A Jiu and A Bai's Menu

"Goodness."

Madam Xiao smiled helplessly and raised a hand to her forehead. "We can't put this off any longer. I'll go make dinner."

Just as Madam Xiao hurriedly turned to leave, she suddenly stopped and looked at Xiao Xiao. "Oh, right, Xiao Xiao, what does A Jiu eat?"

"He likes desserts and fruit."

"And—"

Xiao Xiao raised his wrist, and his unbuttoned sleeve slid down.

Madam Xiao, still a little dazed by Xiao Xiao's actions, gradually widened her eyes. "Is that—"

She swallowed the words "a bracelet" when she saw it lift its head.

Madam Xiao instinctively took a step back. Anyone would be startled to see something they thought was inanimate suddenly move.

"This is A Bai."

"His diet is the same as A Jiu's."

"Desserts and fruit, too."

Xiao Xiao considerately drew his hand back a little, increasing the distance between the white snake and Madam Xiao.

"Hm?"

Xiao Xiao's words slowly calmed Madam Xiao.

She looked at his wrist. "Is that... a snake?"

"Mm."

Xiao Xiao raised his hand a little. "This is A Bai."

"A Bai, this is my mother."

The white snake's bright-red eyes turned toward Madam Xiao.

It gave a slight nod.

It did so because the person before it was Lord Xiao Xiao's mother.

Otherwise, why would a proud yao deign to look a mere human in the eye?

Madam Xiao was momentarily stunned. She should have been surprised by the white snake's intelligence, but something else soon caught her attention.

It was only a simple nod, yet the white snake performed it with breathtaking grace.

Its movements seemed perfectly natural, utterly free of the mundane.

This white snake...

"Beautiful."

Madam Xiao stepped closer.

The white snake was as white as snow, its smooth skin gleaming