Very soon.
Xiao Chen, Xu Potian, and the others returned to their residence with the Snake Ancestor.
Inside a grand hall.
Xiao Chen sat facing the Snake Ancestor.
"Little friend, how was my performance?" the Snake Ancestor asked.
Xiao Chen gave a thumbs-up and could not help praising him. "Snake Ancestor, your acting is incredible—terrifyingly good!"
"Hehe, just so-so. I've lived for so long and seen all the myriad faces of the world. Naturally, I can read people's hearts," the Snake Ancestor said with a chuckle.
"Will they take the bait?"
"I don't know. I hope they will! I can't hold on for much longer!" the Snake Ancestor sighed.
A trace of sorrow flashed through Xiao Chen's eyes, but he said nothing.
The Snake Ancestor had treated him extremely well. He did not want the Snake Ancestor to die.
Yet he was merely a mortal, without the heaven-reaching means to keep the Snake Ancestor alive.
"Little friend, there is no need to grieve for me. Meeting you was a wonderful surprise! All this time, I have lacked a successor. Though some among my descendants can control Netherworld Karma Fire, none could awaken the Cosmos God Eyes—until I met you!"
The Snake Ancestor looked at Xiao Chen. His former coldness and brutality had vanished, leaving only kindness and gentleness in his eyes, like an elder looking upon the junior he admired most.
"I, Xiao Chen, will never forget the grace of the Snake Ancestor's transmission! If you do not disdain me, I wish to call you Master!" Xiao Chen rose and walked before the Snake Ancestor, about to perform a grand bow, only to be supported by a gentle gray glow.
"Little friend, there is no need for this!" The Snake Ancestor waved his hand.
Xiao Chen was the person chosen