As if sensing Yan Weichi's arrival, the massive serpent, which had been fast asleep, actually opened its eyes the moment she entered the cavernous lair.
Yan Weichi saw that the Beiyin soldiers had driven numerous iron spikes through the serpent's tail, chaining it firmly to the ground. Its head, meanwhile, was secured inside an iron cage suspended in mid-air. Directly opposite this cage was an identical one, holding six snake eggs.
The two cages functioned like a suspended scale. Any movement from the serpent caused the cage holding the eggs to sway. If the serpent tried to pull its head away from the cage, the other would plummet, and the eggs inside would inevitably fall. Below them sat a cauldron of boiling oil—not only would the eggs shatter from the fall, but dropping into the oil would mean certain death.
Chapter 257