"What's wrong?"
Xiao Yi saw her reaction and immediately walked over to take her hand to check.
Xia Weiliang shook her head and whispered in his ear, "It's Xiao Lan~"
Xiao Yi froze for a moment, then looked down at her wrist. The blue band wrapped around it, wasn't it Xiao Lan?
Xia Weiliang could barely stop herself from crying with laughter. The gift was supposed to be an umbrella pendant she had carved herself, and this umbrella wasn't ordinary either. It was based on a handmade umbrella she learned to make when she participated in "Courage."
When she received the invitation, she had already been contemplating making a gift with her own hands. So, during her downtime on set, she practiced with a piece of wood. Finally, she finished it and strung it together with her blue bracelet. But now, the umbrella carving was gone, and Xiao Lan had appeared!
Thinking back, perhaps when she went home to shower, she had taken off the bracelet, and Xiao Lan, thinking its position was about to be replaced, hurried to climb onto her hand?
But Xiao Lan had been hibernating, always sleeping in its luxurious snake den. No one knew when it had woken up!
Now, Grandpa Liu was waiting, and so many eyes were watching. She couldn't possibly bring out a snake and then casually tell them, "This snake is highly venomous~"
Lin Suixiang, seeing the situation, immediately smiled, "Miss Xia? Grandpa Liu is waiting~"
Xia Weiliang glared at her. This woman, with the most ill intentions in the entire room, made her want to unleash Xiao Lan, ahhhh!!!
As she thought this, Xiao Lan actually moved.
As if telepathically connected, Xiao Lan sensed her killing intent, raised its head, its two horns on its head looking like radar antennas, scanning its surroundings…
Someone shouted, "Snake!"
"Ah, it's a snake!"
Xia Weiliang cried out inwardly, but she had still been discovered.
At this moment, she had no choice but to press on. Otherwise, she couldn't explain Xiao Lan's origin. Who brings a venomous snake to a birthday banquet!
Xiao Yi tried to speak at this moment, but she pressed him down.
She removed Xiao Lan from her wrist, letting it coil and spread in her palm. Xiao Lan held its head high. Though small, it exuded an aura of absolute authority!
"This is..." Grandpa Liu looked at the snake in surprise. "I've heard of it. Blue snakes are usually mutated Green Tree Pythons or King Brown Snakes. This one... doesn't look like it."
"Uh, indeed it's not." Xia Weiliang reached out and gently touched the two small protrusions on Xiao Lan's head, which looked more like horns. They felt even harder than before. "Its name is Xiao Lan. I was also worrying about what gift to choose for Grandpa. Then, this little fellow just came by itself."
This was the truth.
It had wrapped itself around her wrist and swapped places with her original umbrella carving.
So, this was… destiny~
Lin Suixiang was also stunned. She couldn't have imagined in her wildest dreams that Xia Weiliang would give a snake!
Was this something a normal person would do?
What kind of brain circuit did this woman have?
Grandpa Liu stared at it excitedly, looking it over from all sides. "This snake has horns, it's dragon-like but not a dragon, and snake-like but not a snake… Could it be, a Teng Snake?"
The mythical Teng Snake, an ancient divine beast!
Of course, nobody truly believed it. Let alone a snake with horns on its head, even humans could have horns on their heads; it was either a pathological condition or atavism.
But if Grandpa Liu said it was, then it must be!
Immediately, someone chimed in, "Oh my, Grandpa Liu, it really does look like it!"
"Doesn't it! It's exactly like the Teng Snake recorded in 'Shan Hai Jing'!"
(Shan Hai Jing: Do not disturb, thank you.)
With everyone chattering, more and more people wanted to get a glimpse of Xiao Lan, as if they had truly seen an ancient divine beast!
Grandpa Liu had always been fond of these little creatures and spent his free time interacting with them. The moment he saw Xiao Lan, his eyes didn't budge, and his face was full of joy. "My dear granddaughter, you are truly Grandpa's dear granddaughter!"
Grandpa Liu couldn't say why, but he had a gut feeling that this little creature was definitely extraordinary!
Everything in the world possesses a spirit, and there are many mysteries that humanity has yet to unravel. They say the end of science is metaphysics! Grandpa Liu never rejected these special fields; instead, he was very interested in them. Therefore, compared to the King of Divine Herbs that Lin Suixiang sent, he preferred this little blue snake!
He excitedly reached out, "My dear granddaughter, let me have a look!"
"Uh…" Xia Weiliang looked a bit hesitant. She leaned closer and whispered to Grandpa Liu, "This snake is extremely, extremely, extremely venomous. According to its previous owner, being bitten by it meant immediate amputation was the only chance of survival."
So its terrifying level was comparable to a zombie virus!
She felt quite apologetic. You're giving someone a gift, and it's a venomous one. What kind of grudge could be so deep?
But to her surprise, Grandpa Liu's eyes lit up. "Really? My dear granddaughter, are you telling the truth?"
Xia Weiliang nodded. Seeing Grandpa Liu getting a bit too excited, she hesitated and held up two fingers, "Grandpa, how many fingers is this?"
Grandpa Liu froze for a moment, then was made to laugh heartily by the girl. "Don't worry, Grandpa doesn't have senile dementia!"
"Phew~ That's good, that's good."
The onlookers also stared intently at the snake. Lin Suixiang gritted her teeth, unwilling to have her spotlight stolen by Xia Weiliang!
She stepped forward and whispered, "But I feel like this snake is poisonous?"
Her voice wasn't loud, but it was still heard. The surroundings immediately became a little flustered, and people quickly retreated. "It's a poisonous snake!"
"Oh my, looking at its color, I knew something was wrong! Usually, only highly venomous snakes are this brightly colored!"
Xiao Yi shot a cold glance at Lin Suixiang. That single glance made Lin Suixiang shiver and quickly lower her head, not daring to speak again.
Xia Weiliang suddenly chuckled. Without explaining whether Xiao Lan was poisonous or not, she directly placed Xiao Lan on her shoulder. Xiao Lan was well-behaved and just lay there, occasionally lifting its head to nuzzle her face.
Seeing it so affectionate, everyone was astonished. Was this a snake? Perhaps it was a cat in disguise!
The focus now wasn't on whether the snake was poisonous, but everyone was curious about how it was trained!
Grandpa Liu liked it more and more. "This snake is very spirited."
As soon as he finished speaking, the surroundings echoed, "That's right, that's right, it looks spirited!"
"More than spirited, look around it! The spiritual energy is abundant!"
Xia Weiliang suppressed a smile. If they kept praising it like this, ascending to immortality would only be a meal away.
"Liang, hurry and let Grandpa see!"
Grandpa Liu was like a child asking for a toy, his usual seriousness gone, replaced by happiness and excitement.
Xiao Yi watched this, smiled, and took a step back, slowly fading into the shadows.
As for the center stage, it was perfectly ceded to the most dazzling girl in the crowd.
"Grandpa, wait a moment. I need to speak with Xiao Lan. It's a bit temperamental, I'll negotiate with it, and it'll be fine."
"Oh, oh, oh! Of course!"
Grandpa Liu believed her implicitly and truly waited quietly by the side.
The surroundings were also filled with curious and amused gazes, all eager to see how this girl would negotiate with a snake.