So, I had been waiting until it was almost time for breakfast.
I rubbed my hands together to generate heat while holding two pitiful insects in my palm.
"Woman, your chicken-killing technique isn't bad." Xiao Honghong, enjoying the belly rubs I gave her, felt incredibly satisfied.
Xiao Yuanyuan rolled around, "I want some too."
Thus, my hands became busy.
Yu Longting's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot...
In the three days I stayed with the Lin family, I was supposed to be accompanying my mom.
However, she didn't spend much time at the Waterside Pavilion.
After the meal, she heard that Lin Huan allowed me to go to the Scripture Pavilion to read books.
She gave me a bamboo token.
Then, she left with Zhang Che.
I carried Xintang to the Scripture Pavilion to read books.
Yu Longting didn't follow and stayed at the Waterside Pavilion.
"Sister, cousin!!" Lin Hang ran into the Scripture Pavilion, excitedly pulled me out like he was showing off a treasure, "I'll show you something fun."
"What kind of fun thing? Do I have to go..." Feeling that nothing could be more interesting than the books stored by the Lin family, I hastily followed while clutching Xintang in my arms.
Previously, I only had the notes left by my dad, but now that I could read so many books on Geomantic Techniques, I realized how vast the world and universe were.
I used to be as insignificant as a grain of sand in the ocean, an ant in the world.
Now I could finally see the world beyond the well, and I had to seize the opportunity.
Lin Hang said, "You'll definitely be interested. The disciples guarding the Lin family's gate used a formation to capture a wild snake that foolishly tried to break into the Lin family. That really cracked me up. Tonight, I bet we'll have wild snake soup."
There were many formations and prohibitions set by the Lin family to protect the sect, representing the crystallization of countless generations of the family's efforts.
Had not the traitor Lin Qianshan deactivated them, they even set up the extremely cruel String Killer and Thousand Corpses Formation.
Lin Huan and others would never let a few wild foxes drive them to that extent.
"Aren't those formations only meant to capture demons? The captured one must be a snake demon, right? Considering it had cultivated into a demon, it should be quite intelligent..." I also found this curious, no wonder Lin Hang specifically ran to the Scripture Pavilion to drag me to see the excitement.
Lin Hang chatted excitedly, "It's just a dumb luck demon, silly and cute; it made everyone's stomach hurt from laughter."
Suddenly, his eyes brightened, "Snake Lord, are you also going to watch the spectacle?"
"What spectacle? I plan to go to the attic to see Qing Li again." After last night's incident, Yu Longting no longer hid his actions of going to the attic.
Lin Hang instantly felt disheartened, his expression becoming ambiguous, he glanced at Yu Longting a few times, and whispered mysteriously to me, "Cousin, the Snake Lord... he's going to meet his lover, and he even told you! Does he have the guts? Doesn't he need to kneel and wash clothes on a washboard?"
"Yes! Not only does he need to kneel and wash clothes, but he also needs to kneel on durians." I knew Yu Longting was probably looking for evidence, still I glared fiercely at him.
Yesterday's meeting with Qing Li nearly got me killed.
If he went to find Qing Li again, who knows what she might do?
Yu Longting pinched my cheek, "Not going anymore, I'll go next time. Wife is getting jealous, I'll go with you guys to watch the spectacle."
He's still planning to go next time!?
If he doesn't go this time but goes next time, what's the difference?
I felt sour again.
I felt like I was about to turn into a lemon.
I asked Lin Hang, "Since a snake demon dared to sneak into the Lin family, if we go now, will we still see it alive?"
"Not sure, let's try our luck. Even if it's been slaughtered, it definitely hasn't been cooked into a dish yet." Lin Hang slurped briefly then his face changed, quickly becoming excited again, "High-quality ingredients often only need the simplest cooking methods, it's time for Chef Lin to show off his skills."
I saw that Yu Longting wasn't particularly averse, guessing he didn't mind eating snake.
I glanced down at Xintang, who had round, large, terrified eyes and a slightly pale face, seemingly frightened, "Er, you really plan to eat snake meat, Xintang... you've scared him!"