The sweet and fragrant string of red flowers was quickly devoured by Sher. After the meal, the two of them squeezed together on the small single bed to sleep.

For the next two days, Shi Jinzhe acted like a debt collector coming to collect a debt, getting up at five o'clock every day to wait by the lake for someone.

However, Mu Bai's guidance was of a master's caliber, and Shi Jinzhe's idea of ​​maximizing his time was quickly shattered.

Mu Bai's so-called teaching was simply to throw a sentence or a demonstration at Shi Jinzhe, and whether he understood it or not depended entirely on his own understanding.

In his words, what Shi Jinzhe wants to do is create new possibilities, rather than simply become a continuation of him.

"well."

Shi Jin sat by the water and sighed, "Three days is still too short. I wish I could have grown up with them since I was a child."

“Then we’re not in this relationship anymore,” Shekh said calmly. “If nothing unexpected happens, I might watch you grow up.”

"So, can I experience puppy love?"

"Stop dreaming and get things done." Shekh pushed his face back: "Get practicing."

Helpless, Shi Jinzhe had no choice but to continue burying himself in his research.

After evening, the system located the two and reminded them that it was time to get down to business.

"We'll leave after dinner."

Shi Jinzhe found Mu Bai, had his last dinner with him, went to the tree hole to take a look at Bai Weishuang, exchanged a few words of advice, and was then sent away a thousand miles away with Shehe.

...

Snowfield.

A group of players, wrapped up like dumplings, huddled inside a vehicle with their sleeves tucked in. The metal carriage offered little protection from the wind and snow, and everyone was so cold they could only shiver to keep warm.

"When will this journey be over? I'm not even as resistant to the cold as a butterfly. This is too cold."

"It took three weeks to cover two thousand miles. When will this ever end?"

"Sigh, you're worried about the journey, but I'm worried about the food. That sheep that ate the leopard yesterday was terrifying. One of its horns hit my car and it was totaled."

"We probably don't have many fuel packs left. Let's see if any other cars have any. Let's rob one."

"Hey! There's someone up ahead!"

The driver was nearsighted, and fearing he hadn't seen clearly, he took off his glasses, breathed on them to clean them, and looked at them. His actions were so smooth and fluid that the bald player in the passenger seat was terrified.

Looking through the windshield, he saw that the person standing in front of him was a woman dressed in thin clothes.

"Player? Did your car break down and you got separated from the group?"

"But I don't recognize this person at all. I've observed all the cars I designed, and I've never seen a blindfolded person before."

"Never mind, I'll get out and take a look." The bald man in the passenger seat pulled his clothes tighter and jumped out of the car excitedly.

Braving the raging cold wind, the bald man finally saw the woman's face clearly. She was so beautiful that she seemed unreal, and she had a unique aura that he had never seen before.

"Do...do you need help?"

The bald man was a little nervous. "Do you want to come with me? I've completed the game seven times. I'm really good."

He swallowed hard, trying to tidy his hair, but when his hand touched his bald forehead, he remembered that he had shaved his head to make it easier to pass through customs.

There was no way around it; he watched too many horror movies and was always worried that one day his hair would get caught in the machine and tear off his scalp, so he simply shaved it all off.

Actually, if he had hair, he would probably be quite handsome.

Baldy waited anxiously for Shekh's reply, and couldn't help but think about all the gossip he had read on the forum.

He'd heard that many players who teamed up in the game would develop feelings for each other over time. He stole a glance at Shekh, wondering if he might have that chance too.

"Are you having some trouble? Did your car break down? It's too cold outside. Come in and tell me."

"Shall we talk on the bus?"

"Yes, yes, let's talk on the bus!"

Shekh's lips twitched, a small smile spreading across his rosy lips. "Aren't you afraid of danger?"

"What danger could you possibly be in?"

The bald man casually shook his head, but then noticed something red, thin, flashing across the face of the beautiful woman in front of him.

