Chapter 417: Emerald Scale Phyton - Cui Jing
"Don’t play with fire, woman." Tang Xiao said in a deep voice.
Situ Lingxi’s lips curled up, pressing her index finger to his chest. "What? Are you afraid of facing my jealousy?"
"Why should I be afraid? If your jealousy explodes, I will walk away and leave you behind." Tang Xiao exhaled softly. "Besides, our kiss just now wasn’t your first kiss, right?"
Situ Lingxi nodded slightly. "I’ve kissed Sun Weitian many times in the past, but I’ve never kissed like you did just now. You even put your tongue in my mouth, giving me a strange but exciting feeling."
"Was our kiss really that exciting?"
"Yes," Situ Lingxi rubbed her lips with her other hand. "Our kiss just now was a little strange, but it was exciting, and I wouldn’t mind doing it again."
Tang Xiao smiled in amusement at that. "You’re so blunt and shameless, huh?"
"Do you want to kiss me again? Or do you think my lips are not as delicious as the lips of all your wives?" Situ Lingxi asked in a flirty manner.
"Hehe," Tang Xiao chuckled and pulled her into his embrace. "It seems that your action of peeking at me and Qingge having sex has opened your eyes."
Situ Lingxi, who is usually composed, blushed after Tang Xiao made that remark. She thought that he wouldn’t notice her actions that night because he was so engrossed in sex with Mu Qingge, but she was mistaken.
Tang Xiao brought his face next to her ear. "Did you like what you saw that night?"
"Ugh." Situ Lingxi was at a loss for words to answer, her face blushed even more, and her heartbeat accelerated due to his hot breath in her ear. "I... I’ve never done anything like that before."
"I know." Tang Xiao faced her again. "From the start, I knew that you were still a virgin, proving that you are not a stupid woman."
Situ Ling’s expression turned annoyed. "Sun Weitian is a debauchee, so I never intended to give him my body before we got married. We also never had intimate activities, and we usually just kissed."
"I am a man who values virginity, but I never look down on non-virgin women; otherwise, I wouldn’t have married Qingge, right?"
Sun Lingxi nodded slightly. "Are you attracted to Mu Qingge because of her beauty?"
"No." Tang Xiao shook his head. "Qingge’s beauty is a plus point, but I’m more attracted to her true self. She is a gentle and loyal woman, and she is also a good mother, so I like her."
"Oh." Situ Lingxi herself admitted that Mu Qingge was much better than her in terms of both beauty and character. "Are your other wives also as beautiful as her?"
"Are you going to attend Chen Hongde and Su Xiulan’s wedding?"
"Usually, I will not attend such occasions, but I will attend their wedding since you will be attending it with all your wives."
Tang Xiao released her from his embrace and took her hand. "You can meet them there, but you have to control your jealousy."
"I know." Situ Lingxi held his hand tighter. "Let’s go back; they’re waiting for us in front of the cave."
"Wait." Tang Xiao turned to the Emerald Scale Python. "Take good care of yourself; we will see you again in the future."
"See you again in the future." Situ Lingxi waved her hand at the snake.
The Emerald Scale Python looked at Tang Xiao and Situ Lingxi, bowing its head. After they exited the cave, it closed its eyes and curled up in its spot.
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"Hmm?" Tantai Lingyan and Duanmu Jingjing were a little surprised to see Tang Xiao and Situ Lingxi walking towards them hand in hand.
Unlike the two women, Mu Qingge smiled faintly as she nodded in satisfaction. She had already felt Situ Lingxi’s changes since the young miss peeked at her and Tang Xiao having sex, but she didn’t expect that their relationship would move so quickly.
Situ Lingxi smiled awkwardly when she noticed Mu Qingge’s gaze on her. She let go of Tang Xiao’s hand, ran to her side, and wrapped her hand around her arm. "Let’s go back, Qingge."
"Yes," Mu Qingge nodded, and they walked towards their camp.
Tantai Lingyan turned to Tang Xiao. "Do you intend to take her as your wife? I thought you didn’t want to get involved with the royal family, but you’ve already indirectly gotten involved with one of them."
"Well?" Tang Xiao shrugged. "She’s not bad, and she’s just a jealous woman. She took the initiative to be with me, and I responded to her. However, I hadn’t thought that far ahead because her Situ Clan is a royal clan, and her aunt is the queen of the Taixu Kingdom."
Tantai Lingyan exhaled softly, shaking her head. "Doesn’t that woman have a fiancé? What would his clan do to you if you were with her?"
