The Sweetness of the Seventies
Chapter 178: Met the Nemesis, Right? (1060+) _1

Chapter 178: Chapter 178: Met the Nemesis, Right? (1060+) _1

Huo Yingjie had just set up the chessboard inside the house when he heard some noise coming from He Tiantian’s side. He hurried over, pushed the door open, and saw several broken tiles at the foot of He Tiantian’s bed, along with the stunned He Tiantian.

"Sweet Treasure, are you alright?" Huo Yingjie asked, rushing over. "Did anything hit you?"

He Tiantian shook her head and said, "Nothing hit me!"

Seeing that He Tiantian was fine, Huo Yingjie then looked up at the ceiling and carefully examined the floor, puzzled he asked, "How did such a big hole appear in the roof? And that circular shape is quite regular, like something smashed through it, but I can’t find anything on the ground!"

In her heart, He Tiantian answered, "Actually, it wasn’t something that fell from above but something that burst out from inside the house, and it hasn’t come back yet."

But He Tiantian couldn’t say a word of that!

The existence of the Snake King was a secret, one she could not reveal.

For her own sake, as well as for the Snake King’s!

"I don’t know either," He Tiantian feigned ignorance. "What should we do now?"

He Tiantian wasn’t going to sleep anymore and began to get dressed.

Huo Yingjie’s gaze fell on He Tiantian, her exquisite face; he swallowed hard. Now was not the time, he hurriedly thought, they needed to fix the roof, or else the house would be uninhabitable at night.

"I’ll go see if there are any tiles outside, and I can fix the roof for you if there are," Huo Yingjie said, reluctant to leave. In the yard, he actually found a dozen or so tiles in a corner.

Huo Yingjie went out, borrowed a ladder from a neighbor, and prepared to fix the roof himself.

He Tiantian had already dressed, donning a hat and gloves to help Huo Yingjie.

Huo Yingjie found some other materials and climbed up to the roof while He Tiantian stood on the ladder, passing items to Huo Yingjie as Old Man Qi handed up tiles from below.

Although Huo Yingjie’s movements were clumsy, after carefully studying the problem, he found a rhythm and fixed the broken area in about fifteen minutes.

As He Tiantian passed tiles to Huo Yingjie, she would occasionally cast concerned glances toward the sky.

In such cold weather, where could the Snake King have gone?

The roof was mended, but the Snake King had not returned, which made He Tiantian anxious!

Huo Yingjie saw the anxious expression on He Tiantian’s face and thought she was worried about his craftsmanship; he reassured her, "Although I’ve never learned roofing, I’ve seen others do it, and it’s fixed now, guaranteed not to leak."

"Oh, that’s good," He Tiantian replied. She was not worried about the roof at all!

"The young man did well, suitable for family life," Old Man Qi remarked. "Go return the ladder."

"Yes, Grandpa Qi," Huo Yingjie responded, very happy to receive Old Man Qi’s praise.

No sooner had Huo Yingjie returned the ladder and stepped through his front door when he heard a "whoosh" sound, and another hole the size of a washbasin appeared in the roof.

He Tiantian, who was tidying up the yard, was startled, dropped what she was holding, and was about to enter the house.

Huo Yingjie grabbed hold of He Tiantian and said, "You’re too careless. We still don’t know the state of the roof; if you go in like this and something hits your head, what then?"

He Tiantian was really anxious inside!

The sound just now was the Snake King bursting out, and this sound must mean the Snake King had returned.

He Tiantian’s arm was tightly gripped by Huo Yingjie, preventing her from entering; she had no choice but to follow behind him.

Huo Yingjie first opened the door and peered inside, discovering that next to the original damaged area, about a meter away, another big hole had formed, seemingly bigger than the previous one.

The hole was also round, with flecks of snow drifting in.

"What on earth smashed through the roof?" Huo Yingjie wondered as he walked into the room and searched again.

He Tiantian, worried that Huo Yingjie would find the Snake King, followed him inside.

"Sweet Treasure, don’t come in," Huo Yingjie said to He Tiantian behind him, worried that if the roof fell in again, it would be bad if it hit He Tiantian on the head.

But He Tiantian, who had no time to heed his words, entered anyway and looked around. Apart from the broken tiles on the floor, there was nothing!

"This is strange," Huo Yingjie murmured to himself. If nothing had struck it, how could there be such a big hole in the roof?

Seeing nothing else, He Tiantian’s mind eased, guessing that the Snake King must have found a place to hide by itself.

"Since we can’t find it, Brother Yingjie, you’d better go borrow a ladder quickly so we can fix the roof before it gets dark," He Tiantian urged, which would give her the chance to look for the Snake King!

Huo Yingjie, seeing no more tiles falling from the roof, went to borrow the ladder for a second time, bringing out his tools again.

Once Huo Yingjie left, He Tiantian closed the door and called out softly, "Snake King, Snake King..."

"I... I... am here!" came the jarred and halting voice of the Snake King from inside the room. Today had really been a stroke of bad luck; it was now utterly certain that as long as that wild man was present, its mana was utterly useless. It was just an ordinary python, not the imposing Spirit Snake!

He Tiantian, startled, hurried to the bed and lifted the blanket, only to be dumbstruck.

The Snake King at that moment had turned into a slender icicle, even frosted over, and He Tiantian could almost hear the chattering of the Snake King’s teeth.

There was no warmth left in the bedding; He Tiantian was very concerned about the Snake King and quickly picked it up, tucking it inside her clothing.

Only then did the Snake King start to feel some warmth and opened its small mung bean eyes.

How it wanted to cry... it was fortunate that He Tiantian was a kind person!

"Snake King, what’s happened to you? Could it be that you’re not accustomed to the water and soil here?" asked He Tiantian curiously. This place was colder than Qijia Village, but surely not to this extent?

The Snake King was silent with its own troubles!

What else could it be? It had met its nemesis!

The Snake King itself was also puzzled as to what exactly happened. Once it could move, it quickly slithered to He Tiantian’s left ankle and, while the wild man was still away, entered the Barrier Space.

"Let’s not talk about it now; I need to concentrate on cultivating. This is a secret between us, and I don’t want others to know, so please don’t tell anyone about me," the Snake King instructed. Until it understood everything completely, it couldn’t afford to be exposed.

He Tiantian nodded vigorously and promised, "I won’t tell, I’ll keep it absolutely secret."

"That’s good," the Snake King replied, then closed itself off from the outside. It had been frozen just now and hadn’t recovered yet. Once it restored its strength, it would investigate that wild man properly.

He Tiantian wanted to ask more, but she could no longer hear the Snake King’s voice. Thinking about the previous hardships the Snake King went through, He Tiantian couldn’t bring herself to chant the spell and call the Snake King out to ask more questions.

At this time, Huo Yingjie had borrowed the ladder again.

With previous experience, the fixing went faster this time, taking only five minutes to finish.

This time, Huo Yingjie didn’t hurry down but checked other areas as well, ensuring everything was secure before he finally felt relieved.

Huo Yingjie returned the ladder, and He Tiantian cleaned up the clutter.