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Chapter 426 A Wish Fulfilled by Mistake (33)

Xiangliu was a subject of Gonggong and a fierce god who had been active on the earth for thousands of years.

As one of the founders of the Great Xia Dynasty, it would be a joke to say that Xiang Liu had no feelings for the Great Xia.

Unfortunately, Xiangliu was never an idealist like the first Witch King or the first Gonggong.

Regardless of which side of Xiang Liu is in, he is a genuine ambitious man.

Especially after witnessing the rise of the Great Xia, Xiang Liu was determined to seize real power in the Great Xia.

Many conflicts between humans and gods were actually instigated by Him in secret.

This situation continued until Yu Guo left Da Xia and the second Gong Gong appeared.

Xiang Liu, who thought he would be the second Gonggong, was completely dumbfounded, and resentment and anger began to grow in his heart.

Xiang Liu couldn't understand why Yu Guo wouldn't choose him as the second Gonggong.

Even if I do indeed harbor ambitions...

Even if I wasn't truly committed to joining Great Xia from the start...

But his contribution to the Great Xia was genuine; he had accompanied Yu Guo in managing the floods and connecting the waterways of the East Sea.

Xiang Liu believed that he was largely responsible for the prosperity and peace that the Great Xia Dynasty enjoyed for the next several thousand years.

But why would Yu Guo rather hand over the position of the second-generation Gonggong to a minor deity than promote himself to become the head of the Great Xia Water God?
More importantly, in order to prevent Xiang Liu from causing trouble, Yu Guo even handed over the means to control him to the second-generation Gong Gong.

Although the second Gonggong was always benevolent and righteous, he never used these methods.

However, the significance of Yu Guo's actions, and the sense of humiliation he brought to Xiang Liu, was unprecedented.

"So... that's why you chose to betray Gonggong?"

He frowned slightly, but Xiang Yao shook his head in denial as Li Boyang asked the question.

"Ha, I'm not that shallow."

"More than hatred, ambition is the driving force behind my actions."

"And I never thought I was betraying Him; I was just taking back what I was rightfully entitled to."

As he spoke these words, undisguised resentment flashed in Xiangyao's eyes.

"The only thing I didn't expect was that even after being severely injured by Wu Yi, that guy still possessed such great power."

"Yu Guo left Him with so much..."

"Those things should all be mine!"

The second generation Gonggong's tenacity completely exceeded Xiangliu's expectations, so he ultimately met a tragic end, with his head and body separated.

Xiangyao had no idea what the fate of his other heads would be.

But he did manage to escape with his life, and took the opportunity to seize the body of a python and hide in the Hundred Mountains.

"Wait, I have another question I want to know."

"How did you learn about the Soul Jade? And why did you give birth to a demigod who is half human and half god?"

Upon hearing Li Boyang mention this issue, Xiang Yao's expression immediately became complicated.

It was an expression that mixed helplessness, regret, and humiliation, yet also a hint of relief.

"It's simple, because I've seen Gonggong use the Soul Jade."

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Xiang Yao did not know where Gonggong's soul jade came from.

However, in the later stages of that great battle, he personally witnessed Gonggong temporarily return to his peak state with the help of the Soul Jade.

In a sense, the appearance of the Soul Jade played a crucial role in Xiang Liu's eventual defeat.

Under these circumstances, Xiang Yao couldn't help but be deeply impressed by the Soul Jade. So, when another of Gonggong's subordinates, Fuyou, quietly appeared in the Hundred Lands Mountains and competed with the Flower Mantis for the Hidden Fly Soul Jade, Xiang Yao naturally couldn't resist taking action to snatch it.

Fuyou is different from Xiangliu; he is the true direct descendant and confidant of the second generation of Gonggong.

Its essence is a deity in the form of a water monster or plague demon, which usually only appears in autumn and winter.

However, Xiangyao knew that Fuyou was actually Gonggong's intelligence officer and strategist, spending most of his time collecting all sorts of intelligence for Him.

Assassination when necessary is also one of the tasks of the Floating Path.

Fortunately, although Fuyou is exceptionally intelligent and possesses bizarre abilities, it is far inferior to Xiangliu in terms of raw power.

Especially after the battle in the East China Sea, Fuyou was also inevitably severely injured by Wu Yi, and his strength was reduced to less than one-tenth.

Compared to Xiang Yao, who only has a head left, he's not much better off.

That secret battle ultimately ended with Xiang Yao unexpectedly seizing the Soul Jade.

Since then, the Flower Mantis has been searching for Fuyou and Xiangyao, hoping to snatch the Soul Jade back from them.

In order to get rid of the flower mantis, and also to transform himself back into a nine-headed serpent, Xiangliu...

Holding the Soul Jade, Xiang Yao made his wish—to bring Xiang Liu back to life!

Then, Xiangyao lost consciousness and also lost a considerable amount of his memory.

When he came to his senses, he found that he had already conceived a child with a female mountain woman.

That offspring was none other than Li Xi, a demigod of mixed human and divine blood.

It took Xiang Yao several days to recover from his daze and realize that he had probably been tricked by the Soul Jade.

It's unclear whether it's due to insufficient ability or the inherent characteristics of the Soul Jade itself.

It interprets Xiang Yao's wish as "to give birth to a new Xiang Liu".

Therefore, Hunyu took Xiangyao's body and found a mountain woman who was most compatible with him to marry, giving birth to a baby girl who was born with Xiangliu's characteristics.

To be honest, Xiangyao's wish has indeed been fulfilled in a sense.

With snake hair and a snake tail, Li Xi not only perfectly inherited all of Xiang Liu's characteristics, but his own potential also broke Xiang Yao's perception.

But it is precisely because of this powerful characteristic and potential.

Xiang Yao could tell at a glance that Li Xi wouldn't live much longer.

Even though the Soul Jade had chosen the most suitable mother body, Li Xi was still a premature baby with congenital malformation.

It's hard to say what Xiang Yao's mindset was when he chose to entrust this premature baby to Xiao'e, the shaman of Gao Village.

Since Xiang Yao was unwilling to confront Li Boyang directly, Xiao'e was the most likely person to save the premature baby.

No, Xiang Yao was almost certain that his child would eventually fall into Li Boyang's hands.

"That Soul Jade is truly bizarre..."

"It even continued to influence my thinking, leading me to make choices that were completely contrary to my nature."

If the premature baby falls into Li Boyang's hands, it will surely expose Xiang Yao's existence.

Yet Xiangyao still made this illogical choice. Throughout the process, besides feeling confused and conflicted, he even had a little bit of expectation that he couldn't explain.

"Is it a choice that goes against one's nature?"

Looking thoughtfully at the snake's head on the treetop, Li Boyang simply asked a question in return.

"Is saving your own child really not in your nature?"

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(End of this chapter)