Overthrowing Fate

Chapter 17 - Cao Cao

"You, stay quiet!" the larger snake hissed at Xu Min. As the young man was feeling somewhat uncomfortable about having a one-meter-long snake curled atop of his shoulder, the snake looked at him with a very curious gleam in its eyes.

The young man did not dare to disobey the big snake, so he stayed quiet. He constantly felt the snake on his shoulder move about. He investigated everything from his feet and shoes to the insides of his clothes. It even went as far as to personally investigate his skin beneath the clothes. This caused the intimidated and frightened young man to tremble even further as he was scared as to what the snake might do.

The larger snake was casually lying on top of a branch of the tree and it seemed as though the two snakes communicated much as they had before. This was something that took Xu Min by complete surprise. He had never imagined that a tree could communicate.

Although he considered it as communication, he could not help but wonder about how it was done. No words were said, but from time to time the snake would nod or shake its head. Its tongue was constantly slithering and its eyes focused solely on the tree in front of it.

After what seemed like an eternity, anger could be seen in the eyes of the snake. However, it did not take long before the anger was replaced by tenderness and apology. Once more, the conversation seemed to continue.

Xu Min had been standing close to the tree for hours on end. And while he was standing there, the small snake had investigated the young man's entire body. After a while, it had finally found the small bag on his waist where he entered and curled up into it. It only allowing for his face to be visible.

After yet another hour, the snake suddenly made its way down to the young boy. Looking at him, the snake sighed deeply.

"You, human!" he called out. Without wasting time, Xu Min stepped forward. "My son, Cao Cao, has been itching for an adventure for a long, long time," he started while looking at the sleeping snakehead that was visible on the satchel.

"You are to take him with you on your journey,and you are to have personal responsibility over him," the snake continued, "You are to make a blood bond with my adorable son just to give some authority over him. If you ever mistreat him or sell him off, you will soon find yourself dead. I won't need to act as my dear son is strong enough to get rid of someone with the useless rank of a One-Star Warrior."

Hearing this, Xu Min felt a shiver run down his spine. He quickly nodded in reply as he bit his finger and allowed for some blood to drip out.

The large snake suddenly slashed the forehead of the tiny snake. Within moments, the snake woke up and let out an alarmed scream. Seeing the actions of the larger snake, Xu Min's heart grew cold. He previously called the baby snake his dear son. But now he had sliced him, something which could have been done in a much simpler way.

Daring not to say anything, Xu Min stayed quiet as he allowed their blood to mingle. A weird feeling filled the young boy as he felt as though some of his soul was sucked into the beast in his bag. In return, he gained a little bit of the snake's soul.

'It hurts, it hurts, it hurts!' A juvenile voice echoed throughout Xu Min's consciousness. It was a voice filled with indignation. It sounded as though the voice came from a ten year old child.

Hearing the voice, Xu Min's eyes widened in surprise and he was stared at the snake lying in his bag. Its eyes were closed.

"Don't cry," the young man said. He had forgotten completely about the large snake and the tree that was right next to him. His entire being was focused on the snake as he could feel the sadness and indignation in the heart of the snake.