Who Stole My Eggs?

Chapter 97

Xie Zuo was a person who had no childhood. He carried the inheritance of previous demon kings from birth, skipping the innocent childhood phase entirely.

His little golden snake, though a bit dangerous, was actually like a real baby—innocent and cute.

The palace of King Asura was a symbol of coercion for adults, but for children like the little golden snake, it was a paradise of adventure.

Xie Zuo followed him, crawling through every nook and cranny with great interest, even squeezing between the gaps of two bricks, while listening to the little snake’s triumphant bragging.

“This is a route I created on my own. No one knows about it. Only I can pass through!”

“Wow, you’re so awesome!” Xie Zuo exclaimed in admiration.

The tip of the little snake’s tail turned golden red again. He looked back at Xie Zuo to make sure he could keep up. “You can easily crawl outside along these gaps without anyone noticing. My father didn’t even find out.”

Xie Zuo secretly criticized Huo Yao, ‘He’s an unreliable father. He doesn’t even know if the child has escaped. I really can’t trust him to raise a child.’

The little snake urged, “Hurry up, we’ll be outside soon.”

Xie Zuo hurriedly followed. The little snake had already crawled out of the gap between the brick walls and jumped lightly onto a wisteria branch hanging mid-air. “Come quickly.”

The little snake even extended the tip of his tail thoughtfully, trying to help Xie Zuo.

In his opinion, Xie Zuo, the little black snake, was thin, short, and very weak, so it would be difficult for him to make such a long jump.

“Here I come!” Xie Zuo jumped to the little snake very neatly and nuzzled him affectionately. “It’s so beautiful here.”

The little snake retracted his tail angrily. “You’re quite flexible.”

“Yeah, don’t worry, I won’t slow you down.” Xie Zuo was very conscious of his role as a younger brother.

“It’s okay if you do. If you follow me, I’ll definitely take care of you. I have a good-for-nothing brother…” The little snake suddenly stopped speaking.

“You have a younger brother?” Xie Zuo pretended to be surprised. “You must have a good relationship.”

The little snake was silent for a while, then said firmly, “No! I’ll kill him when we meet again!”

Xie Zuo was shocked. “Why?!” His heart nearly jumped out of his chest. Did something happen that he didn’t know about? Why did the little snake hate his brother so much?

“No reason!” The little snake stubbornly turned his head. “Anyway, in this family, it’s either him or me! There’s no room for both of us!”

Seeing that the little snake was really upset, Xie Zuo suppressed the uneasiness in his heart and carefully changed the subject. “Is there anything else fun around here? Show me.”

The little snake quickly put his negative emotions behind him and hooked Xie Zuo’s tail. “Let’s just watch the scenery for a while. The sun’s setting, and the afterglow feels really nice on your body.”

“Okay, okay.” Xie Zuo clung to the little snake’s soft body.

Seeing him relying so much on him, the little snake felt a little annoyed, but also very proud.

The vine they were standing on had two upturned ends like a crescent moon with a sunken middle. The two little snakes cuddled up to each other and watched the sunset, as if they were sitting on a swing. It was sweet and warm.

After nightfall, the area outside the city became increasingly lively, with red and faint lights flickering on one after another.

The Asura world at night belonged to the Asuras. More and more of them appeared in the streets, either sitting together to drink and chat, making mysterious transactions, or, even more brazenly, getting entangled in public after seeing each other.

Xie Zuo worried that it would be unsafe for the little snake to stay outside at night, and he was also thinking about Huo Yao. So, he suggested, “It’s getting dark, let’s go back.”

The little snake sighed. “You’re such a coward, not like us Asuras at all.”

Xie Zuo felt it was necessary to teach the little snake to understand himself correctly. He was the extremely noble little prince of the demon world—how could he be compared to these rude and savage Asuras?

‘This is all Huo Yao’s fault,’ he thought. ‘How do you raise your children like this?’

