283: Chapter 281: Snake Fight [Second Update] 283: Chapter 281: Snake Fight [Second Update] Jiao Long swayed its tail, diving headfirst into the bottom of the pond.
Li Chen hesitated for a moment, then also leapt into Stone Pond, following swiftly behind.
Deep within Stone Pond lay a stone cave.
Inside, it was a different world.
Just as he arrived at the entrance, the refreshing scent hit his nostrils.
“Such rich Spiritual Power, looks like I’ve really hit the jackpot this time!”
Entering the stone cave, what came into view left Li Chen gaping in astonishment.
The place was packed full of succulent fruits.
Upon careful counting, Li Chen found nineteen Dragon Blood Fruits, each as big as an adult’s fist.
Jiao Long snorted proudly, seemingly showing off its findings.
Li Chen cleared his throat and said, “Ahem, there are a total of five Dragon Blood Fruits here!”
Having said that, he stretched out his hand and counted properly.
“One, two, three, four, five, I didn’t count wrong, right?”
Jiao Long glanced at Li Chen’s five fingers, then back at the Dragon Blood Fruits, and nodded its head blankly.
“Splitting it half on meeting, as we agreed before, each of us gets two and a half, no objections, right?”
Hearing about getting two and a half, Jiao Long’s expression was utterly clueless again.
Li Chen, a touch exasperated, said, “You take three, and I’ll suffer a loss, taking just two.
That should be fine now, right?”
Jiao Long nodded vigorously, agreeing to Li Chen’s distribution plan.
Li Chen picked three Dragon Blood Fruits and tossed them in front of Jiao Long.
“Alright, these three are yours.
two are all mine, no problem, right?”
Although Jiao Long couldn’t count, it could differentiate between quantities.
When it realized that Li Chen’s two were more than its own three, it could not help feeling a bit angry.
Seeing that his trick wasn’t working, Li Chen quickly took out some Low-level Pills and presented them to it.
Jiao Long, lured by the scent of the pills, was instantly distracted.
“Eat up, these taste much better than the Dragon Blood Fruits!”
Half-believing, half-doubting, Jiao Long stuck out its crimson tongue and snatched the pills from Li Chen’s hand, flicking them into its mouth.
Seizing the opportunity, Li Chen quickly gathered the remaining sixteen Dragon Blood Fruits.
Three days later, a handsome young man appeared on the streets of Lingnan.
This person was none other than Li Chen!
His arm was also wrapped with a half-meter long Little Gold Golden Snake.
This was Jiao Long in its mini form, experiencing the city for the first time, extremely excited, looking here and there, occasionally hissing, causing screams from a crowd of women and children.
However, its body was golden, shining like Gold, which was very festive and attracted a bunch of onlookers.
Jiao Long seemed to relish it all, its triangular head proudly raised high.
But after walking a hundred meters or so, it became unsettled, swaying its head and intermittently flicking its tongue out at Li Chen.
Following Jiao Long’s line of sight, Li Chen noticed a stall not far ahead.
It was a stall set up by Bearded Indian, with a glass case on it and two snakes, one green and one red, coiling and biting each other.
A large crowd surrounded the scene, cheering for the two snakes.
Beside it, there were cloth banners with “Green Snake Win, Red Snake Win, Draw” written on them, covered with money.
Clearly, this was a snake fighting gambling den.
Li Chen didn’t originally plan to join in on the excitement, but couldn’t resist Jiao Long’s insistence on going.
As he approached, the battle between the two snakes had already been decided.
The red snake emerged victorious, while the green snake was on its last breath.
Consequently, those who had bet on the red snake were cheering, while those who had bet on the green snake had dejected faces, cursing and swearing.
Bearded Indian’s eyes lit up when he saw the Golden Snake on Li Chen’s arm, and he began to hatch a sinister idea.
He then started gesturing to Li Chen in clumsy Huaxia language: “Young brother, care for a snake fight?”
Li Chen was about to decline, but seeing Jiao Long eager to try, he casually asked, “What are the rules of the fight?”
Bearded Indian replied, “Let your Golden Snake fight my big red robe to see which one is better.
Without even thinking, Li Chen agreed.
“Alright, but just fighting is no fun.
Let’s add something interesting, shall we?”
Bearded Indian was thinking the same thing and got excited when he heard Li Chen’s offer, slapping his thigh with enthusiasm.
“Of course, what stakes do you want?”
Li Chen spoke seriously, pausing after each word, “If you lose, you leave our Huaxia!”
Bearded Indian was taken aback by the young man’s stakes, which were to have him leave Huaxia, and his expression stiffened.
“Fine, if I lose, I will leave Huaxia immediately.
If you lose, you give me your Little Golden Snake.
“Why wouldn’t I dare?”
While speaking, Li Chen gently stroked Jiao Long’s triangular head and tossed it into the glass display case.
The victor, the red snake, upon seeing a Little Golden Snake enter, immediately flicked its crimson forked tongue as a warning.
However, it seemed very frightened and hesitated to attack.
It was just coiled up, flicking its tongue back and forth.
Bearded Indian saw his big red robe become timid right at the start and became somewhat anxious.
“Big red robe, attack!
Bite fiercely, bite fiercely!”
The usually obedient red snake was cowering and not moving forward, occasionally ramming its head against the glass, desperately trying to escape this terrifying place.
Jiao Long was in no rush to attack, simply meandering up to the front of the red snake.
The red snake lay flat on the ground, too afraid to move an inch as if it was worshipping Little Gold Snake.
Li Chen smiled coldly, turned to Bearded Indian, and said indifferently, “Boss, you’ve lost!”
Bearded Indian puffed up his beard in anger and waved his hands continuously, protesting, “This doesn’t count; this doesn’t count.
My big red robe just went through a fight and is already exhausted.
It can’t fight anymore!”
Li Chen expressed no anger towards India’s shameless behavior, and calmly said, “Oh, in that case, then bring another snake to fight!”
Bearded Indian briskly agreed and mumbled a few words to a black man under his command.
The black man’s face turned pale upon hearing his boss’s instructions.
However, his dark complexion prevented others from noticing the change in his expression.
“Boss, is this really okay?”
Bearded Indian, somewhat impatient, waved his hand and commanded, “If I tell you to go, just go.
What’s with all the chatter?”
The black man helplessly shrugged his shoulders and ran towards a shop in the back.
About five minutes later, he returned, struggling to carry a bamboo pot covered with a red cloth.
Bearded Indian took the bamboo pot and ripped off the red cloth.
As soon as people saw the venomous snake inside the pot, there was an immediate outcry.
“Is that a King Cobra?”