I had followed Master for so long that I knew he valued loyalty and friendship deeply.
For the first several decades, his friendship with Gong You had been genuine. It was only because Master and we had touched upon the Huang Family's interests that they turned against us and set up a Hongmen Banquet.
Whether there was truly something to it in letting that giant python go, perhaps Master wanted to use this act to completely let go of his friendship with Gong You and untie the knot in his heart.
Whether I was overthinking it, I had no way of knowing.
But the venomous python before us really was nothing more than an old beast.
It had not become a spirit; it had merely mutated. There was not even a trace of demonic aura on it.
It was just an old snake that had lived a little longer...
After Master released the Three-Colored Venomous Python, it drew back its head.
It did not leave right away. Instead, it lowered its head and stayed more than three meters away from Master, its green snake eyes staring at him without pause.
Its tongue flicked out with a hissing "sss, sss," and it had completely lost its initial violent aura.
It seemed to have understood Master's words.
Master met its gaze for several seconds. Then the Three-Colored Venomous Python flicked its tongue, turned its head, and crawled back into the crack in the rocks, disappearing from sight.
Master watched the venomous python vanish, let out a long breath, and held onto the cliff wall as he looked up at the sky.
"Go on! Go on!
Just like Old Gong, we knew each other once..."
Master's voice was soft, but I heard him clearly.
Sure enough, Master had released the venomous python because