On the lush green grass, a small black and white snake was slithering forward, twisting and turning. Seemingly sensing its prey was right in front of it, the snake suddenly paused, its oval head snapping upright. Its cold, sinister round eyes stared intently at a withered tree trunk ahead.

In the narrow crevice beneath the tree trunk, a fat rat, nearly a size larger than the others, stood with its pointed ears erect, alertly listening to the sounds around it.

This mouse was not only larger than other mice, but its fur was also different from that of other mice.

He had pure white fur without any blemishes, but at this moment, his once striking fur was now covered in mud and stained with yellow marks.

The fat mouse, supporting itself on its short legs, intently observed its surroundings.

After a long while, he put his leg down, and the rat's body immediately relaxed. As if he had survived a disaster, he collapsed under the tree.

Seemingly quite frightened, it patted its chest with its front paws in a human-like manner, looking extremely comical.

The little mouse tilted its head slightly, jumped, and instantly darted out from under the tree.

As soon as he darted out, a black and white rope shot out and quickly wrapped around his body.

The white mouse cried out in terror, "Squeak squeak squeak! Great hero, spare my life!"

Silver Ring stuck out its tongue in a threatening gesture: "—Hiss hiss hiss! You little brat, you dare to fool me? I'll show you how powerful this snake is!"

...

The outcome of the snake-rat battle was predictable. After a struggle and entanglement, the large white rat became listless and gave up entirely.

Silver Ring: "Hiss hiss hiss! Stop pretending to be dead, get up and lead the way."

The white mouse had a burst of energy: "Squeak squeak squeak!" Its leg broke.

Silver Ring turned its snake head back, glared at the white rat it had tightly coiled around, and suddenly paused, a flash of annoyance in its eyes.

...The rat's leg was broken due to excessive force.

What should we do now?

Yin Huan tilted her head, thought for a while, and then her eyes lit up with a solution.

Let it be!

This just killed his will to run away. Anyway, she only needed him to give her directions; it didn't matter if he could jump around on his own or not, she could just drag him along.

Having found a solution, Silver Ring twisted its snake body a few times, wrapping the fat rat around its tail. Then, dragging it along, it slowly swam to the roadside.

It was nearing evening, and the rain was getting heavier and heavier.

Silver Ring hid under the roadside trees, staring intently at the white road ahead.

Watching the four-wheeled boxes whizzing past, Yin Huan, a country bumpkin who had never been down the mountain, was filled with horror.

That moving metal box—that's the snake-killing murderer! One wrong move and she'd be crushed into a bloody mess. She had to be careful; she didn't want to end up like Chi Lian.

However... with such a treacherous road blocking the way, how did the fat rat on the tail manage to run from the other side into Fuding Mountain?

Thinking of this, the silver-ringed snake coiled its head, twisted its body, bared its teeth, and hissed fiercely at the fat white rat a few times.

The white mouse, timid and shrinking its head, responded with a series of squeaks, its furry face displaying a wide range of expressions.

Silver Ring nodded at the snake's head, and the snake's eyes suddenly understood.

She turned around, glancing left and right. Seeing that the road was empty and no boxes had run by, she used her sprinting speed to drag the mouse across the road.

She was very fast; her body, the size of a bamboo flute, darted across the road in a flash, covering more than a meter in a single movement.

The moment it touched the grass, the taut silver ring on its body suddenly relaxed, its eyes filled with relief: it had finally arrived safely and hadn't lost its life on the way.

It seems the mouse on its tail is still somewhat useful.

Well, Silver Ring, you country bumpkin, finally knows the name of this white road. All thanks to the "knowledgeable" mouse on your tail.

She landed safely, but the white rat that she had entangled in the snake's tail was not so lucky.

At this moment, the fat white mouse felt even more pain in its broken leg.

Silver Ring turned around, stared blankly at the corpse of the red-banded snake in the middle of the road for a few moments, and mourned for a second. Then, dragging the injured fat white rat, she darted into the bushes.

She had to rush to the city zoo to meet her older brother, so she didn't have time to grieve.

Don't expect a cold-blooded snake to have much emotion, even though the silver ring snake is considered one of the more emotional snakes.

******

The sun shone brightly, and golden sunlight poured down on the earth, baking the ground until it was scorching hot.

After a month-long journey through mountains and rivers, Yin Huan finally arrived safely in Penang, the big city her sworn brother had described!

Meanwhile, the chubby white mouse who led the way for Silver Ring—White Fur—successfully lost weight after half a month of her all-around efforts. She went from fat to thin, becoming a mouse with a uniquely slender and beautiful figure.

The white-haired creature glanced at the silver ring entwined in the tree, staring intently at the human below, its intelligent eyes filled with an indescribable sorrow.

White Hair felt he had no will to live.

Right now, all he wanted was to get this menace to the zoo as quickly as possible and then go to recover.

He felt he was really resilient.

It's nothing short of a miracle that someone can survive for half a month without food or water.

He has now lost his demon core, and is no different from an ordinary rat... If he doesn't eat or drink, it will kill him.

Silver Ring clung to the tree branch, staring intently down below for most of the day, its gall bladder trembling with fear.

With so many cars and people below, she had no way to cross the road quietly. She valued her life and didn't want to end up like Chi Lian, losing her life on the road in vain.

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