However, Xie Zuo quickly remembered his own more irresponsible past, and his guilt toward the little snake grew stronger. In a gentle tone, he told the little snake, “You’re awesome. You’re the most beautiful, bravest, and most powerful snake demon I’ve ever seen.”

“Snake demon?” The little snake was stunned for a moment, and his expression became gloomy again. “I’m not. I was abandoned by my parent. He doesn’t even recognize me.”

Xie Zuo hurriedly replied, “That’s impossible! Your parent must love you very much!”

The little snake gave him a sad look. “I haven’t told this secret to anyone else—only you.”

“Yeah.” Xie Zuo nodded repeatedly.

The little snake raised his head and said sadly, “The other father I’m talking is not the one in the palace. My mother is a man.”

The little snake glanced sideways at Xie Zuo and saw that he wasn’t surprised at all. “Don’t you think that’s strange?”

Xie Zuo responded, “It’s not surprising. It doesn’t matter whether it’s a boy or a girl.”

The little snake continued in a deep voice, “My Daddy is a bit unreasonable. When he was pregnant with me, he refused to believe he could give birth. Later, my brother and I were born together, and we were in the same egg. My stupid brother only knew how to sleep. I was the one who born first. But because I wasn’t in human form when I hatched, my Daddy rejected me, and he pushed me off the cliff with his own hands…”

“Daddy only loves my younger brother and only recognizes him as his child.” The little snake took a few deep breaths. “When I fell, I thought I was going to die, but my father suddenly appeared and saved me. My father wasn’t in good condition either. After he brought me here, we lived together.”

The little snake said sadly, “Do you think I’m not that important? I’m just a pathetic person that no one wants.”

Xie Zuo shouted, “No!”

His voice was so loud and his emotions so intense that it startled the little snake.

Xie Zuo rushed forward, crushing the little snake in a hug, and apologized frantically, “I’m sorry, I’m sorry, baby! Believe me, your Daddy must love you very much. There must be some misunderstanding. No parent would hurt their child!”

The little snake collapsed on the ground. “Daddy has never liked me. He always wanted to eat me.”

“This must be a misunderstanding! Maybe he didn’t know you were his child at first! Right? Please, tell me exactly how you came out of the shell and how you were pushed down. Please!”

Perhaps due to the bond between Daddy and son, the little snake easily let his guard down in front of Xie Zuo. The pain of being knocked off the cliff by his Daddy had been tormenting him for some time. So, the little snake kept talking.

“…Although I wasn’t in human form yet, I will be one day! I’m very strong. On the other hand, my brother—if he wasn’t still breathing, I’d have almost thought he was stillborn.”

“I broke out of my shell early and had been taking care of him. I ran a little further that day to find food for him and was gone for a few days. When I came back, I was planning to feed him, and then Daddy came and…”

“Stop!” Xie Zuo interrupted. “Let me analyse this for you. You were in snake form at that time, right? Was your brother in human form? Could it be that your Daddy got confused and thought you were a bad guy trying to eat your brother? Maybe that’s why he pushed you down.”

“Ah… is that so?” The little snake was stunned.

“That must be the case!” Xie Zuo said urgently. “He’s indeed a very careless parent, not even able to recognize his own child. He deserves a beating!”

The little snake jumped up and bit Xie Zuo rudely. “Shut up! You are not allowed to speak ill of my Daddy!”

Xie Zuo suddenly felt very sad. ‘What a good boy he is,’ he thought. ‘Even though he’s been hurt so deeply, he still protects his Daddy.’

The little snake relaxed and then threatened Xie Zuo viciously, “This time is just a warning. If you dare to offend my Daddy again, I’ll take out your snake gallbladder!”

“Yeah, yeah, yeah!” Xie Zuo nodded repeatedly.

The little snake sighed and said, “Whatever, it doesn’t matter to me anymore. I have a father without really having a Daddy. It’s getting late. Come back with me to see him.”