From a carp to a dragon god

Chapter 38: The Psychopathic Eighth Brother-in-law
Danhuang Cave is rich in Danhuang Stone, which is actually two things - cinnabar and realgar. These two things are not good things for snake monsters.

As we all know, snakes are afraid of realgar, and ghosts are afraid of cinnabar.

Normally, it is impossible for a thing like realgar to be found in the cave opened up by a snake demon. However, in this place called Guishan, there are at least seven or eight snake demons who have escaped the calamity and ascended to heaven.

This place has been feared by the Heaven. Behind the earth's energy, Danhuang Qi is secretly produced. The snake demon comes here to transcend the calamity and become an immortal. It refines the earth's energy and opens up a blessed land and cave, which will surely produce Danhuang stone.

In the Danhuang Cave Heaven, the red-chain snake monsters are all from the Zhe clan. They are divided into 25 surnames according to their blood relationship, and each of them has built a city and lives according to their surname.

The branch of my eighth brother-in-law Huang Wenxun has lived in Huangsha City for generations, and life has not been easy. Huangsha City is rich in realgar sand, which is an evil place for snake demons.

Yu Shuyang had never been to Danhuang Cave Heaven before, so he didn't know the rules there. The closer he got to Huangsha City, the more scorching and unpleasant the air became.

"Cousin, this smells too bad. Did we come to the wrong place?" Li Zhen asked with an ugly face, pinching his nose.

"The direction is correct, and look, it's not written on the city gate tower. We're not in the wrong direction of Huangsha City." Yu Shuyang said, pointing to the spirit snake pattern on the city gate tower.

He had smelled the stench of garlic early in the morning, and the Wuzhiyaocao sword he carried with him was constantly responding, indicating that there was a deadly poison in this place.

At the same time, I also felt a lot of iron ores. I guess this place is rich in iron ores. Huangsha City has so many mineral deposits, so my eighth brother-in-law must have a lot of wealth.

The gates of Huangsha City were open, and there were no Taoist soldiers guarding it. Most of the snake monsters in the city had human bodies with snake heads, and it was rare to see snake monsters that had not transformed.

The streets were deserted, with almost no passers-by to be seen. It was as quiet as a dead place. Occasionally a snake-headed man would appear, looking like a wandering ghost.

"Cousin, why does this look like a deserted city? Are you sure my eighth brother-in-law's house is here?" Li Zhen was frightened by the scene.

It is very common for monsters to build cities in the East China Sea. There are five islands and eight cities in Yazhou. The smallest city has 100,000 monsters. But the scene there is not as weird as what we see now.

"It must be right. Let's go to the City Lord's Mansion and take a look. I remember my eighth brother-in-law said that there is a city in their family. It might be here." Yu Shuyang also noticed something strange.

The snake people walking on the road were wearing loose black robes that covered their entire bodies. They walked without making any sound and it was so quiet that no one spoke.

Go straight along the main road, and at the end you will see a city lord's mansion built of white stone. There is an elephant-headed man standing on each side of the gate.

"Hello, brothers. Excuse me, is Huang Wenxun living here?" Yu Shuyang bowed and asked politely.

The elephant-headed man standing on the left first glanced towards the palace, then winked at the elephant-headed man on the right.

"Who are you? What do you want from the Third Young Master?"

"I came from Xiyufudi to see Mrs. Huang Wenxun."

After Yu Shu finished speaking, he saw that the two elephant-headed men were silent. He was confused about what was going on. The third young master he was talking about should be his eighth brother-in-law.

"What's going on with you two? Are you stopping us from going in?" Li Zhen was young and hot-tempered. Seeing the guards' attitude, he started yelling.

The elephant-headed man on the right shouted, but the elephant-headed man on the left stopped him.

"Two brothers, we are here for protection. The city lord has already issued an order not to let any unrelated monsters in. Please don't make things difficult for our brothers.

