Human, Let This Snake Borrow Some of Your Dragon Aura

Yun Libai is a snake demon who has cultivated for a hundred years.

He heard that getting close to dragon energy could speed up cultivation. Longing to grow stronger, Yun Libai packed his things and excitedly descended the mountain.

Who would have thought that before he even reached the city, he would be attacked by a half-baked old Taoist priest?

Yun Libai was furious and was about to strike back, but then he heard that the old Taoist intended to offer him to the emperor.

Yun Libai was overjoyed. What a wonderful opportunity!

So he pretended to be no match and lay flat, letting himself be captured.

*

The Great Xia dynasty welcomed the most terrifying tyrant since its founding.

The tyrant was suspicious by nature, unpredictable, cruel, and tyrannical. The ministers lived in constant dread. One night, a sage observed the stars and declared, "The tyrant is unjust. Only a demon can overcome him."

So someone used the pretext of presenting tribute to offer the tyrant a beautiful snake.

The golden cloth was lifted. In the cage sat a beautiful person with white hair and silver eyes, stunning beyond compare, with a human body and a snake's tail. The slender tip of the tail trembled delicately, making anyone who saw it feel pity.

The tyrant remained unmoved. "This ominous monster has bewitched me. Drag it out and behead it."

Yun Libai: ???

Just as he was about to be executed, Yun Libai panicked and shifted into snake form, twisting his body into the character for "fortune."

Look! This snake is clearly an auspicious omen!

Seeing the character for fortune he'd twisted himself into, the tyrant actually laughed and spared his snake life.

To get close to more dragon energy, Yun Libai had no choice but to work harder to please the tyrant, who was as unpredictable as ever.

When sleepy, he'd coil around the tyrant's wrist as a decorative bracelet. Whenever he had a chance, he'd secretly catch the palace mice and present them to the tyrant to earn praise. And from time to time, he'd secretly use his magic to protect the tyrant from assassination attempts.

With a smooth little series of moves, his cultivation soared.

Still unsatisfied, Yun Libai pushed his luck and clung to the tyrant, insisting on sharing his bed so he could absorb even more dragon energy.

The good news: he got the dragon energy.

The bad news: his belly grew. He was carrying an egg.

The even worse news: the tyrant's suspicions flared up, and he wanted to give Yun Libai away to someone else.

Deeply hurt, Yun Libai angrily ran away with the egg.

People are awful. He doesn't want the dragon energy anymore!

*

Xiao Lizhou kept a little albino snake demon. The little snake demon was a bit silly, but at least he was obedient and well-behaved.

So when the vain little snake demon coiled around the dragon pillar in the Golden Throne Hall, pretending to be a real dragon, Xiao Lizhou indulged him.

When the little snake demon caught a mouse and hid it under his bed as a surprise gift, Xiao Lizhou put up with it.

When the little snake demon clung to him and insisted on sharing his bed, Xiao Lizhou... accepted.

Xiao Lizhou had thought he would never trust anyone again in this life. As for a little snake demon, he was only playing around.

But after Yun Libai left in a huff, Xiao Lizhou claimed he didn't care. In truth, he became completely twisted, sinking into the deepest darkness.

The ministers were horrified to discover that the tyrant, who had been calm for a good while, had suddenly gone even more insane!

*

Yun Libai was captured and brought back, snake and egg alike.

Watching the tyrant approach him with a dark expression, Yun Libai belatedly realized he was afraid. He swished his tail, trying to escape.

The next second, the tyrant stepped on the tip of his tail.

"Why are you running? Didn't you want to get close to my dragon energy?"

Theme: A calm heart and an untroubled spirit lead to a beautiful life