Shedding Successfully, Xiao Qing Became Even More Beautiful

In the wild, when an ordinary snake was unable to shed its skin, it would look for a narrow crack in the rocks—one it could barely squeeze through.

By crawling back and forth through the crack and using the friction, it would force its old skin off and complete the shedding process.

Lin Xuan believed that if he had not encountered this White-lipped Bamboo Viper, and it had remained in the wild, it might have already completed its shed.

Since there were no rocky crevices on the table for Xiao Qing to shed properly, the process took noticeably longer.

So, to help Xiao Qing complete the final stage of shedding, he would have to lend a hand and fully remove the last of its old skin.

"Wait a moment. I'll go get a flashlight."

Lin Xuan switched on the room lights, then brought over a flashlight and a pair of small tweezers. Using them carefully, he scraped along Xiao Qing's tail section by section.

Under his handling, the skin around Xiao Qing's tail gradually loosened little by little.

Seeing this, Lin Xuan felt a burst of joy, but that joy soon turned bitter.

Although he could help Xiao Qing shed, it was still an extremely difficult task.

One careless move could easily injure the White-lipped Bamboo Viper.

Therefore, he had to stay fully focused and help Xiao Qing complete the final stage of its shed!

The viewers in the livestream room quietly watched the scene. At this point, hardly anyone even sent comments.

They were afraid that sending comments might distract the streamer while he helped Xiao Qing shed.

If he got distracted and hurt Xiao Qing, it would be their fault.

Time passed second by second. No one knew how long it had been, but Lin Xuan had maintained the same posture the entire time.

By now, his hand felt rather sore.

But Xiao Qing's tail skin was slowly nearing the point of coming off.

He did not dare let his guard down.

Finally, not long after, the skin on Xiao Qing's tail came off completely.

Now, Xiao Qing no longer had even a trace of its old skin. Its colors seemed to have become even brighter after shedding successfully.

"Whew, I lived up to the task. It finally worked."

In one hand, Lin Xuan held the skin Xiao Qing had successfully shed, while in the other, he held the small tweezers.

The viewers in the livestream room all breathed a sigh of relief when they saw this.

"It finally worked! I didn't even dare blink just now. I didn't dare send comments either, afraid I'd distract the streamer."

"Yeah, my eyes feel sore too, but seeing Xiao Qing shed successfully makes me really happy."

"The streamer is amazing, helping Xiao Qing shed successfully."

"Indeed. The streamer worked hard."

For a while, many viewers sent the streamer gifts one after another.

Now that the matter had been resolved, they could finally send comments and gifts without worry.

"I only gave Xiao Qing a little help. The one who worked hardest was still Xiao Qing."

"Actually, if it had been in the wild, Xiao Qing wouldn't have had such a hard time. It was my fault, which was why shedding on the tabletop became so difficult for it."

"If I had learned more about snakes' habits earlier, this wouldn't have happened today."

Xiao Qing's shedding was something Lin Xuan had failed to consider.

If he had looked into it sooner, Xiao Qing would not have shed on the table today. It should have shed somewhere among cracks in the rocks.

"Streamer, there's no need to apologize. Even we didn't know about this."

"Besides, Xiao Qing has successfully shed now, so don't worry about it."

At this moment, Xiao Qing, having recovered some strength, crawled toward Lin Xuan and slipped directly inside his jacket.

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"Xiao Qing, do you want to warm yourself in my arms?"

Lin Xuan lowered his head and looked at Xiao Qing curled up inside his jacket, smiling.

"Haha, Xiao Qing had only just shed, but after regaining a little strength, it crawled into the streamer's arms to keep warm."

"Doesn't that make it like a little kid? It likes getting into its dad's arms?"

"Nonsense. My kid doesn't like being held by me, his dad. He likes being held by his mom."

"Mine too."

"Mine's okay. He likes coming to his dad."

"Streamer, since Xiao Qing wants to sleep in your arms, let the little one sleep a while longer. Don't disturb it."

"Yeah, Xiao Qing is tired today too."

Lin Xuan sat in his chair without moving around, not disturbing Xiao Qing as it slept in his arms.

Since he had nothing else to do now, he chatted with the viewers in the livestream room.

An hour later, Xiao Qing in Lin Xuan's arms noticeably stirred. It then crawled out of his embrace, looked around curiously, and hissed at Lin Xuan.

It even opened its mouth wide.

It seemed to be saying, "Dad, I'm hungry."

"Eh, Xiao Qing is awake?"

"It opened its mouth as soon as it woke up. Is it hungry?"

"Haha, just like my kid. The little one starts fussing the moment he wakes up, clamoring for food."

"Okay, I understand. Come out first. I'll prepare something for you to eat."

Xiao Qing crawled out of Lin Xuan's arms and made its way onto the tabletop.

Looking at Xiao Qing before him, Lin Xuan rubbed his eyes. He found that after shedding, Xiao Qing's colors had become even more beautiful.

It was an inky green, especially when the light shone upon Xiao Qing. Its scales glimmered as though they were beautiful inky-green jade gemstones.

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"Did you notice? Xiao Qing's colors seem to have become much prettier?"

"I saw it too. Is it because of the shedding? Did that make Xiao Qing even prettier?"

Ink Plum Like Painting: "It's because Xiao Qing shed its skin, so its scales have become more beautiful. I think if Xiao Qing sheds a few more times, it will probably become even prettier."

"Haha, looks like our Xiao Qing is a pretty little snake too."

"What girl wouldn't want to become prettier?"

Lin Xuan gently stroked Xiao Qing's triangular head, then got up to prepare food for it.

Xiao Qing had not finished the rabbit meat, and some still remained. Considering how much energy Xiao Qing had expended today, it had to be starving, so Lin Xuan prepared extra.

He shredded the rabbit meat, placed it on a plate, and brought it before Xiao Qing.

When Xiao Qing saw the rabbit meat on the plate, it could not stop flicking its tongue.

"Xiao Qing, food's here. You must be starving. Come eat."

As soon as he placed the plate on the table, Xiao Qing impatiently began eating.

It used its teeth to grip the food firmly and hold it in place, then slowly worked the prey deeper into its mouth with alternating movements from side to side, eating it bit by bit.