The next morning, as soon as she woke up, she smelled a familiar fragrance. Pei Wuwang was guarding the campfire.

He was holding a bowl of freshly stewed chicken soup, and his subordinates thoughtfully brought him fresh chicken and fish, which was obviously arranged in advance.

"Awake? Have some chicken soup to warm your stomach first." Pei Wuwang handed over the chicken soup.

His eyes were full of doting affection. Shen Qingtang took a bite, and the delicious flavor instantly spread in her mouth. She couldn't help but praise, "Your soup-making skills are getting better and better."

Afterwards, Shen Qingtang personally cooked a large plate of chicken.

They steamed the fish and cooked a large pot of noodles, then poured the broth from the braised chicken into the noodles.

The aroma wafted far and wide.

Pei Nian'an held the small bowl, eating with her mouth full of oil, and occasionally looked up at Shen Qingtang and smiled.

His eyes were full of dependence.

The Shen family sat together, enjoying their meal. Even Old Master Shen couldn't resist eating an extra half bowl of noodles.

Lu Jiaojiao, who was not far away, watched this scene and lowered her head in anger.

Her eyes were so gloomy they seemed to drip with tears. She could only gnaw on the dry, hard multigrain pancakes while smelling the aroma of braised chicken. The jealousy in her heart was almost overflowing.

Lin Peirou sat next to her, but she didn't have much of an appetite. She just nibbled on the biscuit half-heartedly, her eyes full of unease.

Lu Jiaojiao took advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention.

She secretly grabbed Pei's father as he passed by and whispered, "Grandpa Pei, your son was killed by Shen Qingtang. Are you willing to accept this? Are you just going to be so spineless as to watch your son's killer live a life of luxury right in front of you?"

Already harboring resentment over Pei Mingxuan's death, Pei's father's face darkened instantly after being provoked by Lu Jiaojiao: "Of course I'm not reconciled! But she's too capable; we simply can't defeat her..."

"I have a way." Lu Jiaojiao took out a small black ceramic jar from her bosom and handed it to Pei's father. "The contents of this jar can help you take revenge. Just do as I say, and you can summon a venomous snake that will kill whoever you wish to kill!"

At first, Pei's father didn't believe it at all.

But Lu Jiaojiao kept whispering seductively in his ear, saying, "This is a secret technique left behind by the shaman of the Northern Desert."

"As long as I can get revenge, it's worth risking my life," she said, deliberately using Pei Mingxuan's death to provoke him.

Blinded by hatred, Pei's father actually followed Lu Jiaojiao's lead.

His eyes gradually became dull, as if he were being controlled, and his grip on the pottery jar tightened.

Not long after, Pei's father quietly walked to the bushes behind Shen Qingtang and opened the pottery jar as instructed by Lu Jiaojiao.

A black-browed serpent, as thick as a bowl, crawled out of the earthenware jar, flicking its tongue.

Swim towards Shen Qingtang and Pei Nian'an!

"Snake! There's a big snake!" Someone was the first to notice the commotion and screamed in fright.

When everyone looked up, they saw the venomous snake crawling towards Shen Qingtang. The snake was thick and clearly carried deadly venom. Everyone was startled and retreated.

Pei Nian'an was also so frightened that her face turned pale.

Shen Qingtang's face darkened, and she instantly shielded Pei Nian'an behind her.

His eyes were cold as he looked in the direction of the snake.

Pei Wuwang saw the poisonous snake crawling towards Shen Qingtang and Pei Nian'an.

He was about to make a move, but Shen Qingtang was faster; she instantly drew a sharp short blade from her spatial storage.

In a flash, he rushed in front of the snake and thrust precisely at its vital spot!

With a "pfft," the black-browed serpent froze instantly, twitched a few times, and then fell silent.

"Qingtang! Are you alright?"

Shen Qingtang's two older brothers rushed over immediately, looking her up and down with concern. Shen Qingtang shook her head: "I'm fine, don't worry."

But as soon as he finished speaking, a rustling sound suddenly came from the surrounding bushes as more than a dozen venomous snakes of varying sizes crawled out from all directions, flicking their tongues and swimming toward the crowd!

"Oh my god! How can there be so many snakes!" Everyone screamed in fright, and the old people and children cried and backed away.

Su Xiuniang's two autistic children.

He remained seated, tapping the eggshell in his hand, his eyes glazed over, completely unaware of the danger.

Grandpa Shen also stood up, leaning on his cane. Despite his advanced age, he still stood in front of Madam Shen, watching the venomous snake warily.

She immediately pulled out several smoke bombs from her spatial storage and threw them on the ground. Thick smoke instantly filled the air, temporarily blocking the snake's vision.

He then took out the repeating crossbow he had used against the Northern Desert people before, and fired at the venomous snakes with a "whoosh" sound. Every arrow hit its vital spot, and he quickly killed several snakes.

But there were too many venomous snakes; killing one batch only resulted in another. Shen Qingtang no longer hesitated and took out two small bombs from her spatial storage—weapons added after the space was upgraded.

It's not very powerful, but it can quickly clear out a small area of ​​enemies.

She pulled the fuse.

He threw it at the direction where the snakes were densely packed, and with two loud "booms", the snakes were instantly blown to pieces, and the remaining venomous snakes were also frightened and fled in all directions.

After the explosion, a thin layer of black powder floated in the air.

Shen Qingtang keenly sensed that the powder carried a strange aura.

At this moment, a muffled groan suddenly came from the crowd. Pei's father clutched his chest and coughed up a mouthful of black blood.

His face turned deathly pale, but his eyes remained cold as he stared at Shen Qingtang, filled with resentment and bitterness.

Shen Qingtang instantly understood that those venomous snakes were summoned by Pei's father using some kind of evil magic.

The snakes were wiped out, but he also suffered the consequences.

She looked coldly at Pei's father, her tone completely calm: "Using evil magic to harm others will only backfire in the end. You brought this upon yourself."

The people around finally realized what was happening and looked at Pei's father.

Pei's father slumped to the ground, watching Shen Qingtang resolve all the crises. Gone was her previous arrogance; only deep despair remained.

Shen Qingtang glanced at Pei's father, who was slumped on the ground, and then looked away indifferently.

Finally, his gaze fell on Lu Jiaojiao. Lu Jiaojiao even raised her chin, her eyes showing no remorse, as if the snakes from before had nothing to do with her.

Shen Qingtang gave a cold laugh.

Suddenly, a live snake that was still wriggling was pulled out of the space.

The snake was thrown at Lu Jiaojiao, but as soon as it got close to her, it turned into a pile of black powder and scattered on the ground.

"Hey, why isn't this snake afraid to touch you?"

Shen Qingtang said sarcastically, "Could it be that you really have some kind of 'good fortune' that even poisonous snakes are afraid of you?"

Lu Jiaojiao immediately retorted, "I'm just lucky! These filthy things wouldn't dare come near me!"

Lu's mother chimed in, "That's right! You yourself have ulterior motives, yet you try to slander Jiaojiao!"

"Have wicked intentions?"

As Shen Qingtang spoke, she picked up another snake and threw it directly at Lu's mother. Lu's mother screamed in fright and frantically tried to shake the snake off.

But the snake remained tightly coiled around her arm.