She was very thankful that she had brought along the gift Curtis had given her so that itâd be easier for her to look for treasures in the mountains.
âI beg of you!â Bai Qingqing pleaded. A trickle of blood immediately rolled off from her fair and slender neck.
The scale was too sharp and wouldnât bring too much pain.
Bai Qingqing had no idea that she had applied a lot of pressure. It was also because of this ignorance that her threat made a big impact.
Curtis instantly felt like crushing the little snake, but the grip of his tail loosened a little.
âMove the scale away!â Curtisâs suppressed voice carried with it a hint of rage.
âIâll move it away after you let go of him!â Bai Qingqing raised her head, exposing her frail neck in front of Curtis. Her artery was throbbing strongly.
Roar!
Parker got out from the water and immediately turned into his human form. âQingqing!â
He then threw a glance at the little snake and said anxiously, âQuickly let go of him! Qingqing is bleeding! Qingqing, you let go as well!â
Since Curtis didnât move, Bai Qingqing refused to give in as well, exerting more force. Blood flowed down even faster, dyeing Anâanâs body in red.
Curtis stared at the scale on Bai Qingqingâs hand. Enraged, his face muscles twitched.
However, Bai Qingqing wasnât scared this time around. She looked straight into Curtisâs eyes as tears kept flowing down incessantly. She didnât show any signs of backing off or hesitation.
âI promise that I wonât meet the little snake anymore in the future. I wonât meet any of them. Can you let him off?â
Seeing that Bai Qingqingâs hand holding the scale kept on fluctuating in strength, being able to cut her artery at any moment, Curtis took in a few deep breaths before throwing the little snake into the lake fiercely.
Boom! The little snake immediately sank after he landed in the water.
Bai Qingqing quickly turned her head to take a look. While she was out of it, Curtis grabbed onto her wrist and forcibly took away the scale covered in blood.
Bai Qingqingâs attention immediately went back to him.
Only now did she remember to feel scared when facing such a Curtis. She hugged Anâan tightly as she looked at him with her eyes wide open.
Parker got up close to Bai Qingqingâs neck and licked it a few times, cleaning off the blood on her skin. A clean wound was exposed, and blood quickly flowed out again.
Parker covered her neck with his hand and said anxiously, âQuickly go get some medicinal herbs!â
Curtis threw Bai Qingqing a glance and then turned to head into the lake.
Bai Qingqing felt anxious and grabbed his hand.
âI wonât kill him,â Curtis said without turning back.
Bai Qingqing relaxed. She leaned in Parkerâs embrace and asked weakly, âCan you pull him out?â
What if the little snake drowned? All the air in his stomach had been squeezed dry by Curtis, and she didnât see him coming up to get more air either.
Curtis said coldly, âNot killing him is my greatest concession.â
After saying that, he slid into the water.
With Curtis gone, Bai Qingqing relaxed completely. She hugged Parker and howled. âItâs so painful!â
âYou did it to yourself.â Parker bellowed.
No matter how fierce he acted, Bai Qingqing wasnât afraid. She stuck out her tongue. âI was just trying to scare him. I didnât expect the scale to be so sharp. Iâll hold onto the wound myself. Quickly go and check out the little snake.â
Parker threw a fierce at her glance before jumping into the water.
He came up not long after.
âHow is it?â Bai Qingqing quickly asked. She grew apprehensive when she didnât see the little snake.
Parker said, âI didnât see him. He must have escaped.â
Bai Qingqing felt at ease. âThatâs good.â
Parker picked up Anâan and wiped off the blood on her.