Seeing Chen Nan begin to ascend the mountain.
Guo Yu gritted his teeth and followed, not daring to look at the dense mass of poisonous snakes below. He nervously trailed behind Chen Nan, "Big Brother, if I really die..."
"The funeral banquet must have eight dishes and one soup!"
"To tell you the truth, I've never eaten a banquet with eight dishes in my life."
"But it's okay."
"If the children in our village can eat a banquet with eight dishes because of my death."
"I will have no regrets even in death."
"No..."
"Where are the snakes?"
"Why have all the snakes on the mountain disappeared?"
He looked around in disbelief.
Except for the stone steps leading up the mountain.
There were no snakes anywhere.
Chen Nan smiled faintly, "What we saw earlier was just an illusion."
"Congratulations."
"You have conquered your inner fear."
Chen Nan had long known that the poisonous snakes on the mountain were all illusions.
He hadn't told Guo Yu.
He wanted him to learn to grow.
Guo Yu instantly understood Chen Nan's good intentions and said gratefully, "Thank you, Big Brother, for guiding me and encouraging me to move forward."
"I will definitely not let you down."
After walking for about ten minutes.
Poisonous snakes began to appear on the stone steps one after another.
They lay there quietly.
Even as Chen Nan and the others ascended, they only glanced up.
Guo Yu was a little nervous, but he had already overcome his inner fear.
As they continued to climb, the snakes on the stone steps became more and more numerous.
Chen Nan stopped only when there was no place to step.
He looked up at the mountain and shouted, "Junior Chen Nan pays his respects to the mountain!"
"I hope the elder can show themselves and meet me."
Although he didn't know the cultivation of that great demon.
Since he was asking for a favor, his posture could not be too arrogant.
Addressing the other party as an elder was no big deal.
"Young Master, please do not address them as elders."
"If people didn't know, they would think they were old witches."
Accompanied by a strange laugh.
A woman in a green dress, with a beautiful face and a graceful figure, appeared before Chen Nan, riding a giant python.
She looked to be in her twenties, with a rosy complexion and a seductive demeanor.
"Junior Chen Nan, greets Beautiful Sister!" Chen Nan bowed, unfazed by her beauty.
Guo Yu also bowed.
His eyes were as clear as water.
Lu Qingqing's lips curved upwards, her eyes sparkling with allure, "You are a sweet-talking young man, I wonder if you've eaten honey, I really want to taste it."
"Qingqing, do not be rude to guests."
A gentle yet authoritative voice suddenly came from the mountain.
In an instant.
The clouds and mist on the mountain dissipated automatically.
A stunningly beautiful woman in a white dress, exuding charm, emerged. She was like a fairy stepping out of a painting, her every movement displaying elegance and nobility. In terms of appearance, figure, and temperament, she could rival Du Yuan.
Chen Nan was very surprised.
He hadn't expected there to be two female demons on Serpent Mountain.
And they were so beautiful.
Lu Bailing looked at Chen Nan and said softly, "May I ask why Young Master has climbed the mountain?"
Chen Nan got straight to the point, "Reporting to the elder, Junior has come to seek a white spirit snake."
Lu Qingqing asked curiously, "What do you want the white spirit snake for?"
Chen Nan replied truthfully, "Junior has heard that the flesh of a white spirit snake can be used as bait to catch a Nai River fish, and that is why Junior has come here."
"The reason Junior is fishing for Nai River fish is to save the life of my beloved."
"I also hope that both elders can grant my request." He bowed again.
Lu Qingqing's lips showed a thought-provoking smile, "Is it true that you would do anything to save your beloved?"
Chen Nan: "As long as it is within my capabilities, Junior will do everything in my power."
Let alone the chance to save Du Yuan.
Even without it.
He would find every possible way.
Lu Qingqing looked at Lu Bailing and said with a giggle, "Sister, isn't this the love you've always wanted?"
"Don't talk nonsense." Lu Bailing said displeasedly, then added, "I deeply admire the efforts Young Master Chen has made to save his beloved."
"However, it is regrettable that we cannot give you a white spirit snake."
Chen Nan quickly said, "Elder, as long as you are willing to give Junior a white spirit snake, Junior will definitely repay Serpent Mountain, no matter what conditions you propose."
"Even if it means going through fire and water, Junior will not flinch."
"I truly hope that both elders can fulfill my wish."
He lowered his head, his attitude humble.
If he remembered correctly.
This was the first time in his life he had begged someone so humbly.
He had never been so humble, even in the mortal world.
But now.
He could not care about anything else.
As long as it could save Du Yuan, he would not hesitate even to kneel.
Lu Bailing's voice was ethereal, "Is that woman truly that important to you?"
Chen Nan said, "She was severely injured saving me and is now in critical condition. If I hadn't learned that a ten-thousand-year Nai River fish could be used to refine a medicinal pill, I wouldn't have come here."
"You can refine medicinal pills?" Lu Qingqing's eyes sparkled, as if medicinal pills held great temptation for her.
Chen Nan, suppressing his excitement, said, "I can help both elders refine the medicinal pills you need."
"Oh, right, I also have some Transformation Pills here, I hope the elders won't mind."
He had intentionally saved over a dozen Transformation Pills before.
To be prepared for any eventuality.
Lu Qingqing reached out to take them.
Then she seemed to remember something and retracted her hand reluctantly, saying helplessly, "Even if you are skilled in alchemy, we cannot hand over the white spirit snake to you."
Although Lu Bailing said nothing, her expression was resolute.
A strong sense of unwillingness welled up in Chen Nan.
He had come all the way to Serpent Mountain.
He had learned the method to catch Nai River fish.
Yet he could not get the bait.
This was truly agonizing.
"Young Master Chen, please leave!"
Lu Bailing waved her hand casually.
A gentle force directly sent Chen Nan, Guo Yu, and Di Ting down the mountain.
"Big Brother, what should we do?" Guo Yu asked nervously.
Chen Nan looked up at the mountain, bent his knees, and knelt heavily on the ground, "I implore the elder to show mercy and grant Junior a white spirit snake!" He then bowed his head and remained kneeling.
Guo Yu knelt down as well upon seeing this.
Although he didn't know whose life Chen Nan was trying to save, he would do whatever Chen Nan did.
Di Ting sat quietly on the ground.
A trace of relief flickered in his eyes.
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On the mountain.
Lu Qingqing went to Lu Bailing's cultivation cave and said softly, "Sister, that human is kneeling at the foot of the mountain, he seems determined not to give up."
Lu Bailing closed her eyes, her face calm, "And then?"
"There will be rain tonight."
"Acid rain will fall."
"Even if that fellow possesses the cultivation of the Transformation Realm, he might not be able to survive it," Lu Qingqing's eyes flashed with a strange fear.
Acid rain was unique to the area near the Nai River.
It could corrode all living beings.
Lu Bailing slowly opened her eyes, a hint of disdain flashing in them, "Do you think he will really remain kneeling indefinitely?"