The old woman had still been skeptical of Xiao Xiao's words...
But now...
Xiao Xiao had been telling the truth.
Qian Qian...
Really did react strongly to the white snake.
It was an intense emotion the old woman had never seen from the red-eyed python in all these years.
Qian Qian...
The old woman wasn't sure what to think anymore.
Did Qian Qian like this white snake very much?
Or...
The white snake gracefully raised its body.
It flicked its tongue at the red-eyed python, which was right in front of it.
They both had red eyes, but the difference was immediately obvious.
The white snake's red pupils were more vivid.
Like the finest pigeon-blood ruby.
"A white snake!?"
The doctor, who had been standing close by, stunned by the old woman and the red-eyed python, cried out in surprise.
He wasn't astonished simply because it was a white snake.
White snakes were rare, but he had seen them before.
There was one at the zoo.
What surprised him was...
The white snake in front of him was...
Not quite like the ones he remembered.
If it hadn't moved... if it hadn't flicked its tongue...
Even then...
The doctor still wasn't sure whether this white snake was alive.
It was so... beautiful.
Beautiful as a work of art.
Could a snake in the real world actually look like this?
The doctor could hardly believe it.
The red-eyed python suddenly recoiled a full step.
The old woman was startled and confused.
W-what was wrong?
Qian Qian?
The old woman looked at the red-eyed python.
"What's wrong?"
The red-eyed python stared fixedly at the white snake.
The white snake glanced at the red-eyed python, seemingly unconcerned.
It swayed its body.
Then