Chapter 299: The Raging Snake Demon
After Luo Dui left, Yang Haoran went up to the second floor, where he happened to meet the snake demon who was about to return to her room.
“What did you two talk about? Why did Luo Dui leave looking so disappointed? ” Yang Haoran asked with a smile.
He might have been too embarrassed to ask Luo Dui, but that didn't mean he felt the same way about the snake demon.
“He invited me to join their Spirit Police. As payment, they would provide me with spirit-infused heavenly materials and earthly treasures, but I refused. ”
The snake demon was quite forthright, showing no intention of concealing anything.
The reason she was so frank was that she knew Yang Haoran couldn't be kept in the dark about this. If Yang Haoran truly wanted to know, even if she didn't speak, he could easily find out from Luo Dui.
Furthermore, in her eyes, it wasn't a big deal at all, so there was no need to hide anything.
Upon hearing this, Yang Haoran couldn't help but show a hint of surprise on his face—a surprise that was genuine, not feigned.
He truly hadn't expected Luo Dui's personal visit today to be an invitation for the snake demon to join the Spirit Police.
The Spirit Police's duty, meanwhile, was to protect ordinary people from harm, placing the two entities in complete opposition. For Luo Dui, the captain of the Spirit Police, to actively invite a snake demon to join their ranks truly astonished Yang Haoran.
The snake demon noticed the surprise in Yang Haoran's expression. She smiled alluringly and said, “Underworld Officer, you're quite surprised, aren't you? Haha, not only are you surprised, so am I. If even you hadn't doubted his identity, I would have definitely thought he was an imposter. ”
“Joining the Spirit Police isn't a bad idea. After all, obtaining spirit-infused heavenly materials and earthly treasures isn't a simple matter. Why did you refuse? ” Yang Haoran asked with a smile.
“If I become a Spirit Police officer, I'll be bound by the organization's rules from now on, and I'll lose my freedom. Besides, how would I eat people if I became a Spirit Police officer? ”
After saying this with a smile, the snake demon walked towards her temporary room.
“Underworld Officer, I still need to heal, so I'll head back to my room first. ”
Yang Haoran watched the snake demon enter her room, his face etched in thought.
The snake demon refusing to join the Spirit Police didn't particularly surprise Yang Haoran, to be honest. However, Luo Dui making such a decision did catch him off guard.
After some thought, Yang Haoran surmised a few possibilities, though he couldn't be certain if his conjectures were correct.
Nevertheless, regardless of Luo Dui's reasons for inviting the snake demon to become a Spirit Police officer, if the snake demon had agreed, it would have been a good thing for Yang Haoran.
The main reason he and the snake demon could currently coexist under the same roof was that their transaction hadn't concluded. Once it did, figuring out how to deal with the snake demon would indeed be a difficult problem for him.
Keeping the snake demon by his side was certainly out of the question. He didn't want a potential threat constantly near him; that would make him feel incredibly passive and invite unnecessary trouble.
Simply letting the snake demon go wasn't quite suitable either. If she were to go around hunting humans after he released her, his culpability would be immense, seeing as he was the one who let her out.
Moreover, he had made a promise to Zhou Fudui that if the snake demon caused trouble in Lecheng, he wouldn't be able to properly explain himself to the Spirit Police.
But if the snake demon were to become a Spirit Police officer, all these problems would be resolved. Unfortunately, the snake demon refused.
After a moment's hesitation, Yang Haoran followed her, a smile on his face.
The snake demon had intended to close her door, but seeing Yang Haoran follow, a flicker of doubt crossed her mind, though her face still held a charming smile.
“Underworld Officer, is there anything else? ”
As the snake demon spoke, she shifted her body to the side, creating a path.
Yang Haoran didn't enter the room. Instead, he stood at the doorway and said to the snake demon with a smile, “I think you could give it more thought. Joining the Spirit Police might bring about significant changes for you. ”
The snake demon looked at Yang Haoran with a strange expression, clearly not having anticipated such a remark from him.
