Ignoring the tension between the two men, Kong Sang walked straight to the wooden house, still convinced that the moving tail was not an illusion.

After observing for a while and finding nothing unusual, Kong Sang slowly closed her eyes and then opened them again. She had regained some control over the sensing mode.

Sometimes she wondered, if An Xiuqi was so powerful, and they were twins, why didn't she have any abilities? Was it because she was born using a human birth method, thus erasing the abilities of a higher-dimensional being?

In Kongsang's eyes, the entire wooden house became lines of red and purple, with inanimate objects outlined in red and living things in purple.

She could clearly see the long, living creature outlined by purple light beneath the black serpent altar...

With his waist embraced, Lin Changli asked, "What do you see?"

Kongsang pointed to the area below the black snake statue and said, "There's a small snake there, alive."

Lin Changli was surprised. He put on a glove and began to examine the place where the statue was. Sure enough, he saw another hole about the thickness of a finger.

This snake looks very small...

The problem is how to get it out. Damaging this black snake statue is not a very friendly thing to do, is it?

Kong Sang squinted, bit her finger, and dripped a drop of blood onto the stone platform. Lin Changli immediately became furious: "What are you doing? I'll smash it then."

If he had hesitated, he would have smashed it long ago instead of wasting a drop of blood on Kongsang.

Kong Sang rolled her eyes: "Don't be so dramatic. If you say one more word, the wound will have healed. See, it's out."

It's completely black, its entire body is black, even its eyes are black, so you can't see where it is at all.

A small snake, about the thickness of a little finger and the length of a chopstick, with remarkably balanced proportions, poked its head out and watched them warily.

Finally, unable to bear it any longer, it quickly crawled out and went straight to lick the drop of blood that had dripped from Kongsang. Its forked tongue was pure black...

He had just taken a lick when his head was grabbed and lifted up. Lin Changli said with disgust, "What is this thing that is so black and so short? Is it a snake? Or some kind of mutated insect?"

The little thing struggled frantically, its body twisting into a pretzel; it seemed to have quite a strong personality.

Kong Sang took a closer look: "I don't know what it is, but it should be useful. Whoever wants to take it, I don't like it; it's too dark."

Lin Changli also felt disgusted and said, "It really is ugly. Xu Lin, you can keep it."

Xu Lin's scalp tingled: "No... Mr. Lin, you should take it..."

"Don't even think about giving it to us. Whoever has it can have it." Bai Luo's domineering defense of her husband moved Xu Lin to tears.

"Give me."

Lin Changli scoffed: "Why should I?"

Nie Jingxing retorted: "You can't raise it; it's not an ordinary snake."

"Then I have even less reason to give it to you, you..."

Kong Sang said, "Give it to him. We don't need it, and nobody wants it."

Nie Jingxing asked for it, and Lin Changli really didn't want to give it to him, but he didn't want to go against Sangsang's wishes, so he threw the snake at Nie Jingxing's face.

Zhou Jin was furious and reached out to take it, but the snake controlled its body to stretch and contract in mid-air, and directly climbed onto Nie Jingxing's shoulder, being extremely obedient.

It showed none of the menacing attitude that Lin Jingxing displayed in his hands.

Kong Sang thought to herself, "Just as I suspected. In my perception, the snake's aura is even closer to Nie Jingxing's..."

Some things are not afraid of comparison. With this comparison, Lin Changli became even more unhappy. Kong Sang found it amusing, took Lin Changli's hand, and walked towards the outside of the fenced yard.

Nie Jingxing's gaze on Kong Sang's back remained direct, but Kong Sang was no longer afraid.

At some point... the Nie family and Nie Jingxing, who had once cast a heavy shadow over her, gradually became insignificant.

She might still clash with them, but she no longer feels oppressed.

She thought...it was probably the man next to her with a sour face, who seemed to think, "Don't expect me to be happy unless you coax me," who occupied more of her attention. After all, he was like a child, and she always had to put in more effort.

[Ha, you're quite generous, handing over higher-dimensional beings so easily.]

It's not that I'm generous, it's just that it's useless to me. Otherwise, you would have stopped me long ago, wouldn't you?

I thought you would be very resistant to me after you found out about our relationship.

It's resistance, didn't you feel it?

[You're upset, there's no point in chatting like this.]

【Okay, you can shut up.】

An Xiuqi: "..."

After returning to their lodgings, Kong Sang and the others tidied up and sat down together to review the situation.

Kong Sang had no idea what the Serpent Temptation was, probably because Nie Jingxing had gone forward with her...

Bai Luo recounted the experience, describing it as feeling like prying into your memories, interrogating your inner thoughts, somewhat like mental hypnosis, in order to confirm whether you subconsciously believe in the snake spirit.

They had already been tampered with by Lin Changli, so naturally they were fine.

Zhou Jin's method likely relies on his mutation ability to forcibly block mental surveillance, which is why he lit incense.

After listening to the explanation, Kong Sang suddenly understood. No wonder it was called Snake Temptation. As for the bite marks and flames of death, Bai Luo couldn't explain them. They were probably some kind of abnormal ability.

"Before the festival began, we split up to investigate and try to know the inside story. The Primordial Cult is such a big name, there must be many believers in Xiping, and some people must have been there."

Xu Lin nodded: "As long as it's not a fight, I'm fine with it."

Everyone kept the black snake ring safe, lest they miss the appointed time.

The two returned to their respective rooms. Kong Sang raised an eyebrow at the man beside her and asked, "Still angry?"

Lin Changli pulled Kong Sang into his arms and shook his head: "I just feel that you've always treated him differently. If Nie Yan were here, would you give him that thing?"

Kong Sang replied without hesitation, "I won't give it to you, Lin Changli. Although I hate Nie Jingxing, I can't deny that I love him too. Love comes before hate."

The arm around his waist tightened suddenly, and Kong Sang quickly said, "What are you jealous of? You know I'm not talking about that kind of love."

"None of them will do, I can't stand it," Lin Changli said angrily.

Kong Sang said irritably, "I know, I won't say that word. In short, I've been beaten and taken care of. Deep down, I really want to turn the tables and stand on his head. This might be an obsession, or it might be a shadow."

“I’ve thought about becoming his enemy, or even killing him, but all I’ve ever thought about is a fair and square contest—business, connections, ability, intellect—to prove outright that I’m better than him, and then I can just sit back and kill him.”

"I can use despicable and dirty methods to deal with every member of the Nie family, but Nie Jingxing is the only one I haven't considered. Do you understand what I mean?"

Lin Changli felt a pang of heartache. Her Sangsang would magnify and remember even the smallest kindness from others. That damned Nie Jingxing, why was he worth Sangsang putting in so much effort?

Gentle kisses landed on his forehead, between his brows, on his nose, on his lips, and on his chin. Lin Changli kissed them like precious treasures, his Sangsang, his Sangsang!

Perhaps Nie Jingxing's abilities frightened the two, because Zhou Gu Wangxia never showed up again to take care of them.

The four of them wandered the streets and alleys during the day and actually found a few families who had attended the festival.

Money can solve most problems. Under Lin Changli's financial offensive, Xu Lin even wanted to recognize a godfather. It's quite easy to get these people to talk.