Verdant Green Maiden leaned against a tree not far away, lazily twirling the ribbon in her hand.
"I am Mount Tai Holy Mother, Heavenly Jade Maiden, Bi Xia Yuan Jun. You may address me as Empress Yuan Jun."
"An... an Immortal—?"
The Snake Demon Man and the young woman froze in place at the same time.
But the Snake Demon reacted quickly. He didn't believe that Immortals existed at all; he only assumed Verdant Green Maiden was a person or demon more powerful than he was. Feeling her overwhelming strength, he turned and tried to flee back into his cave. But how could Verdant Green Maiden possibly give him the chance?
The moment the Snake Demon Man moved, Verdant Green Maiden flung her Bamboo Hat.
The Bamboo Hat drifted lightly toward him, then pressed down upon him, pinning him to the ground so he couldn't move.
It was as if Mount Tai itself had come crashing down.
Verdant Green Maiden took a single step forward and strolled over, then picked up the Bamboo Hat.
Beneath it, the Snake Demon Man had already turned into a Little Black Snake. A wound marred the vital point seven inches behind its head—the cut Verdant Green Maiden had dealt it.
She pinched up the Little Black Snake and tossed it into the distance. Thunder crashed down from the sky, striking it directly and turning it into a charred stick.
The charred stick suddenly grew, transforming into the Snake Demon's true form: a giant serpent seven or eight zhang long and more than ten armspans around!
The young woman stared blankly at the scene.
Verdant Green Maiden glanced at it, then turned back to the young woman and said, "This Snake Demon ate several people. Their bones are still in its belly. If you bury