But—
After all, the White Snake's current body was just that of an ordinary white snake.
It was possessing another body.
Its strength was greatly limited.
And this Hundred Illusions Butterfly... was strong.
It was proud and arrogant, no question.
But that didn't make it reckless enough to overlook the difference in their strength.
It knew that if Taotie hadn't done what it wanted to do first—
Even though they had completely different reasons for doing it.
Taotie had simply resented this new monster for taking food that should have belonged to it. It also wanted revenge for the time the Hundred Illusions Butterfly had thrown it into the pond.
The White Snake, on the other hand, was angry because the Hundred Illusions Butterfly had shown Lord Xiao Xiao such disrespect.
If Taotie hadn't—
Maybe it would have been the one to fall into the pond just now.
In its possessed state, it was no match for the Hundred Illusions Butterfly.
It had known that from the first moment it saw the butterfly after it woke up.
But it was used to having overwhelming strength...
And that had nearly made it embarrass itself in front of Lord Xiao Xiao.
If that had really happened...
The White Snake had no doubt it would have immediately returned to its true body, then come back to fight the Hundred Illusions Butterfly in earnest.
It had never been the type to take a beating without hitting back.
Not only would it hit back.
It would hit back hard.
The White Snake glanced at Taotie, who was sprawled motionless across the stone table.
Fortunately, Taotie had struck first.
The White Snake felt a little regretful, too.
It would have been better if the stinking fox had struck first.
Just as the stinking fox