Chapter 783 [(*^▽^*)]
The village chief coughed lightly, "This person is the youngest son of the city lord in that great human city."
Everyone was quite surprised.
"The city lord's youngest son is definitely from a wealthy and noble family, why would he be trying to kidnap someone..."
He stopped halfway through his sentence, because for many humans, the snakes in their Golden Snake Village were not a matter of money. If they were imprisoned and raised from a young age, it would be equivalent to having a powerful and fearless subordinate.
"It seems that he himself wants the snakes from our village, not for any money or profit."
"Given his identity, someone will definitely come to rescue him. What do we do now? Kill him quickly! Otherwise, once they arrive, it will be very difficult for us to capture them, and this person..."
The village chief's expression was solemn. "How could I not know this principle?"
Everyone fell silent, looking at the village chief. "His identity is special; the number of people coming to rescue him will be considerable, and they won't be weak either. Killing him now would indeed guarantee his death, however..."
Everyone understood this principle: if they really killed them, then their Golden Snake Village would truly have a deep-seated hatred for that large human city, with absolutely no room for reconciliation.
"But... are we just going to let him go like this?"
Everyone was furious when they saw the humans sleeping soundly in the cell. No wonder they weren't worried at all; they had such a good background.
"I'm not reconciled, I'm not reconciled! These thieves... even now, there are still many lost children who haven't been found. They're definitely being enslaved and tortured outside! It breaks my heart just thinking about it!"
The village chief of Golden Snake Village tapped the ground with the tip of his tail, the soft sound silencing the square.
“I understand how you feel, but Golden Serpent Village does have a problem: the number of its people is too small. If the human city really attacks us, the other side will certainly suffer huge losses, but our village will also be disturbed. After all... there are so many humans. If they come to harass us once a day, it will be enough to disrupt our daily lives.”
At this point, he took a deep breath, "So... I have a plan."
Everyone listened to him quietly without offering any opinions; they trusted the village chief.
Inside the wooden house, Lin Leyou and Xue Rui were speechless.
The two looked at the footage on the monitor screen. They saw a large number of snake people gathering in the square, and they could even hear them talking, but...
"Hiss... hiss..."
"Hiss... hiss hiss..."
"hiss……"
Lin Leyou couldn't help but burst out laughing, "What are you talking about..."
Xue Rui was also somewhat helpless. He rubbed his temples and said, "No wonder."
They couldn't possibly understand snake language.
Lin Leyou said, "Alright, put it away. There's no need for that. Let's go to sleep."
He leaned over and kissed him to comfort him a little. Xue Rui didn't insist. He put away the monitor in his hand, then lay down dejectedly and hugged Lin Leyou in his arms.
As the sunlight streamed down, the sun rose in the east.
Lin Leyou saw the situation in the square as soon as he opened the door today. The people who were in the prison yesterday were gone. This is...
They didn't escape; they were transferred to a cell in the square. The cell looked quite new; it must have been newly built.
They walked to the vicinity of the square, where a large group of snake people had gathered. Upon noticing their arrival, the shopkeeper came over to greet them, "Oh, you've arrived? I was just about to look for you."
Lin Leyou was taken aback. "What do you want with us?"
"Oh dear, distinguished guests, we have a small matter we'd like your help with."
Lin Leyou found it strange, but he had a gut feeling that this matter was related to the people in the prison. "Please speak."
"Hahaha... It's not a big deal, really. We're going to send this person to a human city, but as you know, the village can't leave too many people, so we'd like you to join us on the trip."
Lin Leyou nodded, "That's not a problem."
It would be ideal if they could travel to human cities without having to ask.
"But are you planning to let this person go?"
The thieves who kidnapped their children just got away with it? It's hard to believe.
The snake-man said, "Oh dear, we can't let this go. It's just that this human's identity is a bit special. It would be a pity to kill him. We plan to exchange him for some good stuff."
It can also help avoid unnecessary trouble.
Lin Leyou, "Special identity?"
The snake-man is "the closest human city to Golden Snake Village, and he is the youngest son of that city lord."
Lin Leyou was very surprised, "Why would the city lord's son come to Golden Snake Village alone to kidnap a child?"
Even now, no one has come to rescue him. Not even the snake people in the village have noticed anyone else around the village, which means he came alone.
The snake-man was also puzzled. "I've asked this matter many times, but this human is very stubborn and won't give a reason. I can't do anything about it. Now that everyone agrees on how to handle it, we've decided to deal with it as soon as possible."