"His fiancé will die at the hands of that female spider beast soon, so I don’t need to think about him." Tang Xiao walked away. "Let’s go back to our camp, and we’ll continue our journey early in the morning."
The two women followed behind Tang Xiao, but then Duanmu Jingjing said to him, "The situation in the Taixu Kingdom is slightly better than in this Song Kingdom, and you will reap a lot of benefits if you form a relationship with Situ Lingxi."
"You might be right about that, but I haven’t thought that far, Elder Duanmu," Tang Xiao nonchalantly replied.
Before long, they were back at camp, and Song Jinghao immediately asked, "Are you all right, Elder Tantai?"
"Mind your own business, Song Jinghao." Tantai Lingyan pulled Duanmu Jingjing near the campfire, ignoring the man.
Song Jinghao frowned deeply, but he shuddered when he noticed Shangguan Qingyue’s cold gaze at him. ’Tch! This arrogant bitch! I’ll definitely get rid of you one day!’
Shangguan Qingyue ignored Song Jinghao; she glanced at Situ Lingxi and Mu Qingge, wondering in her heart.
’Did something happen before? Why do they look closer than before?’
Shangguan Qingyue glanced at Tang Xiao, but he did nothing and leaned against a tree in thought.
’What is he thinking? Did he find something in this forest?’
Shao Jiuling watched Shangguan Qingyue’s movements with half-open eyes. ’She was indeed targeting that young man, but he kept moving away from her, and he was getting closer to Young Miss Situ.’
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Morning came quickly, and Tang Xiao and the others prepared to leave the area, but they were shocked by the appearance of the Emerald Scale Python.
Song Jinghao, Shao Jiuling, and the others immediately prepared for battle. However, Tang Xiao and Situ Lingxi stopped them, signaling them to put away their weapons.
Situ Lingxi approached the snake and rubbed its head, making Song Jinghao, Shao Jiuling, and several others stunned. After all, the Emerald Scale Python was one of the overlords in that forest, and it was a powerful beast, but it bowed its head to her.
Tang Xiao walked beside Situ Lingxi. "Do you want to show us the exit from this forest?"
The Emerald Scale Python looked at Tang Xiao and nodded to him. Then it looked in another direction and pointed its tail in that direction.
"Hmm?" Tang Xiao also looked in that direction. "Is the exit in that direction?"
The Emerald Scale Python nodded and signaled Tang Xiao to climb onto its back, and it would lead them to the exit.
"Alright." Tang Xiao turned to the others. "Let’s go! This snake will lead us to the exit!"
Tang Xiao brought Situ Lingxi and Mu Qingge on the back of the Emerald Scale Python, followed by Duanmu Jingjing, Tantai Lingyan, Chen Hongde, Su Xiulan, and the two guards from the Situ Clan.
"Let’s join them." Shao Jiuling led Ming Ren, Shao Yuyan, and the people of the Shao Clan onto the snake’s back.
Song Jinghao was hesitant about it, but he ultimately chose to join them. ’How did this brat and Young Miss Situ manage to tame this powerful beast?’
After everyone boarded, the Emerald Scale Python quickly slithered toward the exit, causing trees in the area they passed to fall.
"Do you have a name?" Situ Lingxi asked, rubbing the snake’s head.
The Emerald Scale Python shook its head as it focused on the path ahead.
"How about I give you a name?" The Emerald Scale Python hesitated for a moment before nodding to Situ Lingxi. "Since you are a python, and your scales are emerald, I will give you the name Cui Jing."
The Emerald Scale Python looked excited and nodded several times.
"Hehe," Situ Lingxi giggled. "From now on, your name is Cui Jing, and you are my good friend. I have to leave this forest and return to my clan, but I will definitely visit you again in the future, and I will accompany you."
Tang Xiao looked at Situ Lingxi in deep thought, and he thought of helping her make a contract with the Emerald Scale Python. ’Let’s wait until we get out of this forest.’
[Do you really want to give this Emerald Scale Python to her, Master? This snake is a powerful beast, and it will be useful for you.]
Tang Xiao knew that, but he had no intention of making a contract with the Emerald Scale Python because he already had Xue Bai, the Winged Snow Leopard. ’Situ Lingxi was the first to meet this snake, and it seems to like her too, so I’ll help her form a contract with it. If I meet other powerful beasts in the future, I will give them to all my wives.’
[Unfortunately, there are only three powerful beasts in this forest, and one of them is that female spider beast, Master.]
Tang Xiao shook his head slightly. ’I don’t want that female spider beast near me or any of my wives. I thought about meeting the Xuanluo Beast, but I won’t do it now, and I will meet the beast in the future.’
