The Green Flame Python's Whereabouts

## Chapter 32: News of the Green Flame Python

Chen Xuan was full of questions as Ge Ye hastily led them away from the Xiao Family.

Why would the usually strong Ge Ye show such a terrified expression?

The Xiao Family meant nothing to the Cloud Mist Sect; it could be wiped out with a wave of a hand.

Why was Ge Ye afraid?

Nalan Yanran was also puzzled.

"Elder Ge, what's wrong with you?" Chen Xuan asked, bewildered.

"It's nothing, you don't need to ask," Ge Ye shook his head, unwilling to say more.

When he saw the tiny golden flames flickering in the purple-robed girl's eyes, he was shocked.

He had to report this matter to the Sect Leader when he returned.

He felt there was someone of special status within the Xiao Family.

While at the Xiao Family, Ge Ye had also noticed the purple-robed girl.

When the purple-robed girl spoke, the Xiao Family elders didn't dare to refute her in the slightest, clearly afraid of offending her.

Someone who could make the Xiao Family wary must have a truly extraordinary identity.

What truly terrified him was the feeling of being watched by an unseen pair of eyes, which exerted an invisible pressure on him.

This was why Ge Ye had shown such a terrified expression.

Perhaps there was a terrifyingly powerful individual hidden within the Xiao Family.

As for whether they were a Xiao Family powerhouse, that still needed to be investigated.

Since Ge Ye wouldn't say, Chen Xuan didn't press him further.

After leaving the Xiao Family, Ge Ye led them back towards the Cloud Mist Sect.

Chen Xuan and Nalan Yanran sat together in the carriage.

"Senior Sister, could you tell me about what happened between you and Xiao Yan?" Chen Xuan asked, his eyes full of curiosity as he looked at Nalan Yanran.

The trip to the Xiao Family to annul the engagement had surprised Chen Xuan somewhat.

What made him even more curious was why Nalan Yanran had an engagement with Xiao Yan in the first place.

Nalan Yanran glanced faintly at Chen Xuan and said, "He and I had an engagement from a very young age. This was the first time I've met him."

Nalan Yanran then recounted the story of her and Xiao Yan.

After listening to Nalan Yanran's narration, Chen Xuan understood why the two had an engagement.

This matter traced back to her grandfather's generation.

Moreover, Xiao Yan also had a legendary past.

He began practicing at four, reached the ninth stage of Dou Qi at ten, and became a Dou Zhe at eleven, displaying astonishing talent.

With such astonishing talent, Xiao Yan was naturally highly regarded by Elder Nalan.

However, in the years that followed, Xiao Yan's strength made no progress, instead regressing to the third stage of Dou Qi.

Over time, he became a well-known good-for-nothing in Wutan City.

After all, he had been too brilliant before, and after becoming a good-for-nothing, he became the subject of casual conversation after meals.

After Nalan Yanran entered the Cloud Mist Sect, she displayed cultivation talent and was highly valued by the sect, even being groomed to be the next Sect Leader.

Thus, she was troubled by the engagement, which ultimately led to the Xiao Family annulment incident.

"Falling from heaven to hell, he really is miserable, subjected to ridicule and humiliation, and then even having his engagement broken off. How pitiful," Chen Xuan said with a chuckle.

"I didn't do anything wrong. I just don't like my destiny being decided for me the moment I'm born," Nalan Yanran said angrily, "I choose my own happiness."

"Exactly, I support you," Chen Xuan immediately declared, "That kid is a good-for-nothing now, truly unworthy of you. Only I am worthy of you."

"You scoundrel!" Nalan Yanran said angrily.

She felt that Chen Xuan's words implied she was looking down on Xiao Yan.

Although she felt that way herself, having it pointed out made her uncomfortable.

She turned her face away, not wanting to speak to Chen Xuan.

Seeing Nalan Yanran angry, Chen Xuan shrugged and remained silent.

He wasn't going to shamelessly try to curry favor with Nalan Yanran anyway.

Because that wasn't his style (to avoid being called a bootlicker).

After traveling for some time, Ge Ye brought Nalan Yanran and the others back to the Cloud Mist Sect.

Chen Xuan returned to his own residence.

