Super Invincible Immortal Doctor
Chapter 887 Settling the Snake Tribe

Chapter 887: Chapter 887 Settling the Snake Tribe

"Wait a moment, there’s one more important thing I almost forgot. I brought out the last dozen or so of the Snake Tribe. Before Queen Capia died, she entrusted me with a snake egg, which contains the bloodline of the Snake Queen. We need to find a place to settle them," Su Chengyu said.

Lin An asked, "How do you plan to settle them?"

"There are only a few of the Snake Tribe left now. In this perilous Kunwu Realm, they can hardly survive. Sooner or later, they will be extinct."

"You plan to take them out of the Kunwu Realm?" Lin An said.

Su Chengyu nodded slightly and said, "But I still need to seek their opinion."

With that, Su Chengyu summoned the Thousand-Mile Mountain and River Map. Upon seeing the scroll unfold, Lin An asked, "Is this painting the prized Thousand-Mile Mountain and River Map from Mount Qingcheng?"

"Indeed."

"With such a treasure, you should have summoned it earlier to avoid many dangers. This is a King-grade Divine Artifact!" Lin An said.

"It has been sealed, and I can’t control the Thousand-Mile Mountain and River Map to attack. Its current function is merely to use the small world within the map to take people in," Su Chengyu explained.

"Then why didn’t you take me into it earlier? Leaving me alone in the desert, what if I had encountered a powerful beast or foreign tribe, wouldn’t I have been doomed?" Lin An complained.

"Whether going to Pansi Valley or Snake Spirit Desert, both were extremely dangerous for me. If I had been captured or died, wouldn’t you have also died if you were in the Thousand-Mile Mountain and River Map?"

Hearing Su Chengyu’s explanation, Lin An pursed his lips, slightly moved, and said, "What was your master thinking? He gave you such a treasured object, yet sealed it, making it superfluous."

Su Chengyu found the question inconvenient to answer, so he pretended not to hear and released the Snake people from the Thousand-Mile Mountain and River Map.

The dozen or so Snake people came out of the Thousand-Mile Mountain and River Map, and seeing that they were no longer in the Snake Spirit Desert, one of them asked, "Where is the Queen? And the other tribe members?"

"They’re all dead," Su Chengyu said.

"Her Majesty The Queen is dead?!"

The Snake people couldn’t believe it, and soon they were all in tears, weeping and wailing in grief.

"What is done is done, it has become final. I once promised Queen Capia to protect the continuation of the Snake people. But my abilities are limited and there isn’t much I can do for you. Now, there are two options: Either stay in the Kunwu Realm, find another safe settlement to propagate your race, or allow me to take you out of the Kunwu Realm to live in the outside world," Su Chengyu said.

Su Chengyu thought for a bit. If they were to go to the outside world, he suspected the most suitable option would be to find a deserted island overseas for the Snake Tribe to inhabit or perhaps let them go to the Hundred Thousand Mountains. As for other places, if discovered by the Demon Slayer Department, they would surely be exterminated.

"We will not go to the world of the Human Clan. Even in death, we prefer to die in this desert," the two Demon Generals of the Snake Tribe said resolutely.

"But there are only a few of you left in the Snake Tribe. In this desert, survival will be difficult. You need to think it through. In the outside world, I can find a safe place for you, where you can avoid contact with the Human Clan as much as possible."

Su Chengyu still did not wish to see the complete extinction of the Snake people and offered his sincere advice.

But these dozen or so Snake people remained adamant in their decision not to leave the Kunwu Realm. They would rather die and stay in this desert, planning to return to the Snake Spirit Desert.

Su Chengyu, seeing this, did not try to persuade them further and said, "Right, before her death, Queen Capia entrusted me with a snake egg. I do not know if this snake egg holds any special meaning, but now I will also hand it over to you."

From the Cui Xia Ring, Su Chengyu took out the snake egg, which was larger than a basketball, and handed it to the Snake Tribe Demon General.

"Is... is this truly given to you by Her Majesty The Queen?" The Demon General cradled the snake egg in both hands as if it was a precious treasure, visibly excited.

"Absolutely," Su Chengyu nodded.

"This is wonderful, the Queen’s bloodline is preserved, able to continue. As long as the Queen’s bloodline exists, our Snake Tribe will have the opportunity to rise again."

The Snake Tribe held their belief and value in the Queen’s bloodline to an extremely high degree. The reason these ten-plus-meter-tall snake people preferred to die than leave the Snake Spirit Desert was because with the Queen’s fall, their faith was gone. To them, life became lovelorn, and the continuation of their species became meaningless.

"If that’s the case, then do you still intend to stay in the Snake Spirit Desert? Not to be rude, but relying on just these few of you, I fear you won’t be able to continue the Snake Tribe, let alone protect the Queen’s bloodline. I still suggest you follow me out of the Kunwu Realm and find a place of refuge in the outside world," Su Chengyu advised again.

After a good while, the dozen or so snake people gathered around the snake egg to discuss and finally reached a unanimous decision.

"We have decided to accept your advice, leave the Snake Spirit Desert, leave the Kunwu Realm, and rebuild our home, to ensure the continuation of the Queen’s bloodline and our species. Moreover, we, the Snake Tribe, will remember the kindness you have shown us for generations to come and will never forget it."

"Although our Snake Tribe and the Human Clan are enemies, incompatible as fire and water, our Snake Tribe is clear about debts of gratitude and resentment and is certainly not a race that forgets kindness and betrays trust."

Two Snake Tribe Demon Generals bowed to Su Chengyu.

"It’s not about any kind of favor; after all, I have also benefited from the Snake Tribe. This is simply me fulfilling what I promised to Queen Capia," Su Chengyu said.

"One thing at a time, you already got the treasures. If you had broken your promise, we couldn’t have done anything about you. Humans are known to be cunning and despicable, but you have exhibited excellent qualities that we respect," the Demon General said.

"In fact, not all humans are as you suppose, there are many among them with excellent qualities; one shouldn’t generalize. Besides, the Snake Tribe has also killed plenty of our human kind, and for sacrifices to the Queen, you have also slaughtered many. It’s six of one, half a dozen of the other; there’s no need for blame!" Lin An interjected.

"Who are you? What right do you have to criticize our Snake Tribe!"

The Demon General glared angrily at Lin An.

"Of course I have the right..." said Lin An, her voice cold.

"Enough, stop arguing, there’s no need to debate this matter. You should return to the Thousand-Mile Mountain and River Map, and once we leave the Kunwu Realm, I will find you a place to reside and let you out," Su Chengyu hastily intervened to prevent a quarrel, worrying that Lin An might lose her temper and obliterate these snake people with a slap.

With a flash of light, the Thousand-Mile Mountain and River Map absorbed the Snake Tribe within.

"Su Chengyu, I advise you to consider carefully, after all, the snakes are a different race; in the outside world, they are considered ’beasts’! If the Demon Slayer Department learns that you have taken them out of Kunwu Realm and settled them, that would be a capital crime!" Lin An said.

"We can’t just abandon them in the Snake Spirit Desert, can we? Since I have promised Queen Capia, I must keep my word, even if that means paying a price. A man stands by his word. If I were to break my promise and discard my integrity, wouldn’t I just become the deceitful and despicable person they talk about?" Su Chengyu said with determination.