindless beast she'd really be done for.

"Why are you coiling around me like this? I can't move."

The python's face showed no expression, yet inexplicably one could sense his bashfulness: "Just hold on a bit longer. The surroundings are filled with strongly corrosive slime; if I don't do this, you'll get hurt."

"Endure what? Until we both turn into blood water?"

The python's red tongue flicked in and out; he had tried other methods, but this vine not only had an extremely hard outer skin, even its seemingly soft inner wall was impervious to blades and spears; he wanted to climb up with Ye Xi'an, but the upper space was too vast, the inner wall slippery, making ascent impossible.

"Perhaps we might really die here," Lin Zhi Jing said, a flash of light suddenly appearing in his eyes, his deep voice tinged with a bit of tension: "Anyway, we're going to die; could you give me a status, and mark me with a Spiritual Mark?"

"Impossible," Ye Xi'an said without hesitation: "We won't die here."

What Ye Xi'an meant by "impossible" was that they couldn't die here, but Lin Zhi Jing heard it as her being unable to mark him.

His gray snake eyes grew somewhat dull, as if he no longer cared about anything.

Ye Xi'an didn't notice Lin Zhi Jing's oddness; she closed her eyes and carefully sensed the exact location of the white light beneath her feet, but the area was too broad, making it impossible to determine which part emitted the light.

"Lin Zhi Jing, can you release me so I can go down for a moment?"

Perhaps going down would let her determine the exact spot.

But the despairing Lin Zhi Jing had fallen into self-doubt; each of Ye Xi'an's words made him overthink.

"Release her? Why? Below is all corrosive liquid; does she prefer to die painfully from corrosion rather than be protected by me?"

Lin Zhi Jing's voice icy: "No, you'll die."

"I won't; I've already thought of a way out, down there, and I might still need your help."

The python's bell‑large eyes stared at Ye Xi'an; truly, to trick him into letting go, he could fabricate any lie.

"Not letting go," he said; even if they had to die, he wanted to die bound to Ye Xi'an.

"Hey!" Ye Xi'an didn't understand where Lin Zhi Jing's sudden temper came from; this was a matter of life and death—if he didn't want to live, that was his choice, but she had a family to support and couldn't die.

"Quickly let go!" Ye Xi'an fumbled around with her hands, finally prying open a gap in a crevice, bracing against the python's body and beginning to struggle.

Ye Xi'an was naked; Lin Zhi Jing's coil already had her skin against skin, and this movement of hers made a certain part stir with desire.

When she felt the strange sensation at her tailbone, Ye Xi'an realized she was wearing nothing at all—not only naked, but something strange had appeared behind her.

She wasn't an ignorant, innocent youngster; although socially awkward, she still had common sense, and she instantly understood what was behind her.

Her body stiffened, she dared not move, and her mind inexplicably recalled a documentary from some show, which said snakes seemingly have two?

"Lin Zhi Jing, I'm not joking with you; if you keep this up we'll really die here," she said, her body unable to move, only able to stiffly move her lips to speak.

She had already made it clear, but Lin Zhi Jing still looked half‑dead: "Then let's die this way; if you don't want me, let's die together."

Anyway, he was already tired of living.

"Who said I don't want you?" Even from the moment Ye Xi'an saw Lin Zhi Jing recklessly throw himself down to save her, she knew this debt wouldn't be repaid; besides, on Zhu Shen Xing it's no big deal for a female to have an extra husband.

Moreover, she didn't want to keep looking for a husband, finding it bothersome with too many people, but she now seemed to have grown accustomed to having Lin Zhi Jing by her side.

"What did you say?" Lin Zhi Jing could hardly believe what he heard; before Ye Xi'an could repeat, he spoke first: "You're willing to give me a Spiritual Mark, let me join your family, and become your husband!"

"Right!" Ye Xi'an felt a pang of pain hearing the sounds coming from behind Lin Zhi Jing; did he not feel pain, still chatting with her leisurely here?

"So hurry up and let go; I want to kill this damned mutant vine."

Lin Zhi Jing knew Ye Xi'an was willing to mark him; instantly he became obedient, immediately coiling around Ye Xi'an and wanting to go down.

But the vine's inner cavity was too narrow; he couldn't go down at all—only enough space for one person.

"First let go; I'll go down myself."

"But."

"Lin Zhi Jing gege, stop dawdling!" she exclaimed, her social anxiety making her anxious about his delay: "We're really about to die any moment."

Being called "gege," Lin Zhi Jing's icy body instantly turned scorching hot, and a certain part visibly swelled: "Well... uh, I'll go down first."

Having said that, the python transformed back into a handsome young man in human form.