In the following days, he stayed within the Cloud Mist Sect, cultivating in peace, hoping to improve his strength as soon as possible and gain the sect's recognition.

Only by gaining the sect's recognition would he have the opportunity to cultivate more advanced Combat Skills.

About a month later, Chen Xuan found an excuse to leave the Cloud Mist Sect and returned to the Monster Beast Mountain Range.

It had been a long time since he'd been back to the Monster Beast Mountain Range, and he wondered how many Gold Coins the Amethyst Winged Lion King had accumulated.

This time, Chen Xuan needed to thoroughly check the Amethyst Winged Lion King's progress.

When he returned to the Monster Beast Mountain Range, he went straight to the Amethyst Winged Lion King's lair.

Seeing Chen Xuan return, the Amethyst Winged Lion King personally came out to greet him.

"How did things go with what I asked you to do?" Chen Xuan asked as he rode on the Amethyst Winged Lion King's back.

"Reporting, Boss! While you were away, I followed your instructions and robbed human experts, getting quite a lot of Gold Coins," the Amethyst Winged Lion King said excitedly. "It all adds up to three hundred thousand Gold Coins!"

"Only three hundred thousand Gold Coins? That's too little," Chen Xuan said, feeling dejected.

With the Amethyst Winged Lion King's strength as a Sixth-tier Monster Beast, robbing human experts shouldn't yield so few Gold Coins.

It should be at least a million.

"Boss, getting three hundred thousand Gold Coins is already pretty good," the Amethyst Winged Lion King said with a wry smile. "Ever since I started robbing human experts, many of them don't dare to bring too many Gold Coins into the Monster Beast Mountain Range."

"And I've also offended many human experts. A while ago, I even had a fight with a human Dou Huang expert. If my strength wasn't so formidable, I'd definitely have been killed."

"Also, I don't dare to leave the Monster Beast Mountain Range for fear of attracting attention from human experts, so I can't get more Gold Coins."

As a Monster Beast that hadn't undergone Form Transformation, the Amethyst Winged Lion King didn't dare to leave the Monster Beast Mountain Range easily.

Once a Monster Beast of its caliber left the Monster Beast Mountain Range, it would surely attract the attention of human experts and eventually be hunted down and killed by them.

"Alright, three hundred thousand Gold Coins is still decent," Chen Xuan didn't blame the Amethyst Winged Lion King much.

He also understood the Amethyst Winged Lion King's difficulties.

To buy a Form Transformation Pill and a Heavenly Soul Blood Bone Pill, the Gold Coins he currently had were far from enough.

"I'll teach you a method: from now on, if you encounter human experts and they don't have Gold Coins on them, beat them up, or kill a few to scare them," Chen Xuan suggested. "That way, human experts should be scared, and then, to save their lives, they'll carry more Gold Coins."

"Boss, that's a good idea! I can try that," the Amethyst Winged Lion King's eyes lit up, feeling it was a sound plan.

Next, Chen Xuan asked about the medicinal herbs.

Before leaving, he had instructed the Amethyst Winged Lion King to have its subordinates search for and collect medicinal herbs.

However, the Amethyst Winged Lion King's answer disappointed Chen Xuan.

The idea of having Monster Beast subordinates find medicinal herbs for him was still unrealistic.

Because Monster Beasts would eat the medicinal herbs they found themselves; how could they possibly hand them over?

"Boss, a Sixth-tier Green Flame Python that can spray venomous fire has appeared in the Monster Beast Mountain Range," the Amethyst Winged Lion King suddenly offered a piece of information. "Boss, don't you like to devour Beast Fire? This Green Flame Python can provide you with Beast Fire."

"Where is it? Take me there immediately!" Chen Xuan's interest was instantly piqued.

"That venomous snake is in a valley and rarely comes out," the Amethyst Winged Lion King said. "I fought it once and was almost burned to death by its venomous fire."

"You couldn't beat it?" Chen Xuan asked.

"The venomous fire that snake sprays contains potent poison; the toxicity is too strong, I don't dare to get close," the Amethyst Winged Lion King said with a bitter smile.

Chen Xuan didn't mind. He had the Amethyst Winged Lion King lead the way.

If all went well, he could recruit a Sixth-tier Monster Beast subordinate this time.