Gal nodded emphatically upon hearing this, but still said worriedly, "I'll go with you and help you. I'm worried about you going alone—"
“I will be by her side, you don’t need to worry about it.”
The Serpent Rong suddenly appeared, and one sentence drew Gal's attention.
The two exchanged glances, seemingly engaging in a brief confrontation. After a long pause, Gal finally said, "If she suffers any harm, I will make trouble for you."
Serpent Rong smiled enigmatically, his sarcasm sufficient. Soon, Gal left. As the city lord, he had many matters to attend to and couldn't be away for long. Furthermore, his guards were still nearby; if he didn't return quickly, they would come looking for him.
Watching Gal leave, CatDodo sighed.
At that moment, the Serpent Rong's voice rang out, "You really have a way?"
Mao Duoduo turned to look. She Rong's expression was rather cold, but he seemed to really take his words seriously.
"I can only say with certainty that if we don't do it, we'll just be waiting to die, but if we do it, we can still fight for a chance."
She Rong stared at her intently for a long while before finally saying, "Alright."
He turned and left after saying that, but it took Maoduo a while to react. Wait, this guy still hasn't mentioned his level of cooperation. Annoying!
The next morning, after this incident, She Rong proved his determination by packing up his basket.
The snake cubs were also surprised; they blinked and obediently followed, carrying the bamboo baskets on their backs. Cat Duo Duo breathed a sigh of relief; very good, it seemed they could officially embark on their journey.
"Let's go." Rabbit Spirit and Leopard Fierce followed. They were also carrying things, but it was clear that they were treating this trip as a chance to play and have heart-to-heart talks.
CatDodo pretended not to see them being so carefree, constantly telling herself that these two were the main characters and she shouldn't overthink it.
They continued heading north towards the mountains, where the environment and climate weren't ideal. Rabbit Ling'er, being quite spoiled, would throw tantrums every now and then, constantly asking Leopard Lie for things from the area, using it as an opportunity to show off their affection. Leopard Lie always complied, quite pleased to display his caring side to the other males.
CatDodo was trying hard to endure it, watching helplessly as what was supposed to be a three-day journey turned into five days. Help! If this continued, there was no way to get through it within the limited time.
"Are you cold?" She Rong asked, then immediately picked her up in a princess carry, assuming that Mao Duoduo was envious of Tu Ling'er and Bao Lie's interactions.
CatDodo: "..." I wanted to cry, but I didn't dare.
Experiencing this princess carry, she could only cling tightly to the other person, afraid that the villain might accidentally drop her. Damn it, it wasn't comfortable at all, and the snake cubs were watching it like a spectacle. Cat Duoduo was incredibly conflicted.
The snake cubs seemed quite curious about this.
Cat Duoduo was given an opportunity by Snake Three to ask in a low voice, "Mother, is this comfortable?"
Cat Dodo: "...Children shouldn't ask such questions." She couldn't help but gently pinch Snake Three, thinking to herself that this kind of child education was going to collapse.
Snake Three laughed heartily and quickly ran to rejoin his brothers, glancing back at them every now and then, which made Cat Duo Duo quite conflicted.
Seeing this, Rabbit Spirit's eyes flickered, her heart filled with displeasure. This was definitely Cat Duoduo being jealous of her and Leopard Lie's affection, deliberately having Snake Rong hug her. Hmph, what's so great about that?
Rabbit Spirit coughed, blinked, looking harmless and extremely cute, and said, "Oh dear, Duo Duo, you're suffering so much like this."
CatDodo nodded in agreement. Yes, yes, it was indeed very tiring for her to do this.
However, she still underestimated Rabbit Spirit. The other party also sighed, as if thinking of them, "It's tiring to just carry you like this. If Snake Rong transforms into its original form and carries you, it will be much easier."
Rabbit Spirit smiled and looked at the baskets on Cat Duoduo's back, which already revealed everything.
That seems to make sense; the Serpent King's original form must be quite large. There was a time when it transformed into half its original form, using its long snake tail to sweep and attack people. CatDodo can tentatively deduce that its original form must be very large.
While she was still struggling with her thoughts, her appearance was interpreted in a different light by others.
Especially the snake cubs who had a faint connection with the Snake Rong and knew about its transformation, directed their anger entirely at Rabbit Spirit. This girl must have done it on purpose.
They must have known that their father's current physical appearance wasn't good, so they did it on purpose...
"You bastard, you did this on purpose!" Snake Three said angrily, puffing out his cheeks.
"Oh, could it be that you're too afraid to reveal your true form?" Rabbit Spirit curled her lips into a sneer. "It's really terrible that there are still beastmen who are afraid to show their true forms these days."
These words caused a dark light to flash in She Rong's eyes. He looked directly at Tu Ling'er, and in the blink of an eye, Tu Ling'er covered her lips, revealing a look of fear.
Leopard Fierce stood in front of Rabbit Spirit, his eyes flashing with murderous intent. "What do you want to do?"
"Wait, what are you doing?" Cat Duoduo realized what was happening and quickly tried to smooth things over. "Well, it's getting late, let's rest here, haha."
She quickly pointed to a spot and said that's where they'd sleep that night. The snake cubs obediently followed her instructions, quickly taking out animal hides and small sticks from their baskets and starting to set up the tent.
"As for Snake Rong, you—" Cat Duoduo realized what was happening and was about to say something when she saw Snake Rong coldly say, "I'm going hunting."
“Serpent Rong…” Mao Duoduo sensed something was wrong, but couldn’t quite put her finger on it.
Unfortunately, at this time, Leopard Fierce also dragged Rabbit Spirit to set up camp a little further away.
CatDodo crossed her arms. "Could something have happened without my knowledge?"
It was at this moment that Snake, who had finished her work relatively quickly, sighed, took Cat Duoduo's hand, and explained, "Mother, have you forgotten?"
"What?" Cat Duoduo looked bewildered, which made the snake cubs beside her sigh. Sure enough, their mother had forgotten. Well, it was normal that the other party didn't know, as their father rarely revealed his true form either.
Just then, Snake scratched his head, a conflicted look on his face. "When Father shed his snake skin before, you saw it and said some unpleasant things..."
Under the other party's words, Cat Duoduo did indeed recall several of the original owner's mocking, insulting, and reckless behaviors. Her lips twitched, and she realized that she had been tricked by Rabbit Ling'er.
This blunt statement is clearly meant to remind the Serpent Rong of the sins committed by the original owner...
Cat Duoduo was conflicted for a moment, wondering what kind of unlucky constitution she had.
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