The python seemed to see enough of their jokes, and with a flash of turquoise in its eyes, it raised its huge tail again, aiming at Qin Mo and Lin Zizheng at a flying speed.
Qin Mo clenched his hand that was holding his sword. At the incoming snake tail, he quickly sent his spiritual energy into his sword and waved Biyou on instinct, slicing towards the tail.
The longsword, shining in a faint light, struck the black snakeskin with a loud clang and a dazzling spark on impact, illuminating this somewhat dark cavern.
A hint of contempt flashed through the python’s eyes. It raised its head high up in the air and swayed slightly, as if mocking the foolish and powerless mortal before it.
The huge tail, however, kept its momentum as it went up and slammed towards Qin Mo and Lin Zizheng once more. In a flash, the two of them were hit and knocked into the wall behind them.
Although the force was great, it didn’t cause them instant death. Seeing the ever-swaying tail, Qin Mo had the feeling that this giant python was toying with them, like a cat playing with a mouse.
That was what appeared in his mind when he felt a faint pain in all his bones.
“Da Shixiong!” Lin Zizheng’s anxious voice called out from beside him, as he had been protected by Qin Mo all along, so on the contrary, he went off very lightly. He came forward and helped Qin Mo up.
Qin Mo slowly stood up with one hand on the wall and the other on Lin Zizheng. He waved his hand to gesture that he was fine, while the gears in his brain spun rapidly, coming up with a way to get out of this sticky situation.
Suddenly, he remembered the forbidden incantation from the original host’s memory. Because it was forbidden that the original host engraved it into his memory. Of course, the cost of performing this forbidden incantation was extremely heavy.
Clenching his teeth, Qin Mo bit and broke the skin on his index finger, squeezing a drop of blood. Immediately after, he began to perform a series of hand signs, and the drop of blood floated oddly in the air and continued to spread.
On the other hand, Lin Zizheng was only able to catch a glimpse of the hands’ afterimages, unable to see all the movements clearly.
In a few moments, the giant net of blood appeared in front of Qin Mo. At the sight of this giant net, he took a sharp intake of breath and exhaled. Pushing his hand out, the giant net went towards the python’s head.
After completing these movements, Qin Mo felt as if he had depleted all of his strength. He stumbled on his step and quickly fell backwards towards the wall behind him.
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“Da Shixiong!” Lin Zizheng’s eyes were bloodshot. He had never hated his own powerlessness so much and could only reach out his hands to catch Qin Mo’s fallen body in a daze.
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Lin Zizheng nodded vigorously and helped Qin Mo, wanting to run towards the entrance of the cave with him.
The giant python seemed to understand their intention as its wide, around eyes immediately widened, hissing under its breath. Then, it opened its mouth wide, revealing its pointed fangs soaked in venom, looking very terrifying. It then spat out a ball of flame in their direction.
Qin Mo’s heart skipped a beat, but he was powerless at this moment as he couldn’t move a single muscle in his body, nor could he use any of his spiritual energy.
While holding Qin Mo, Lin Zizheng hurriedly stepped back, but during the moment of heat, he tripped and fell to the ground. Qin Mo happened to hit his head on the rocky surface that was stuck out from the wall.
Qin Mo only felt his vision went black and mind went blank, and the last thing he could remember was Lin Zizheng’s pale complexion.
Qin Mo passed out, before he could see the dark secret passage mysteriously appearing behind him.
Lin Zizheng anxiously lifted Qin Mo, feeling the faint breathing at the tip of the youth’s nose, and felt relieved. He was afraid that the person in front of him would meet the same end as his parents, never to wake up again after they fell to the ground.
Taking a glance at the pitch-black secret passage before him, and then behind him, at the python that seemed to be about to break away from the giant net. He gritted his teeth and, with a stern gaze, picked up Qin Mo and stuck it out towards the secret passage.
After they made it through the passage, the entrance cryptically closed again. Lin Zizheng stood inside the secret passage, listening to the huge thump, thump, thump coming from outside. It seemed that the giant python had broken free from its shackles and was now frantically attacking the wall that hid the secret passage.
The corner of his lips curled slightly, revealing a bloodthirsty smile that was highly unbecoming of his age. There was a flicker of viciousness in his eyes. If he was given a chance, he would definitely peel that python’s skin and pull its tendons.
He held onto Qin Mo closely. In this pitch black and silence inside the secret passage, the only nearly inaudible sound he could hear was the breathing sound in his ear. His eyes were bloodshot, and the hands that supported Qin Mo gripped tighter.
Why was he so powerless, only able to become a burden during time like this? It wasn’t fair.
At that moment, many tiny dots of light suddenly appeared in the chamber, forming a line of characters one by one.
One single thought to swing the tide, attain enlightenment or seek wickedness.
