Chapter 48 So what if you can use Gu poison?

Xie Xun found it somewhat amusing, but before he could answer, Xiao Lü arrogantly turned its head away, its slender tail tip secretly hooking around Xie Xun's wrist and rubbing against it.

The comments section was instantly flooded with "So cute!"

[Ahhh, it seems to understand! So what Consultant Xie said about it being intelligent and understanding people is true.]

[The snake hooks its tail tip around your wrist—what a charming little snake!]

Although snakes don't have expressions, I always feel like they have a lot of emotions; they must be sentient!

I now believe that Little Green is a spirit pet.

Just then, the soft sound of silver bells came from outside the stilted house.

Looking through the open wooden window, everyone saw a young man in Miao clothing walking on the bluestone slab.

His fair skin was accentuated by his dark blue robe embroidered with bird patterns, and he wore a silver necklace. In his hands, he held a bamboo winnowing basket filled with freshly picked herbs.

The boy walked to the door and asked softly in broken Chinese, "May I come in?"

After receiving the director's signal, he stepped barefoot across the threshold, the silver bells jingling crisply with each step. Seeing so many people, he lowered his head somewhat awkwardly and placed the winnowing basket next to the bamboo basket in the corner.

"This is Li Nong, the living signboard of our village! And also the owner of this stilted house."

The director patted the boy on the shoulder with a smile and introduced him to everyone: "His father's generation has been running a bed and breakfast."

The boy named Li Nong smiled shyly. He was very beautiful, the kind of beauty that was hard to tell if someone was male or female.

After standing still, Li Nong's gaze swept over Uncle De, Wen Xubai and the others, and finally stopped abruptly when it landed on Xie Xun's face.

A mountain breeze blew through the window lattice, ruffling Xie Xun's bangs and revealing his fox-like eyes. His eyes were beautifully upturned, as if they held the entire morning mist of the Miao Mountains within them.

Xie Xun seemed to sense something and subconsciously looked up, only to meet his gaze.

When Li Nong was glanced at by him, for some reason, she felt her heart pound rapidly, and her cheeks and even the roots of her ears burned hot.

He couldn't help but ask softly in broken Chinese, "Will you... stay here for a long time?"

Suddenly, Fu Qinghuai abruptly blocked Xie Xun's path, his tall figure cutting off Li Nong's infatuated gaze, and spoke to Li Nong in fluent Miao language.

Li Nong was stunned for a moment, then, seeing Fu Qinghuai's defiant gesture, she suddenly realized what had happened, her ears turning red. She hurriedly took two steps back and waved her hands, "I...I didn't..."

He couldn't finish his sentence because of his lack of fluency in Chinese, and could only lower his head in embarrassment.

[Holy crap, what did Assistant Fu say?!]

[Li Nong's reaction was so strong! Did she know Assistant Fu could speak Miao?]

[I can't understand it, but it's so catchy! Where's the translation?! Please translate!]

Xie Xun didn't even bother to lift his eyelids. He walked straight to the tea table, sat down, and took the tea that Uncle De handed him.

He had just used his spiritual power to examine the stilted house; it was a bit strange, with a chaotic magnetic field, but it didn't seem to be related to the Miao boy. The latter possessed a pure aura and posed no great threat.

Since there was no threat, he stopped paying attention.

Wen Xubai stepped forward at the right moment to smooth things over, standing between Li Nong and Fu Qinghuai with a gentle smile.

"Li Nong is concerned about our filming schedule,"

He naturally took over the conversation and said to Li Nong in a friendly manner, "We are planning to hold a meeting to discuss the reception procedures for this evening. You are the person who knows this place best, so could you help us check if there are any taboos in the procedures?"

Li Nong nodded obediently, her gaze secretly shifting to the empty seat next to Xie Xun.

Before he could even take a step, Fu Qinghuai had already taken the seat first, his arm affectionately draped over Xie Xun's chair back, practically encircling him in his arms.

Li Nong stood frozen in place, his fingertips unconsciously digging into his palms. Fu Qinghuai's warning, spoken in the ancient Miao language, seemed to be burning his heart.

