Transmigration: A Farm Girl’s Brocade
Chapter 657 - 324 Little Squirrel_3

Chapter 657: Chapter 324 Little Squirrel_3

As she was gathering her belongings, she found that the White Snake hadn’t taken the Phoenix Eye Bodhi Beads the Old Monk had given to Monkey Brother. It seemed it must have gone to play with the White Snake.

In the night, Qian Yixiu felt an icy chill on her legs as if she had returned to the mountainside. She was puzzled, she hadn’t gone out, could it be that Cave Sky Pool’s weather had suddenly changed?

When she opened her eyes, under the starlight, she saw a massive White Snake coiled by her legs. The head of the White Snake was raised, staring at her with pea-sized green eyes, its flickering tongue mere inches from her.

Qian Yixiu was terrified to the core and started screaming with her eyes closed. Her voice was so piercing that it not only woke Liang Jinzhao and Wu Ming but also disturbed all the animals in the valley.

Liang Jinzhao and Wu Ming leaped to their feet and saw a nearly thirty-foot-long White Snake coiled beside Qian Yixiu. They quickly drew their swords, only to see Monkey Brother jump out from Cave Sky Pool, running over and gesturing them, signaling that the big snake was a friend, not a foe.

Liang Jinzhao went over and pulled the still-screaming Qian Yixiu a few meters away from the snake, and only then did she feel like she had come back to life. She also realized that the snake was the guardian of Serpent Vine Chrysanthemum, which had once come to repay her kindness with a Dragon Fragrance Tree.

Qian Yixiu touched the Star Moon Bodhi Beads around her neck, it seemed the big snake was no longer afraid of the beads. Usually, these beads would ward off evil and avert disaster, supposed to be more powerful than the Phoenix Eye Bodhi Beads. The fact that the snake feared the Phoenix Eye Bodhi Beads but not these meant it was not malevolent and probably would not harm her, which made her less afraid of it.

Qian Yixiu felt embarrassed for her overreaction. She waved to the big snake with a smile, "Hey, Lady White, I wasn’t fully awake just now, in a daze, and I freaked you out. Sorry about that."

That said, she still didn’t dare to get too close.

The big snake gave her a few glances, then unwound its body and slithered away up the mountain.

Monkey Brother was not pleased and scolded Qian Yixiu with a barrage of squawks, clearly upset that she had frightened away the guest it had so painstakingly invited.

Qian Yixiu grabbed Monkey Brother’s ear and twisted it a few times, scolding, "Are you out of your mind? Couldn’t you bring it here during the day? I was sound asleep and suddenly felt an icy chill on my legs, then wake up to see a big snake hissing at me. How could I not be scared?"

Not entirely mollified, she then tickled under its armpits, making Monkey Brother hop and yelp in discomfort.

This incident left everyone wide awake; they sat down and chatted for a while, then dozed off again. When they woke up, it was already high sun.

Monkey Brother woke up late too. Rubbing its eyes, it wanted to head up the mountains to play, but Qian Yixiu caught it. She said, "We’ve been eating mo in water for the past two days, and it’s been unsettling. Go down to the pool and pull up some lotus roots for us to eat."

Monkey Brother was still a bit unhappy with Qian Yixiu, but as it couldn’t defy its master, it reluctantly dove into Cave Sky Pool, rolling its eyes.

Soon enough, it pulled up some lotus roots, older ones, and tender shoots. Qian Yixiu and Liang Jinzhao were delighted, they took them to the stream to wash off the mud, and began to feast on them as if they were fruit. The taste of the roots was even better than those from West Lake, crunchy and delicious with every bite.

Monkey Brother ate a piece of lotus root and then climbed back up the mountain.

Wu Ming ate a small piece, then couldn’t bear to eat any more and put two pieces in his bag, saying, "Master loves delicacies; I’ll bring these back for him to taste."

Hearing this, Liang Jinzhao and Qian Yixiu also couldn’t bear to eat more. Seeing that there were four pieces left, without saying a word, they decided to save them to let their families try this delicacy from the Immortal Realm.

Qian Yixiu saw that Necklace Squirrel had come out again, hopping around; it must have been scared away by the big snake the night before. She picked it up, cut a small piece of lotus root with her knife, diced it into small chunks, and fed the squirrel. The little squirrel munched happily, even humming a bit louder than usual.

Afterward, Wu Ming continued picking tea, while Qian Yixiu and Liang Jinzhao took little squirrel along with Shan Dian and Yin Feng to the mountain to enjoy the scenery, and in the process, discuss life and dreams.

Evening approached, and Wu Ming was still busy. Qian Yixiu smiled at him and said, "Master Wuming, you’ve picked so much tea, can you bring it all back?"

Wu Ming laughed and replied, "No worries, I’ll dry the tea tonight, and it won’t be much left after that."

That night, Wu Ming set up a wok to roast the tea, with Liang Jinzhao assisting him.

Gazing up at the stars, Qian Yixiu was deeply moved. Even in the Immortal Realm, if there’s something on one’s mind, one wouldn’t want to stay for long. Her concerns weren’t national affairs; she was worried about Master Sangui’s health and the hardships they faced on their journey.

The next day, they began preparing for their return journey. While doing so, Qian Yixiu murmured to herself, concerned because Monkey Brother had not yet returned.

The little squirrel saw them packing up and guessed they were leaving; it snuggled close, tears welling up in its eyes. Qian Yixiu consoled it, "We don’t want to leave you either, but the outside world isn’t as good as here, taking you out might harm you."

Upon hearing these words, the squirrel began tugging at Qian Yixiu’s pant leg, pulling it to the left.

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