The word ‘enlightenment’ emitted a golden light, appearing extremely forgiving; the word ‘wickedness’ seemed to be written in blood, even if just looking at it sent chills down people’s backs.
Lin Zizheng slowly stretched out his hand. With his delicate finger, he brushed past the ‘enlightenment’ and firmly pressed on the ‘wickedness’ character.
In an instant, all the golden dots of light disappeared, while the blood-colored dots flew towards Lin Zizheng’s head. The moment they entered his mind, there was a pain, a splitting pain.
Vaguely, he seemed to hear a soft sign around him, sounding like a sign of regret.
Even if the pain was unusual, he smiled at the corner of his lips, revealing a faint smile. So, what if he chose the wicked, as long as he could hold onto what he wanted.
The unconscious Qin Mo was totally in the dark about how the protagonist’s life had once again diverted to a different path. Originally, the protagonist had only entered his secret path by chance, and naturally chose to cultivate the ‘enlightenment’ method; however, due to various causes, he steadfastly chose the ‘wickedness’, the demonic path.
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Qin Mo slowly opened his eyes, rubbed his slightly sore and hurt forehead before checking his surroundings. He saw he was lying on a lush green field, and he could even smell the fresh scent of grass.
Immediately, he clenched his hands. He couldn’t remember whether they had escaped from the cavern or not. But looking at his situation, they must have. However, he didn’t know where he was as well as where Lin Zizheng was.
When those unknowns flashed through his mind, he instinctively stood up from anxiety. Before he could fully stand up, he stumbled and fell back down.
From behind, a pair of stretched-out hands came to gently support him. He turned and saw Lin Zizheng standing beside him.
Sensing Qin Mo’s gaze, Lin Zizheng beamed and said, “Da Shixiong, you have finally woken up.”
Qin Mo frowned. For some reason, he felt as if something had changed in Lin Zizheng. However, taking in the boy’s same skinny frame, it must be just in his head.
He pursed his thin lips and broke away from Lin Zizheng’s support. He slowly stood in place and asked, “Where is this place?”
Seeing Qin Mo waving away his hands, there was a flicker of light in Lin Zizheng’s eyes before he cracked his lips open to reply, “Da Shixiong, I didn’t think there would be a passage behind a cavern wall. You happened to open the passage in time, and I was able to get you out of there and to here. But you have been unconscious for ten days.” When he reached here, he lowered his head, and his voice was tinged with sobs.
This softened Qin Mo’s heart. Even if the person in front of him was this world’s protagonist, no matter how powerful he might be in the future, he was still just a child right now, able to feel fear in the face of these kinds of things.
With that thought, Qin Mo couldn’t resist reaching out and gently caressing Lin Zizheng’s head. His face remained indifferent, and his tone stayed flat, “Everything is fine.” However, the tips of his ears blushed in a faint pink uncontrollably. He always had a hard time comforting others, not knowing the best words to say or action to take, especially towards a child.
Feeling Qin Mo’s gesture, Lin Zizheng raised his hand and gawked at Qin Mo in surprise, looking as if his eyes were still watery.
The kid’s appearance made Qin Mo faintly smile unconsciously, showing a comforting smile in the corner of his lips.
This stunned Lin Zizheng for a moment, before he turned his head bashfully and said in a low voice, “Da Shixiong, you looked stunning when you smiled.”
This response made the blush on the tip of Qin Mo’s ears redder as he hastily turned around and walked to the nearby tree. He sat down in a meditative position and said, “Let me restore my spiritual energy first.”
“Da Shixiong, wait a moment. You should eat something first.” Lin Zizheng called out as soon as he saw Qin Mo closed his eyes.
Qin Mo opened his eyes and saw that Lin Zizheng had already reached his face. He also completely missed the roasted meat in the kid’s hand. The meat shone in a golden light under the sunlight, making it extremely tempting. Qin Mo hadn’t practiced inedia yet, thus, the moment he saw the meat, he felt hunger.
He reached out and accepted the roasted meat. Even though he was starving right now, he ate the roasted meat with the utmost elegance. It tasted so good that Qin Mo had to ask, “What kind of meat is this?”
Lin Zizheng showed a faint smile, lowered his eyelids to cover the emotions in his eyes, and whispered, “Just meat from a common snake.”
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Dang he killed that python all by himself!?
Have a little python burger… hahahaha! Thanks for the update 🤣❤️🤣❤️🤣
Ah, there is a rather funny typo in the chapter: it should be “In this pitch black and silence…” and not “In this bitch black and silence…” 😅
Thank you very much for the chapter 🤗
Woops, I’ll correct that, thanks for letting me know lol
It’s giving “Ive led the villain astray” already. I hoped he would be straight until he grow up then become bent later on, I didn’t think it would progress this fast already. Thank you for your hard work
Why did he get a choice?! What is this, RPG? (ꏿ﹏ꏿ;)
Thank You for the chapter ♡(> ਊ <)♡