Master Serpent Slayer Qin Yanying

The incident happened too suddenly.

Bai Yuji never expected that Qin Yanying would actually sense the presence of Hu Huan on her own.

This was because Qin Yanying's spiritual perception was not high, and her sense of smell was even more of a disaster.

Yet who could have imagined that her combat intuition would be strong to such a degree.

It was no wonder that despite her cultivation being stuck at the fourth rank, she had become a renowned general known to all.

Bai Yuji gritted her teeth and dashed rapidly toward Chen Sui's residence.

Regardless of what the process was.

Qin Yanying had already stepped into the plan.

It was she who had told her to notify Chen Sui; from the perspective of controlling Qin Muye, there was nothing wrong with her notifying Chen Sui at the fastest possible speed.

Bai Yuji was already somewhat unsure of what she wanted.

She could only cast aside all distracting thoughts, tread with mysterious footwork, and rush toward Chen Sui's dwelling.

In just an instant, she had sprinted a hundred zhang away.

A figure wearing a bamboo hat flashed past her eyes, stepping directly onto the water to cross the river.

Who was this again?

Could it be that they were also looking for Hu Huan?

Bai Yuji had no time to overthink, not daring to pause her steps for even a moment.

For some reason.

She felt that the person just now had glanced at her, and their eyes seemed filled with... disappointment?

By the Anjin River.

In a certain elegant courtyard.

Inside a warm pavilion, seven young boys and girls huddled on the ground, their bodies trembling incessantly.

Their hands and feet were not bound by ropes, yet under the intense fear, their limbs had completely lost control, unable to make even the slightest movement to escape.

This was because a giant snake nearly three zhang long was coiled before them, examining them playfully with its serpentine eyes.

The snake scales were like black jade, translucent and lustrous, more beautiful than precious stone, yet indescribably chilling.

Every time the giant snake shifted, it sounded like clashing armor, emitting a rattling noise.

The snake's tongue flickered.

It was incredibly foul-smelling.

A few of the timid ones had already fainted.

The remaining ones had long since lost control of their bladders and bowels, yet they could not even let out a cry.

On the other side.

Stood three women with fair features.

They shared a common trait: their bellies were slightly rounded, the fetuses inside about four to six months old.

At this moment.

Qingtiao's hands and feet were ice-cold, her mind a complete blank.

She had previously wondered.

Why was it that even though Shen Jin was already very generous to her, there were still guests willing to pay five times the reward.

Now she understood; the new guest was not human at all.

A playboy like Shen Jin merely felt that pregnant women had a unique flavor.

This pair of snake demons, she feared, wanted more than just pleasure.

She clearly saw that the look in the snake demon's eyes as it gazed at the young boys and girls was filled with the desire to feed.

The young boys and girls were food.

There was no reason for them, these pregnant women, to escape with their lives.

Qingtiao was terrified.

The person who introduced the business to her was very mysterious; even Fu Gui had never seen his face.

And when she was sent over last night, there had been no sign of human life along the way.

In other words, even if she died here, no one would ever know!

She was in despair.

For the first time, she hated her own appearance; if she hadn't been beautiful, she wouldn't have been teased by that young official, and her husband wouldn't have been beaten until he was crippled.

If she were uglier, even while pregnant, she would not have been targeted by those gentlemen with unique tastes.

She would never have stepped onto this path of death.

She regretted it.

She regretted embarking on this road of no return.

But... it was all too late!

"Creak!"

The door was pushed open. To everyone present, the sound was like the gates of the underworld swinging wide, causing them all to tremble in unison.

A shirtless man walked in.

The man was tall and lean; though somewhat thin, his muscle definition was brimming with power.

His skin was dark, yet it was ringed with intervals of silvery-white scales.

Coupled with those snake-like pupils, he looked incredibly eerie.

Seeing the man approach.

The pitch-green giant snake asked, "Husband, have those annoying pests left yet?"

"A bunch of flies, impossible to shoo away. If this weren't the territory of the human race, I would have taken their dog lives for sure!"

Hu Huan's tone was sinister, but he quickly replaced it with a smile: "Don't be angry, my lady. They only dare to pester us; you just go ahead and enjoy your meal. I will keep watch for you; I doubt they dare to make a move."

The giant snake glanced at the three pregnant women: "You are so good to me, Husband. With so many top-tier offerings laid out before you, you don't even want to take a bite!"

Hu Huan laughed: "You are carrying our child; you come first!"

His smile was full of doting affection, but in the eyes of the young boys and girls, it was more terrifying than a demon crawling out of the Nine Netherworlds.

But they had no time to react.

Because the giant snake had already lunged forward with its blood-stained maw wide open.

Just then.

