My Demon Husband Is a Snake-Chapter 908: Ferns
"Did I say something like that? Why don’t I remember?" I pulled out a chair and sat down.
The Vine Demon stood up excitedly, "Yes, I originally brought it up, but you agreed to the condition nonetheless."
"Lan Shaotang, the name sounds nice, but the filthy and sordid deeds betray such a good name." I glanced at the metallic nameplate on the Vine Demon’s desk, "I didn’t agree to that condition, and even if I did, I can just go back on it."
"Su Wan, what exactly do you want?" Lan Shaotang slammed a fist on the table, his entire hand turning green, and a long crack extending across the tabletop.
If it were the old me, it would have been hard for me to start trouble with anyone.
But now, I have enough strength and a sense of responsibility on my shoulders.
Witnessing firsthand the series of heinous acts Lan Shaotang carried out under the orders of the Ten Thousand Poison Hall.
Even though I have no personal grievance with Lan Shaotang, I can’t pretend I didn’t see these things. "Originally, I came to the Baoxian Hall headquarters just to investigate, but it turns out you’re the nutritionist Boss Zhu wants to introduce me to, which makes it much easier."
"Are you planning to kill me??" Lan Shaotang blurted out, instantly transforming into a green light.
He rushed towards the window at lightning speed.
The Palm Talisman that I had already drawn in my palm while in the car moved faster than Lan Shaotang’s escape.
The Fire Phoenix shot out like a bolt of lightning, forming a wall of fire in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, "It’s not that definitive; it depends on your attitude in admitting your mistakes. Tell me, what is Baoxian Hall really engaged in? What’s the purpose?"
"With your intelligence, can’t you figure it out? Everything was arranged and designed by the Black Hat Protector; I’m merely following orders. If you want trouble, go find issues with the Great Protector." Lan Shaotang’s hand turned into vines, which rapidly extended, aiming to pierce my heart.
The speed was indeed too fast for me to react.
But the Fire Phoenix seemed to have independent thinking abilities, not needing any instructions from me.
It instantly appeared in front of me, the overwhelming heavenly fire filling the entire meeting room, turning tables, chairs, and pens into ashes.
Fortunately, this Fire Phoenix, despite its fierce nature, still held back.
At least it didn’t destroy the windows; all the damage occurred indoors.
Lan Shaotang just lost an arm to the fire, and the flames continued to spread to other parts of his body as he stood stupefied, looking at the instantly devastated office.
"The Black Hat has already been dealt with by me, and his Vermilion Clam is gone as well. I can only come to you." With all chairs burned away, I had nowhere to sit, awkwardly standing.
The indoor temperature was exceptionally high, the heatwave sweeping across, yet I couldn’t feel such high temperatures or even found the room quite comfortable.
I continued speaking distinctly, "Did you plant your seeds into those who died, turning them into your walking corpses?"
"What seeds? Those are my spores, just extracting the last bit of value before the corpse rots," Lan Shaotang said, realizing he misspoke, his eyes filled with fear of me, nervously retreating and patting the burning places on his body.
But the flames didn’t extinguish, instead spreading to the other hand that wasn’t on fire.
"Spores? You haven’t only evolved leech abilities but also fern traits; what exactly are you? How long have you been alive??" I suddenly realized that the characteristics of Lan Shaotang were too peculiar; I had never seen any plant of such nature, potentially an unknown ancient plant.
