Starting as a complete failure, he leads the demon race to sweep across the lower realm.

Chapter 3 Little Golden Snake

The voice was as loud as thunder; Li Yang felt an echo in her ears. Annoyed, she turned around and said, "Call me 'Mother' so loudly!"

The first thing that catches the eye is a woman wearing a pale yellow dress. Her almond-shaped eyes are full of intelligence, but her beauty is ruined by her violent expression.

She is Bai Han, the second young lady of the Bai family, and a close friend of Xia Lin, the daughter of the original owner's uncle. The Bai family's status in Fengyang Kingdom is similar to that of the Xia family, and as a genius girl, she is also engaged to Bai Feng, the eldest young master of the Bai family.

But Bai Feng doesn't like her.

To this end, the original owner did many stupid things to please Bai Feng and the Bai family, but it was all in vain, because Bai Feng had always liked Xia Lin.

Wow, what a coincidence, I ran into her as soon as I got back.

Li Yang's irritating tone caught Bai Han off guard. This woman usually spoke to her with such fervor that she practically strained her throat, constantly pestering her about Bai Feng's whereabouts. Yet, after being missing for two days, she was suddenly so cold towards her.

"Li Yang, where did you go and get yourself all dirty? And you're carrying a low-level demon beast. Don't you know that thing is filthy?"

Her condescending tone, like that of an elder, made Li Yang's face grow increasingly grim.

But Bai Han didn't notice and continued, "You don't know yet, do you? Uncle Xia has decided to change my brother's fiancée to Sister Xia Lin."

Li Yang rubbed her ears, slowly approached Bai Han, and slapped her as she finished speaking. Then she gracefully stepped out and closed the door.

"Ahhh!"

Bai Han's screams still echoed outside the door when the shop owner just lifted the curtain and came out.

"Is there a pig-slaughtering demon outside? Why is the door closed?"

Li Yang calmly turned around. "Hmm, is my bathwater ready?"

"Oh, please."

An hour later.

The girl walked out wearing a light pink, shimmering strapless dress. Her waist-length hair was styled into two half-bun hairstyles, and two braided pigtails hanging down to her chest were inlaid with pearls. The tassels on her headdress jingled. Her delicate doll-like face was free of makeup, and her round almond-shaped eyes darted around. A bright pink birthmark under her right eye was extremely eye-catching.

Li Yang, holding the gray wolf, lazily yawned and walked into a teahouse called "Leisurely Tea Drinking".

As soon as Li Yang entered the teahouse, she felt countless eyes on her.

Li Yang slightly raised her eyes, glanced around, and successfully extinguished all gazes.

From the original owner's memories, she knew that she was sweet-looking and not very tall, which would make her look like a little loli in modern times.

But she happens to have the personality of an arrogant and tyrannical young lady.

Li Yang found a seat at the very back and said, "Waiter, bring me a pot of tea and some meat."

"Good Le!"

The shopkeeper, who was fiddling with his abacus at the front desk, glanced up and then immediately came over with a fawning expression.

"Isn't this Miss Xia? Why aren't you in a private room? This location in the lobby is not befitting your status!"

The main concern was that this old lady might smash up his shop again if she saw someone she didn't like.

“No,” Li Yang looked down at the gray wolf in her arms, “get me some meat without salt, I need to feed my big gray wolf.”

"Good good."

Seeing that Li Yang was clearly unwilling to communicate with him, the shopkeeper tactfully withdrew.

After a brief silence, the diners around them started chattering and laughing again.

Tea was served quickly, and the waiter poured her a cup before leaving. Li Yang sipped the tea with relish, listening to the chaotic gossip around her.

This is why she didn't return to the Xia family immediately; after being locked up by Xia Lin for several days, she desperately needed to know what had happened during those days.

"Hey, did you know that the monster kept by the Chen family on East Street scratched Young Master Chen and was beaten to death on the spot by the servants!"

"I know, I even read it. I told you that monsters are ungrateful wretches that can't be tamed, but you didn't believe me!"

"By the way, so-and-so from North Street has a husband who's having an affair with a widow from South Street!"

"Huh? You can get it from this far away?"

"I heard that the widow was a transformed demon beast, and she has already been drowned in the river."

After a few drinks, Lin Zhi glanced at Li Yang, who was sitting quietly in the corner, and said, "Hey, I heard that the Xia family and the Bai family have changed their engagement partners."

The group of people at the table exchanged glances, all knowingly glancing at Li Yang.

Li Yang was not interested in the Xia family's affairs, and even if the person wasn't replaced, she wouldn't marry that person.

On the contrary, it was the monster that was killed and the widow who made her feel more sorry for them.

Here, the lives of monsters are as worthless as grass.

She looked at the gray wolf squatting quietly eating meat and silently rubbed the little guy's head.

"Aaaaah, where did this lowly snake demon come from, defiling my tea-drinking place!"

"Kill it!"

"Whose snake demon isn't properly chained up!"

"Stop talking, just kill it first!"

The sudden noise made Li Yang raise her eyes slightly.

Almost everyone in the hall was shouting and fighting around a small golden snake. Sharp swords mercilessly pierced the little creature's body. The noise and the sound of breaking dishes were chaotic and disorderly. The little creature had nowhere to retreat and could only curl up in a ball to protect itself.

"Ouch..."

Li Yang looked down and saw the gray wolf looking at her with its big, watery eyes.

"You want me to save it?"

The gray wolf nodded.

Li Yang glanced at the little snake; its condition was unclear.

"I'm sorry, but I chose to stand by and do nothing unless I was absolutely certain I could save the snake."

The gray wolf understood quickly this time, and its excited tail soon drooped down. It didn't even touch the meat that it had eaten most of in its bowl.

After a brief commotion, the diners disdainfully used brooms to pick up the small, lifeless golden snake and toss it into the filthy alley.

Li Yang took a sip of tea, picked up a piece of meat from the plate, and fed it to the gray wolf.

The gray wolf sniffed the air but didn't open its mouth.

"Since you're not going to eat, let's go."

Li Yang ignored the gray wolf and went straight to the counter, knocking on the surface. "Go to the Xia family and ask my uncle for reimbursement for the meal."

"Okay, take care."

As Li Yang stepped out of the store, she glanced at the gray wolf. The little guy was still listless and whimpering.

She sighed, picked up the gray wolf, and said, "Let's go find it. If it's still alive, I'll save it."

"Ouch!"

The gray wolf instantly perked up, its silly, adorable face practically screaming "Really?"

"You lead the way."

"Ow!"

The gloomy alley was filled with the stench of decay. In a corner, the little golden snake's golden scales were covered in blood, and only its faint, fluctuating breaths indicated that it was still alive.

Is it going to die?

It hid very well, but because of its conspicuous scales, it was spotted by passing children. They laughed, picked it up, and played with it. When they got tired of playing with it, they threw it into a teahouse, where it was trampled and hurt.

Is it really true that monsters cannot survive in human territory?

Suddenly, it heard soft footsteps. The little golden snake weakly opened its eyes, and a girl in pink knelt down and carefully picked it up.

The little golden snake rubbed against Li Yang's hand with all its might.

Mother, Little Jin seems to have seen light...