When the Major General Omega Picked Up a Little Snake Alpha - Chapter 5

Luo Qi turned his head to meet Xue Ying’s gaze. With his neck slightly tilted back, the two were standing quite close, the sweet scent of Luo Qi’s breath brushing against Xue Ying’s face as he spoke.

“Does that have anything to do with you?” Luo Qi sneered. As he turned away, the case in his hand swayed. “Xue Ying, aren’t you overstepping a bit? Or perhaps.”

He stopped mid-sentence, suddenly sensing something was off.

Why did the case feel lighter?

He glanced toward the suitcase out of the corner of his eye. The black cloth was still draped over it, and nothing looked out of the ordinary. However, he caught a glimpse of something moving near the hem of Xue Ying’s coat.

It was a small, dark streak with a metallic luster, looking very much like a little snake.

Wait… the little snake?

“What are you trying to say?” Xue Ying’s attention was still firmly fixed on Luo Qi’s lips. He was dying to hear the rest of that sentence, finding a strange magnetism in Luo Qi’s voice.

Even when the man was insulting him, he sounded good.

“Why’d you stop?” Xue Ying urged, leaning in further. His hunched posture caused his open collar to dip forward, brushing against Luo Qi’s furry collar.

Luo Qi peeked down toward the opening of the coat.

Yep, it really was the little snake.

It was currently slithering its way up Xue Ying’s overcoat.

“Xue Ying,” Luo Qi said, keeping his eyes on the stealthy little creature as he gently set the suitcase on the ground, “take off your coat. Now.”

“What?” Xue Ying froze again. “What about my coat?”

Habitually, he looked down at his outerwear. As his left hand pulled back the heavy fabric of the coat’s hem, he saw a small black snake clinging to the lining, its two golden eyes staring straight back at him.

Those weren’t ordinary eyes, the vertical pupils within them were terrifying. He had seen monsters like this before on a distant planet.

Seeing that it had been discovered, the snake’s jaw shifted slightly. In the next second, it lunged, mouth wide.

Xue Ying didn’t have time to ask what was going on. Without hesitation, his right hand moved with lightning speed, drawing a military knife from his waist and slashing toward the snake’s vitals.

“Don’t hurt it!”

Luo Qi let out a sharp cry, grabbing Xue Ying’s wrist with one hand while reaching out to pinch the snake’s neck with the other. At that exact moment, the little snake opened its pale mouth, aiming straight for Xue Ying’s throat.

Snap. It bit down right on the palm of Luo Qi’s hand.

“Luo Qi!” Xue Ying’s voice was laced with panic.

Luo Qi took the opportunity to squeeze the snake’s jaw, pulling it away from the coat. Lacking any leverage, the little snake coiled itself twice around his forearm.

“General Luo!”

“Sir! What happened!”

The scene erupted into chaos as soldiers rushed over. Xue Ying was livid. “It bit you! Where did this eel come from? Give it to me, I’ll skin it alive!”

“Quiet, nobody move.” Luo Qi used his free hand to push Xue Ying back. “I’m fine, everyone stay back!”

He crouched on the ground. The snake’s mouth was still clamped just below his pinky, its body tightening nervously around his sleeve.

He could feel the snake’s fear. Xue Ying’s presence had triggered it, and now it was forced into the spotlight in front of so many people, surrounded by shouting humans.

“Luo Qi,” Xue Ying approached, knife still in hand, his face full of worry, “your hand”

“Relax, it’s not venomous. Just stay back,” Luo Qi said, waving him off.

“Apologies, General Xue, but could I trouble you to stand a bit further away?” Fang Xi stepped between them. “In fact, I’d appreciate it if all you Alphas stepped back, thanks.”

With that, he turned and knelt, pulling out a small spray bottle and aiming it at the snake’s head.

“Don’t spray it,” Luo Qi whispered, his left fingers gently gripping the sides of the snake’s head. “It’s already let go.”

The little snake used Luo Qi’s fingers for leverage, pulling its teeth out of his palm. It had tried its best to retract its fangs, but it had still punctured the skin.

