Because of the system, Xu Milu heard every word these "people" said, but she wasn't angry.
Imagine that in human aesthetics, a "human" should have two hands and two feet. If one day an alien with seven hands and eight eyes suddenly appears, people would also feel scared.
She shrugged at one of the large trees to indicate that she meant no harm.
"I am not a monster. I am Xu Milu, from the Southern Continent. I am a merchant who sells things. I have many fun and useful things here. Whatever you want to buy, I have it here."
"Rustling, rustling, rustling..."
"Rustling..."
"Rustling, rustling..."
Soon, the sound of snakes crawling on the tree trunk could be heard. A snake with a tail as thick as a bucket hung down from the tree, but its head was that of a woman.
Her skin was an extremely healthy wheat color, and strange patterns were drawn on her cheeks with animal blood. A round eye grew in the middle of her head, with a deep outline—but what connected her neck was not a human body, but a section of soft snakeskin that transitioned into a whole snake body.
"Rustling..."
The snakeskin made a series of noises as it rubbed against the ground. The woman from the Ghost Kingdom stared at Xu Milu with her one eye, looking her over and over again. She couldn't help but raise her snake body high, as if she were scrutinizing her.
Xu Milu has always been afraid of slippery creatures. As this ghost countryman slowly approached, she couldn't help but feel her hair stand on end, and she clenched her hands, ready to fight back at any moment.
Unexpectedly, the man from the Ghost Kingdom didn't make any other move. He simply pointed at Xu Milu, then at himself, before slowly extending a snake's forked tongue and saying in a low voice:
"I—I am a ghost, my God, you are so ugly."
I thought the other party was going to make a move, but who knew that after holding back for a long time, they would say something like this.
Xu Milu fell silent: "...Do you people from the Ghost Kingdom not understand tact?"
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