"But mother, Ling Ling said herself that it will be alright if I get her dowry. She’s younger than me and has more time. What if she marries first and we can’t compile my dowry fast enough? Nobody wants an old woman. I might never be able to marry then!" Jin Jin was less than …
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SKC C8 A Problem That Needs to Be Solved
The demon king did not ask but An Hei still volunteered the details of his meeting with Yang Ling Ling since he needed the help of Yaarak’s people. After all, he didn’t actually know where he had fallen into the mortal realm so he needed somebody to lead him there. Needless to say, the demon …
SKC C7 Destined to Be with a Mortal
The Yang family was struggling in the mortal realm while things were going well in the immortal realm. Over there, another two days had gone by. The snake king An Hei was doing well. His injuries were almost completely healed and there hadn’t been any news from the gods which was good news in this …
SKC C6 News from the Battlefront
Even though he could somewhat infer it, the bad news hadn’t reached the snake king’s ears yet, letting him focus completely on recovering from his injuries and preparing for returning to the mortal realm to make true on his promise and marry Ling Ling. On the other hand, her family that had originally been living …
SKC C5 An Announcement to Make
The people of the snake tribe filed into the room one by one, nervous at the prospect of finally seeing their king again. They knew he had taken that risk to make sure that they wouldn’t be hurt. And now, he had actually been injured pretty badly. They couldn’t help but feel guilty when thinking …
SKC C4 The Old Days Are Gone
After thinking things through, An Hei did indeed take the time to recover his strength and heal his wounds. The physician that had been sent didn’t discover any permanent damage so it was only a question of time until he would be back to full health and could return to his own kingdom. Meanwhile, the …
SKC C3 An Unexpected Savior
As for An Hei, he woke up in a bed that was not his own. He furrowed his brows in confusion, unable to remember what had happened for a moment. He closed his eyes again and took a deep breath to calm himself. Slowly, it all came back. His face fell at the memory of …
SKC C2 A Promise beneath the Magnolia Tree
An Hei took a deep breath and then took out his sword, glancing at the weapon with a difficult expression in his eyes. He had wanted to solve things differently. He had thought that by asking the goddess Mei Huang if she would consider marrying him he could turn things around. But he had been …
SKC C1 One Warm Night in Spring
And Ensylfera, the famous storyteller from the capital, spoke: "This is the tale of An Hei, the king of the snake tribe, who once promised a human girl to marry her when lying below the blossoms of a magnolia tree. It is also the tale of Ling Ling who waited ten years for the man …