Chen Shi watched Zhuge Jian leave, remaining in place for a long time.
Nannan and Black Pot were in the bushes catching crickets. The little girl might or might not have caught any crickets, but she had caught a thick, poisonous snake thicker than her own arm. Pinching the snake by the back of its neck, she giggled as she chased the terrified Black Pot.
She certainly has plenty of strength, Chen Shi thought, looking away.
The poisonous snake had diamond-shaped patterns and weighed three or four catties, and it was being pinched to the brink of death.
"Hongniang Association, Luban Gate, Mingfeng Pavilion, Happy Forest, Fuzheng Pavilion, Kongkong Gate, Banshan Sect... I should probably add the Hundred Refinements Hall to that list. All of them are the Young Master's properties."
Chen Shi pondered. Madam had mentioned the Hundred Refinements Hall, saying that to deal with Chen Shi, the Young Master had its masters engrave talismans onto silver needles. He figured the Hundred Refinements Hall was also the Young Master's property, though he did not know whether it was located in Yuadu.
"Emissary, have you noticed that Nannan doesn't seem like a normal little girl?"
Empress Shi Ji's voice rang out in Chen Shi's mind.
Ever since Chen Shi had warned her, Empress Shi Ji no longer took it upon herself to possess his body, but she would still occasionally run into his head to speak, her voice deafening.
Chen Shi's gaze landed on Nannan. The little girl was squatting by the campfire, which Gouzi must have built by chopping and gathering firewood before a single spark ignited it.
That large poisonous snake from moments earlier had already been strung up on a stick by Nannan. Holding the stick, the little girl roasted the snake over the campfire. By now,