This guy's intelligence seems to be even weaker than that of the newly transformed female flower.

Hei Xiong was a little dazed by the middle-aged man's words. He frowned and looked at the middle-aged man's body again and again. Then he greeted the internet cafe manager and asked him to help clean up the trash on the ground. He then ran quickly to Qing Mang's side.

Hei Xiong kicked Qing Mang, who was playing a game, and ripped off his headset. He whispered, "Hey, stop playing. I just heard that Silver Ring will stunt its growth if it eats instant noodles, and will suffer from developmental problems and nearsightedness if it stays up late watching TV."

The green python turned around and gave the black bear a strange look: "Did you forget your brain when you went out? What is a silver ring? Will she have stunted growth or become nearsighted?"

Upon hearing this, Hei Xiong suddenly realized, slapped his forehead, and exclaimed, "Oh right, look at my head! How could Silver Ring be underdeveloped? Damn, that scared me. It's okay, it's okay, let's keep playing."

Bai Bai was startled. Hei Xiong turned around and went back to the internet cafe counter, bought another box of instant noodles, and started making them.

Just as the water was ready, a middle-aged man walked in from outside carrying a white convenience bag.

Seeing that Hei Xiong was persistent and made instant noodles again, the middle-aged man's expression suddenly changed, and he became even more determined to raise his daughter Hui himself.

"Young man, you're making instant noodles again? I've told you before, it's not good for kids to eat too much instant noodles." The middle-aged man said earnestly.

Hei Xiong: "Go away, mind your own business."

The middle-aged man shook his head: "You can continue soaking." After saying that, he ignored Hei Xiong and walked back to his seat with the box.

He sat down and gently tapped Yin Huan's small shoulder, bringing her back to reality from her intense focus on watching TV.

Silver Ring turned her head and glanced at him. She pulled off her headset and asked疑惑地问道, "Uncle, what's wrong?"

The middle-aged man smiled and said, "Young lady, you are very polite. By the way, weren't you hungry just now? Here, have some to tide you over."

Yin Huan glanced at the convenience bag he handed her, then looked up at him again, and shook her head, saying, "Thank you, uncle, but my brother said we shouldn't eat anything given to us by strangers."

"..." The middle-aged man paused upon hearing this, then muttered, "At least she has some brains now, she even knows to teach her not to eat food from strangers."

The silver-ringed earrings revealed the middle-aged man's voice, which, though soft, was still heard by her.

Her brother is her Achilles' heel; she can't stand hearing anyone say anything bad about him. So, when she heard this person's muttered words, she immediately got angry.

She ripped off her headset and glared at the middle-aged man: "What do you mean? Are you saying my brother is stupid?"

The moment the silver ring moved, the green python sitting opposite him surfing the internet immediately noticed. He jumped up abruptly and asked, "Hey, old man, what are you doing?"

As soon as the green python made a sound, Su Yi and He Bai, who were dozing off in their chairs, instantly woke up.

The three demons glared angrily at the middle-aged man, as if he had committed some unforgivable crime.

Silver Ring blinked, tilted her head, and said to the three of them, "He said my brother is stupid and doesn't have a brain."

"..." The middle-aged man said, "No, no, I meant your brother taught you well, he knew not to eat food from strangers. Little girl, don't be angry, here, take it, I'll apologize to you."

After saying that, the middle-aged man forcibly stuffed the convenience bag in his hand into Yin Huan's hand, then gave an apologetic chuckle, glanced at the group, and left.

The middle-aged man left the internet cafe, stood outside for a while, lit a cigarette, took a deep drag, slowly exhaled a smoke ring, sighed deeply, and then walked with a furrowed brow toward where his motorcycle was parked.

As he passed a newsstand, the middle-aged man frowned slightly, then abruptly flicked his cigarette to the ground, extinguished it with his foot, and walked into the newsstand.

The middle-aged man bought a newspaper, turned around, and went into a small alley next to him.

He stopped in the middle of the alley, looked up, and glanced around. Seeing that no one was coming in, his eyes darkened. He reached out and swiped the newspaper, and a paper crane instantly emerged from it.

The middle-aged man sighed, wrapped a thin strand of hair from his finger around the paper crane, and chanted a complex incantation. After a moment, he shouted "Go!" and the paper crane stood upright and turned transparent. Following the incantation, it disappeared into the alley.

That strand of hair was pulled from Yin Huan's head when he tapped her shoulder earlier. He knew Yin Huan's special status, so he didn't dare to be careless when pulling it, only daring to use his fingernail to cut off a small piece.

Tengshe and Nühui are bound by fate. The things on Nühui should be able to guide the paper cranes to Tengshe, but we don't know where that guy is. We hope he doesn't go too far, otherwise, his paper cranes might not be able to find him.

Seeing Nü Hui's bewildered state without Teng She by her side, he was in great danger. He needed to find Teng She first. Moreover, he wanted to ask Teng She what had happened to them.

The middle-aged man was preoccupied. Now that Tengshe had transcended tribulation, why hadn't he come to find him?

He had made an agreement with him back then. Everything that needed to be prepared for him at his snake breeding base had been prepared, and he was just waiting to pick it up himself.

Author's Note: The reason Silver Ring didn't recognize the snake keeper in this chapter will be revealed in the next.