“Little brother, if you dare to look at my people again... I’ll gouge out your eyes and soak them in wine.”

But the more he looked at that aloof figure, the more he couldn't help but glance at her.

When Xie Xun lowered his eyes, his eyelashes were long and curled; when he took the teacup, his fingers were slender and well-defined; and he even indulged Fu Qinghuai's overstepping boundaries with a sense of normalcy...

All of this, like a spider web, entangled his vision, making it impossible for him to look away.

But his gaze was so intense that Xie Xun frowned and glanced at him uncomfortably, a clear displeasure flashing in his eyes.

But to Li Nong, that one glance was like a beautiful woman's angry reproach, making him even more captivated.

Fu Qinghuai once again blocked Li Nong's view of Xie Xun, put his arm around Xie Xun's shoulder, and leaned close to his ear as if no one else was around.

"Searching,"

His voice was low and his words were full of displeasure, "Stop staring at that bug, it makes me unhappy."

"...What?" Xie Xun was stunned for a moment.

insect?

Then he realized that Fu Qinghuai was referring to Li Nong.

Thinking of that boy's inappropriate gaze, it felt like an invisible spider web clinging to the skin, making one feel uncomfortable from the bottom of their heart.

And, at this time, they were in the Miao region.

It's said that the Miao people are skilled in using witchcraft; could Fu Qinghuai mean that...?

This seemingly pure-looking young man not only raises Gu worms, but also knows how to cast Gu spells?

Xie Xun understood this point and felt relieved.

So what if you can use witchcraft?

As long as you don't dance in front of him or have any intention of harming him, he won't bother with you.

If Li Nong really overestimates himself and wants to harm him...

Thinking of this, a cold glint flashed in Xie Xun's eyes. We'll have to see whose methods are more ruthless.

With Fu Qinghuai blocking his way, most of the uncomfortable gaze was now off, so he was happy to have some peace and quiet. He lowered his eyes and continued to tease the snake, completely ignoring Li Nong beside him.

His nonchalant attitude made Fu Qinghuai chuckle, but it made Li Nong, who was not far away, clench his fists in secret.

Seeing that Xie Xun suddenly understood but then didn't seem inclined to ask him any more questions, Fu Qinghuai was somewhat displeased.

After a moment of silence, she started pestering Xie Xun again, "Xunxun, aren't you curious why I can speak Miao?"

Upon hearing this, Xie Xun turned his head and glanced at him indifferently, his eyes filled with a light, fleeting smile.

"how?"

His smile was faint, yet it was like a hook, lightly but firmly scratching at the spot that Fu Qinghuai cared about most. "You think you can get my respect just because you know a few words of Miao language?"

Upon hearing this, Fu Qinghuai's breathing suddenly became heavy, and he almost laughed out of anger. He buried his head in the other person's ear and gritted his teeth, saying, "Xunxun, you really know how to stab me in the heart."

[Wait, wait, wait, my darling, are you here to participate in a dating reality show? What's with all this pink bubbles around us?]

Ahhh, so sweet! So adorable!

"Everyone,"

Once everyone was seated, Wen Xubai tapped the table lightly to draw everyone's attention back. "Let's quickly have a short meeting to discuss the reception procedures for this evening."

Upon hearing this, Uncle De put down his teacup and calmly continued, "I've prepared several special dishes for dinner: sour fish soup, stir-fried cured pork with ferns, and rice wine. Li Nong, what do you think of these dishes?"

"Very good."

Li Nong quickly looked away and nodded stiffly, "We use these when entertaining guests."

"Great! I'll take charge of the after-dinner entertainment!"

Xia Yao excitedly raised her hand, "After dinner, how about we take our guests to experience the Miao bamboo pole dance? It'll be right in the square, the atmosphere will be amazing!"

As she spoke, she couldn't help but stand up and make two gestures, almost bumping into the teacup on the table, but Uncle De caught her in time.

"Be careful,"

Uncle De shook his head helplessly, his eyes filled with the loving kindness of an elder, "My sister is always so impulsive."