My Unpopular Neighbor Girl Has Hidden Identities

Chapter 703: Seven hundred and two, conditions

The Snake King glanced indifferently at Song Yan Ning, then turned and walked inside. He didn’t particularly like Song Yan Ning, and although She Tan was not the heir to the Snake Clan chieftain, their clan would never accept a human becoming a member of the Royal Family.

“Don’t mind him; that’s just his temperament. Let’s go inside,” Empress She said warmly, taking Song Yan Ning by the hand and walking further in.

Song Yan Ning smiled indifferently. Her relationship with She Tan was fake anyway.

The group arrived in the grand hall and sat down.

The Snake King looked at She Tan and Song Yan Ning, “She Tan, why have you returned at this time?” She Tan had been missing for so many years without a trace, and his sudden return made the Snake King suspect his motives.

If it wasn’t for the Royal Family’s aura about She Tan, he might have suspected he was a spy. Several members of the Fox Clan had escaped from the Extreme Ice North Domain, and now, amid the most tense circumstances, he couldn’t afford any mistakes, otherwise, the entire Snake Clan could be annihilated.

She Tan stood up, bowed to the Snake King, “Father, Qin Qin has always wanted to come back but couldn’t find the transmission array back to the Demon World. The grand battle in the Cultivation World had opened up a spatial rift. By chance, Qin Qin and Xiao Ning were affected and inadvertently got pulled into the spatial rift, luckily returning to the Demon World.”

The Snake King kept his gaze fixed on She Tan’s eyes. Seeing no evasion in his gaze, he nodded, “It’s good that you’re back. But I have a condition.”

“Please speak, Father.”

“You cannot take Song Yan Ning as your wife. You can keep her, but she can only be a concubine,” the Snake King stated unequivocally.

“Father, I disagree. If it wasn’t for Xiao Ning, I would’ve died long ago. How can I let her be merely a concubine?” She Tan protested.

“If you insist on this path, then leave the Snake Clan now. I will no longer acknowledge you as my son,” the Snake King said sternly.

Song Yan Ning gently tugged at She Tan’s sleeve and looked at the Snake King, “Snake King, I am willing to be She Tan’s concubine.” They had struggled to infiltrate the Snake Clan Palace; they naturally couldn’t leave now, otherwise, it would all be in vain.

The Snake King frowned, sizing up Song Yan Ning. Of course, he wouldn’t actually expel She Tan; he just wanted to see how much She Tan cared about Song Yan Ning. He definitely wouldn’t accept Song Yan Ning, and She Tan would eventually marry a woman from the Snake Clan.

“No, how can you be just a concubine?” She Tan said disapprovingly to Song Yan Ning.

“Qin Qin, listen to your mother for a moment. You are a prince of the Snake Clan; you should understand our rules. Xiao Ning is just a human. You should know the status of humans in the Demon World. No Royal Family would accept a human as a family member. Your mother likes Xiao Ning very much, but rules cannot be broken. Don’t worry! Your mother will compensate Xiao Ning.”

She Tan looked at Song Yan Ning, who nodded in agreement, “But it’s unfair to you.”

Song Yan Ning smiled and shook her head, “I’m not aggrieved, as long as I’m with you, I’m willing to endure anything.”

“What a sensible child; no wonder Qin Qin values her so much,” Empress She said with a smile, a hint of admiration in her eyes. It would have been so much better if Song Yan Ning weren’t human.

“Father, I agree,” She Tan said, albeit unwillingly.

“Very well,” the Snake King said with a light smile. “You all must be tired from your long journey. She Xing, take them down to rest.”

“Yes, Father!” She Xing stood up and responded.

Empress She watched as She Tan and the others left, then turned back to the Snake King, “Even though Qin Qin has been gone for so many years, he’s still our son. Why are you being so cold to him?”

“You wouldn’t understand,” the Snake King said as he stood up and walked outside. He was happy that She Tan had returned, but the timing of his return made him suspicious of She Tan’s motives.

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