Chapter 22 The Tail Has Its Own Consciousness

Wen Shuwan was so frightened that she covered Xie Mianmian's mouth and pressed the child back into her arms.

Xie Mingyi was both shocked and angry, gently pinching Xie Mianmian's cheek. "Xie Mianmian, are you crazy! This is dangerous, do you know that?!"

Xie Mianmian blinked her big eyes, unable to move her whole body, and could only nod slightly.

The Xie family took a deep breath, wanting to beat their child in public.

Only Xie Huaijin truly believed in the child. He took Xie Mianmian and asked, "Mianmian, is it really okay?"

The child nodded emphatically. Since no one dared to step forward, she said, "Then I'll go. Uncle Huang is a good person, and I want to help him."

That so-called second prince of the Northern Rong, his smile is truly hideous. He even abuses animals. Look what he did to the poor golden eagle, and the snow wolf too…

Xie Mianmian clenched her fists. If the creature in the cage tried to bite her, she would use her cuteness points to make it bite the Second Prince!

Xie Huaijin put the child down and pushed Xie Mianmian outside, saying, "Go on, Xie Mianmian."

Of course, he wouldn't let Xie Mianmian risk her life alone. With him watching over her, even if a beast's mouth is fast, his sword is faster.

Hsieh Huai-Chin has an inexplicable confidence in her own child.

Xie family: ?! You're going to go crazy with her?

At this moment, a burly man slammed his fist on the table and stood up, “I’m not dead yet! The Great Zhou doesn’t need some greenhorn girl to risk her life for us.”

Tuoba Hong looked at him with amusement, then waved his hand behind him, and the people below lifted the cloth covering the cage.

The cramped iron cage was crammed full of a giant albino python!

Its round body moved slowly in the narrow space. Under the candlelight, its pinkish-white scales were like rare gems, hard and shimmering with tiny pearly light.

Everyone was speechless, staring blankly at the giant python.

The albino python resembles a mythical beast described in ancient texts—mysterious, beautiful, and dangerous, possessing a deadly allure.

The lake-green vertical pupils saw someone on the throne, and the thin, round tail seemed to have its own consciousness, frantically pounding on the iron bars, making a banging sound.

The burly man who had just stood up swallowed hard when he saw the scene before him, took the sword handed to him by the guard, and stood in front of the cage.

To prevent the giant python from breaking free and harming everyone, Tuoba Hong had a larger cage brought in so that people could tame the python inside.

Actually, it was a giant python fighting a person in a cage!

Tuoba Hong's lips curled into a bloody smile, anticipating what was to come.

The burly man crawled into the cage and compared the python to his own thigh; it was as thick as his thigh.

The pinkish-white python coiled up, its round head resting on its body, occasionally sticking out its red forked tongue as a warning to the burly man not to approach it.

The burly man gripped the sword hilt tightly with both hands, locked in a stalemate with the giant python. Suddenly, he roared and slashed at the python with his sword.

The blade grazed the hard scales with a clang.

The giant python was unharmed, but the sword's blade was dulled.

Upon seeing this, the burly man slashed at the giant python several times, each strike failing to kill it.

The giant python got annoyed, straightened its back, and coldly looked down at him with its inhuman vertical pupils, opening its blood-red maw to bite him.

"Ah!" the big man screamed in agony.

Everyone held their breath and looked over. The big man was so frightened that he fainted and collapsed limply to the ground, while the giant python coiled back up.

“Ah, such a cold-blooded animal has absolutely no chance of being tamed!” someone questioned Tuoba Hong.

Tuoba Hong scoffed, "If people are incompetent, they blame the road for being uneven. In the Northern Rong, there are people who can train snakes to put shoes on their masters, and even giant pythons can do it."

The hall fell silent for a moment, and no one dared to go into the cage and drag the big man out.

At that moment, a small figure moved.

Taking advantage of the Xie family's inattention, Xie Mianmian easily slipped through the gap in the cage.

Xie Huaijin quickly snatched the guard's sword and followed.

The seventh prince, standing on the high hall, saw this scene and his heart skipped a beat. He felt a fear of losing it. Before his mind could even process it, his body had already rushed over.

The eunuch Li, who was serving nearby, was furious. "Seventh Prince, don't go over there! You're not even enough to take a bite out of this giant python!"

Xie Mianmian was a little scared of the giant python, and her childish voice trembled as she said, "Wait a minute, let me come over before we start, okay?"

The giant python shrank back, as if it were somewhat aggrieved.

The child slowly moved from the edge of the cage toward the giant python, but accidentally stepped on a large man lying on the ground, causing the small child to fall backward.

"ah!"

Everyone was worried for the child.

Xie Mianmian closed her eyes in fright, and after a few breaths, it seemed that she had not hit the ground.

She felt something soft beneath her, and when she reached back with her small hand, she touched a smooth, cold, and hard piece of jade.

Both soft and hard?

Xie Mianmian looked behind her curiously.

It was a giant, pinkish-white python that curled up into a pancake and caught Xie Mianmian before she fell to the ground!

Seeing that the once ferocious python had actually saved his little sister, Xie Huaijin loosened his grip on the sword hilt, but still stood warily to the side, observing the python's weaknesses.

The seventh prince also breathed a sigh of relief.

Its round, chubby head gently rubbed against Xie Mianmian's knee, its lake-green eyes gazing at her docilely.

It seemed to be asking for a pat, Xie Mianmian thought.

So the child nervously reached out and slowly placed her hand on the big head. It felt cool and smooth, and she stroked it back and forth.

The python squinted happily, its tail tip swaying unconsciously from side to side, slapping against the iron railing.

The banging sound woke everyone up.

"This is impossible!" Tuoba Hong shouted. In order to capture this giant python, the Northern Rong had spent more than a dozen people. In the end, it was only after Handa blew a strong needle that the giant python was drugged and knocked out.

How could it be so docile, especially towards a little girl it had just met?

Having witnessed animal taming so many times, Tuoba Hong had never seen anything like this before.

Not only him, but all the people of the Great Zhou in the hall were stunned.

Xie Mianmian stood up, walked over to the cage, and said to Tuoba Hong, "Second Prince, what should Mianmian do to be considered successfully tamed?"

Tuoba Hong was speechless for a moment. He couldn't very well say that this was already a great success, could he?

He cleared his throat. "If the giant python understands your ten commands, then you've succeeded." He subtly increased the difficulty.

"Okay." Xie Mianmian returned to the giant python, tilted her head, and pondered what she could get the python to do.

She glanced at her clothes, which were slightly disheveled from walking, and tentatively asked, "Could the python help me tidy up my clothes?"

Everyone: Huh? This is as absurd as the second prince saying that snakes can help their masters put on their shoes.

The giant python stared blankly at Xie Mianmian's clothes. After a while, the tip of its thin, round tail gently tugged at the child's clothes, pulling here and there. Finally, the tip of its tail patted Xie Mianmian's skirt with satisfaction.

Xie Mianmian looked down, pursed her lips, and began to praise, "You're so amazing!"

As she spoke, the child felt a little thirsty. Her eyes lit up, and she asked expectantly, "Can you feed me water?"

The lake-green eyes looked around but couldn't find any river. How could they give Mianmian water?

The pinkish-white tail tip scratched its smooth head in confusion, looking a little bewildered.