Lin Ze: "..."
Sure enough, the Azure Dragon pressure he had deliberately unleashed to intimidate Manda during their last battle had drawn Ryūchi Cave's attention.
Lin Ze remained calm and said nothing, watching Tagitsuhime coolly as he waited for her to continue.
At times like these, silence often gave one more control than words.
Seeing that Lin Ze remained unmoved, Tagitsuhime showed no irritation. Instead, she giggled, swayed her genuinely serpentine waist, and stepped closer, her voice growing even sweeter:
"Why so wary, handsome? We of Ryūchi Cave mean you no harm."
"With such pure, noble dragon might within you, staying in a ninja village full of mortals is such a waste. Why not return to Ryūchi Cave with me? That is where you truly belong."
An alluring light gleamed in her eyes, her tone full of enticement:
"With your aptitude, you would surely win the White Snake Sage's favor and receive Ryūchi Cave's true Senjutsu legacy. Then power, status, eternal life... all would be within reach."
"Wouldn't that be far more pleasant than struggling in the Shinobi World, subjected to those foolish humans' suspicions?"
Anyone less strong-willed or hungry for power would probably already have been tempted by promises such as a "Senjutsu legacy" and "eternal life."
But inwardly, Lin Ze only sneered.
Go to Ryūchi Cave?
What a joke. Was that somewhere you could just casually visit?
In the original story, nine out of ten people who went to Ryūchi Cave to train ended up as snacks for the snakes.
Even passing the so-called "trials" was no guarantee that the White Snake Sage, who had lived for who knew how many years and whose thoughts ran as deep as the sea, would not turn him into a more premium "snack" or research material.
His own secrets were too