Xia Yu quickly dressed and strode into the living room.
What greeted his eyes was Orochimaru, an alluring beauty in white, with long hair reaching her waist.
It had been a long time since they last met, and her bearing had grown more womanly, femininity taken to the extreme.
But more than anything, she was coldly beautiful, with the air of an icy, unreachable queen who kept everyone at a distance.
"Long time no see~ What made you come looking for me? Did you miss me?"
Orochimaru could not be bothered with Xia Yu's banter. She gently raised a hand, and a giant python slithered out of her sleeve.
The python opened its enormous, bloody maw, and a cute little girl covered in slime appeared before Xia Yu.
The girl's eyes were lightly closed, and steam rose from her body. She seemed to still be unconscious.
"Huh? Isn't this..."
Xia Yu recognized her. The girl was Funato Aopon, whom Orochimaru had previously snatched away from him.
Orochimaru drew back her sleeve and said in a low, cold voice:
"I've finished studying the Funato Clan's pureblood lineage. I'm returning her to you. The sedative should last another day or so. Now... you can get to her while she's still warm."
Xia Yu froze. "Huh? What kind of person do you take me for?"
Orochimaru said, "Lustful, greedy, thinking with your lower half, sleazy, taking men and women of all ages, choosing quantity over quality, not picky..."
"Stop, stop, stop...!" Xia Yu protested helplessly, sounding aggrieved. "That's what you think of me? You've really misjudged me! Besides, how old is this girl? How could I possibly get to her while she's still warm!"
Orochimaru said, "Don't judge by appearances. Based on all the time I've spent studying her, her actual age passed