Baby Snakes Hatched
âI donât understand. The snake beastman has clearly committed a grave sin, and Rosa is the tiger kingâs female child.â
The wolf king walked next to the ape king, wearing a perplexed expression. âItâs like what Rosa said; the snake beastman might harm other young children as well. Itâs too dangerous to leave him be. Why not just discard one female? Even if we canât win against him and canât sell her away, we can drive them away.â
The ape king smiled, looking pleased. As if he didnât mind it at all, he said, âWhy drive them away? Donât meddle in the business between the tiger tribe and them. Just listen to my instructions.â
âAlright.â
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âSnow,â Curtis shook his snake tail and glided up next to Bai Qingqing, saying in a soft voice. âDidnât you want to look at the baby snakes? I generated more heat and caused them to hatch earlier.â
Bai Qingqingâs eyes gleamed, and she asked in surprise, âReally? Where are they?â
âIn the bedroom.â
Bai Qingqing ran toward the bedroom.
A fire was started in the bedroom, casting a layer of warm light around. Bai Qingqing focused her gaze in the direction of the grinding stone and saw small black and red snakes all over the floor. They were about two palmsâ length, as thick as fingers, and were wriggling on the floor.
After taking a few breathes, Bai Qingqing encouraged herself. Donât be scared, donât be scared. It isnât scary at all. The baby snakes are soft and small and really adorable.
Bai Qingqing wore a smile, wiped off the dried traces of tears from the corners of her eyes, and then opened up her arms as she walked over in large strides. âBabies, Iâm your mother.â
The young snakes uniformly turned their heads toward Bai Qingqing. Their red and black stripes, as well as their red eyes, made them look even more like the red-banded snakes from her world than Curtis did. However, they looked a lot more beautiful and exquisite than red-banded snakes. Their gazes looked especially innocent.
Bai Qingqing found them really adorable and bent over, wanting to touch three baby snakes that were gathered together.
âSsss!â
The baby snakes opened their mouths and hissed, arching their tender bodies and baring their white as snow fangs. The baby snakes closest to Bai Qingqing stared at her warily, and the ones further away from her, especially the ones that werenât within Bai Qingqingâs area of sight, were even ready to pounce forth.
âAhhh!â Bai Qingqing was given a scare and backed off nervously.
Curtis dashed up right behind Bai Qingqing, wrapping one arm around her waist and lifting her off the ground. He then threw a cold glance around the room, spewing out his tongue and giving off a cold warning. âSsssâ¦â
The baby snakes instantly ceased their attacks, wriggled their small bodies, and gathered together. They opened their big and red eyes, looking at Curtis and Bai Qingqing.
Bai Qingqing opened her mouth, feeling as if something was stuck in her throat as she said with great difficulty, âThey⦠donât recognize me?â
Curtis consoled her. âThey just hatched. They wonât act recklessly after I get them to recognize your scent.â
âEn, en.â Bai Qingqing nodded. âQuickly.â
When Parker saw the miniature versions of Curtis previously, he felt really jealous. But seeing that Bai Qingqing was now scared by them, he leaned against the door frame and smiled, gloating.
Winston also stood by the door, looking inside. Only then did he understood that Curtis had always been at home, and he felt at ease. It seemed that this snake beastman wasnât bad. To think that he had chosen to hibernate in an unsafe place so that he could stay by Bai Qingqingâs side.
Curtis hugged Bai Qingqing and squatted by the baby snakesâ side, spewing his snake tongue. The baby snakes raised their heads and looked at her.
Bai Qingqing also looked back at them, not daring to touch them recklessly.
One of the baby snakes attempted to get close to Bai Qingqing. Her heart skipped a beat and she immediately squeezed into Curtisâs embrace.
Curtisâs expression turned a little strange. He then smiled, patted Bai Qingqing on the back, and said, âDonât be scared. With me around, they donât dare to act recklessly.â