Chapter 13 – The Green Serpent (1/2)

Chapter 13 – The Green Serpent

Night had fallen, as the moon hung high in the sky.

The Battle Beast Hall was ablaze with lights. Right now, all the candidates of the Awakening Ceremony, together with their parents had been asked to leave, except for Qinghan.

“Oh, It’s a lion-nosed dog!”

“Definitely... God doesn’t bless our Ye Family.”

The elders kept on scrutinizing the cub that was sleeping in Qinghan’s arms. Eventually, they came to the conclusion that the beast Qinghan had summoned was really a lion-nosed dog. After the confirmation process, the expressions of those elders were a rather sharp contrast with a few minutes ago. Some were sighing, while others were shaking their heads in great disappointment. A few of them even shot resentful glares at Qinghan.

Elder Tianqing calmed himself down a little bit, as he stared at the little cub. “Hey, young man, don’t be nervous. Tell us what you’ve seen during your awakening moments. Don’t drop a single detail.”

Standing beside the altar, Qinghan had been closely observing everyone’s expressions. He saw the disappointment on his uncle Ye Qiang’s face, but he also saw the despicable smile on Ye Jian’s face. At the beginning, Ye Jian had been worried that Qinghan would summon a high-ranked beast, while after the elders’ reevaluation and confirmation, he became rather relieved.

Within just a few minutes, Qinghan had been through a series of complex feelings, very much like riding a rollercoaster. Now, he knew what he should do with the cub.

“Yes, Elder!” He respectfully looked back at Elder Tianqing.

The elders took a seat, but they still couldn’t take their eyes off the black cub. Now, they were prepared to listen to Qinghan’s narrative of the events that had unfolded during his awakening. Although the result had dashed their original hopes for a holy-grade beast, they were still rather curious to hear what Qinghan had seen during his awakening. After all, it was a nine-colored halo.

“When I entered into the altar, some white smoke rose up. I mean, this white smoke was quite different from the normal one. It was so special… It was like… Oh, It looked like the fog on a rainy day! But you know what’s the most amazing part? Haha, the white smoke penetrated into my body…” Qinghan gestured hysterically as he narrated, while he was intoxicated in his own world.

“Humph! Cut the bullshit and get to the point! Be simple, garbage. You should arrange your words before speaking…” The man with a scar on his face interrupted. He was the vice-president of the Punishment Department of the Ye Family.

Truly, the elders in their seats were rather annoyed by this meticulous and lengthy speech. They were the leading members of the Ye Family, who had no leisure time to listen to nonsense.

“Oh? Be simple? Ok. Here we go.” Qinghan lifted the corners of his mouth, “Through some white rays I saw a mysterious valley, in which numerous little beasts sat. And then I used the summoning method. Finally, I’m back here. That’s it.”

Everyone listened attentively, trying to find out some impressive parts from his narration. However, Qinghan had stopped, as not another word was coming from his mouth.

“Then?” Ye Ron inquired.

“Then what? It’s the end. Oh… I remember… Then I summoned such an adorable little cub.” Qinghan pretended to be puzzled, as if Ye Ron was an idiot to ask such a self-evident question.

“That’s it?”

“That’s it!”

“Shit. How can it be so simple?” Ye Ron was apparently outraged, as his anger made his scar seem even more hideous.

“Yes, that’s it. It was you who told me to be simple! Is the process of summoning a battle beast really that complicated?” Qinghan continued to pretend to be innocent and bewildered.

Interestingly, the other elders coldly glanced at Ye Ron, as if he was indeed a dumbass.

“Bastard, I didn’t mean that ‘simple’…” The disapproving glares of the others made Ye Ron even more upset, as he even slipped into a small fury.

“Humph!” Elder Tianqing, who sat next to Ye Jian, let out a stern humph. He silently threw a glance at Ye Ron, which almost scared the latter to death. Needless to say, Ye Ron kept his mouth shut.

“Kid, come here. I will ask and you will answer me in detail. Ok? What was it like in the valley you mentioned?” Elder Tianqing turned to Qinghan, speaking to him in a soft voice.