"Yeah. Thatâs part of the reason. I need to be prepared to answer their questions when I go back to them," Long Chen told the Snake Monarch as he laid down, gazing at the clouded sky. He found this place to be a bit relaxing.
"How about you just tell them that the idiot deserved it?" the Snake Monarch suggested.
"Sigh, I wish problems were that easy to solve. But yeah, Mingyuâs father will be a mess after knowing his son is dead. As for believing me that he wanted to kill his sister, I think he would rather die than believe that," Long Chen told the little snake that was swimming in the cold water in her compact form.
"I sure am glad to not be in your place. Your life seems pretty complicated," the Snake Monarch said before he stopped talking.
"Complicated, huh. I guess youâre right. There are some things that are pretty crazy. At Least Mingyu is safe now that Lu Wang is dead," Long Chen agreed.
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"How long do you plan to sit here?"
An hour had passed since Long Chen arrived near the pond. The Snake Monarch had also become tired of swimming. He came out as he started flying around Long Chen.
"Little Snakey, tell me one thing. How is it inside the Beast Region? Orion and others stay there, and they grow strong. The Qi there, how pure is it compared to this place?" Long Chen changed the topic as he asked a different question.
"The Qi there is nothing like this place. Itâs just too pure. As for the herbs there, thatâs miraculous, honestly. Thatâs the thing which helps them the most. But I donât like that place. To me, the normal world feels much better," the Snake Monarch replied.
"Itâs been a long time since I brought the most of them out. Should I do that?" Long Chen asked the Snake Monarch.
"As you said, things inside must be pretty boring," Long Chen said as he thought about it.
"The Inner World is going to be ready soon as well. Iâve increased the time of that place. Life has started taking place. Soon, that will be like a normal world. Iâll send you all there with my family. You can enjoy that place when you want. You all can roam freely without caring about anything."
"As for the herbs and the pure Qi, you can spend nights inside the Beast Region as well, so you all shouldnât be affected too much. How does that sound?" he asked the Snake Monarch.
"I have a better suggestion. How about you kick them all to wherever you want and let me stay with you? I donât want any Beast Region. The real world of the best for me," the Snake Monarch said.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
"Why do you like the real world so much?" Long Chen asked, curious.
"Because I get to see hot ladies all around, appreciating my handsome looks here," the Snake Monarch said proudly.
"Please tell me youâre joking," Long Chen asked, smiling wryly.
"Iâm joking," the Snake Monarch said as he started laughing.
"Honestly, I like it here because I think that pure Qi isnât suitable for me. I think I feel better in the Qi, which is not that much boosted in purity. Thatâs why I prefer here," he added.
"Youâll get normal Qi in my inner world if thatâs what youâre concerned about," Long Chen replied.
"I will, but Iâll also have to babysit everyone there. Here, I can just do whatever I want while you handle the rest," the Snake Monarch replied.
"Also, donât think I havenât noticed what youâre trying to do. Youâre diverting the question," he called out.
"Tell me. How long are you planning to wait here? Since youâre free, letâs just go to the market and see some hot ladies. Iâm getting bored here," the Snake Monarch said.
"Since when did you become a pervert?" Long Chen asked as he stood up, laughing.
"What pervert? I meant hot ladies who are getting warm under this hot son. We must tell them to go under shade. Itâs helping people. Nothing pervert in it," the Snake Monarch replied innocently.
"Wonât guys be hot under this sun as well? Why only help ladies? Whatever, I know youâre just trying to lighten the mood. Fine. Letâs go walk through the city. Maybe Iâll come up with an excuse by the time Royal Guards come to fetch me," Long Chen replied, nodding his head.
"Thatâs better," Snake Monarch said.
....
Listening to the Snake Monarch, Long Chen left that pond and flew towards the main market of the Royal City.
He landed in the middle of the street as if it wasnât a big deal. Seeing his face, a lot of people were shocked since they had just been talking about him.
The news was spreading all around that Long Chen was actually innocent. Since this involved a scandal of the Royal Family, the news was spreading even faster.
Almost everyone knew that the Royal Prince had schemed against his brother in law. But they also knew that Long Chen was a fugitive of the Empire who was in hiding. They were trying to see what they were going to do about this.
Were they going to forgive Long Chen since that guy was already innocent, as already known by everyone? Or were they going to arrest him?
As everyone curiously gazed at Long Chen, he was simply walking through the streets. The Snake Monarch was proudly lying on his shoulder, wrapped around like a beautiful yet intimidating scarf.
"See? Everyone is staring at me. How do you feel? Because of me, youâre getting so much attention. But you canât blame me for this. Itâs not my fault that Iâm this handsome," the Snake Monarch laughed as he appreciated the gazes of everyone.
"Donât tell me this was why you wanted to come here?" Long Chen asked as he smiled wryly.
"Maybe," the Snake Monarch replied, laughing.
"Hey, look at that! The bracelet is so pretty. Buy that!" He suddenly called out.
"We are not here for shopping," Long Chen replied lazily as he looked towards the direction where Snake Monarch was looking.
As soon as he saw that, he fell in a daze. "This..."
He seemed stunned as soon as he gazed there. He slowly started walking in that direction.
Stopping near the shop, he picked the bracelet up as he observed it.
"You like it too, donât you?" the Snake Monarch asked Long Chen, who didnât listen.
Instead, Long Chen looked towards the shop owner.
"Where did you get this bracelet from?" He asked.