Chapter 1000 Unsolved
"If you die, just die."

Xiao Xiao just felt a little regretful.

He had some questions he wanted to ask the monster.

For example, why does it pretend to be a white snake?
"Abai, did you eat that monster?"

After Xiao Xiao asked this question, he couldn't help but look at Abai's slender body wrapped around his wrist.

Although snakes can eat food that is several times larger than their own body.

However, the size difference between Abai and that sour creature seems a little too big?

Can you really eat it?

……

"No."

Ah Bai looked disgusted and said, "I don't want to eat it."

"Such a dirty and disgusting fellow."

Xiao Xiao touched the white snake's head with a smile, "Then give it to me?"

"of course."

The white snake rubbed Xiao Xiao's fingertips, "If Master Xiao Xiao needs it, just take it."

……

"Gu carving."

"Jie~"

A huge black shadow loomed over the sky and soon disappeared behind the gate.

……

As soon as I walked into the teahouse, "Third Brother!"

A familiar voice sounded.

Xiao Xiao looked up and saw Zhao Lu, who was sitting by the window, waving at him.

He smiled, turned around and walked over slowly.

……

Xiao Xiao had just sat down when his mother happened to pass by their table.

She glanced at Xiao Xiao with some dissatisfaction, "You kid, your classmates have been waiting for you here for a long time, why did you take so long to come back?"

"Ah, aunt, it's okay, I know something's wrong with my third brother."

After all, this incident was caused by him, and Zhao Lu was smiling with a guilty conscience.

"Besides, I didn't wait long."

Mother Xiao smiled and said, "What a considerate child."

"This table is for you, auntie."

"No, no, how can this be possible?"

Zhao Luzheng waved his hands repeatedly, "Aunt, I won't dare to come here again if you do this."

"Then let your third brother treat you."

Mother Xiao smiled and said something else, "Just consider it as his apology for making you wait so long."

"Hey……"

Is there a difference between the two?
Zhao Lu was about to say something, but Xiao Xiao agreed, "Yes, I'll treat you."

"Your third brother is treating us, don't be polite, just order whatever you want."

After Xiao's mother gave Zhao Luzheng some more instructions, she left to greet other guests.

……

Zhao Luzheng couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Xiao Xiao found it somewhat amusing.

Noticing Xiao Xiao's expression, Zhao Luzheng cleared his throat twice in embarrassment, "Uh, Auntie is too enthusiastic."

"Besides, today it was because I brought someone here..."

"I asked you to bring the person here."

Xiao Xiao said calmly, "Okay, it's getting late now."

"Do you want to go back to school or stay at my place?"

"Oh, I'm back-"

"and many more."

Zhao Luzheng suddenly realized, "Third brother, are you just going to send me away like this?"

He couldn't help but roll his eyes, "I still have a lot of questions to ask."

"Oh, then you ask."

Xiao Xiao picked up the teacup and took a sip, and the mellow tea aroma instantly filled his mouth.

He couldn't help but narrow his eyes slightly.

……

"Third brother, why are you back alone? Where is Li Guang?"

Xiao Xiao instantly realized that Li Guang was the boy's name.

"He took his girlfriend to the hospital."

"ah-"

Zhao Luzheng hurriedly lowered his voice, "Did something really happen to his girlfriend?"

To be honest, he was a little confused by what Li Guang said before. Moreover, kidnapping a girl for a snake?
He really had never heard of such a thing.

The third brother followed them, and he was still wondering if he would find out when he got there that it was just a farce.

As a result, it came to the point where he had to be sent to the hospital?
"Is that girl okay?"

he asked with concern.

"It's okay, just rest for a few days and you'll be fine."

There shouldn't be anything serious physically.

Just mentally... I was probably pretty scared.

However, with Li Guang by her side, the girl will surely get out of the shadow of these days soon.

Just think of it as a nightmare.

When you wake up from the dream, everything is gone.

……

"Third brother, what's going on?"

Zhao Lu was looking at the white snake on Xiao Xiao's wrist, his face full of confusion, "Who is the other party? Did he really kidnap that girl for Ah Bai?"

"It also-"

Zhao Luzheng frowned and thought for a moment, "Isn't this too exaggerated?"

"Is the other person a snake enthusiast?"

"Or is there something special about Ah Bai?"

Having said that, Zhao Luzheng couldn't help but lean forward a lot. He moved closer to Xiao Xiao's wrist on the table and looked at Abai carefully.

A few rays of sunlight shone through the gaps in the bamboo curtains onto Abai's body, and dots of silver phosphorus flashed with tiny lights.

Really beautiful.

It does not have the cold and slimy appearance that people have of snakes. Instead, it has a kind of awe-inspiring nobility.

This snake must have a good bloodline, right?

Such an Abai...

If it was really taken a fancy by some fanatical collector, it wouldn't seem strange, right?

Although it is incredible, there are all kinds of people in the world.

There are many strange things that are difficult to understand.

Perhaps, this time, they met such a weirdo.

……

"Well..."

Xiao Xiao took a piece of snack and handed it to Abai.

The white snake opened its eyes, raised its head slightly, and swallowed the entire snack in one gulp.

Even though it was not the first time Zhao Luzheng saw Abai eating, he was still amazed by its extremely accommodating mouth and stomach.

"The other party probably thinks Abai is Tang Monk's meat."

"Tang Monk's meat?"

Zhao Luzheng withdrew his gaze from Abai and looked at Xiao Xiao.

"Well, the other party thinks that eating Abai is good for its body."

"Is it good for your health?"

Zhao Luzheng repeated it blankly, somewhat stunned.

This reason...

It would be more acceptable for him to say that a collector took a fancy to Abai.

Although what collector would just grab it without even talking to him?

There is no transition from courtesy to force.

Besides, snake meat is indeed nutritious, but how is it possible to say that it is the meat of Tang Monk?

"Ah, I don't know what the other party is thinking."

Xiao Xiao fed another piece of snack to the little white fox that was hitting him with its tail.

"Maybe he took seriously some anecdotes about white snakes he read somewhere."

"Well, it's possible."

Zhao Luzheng suddenly realized, "It's true that some people just can't tell the difference between legend and reality."

“It’s hard to understand.”

"legend-"

Zhao Luzheng suddenly paused, then said somewhat awkwardly, "Of course, some legends are true."

For example, the existence of monsters.

Thinking about it this way, it seemed that he couldn't be so justified in blaming some people for their wild ideas.

"but-"

Zhao Luzheng thought of another question, "Since the other party wanted Third Brother's White Snake, how did he capture that girl?"

"Third brother, you don't even know that girl, right?"

"That girl saw Abai by chance before and liked him very much."

Xiao Xiao had some guesses about this. "Maybe the other party heard her description of Ah Bai somewhere and became interested in him."

　ps: Thank you for the reward from the big crab on the chopping board (*︶*)!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)