Chao Tianxiang's heart churned with a storm of emotions.
Only after noticing Tang Sui did she belatedly realize that the other children led by Zhao Wuji also gave her a strong impression.
At the very least, they were no weaker than her granddaughter, Meng Yiran.
In other words, these young children were all exceptionally talented!
Where had he found so many promising talents?
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In mere seconds, Chao Tianxiang had considered numerous possibilities.
Meng Yiran, pampered by the Peerless Dragon and Snake couple despite her young age, heard Tang Sui's questioning and immediately snorted coldly. She pointed at the Phoenix-tailed Cockscomb Snake and said, "The evidence is right beneath the belly of this Phoenix-tailed Cockscomb Snake! There are two wounds on its belly, which were inflicted by my snake staff spirit. If this is not enough, there is a similar wound beneath its wings. You are welcome to examine them."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Wuji gave Tang San a look.
Tang San nodded in understanding, manipulated the Blue Silver Grass vines, and flipped the Phoenix-tailed Cockscomb Snake over, revealing its belly and the underside of its wings. Indeed, there were three wounds similar to those described by Meng Yiran.
However...
Tang Sui stared at another wound beneath the pale red wing, which clearly did not look like a scratch, and fell into thought.
This wound... looked a little familiar?
She struggled to turn her little head, trying to recall where she had seen this wound. The previously silent fox mask suddenly let out a laugh tinged with amusement—
'Isn't this the little fellow that escaped that night?'
Huh?
Tang Sui was startled. The fox mask chuckled, and in the next second, a scene flashed through Tang Sui's mind: an Ironclad Rhinoceros and a Phoenix-tailed Cockscomb Snake were fighting. She had ambushed them midway, and the Ironclad Rhinoceros, in its panic to escape, had scraped a wound on the right wing of the Phoenix-tailed Cockscomb Snake near its feather roots. Then, the fox mask had brushed past, leaving its own triangular ear-shaped scar.
But in the end, the Ironclad Rhinoceros, with its massive body, had not escaped. Its proud defense was no match for her mask's armor-piercing attribute and the demon power she had absorbed.
On the other hand, the swiftly fleeing Phoenix-tailed Cockscomb Snake had escaped unscathed. Yet, now she had encountered it.
Was this fate's retribution?
Tang Sui, realizing the truth, looked at Chao Tianxiang, who was subtly pressuring Zhao Wuji to give up with a show of arrogance. She spoke clearly, "If it's about who discovered and wounded this Phoenix-tailed Cockscomb Snake first, then this snake should logically belong to us."
"What did you say?!" Meng Yiran glared at her with ill intent.
Chao Tianxiang, standing beside her, narrowed her eyes, scrutinizing Tang Sui. She warned, "Young lady, the evidence is right before you. Are you still trying to claim the accomplishments of others?"
"You can't put it that way, Senior," Tang San stepped forward, blocking Chao Tianxiang. His gaze was calm, and a faint smile played on his lips, but it didn't reach his eyes. "Although this Phoenix-tailed Cockscomb Snake was wounded by you, according to the duration of our fight with it, and your prolonged absence, even if we hadn't intercepted it, you would not have been able to catch up to it.
"The word 'accomplishment' first requires effort. Your granddaughter merely scratched its skin with her martial spirit, not even wounding it. How could she have caught up to this incredibly fast Phoenix-tailed Cockscomb Snake? We are the ones who put in the work."
"Kid, are you trying to trick me?" Chao Tianxiang certainly knew that if Tang San and the others hadn't acted, they would have lost the snake. But how could she admit that at this moment?
The atmosphere became tense again. Tang Sui, ignored, tugged at Tang San's sleeve, signaling him to move aside so she could speak.
Tang San hesitated for a few seconds before stepping aside, revealing Tang Sui, whom he had been shielding.
Tang Sui stepped forward confidently, standing in front of Tang San. She pointed at the wilting Phoenix-tailed Cockscomb Snake and said, "I also have evidence that this snake was obtained by us first. The evidence is on the inner side of the Phoenix-tailed Cockscomb Snake's right wing. Besides the scratch left by your granddaughter, there is also a scabbed wound."
As she spoke, a faint light flickered in Tang Sui's eyes. Three deep purple thousand-year soul rings floated up from beneath her feet. Two masks of different shapes hovered on either side of Tang Sui.
"Three thousand-year soul rings?!" Shocked disbelief flickered across Chao Tianxiang's face. Even Meng Yiran, who had been so arrogant moments ago, fell silent in the presence of these three soul rings.
"This, how is this possible? You didn't explode and die?"
Chao Tianxiang looked at the smiling Tang Sui with disbelief.
— Author's Notes —
Snakey: I'm tired. Please let me have my ending quickly.
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