"Hey, where's Xiao Shenshen gone? She didn't turn into a bracelet, so why is she missing?" I touched my empty wrist and only then remembered that I had somehow forgotten about Shenshen.

It seems I haven't seen her since I woke up.

My mind was foggy from having a fever, and I didn't think to look for her!

She's always so clingy to me, but now she's not around. Could she have run into some bad guy and been caught for soup??

I was panicking and flustered, literally burning with anxiety.

Yu Longting, however, remained extremely calm and looked at his brother, "Dumbass, where's Ginseng?"

"Why is it that when she's missing, it's my responsibility to find her?" Yu Rongling retorted defiantly, glaring at his brother, "Do you suspect that I might have turned her into soup? Even as my elder brother, you don't trust me at all."

Yu Longting shot a glance at his brother, "Can you really remain so calm not knowing where she is?"

Not waiting for Yu Rongling's reaction, I couldn't help but sigh inwardly, it's so true!

Indeed, only a true brother understands his younger brother.

"That's right, she's the Little Fairy in my heart." Seeing that Yu Longting wasn't suspecting him of any harm towards Xiao Shenshen, Yu Rongling felt immediately comforted.

Under my questioning gaze, Yu Rongling approached the bed.

Gently lifting a corner of the blanket, there lay a long-haired young girl curled up like a snail, sleeping soundly.

Perhaps her dream was too beautiful, as a faint blush spread on her cheeks with a subtle dimpling smile.

I didn't have the heart to disturb her, so I whispered, "This little girl was born insecure and likes to sleep by my side under the blanket corner."

She's very thin, and when curled up, doesn't take up much space.

Even though we shared the same blanket, I hadn't noticed her presence.

"Should we wake her up?" Yu Longting asked Old Zhao.

Old Zhao shook his head and placed an ivory hairpin into Shenshen's hair, "In three days, I will go to the Snake Sect to retrieve the Colored Glaze Immortal Vase."

His master status was evident; he had easily calculated the time needed for the fish eye fusion and would come to demand it precisely.

But it's no wonder, the Immortal Vase must be of great significance to Old Zhao.

Being allowed to keep it temporarily with us was an enormous show of trust.

"We look forward to your arrival." Yu Longting cupped his fists in a gesture of respect.

I mimicked him, "Looking forward to it."

"No need to be so formal." Old Zhao replied in a down-to-earth manner.

In the blink of an eye, he vanished from sight.

Once Old Zhao was gone, our group lingered at the hotel for a while.

Only after Xiao Shenshen woke up, transformed into a bracelet on my wrist, did we depart back to the Snake Sect.

*

The Snake Sect was quite peaceful.

We entered the mountain gate without spotting many snakes.

Occasionally, a few sect disciples passed by, heading east, "Is there really a commotion?"

"Of course, I said from the start that that Yun dude was up to no good, a hidden danger within the Snake Sect."

"Wasn't it said that Madam tamed him? That he would henceforth work for us?"

"Madam is... not... here... here..."

The handsome Snake Sect disciple with a snake body and human face who mentioned me turned pale as soon as he saw me, "Madam!! Greetings to Madam, greetings to the Snake Lord, we didn't mean... didn't mean to gossip."

"Greetings to the Snake Lord, greetings to Madam."

The other disciples involved in the conversation all greeted us with trembling.

I waved it off nonchalantly, "It's fine, it's fine, just mentioning me once, it doesn't count as gossiping, didn't expect you'd actually recognize me!"

"Disciple is at fault, there's all this talk about Madam... having the Blood-weeping Syndrome, so..." The handsome disciple answered with an utterly terrified expression, his snake tail shivering intensely.

It's just being recognized for my distinctiveness, isn't it?

Though having a distinct recognition is quite useful...

But it's the overly strict hierarchy of the Snake Sect that's to blame, with rules so punishing it scares the children.

Holding on to Yu Longting's hand, I tried to ease the tension, "Weren't you heading over to see the fuss? The Snake Lord and I want to check it out too, take us there, what's been happening?"

According to the information, Yun Hao lived in the western guest room, regarded as an elder-level esteemed guest.

His personality was extremely aloof, always a lone wolf.

He only spoke a few words when he saw me, and since residing in the Snake Sect, he rarely stepped outside, and yet... while I was away... he went to the east to cause trouble??

"We have no idea what happened. We just heard Yun Hao seemed to be there waiting for you, yet somehow... he clashed with Liu Hongluan."

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