Liu Chunjiao, also known as Liu Xian'er from a collateral branch of the Liu family, came from a family of great strength. Her lover was Ping Fan, also a snake immortal, but not a legitimate member of the Liu family. His magical power was very weak; at most, he could only transform into a human form.
Back then, during an exorcism mission, Liu Chunjiao was seriously injured. Fortunately, Ping Fan saved her. After spending some time together, they fell in love and she took him back to the shrine.
Grandpa Liu San didn't oppose their marriage. Instead of looking down on Ping Fan because he was a wandering immortal without a master, he thought Ping Fan was kind - hearted and a reliable person to spend the rest of one's life with.
Liu Chunjiao was surprised that Grandpa Liu San agreed so readily. They got married right in the shrine. After that, they moved to Wanliu Pond and lived in harmony for many years.
For hundreds of years, they had been cultivating spiritually in Wanliu Pond, raising their children. Their family was gradually on the right track, with descendants around them, living a happy life. They had a harmonious marriage, never thinking about ascending to immortality or going on exorcism missions. As Ping Fan said, having a loving couple and a large family was more than enough for a fulfilling life.
However, things didn't go as they wished. A few years ago, a group of uninvited guests came to Wanliu Pond. They walked around the pond with rulers, measuring instruments and other tools.
Liu Chunjiao and her family didn't like the presence of humans and were afraid of scaring them, so they would hide when there were visitors. After the measurement, the group left.
A few days later, Liu Chunjiao heard from the villagers that the place had been bought by a developer. It was said that a commercial building would be built here, and bulldozers would come to level the land in a couple of days.
After hearing this, Liu Chunjiao rushed home to discuss with Ping Fan. At that time, Liu Chunjiao was pregnant, and most of her magical power was gone. Ping Fan had little magical power to begin with, so the couple was now as helpless as ordinary people.
Ping Fan was kind - hearted and never thought humans were evil. He was a very Buddhist - minded snake immortal. He told Liu Chunjiao that if they were asked to leave, they should. But there were too many things to deal with at home, and Liu Chunjiao was about to give birth soon, so it was inconvenient for them to travel. He hoped they could ask for a one - week extension. After she gave birth and settled their descendants, they could start the construction.
Liu Chunjiao had been with Ping Fan for many years and had similar temperaments. She didn't object. That night, Liu Chunjiao appeared in a dream to Ling Feng, the chairman of the Ling Group, and explained her situation, hoping they could give them a one - week extension and start the construction after they left.
In the dream, Ling Feng readily agreed. Liu Chunjiao thought the problem was solved and didn't hurry to leave.
Two days later, when Liu Chunjiao was about to give birth, the pain was so intense that she couldn't maintain her human form. Ping Fan took her into the underground of Wanliu Pond to give birth.
However, while Liu Chunjiao was in labor, she suddenly felt the ground shaking, as if something was rolling over her head. At first, she thought it was some large animal running by. Although there was noise, she couldn't leave during the birth.
Ping Fan stayed with her. Later, the noise above became louder. Several black snakes crawled over to ask for help. The little black snake told Ping Fan that many large bulldozers had come and were shoveling soil frantically. The black snake's nest had been dug open. Many of their children had been shoveled to death by the bulldozers, and those who were not killed were caught by brave people and put into sacks and taken away.
Ping Fan was shocked when he heard this. He didn't tell the giving - birth Liu Chunjiao and hurriedly followed the little black snake out.
After Liu Chunjiao gave birth to the snake cubs, she was completely exhausted. Tired to the point of paralysis, she just wanted to lie in the snake nest and hug her children to sleep.
Just as she was about to rest, the last layer of soil above her was shoveled away. Her huge black snake body was exposed to the sunlight, shining like stars.
The bulldozer driver shoveled down a pile of snake cubs. They fought desperately to protect their mother. They thought that with so many snakes scattering around, the developers would be scared away.
Unexpectedly, instead of being scared, the developers saw a way to make money. The black snakes were captured. It was not until Liu Chunjiao's body was exposed that the bulldozer driver was scared. He quickly stopped the bulldozer and kowtowed repeatedly on the machine to plead for forgiveness.
Liu Chunjiao was out of strength at this moment. Her golden snake eyes looked up slightly and then slowly closed.
At this time, the Ling family also heard about the discovery of the snake den in Wanliu Pond and sent a group of people to check. Although Liu Chunjiao was weak, her ears were very sharp. She heard the person in charge call the chairman Ling Feng and ask what to do in this situation.
The person in charge was a ruthless man. Standing in the pile of dead snakes, he remained calm. After hanging up the phone, he shouted at the bulldozer driver, "The chairman said to kill them all. Otherwise, these things will remember their nest and come back later to scare the guests."
After his words, the bulldozer slowly started. The huge shovel bucket swayed and was directly shoveled towards Liu Chunjiao.
Liu Chunjiao tensed her body and used all her strength to protect the snake cubs under her. She watched as the huge bulldozer shovel came down towards her head.
"Chunjiao..." As the voice faded, Liu Chunjiao was completely stunned.
Ping Fan suddenly rushed out from somewhere. His thin snake body flew out quickly and just blocked in front of Liu Chunjiao.
The cold machine didn't hesitate at all and directly penetrated Ping Fan's neck. At the moment when his snake head was separated from his body, Ping Fan's body twisted, rolled and convulsed into a ball. He must have been in extreme pain. He wanted to say something, but his head was gone and there was no trachea, so he couldn't say a word.
Liu Chunjiao didn't expect Ping Fan to rush out to save her at the risk of his life. When he fell in front of her, she was a bit dazed. Her mind was buzzing, and it took her a while to react.
Then she let out a roar. Her body rolled out of the soil pile. In an instant, a gigantic python appeared in the sky. With a strong flick of her tail, she directly knocked the excavator away. The people on it quickly jumped out and ran away.
Liu Chunjiao raised her body. Her snake head bent slightly and let out a roar at the crowd. Her huge mouth spurted out a strong air current, blowing the people in all directions.
Taking this opportunity, she rushed towards Ping Fan's body and wrapped him in her coils, trying to use her magical power to reconnect his body. But all her efforts were in vain. There was no precedent for someone to come back to life after the head and body were separated, not even the immortals could achieve such a feat, let alone a mere snake spirit.
Liu Chunjiao tightly wrapped Ping Fan's body until she exhausted her last bit of spiritual power. A pool of fresh blood came out of her mouth, and her snake body fell heavily to the ground.