The Understated Dragon Lord

Chapter 684 What Are You Trying to Do?

The python hadn't really left; it had just sneakily hidden itself away. Smart grumbled under his breath as he collected the equipment scattered by the flood across the riverbank. Inside, he cursed Danny, wishing a bolt of lightning from Zeus would strike the country bumpkin into charcoal. But then he had a second thought: without Danny, what would he do if the python showed up hungry again?

If Danny were gone, the python might turn its hunger toward Smart. So, he hoped Zeus would strike both Danny and the python together, reducing them to cinders!

Belle approached Danny with a skeptical look. "Country boy, did you leave that python here on purpose?"

"No!"

"Then why is it here? How come it comes out whenever you whistle?"

"Because it wants to follow me! I figured it might be useful for keeping Smarty in line and to ward off other wild animals, so I let it stay."

Belle didn't buy it. With a knowing look, she said, "You kept it to bully Smart, didn't you?"

"Yes, so what? You have a problem with me picking on Smarty?"

"Whether you bully him is none of my business! Smart's not great, but you're no saint either, you deserve punishment too!"Têxt belongs to NôvelDrama.Org.

Taking advantage that Victoria and Smart were preoccupied, Belle pinched Danny hard on his side.

Danny was in pain but he dared not cry out loud; he didn't want to draw Victoria's attention.

"What are you doing?" he asked Belle, wincing.

"Teaching you a lesson!"

"Why? I didn't do anything to you."

"You let out that huge, stinky fart and disgusted me!"

"The fart was because you kicked my stomach."

"You still have the nerve to argue!"

It was then Danny noticed a bag caught in a tree by the waterfall. It probably belonged to Smart and had been carried there by the flood.

Curious about the contents, he

suggested to Belle with a smiselne

"Why don't you climb the tree

see if there's anything useful in the bag?"

"I'm wearing a skirt; actually, a short one. You're telling me to climb a tree? What are you trying to do?"

"What am I trying to do indeed?"

"Get lost!"

"Well, if you're telling me to get lost, clearly you don't want me to do anything. If shouldn't do anything, then I won't do a thing! I just thought the branches looked a bit thin, and you'd be safer climbing. If I went up, I might fall off the waterfall with the branches. That waterfall's dozens of meters high!"

"You falling off would be great! Serves you right if you died! I'm not going, you go!"

With a soft "Shh!", the calm underbrush stirred again as the python slithered out.

"Go get that bag, and I'll crown you King of Snakes!" Danny declared, completely serious.

At the prospect of being named King

of Snakes, the python excitedly nodded its head and flicked its tongue. It then quickly slithered

towards the waterfall to retrieve the bag.