The place where Jiao Xiaoliu and the others rested was the thatched house built by Snake King himself, and the only bed in the house was given to Jiao Xiaoliu. In order to avoid suspicion, Snake King and Eunuch Chen just spread a layer of hay outside the door and lay down casually.
Not much happened that day, but Jiao Xiaoliu was exhausted both physically and mentally. He fell asleep not long after lying down. Half asleep and half awake, he suddenly felt someone pushing him, so he had to open his hazy eyes and rub his eye sockets.
Through the faint starlight, she saw the Snake King making a quiet gesture towards her.
Jiao Xiaoliu nodded blankly and sat up, "Snake King, are you okay?"
The Snake King had a smile on his face, "The little old man has been staying here for almost a lifetime, and the little girl is the first person to spend the night here. So the little old man wants to follow the example of the ancients and have a candlelit night talk."
Jiao Xiaoliu couldn't help laughing, "Okay, but what should we talk about?" After a pause, "Except for your little guys, we can talk about anything..."
The Snake King sighed, "My little guys are much cuter than those beasts outside that eat people without spitting out their bones. Don't you think so, little girl?"
Jiao Xiaoliu reluctantly twitched the corners of his mouth and revealed a smile that was uglier than crying, "I really can't tell whether people are originally good by nature or evil by nature. I also want to find a place to be ordinary.
Live your life indifferently, but how can I get out without hurting anyone after being involved in all this?" Jiao Xiaoliu didn't think about leaving, but when he thought about it, he might never see Feng Qianchen again.
My heart ached and throbbed.
"Little girl, you have to be careful when you leave here tomorrow." The Snake King stroked his gray beard, "The pill I gave you today will protect you from any harm. Don't tell me about this."
Don’t tell anyone, not even the little Qianchen baby...remember this."
Jiao Xiaoliu was stunned at first. Such a magical medicine could only be obtained by those who had the chance in TV dramas and novels. He didn't expect that he actually came across it. He didn't know whether it was luck or misfortune.
"Snake King, I have a question that Xiao Liu doesn't know whether to ask or not." Jiao Xiaoliu finished the sentence hesitantly, and the Snake King smiled, "The little girl probably wants to ask why I am willing to be on this island for
The Feng family guards this 'Treasure Pavilion', right?"
Jiao Xiaoliu nodded like a chicken pecking at rice. She still couldn't understand why a worldly master like Snake King would stay here willingly.
The Snake King's eyes were looking at Jiao Xiaoliu, but he seemed to be looking at another person through Jiao Xiaoliu. After a long while, he slowly said, "Because of a bet..."
"What?" Jiao Xiaoliu was taken aback, and then nodded, "That's right, unless you are willing, no one can force you to stay here."
Then, the Snake King told Jiao Xiaoliu a story about his past, but he told it in a calm and gentle way, as if he was just a bystander to the heart-wrenching poignancy of the past.
Jiao Xiaoliu just listened quietly, without any expressions of joy or tears, just quietly listening to the Snake King telling everything about his love, life and why he was willing to be with the snake...
When the sun shone all over the earth the next day, the Snake King sent Jiao Xiaoliu and Eunuch Chen outside the bamboo forest where they first met, and left without looking back. Jiao Xiaoliu looked at the lonely back of the Snake King, nose
He said sourly, "I will come to see you when I have time. If you get tired of it, you can come and play with me."
The Snake King paused, raised his hand backwards, and finally walked towards the depths of the bamboo forest.
