CHAPTER 240: CHAPTER 133: PRUDENCE

"Welcome to... Ryūchi Cave!"

Kamihane and Orochimaru looked at the woman in front of them and tilted their heads at the same time. The master and disciple showed extraordinary tacit understanding at this moment.

"You are Tagitsuhime, right?"

Kamihane’s eyes were scrutinizing.

"Oh? It seems that Shinza has already told you two, so I won’t introduce myself." Tagitsuhime covered her red lips slightly and smiled intellectually.

Orochimaru tightened his face. The grand palace, the harmless and ethereal woman... None of this made him feel relaxed, but instead increased the uneasiness in his heart.

Under Tagitsuhime’s respectful guidance, the master and disciple walked into the palace.

Like its magnificent appearance, the interior was even more splendid. Carved dragon jade pillars stood in the hall, and the vermilion carpet was generously laid out. Whether it was furniture decoration or wallpaper murals, everything was extremely luxurious and dazzling. The hall was even filled with the aroma of food.

"The two of you have come from afar, and you must be very tired. Please take a good rest here."

Tagitsuhime led the two to their seats, and a long dining table was filled with sumptuous dishes. Various meat and vegetable dishes were dazzling, and the aroma was tempting. There were also many delicacies from mountains and seas that Orochimaru had never seen before. This was the source of the aroma in the hall.

Orochimaru frowned slightly and subconsciously glanced at Kamihane, but saw that his teacher’s expression was normal and there were no emotional fluctuations.

"Is this... really Ryūchi Cave?"

Orochimaru looked up at Tagitsuhime, "Did you know we were coming?"

The other party smiled politely and pointed to the dining table with her bare fingers, "Yes, everything here is prepared for the two of you."

"Did Shinza tell you?"

"No, it was White Snake Sage’s order." Tagitsuhime waved her sleeves, "In comparison, Shinza told you more information about Ryūchi Cave."

"You’re right," Orochimaru said calmly, "Besides your name, Shinza also told us that you... control the first test of Ryūchi Cave."

"Ara ara, tests are only for ordinary people." Tagitsuhime covered her mouth and chuckled, "For the two of you, Ryūchi Cave is very welcome."

"According to you, as long as I want to, I can practice Sage Art with White Snake Sage at any time?" Orochimaru narrowed his eyes.

"Yes, White Snake Sage is currently bathing and changing clothes in the temple deep in Ryūchi Cave, and specially ordered me to come here to entertain the two of you."

Tagitsuhime bowed slightly, "After the two of you have eaten and drunk enough and rested enough, you will naturally be able to see White Snake Sage. In the meantime, please have a meal."

Immediately, she personally served a plate of shrimp and handed it to them.

But neither Kamihane nor Orochimaru had any intention of picking up the chopsticks.

"Are? Why aren’t you eating? This is a high-quality ingredient?" Tagitsuhime looked confused, "Could it be that you dislike our Ryūchi Cave’s poor craftsmanship?"

Kamihane smiled slightly, but did not speak, and sat aside with his chin in his hands, looking like he was watching a good show.

Orochimaru looked at Tagitsuhime and suddenly opened his mouth, "Can I ask a presumptuous question?"

"Of course you can." Tagitsuhime tilted her head and smiled.

"You should... not be human," Orochimaru said slowly,

Tagitsuhime was slightly stunned, and then regained her smile, "Naturally."

"Then there’s no problem."

Orochimaru turned the tables and pushed the plate of shrimp to Tagitsuhime, "Sorry, I can’t eat this."

Tagitsuhime asked in confusion, "Why?"

At this time, even Kamihane looked over with interest.

Orochimaru sighed lightly, "I have a friend named ’Jiraiya’. When we practiced ’Summoning Technique’ together, that guy rashly performed the technique without even signing any summoning contract, and disappeared into thin air in front of us."

"It wasn’t until two months later that he ran back to Konoha with a bitter face. It turned out that by chance, he had reverse summoned himself to another sacred land, Mount Myōboku, where he had to eat and live with a group of toads who cultivated Sage Art for two months."

"Those two months of life made him suffer unspeakably, because there was no food that normal humans could eat there. If he didn’t want to starve to death, he could only eat bugs with the toads... I still remember the expression on his face."

Speaking of this, Orochimaru raised his head and looked directly into Tagitsuhime’s eyes, "The toads on Mount Myōboku eat bugs, so what do the snakes in your Ryūchi Cave eat?"

The air suddenly fell silent.

Tagitsuhime was stunned for a while before she put away her smile and smacked her lips, "Really, it would have been good to just eat the food obediently, what a cautious kid."

Suddenly, that beautiful and intellectual face began to deform in an instant, with white fangs and senran vertical pupils, and a strange smile appeared on the face covered with white scales.

Orochimaru did not show any surprise, "You said that there was no test, but in fact, the test had already begun the moment we met you."

Tagitsuhime let out a sharp laugh, and as she spat out a snake letter, the lights in the entire palace went out and began to be destroyed inch by inch. The fragrant food had long turned into piles of rotten mud.

Darkness devoured light again, and the lingering white fog once again filled the surroundings.

Orochimaru looked around, where was there any trace of the palace besides the bones everywhere?

Tagitsuhime slowly floated in mid-air, her voice filled with a bit of regret, "Really, I thought I could finally eat the chakra of a young man..."

Orochimaru raised his eyes slightly, and two miniature white snakes sprang out of his sleeves, and he had already clenched several shurikens in his hand.

"Don’t be nervous, my trial is over, this time it’s real." Tagitsuhime’s voice became erratic, "Only those who fail the trial will be devoured by me..."

As soon as the words fell, the white dress also merged into the mist and disappeared.

Kamihane clapped his hands, "Okay, next stop."

Orochimaru glanced at Kamihane, "Teacher, did you see that all of this was an illusion?"

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

Kamihane blinked, "There are very few illusions in this world that can hide from my eyes. Even twenty years ago, I could easily see through this level."

He walked forward leisurely, and Orochimaru followed closely behind him.

In just a moment, the white fog dissipated, and the master and disciple came to a stalactite cave.

Without saying a word, Kamihane stepped in.

"Uh, teacher, are we going directly in?"

"Where else can you go?"

"Okay." Orochimaru had no choice but to follow.

He had just entered the cave when he heard a loud "bang" behind him. A boulder fell and blocked the entrance tightly.

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