Chapter 107: Even the White Python

After sending Jing Shushu away, the group all thought Qing Xiu looked incredibly cool and impressive just now! When she struck, she didn’t hesitate at all—just slapped him cleanly and decisively. It was done so well!

“Why are you staring? You’re bullying the old one, so the young ones have to come out and vent their anger!” Her tone was proud and a bit tsundere, but more than anything, she was just showing off.

At first, everyone admired her, but as soon as she started showing off that smug expression, the crowd quickly dispersed.

It was better to get going—drive off and avoid running into any more lunatics along the way!

They set off by car toward their destination: Tuye Village, the most rundown little village in Yecheng District.

When they arrived, they all stared blankly at the scene before them, frozen in place.

How did Yu Zidou manage to adapt to living in such an environment? Was his endurance really that strong?

“Yu Zidou isn’t an ordinary white python. He’s a species from the south that somehow migrated all the way to the northwest and settled there long-term. How could he be compared to an ordinary white python?” Mo Han glanced at his brother-in-law and thought his intelligence was definitely questionable.

Then he looked at Chu Xingran—she was not only smart but also cunning and calculating.

“From the south? But hasn’t he always been in the northwest?” Chen Yuan, trailing behind, couldn’t help but ask. In her memory, Yu Zidou had always lived here.

“He only came here after transforming into human form, about four hundred years ago. At that time, his cultivation was still quite ordinary,” Mo Han explained, clearly knowledgeable on the matter.

But according to the records, Yu Zidou wasn’t just a few hundred years old—he was actually over twelve hundred years old, roughly the same age as those on Misty Eyebrow Mountain.

Yet Yu Zidou was a solitary character, living alone on the outskirts for years.

He had no social life and never attended the banquets or events held by the major families, so no one really knew how high his cultivation had reached.

They weren’t sure if they were a match for Yu Zidou, only hoping to achieve their goals in the shortest, most efficient way possible.

The reason for hunting the white python Yu Zidou was because ancient texts described him as a malevolent python demon.

The exact reasons were unknown; the ancient books only provided brief notes on each target they were to hunt. They could only follow orders.

As for the other matters, they would have to wait until the northwest trip was over, until Gu Zhiheng fully recovered his memories as Ye Zheng, to learn the true reasons behind everything.

“Yu Zidou is supposed to have white fur too, and he looks quite handsome, but his personality is really unpleasant,” Chen Yuan suddenly blurted out. Everyone turned to look at her.

“I… I asked Chi Zhou, and he said he’d seen Yu Zidou before,” Chen Yuan gave an awkward smile and waved her hands to explain.

There was no way she personally knew such a high-level figure; someone else must have told her!

“Heh, so you’re Chi Zhou’s woman, no wonder you’re so clueless!” A light laugh rang out from above, and everyone’s gaze followed the sound upward.

Yu Zidou, the white python, male, 1,233 years old!

Distinctive features: white fur, red eyes, folding fan!

Extremely handsome, with a beauty that could stir both gods and men—truly peak-level looks.

“You… you are Lord Yu Zidou?” Without the pressure of an enemy, the group surrounded Yu Zidou, examining him closely.

He was truly good-looking, handsome and cool, easily outshining all the male stars in the entertainment industry.

With that appearance, not only would people believe he was a python spirit, some might even think he was a fairy descended to earth!

“What’s the matter? Am I so good-looking that you all can’t take your eyes off me?” Yu Zidou glanced at them, noting how young people loved to ogle superficial things.

“Yu Zidou, the young lord of Broken Horizon, and also Ye Zheng’s second apprentice?” Gu Zhiheng quickly swiped through his phone and suddenly said something that made everyone’s scalps tingle.

This guy… was actually Ye Zheng’s second apprentice?

What a joke! That’s not funny at all!

“Don’t look at me; I don’t know if Master has other apprentices. I grew up on Misty Eyebrow Mountain, and Master was often not there,” Qing Xiu shivered under everyone’s gaze but really didn’t know Yu Zidou’s identity!

Besides, Master said it himself—why not just ask him? Why stare at me?

“He took disciples over seven hundred years ago, before Qing Xiu was even born!” Gu Zhiheng explained to everyone, then looked up at Yu Zidou.

“Master is right. It was seven hundred fifty-eight years ago, in Broken Horizon, when I became his apprentice,” Yu Zidou suddenly became obedient as he looked at Gu Zhiheng’s face.

“I’m not your master. I just look like him. You don’t have to be so formal,” Gu Zhiheng said coldly, his eyes distant and indifferent.

He was here to take his snake gallbladder, not to hold some master-disciple ceremony.

“Why does Master refuse to acknowledge his disciple? I have taken responsibility and been punished for what happened back then. Why won’t Master forgive me?” Yu Zidou’s expression grew sorrowful. Did Master really refuse to forgive him?

Back then, he was framed. If Master had been there, how could he have gone mad? How could his temperament have changed so drastically? How could he have slaughtered several cities in his loss of control?

He knew he was wrong, apologized, and took responsibility!

So why wouldn’t Master let him go? Why never trust him? Why did everyone believe only the eldest senior brother and not him?

“Yu Zidou, no one cares about the mistakes you made before, but what about what the Gu family did? Can you say you were not involved?” Gu Zhiheng suddenly questioned, forcing Yu Zidou into silence.

“Your eldest senior brother rebelled and betrayed. You knew what he was doing and still dared to help him. Without Ye Zheng, could the realm really have fallen into his hands?” Each word cut like a knife, stabbing flesh and soul.

Hearing this, Yu Zidou suddenly understood why Ye Zheng severed their master-disciple relationship before he died.

Even after being reborn as Gu Zhiheng, he still could not forgive himself.

Gu Zhiheng was blaming him for helping his eldest senior brother’s rebellion, for being an effective member of the traitors.

He did not blame himself for losing control and slaughtering cities, but he blamed himself for aiding the rebellion.

“Yu Zidou, you’re different from Gu Mojiang. He became a traitor because he’s human, with all the human desires and greed. But you shouldn’t be like that!” Gu Zhiheng shook his head, filled with disappointment and incomprehension.

He could have grown better, become stronger and more excellent, but because of some idle words, he lost himself. How could he still have the nerve to ask Ye Zheng for forgiveness?