Chapter 32: Operation Snake Extermination!

  "The Snake Brothers have posted a wanted notice with a portrait, and it's highly likely that Poisonous Three is still in Twin Lotus City!" Lin Tian felt a bit anxious. He wasn't worried that the Snake Brothers would kill Poisonous Three or vice versa, but rather that if they fought, Treading Snow might get hurt. Treading Snow was a gift from Duan Yu, and he himself had grown quite fond of it. If something happened to it, he wouldn't be able to forgive himself. "Master, you're really short-sighted," Little Spirit said in Lin Tian's mind. "A divine steed like Treading Snow, neither Poisonous Three nor the Snake Brothers would dare harm it!"

  Lin Tian shook his head: "You can't say that, Xiao Ling. You still don't understand human nature very well. If one side is forced to the edge of death, Tà Xuě (the horse) will easily become a sacrifice. If Snake I and Snake II lose, they won't kill Dú Sān Niáng Zǐ but will make her suffer heavy losses on principle. Tà Xuě might be used as a scapegoat by them. And if Dú Sān Niáng Zǐ loses, do you think she won't poison Tà Xuě to death before dying herself, rather than leaving such a good thing for Snake I and Snake II? Although Tà Xuě is divine, it's just a horse after all. How can it withstand the attacks of high-ranking martial artists?"

  "I really don't understand you humans, if you're going to die, just die cleanly, anyway, once you're dead, you won't feel anything anymore, what's the point of worrying about those things!" Xiao Ling muttered. "There's a saying that goes like this: even if I die, I won't let you have it easy!" Lin Tian sighed quietly and quickened his pace towards Snake Manor.

  The three brothers of the Snake Family ruled supreme in Double Lin City, and their mansion was naturally not small. In front of the tall crimson gate stood two majestic stone lions, while on either side were high walls that stretched for hundreds of meters, encircling the entire Snake Mansion! "It wasn't easy for Snake Two's cunning and Snake Big's martial prowess to establish such a vast enterprise!" Lin Tian secretly admired from his hiding place.

  Before long, a young man with a slender build but holding a broad-backed knife walked out of the Snake Mansion. Lin Tian followed the young man for a distance and when they reached a quiet spot, he suddenly went up to him, snatched the broad-backed knife from his hand and placed it on the young man's neck. "Spare my life, great hero! Spare my life!" The sharp blade was pressed against his neck, and the young man trembled with fear as he spoke.

  "Ask you one sentence, answer one sentence, dare to have half a sentence that is not true, the consequences are naturally clear!" Lin Tian coldly snorted, having killed so many zombies, he naturally accumulated some killing intent. With this glare, the young man's legs became even softer!

  "The little one must know everything and say everything!" said the young man.

  "Hmm" Lin Tian nodded, "You are a member of the Three Snakes Gang created by the three brothers of the Snake family, oh no, now it's the Two Snakes Gang?" "Yes, I'm in charge of gathering information," the young man replied cautiously. "Have you found out where Poisonous Third Daughter is?" Lin Tian asked.

  "Yes, Du San Niangzi went to Qingfeng Mountain a hundred miles away from Shuanglin City. As soon as she entered Shuanglin City, our people discovered her. However, Du San Niangzi's poisonous skills are formidable and we didn't dare to confront her, so we came back to report to the Big Boss and Second Boss."

  "Where is Du San Niangzi now?"

  "Double Lin Inn!" Lin Tian was taken aback, he was staying at the Double Lin Inn himself. He didn't expect that after searching around, Du San Niangzi had actually checked into the Double Lin Inn.

  "It seems that Du San Niangzi doesn't intend to avoid Snake Da and Snake Er," Lin Tian thought to himself. "If they were to communicate with each other and find out that I'm the one who killed Snake San, things would be bad!"

  "Snake Da is a rough person, he kills people without batting an eye, but there's no need to worry about him. However, Snake Er is extremely cunning, and Du San Niangzi had tricked me into losing my horse, it's not something that can be easily fooled with... this is going to be troublesome!"

