When they arrived at the zoo, Xie Chi drove surprisingly smoothly.

Su Zhou was still holding a bamboo viper in her hand. She had been enduring the smell of snakes for a long time, so she first gave the bamboo viper a simple cleaning. This little green snake was still a juvenile and had a bad temper, but it was still very docile in front of her.

After exchanging some medicine through the system interface, Su Zhou put the pills in water, boiled them, and gave the little green snake water to drink.

"Drink some water. There's medicine in it, so it might not taste very good. You haven't had any water in a while, have you?" The room temperature was comfortable, and the bamboo viper, with its bright green, slender body, actually looked quite cute while drinking water.

[It's so sweet, this water is delicious. Yummy!]

Snakes drink water very slowly.

Listening to the bamboo viper's inner thoughts, Su Zhou actually found it strangely cute. She took out her phone and snapped nine photos of the viper in quick succession. She posted them on her WeChat Moments with the caption: "With Xiao Qing here, will Bai Suzhen be far behind?"

“You don’t have a name yet. How about this, you can be called Xiaoqing from now on? I think this name suits you very well.” Su Zhou’s eyes curved into a smile.

This could be considered smuggling in personal agendas.

The story of Bai Suzhen and Xu Xian is so deeply ingrained in people's hearts that it is known to every household. Almost every Chinese person knows Bai Suzhen and Xu Xian, and Xiaoqing is also very famous.

When she was a child, Su Zhou loved the lively and agile green snake.

The little green snake looked up. [Me? Is Little Green calling me?]

Su Zhou nodded: "Yes, that's what they're calling you. From now on, you'll be called Xiao Qing."

Because of mouth ulcers, it drinks water slowly.

“You must be feeling very uncomfortable eating right now, but…” The system-produced medicine works very quickly, as has been proven on the Tibetan fox and the others before. Su Zhou comforted it, “Wait a little while.”

During this period, Su Zhou called the reptile pet company and asked them to clear out the space next to the red-tailed boa.

One is socially anxious, and the other is Xiaoqing, who has a rich inner world.

Both of them are female, which is probably quite interesting.

After about two hours, Xiaoqing immediately came back to life.

[Wow! I'm better now, my mouth really doesn't hurt anymore. A master, a true master! To call him nothing less than a living Hua Tuo (a legendary Chinese physician) would be an insult.]

I'm so hungry, please give me something to eat, please!

[I prayed to Buddha for months, and Buddha told me to get out. I've been starving ever since. You can't discriminate against a snake just because I'm a snake. But those kittens, and that macaque at Kaiyuan Temple, they're fed every day, and people throw stones at me when they see me—that's species discrimination.]

No, no, no! I want to be treated the same way as them! Are my scales ugly? My body feels cool and comfortable to the touch.

No... girl, your inner monologue is a bit too much.

This was the first time Su Zhou had ever seen such a lively snake, so talkative that it made her question the meaning of life.

Knowing that the snake had been hungry for a long time, Su Zhou directly exchanged some intermediate carnivore feed from the system shop to feed it. She didn't know what snakes liked to eat. Su Zhou had seen other people feed their pet snakes pinkies, but she certainly couldn't do that in a zoo.

Feeding the bamboo viper, Su Zhou soon witnessed the most shocking scene she had ever seen in her life.

Xiaoqing was practically wolfing down her food, her mouth stretched to an unbelievable size.

Su Zhou stared in disbelief, while Xiao Qing's inner thoughts bubbled up.

[God knows how long I've been starving, but thankfully I've finally eaten! Ahhh, I'm so satisfied. It's so delicious! I wish I could stay in a place like this forever.]

Xiaoqing was really starving.

It ate everything that Su Zhou had fed it, and its belly was swollen after it finished eating.

Like a fat otaku.

Su Zhou silently complained. Once Xiao Qing felt a little better, she took her directly to the reptile area and placed her next to the red-tailed boa. The red-tailed boa was socially awkward and stretched its head over after hearing Su Zhou's movements.

They placed Xiaoqing in the glass enclosure next to them. The space was large enough to accommodate Xiaoqing comfortably. Su Zhou looked at Xiaoqing and said, "Let's go home, child."

Xiao Qing disappeared into the greenery in a flash, blending into the lush green environment around her.

Su Zhou sniffed her fingers; the hands that had handled Xiao Qing smelled slightly fishy. She turned away coldly, not looking back. She figured she couldn't get through now, so she could only ask Minister Lin to help with the paperwork.

Xiaoqing is a bamboo viper, which, no matter what, is a protected animal.

In the wild, especially in the height of summer, it's really not easy to spot a bamboo viper.

In the sweltering summer heat, it's rare to see bamboo leaf greens blend seamlessly into their surroundings.

After filming at several other Taoist temples and monasteries, Chen Xuan edited the videos and posted them online. Since netizens generally prefer entertainment-oriented content, Chen Xuan added a little humor to the video, which quickly garnered over a million likes.

—What?! Wanling is actually selling combo tickets? I took a look... why are they all combo tickets with religious sites? Has the director seen through the illusions of the world?

No wonder I saw so many monks and Taoist priests at the zoo the other day; it turns out they were there to sell combined tickets.

—This is so ridiculous! My mom is a Buddhist, my dad is a Taoist, and I believe in all spirits. This way, I can save several hundred yuan on tickets, and with the money I save, I can have a hot pot meal.

—Well, the principal must have her reasons for doing this.

—I know the camerawork master is Golden Eagle (live photo), how about all the animals from your All Souls Zoo form a group and debut?

While tourists may not fully understand why a zoo like Wanling Zoo would offer a combined ticket with a religious site, for ordinary tourists looking to visit Beijing, this arrangement is definitely a win-win situation.

You should know that the ticket prices for those scenic spots that offer combined tickets are not cheap at all.

Despite not understanding it, the products sold out in minutes after the group-buying link was posted.

This also boosted traffic to several other religious sites, and even the personal accounts of several Taoist priests and famous monks gained a lot of followers.