Especially that final sentence—"personally kill you"—carried such an icy tone that it seemed to turn into tangible blades stabbing toward the Dragon Snake couple.
Hearing Du Bai's emotionless words, the Dragon Snake couple's hearts trembled.
They had almost—almost—hidden the soul bone for themselves and caused a catastrophe!
Fortunately, they had restrained their greed and had not concealed the soul bone. Otherwise, their family of three would have died here.
Dragon Duke Meng Shu gratefully glanced at his wife, Chao Tianxiang, beside him.
If Snake Grandma Chao Tianxiang had not struck the ground three times with her staff and dispelled his greed—
Then the three of them would already be three corpses.
Fortunately, fortunately, they had not made an irreparable mistake!
"We wouldn't dare! We wouldn't dare hide the soul bone!"
Dragon Duke Meng Shu hurriedly spoke again.
"Indeed, you wouldn't dare!"
Du Bai's tone softened.
Pointing at the exquisite wooden box, Du Bai continued, "You did very well."
"Thank you for your praise, Master!"
"Our Dragon Snake couple will do even better!"
Dragon Duke Meng Shu and Snake Grandma Chao Tianxiang said reverently.
"Good. I hope you won't disappoint me in the future!"
Du Bai spoke calmly.
"Yes, our Dragon Snake couple guarantees that we will not disappoint either Master!"
The Peerless Dragon Snake couple said with utmost respect.
Then, at Bibi Dong's signal, Du Bai accepted the belt Storage Spirit Tool and the exquisite wooden box containing the skull bone.
"Masters, do you have any further instructions for us?"
Seeing Du Bai put away the skull bone and Shi Nian's Storage Spirit Tool, Dragon Duke Meng Shu promptly asked.
Instructions?
To be honest, Du Bai had never planned on taking the Dragon Snake couple as servants in the first place.
For the moment, Du Bai had no plans at