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

Two sharp, piercing arrows shattered the window and flew in.

The giant snake's gaze turned cold; its forked tongue swept out, swatting the arrows against the wall.

Hu Huan's expression turned icy instantly. He reached out and gripped the empty air outside the house, and two clouds of blood mist exploded ten meters away.

He said coldly: "Who exactly are you people? Sneaking around, what kind of skill is that? Do you dare to come out and speak?"

In the bamboo forest outside the courtyard.

Luo Qing wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth: "Great Elder, we have done all we could! That Hu Huan destroyed two of my Gu Puppet with a single strike; his strength is at least Fourth Grade Upper. We can't actually intervene, so why stay here?"

He Xifeng said in a deep voice: "I promised the Princess that I would protect these pregnant women and the young boys and girls."

Luo Qing gritted his teeth: "The Central Plains people destroyed our homeland, yet we are here protecting their women and children? Where is the logic in this world? Even if these people die, it's because Qin Yanying is a failure who arrived too late. I'm leaving anyway; whoever wants to deal with this absurd mess can do it!"

With that said.

He left immediately.

He Xifeng was furious; she hadn't expected Luo Qing to be so disobedient.

But that snake demon's cultivation was truly terrifying. Even though they were both Fourth Grade Upper, their combat power was simply not on the same level.

As expected of a descendant of the Yayu, even the weakest descendant of that bloodline possessed physical talents that surpassed most human geniuses.

So.

What was to be done?

At this moment, Hu Huan's voice came from the courtyard again: "Since you don't dare to show your faces, we shall begin our feast."

Second Elder felt a surge of anxiety: "Great Elder, what do we do?"

He Xifeng pondered for a moment: "We have stalled them for long enough; we have done right by the Princess. Retreat!"

However.

Just as they were preparing to withdraw.

A loud, resonant horse neigh echoed across the sky.

Everyone looked up to see Qin Yanying riding a beast-like warhorse, its coat Flowing Light, galloping through the air.

Silver saddle on a white horse, swift as a shooting star.

She hurled her long spear, which streaked like red lightning, piercing through the pavilion in an instant.

Seeing this scene, He Xifeng's eyes trembled violently.

This was the second time in many years she had seen the enemy who killed her son.

Yet, she could not make a move.

She gritted her teeth: "Retreat!"

Inside the room.

"My lady, watch out!"

Hu Huan's expression shifted violently. With a startled cry, he lunged at the giant snake, slamming into it and sending it flying ten yards away, instantly breaking it free from the spear's lock.

Yet, he himself was unable to dodge in time.

With a roar, layers of tiger-striped scales erupted across his arms as he braced himself to catch the spear.

A teeth-grinding, metallic screeching sound rang out.

He had narrowly neutralized the terrifying force of the impact.

"Qin Yanying!"

His eyes were wide enough to split, clearly recognizing this human female general who had once beaten him to a pulp.

But when he looked up, he found only the Spirit Rhinoceros Dragon Steed still descending from the sky.

A sense of extreme dread surged into his heart. Every scale on his body stood on end as he whipped his head around to look.

At this moment.

Qin Yanying, bathed in flames, had already seized the giant snake by its seven-inch mark.

The snake, which had been terrifying just a moment ago, now hung limp like an oversized earthworm, its eyes filled with desperate pleading.

She swept a glance over the young boys, girls, and pregnant women present, then let her gaze fall back upon the snake. Her eyes were filled with an indescribable brutality: "A dog truly cannot change its habit of eating filth. Since you all wish to die, I shall grant your wish."

Just then.

"General Qin, you must not!"

A man wearing a bamboo hat rushed in, his voice cracking with urgency.

Qin Muye was stunned; in an instant, he understood the intentions of those Nanzhao scoundrels.

With the Great Negotiation imminent, the reason the barbarians and savages had come to the table was that they could no longer withstand the pressure of being attacked from both sides.

The demon official faction were allies of the Great Gan, and the imperial court could not afford to offend them right now.

Although Hu Huan was in the wrong, the slaughter of civilians was something that occurred frequently even among the human noble clans, and many local governments turned a blind eye to such behavior from demon officials.

If she were to kill the daughter-in-law and grandson of the Yayu now...

He had to stop his aunt.

But unexpectedly.

Qin Yanying cast a cold glance at the puppet: "What kind of thing are you? How dare you try to stop me?"

She curled her fingers into a blade.

A sharp, piercing strike.

"Pfft!"

The giant snake's body was run through.

Blood, mixed with egg fluid, flowed out from the wound.

The giant snake struggled violently.

Annoyed, Qin Yanying twisted and tore its snake head clean off.

Hu Huan: "!?!?!?"

Qin Muye: "..."

It's over!