This Won't Do

"Hahaha, little one, where are your snake children and grandchildren? Without them, I'm finding this terribly boring!"

Just as Xiao Han, Little White, and Xiao Qing arrived outside the Myriad Snake Cave, the battle outside had already erupted.

Countless paper figures flew through the sky in layer upon layer, stretching beyond sight. On the ground beneath them stood rows upon rows of spirited soldiers clad in armor. Even from far away, one could vaguely sense the Killing Intent radiating from those soldiers.

Within five hundred meters of the Myriad Snake Cave, a massive purple python opened its bloody maw and roared at an ugly Taoist priest standing at the front of the soldiers.

"That's... that snake woman!"

Little White's gaze sharpened. From the aura emitted by the purple python, she could tell that it was the Snake Mother.

"Filthy Taoist priest, you have driven me into a corner. Today, even if you command a million soldiers, if you wish to kill me, I will make you pay a terrible price," the Snake Mother said sharply.

"Hmph."

That filthy Taoist priest was none other than the Imperial Preceptor.

The Imperial Preceptor snorted disdainfully. "You are merely a pet snake raised by Master, yet you dare speak to me like this? You secretly learned Master's Supreme Yin True Scripture. Today, I will cleanse the sect."

Hearing this, the Snake Mother sneered. "Filthy Taoist priest, don't think yourself so noble. You killed our master, betrayed your teacher and ancestors—your crimes are unforgivable. Compared to you, I'm practically a good person."

"Hmph. The only reason my master taught me cultivation techniques was so he could fatten me up before killing me. If I had not killed him, I would have died without a doubt. Hehehe, I never expected that after all these years, you