Upon hearing the little boy's words, Qiao Laoba's previously droopy eyes immediately lit up, and he looked at the little boy with a face full of surprise. "I knew it! It must be the little mountain god who saw how miserable we were and came to save us! The little mountain god is truly a great deity who saves people from suffering!"

Qiao Laoba was so grateful that he bowed down.

Huo Chengche helped Qiao Laoba up, then looked down at the little baby in his arms with a headache.

"Little baby, don't talk nonsense!" the boy said in a low, stern voice.

The little dumpling pouted, tilted his head back proudly, and said in a cute but fierce little voice, "Niannian isn't afraid of snakes! Hmph, uncles, don't be afraid, Niannian will protect you!"

Huo Chengche looked at the chubby little baby in his arms and felt extremely troubled. He gently patted her plump little bottom and said in a stern voice, "The python in the mountains is different from the toy snake in Niannian's basket, and it's also different from the snake used to make snake soup in the kitchen. Niannian, you're not allowed to be naughty!"

The little dumpling pouted and whimpered, obediently nestled back onto the shoulder of the big bad guy under the tyrannical power of his fierce older brother, huffing and puffing indignantly.

Huo Chengche breathed a sigh of relief and gently patted her back.

Before he could say anything about repairs to Qiao Laoba, a series of terrified screams came from nearby.

"They're here! They're here! Gods, please save us!"

Upon hearing this voice, Qiao Laoba's face turned deathly pale. He gripped Huo Chengche's clothes tightly in terror and knelt down, kowtowing repeatedly.

In an instant, not only Qiao Laoba panicked, but everyone in the entire village heard the noise and was thrown into chaos.

"Those damned officials have attracted the giant python! Run!"

"Help! Gods and mountain spirits! Save us!"

"Quickly, go and call those two immortals! They will protect us!"

"Hurry to the cellar!"

...

The villagers were like headless flies, running around aimlessly. The streets were in chaos, filled with screams, children crying, and panicked shouts.

Huo Chengche helped Qiao Laoba up and walked to the street. Looking at the noisy crowd, his sword-like eyebrows furrowed. He didn't notice that the little baby in his arms had raised his head again, his bright black eyes darting around and his little nose twitching.

The little girl still remembers what she just said: she wants to protect the uncles.

"Snakes!" The little boy's head suddenly fixed in one direction, and he pointed with his chubby little hand, saying to his older brother in a childish voice, "They're over there! There are four of them, fighting over the minced meat in the basket, and two more are darting this way!"

As she spoke, the little dumpling kicked her short legs anxiously, trying to jump down, "Brother Prince, let me down! Niannian, go chase them away, otherwise they'll bite people after they finish eating the meat!"

The little baby suddenly started struggling, her little hands grabbing at his big hand, her short legs kicking wildly. Huo Chengche couldn't resist her for a moment, so he had to put her down, but then he grabbed the little baby who was about to run away.

"Does Niannian really have a way to get rid of them? Has Niannian done it before?" Huo Chengche frowned deeply, seeking confirmation with considerable unease.

Seeing the worry in her older brother's eyes, the little dumpling became obedient and explained in a childish voice, "Niannian will! Fifth Brother took Niannian there!"

The boy looked at the earnestness on the little girl's pink face. Although he was very worried, he let her go in the end, but he naturally followed closely behind her.