Chapter 77: Subjugation
"Boss, I was wrong!"
Ten minutes later, Garaga was completely broken. Curled into a tight coil, he kowtowed toward Li Jiexuan with a pitiful look. "I shouldn't have provoked you, and I definitely shouldn't have deceived you!"
"Not bad. At least you understand it pretty clearly."
Li Jiexuan patted Garaga's tail. "From now on, you need to know exactly who you can mess with—and who you absolutely cannot."
"Huh?"
Garaga blinked in confusion. "Hardly anyone ever comes to Ryūchi Cave. Aside from you, I haven't seen a human in many years."
Hearing that, Li Jiexuan smiled and nodded. "Then from now on, you'll be seeing humans pretty often!"
"What?"
Li Jiexuan smiled as he took out a summoning contract and waved him over. "Come on, come on—step up and sign your name!"
"What is that thing?"
"Relax, it's nothing bad." Li Jiexuan chuckled like a creepy uncle luring a kid. "Just sign your name. It won't hurt…"
Garaga instinctively sensed danger and backed away repeatedly. "Can I… not sign it?"
"No!"
Li Jiexuan had already grabbed Garaga's tail. If he dared say one more word of refusal, Li Jiexuan might very well start spinning the big windmill again.
Left with no choice, Garaga finally bowed to Li Jiexuan's overwhelming might and gave in…
Standing before the blood-contract summoning scroll, Garaga's snake face was full of suspicion. "Lord Jiexuan, I didn't read much. Please don't trick me…"
Li Jiexuan burst out laughing. "Relax! Just stick with me and you'll be eating well, drinking well, and enjoying endless wealth and glory!"
"Then… I'll press it down!"
"Go on, go on—you definitely won't lose out!"
After receiving Li Jiexuan's repeated assurances, Garaga bit his own tail and pressed his blood onto the scroll. A faint glow flashed, and the blood-contract summoning was complete…
"Very good!"
Li Jiexuan grinned like a fox that had just stolen a chicken. Reaching out, he tore off the reverse scale beneath Garaga's jaw. "Come on, let's go see the White Snake Sage. That old thing might change his mind at the last second. If he decides he wants something else from you, it'll be convenient…"
"..."
"I was promised wealth and glory, wasn't I?"
Garaga stared blankly. He'd just finished signing the contract, and his reverse scale had already been ripped off. "So this is what they mean by heartless once you've gotten what you want…"
"Hm?"
Li Jiexuan turned his head.
"Heh, heh—I mean, I'm willing to offer everything to Lord Jiexuan!"
After losing his reverse scale, Garaga's temperament became even more obedient…
Sitting atop Garaga's head, Li Jiexuan swaggered out of the tunnel. Not a single giant snake dared to provoke them—because any serpent that had dared challenge Garaga had already been turned into stone statues…
"That's Garaga?"
Tagitsuhime's snake eyes widened until they looked like a cow's. "That guy is actually letting a human sit on his head?"
Ichikishimahime clutched her forehead, dizzy. "I must be hallucinating from not sleeping enough. I should go lie down."
Only when Li Jiexuan rode Garaga straight up to the Ryūchi Cave temple did they realize—this wasn't an illusion at all. That human child had truly subdued the most ferocious great serpent of Ryūchi Cave—Garaga!
"T-this… this…"
Even the White Snake Sage was left speechless. It was simply too outrageous—Garaga had actually been reduced to being ridden by someone.
"This is Garaga's reverse scale!"
Li Jiexuan grinned broadly. "Now, it's time for me to leave behind the curse mark, right?"
Li Jiexuan secretly clenched his teeth. If this old thing dared say no, he would tear Ryūchi Cave apart…
"Fine!"
The White Snake Sage could no longer find any excuse to make things difficult for Li Jiexuan. More importantly, it had seen the killing intent in Li Jiexuan's eyes!
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