“Heh heh, how much benefit did you receive from them? ”
Yang Haoran waved his hand with a chuckle, saying, “I didn't receive any benefits from the Spirit Police. I just genuinely believe that. Heh heh, it's all for your own good. ”
“For my own good? Heh heh, I don't believe it. I only want my freedom; I have no interest in the Spirit Police or anything like that. Do you want to come in and sit? If not, I'm closing the door to heal. ” The snake demon said with a smile.
Yang Haoran hesitated for a moment, then said, “There is one more thing. I'm going out today, but I'll be back by tonight at the latest. Just giving you a heads-up. Alright, go ahead and quietly heal. I'm leaving now. ”
After speaking, Yang Haoran proactively closed the door for the snake demon. Only after the door clicked shut did the snake demon react.
“He's leaving? And won't be back until tonight? ” The snake demon's large eyes lit up, and the smile on her face couldn't help but deepen.
At that moment, the snake demon naturally had an idea. She was considering whether to escape while Yang Haoran was away.
But then she thought that if she escaped, she would probably enrage Yang Haoran.
Don't let Yang Haoran's constant smiling and seemingly kind demeanor during their interactions fool you. She knew perfectly well that beneath that genial smile, Yang Haoran was entirely sharp blades. Such a person was best left unprovoked, because when they acted, they were the most ruthless.
Furthermore, she still had the Death God Seal that Yang Haoran had planted within her, and with her current abilities, there was no way she could force it out.
If she escaped, Yang Haoran could simply activate the Death God Seal within her, and that would very likely cost her her life.
But this was a golden opportunity. If she didn't escape now, she probably wouldn't get another chance later, as she wasn't even sure if Yang Haoran would release her after their transaction was complete.
Thinking of this, the smile vanished from the snake demon's face, and her large eyes no longer shone brightly, instantly becoming dull and lackluster, like gems pulled from a mud pit.
Her heart was torn, but then the snake demon thought of a solution, and her large eyes brightened once more—
“He seems quite good to Xiao Kang. Can I use Xiao Kang as a hostage, make him retract the Death God Seal from my body, and then let me go? ”
No sooner had this thought sprouted in the snake demon's mind than she suddenly seemed to sense something. Her expression shifted, and she slowly extended her hand towards the door.
Before she even reached the door, a thick surge of Yin Qi rose, forming a barrier. A powerful rebound force not only repelled her arm but also affected her entire body, sending her stumbling back several steps before she finally regained her balance.
The barrier appeared as suddenly as it vanished. As the snake demon retreated, the barrier disappeared from view, no longer visible to the naked eye.
The snake demon's expression didn't improve with the barrier's disappearance. She infused her Demon Power into her eyes, and in an instant, her large human eyes transformed into a pair of snake eyes, exuding a chilling and terrifying aura.
This was not an eye technique, but merely the application of Demon Power to her eyes. While it didn't possess the special abilities or utility of true eye techniques, it allowed her to perceive things invisible to the naked eye.
Not only demons could use such a method; humans could too. However, performing this technique came with certain limitations on one's own strength. If one's power was insufficient, even injecting inner energy into the eyes would yield little effect and might even damage the eyes, leading to blindness and a life of sunglasses, a walking stick, and a erhu.
Although the snake demon's strength hadn't fully recovered, she had, after all, once been a Black Talisman Master, a being capable of possessing an independent space. A lean camel is still bigger than a horse, and this technique was mere child's play to her.
Under the gaze of her snake eyes, she discovered that her entire room was enveloped in a thick layer of Yin Qi. The black Yin Qi moved around the room, resembling bodyguards protecting her, or perhaps prison guards watching over her.
The snake demon realized she had been confined to this room by Yang Haoran, and the act had just occurred. This caused her anger to erupt in an instant—
Disregarding whether her words and actions would enrage Yang Haoran, she unleashed a green glow of demonic energy, then ripped off her entire tracksuit, reverting to her plain clothes. Immediately after, she furiously threw the tracksuit in her hand towards the doorway.
“Yang Haoran, you bastard! You've gone too far! You deserve to die a terrible death! You smiling tiger, may you die a terrible death! How did I ever meet a bastard like you? ! I, I, I've truly had eight lifetimes of bad luck to encounter you in this life! You're a true bastard! I'm not done with you! ”
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