On the back of Luo Qi’s hand, two streams of blood trailed down his wrist, dripping onto the floor. The snake’s head lowered, pressing against the floor as it slid through the bloodstains before darting back under the black cloth of the isolation box.

Only then did Luo Qi notice that the filter plug on the case had fallen off, leaving a small hole.

“I told you that snake was trouble, but you wouldn’t listen!” Fang Xi grumbled, pulling temporary gauze and disinfectant from his bag. “What’s it going to take? Does it have to bite your neck before you care?”

“It wouldn’t bite me,” Luo Qi said calmly. “It was trying to bite Xue Ying.”

Xue Ying let out a heavy huff. “That little eel doesn’t have the guts. But you, Luo Qi, who told you to block it for me?”

Even if Luo Qi hadn’t intervened, Xue Ying could have dodged it himself, or at the very least, he wouldn’t have let it get to his throat.

“I didn’t do it to help you. I just didn’t want to pay your medical bills. I figured you’d find a way to pin it on me.”

“Is that really how you see me? I wouldn’t make you pay.” Xue Ying’s jaw tightened, his gaze lingering on the top of Luo Qi’s head with a complicated expression.

The young doctor was still treating the wound, and the little snake had tucked itself back into the black box. When it had lunged earlier, Xue Ying had caught the scent of pheromones coming from the case.

It smelled like wine, red wine, with a hint of fruit acidity.

“So, is this that Alpha?” Xue Ying’s tone turned somber. “A mutated snake is rare indeed. Are you using it as a Soothing Agent?”

Xue Ying believed he knew Luo Qi well. He could easily imagine Luo Qi carrying the snake around like a precious treasure. An Omega like Luo Qi, with his immense pride, would never deign to bond with any Alpha, nor would he even use their pheromones. But a snake was different, it was merely a tool.

Hearing the words “Soothing Agent,” Fang Xi replied with a biting, sarcastic tone, “General Luo isn’t an Alpha, he doesn’t need a Soothing Agent. Experiments have proven that at the same level of mental power, an Omega’s self-control is far superior to an Alpha’s. Particularly in behavior, Alphas are prone to anger and irritability, while Omegas are different, at least they don’t harm others because they’re in heat.”

Xue Ying: “There’s no need for a lecture.”

Fang Xi: “It’s simply the truth.”

Luo Qi chuckled. “Never mind, General Xue is half right.”

“This snake is my pet. I bought it at an underground market on Planet Feiwu. Its pheromones are a good match for mine.”

“I’ve had it for months now,” Luo Qi said, shooting a look at Fang Xi. “What happened just now was an accident, it’s usually not aggressive.”

Fang Xi pursed his lips, wanting to speak but thinking better of it. Xue Ying walked over to the black box and said coldly, “For your sake, Luo Qi, I hope that’s true.”

“Whether it’s true or not is none of your business,” Luo Qi said, plugging the hole in the box. “I have to go.”

Luo Qi picked up the case and left. The soldiers instinctively stepped aside, saluting him to complete the ceremony they had started.

“Wait,” Xue Ying called out. “I’ve booked a banquet for you tonight.”

“You know I won’t go,” Luo Qi replied, waving over his shoulder. “Go on home.”

Xue Ying watched Luo Qi leave, the sight of that bandaged hand leaving a bitter taste in his mouth.

All that for a snake?

Luo Qi, however, wasn’t overthinking it. He was just relieved to finally be out of range of that “hound’s” nose.

“That should keep him fooled for now. Tell Jiang Luoyi to hurry up and find Xiaoyu to get things settled before Xue Ying catches on.”

“Understood.” Fang Xi pulled out his phone to message Jiang Luoyi.

This launch station was for military use, so the parking lot was empty save for a single silver limousine waiting by the curb. It was Luo Qi’s private car.

The car had two rows of passenger seats. Luo Qi sat in the back row with the snake box, while Fang Xi took the second row. There was no need for a driver, as the vehicle was fully autonomous.

“Hello, Luo Qi. Welcome back. Where to?” a polite mechanical voice asked.

“Back to the Luo Estate.”

