Mo Fuqing did not tie her to the bed in the end.
Instead, he made her lie on the small couch. He tied her hands together and her feet together. That way, if she tried to get off the bed and hop away, he would hear her.
The snake race had very sharp senses.
Mo Fuqing narrowed his eyes and looked at Xue Xi, who was sleeping near her feet. He did not want Xue Xi inside the room. The two almost started fighting.
Xi Qingqing liked watching handsome men fight, but fights between them could easily turn deadly. So she stopped them and told Mo Fuqing to tie Xue Xi up as well. That way, if Xue Xi moved at night, there would be noise.
Mo Fuqing watched them until late at night. Then he stood up and walked outside.
The moment he stepped out, Xi Qingqing opened her eyes. She waited patiently until he had gone farther away.
With a small movement of her fingers, a leaf hidden between them flew out and cut the ropes. It fell outside the window.
She removed the ropes and untied Xue Xi as well. The two quietly left the yard. It was completely dark.
As she stepped out, Xi Qingqing glanced at the grass nest. Jiang Fei was already asleep.
“Female master, if Mo Fuqing finds out we followed him, he’ll go crazy,” Xue Xi whispered. “His tribe… everyone except him and the ones who married out has already been infected.”
Xi Qingqing asked, “What about the female snakes?”
Xue Xi scratched his head. “Their purification speed was slower than the infection. They all died.”
The trees swayed in the wind. Xi Qingqing said nothing more.
They followed Mo Fuqing deep into the forest and entered a cave.
He was in a hurry.
A green glowing barrier surrounded many small snakes. Their bodies were covered in black energy. They were tangled together, biting each other like a mass of darkness.
Mo Fuqing looked inside. Some snakes at the edge were already badly injured.
He was too late.
Hidden in the grass, Xi Qingqing watched him reach through the barrier. His spiritual power gently fell onto the snakes.
But instead of calming down, the snakes became even more violent. They crazily attacked the barrier.
Male spiritual power could not purify pollution. It could only stimulate them and give them energy, but it could not stop the corruption.
Xi Qingqing thought of one phrase: drinking poison to quench thirst.
Xue Xi whispered, “That barrier is a special ability of the snake ancestors. It uses a lot of energy. Mo Fuqing will run out of power sooner or later.”
At the same time, the system spoke:
[First destined person detected! Mo Fuqing’s death line has expanded. Please stop him from reaching a bad ending. Current progress: 0%]
Finally, the mission was triggered.
The system continued:
[Please receive the details of his death path.]
Xi Qingqing accepted.
She learned that after An Ning killed all the local snake tribe, Mo Fuqing became strangely calm. He pretended to surrender but secretly removed his newly grown fangs and turned them into poison. He put the poison into An Ning’s water.
But An Ning did not die.
Guards rushed in and captured him.
They cut his flesh piece by piece. Only then did he learn that Shen Feng had already made an antidote using his fangs.
No matter how strong his poison was, it was useless.
In the end, he was completely destroyed, his bones crushed to dust, and he died with hatred and anger.
Xi Qingqing frowned.
She remembered something from the original body’s memories.
Shen Feng could make the antidote because the original owner had drugged Mo Fuqing and pulled out his fangs while he was awake but powerless.
Xi Qingqing closed her eyes.
The system repeated:
[Please save his people and stop the death path!]
She looked at the snakes again. They had already lost their minds. No matter how much power he gave them, it only delayed death.
Xue Xi said softly, “Even if he leaves, they’ll just kill each other again. It’s better to end it quickly.”
Before he finished speaking, Mo Fuqing suddenly turned around. He threw a ball of spiritual energy toward where they were hiding.
“Come out!”
“So sensitive,” Xi Qingqing said as she caught the energy ball in her hand. “I hid so well, and you still found me.”
She stepped out.
Mo Fuqing’s eyes widened in shock. “Xi Qingqing?!”
She saw his pale lips and weak body. He was barely standing, yet he still kept sending power into the barrier.
“You followed me?” he asked through gritted teeth. “What do you want?”
Then he looked at Xue Xi. “You’ve really been drugged by her.”
Xue Xi: “…”
Xi Qingqing threw the energy ball into the barrier. It merged with it.
Then she clapped her hands lightly.
“I’ll handle this. Move aside.”
Mo Fuqing stared at her. “What do you want? My fangs? I can give them to you. But leave this place now!”
“Why would I want your fangs?” she said.
His heart sank. “Then what do you want? My people?”
Xi Qingqing was speechless.
She wanted to ask the original owner, “What did you do to these guys?” One thinks I want his fur, another thinks I want his fangs, and now this one thinks I want to refine his people!
“I’m doing this for your good,” she said calmly.
“For my good?!” Mo Fuqing shouted. “Last time you said that, you drugged me and pulled out my fangs! They just grew back, and now you’re doing it again! You either want them or you want me!”
He raised his hand and attacked her again with spiritual power.
Xue Xi easily blocked it.
Normally, Xue Xi was weaker, but Mo Fuqing had used too much power and was now very weak.
Xue Xi pinned him down. His fox tail flickered behind him.
“Female master,” he asked, “should I kill these snakes?”
“Don’t worry. I can finish them in one minute.”
Xi Qingqing: “…”
She looked at both of them seriously.
“Listen carefully. I am a kind person.”
Xue Xi looked confused.
Mo Fuqing looked like he wanted to tear her apart.
Xi Qingqing sighed and walked to the barrier.
She could tell immediately—Mo Fuqing had used all his power to keep these snakes alive.
He was forcing them to survive.
“Xi Qingqing!” Mo Fuqing shouted desperately. “If you want something, come at me! Take as many fangs as you want—!”
He suddenly froze.
Xi Qingqing did not listen.
She had already released her power.
A huge wave of energy surged forward and crashed directly into the barrier.