"Didn't your father say anything to you before he left? Or didn't he leave anything behind?"
Taohua shook her head.
"Taohua, I want to go to the snake cellar."
After Zhu Tianlei finished speaking, he turned around and walked towards the backyard without caring about the peach blossoms.
"Tian Lei, Tian Lei..."
Taohua shouted twice and hurriedly followed.
Zhu Tianlei had already been to the snake cellar twice, so he was familiar with it. After opening the cover of the snake cellar, he stepped on the ladder and slipped directly into the snake cellar.
There is a strong fishy smell in the snake cellar.
He had been down here before, and there was this smell, but it was much lighter than now.
But at this time, he didn't care about the smell. He walked directly to the snake pond and lifted the cotton curtain above.
Fortunately, the rice krait inside was still there. When someone saw the cotton curtain being opened, the rice krait snake inside started to squirm one after another, standing half upright, and kept spitting messages at Zhu Tianlei, making endless hissing sounds.
Zhu Tianlei opened the snake cage next to him again, and the rice-ringed snake was also there.
The last one is the Snake Queen.
Zhu Tianlei knew that the most valuable thing in this room was actually the snake queen.
He rushed to the room where the snake queen was kept. The huge cage was still there, with a cotton curtain covering it.
Zhu Tianlei felt slightly relieved, but he would not let go until he saw the Snake Queen.
He took a deep breath and used the hook to lift the cotton curtain.
The huge body of the snake queen was entangled in the cage. Feeling the changes in the air, the snake queen slowly squirmed and raised her body. In less than a month, the snake queen's body seemed to have grown in size.
"Tianlei, what are you going to do?"
Taohua followed Zhu Tianlei down to the snake cellar. After searching around, she saw Zhu Tianlei standing outside the snake queen's cage, looking eye to eye with the snake queen inside.
"I just want to see if the Snake Queen is still there."
"What do you mean? I don't understand. Where else could the Snake Queen be if she wasn't in the snake cellar?"
Taohua was panting a little, and the two big steamed buns in her chest were rising and falling with her breathing.
"I thought your dad moved these snakes."
"Tianlei, why are you saying something so strange? My father has been raising these snakes for more than ten years. Except for the last time in the Black Tiger Forest, these beasts have never left the snake cellar. How could they be moved?"
Taohua suddenly flashed her big eyes, with a puzzled look on her face.
Zhu Tianlei glanced at the peach blossom. To be honest, the peach blossom is really beautiful, and it has the kind of nature and simplicity that comes from the mountains. It is like spring water flowing in the mountains. It may not be as beautiful as the water in the supermarket.
The packaging is small, but you can feel the sweetness in your heart after just one sip.
"I'm just guessing, Taohua, if you think about it again, your father didn't do anything unusual before he left?"
Judging from Tao Hua's appearance, she probably didn't know much about the Yao Hua Association, and Zhu Tianlei didn't want to talk to her more, lest she start to have wild thoughts.
"No, dad made me pancakes in the morning when he left. We both joked, and then dad went out."
As soon as he mentioned his father, a trace of worry appeared on his pink face.
"Don't worry, your father will definitely come back."
Zhu Tianlei couldn't guess where the old man Tiangui went now, whether he left by himself or had to leave.
"Tian Lei, I haven't dared to sleep every night recently. I went to your dormitory twice to look for you, but I didn't see you. I heard from Zhang Yuntao that you have been taking a long time and haven't come back. What were you doing?"
Taohua said while leaning towards Zhu Tianlei.
"Have you met Zhang Yuntao?"
Zhu Tianlei was shocked. Is this girl crazy?
What would Yuntao think if he went to look for him in the middle of the night?
"I just secretly overheard her talking to others. I know you are good with her, and I don't want to cause trouble for you."
Taohua lowered her head as she spoke, looking aggrieved.
Zhu Tianlei immediately felt that his tone just now might not be very good. Although this peach blossom sometimes makes people speechless, after all, he has never done anything that he is really sorry for, and he still knows how to think about himself.
"I have a lot of things going on recently, and I have been out on business trips. You are a little girl, so don't go out in the middle of the night anymore. Even though you are in Toad Valley, you may encounter some danger."
Zhu Tianlei's tone softened. Faced with such a situation, he was not hard-hearted, so how could he still scold him.
"I know, I just miss you, Tianlei. I'm really scared to live alone in such a big yard. Can you stay with me?"
Taohua raised her head and looked at Zhu Tianlei, like a kitten begging for food. She didn't mean to force him at all, but she was very pitiful and even had some humble expectations.
"Okay, I'll wait until you fall asleep before leaving today."
Hearing Zhu Tianlei's words, Taohua grinned widely, with drops of water on her eyes. The smile was very clean, like a child's, which made Zhu Tianlei's heart flutter for no reason.
"By the way, Taohua, I need to get some snake venom from the snake queen, please help me."
"Okay, I'll get the glassware."
Taohua's smile was bright. She didn't ask Zhu Tianlei why he wanted to take the snake venom, but happily went out to find a glass dish.
Zhu Tianlei smiled and shook his head.
I hope this girl can always be like this. Although her life is ordinary, ordinary life is the real happiness!
The two of them cooperated very well. Zhu Tianlei was still intimidating the snake queen. When he saw Zhu Tianlei reaching into the cage to catch himself, the snake queen didn't resist at all. She obediently stretched out her neck for Zhu Tianlei to catch. The process went smoothly.
It just feels incredible.
"Tianlei, it is really afraid of you. My father has raised it for more than ten years, and every time it takes snake venom, it still opens its mouth to protest to my father!"
Taohua also thought it was funny. This beast really bullied the weak and feared the strong.
Zhu Tianlei put the snake venom he took out into a small sealed bottle, which contained about ten milliliters. The snake venom was no better than other snake venoms. Ten milliliters of snake venom was enough to kill several elephants.
"Taohua, you go back to the house first. I have something else to do. After I finish it, I will go back to accompany you."
After leaving the snake cellar, Zhu Tianlei took a look at the time and saw that it was soon going to be the time he and Li Jin had agreed upon.
"I want to follow you."
Hearing Zhu Tianlei's words, Taohua grabbed Zhu Tianlei's arm, pouted, and was very nervous.
"Taohua, I'm on a business trip and it's not convenient for me to take you with me. Don't worry, I will definitely keep my word. You go back to the house and wait for me. I will definitely go back in twenty minutes at most."
Zhu Tianlei was patient.
Let's not talk about whether Taohua knows about the Yaohua Association. Just seeing Li Jin may easily make Taohua excited. After all, the last time, Li Jin knocked the old man Tiangui to the ground in front of Taohua.
"Really, you didn't lie to me?"
"I promise."
Zhu Tianlei raised his hand and pointed his finger towards the sky.
"Okay then, I'll wait for you in the house. Come back soon!"
Zhu Tianlei nodded, and Taohua turned back step by step back to the house. (To be continued)