Chapter 144: Chapter 144: Really Made Me Laugh Out Loud
This can’t really be blamed on her; she didn’t know these snakes could burrow.
In a rush, Qian Qi flipped the turtle shell back over and, tirelessly brushing away the demon snakes coiled around her legs, said to Liang Yongjie, "You guys run east, I’ll divert them."
"What about you?" Liang Yongjie shook his head, "I can’t leave a student to face danger alone!"
"Hey, do you still think I’m a student?" Qian Qi adjusted her glasses coolly, "If you guys stick with me, you’ll only slow me down. Besides, I can fly; shaking off these snakes is a piece of cake."
They were already on the edge of the snake swarm. As long as she attracted the attention of the snake swarm, Liang Yongjie and the others could escape from danger.
Liang Yongjie was stunned for a moment. He couldn’t deny what Qian Qi said, though he didn’t expect she could think of such a calm solution in a time of crisis.
Even if her words were somewhat piercing.
If she had spiritual skills, she could definitely become an excellent commander.
"Alright, good luck." Liang Yongjie took a deep look at Qian Qi, then immediately instructed the survivors to carry the unconscious and flee towards the east.
Meanwhile, Qian Qi spun the massive turtle shell like a top, quickly spinning through the demon snakes, instantly drawing their furious glares, and they rushed towards the turtle shell.
Qian Qi sped through the snake swarm, her every step almost slicing the snakes beneath her into mush. She grabbed the turtle shell, which had gradually steadied after losing momentum, and continued to sprint.
The formidable combat power of the turtle shell effectively absorbed the snake swarm’s anger. Most of the swarm rapidly followed Qian Qi, while a few stragglers turned their gaze on Liang Yongjie and the others.
Fortunately, with the help of hemostatic medicine, they could still fight and weren’t overwhelmed.
As for Qian Qi, she glanced sideways at the oncoming snake tides on both sides and frowned slightly.
[What are you planning to do?]
The system lounged lazily in the air, looking quite at ease, not at all afraid of Qian Qi being exhausted to death by the demon snakes. [If you beg me, I might reluctantly agree to help for a fee~]
Qian Qi cast a glance at the system that was watching the spectacle, rolling her eyes slightly, "Who do you think you’re looking down on?"
Unless absolutely necessary, she wouldn’t ask the system for help. Until the last second, who could guarantee she’d lose?
Today she was going to show the system that she, Qian Qi, has survived not by brute force, but by brains!
"Tongzi, do you dare to make a bet?" Qian Qi’s lips curled into a radiant smile that blossomed like daisies on her small face, "I don’t need you to make a move, I can capture all these amphibian demon snakes with ease."
The system didn’t believe her at all, [Bet what?]
Qian Qi chuckled, "If I win, you wear leopard-print shorts for three days. If I lose, I’ll give you 30,000 bucks. How about that?"
30,000 bucks is no small amount for a bet, and the system felt a little tempted.
But seeing Qian Qi, usually so stingy, willing to pay such a price, it seemed she was determined to win...
The system smiled slightly: [∩_∩ No bet, I’d be a fool to bet with you.]
Qian Qi: ...
Damn, this Tongzi doesn’t play by the rules?
As expected of her Tongzi.
Qian Qi clicked her tongue in regret, "What a pity, I guess you’re smart."
Suddenly, she threw the turtle shell in her hand, leapt up, and tightly grabbed onto a very robust tree nearby. With a slight push of her foot, she swiftly climbed to the treetop. She looked down at the demon snake swarm below through the dense foliage, watching them coil around the trunk and slither upward, and a strange, amusing smile appeared on her lips.
"Speaking of which, this is the first time I’m officially taming a beast~"
With one hand behind her back, she stood unwavering on the treetop, the cold wind in the sky blowing her short black hair loudly, and her smiling eyes seemed to hold an air of supremacy, as if the whole world was under her control.
"Moyu, these amphibian demon snakes are yours to deal with."
As soon as she spoke, the once-silent mountain forest in the distance suddenly echoed with a cacophony of crow calls.
Nearly a thousand Mo Ya gathered in a flock and flew towards this direction, their beating wings so black they seemed to eclipse the sunlight in the sky. They flew at an extraordinary speed and then shot like needle rain towards the tree-climbing amphibian demon snakes. As they passed Qian Qi, the large group of Ink Crows automatically split apart, with not a single one attacking her.
Their sharp beaks blinded the bizarre snake eyes of the amphibian demon snakes, while others opened their mouths and bit into the flat snake heads, violently flinging the snake bodies. As the natural enemies of the amphibian demon snakes, they possessed a natural advantage over them, making the snake swarm retreat in fear, burrowing underground not daring to emerge again.
At the treetop, a particularly nimble Mo Ya Beast gently landed on Qian Qi’s shoulder, its slender black crow legs firmly stabilizing on her shoulder, its ruby-like beautiful yet bloody crow eyes blinking, looking down coldly at the demon snake swarm fleeing everywhere.
"Foolish amphibian snakes, to dare offend my contractor?" it spoke in human tongue, pointing its soft yet sharp ink feathers at the amphibian demon snakes on its right, letting out a cold laugh, "That’s just gagging me."
Qian Qi: ???
Qian Qi: .....
Qian Qi looked down at the Mo Ya on her shoulder, laughing so hard it was shaking with laughter, and disdainfully flicked it off her shoulder.
This was actually her first contracted beast?
What contracted beast laughs so foolishly? Even laughing its head off?
Absolutely disgraceful!
"Contractor?" The Mo Ya looked at Qian Qi’s very disdainful expression after being flicked off, feeling like it was struck by lightning, "You, you disdain me?"
"No." Qian Qi said with a serious face, "You’re just too heavy."
The Mo Ya immediately slumped on a branch as if all its strength were drained, "How, how can that be?"
It was clearly a light crow!
"No wait, why can you speak human language?" She had heard that after forming a contract, the contractor and the contracted beast could communicate spiritually, but she’d never heard that a magic beast below B-level could speak human language?!
Upon hearing this, the Mo Ya proudly raised its head, "Our Mo Ya clan has always been skilled in speech imitation."
The Mo Ya’s tongue is dexterous, very skilled at mimicking the sounds of other magic beasts, and when contracting with humans, their language system was naturally inherited by them, so speaking human language was a breeze.
"I see..." Qian Qi mused, then smiled sinisterly, "Then you better watch your mouth from now on. I have a lot of secrets, and if you can’t keep them, I’ll just have to..."
Qian Qi made a twisting motion on its neck, "Understand?"
The Mo Ya couldn’t help but shiver: Yikes?
Why treat its tenderness so harshly? Even if it was a forcibly picked fruit in the beginning, why abandon it repeatedly and now threaten it in every way?
The Mo Ya was very aggrieved, voicing its dissatisfaction, "You’re so fierce."
Qian Qi: "Thank you for the compliment."
The Mo Ya: ...Did it not mean to compliment her?
Could the language system it inherited be broken?