Chapter 648: Chapter 177: Golden Dragon: The First Half of My Life_2
"I am a dragon, a dragon!
You little fish and shrimp, dare to touch me and I’ll have my father shark you all~"
Xu Shu was too lazy to curse.
He had overcome the mentality of resigning himself to death and started to flee for his life.
But where to flee?
Underwater there was a white island with many pebbles lying on it.
He’d hide there first!
Wait, why was the island underwater?
Why was his movement so hindered?
No matter, he’d find a place to hide first.
Xu Shu rolled and tumbled, nearing the pebbles as he sought a place to hide.
His hearing gradually adapted to this body, and he understood the words of those sharp-toothed fish.
"What should we do, brothers, I’ve knocked the dragon egg loose!"
"It’s rolled into the gulley!"
"Damn, what are you doing, go pick it up! That’s the designated offering to the Heavenly Palace every hundred years, if it’s lost it will enrage the heavens, and heads will roll!"
"But that’s the Nine-Headed Snake’s territory, his lady has just given birth to his offspring, if we get too close, we’ll be killed."
"What to do, what to do! I’ve failed the trust of Lord Dragon, I’m guilty, I might as well die—crack!" A fish head with blood flew out.
It wasn’t suicide; the fish head flew for a while, then was chewed up by a colorful snake’s mouth, tasting of eel, crunchily.
It was a humanoid creature, plump and wide like a Simuwu square cauldron, dragging a geoduck with fresh adhesive still bubbling on it and a neck with nine heads that looked like dragons or lesser dragons, fearsome and hideous.
"No good, it’s the Nine-Headed Snake, he’s back—Bang!"
"Ninth Young Master, let’s make a deal, this is an offering prepared by Lord Dragon for the Heavenly Palace, given that we’re both aquatic creatures, please return the son of the Dragon Lord—ugh! Ah!"
"Ninth Young Master, spare my life, Ninth Young Master, spare my life!"
"Ninth Young Master, when Lord Dragon snatched your wife that was wrong indeed, but after all, he is your sworn father, and later he married off the eldest princess from his first litter to you as your lady, the princess is almost like your own niece, so you’re not at a loss—Ah!"
"No, you can’t do this, you damn well can’t do this ahhh~~"
Crack! Crunch!
"Noise!"
The giant with nine swinging heads strode through the water, tearing shrimp soldiers and crab generals to shreds.
Xu Shu suddenly froze.
From their conversation, he seemed to understand something.
He was an egg! An egg that had been fertilized and carried out, a dragon egg!
These Fish Demons were not trying to eat him; they were responsible for its protection, he was to be offered to the Heavenly Palace.
The Heavenly Palace should refer to the heavens, right?
Was he to be sent there to become a boy offering?
Before Xu Shu could think further, the "Nine-Headed Snake" in front had approached, with a sweep of his hand, he stirred up a whirlpool tsunami, ready to snatch Xu Shu out.
Bad news, was he going to eat me?
Now I’m going to "die embryo in the egg"!
Xu Shu wailed that his fate was sealed, but powerless, he saw his death was imminent, when at the crucial moment, the Nine-Headed Snake stopped.
All nine of his heads showed a puzzled expression as he searched through a pile of white, skeleton-like eggs, his expression tangled, mumbling to himself.
"Strange, they all look the same, which one is it?"
These eggs on the seafloor looked almost identical; he couldn’t tell the difference.
At that moment, a woman in a white dress appeared, graceful and voluptuous, with a pair of antler hairbands, a human body with a snake tail, and a dignified aura parted the water, hugged the Nine-Headed Snake, and after cuddling him asked, "Husband, what angered you? Why such a massacre in front of the children?"
The Nine-Headed Snake said, "Hahaha, my lady, great news! The fool from the Dragon Palace of the East Sea dropped the egg of the lecher Ao Jia here, and it’s their treasure for the Heavenly Palace! Darling, help me look, which one here isn’t my own spawn?"
"Oh~"
A subtle change flickered across the face of the Nine-Headed Snake Lady as she approached Xu Shu and examined the eggs scattered on the ground carefully.
After a moment of scrutiny, her eyes darted left and right, then suddenly brightened, and she picked out the smallest egg and handed it over: "Husband, look, this egg is so small, it must be Ao Jia’s seed!"
"Is it?" The Nine-Headed Snake was somewhat skeptical, having found it so quickly.
The woman’s eyes danced, and with a coquettish smile she said, "Oh husband, you are so powerful, how could you have such a small egg? Your offspring must be the biggest and strongest, look, this is your eldest son! With your years of cultivation, perhaps your eldest son could transform from a dragonet to a dragon, becoming the true lineage!"
She pointed at Xu Shu, her words ringing with confidence.
Xu Shu was baffled for a while, then he understood.
Damn it, this Nine-Headed Snake Lady’s eggs must come from a variety of sources, it was questionable whether any of these truly contained the Nine-Headed Snake’s own spawn!
But this turned out to be a good thing.
The Nine-Headed Snake very much believed his lady, he said, "What my lady says makes sense! Ao Jia the old thief thought to take a shortcut, but now it has cheapened me, hahaha, I will offer this egg to the Heavenly Palace, and they will surely reward me handsomely! My lady, you must carefully nurture my eldest son at home, I will take a trip to the Heavenly Palace, and when I return, the East Sea will be mine!"
So saying, he opened his huge mouth with a beaming smile, swallowed the egg he held into his maw, safe and secure, laughed loudly, and set out.
"When will you come back, husband? You haven’t named the children yet," the lady shouted from the doorway.
"I am about to become the Master of the East Sea, and my son shall be the leading dragon among ten thousand, named Ao Qian!" The Nine-Headed Snake, his brow raised in triumph, stirred the sea, and disappeared into the distance.
"Phew, I’ve finally bluffed my way through."