The car started smoothly. Luo Qi pulled back the black cloth to check on the snake.

The little creature was huddled in the corner furthest from him, its head buried within its coiled body. For some reason, Luo Qi sensed a feeling of gloom from its posture, as if it were reflecting on its actions.

Perhaps he really was losing it. Luo Qi looked at the gauze on his hand, flexing his fingers to test his palm.

He actually found this snake, which had just bitten him, to be quite cute. If any ordinary snake had done that, it would have been chopped into pieces by now.

He leaned back against the seat, eyes half-closed in thought.

“Try to get some sleep,” Fang Xi said, finding a roll of tape to secure the filter plug.

Hearing the noise, the snake lifted its head. It didn’t look at Fang Xi, though. It stared at the long-haired human.

Seeing that “little piece of fruit” injured made it feel a pang of heartache.

No, that wasn’t right. The human had brought it on himself. Why did he have to help that two-legged Alpha?

Why should it feel heartache?

Its rut wasn’t over yet, and after all this commotion, its agitation was rising again. Its tail began to lash against the bottom of the box, sending wood shavings flying.

Why should it care? It didn’t matter.

It was just a human, while it was.

The human’s injured hand reached over.

The snake flicked its tongue and tasted the scent of medicine.

As if its clockwork had snapped, the snake froze, its tail tip still suspended in the air. It stared blankly at the human’s slender white fingers, which still bore traces of blood.

“Look,” it heard the human say, “you did this to me.”

“If you can’t learn to be gentle, I can’t keep you,” Luo Qi said, stroking the glass over its head with his fingertip. “I don’t like pets that bite.”

The little snake seemed to understand. Its thrashing tail went still beneath its coiled body, and its small round head tucked back into the corner, burying itself in the wood shavings as if it were standing in the corner in shame.

“You…” Luo Qi’s finger twitched. He suddenly wanted to try something.

He quietly entered the code, opened the top hatch, and rested his finger near the opening.

Hearing the movement, the little snake shifted its position and looked up with its round, bun-like head.

“Sir, why did you open the box!” Fang Xi had only turned around to put the tape away, and the sight nearly gave him a heart attack. “It just bit you!”

“Shh,” Luo Qi placed a finger to his lips. “Be quiet.”

“Do you know what you did wrong?” he asked the stunned snake. “If you do, touch my finger.”

“Luo… that’s not how you train a snake!” Fang Xi hissed, breaking into a sweat. He had no idea what Luo Qi was doing. “Are you trying to lose a hand or your life? There’s no way it’ll respond—”

But the little snake actually did.

The flat, round head reached up, its tongue flicking against Luo Qi’s fingertip. It felt soft and damp, making his finger tremble involuntarily.

The tiny forked tongue licked him three more times, feeling like a cool, soft little caterpillar crawling over him. Then, its snout nudged upward. Luo Qi actually felt a bit nervous, his heart skipping a beat.

Fortunately, the snake’s head obediently pressed against the back of his finger. It was a bit clumsy, but very cooperative.

Luo Qi’s eyes crinkled into a smile. “Fang Xi, did you see that?”

Fang Xi had seen it, and he was stunned, looking even more dazed than the snake. He rubbed his eyes with the back of his hand and massaged his temples.

“It must be a coincidence, there’s still a scent on your finger.”

Luo Qi wasn’t even listening. He was immersed in the joy of playing with the little snake, drawing circles in the air with his finger as the snake’s head followed the movement.

“Stop. Stay still.” When Luo Qi finished his command, he moved his finger to the other side, and the snake didn’t follow.

“See?” Luo Qi’s face was flushed with a childlike happiness as he repeatedly poked the snake’s head. “It really understands.”

 Seeing the General in such an “undignified” state, Fang Xi felt the snake was more ominous than ever.

Meanwhile, the “ominous” little snake lay at the bottom of the box, watching the giggling human and admiring its handiwork.

Such an easy human to amuse, it thought. He forgot about the bite in an instant.

The snake didn’t yet fully understand human concepts of beauty or ugliness. However, it decided this face must be beautiful.

Only a beauty could be this cute.