Shekh twisted his neck and stuck out his forked, whisker-like tongue at the bald man, the wagging forked tongue peeking out from between his lips. "Is this okay?"

The bald man's initial enthusiasm was instantly dampened.

His mind, which had been bewitched by beauty, was immediately jolted back to reality by the cold wind, and he turned and ran.

What kind of person would have a snake's tongue growing out of their mouth?!

Anyone who can grow this thing can't possibly be human!

But fate not only didn't favor him, it also gave him a thud. He ran more than ten meters in one breath, and when he wanted to turn back to find out what was going on, he found that Shekh was gone.

He stopped in his tracks. "Gone?"

The bald man looked around and found himself surrounded by darkness, as if a thick fog had suddenly rolled in. The deep purple fog made him afraid to move. In his panic, he heard a rustling sound coming from behind him.

The bald man slowly turned around and raised his head.

In that instant, his heart almost stopped beating.

A colossal snake head, taller than a man, stood atop him, its cold, vertical pupils gazing down at him.

"Oh my god!"

The bald man's legs buckled, and he collapsed to the ground with a thud.

Shekh found it boring, swam around him once, and then left.

Seeing the giant snake leave, the bald man, regaining his senses, immediately ran back to the car, shoved each of the terrified men on the head, pushed past the driver, and got into the driver's seat. Without caring whether there was enough gas, he floored the accelerator and sped away to escape.

He drove for quite a distance before daring to glance out the window, and what he saw nearly made his heart stop beating again.

The rearview mirror reflected the figure of the woman who could flick her tongue like a snake.

And she even gave him that particularly eerie smile!

They dared not slow down, nor dared to hold back, and the group filled up with gas one pack after another. Before they knew it, they had sped 800 miles in a single day.

As the sun was about to set, someone holding up binoculars said, "There's a small wooden cabin up ahead. Shall we rest for a bit?"

Another person snatched the binoculars, "Don't you think it's eerie to see a small wooden house full of flowers in the middle of a snowy day?"

"But we'll freeze to death if we don't light a fire overnight. The heaters in the item shop are too expensive. We can't use them all at night after using them during the day, can we?"

After considering the suspicions, the group agreed to park the car in front of the cabin.

The group got off the car one by one. The bald man knocked on the door, sniffing from the cold. He smelled the aroma of food coming from the wooden house and was about to knock again when the door was opened.

A refined-looking young man with slightly melancholy eyes stood at the door.

"What's up?"

The bald man explained his purpose, expecting a long explanation, but to his surprise, the homeowner readily agreed to let them in.

The bald man was deeply moved: "What a good person! You're such a good person!"

Shi Jinzhe invited them to sit down, saying, "There's hot water in the kettle, help yourselves. It's cold, drinking some will make you feel better."

After saying that, he didn't care how many people were there, grabbed a pair of gardening shears, and slowly stood by the window arranging flowers.

The bald man, wanting to gather information, asked, "Have you been living here all this time? Has anything unusual happened on this snowfield?"

What do you mean?

"For example, animals that are particularly large, especially snakes or the like."

"Everything here is big. I don't know how big you mean, but twenty or thirty meters should be normal. There's nothing to be surprised about."

"No, they're so big... Could they become sentient beings?"

The bald man lowered his voice: "For example, if it can turn into a human, then it's a monster, a man-eating monster, you understand?!"

"This?" Shi Jinzhe looked at him meaningfully. "Are you referring to a snake demon?"

"Yes, yes, yes!" The bald man immediately pressed on, "This place really exists? Aren't you afraid living here by yourself?"

“There’s nothing to be afraid of. I don’t live here by myself.”

"Huh?" Several players looked over in unison. "Is there someone else living in this house?"

"Of course there is." Shi Jinzhe said, looking towards the gate.

In the wind and snow, the trembling wooden door was pushed open from the outside by a fair hand. The bald man looked up along that hand and saw the woman who had been appearing and disappearing in his rearview mirror all day swishing her long snake tail.

"Welcome to my home."

...

"Mom! Help!!!"