"Hoo."
The Snake Woman let out a deep breath. If she had known that following him after being resurrected would lead to this, she would have been better off simply staying dead!
Shuten-doji? Demon King?
Heh.
The last time they faced Sacred Cherry Blossom: Ming's Zanjutsu, that bastard had directly thrown her out of the gourd as a shield and fled on his own.
And she had indeed died beneath Sacred Cherry Blossom: Ming's blade.
The only reason she could be resurrected now was because, when Shuten-doji had asked whether she was willing to submit to him and she agreed, part of her soul had merged into Shuten-doji's gourd.
But calling it resurrection was not quite right. She merely possessed some of the Mutant Snake Person's memories; she did not believe she and the Mutant Snake Person were completely identical.
Still, if she had known that being resurrected by Shuten-doji would reduce her to this state, she would rather have stayed dead.
At that thought, the Snake Woman could not help but sigh.
She still remembered when she had first encountered Shuten-doji. Whether in his tone, attitude, or interactions with others, he had seemed relaxed and composed.
Though whenever Luoshui Sanxian—the person he believed Fate had bound to him—was mentioned, a trace of undisguised delight would appear on his face, it did nothing to diminish his bearing as a Demon King.
But now...
Perhaps Sacred Cherry Blossom: Ming's deathly Zanjutsu had made him feel the threat of death, or perhaps it was the experience of being hunted and forced into hiding by Sacred Cherry Blossom: Ming, Luoshui Sanxian, and the others these past few days.
In any case, Shuten-doji had gradually become arrogant and crazed. But in the Snake Woman's eyes, it was nothing more than madness.
She had no