"Hiss~"
"Fei Fei~"
The white snake and Fei Fei lunged at the old man.
Of course, all the old man could see was a white blur rushing at him.
As fast as lightning.
He didn't have time to react!
His vision went completely white.
After waiting a while, he realized the pain he'd expected never came.
He blinked.
His blurred vision gradually cleared.
He saw the young man holding the white snake's body in his left hand.
The snake flicked its tail and wrapped it around the young man's wrist again.
Noticing the young man lower his right hand to his side, the old man breathed a sigh of relief, though he was also a little bewildered.
Just now, out of the corner of his eye, he thought he'd seen the young man holding something in his right hand, too.
The old man reached up and rubbed his eyes.
Maybe his eyes were playing tricks on him?
He was getting old. Nothing worked properly anymore.
Not even his eyes.
His whole body really was falling apart, inside and out.
Xiao Xiao put Fei Fei back on his shoulder.
"Fei Fei~"
The little monster looked a little aggrieved.
Xiao Xiao reached out and patted its head. "Thank you."
He spoke softly.
"A Bai, you too."
He raised his hand and looked at the white snake, which had turned its head away.
Still, if he'd really let the two of them take action, the old man would have suffered.
The old man's health was poor.
A scare was enough.
But there really was nothing more for them to talk about.
Xiao Xiao glanced at the old man, then turned and walked straight out of the room.
Still shaken, the old man was startled by the young man's final