As for the Third Young Master and his wife, they're not at the mansion either. You can look for them by the Huangsha River outside the city." The elephant-headed man pointed in a direction.

Yu Shuyang thanked him, turned around and pulled Li Zhen away. The child had followed him all the way and was very angry.

"Cousin, did Eighth Brother-in-law have a falling out with his father? Was he kicked out?"

Li Zhen was unsure. He had just disliked the elephant-headed man and was worried that the trip would not go smoothly, so he ran a long way to ask his eighth brother-in-law for help.

"Don't think too much, and don't let your imagination run wild. Wait until you meet your eighth brother-in-law first." Yu Shuyang recalled his interactions with his eighth brother-in-law. He had the impression that he was a very smart man who would not let himself suffer any loss.

That year, Danhuang Dongtian sent people to celebrate Madam Wushuang's birthday. There were thirty young talents in the group, and only the eighth brother-in-law was valued by Madam Wushuang.

After that, he came to the blessed land several times and got to know his eighth sister. Later, he went to Madam Wushuang to mediate and they had their current marriage.

We walked along the Huangsha River outside the city for at least several hundred miles until the smell of stinky garlic disappeared, and then we saw a village.

There are dozens of small houses, all of which are earthen houses dug underground with thatched roofs on the ground. In the area closest to the river, a courtyard is covered with black stones.

"Eighth sister, what are you doing?" Yu Shuyang exclaimed.

He was frightened by the scene before him: a fat woman with a big belly was riding on a giant python and was peeling its skin, which was covered with blood and flesh.

"Jiuchun, why are you here? Did something happen at home?" Yu Bajie was also surprised.

"Everything's fine at home. I'm here to see you and your brother-in-law. This is my cousin Li Zhen from Donghai. You know him, right?"

Yu Shuyang was busy explaining, sighing that Eighth Sister was still as charming as ever. Earlier when they were at home, it was him who was pinned to the ground and beaten.

"Cousin Li Zhen? Could he be the one from my godmother's family?" Yu Bajie said as she peeled the snake skin, her hands never stopping, and the speed was getting faster and faster.

"Wait a moment, I'll take the snake coat off your brother-in-law."

As expected, Yu Shuyang guessed correctly that the unlucky guy on the ground was his eighth brother-in-law.

But as I recall, the red-banded snake is not a big python, but a small snake with circles of red. Is the color and shape of my eighth brother-in-law correct?

Could it be that the city lord discovered the truth and kicked the couple out of the house?

It shouldn't be like this. My cousin Li Zhen next to me was not kicked out even though a spider and a sea worm gave birth to a cricket spirit.

After the skin was peeled off, the python transformed into a man who was two meters tall, burly, dark-skinned, and somewhat ugly.

"I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, my ninth brother and cousin. I've been suffering from lice these past two days, and my whole body is itchy. I had to ask you to help me peel the skin and relieve the itch." Huang Wenxun explained while greeting his two younger brothers.

Snake lice. Ordinary pythons don't grow them. My eighth brother-in-law is a late seventh-grade snake demon, so it shouldn't happen to him unless he's injured or poisoned by a poisonous insect.

"Brother-in-law, are you injured or have you been ambushed by a snake or insect poison?" Yu Shuyang asked worriedly.

"Ninth brother is still good to me. Ah, my lady is in pain."

Huang Wenxun, who had just been skinned, felt pain all over his body, but he was enduring it in front of his two younger brothers.

"Jiuchun is good, but I am not." Yu Bajie said as she beat her husband.

"Madam, please show some mercy and save some face for your husband."

"You deserve it, I told you that you deserve it. Now you're trying to save face. Where's that stubborn spirit you had back then?"

Yu Shuyang couldn't bear to see the couple flirting with each other. He hadn't seen them for three years and didn't feel strange at all.

　I'm sorry, I've wasted several drafts. I'll have another chapter later, around eight or nine o'clock.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)