"Snake... Snake King... Help!" He Tiantian gasped for breath. She didn't know where she had run off to, but she could vaguely sense that her strength was about to give out.

But why are those two wild boars behind her staring at her so intently?

Damn it!

She's not a sow!

If you want a wife, go find a sexy big sow!

Having watched the spectacle unfold in the barrier space, the Snake King, having seen enough of He Tiantian's antics, and with her stamina having surpassed its previous limits—a blessing in disguise—finally said lazily, "Just run straight ahead in this direction..."

Upon hearing the Snake King's warning, He Tiantian almost burst into tears!

Why couldn't you have acted sooner!

"You...you're not going to just do it? Why...why are you still running forward?" He Tiantian asked breathlessly. Why was she being made to run? Was the plan to use her to lure the two wild boars ahead and exhaust them to death?

However, she could swear to Grandpa M that she would die of exhaustion before the wild boar did.

The Snake King scanned the surroundings with his divine sense, a playful, or perhaps mischievous, look flashing in his eyes!

"Run forward, keep running forward, don't change direction!" the Snake King said lazily. So this is how fun it is to play tricks on people!

He Tiantian, panting heavily, kept running forward, occasionally turning her head to look back at the two large wild boars behind her!

Damn it!

Still chasing!

I'm exhausted!

Huffing and puffing, I... ran, ran, ran...

Sweat streamed into He Tiantian's eyes, making it almost impossible for her to open them. Fortunately, the ground in front of her was flat, so even if she couldn't see clearly, she wouldn't fall!

"Hurry up..." the Snake King urged incessantly, watching He Tiantian's braids sway in the air, and smiled silently!

You little brat, you dare laugh at me, the king, in secret!

This is a small punishment for you!

He Tiantian was still running forward like a panicked little rabbit!

Suddenly, it felt like my feet were sinking into thin air, soft and yielding, as if I were stepping on nothing but cotton. I could hear the wind whistling in my ears!

He Tiantian quickly rolled up her sleeves and wiped her eyes, looking around. All she could see were nearby mountains and distant clouds…

He Tiantian was nearly scared to death when she looked down!

Her legs were actually flapping rapidly in the air...

Looking further down, there was a crack more than ten meters deep!

Oh my god!

He Tiantian rolled her eyes and was about to faint.

"Stop playing dead, you're not going to fall!" the Snake King said gloatingly. "Quickly look behind you..."

ah?

It won't fall?

He Tiantian, forgetting her fear, opened her eyes, stretched out her arms and flailed her legs...

Huh? It actually didn't fall down; it's been hovering in mid-air ever since.

I can fly?

While He Tiantian was caught up in the excitement of being able to fly, she completely forgot that there were two wild boars chasing after her!

"Bang..."

He Tiantian was startled and looked in the direction of the sound!

Before I could even react, there was another sound!

"Bang..."

Both wild boars fell down!

He Tiantian could see with her naked eye that the two wild boars twitched irregularly a few times and then stopped moving!

"He just fell and died like that?" He Tiantian stared wide-eyed in disbelief.

"Isn't he completely dead by now?" the Snake King said arrogantly. "When this great king takes action, how can he fail?"

It would have been better if the Snake King hadn't said those words; they only made He Tiantian furious.

"These two wild boars clearly fell into the crevice on their own, you didn't help at all, okay? As a human... uh... as a snake, you should be kind..." He Tiantian accused the Snake King with her hands on her hips, for lying through her teeth and taking all the credit for herself!

The Snake King raised its long, slender neck and asked arrogantly, "If I hadn't used my magic to let you levitate, you would be the one falling down now! You would be the one who died from the fall!"

He Tiantian was stunned. She looked down into the empty space beneath her feet and swallowed the accusation that was on the tip of her tongue. She was worried that if she spoke, the Snake King would make her fall down too.

I am the fish on the chopping block!

A wise person knows when to yield!

Don't bother arguing with a snake!

"But you said you'd help me catch those two pigs?" He Tiantian muttered. "Look at me, I'm covered in sweat, my legs are weak, I'm exhausted."

The Snake King gave He Tiantian a look that said, "Do you think I'm stupid?" and looked at her with disdain, saying, "I'm doing this to conserve my magic power. The magic power I've cultivated isn't easy to come by, so I can't just waste it. You weigh less than 90 jin, while those two pigs weigh 500 jin. The magic power I need to control your body is only one-fifth of that of those two pigs. Why would I bother to control two pigs?"

He Tiantian listened, not knowing whether to smile wryly or not!

I wish I could grind all my tiny teeth to dust!

He Tiantian = 1/5 of two large wild boars!

"You...you...you've gone too far!" He Tiantian complained, feeling particularly uncomfortable with this comparison.

"Alright, if you don't go find those two people behind you, those two fat pigs will become food for other animals. Then you'll have worked for nothing!" The Snake King said lazily with a grin, and immediately grabbed He Tiantian's vital spot.

Yeah, what's the point of saying all this now!

Anyway, the wild boar is dead, and the prey has been caught!

As for the annoying snake king, He Tiantian decided to ignore it for the time being.

He Tiantian pouted and stretched her slender arms in the air, "swimming" towards the edge of the mountain crevice.

He Tiantian looked around, recognized the surrounding area, and then walked back.

"Wrong, turn right!" Seeing that He Tiantian was angry, the Snake King suddenly realized that he had made a mistake and frightened her, so he had a change of heart and kindly reminded her!

He Tiantian walked to the right without saying a word.

"They're about three miles from you, keep moving forward," the Snake King reminded He Tiantian again when she still didn't speak.

He Tiantian kept walking forward; she was going to not speak to the Snake King for three days!

"Hmph!" The Snake King's arrogant side kicked in. Ignoring me, this great king is not happy to talk to you brat!

The Snake King entered the barrier directly, and He Tiantian could no longer receive the messages sent by the Snake King.

Zuo Li and Xiang Rong, former reconnaissance soldiers, tracked down the wild boar based on its tracks.

"Uncle Zuo, Uncle Xiang, I'm here. Those two pigs fell into the crevice below and died. Let's hurry and bring them back!" He Tiantian shouted from a rock to the two people dozens of meters away.

Zuo Li and Xiang Rong quickened their pace and ran to He Tiantian's side. Seeing that He Tiantian was sweating a lot but was not injured, they were relieved.

"It's good that you're alright. If something had happened to you, we wouldn't know how to explain it when we got back," Zuo Li said. "Those two wild boars were strange too; they kept..."

"I'm chasing you!" (To be continued.)