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When the tortoise statue was teasing the snake king, it remembered its sad past and cried loudly like a child.
The Snake King was so frustrated that he couldn't spit out a mouthful of blood.
"This is not something you should know. If you want to continue cultivating and if you want to have companions, then come with us, otherwise..." The Snake King glared at the tortoise statue with eyes the size of mung beans.
Compared to being ridden and crushed into mud all day, perhaps following this guy who calls himself the Snake King and this well-behaved little girl isn't so bad.
“Alright, I’ll go with you,” said the tortoise statue. “However, I have one condition!”
"A request? You've got some nerve!" The Snake King squinted his beady green eyes. "Anyone who dares to make a request of me has been bitten to death by me. Even if I can't kill you, I have plenty of ways to deal with you."
The tortoise statue shrank its head and said, "Actually... actually, it's not really a requirement."
"What is that? Tell me quickly, my patience is limited," the Snake King said arrogantly.
He Tiantian listened from the side. Sometimes, the arrogant Snake King was actually quite reliable!
"Can you completely remove the seal on your body?" the tortoise statue asked. "I can't use magic right now, I'm like a useless piece of trash."
He Tiantian was worried that the stone statue might be a trap, after all, its crazy behavior just now was quite frightening.
"But what if you go back on your word?" He Tiantian asked worriedly. "We really want to be your friends!"
"Of course not!" the tortoise statue roared. "Don't you trust your friend?"
He Tiantian quickly took two steps back. She was now certain that this was a turtle with a split personality!
The snake king charged forward, its tail tip piercing the back of the tortoise statue, and yelled, "Are you always this fierce to your friends?"
He Tiantian breathed a sigh of relief. In this crucial moment, Snake King was the most reliable!
The Snake King stood on its back, and the tortoise statue cowered, turning back into the憨厚 (honest and simple) tortoise, saying, "I don't know what happened, I just couldn't control myself! But I can assure you, I meant no harm."
When the snake king climbed onto its back, the tortoise statue felt an immense pressure.
It knew that this snake king was more powerful than it.
A wise person knows when to yield!
"Can you take back the curse you cast before?" He Tiantian asked. "I know some people have done bad things, but most people haven't offended you. But this year there's a severe drought, and many people will die!"
“The old ones can’t be taken back.” The tortoise statue’s eyes darted around as it said, “I didn’t release them. Those people forcibly moved me out and triggered the spell. Even if I wanted to take them back, I couldn’t.”
"What can we do? Is there really no way to fix this?" He Tiantian was anxious, knowing that the stone statue couldn't be blamed for this; it was also a victim.
"The past can't be taken back. At worst, I won't issue any more curses. Is that alright?" the tortoise statue said indifferently. Anyway, those people had only themselves to blame. You can't force things. Just let nature take its course.
He Tiantian was speechless. Oh well, let's think of another way.
"Snake King, release the remaining seals," He Tiantian said. "Will you stay with us from now on, or go back to your original river?"
The tortoise statue said with a hint of sadness, "I'm not going back. If you send me back this year, when they dig up the river next year, they'll fish me out again. Then they won't just leave me in the square to be ridden by kids; they'll smash me to pieces and pave the road."
Hearing this, He Tiantian asked curiously, "Aren't you pretty powerful? The two people who dug you up were covered in black soot and poisoned. Are you afraid of humans?"
"That's just the magic power left behind by my master. Moreover, the Heavenly Dao favors you humans, not only giving you intelligent brains but also preventing you from being bullied by spirits that surpass natural power. So I can change the environment to take revenge on humans, but I cannot personally kill or harm them," said the spiraling tortoise statue. It was also suffering in its heart!
What did it do to deserve this?!
"Oh, I see!" He Tiantian nodded, signaling the Snake King to release the seal on the stone statue.
After a moment of preparation, the Snake King used a secret technique unique to the demon realm to break the seal on the spiraling tortoise statue.
After the seal on the tortoise statue was broken, it stretched lazily, as maintaining one posture for too long must have been tiring.
"Ah, that feels good!" The tortoise statue could actually move its limbs and hummed comfortably.
"What's your name?" He Tiantian asked. "We'll be friends from now on, and you'll be coming with us, so we can't not have a name for you, can we?"
"You can just call me Big Whirl," Whirl Turtle meant to say, "From now on, I'll call you Sweetie."
"Okay, Da Xuan," He Tiantian said with a smile, then suddenly thought of a question, "You're so big, how come you're walking with us?"
Seeing that the two were chatting happily and it couldn't get a word in edgewise, the Snake King was unhappy. Hearing He Tiantian's words, it said, "It can stay inside the barrier; I'll protect it."
Xuan Gui's eyes darted around, and he leaned closer to He Tiantian and said, "Actually...actually, I can change size."
After saying that, the millstone-sized spiral turtle statue shrank to the size of a washbasin, then to the size of a bowl, and finally to two small turtles the size of two thumbs, just like the pet turtle He Tiantian bought at the entrance of the community in her previous life.
"You...you're really amazing!" He Tiantian exclaimed, picking up the spiral tortoise statue from the ground. "I can't call you Big Spiral anymore, I should call you Little Spiral. While we're out, just stay like this. When we get home, I'll find you a nice spot in the back mountains, and then you can change back to your original form, okay?"
"Okay, okay, okay!" Xiao Xuan is so cute and adorable.
"Hmph hmph hmph!" The Snake King was displeased, stretching his neck out straight, showing just how angry he was!
He Tiantian then realized that she had neglected the Snake King. Thinking about the Snake King's petty nature, her heart skipped a beat. She quickly tried to appease him, saying, "From now on, we will all be the Snake King's followers. We should listen to the Snake King's orders."
The little tortoise shook its head and quickly flattered, "Great Snake King, I will obey your orders."
Although this little silver snake is not large, it can be felt as powerfully as its owner.
Might makes right!
Since it is not as powerful as the Snake King, it shall submit.
Upon hearing Little Turtle's words and seeing He Tiantian's respectful demeanor, the Snake King said, "Alright then, come in!"
The Snake King entered the barrier and took the Little Turtle with him.
He Tiantian looked around. There was no one else around, and it was dark now. She could steal the dark stone statue without anyone knowing.
Just as He Tiantian was feeling smug, she heard Qi Xiaoyan's voice.
"Sister Tian... Sister Tian?" Qi Xiaoyan asked anxiously and remorsefully, "Where did Sister Tian go? Please don't let something happen to her?"
Niu Dajun comforted her, saying, "Tian Tian is clever; she'll be fine."
"Let's hope so," Qi Xiaoyan said. "Come on, let's look again. Normally, Sister Tiantian would be back by now when she's eating. If nothing's wrong, she definitely won't be late for dinner." (To be continued.)
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