"What Fairy? I'm an Immortal Snake!"
Verdant Green Maiden corrected Liu An's form of address, then leaped out of the pit and lightly dusted off her skirts.
Though she had begun transforming into a Jiao, Verdant Green Maiden still called herself a snake.
"Immortal Jiao" didn't sound nice. It sounded like shrimp dumplings.
"Immortal Snake Goddess!"
Liu An cried out in delight.
He had been fascinated by tales of immortals, demons, ghosts, and spirits since childhood. He immediately invited Verdant Green Maiden and Hong Luan to return with him, promising them a hearty welcome!
Verdant Green Maiden thought it over. She didn't feel like returning to Mount Tai just yet, so there was no harm in taking a trip with the boy.
Hong Luan didn't want to deal with too many people, so she turned into a bird and perched on Verdant Green Maiden's shoulder.
This made Liu An exclaim in astonishment again and again.
The Fuling Marquisate wasn't large, but Liu An kept plenty of retainers.
He treated Verdant Green Maiden like an Immortal, asking whether she needed an offering and even proposing to build her a temple.
What offerings could Verdant Green Maiden want?
Meat, that was all.
But as for building her a temple, anyone who dared suggest such a thing was asking for trouble from a snake!
After being beaten up, Liu An stopped mentioning the temple and began asking about every tale of gods and spirits he could think of. For Snake Girl, having someone new to talk to was naturally a good thing!
She knew the legends from the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors to Da Yu taming the floods, and from Shang Tang overthrowing Xia to King Wu's campaign against Zhou—myths and legends spanning nearly three thousand years.
Verdant Green Maiden made no