Stunning Dragon Wife
Chapter 159 - 158

Chapter 159: Chapter 158

Zhang Xiaoshan instinctively turned his head, only to see a gigantic red figure within an arm’s reach.

The Red Training Snake King!

It was the very same Red Training Snake King that Zhang Xiaoshan had encountered some time ago when he found the giant Lingzhi.

Last time, it was only thanks to Zhang Xiaoshan’s quick wits that he had escaped a calamity.

Snakes are notorious for their vengeful nature, and they are highly sensitive to scents. As soon as Zhang Xiaoshan entered the mountain, the Red Training Snake King had picked up his scent and had been chasing him all the way here.

Moreover, the sound of a snake’s slithering is extremely faint, almost negligible. While Zhang Xiaoshan was talking to Yu Xiuxiu, he hadn’t noticed the Red Training Snake King’s approach at all.

At this moment, the Red Training Snake King had already lurked to a spot less than a meter away from Zhang Xiaoshan, raised itself up, flicking its tongue, its eyes round and bulging, staring menacingly at Zhang Xiaoshan.

Almost at the same time as Zhang Xiaoshan turned around, the Red Training Snake King launched its attack on him.

Its colossal mouth aimed at Zhang Xiaoshan’s head, intending to swallow it whole in one bite.

Zhang Xiaoshan realized too late that the Red Training Snake King was upon him. Facing the sudden assault, he had no way to dodge, because his sister-in-law, Yu Xiuxiu, was right behind him. If he dodged, then Yu Xiuxiu would be directly exposed to the Red Training Snake King’s attack.

His only option was to instinctively lift his right arm to block.

"Crack..."

The Red Training Snake King bit down on Zhang Xiaoshan’s arm, and at the same time, a sharp crack resounded as the snake’s razor-sharp fangs pierced through Zhang Xiaoshan’s flesh, crushing his bones and injecting a large amount of venom into his body.

"Ah."

Zhang Xiaoshan let out a scream of pain, his other hand forcefully punching the Red Training Snake King’s forehead.

"Crack."

The Red Training Snake King, having absorbed the Sun and Moon Essence beside the Lingzhi, was covered in scales as hard as steel. Zhang Xiaoshan’s punch sparked off those scales, and though it didn’t cause significant external damage to the Red Training Snake King, the tremendous force of the punch did injure the snake’s internal organs, especially its head, which began buzzing, causing it to immediately release Zhang Xiaoshan’s arm and reel backward...

However, the ruthless Red Training Snake King did not give up on pursuing Zhang Xiaoshan. As its body recoiled, it lashed out with its tail, which had been coiling behind it.

"Swoosh"

The Tail struck with such velocity that it created a shrill sound from the friction with the air, and like a whip, it savagely lashed towards Zhang Xiaoshan’s chest.

"Smack."

A direct hit.

Zhang Xiaoshan’s clothes were torn apart, and his chest was viciously lashed open.

What was more fatal was that the creature’s body was coated in venom. In an instant, the poison spread throughout Zhang Xiaoshan’s entire body.

"Little Shan."

Only now did the terrified Yu Xiuxiu, who was in shock, come to her senses and run desperately toward Zhang Xiaoshan.

"Sister-in-law, don’t move!"

Zhang Xiaoshan shouted in panic.

But Yu Xiuxiu had already caught the Red Training Snake King’s attention, and its tail lashed out at her as well.

With Yu Xiuxiu’s slight figure, if she really took such a fierce attack, she would surely not survive.

"Be careful."

Zhang Xiaoshan shouted as he lunged at Yu Xiuxiu.

"Bang."

Zhang Xiaoshan threw himself in front of Yu Xiuxiu, and at the same time, the tail of the Red Training Snake King viciously struck his back.

The Red Training Snake King’s strength was too great, and Zhang Xiaoshan, already unstable, stumbled forward.

"Sis, Sister-in-law..."

Beyond the external injuries, what was more lethal was the venom in his system; Zhang Xiaoshan’s consciousness started to blur, darkness fell before his eyes, and he collapsed on top of Yu Xiuxiu.

"Little Shan, Little Shan..."

Yu Xiuxiu held the unconscious Zhang Xiaoshan, crying desperately.

The Red Training Snake King had been in existence for over a hundred years. Although it didn’t comprehend human language, it was extremely intelligent. It let out an excited "hissing" sound while raising its head and undulating its body, slithering towards Yu Xiuxiu, who was holding Zhang Xiaoshan, determined to swallow the two humans before it.

Seeing the fiery red giant snake approaching closer, Yu Xiuxiu was petrified to her core.

Looking down at Zhang Xiaoshan who lay in her arms, despair overwhelmed her.

Her gaze fell on the cliff behind her.

"Little Shan, your sister-in-law will die with you today."

With that, she embraced Zhang Xiaoshan and fell backwards off the cliff.

"Ah."

Their bodies tumbled down the steep cliff, snapping tree trunks protruding along the way, and soon, there was no movement left.

The Red Training Snake King slithered to the edge of the cliff and looked down.

Coiled on the rock face, it was unwilling to accept that the human who had taken the Lingzhi met his end this way, but with things as they were, it was helpless. After lingering for a while, it could only depart.

...

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."

By evening, the sound of water flowing from a waterfall disturbed the quiet of the forest.

"Cough cough cough..."

Then, a woman’s coughing followed.