"No."
Xiao Xiao shook his head.
A smile tugged at his lips.
"It's resting with its eyes closed."
Huh?
Xi Xinxin's eyes widened.
Resting with its eyes closed?
"Snakes rest with their eyes closed?"
She'd never heard of such a thing before.
She was a little surprised.
Xi Xinrui was also a little surprised.
Just like his younger sister.
He'd never heard of that before, either.
A snake resting with its eyes closed...
It sounded as if this snake had practically become a spirit.
"A Bai is very clever."
Xiao Xiao smiled.
The words sounded like an explanation, but also not quite like one. The siblings were left only half understanding.
A Bai was very clever...
Oh.
A clever snake was full of spiritual energy.
So it was only natural for it to do some very humanlike things... right?
That was what he meant, right?
The siblings nodded to themselves.
That made sense.
What other reason could there be?
"Uwu~"
Taotie nudged Xiao Xiao's hand with its paw.
They could chat all they wanted, but he shouldn't forget to put more food on its plate.
Xiao Xiao glanced down at the little Taotie.
A hint of amusement flickered in his eyes.
The little monster was the one most focused on eating barbecue in the entire private room.
Still, resting with its eyes closed was good.
Xi Xinxin beamed.
"Brother Xiao, can you get A Bai to open its eyes?"
Since the white snake was resting with its eyes closed, she didn't need to worry about Brother Xiao waking it up.
"I really want to see its eyes."
The vivid red eyes in the photograph had already been stunning enough.
She still remembered them clearly.
She really wanted to experience that awe-inspiring sight up close.
They said that painting a dragon's