The thought that she'd actually been frightened for a moment made the middle-aged woman's anger flare up like oil had been poured on a fire.
That damned young man!
He looked decent enough, but all he did was spout nonsense.
Trying to teach her a lesson? Trying to scare her?
He was a green kid who was a hundred years too early for that!
No matter what, she was keeping the snake today, and he was going to apologize!
She was already being kind by not demanding compensation for the time he'd wasted.
Xiao Xiao sighed inwardly.
Why couldn't she just let it go?
"I won't apologize."
"And I won't give you my snake."
With that, he started walking again.
He didn't want to waste any more time on this.
"Hey, you—"
The middle-aged woman forgot all her misgivings in an instant and reached out to grab Xiao Xiao's clothes.
"Rumble~"
A peal of thunder burst overhead.
"Ah~"
The woman's shrill scream rang out after the thunder.
Everyone nearby couldn't help rubbing their ears.
But their eyes stayed fixed on the middle-aged woman.
Just now, she'd been struck by lightning again!
Oh, no—she'd nearly been struck by lightning again!
The middle-aged woman staggered backward a few steps, then fell to the ground with another "thump~".
Trembling, she raised her hand before her eyes.
Her fingertips were charred black.
Her whole body shook even harder than before.
For a moment, she couldn't even speak.
Xiao Xiao paid no attention to the disheveled middle-aged woman and walked straight past her.
The woman's eyes followed the young man as he moved from one side to the other. Watching his back recede into the distance, she parted her lips a few times, but in the end, she didn't try to stop