  With one move, Lin Tian knocked the young man unconscious and absorbed the thin layer of internal energy from his body before throwing him into a thicket and leaving immediately. "Two years' worth of internal energy cultivation is equivalent to 50 or 60 dimensions of boundary energy - not bad at all!" A small sect's errand boy actually had internal energy on him, which was a testament to Lin Tian's good fortune. Generally speaking, ordinary sect members only practiced some basic martial arts moves.

  "On that day, the Poisonous Three Maidens left, saying they would go find trouble with Snake Big and Snake Second. It seems like there's a grudge between them too!" Lin Tian thought for a moment, ultimately deciding to return to the Double Lin Inn to check out the situation. If they were to fight, he might be able to take advantage of it and become a fisherman, then snatch back Treading Snow and absorb the internal energy of the Poisonous Three Maidens and Snake Big and Snake Second. Wouldn't that be wonderful?!"

  When Lin Tian returned to the Twin Lin Inn, he unexpectedly found that Du San Niangzi was actually in his room, with a hint of tears on her face, as if she had just cried. "Du San Niangzi, you stole my precious horse, and yet you still dare to appear before me!" Lin Tian's first reaction was that there must be some trickery involved, but after having Xiao Ling investigate the surroundings, he didn't discover any signs of She Da She Er's presence, and Tuo Xue was safely locked in the stable.

  "Little brother, last time was unavoidable, I borrowed your BMW, please forgive me!" Du San Niangzi said with a bow to Lin Tian. "Borrowed?" Lin Tian sneered, his impression of Du San Niangzi was too bad last time, even if she was being polite now, he still didn't have a good feeling about her in his heart. "Is there such a thing as borrowing like that? It's stealing, and you're making so many excuses!"

  Du San Niangzi didn't mind Lin Tian's impolite tone and said, "Young man, you were able to kill Snake Three, which surprised me. At the same time, I want to thank you. However, since you killed Snake Three, Snake Big and Snake Second will not let you off. This time I came to find you is because I want to cooperate with you!"

  "You and Snake Brother Three have a feud, wanting to join forces with me to take down Snake Big and Snake Second?" Lin Tian's eyes narrowed as he asked. Poisonous Three laughed sweetly: "Talking to smart people is indeed refreshing, little brother, I don't know if you'll agree or not?"

  Lin Tian sneered, "Why should I agree? You and Snake Big and Snake Second have a grudge, why don't I just wait until you're all fighting to the death, then I'll catch you all in one net!" "Little brother is really ruthless, it seems he still doesn't trust me, Poison Three Nangzi," she said. "But if little brother is going to be like this, then I'll only tell Snake Big and Snake Second about the true cause of Snake Third's death. I wonder if little brother can withstand the furious Snake Big and Snake Second?"

  Lin Tian was silent, in his opinion, with the poisonous three Niangzi's character, such a thing can be done absolutely, if it is even more shameless, helping Snake Da and Snake Er together, then even if he has Ling Bo Wei Bu, he would not be able to escape!

  "Tell me, how can I trust that you're genuinely on my side and not secretly in cahoots with those two snakes? I don't want to be stabbed in the back while we're fighting," Lin Tian said.

  The venomous woman's face flashed with a gloomy expression: "Young man, have you heard any news about Snake Big and Snake Second? Do you know about the murder case that happened in a village in the neighboring county a few years ago?" Lin nodded slightly, his heart probably guessing what had happened. "Forty-eight people from our village died at the hands of Snake Big, but I managed to escape with my life because I had just obtained a secret manual and went to the mountains to practice my skills. For these past few years, I have been thinking about revenge day and night, but Snake Big's powers are far beyond mine, and Snake Second is as cunning as a fox, so I haven't found an opportunity yet. As for Snake Three, although I could kill him, I didn't take action - that useless thing, it doesn't matter when he dies."