Nonsense! How could my adopted son be a villain?

But didn't Song Nan say he was going into seclusion?

Moreover, his cultivation level was not low; there was no way he would be treated like merchandise, locked in a cage and paraded through the streets. Xu Lingguang was puzzled. As he brushed past the man, he couldn't help but glance at the black snake again and softly called out, "Song Nanchu?"

The black snake did not respond.

Its condition seemed very poor; its body was limp and curled up in a ball, and even the flicking of its tongue was weak.

Xu Lingguang passed by it, thinking that it must have been a mistake. After all, black snakes all look pretty much the same, so it's normal to think they look similar.

He led the donkey toward the city gate.

Long Su carried the cage in the opposite direction. He didn't look back at Xu Lingguang, but his expression turned extremely ugly: "System, didn't you say you were fixing bugs? Why can't I see that person's information?"

Just as Xu Lingguang inexplicably remembered Long Su, Long Su also remembered Xu Lingguang, which could even be described as a thorn in his side.

This is the first person whose information he cannot see after he transmigrated and acquired the system.

This made him extremely uneasy. Although the system promised to fix the bug, he had a bad feeling after meeting it several times. Even though they only met twice and didn't exchange a single word, he already had murderous intent in his heart.

He simply couldn't discern the opponent's true strength, which prevented him from making a rash move.

The system's mechanical voice sounded in my mind: "The bug is being fixed, please be patient."

Long Su gritted his teeth, somewhat unwilling, and asked, "How long are you going to take to repair this?"

System: "Time unknown, please be patient."

Long Su had long since figured out the system's nature and knew he wouldn't get any information out of it, so he changed his approach and asked, "He just walked past me and said something. What did he say?"

The system quickly listed Xu Lingguang's words in text form: "Song Nan Chu".

Long Su laughed when he saw the name: "Does he know Song Nanchu?"

He looked down at the cage, his eyes gleaming. A few days ago, he finally gathered enough Formless Grass, completed the upgrade task given by the system, successfully advanced to the Divine Treasure Realm, and also obtained the concealment item as a system reward.

He originally planned to first investigate the situation in Ailao Mountain, but while wandering in the mountains adjacent to Ailao Mountain, the system suddenly notified him that a snake in its weakened state had been discovered, and asked him to defeat the snake and collect its skin, blood and tendons to complete the mission.

Following the system prompts, Long Su located the snake's hiding place and found that it was indeed in its weakest molting stage. He used a stealth item to launch a surprise attack and successfully captured the snake.

After completing the task of defeating the viper, some information about the viper is also unlocked. The human name of this viper is "Song Nanchu".

The Shuyi Ji records: "After five hundred years, a hui transforms into a jiao, after a thousand years it transforms into a dragon, after another five hundred years it becomes a jiaolong, and after a thousand years it becomes an yinglong."

Although the bloodline of this viper is not pure, its flesh and blood can still help Long Su advance further, and the snake skin can be used to upgrade weapons, thus increasing his success rate when he goes to Ailao Mountain to complete the hidden mission.

If it weren't for encountering this humanoid bug halfway through the journey, Long Su would have been eager to take it back, skin it, drain its tendons, bleed it, and refine it into a pill.

Long Su's expression shifted constantly, finally settling into undisguised killing intent.

He realized he couldn't ignore this potential threat. Although the system couldn't identify the other party's information, he was now a cultivator at the Divine Realm, and his divine sense could roughly tell that the other party's cultivation was mediocre.

Even if the other party has some means of self-preservation, with the system's assistance, killing him should be a piece of cake.

Having made up his mind, Long Su no longer hesitated. He turned and chased after Xu Lingguang in the direction he had left.

Xu Lingguang turned back halfway.

He was already preparing to leave, but the image of the black snake lingered in his mind, as if his intuition kept telling him that it was Song Nanchu.

Xu Lingguang has always trusted his intuition.

He thought about it and realized that he might try to buy the black snake from that person. Even if he made a mistake, he would only lose some material possessions.

Thinking this, he immediately turned his donkey around to look for the person. Perhaps it was just good luck, but he ran into that person again not long after he turned back.

The other person approached again, but this time Xu Lingguang stopped him and said somewhat apologetically, "Hello, may I ask where you caught this snake?"

He was handsome and spoke with a smile, making him very likable.

But Long Su looked at him and felt as if he were looking at a corpse. He concealed his murderous intent well and deliberately lured Xu Lingguang into a trap: "I caught it in a mountain adjacent to Ailao Mountain. It seemed to be shedding its skin at the time, and I was lucky enough to catch it. I heard that this kind of black snake is a great tonic, and I was planning to go back and stew some snake meat soup for my elders to nourish their bodies, so I'm sorry, I can't sell it to you."

When Xu Lingguang heard him say that it was on a mountain next to Ailao Mountain, his heart skipped a beat.

It wasn't that he was overthinking things; it was just too much of a coincidence.

Song Nan left Ailao Mountain saying he was going into seclusion, but he didn't return to Qingyu Sect. There's a good chance he's still in this mountain range.

He could only brazenly continue his persuasion: "This black snake looks almost exactly like one that my late wife used to keep. Seeing it made me miss her. Please, brother, name your price and part with it, or I can buy another black snake to exchange with you, how about that?"

"No way!" Long Su said impatiently, nudging him with his shoulder and walking forward. "Stop bothering me. I'm in a hurry to get home and make snake soup."

After saying that, he strode out of the city gate.

Xu Lingguang stood behind, frowned and hesitated for a moment, but still caught up with them.

The mere thought of snake meat soup sent shivers down his spine, making it impossible for him to turn back immediately. He considered catching up with the other party, offering a higher price, and then negotiating. If that didn't work... he would have to find a way to steal it and bring it back to the Qingyu Sect to confirm its authenticity, before apologizing to the other party afterwards.

Thinking this, Xu Lingguang followed the other person out of the city.

Long Su scanned the area with his divine sense and, seeing that he had indeed followed, revealed a cold smile.

The two walked half a mile, one after the other. Long Su feigned impatience and said, "Why are you still following me? I've already said I'm not selling." A look of suspicion appeared in his eyes: "You're not planning to rob me, are you?"

Xu Lingguang waved his hands repeatedly, about to explain, when he saw the other party's expression suddenly change, revealing a ferocious look: "Since that's the case, then you can die."

At the same time, a giant crossbow appeared out of thin air in the opponent's hand. The crossbow was entirely black, its barrel as long as an adult man's arm, with both ends pointing upwards like spikes. The man swiftly nocked an arrow and fired; four or five gleaming arrows shot towards Xu Lingguang in an instant—

The arrow whistled through the air, and Xu Lingguang, before he could even react, remained standing in place, his pupils shrinking in shock.

Long Su waited with a confident smile for his opponent to fall from the arrow. He had specially equipped himself with a giant crossbow and used a poisoned arrow; his opponent was doomed.

The system's bug fixing efficiency was too low, so he had to do it himself.

If this person isn't killed, he probably won't be able to sleep peacefully at night.

So today, he must die.