AMRWFA -Chapter 207 Devoured

“Shishi, you’re back? How’s your stomach? Does it still hurt?” Seeing Liang Shishi, Ruan Yaoyao suddenly remembered.

【Shishi had an upset stomach. Isn’t it a bit inappropriate for me to still invite her to drink milk tea?】

【But if I don’t invite her… would it be weird if I drink alone?】

She hesitated for a moment.

Liang Shishi didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

She had rushed over worried that Aunt Xu might be in trouble here, but it turned out nothing had happened—she was still thinking about milk tea.

“I’m fine! I thought it was just… that time of the month. But it wasn’t! I was mistaken.” Liang Shishi quickly found a perfect excuse for herself.

Upon hearing that, Ruan Yaoyao immediately understood what she meant. She was about to say, Isn’t it a bit early for that? when she saw Ma Aotian walking over quickly, showing great concern for Liang Shishi.

Ruan Yaoyao’s eyes unconsciously drifted toward Ma Aotian’s ring again.

【Oh wow, it’s already been eaten up two-thirds of it!】

【Hey—your ring grandfather is about to be completely eaten, and you still have no reaction?】

Liang Shishi froze.

What was being eaten?

Wasn’t the thing inside Ma Aotian’s ring a cursed evil god?

That was a god. How could a god be eaten?

Something capable of eating even an evil god… just how terrifying must that thing be?

Liang Shishi felt uneasy, yet she still had to deal with Ma Aotian’s concern, becoming increasingly irritated.

Everyone could clearly see that Liang Shishi looked off. Ruan Yaoyao noticed it too and could only regretfully “cancel” the milk tea plan.

【Looks like we won’t get to drink milk tea after all.】

【This girl too… if she’s unwell, she should just say so. Why force herself?】

【It’s not like I must have her accompany me to drink it.】

Meanwhile, the little golden snake burped after swallowing the evil god.

But there was something strange…

【Those souls were eaten too… is that really okay?】

【Or maybe… it’s not?】

【Just an illusion?】

As Ruan Yaoyao was thinking this, the little golden snake burped again. This time, it spat out a transparent bubble, and inside the bubble floated a translucent little figure.

Ruan Yaoyao recognized it instantly.

【Aren’t these the souls?】

【They turned white?!】

【Damn!】

【This snake can actually purify them?!】

As the little golden snake kept burping, more and more transparent bubbles appeared. Each bubble contained a small figure—men, women, elderly, children…

In no time, the ring’s space was filled with hundreds and thousands of floating bubbles.

Ruan Yaoyao was shocked.

【How many did it eat?! There are so many bubbles!】

The bubbles drifted out of the ring, floating toward the ceiling. Some even seemed to pass through it…

Ruan Yaoyao looked up, stunned.

She also realized that only she could see this. No one else in the store—not even Ma Aotian—noticed anything unusual.

Liang Shishi: Yes, Aunt Xu, we can’t see it!

She had tried hard to glance upward, but saw nothing.

No bubbles. No little figures. Nothing at all.

At the same time, outside the commercial building, everyone saw a beam of white light suddenly descending from the sky, directly shooting into the building.

At the point where the light gathered, faint bubbles seemed to appear, though they were hard to see clearly.

But the radiant colors at the top of the light were breathtaking—pink, red, violet, blending together in a dreamlike gradient more beautiful than any sunset they had ever seen.

Many people looked up in shock, some even taking out their phones to post online:

“Come quickly, a mirage! It’s so beautiful!”

Ruan Yaoyao watched as the bubbles drifted upward and soon disappeared.

When she looked back into the ring space, the little golden snake was now “looting” the remaining items inside the ring.

【…】

【Are you a bandit?】

【You steal everything?】

【You don’t even have hands—how are you taking things?!】

Ruan Yaoyao was overthinking it. The little golden snake simply opened its mouth and sucked everything in.

【…】

【Did you eat it, or just store it in your stomach?】

【Probably stored it, right? Don’t fantasy novels always say mythical beasts have spatial stomachs?】

【It has no hands or feet, so that’s the only place to keep things.】

Ruan Yaoyao felt a little envious. Same “stomach,” but hers only holds food…

【Well, at least my dantian is somewhat useful. Otherwise, it wouldn’t be living there.】

【What exactly is this little golden snake?】

【Huh? Did it just grow horns?】

【A horned snake?】

…

After finishing its “harvest,” the little golden snake flashed with golden light and returned to Ruan Yaoyao’s dantian.

Seeing it come back, she finally relaxed.

【What does this mean?】

【It means no matter how good the outside world is, my dantian is still the most comfortable place.】

【It’s just an evil god, not even eating souls—should be a good beast, right?】

【Mm!】

【It should be!】

【Since it’s a good one, I’ll raise it. No rent required.】

The little golden snake sneezed, chose a comfortable spot, and fell asleep peacefully.

Ruan Yaoyao glanced at Ma Aotian’s ring one last time. Confirming that everything inside had been emptied completely—no trace of black energy left—she signaled Liang Shishi to leave.

She asked if they had picked anything they liked. If not, they would go upstairs.

Liang Shishi quickly said she didn’t like anything here and suggested going somewhere else.

Ma Aotian wanted to follow, but his “girlfriend No. N” refused. She wasn’t stupid—seeing him constantly trying to please other women, she immediately wanted to break away.

“Brother Tian~, I still want to look a bit longer!”

Ma Aotian had no choice but to reluctantly part ways with Liang Shishi.

Once outside, the two entered the elevator. Ruan Yaoyao pressed B1 to return to the underground parking lot.

She said to Liang Shishi:

“I’ve taken care of the old man in his ring. Have your people keep watching him. If he gets angry tonight and throws the ring away, try to swap it.”

【Even though the contents are gone, the ring itself is still a treasure. If the country can take it over, it would be incredibly useful for transport and logistics.】

【If I weren’t incapable, I’d want it myself!】

Liang Shishi’s mouth twitched.

Aunt Xu, you already emptied everything inside… at least leave the ring for us, please!

At this point, she was certain: that mysterious “little golden snake” must belong to Aunt Xu.

With such a thing protecting her, there was no need to worry about her safety.

As expected—whenever something happened, find Aunt Xu. With her around, nothing couldn’t be solved.

After safely sending Ruan Yaoyao home, Liang Shishi returned to her team, where Minister Qin Shibo gave a report.

“A horned little golden snake?” the minister repeated. “Snakes can grow horns?”

Liang Shishi explained her speculation:

“Minister, in our Chinese legends, snakes can transform into dragons. Is it possible this golden snake is actually a young dragon… or in the process of evolving into one?”

Minister Qin Shibo’s pupils instantly dilated.

Right… there were no golden snakes in the world, and one that grows horns—if not a flood dragon, then a true dragon.

It might really be undergoing transformation.

In other words, Ruan Yaoyao’s dantian might be hosting a growing dragon?!

His breathing grew rapid.

A dragon…

The cultural totem of the entire Chinese civilization!

Could it be… those myths are real? That dragons truly existed in ancient times?

If that’s the case…

Doesn’t that mean we are truly the descendants of the dragon?