Purple Toad Venom, Old Soil Breed

Lin Xuan had seen Lin Hai work out at home. Though he was already in his forties, his muscles were more exaggerated than those of many young men.

Granted, this world most likely had some special groups.

But no matter what, Lin Hai was definitely more than capable among ordinary people. Otherwise, he could not have become a Public Security Bureau inspector.

Yet now, before his eldest daughter Lin Rou, he still had little ability to resist, able only to glare at her to express his displeasure.

"And that metal ring."

Lin Xuan glanced toward his second brother Lin Wu's right hand.

If some agent had suddenly pulled out equipment like that, he would not have found it strange. But Lin Wu was clearly only a middle schooler.

"So only the demon queen is normal?"

Thinking this, Lin Xuan subconsciously glanced at his third sister Lin Long, who seized every chance she got to poison him, and relaxed slightly.

But he soon realized he had been overthinking it.

When the bandages around Lin Hai's right arm came off, the true state of his arm was revealed.

His entire right arm was now a strange bluish-purple. Though there were no obvious wounds, it clearly was not just "a minor injury" as he had claimed.

"What exactly happened?"

Ye Hongyu looked at her husband's right arm with some heartache.

"It's really nothing, just a minor injury," Lin Hai said hurriedly.

"A minor injury turns into this? It's not like I've never been injured before." Ye Hongyu did not buy that explanation at all.

"Well, it should be some kind of infection... But Old Li said he had a way. Once he gets the medicine ready tomorrow, he'll treat it for me," Lin Hai explained.

Only then did Ye Hongyu calm down slightly.

She knew the Old Li her husband mentioned. He was the head of the Longjiang Public Security Bureau Medical Office, and he truly had real skill.

"There's no need to wait until tomorrow. This is Purple Toad Venom. If you wait until tomorrow, Dad, this arm of yours will need at least another two months to heal."

After taking a distant look at her father's right arm, Lin Long, seated across from Lin Xuan, stood up directly.

"Wait for me. I'll be right ba—"

As she spoke, Lin Long ran toward her room with a rapid thud-thud-thud.

When she ran back, she had a golden little snake in her hand, only thumb-width thick and roughly as long as a forearm.

"Lin Long! Y-you, what are you trying to do?!"

Lin Hai looked at his youngest daughter in terror.

"?"

Lin Long was somewhat baffled.

Ye Hongyu's expression turned strange. "Your father seems to have been afraid of snakes since he was little."

Lin Hai's old face reddened. "I'm not afraid. They just creep me out, understand? Creep me out! I'm a dignified Public Security Bureau inspector. Why would I be afraid of snakes?"

Then why are you shrinking back?

Lin Xuan dearly wanted to roast him, but unfortunately, he still could not speak.

Endure!

Still, more than the urge to mock him, he was curious what Lin Long, the demon queen, intended to do by bringing out a golden little snake at a time like this.

"Wait... There are snakes in the house?"

Lin Xuan suddenly thought of a terrifying possibility.

He did not have Lin Hai's psychological fear of snakes, but the problem was that he was still only a baby.

If a snake had crawled onto him two months ago, he would not even have been able to dodge.

Naturally, Lin Xuan was not the only one to realize this.

Ye Hongyu turned sternly toward Lin Long. "When did you start keeping snakes at home? How did I not know?"

Lin Long said somewhat guiltily, "I usually keep Xiao Jin in my schoolbag..."

Ye Hongyu said in a deep voice, "Your father and I have always respected your strange hobbies, but your little brother is still so young. What if something happened because you kept a snake in the house?"

Lin Long hurriedly said, "I can guarantee that Xiao Jin will never leave my room on its own!"

Yet Ye Hongyu's expression remained grave, clearly with no intention of letting the matter go just like that.

It was Lin Rou who suddenly spoke up to smooth things over. "Help Dad detoxify first. We'll discuss this after the poison is dealt with."

"Okay."

Lin Long gave her eldest sister a grateful look, then carried the golden little snake over to Lin Hai.

"What exactly are you trying to do?"

Watching the golden little snake draw closer and closer, Lin Hai could no longer sit still.

But just as he tried to stand, Lin Rou pressed him back into the chair again.

"Dad, don't move around. It'll be over soon."

Lin Long also instructed him at that moment.

Without waiting for Lin Hai to respond, she held the golden little snake beside Lin Hai's right arm.

The golden little snake flicked its tongue and stretched its head toward Lin Hai's arm to sniff it, but it did not dare move any closer for quite some time, as though it was hesitating.

"Don't be afraid, Xiao Jin. It's okay," Lin Long encouraged it from behind.

Only then did the golden little snake bite Lin Hai's right arm.

"Ah... Hm?"

Covered in goosebumps, Lin Hai had been about to scream, but when the golden little snake bit down, he realized he did not feel anything at all.

Not only did he feel nothing, but the strange bluish-purple color on his right arm was rapidly fading at a visible speed.

About a minute later, the golden little snake finally released its bite, wobbling as it pulled its head back as though drunk.

"That's it?"

Lin Hai looked at his right arm, which had already returned to normal, in disbelief, then tried bending it and clenching his fist a few times.

There was still a slight numb soreness, but compared to before, it was indeed vastly better.

"The Purple Toad's venom has been dealt with by Xiao Jin anyway. To recover completely, you'll probably need to rest for another two days," Lin Long said after thinking about it.

"Your snake isn't an ordinary snake, is it?"

Lin Rou had withdrawn the hand holding down her father and looked at the golden little snake in Lin Long's hand.

"Mm, Xiao Jin is an Old Soil Breed!" Lin Long nodded.

Old Soil Breed?

Lin Xuan, who had been paying close attention to everything before him, perked up his ears again.

Ever since he first heard Lin Hai and Ye Hongyu mention Old Soil, he had been intensely curious about it. Yet even now, he knew very little.

Unfortunately, after hearing this, Lin Rou did not seem to intend to ask any further questions. She merely nodded and said:

"I hope you remember what you said before. If I discover it leaving your room on its own, then from now on, don't even think about having any hobbies. As for it..."

At the end, Lin Rou glanced at the golden little snake.

As if sensing Lin Rou's gaze, it immediately curled into a ring in Lin Long's palm and buried its head inside.

Lin Rou left her words at that and did not continue.

Lin Long immediately promised, "Xiao Jin definitely won't! And it can tell the scents of everyone in our family apart!"

Lin Rou nodded and said no more.

Seeing that Lin Rou had already settled the matter, Ye Hongyu did not continue the topic either. Clearly, she trusted her eldest daughter to handle things.

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