A figure stepped out from the corner. Seeing Xiao Yan, Xiao Heng grinned and gave him a punch. Xiao Yan cried out in pain, then returned the punch.
Xiao Heng was quite happy to be reunited with Xiao Yan, but this was not the time to talk. After punching Xiao Yan, he put away his playful expression and said, "Hurry! It'll be hard to leave once the Snake People Tribe's experts get here."
Though Xiao Yan had many questions, he knew this was not the place to talk. "You're not leaving?"
"I still have something to do. Go on ahead. I'll follow soon!"
Xiao Yan nodded. He was still quite confident in this guy. With a serious nod, he said, "I'll wait for you outside!" With that, he quickly left.
As the snake body dissipated and the gray mist settled, a swift streak of light suddenly shot out from the mist.
"So fast!"
The streak stopped just inches in front of Xiao Heng. Only then did he see it clearly: a tiny snake about two centimeters long, its entire body covered in seven-colored scales.
"Its body is seven-colored, its eyes faintly violet... it really is you, the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python!"
Seeing the little snake, Xiao Heng held out his right hand. The snake inspected him, circled through the air a few times, then slowly landed in his palm. After staring at Xiao Heng for a while, it greedily looked toward the Storage Ring on his middle finger and let out a few soft hisses, as though acting coquettishly.
Xiao Heng naturally knew what she wanted. With a thought, a jade bottle appeared in his hand. As soon as he opened it, the little snake immediately lay over the mouth of the bottle and greedily began to drink!
Only after