Xiao Yi Xian suddenly saw Pei Yuan's gesture, and a trace of astonishment crossed her face. She turned toward Xiao Fan beside her. When he nodded, she reached out without hesitation and took the little snake.
Naturally, both women had heard the conversation between Xiao Fan and Pei Yuan.
Xiao Yi Xian looked at the little snake coiled in her palm, curiosity rising in her eyes.
With the infusion of Pei Yuan's soul power, the originally grayish-brown snake's coloring had changed somewhat. Its brown spots now looked like dust clinging to its body.
Xiao Yi Xian examined it curiously, then, as though moved by some unseen impulse, gently scraped at it with a finger. The spots on the little snake's body fell away, and a tiny crack appeared on the surface of its body.
Following the edge of the crack, Xiao Yi Xian gently peeled it back with her fingernail. The grayish-brown snake became an emerald-green snake, coiled in her hand.
Xiao Yi Xian was gazing absently at the transformed little snake when her expression suddenly froze. She stared at it in surprise.
"What is it?"
Xiao Fan had been watching Xiao Yi Xian all along, so he naturally noticed the change in her expression and could not help asking.
"Nothing serious."
Hearing Xiao Fan's question, Xiao Yi Xian gently shook her head before saying, "Just now, I suddenly felt a wisp of poison seep into my body from where it touched my palm, but I immediately devoured and absorbed it."
Hearing her words, Xiao Fan examined the transformed snake in her hand. It showed no signs of waking. It seemed that Pei Yuan's infusion of soul power had also given it an opportunity to undergo a transformation.
"Put it away for now. To others, it's a troublesome creature covered