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Listening to the Ancient One and Lin Jie seriously discussing snake meat hot pot, Thanos was so frightened that his scales almost stood on end.

When has he, the overlord of Titan, ever suffered such humiliation?

If this kid hadn't turned him into a snake, he would have already blasted Kamar-Taj flat with one punch!

But now, facing two ruthless individuals who could slice him up and cook him at any moment, Thanos can only grit his teeth and swallow his anger.

"Hold on! I have to hold on!" Thanos frantically told himself.

The next second, Thanos did something that even he found disgusting.

He used his tail to curl the unresponsive "cosmic cube" and carefully pushed it back to Lin Jie's feet.

Then, he brought the huge snake head closer and rubbed it against Lin Jie's trouser leg in a fawning manner.

That wasn't all. Thanos then wrapped his body around Lin Jie's left leg, making him look like a giant, enlarged version of a leg accessory.

This is blatant sucking up to someone powerful!

Thanos wasn't stupid; he could see that the Ancient One was extremely biased towards his disciple, Lin Jie.

Moreover, the Ancient One's eyes were too terrifying; he didn't dare to hug her leg, fearing he would be trampled to death.

Therefore, clinging to Lin Jie's leg is the safest way to save your life.

After all, Lin Jie is now his nominal master.

Watching the seven- or eight-meter-long python rubbing against his legs, Lin Jie got goosebumps all over.

Lin Jie shook his leg, but couldn't shake it off. He could only turn to look at Gu Yi, speechless. "Master, why do I feel like this snake's brain is fried? A giant python as thick as a bucket, all it does is act cute and clingy. It wanted to steal the Rubik's Cube just now, and now it's trying to stick to me. Maybe we should just stew it. After raising it for so many days, the meat should be quite chewy."

Thanos: "..."

brute!

Your whole family are animals!

I am the mighty ruler of the universe and the future director of the Family Planning Commission!

I acted like a grandson to you, and you still want to eat me?!

Thanos was so angry he almost spat blood onto Lin Jie's shoes. If he could beat him, he would have bitten Lin Jie's thigh to pieces right now.

The Ancient One looked at Thanos's frustrated, dead fish-like eyes and was secretly overjoyed, but she managed to keep a straight face.

She opened her small fan and fanned herself twice, then said with a straight face, "Forget it, don't eat it. I think it's a female snake. Female animals are naturally attracted to shiny, sparkly things. It probably went to get the Rubik's Cube because it was attracted by the light."

Thanos: "..."

Female?!

Which eye of yours saw that I'm female?!

You call this my solid muscles and broad jawline female?!

Thanos took a deep breath, trembling with rage.

But he told himself to endure it; as long as he wasn't cooked, he'd accept being turned into a female snake!

"So it's a female snake, no wonder it looks so effeminate." Lin Jie suddenly realized.

"Alright." The Ancient One walked to the tea table, poured herself a cup of tea, and said, "When you go to Sokovia to deal with Ultron tomorrow, take this snake with you."

Lin Jie was stunned for a moment.

Why bring a female snake with you when you're going to the front lines to work on artificial intelligence?

Should we let it fawn over the robot?

However, since his master had spoken, Lin Jie didn't ask any more questions and nodded in agreement.

Thanos listened from the side, a secret joy welling up inside him.

Take me to Sokovia?

Very good!

Once we leave Kamar-Taj, this hellish place filled with arrays, and get out into the wilderness, killing you and stealing your Primogems will be a piece of cake for me!

"It's getting late, you should go back and pack your gear."

Gu Yi waved his hand, preparing to send Lin Jie away.

Lin Jie bowed and turned to leave.

"Wait, apprentice."

Lin Jie had just taken two steps when Gu Yi suddenly called him back.

"Master, is there anything else you need?" Lin Jie asked, turning around.

Gu Yi put down her teacup, her gaze fixed intently on the giant python lying at Lin Jie's feet. She slowly said, "You picked up this giant serpent but don't have a name yet, right? I've come up with one for it. From now on, you can call it 'Thanos'."

Thanos: "???"

boom!

This seemingly casual remark struck Thanos like a thunderbolt.

Thanos froze instantly, turning into a wooden statue, even forgetting to spit out his tongue.

My heart started pounding wildly, like a drum.

Ruined!

My identity has been exposed!

The Ancient One definitely saw through it!

Thanos was so terrified that he barely had the strength to run away.

Lin Jie was completely bewildered: "Thanos? Master, that name sounds so melodramatic, and like a villain's name. Why is he called that?"

Ancient One shrugged, her expression casual: "No reason. I just think this snake looks a lot like a guy from the universe named Thanos, with its purplish-red and tiger-like appearance."

After Gu Yi finished speaking, she turned her back to them and ignored them.

Lin Jie curled his lip: "Fine, it's just a code name anyway. Thanos it is."

With that, Lin Jie kicked the giant python at his feet: "Did you hear that? From now on, your name is Thanos. Let's go, Thanos!"

Thanos: "..."

Thanos shuddered and quickly released Lin Jie's leg.

He glanced back at the Ancient One's back, his eyes filled with deep fear.

This woman is terrifying!

He's an absolute monster who eats people without spitting out the bones!

Not daring to linger for even a second, Thanos twisted his body and, as if fleeing for his life, quickly followed Lin Jie out of the Sanctuary.

On his way back to his dorm, Thanos's feelings were extremely complicated.

Although she had just suffered humiliation in the temple, being treated like a mother snake and forcibly called back to her real name.

The good news is that I can leave Kamar-Taj with Lin Jie tomorrow.

Thanos stared coldly at Lin Jie, who was walking ahead.

He finally understood why Lin Jie had such a large number of Infinite Stones in his pocket.

This kid must have known he wasn't strong enough and was afraid the raw stones would be stolen, so he deliberately made a bunch of fakes and mixed them in!

"Hmph, clever little trick!" Thanos sneered inwardly.

When we get to Sokovia, while this kid is busy fighting with the robot, I'll bite his neck off in one gulp.

At that time, real and fake rough stones will all be mine!