Chapter 289: You Like Eating Vegetables
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The giant beast towered over Lu Chao Chao, all its many eyes locked onto her.
It remembered the old days, back when it met a crazy wild woman. She’d made it eat vegetables instead of humans—what a crazy idea! A beast that usually gobbled up people was now nibbling on greens for a hundred years. She even made it sit in the fresh air and sunlight, surrounded by the beauty of nature. And she made it brush its teeth every single day. With nine heads, that meant eighteen times a day! It was almost too much to handle. So, it shrank itself down and pretended to be a tiny snake. Back then, its breath smelled like flowers, and even its farts were nice-smelling. And that silly name she gave it!
The beast shivered, trying to shake off the memory of that awful woman. She was gone now, and it was free. Why think of her today?
Suddenly, its eyes turned dark, glowing a deep blood-red filled with anger and danger.
Little Lu Chao Chao, smelling sweet like milk, stood on her tiptoes and held up a carrot. All nine of the beast’s heads leaned down toward her, making everyone nearby gasp in shock.
Not far away, Madam Xu’s legs went weak, and she froze, unable to move.
“Yun Shi, don’t worry. I’m right here,” Rong Che said softly, stepping in front of her protectively.
Lu Chao Chao looked up at the nine-headed snake with big, curious eyes. She had never seen such a huge, scary creature before.
But she remembered another snake. Not just any snake—she had claimed it after defeating its mother, right out of its nest. It was a newborn, pink, and sometimes tiny sparks of lightning would flicker across its skin. It liked to curl up on her wrist like a little bracelet. It didn’t eat meat; it only ate vegetables. It loved the wind and rain and always smelled so nice. She named it Fragrant Fragrance.
“Hmm, have I seen you before?” she mumbled, tilting her head.
The creature looked kind of familiar.
The snake showed its sharp teeth, and its drool sizzled as it dripped to the ground, causing the crowd to freeze in fear.
“You don’t like veggies? I had a little snake once. It was super cute and loved veggies…” Chao Chao babbled, talking about cabbages, lettuce, carrots, and how the snake never ate meat.
“You should eat more veggies and brush your teeth more. You’re really stinky,” she added, wrinkling her nose.
Nearby, Nan Mu Bai snorted, “Just because the North Zhao royal family spoils her, she thinks she can order Xiangliu around?”
Lord Ming frowned, clearly worried. “Your Highness, Princess Sunshine is not even three years old. What if she makes Xiangliu angry?”
“That’s her choice. If she wants to scold Lord Xiangliu, she’ll face the consequences,” Nan Mu Bai replied coldly.
Lord Ming’s hands twitched, releasing a small amount of divine power that caused the nearby plants to quiver and ready to lash out—his only remaining bit of life force.
While Madam Xu collapsed in horror, and the king ready to order an attack despite the consequences, Lu Chao Chao remained unfazed.
She stared up at the enormous nine-headed snake, her face serious. “You should brush your teeth a lot. You have nine heads, nine mouths, so you need to brush even more. Or else, you’ll be super stinky…” she said earnestly.
“Chao Chao brushes my teeth morning and night!”
“You don’t know how to brush?” she asked innocently. “I can show you, okay?” Lu Chao Chao smiled brightly, not noticing the snake’s cold eyes and the big open mouth ready to snap her up.
“My little snake was really good at brushing! It used willow branches like toothbrushes. It was always so clean and fresh. Oh, do you know my little snake’s name? It was called…”
The snake’s eyes stayed icy as it lunged at her.
“Ah!!!” Screams erupted all around.
Madam Xu finally cried out, while Rong Che bravely moved forward to shield Chao Chao with his own body…
“Fwagwant Fwagwance,” Lu Chao Chao said in her soft, baby-like voice, her eyebrows rising with curiosity.
The snake stopped, its giant mouth hanging open just above her head.
For a moment, its eyes looked confused as the arrows bounced off its tough scales, unable to hurt it.
The name “Fragrant Fragrance” seemed to stir up a deep, buried fear inside it.
All nine of its heads twisted around, looking down at the tiny girl in front of them.
“My little snake’s name was Fragrant Fragrance. It was pink and soft and very clean. It loved veggies, dancing, and listening to calming music. And it brushed its teeth every morning and night. I wonder where it is now? Woohoo…” Lu Chao Chao thought about her lost friend, and her smile faded a bit.
“I miss it a lot. I hope to find it again one day.”
“It must miss me too.”
Suddenly, the snake, Xiangliu, started to shake in horror.
Lu Chao Chao looked up. “Did you open your mouth wide because you want to eat carrots? My Fwagwant Fwagwance loved carrots too…”
“And cabbages and even chicken butts…”
Nan Mu Bai’s eyelid twitched in disbelief.
Unbelievable! Cabbage, chicken butts, and carrots—these were things Xiangliu hated the most! They should have made it furious!
But the mighty Lord Xiangliu gently bowed its heads down and carefully took the carrot from Lu Chao Chao’s tiny hand.
Even though it was far too small to satisfy any of its huge mouths, it nibbled on it, almost like it was putting on a show.
So calm and gentle.
Lu Chao Chao smiled widely. “You like it too? Great! I’ll get you more…” She waddled off, and Madam Xu couldn’t catch her in time.
In one hand, she carried a plate of jade cabbage, and in the other, a plate of crystal carrots.
All the foods she didn’t like.
“Wait a minute…” The king muttered, puzzled.
But Lu Chao Chao didn’t stop. She came back quickly with more carrots and cabbages for the now calm beast.
What had been a terrifying monster just moments ago was now gentler than a soft breeze.
“Why are you eating all by yourself? You have nine heads—line up and try them all!” Lu Chao Chao scolded the middle snake head with her chopsticks, making Lord Ming flinch.
Even the king of the Southern Kingdom wouldn’t dare to do something like that.
Nan Mu Bai’s eyes blazed with frustration. “How is this possible?! The ancient books say that the fierce beast Xiangliu eats humans and is naturally cruel. How… how can it be munching on vegetables?!”
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“Can’t you see? It’s eating happily, isn’t it?” Lu Chao Chao answered back.
Nan Mu Bai stood there, completely stunned.
This was a creature with noble lineage and ancient blood!
“Remember to brush your teeth morning and night. Next time we meet, I’ll check. If you’re not good…” Lu Chao Chao frowned slightly, and the beast shivered all over.
“Does it taste good?”
All nine heads nodded quickly, showing none of the pride or fierceness they usually showed in front of the Southern Kingdom’s royals.
Nan Mu Bai was left standing there in shock, trying to figure out where everything went wrong.