Lin Leyou nodded, "We can go. How many people do you plan to escort him?"
The snake-man, "It's the two of them."
Lin Leyou looked at them and saw that both snake-men were very strong. You couldn't tell from their snake heads and tails, as they were quite similar, but their bodies were human, with very obvious muscles.
One of the thinner ones looked familiar. "It's you..."
He laughed and said, "I changed my clothes, but I was still recognized. Yes, it was me."
This snake-man is the same snake-man who was guarding the sign at the entrance of Golden Snake Village. I didn't expect him to go along too.
"By the way, if you're going to the human city with us, who's going to keep watch there?"
He pointed to the shop manager, "The village chief will go."
Lin Leyou suddenly realized that the shopkeeper was actually the village chief! He had been hiding it very well. The old snake-man he had seen in the village earlier was not the village chief after all.
"When do we set off?"
He touched his shoulder. "We can set off now."
He whispered, "If everything goes well, the village chief will prepare gifts for you when you get back. You'll definitely love them."
Lin Leyou nodded, "Then I'll look forward to it."
Without further ado, the two of them returned to the cabin and packed up all their belongings. This trip would definitely take several days to return. After packing what they needed, they waited in the square with their bags on their backs.
There were no more snake people in the square. Only a lonely, brand-new prison cell was placed on a cart. The cart looked a bit old. It was a horse-drawn carriage with no canopy at the back, just a simple platform. The prison cell was firmly fixed to it.
Lin Leyou observed carefully and found that there seemed to be some snake scales on the rope used to secure the prisoner. Could it be that the rope was made of snake skin?
hiss……
He gasped, but quickly remembered that snakes shed their skin, so these couldn't possibly have been peeled off from the snake-man; they were most likely snake molts.
The snake people actually use snake molts to make ropes; that's really extravagant.
He reached out and touched it, then tried to pull it hard, finding it to be extremely sturdy, even more so than some rope-type props he had used before.
Xue Rui, "What's wrong?"
Lin Leyou said, "These ropes are snake molts, very tough, no worse than the props we used before."
After examining it carefully, Xue Rui confirmed this, "It is indeed a good product, but... it should be quite ordinary for them."
Lin Leyou sighed, "If only we could buy it, it's a good material."
Xue Rui: "Whether it can fit in a backpack is also a problem."
Lin Leyou said, "I'll give it a try if I have the chance."
The two stood quietly near the prison van, observing the ropes. Their conversation was conducted using their rings. The person inside stared intently at them, but they ignored him.
"Hey, how can you two ignore me? I'm staring at you like this and you don't even glance at me?"
Lin Leyou's lips twitched. This person was still so arrogant even at this point. Could it be that he was just relying on his noble status, thinking that even the Golden Snake Village wouldn't kill him, and that's why he came here to try his luck?
He rolled his eyes at the other person, then pulled Xue Rui aside.
"Hey! What kind of attitude is this? Do you know who I am? These half-snake people should have told you by now, right? Now you're escorting me back to the city, hahahahaha!"
"You two idiots, do you think you can leave unscathed after I return to the city? These half-snake people are lying to you. Those two adult half-snake people will definitely be fine, but you are different. You are human!"
"Since you are human, you fall under the jurisdiction of our city. We can't touch the snake people of Golden Snake Village, but surely we can touch you? Just look at your faces, and we can tell you've been completely fooled by these snake people!"
"These snake people are sinister, cunning, and suspicious. They are incapable of being friendly to humans. I don't know where you come from, but I hope you can understand one thing: those who are not of our kind will surely have different intentions!"
"I'm just here to catch a snake-man pet. Don't you guys keep pets in your hometowns? Cats and dogs, I just want to keep a snake-man as a pet."
He muttered a whole bunch of things over there.
Lin Leyou and the other person stood nearby without saying a word, not even looking at him. Instead, they were looking into the village. Why hadn't the two snake people arrived yet?
The man in the cell had been talking until his mouth was dry, but the two men didn't respond to him. He was very dejected. "Why don't you believe me? I'm a human being just like you. They're half-snake people. Do you know what a half-snake person is? They're an alien!"
"You two are weirdos for believing in other species instead of humans! Don't blame me if they get you killed. I won't be collecting your corpses."
This person just said that once they reached the human city, they would teach them a lesson, but now they're saying they were killed by them? Isn't that a contradiction?
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