Qi Qi grabbed Gu Siyan and ran, saying, "Yes, let's go first!"
"This place smells terrible; besides bats, there must be a lot of snakes here,"
Gu Siyan held Qi Qi's hand with one hand and felt around with the other: "Slow down, slow down. We don't know what the terrain is like here. If there are any hidden passages or cliffs, it's a hundred times more dangerous than a snake."
Qi Qi tried to keep his tone steady: "It's okay, I think I felt a bit of wind, this way should be the right way."
The next second, Qi Qi's pupils contracted sharply.
The dense swarm of snakes sensed the abundance of food and crawled in from all directions of the cave. Their dark shadows slithered across the ground beyond Qi Qi's night vision, as if they knew there were two "big guys" here who were not yet safe to eat. So, they instinctively surrounded the two of them, intending to deal with them first.
Qi Qi subconsciously took a step back, but ended up in front of Gu Siyan and was hugged by him. Gu Siyan's expression was also solemn: "Did you hear anything?"
Qi Qi swallowed hard: "Gu, Gu Siyan, do you still have the strength?"
Gu Siyan held Qi Qi's hand tightly: "We'll be alright."
Qi Qi dared not look at the expression on his face as he looked down. She thought to herself that she was doomed. Gu Siyan's expression didn't seem like an act. Could it be that he had really fallen for her? But she had too many acquaintances in the palace, and her feelings for them were more than those for Gu Siyan.
The system chuckled: [Host, you have already escaped the original owner's fate; he will not kill you now.]
Qi Qi thought to himself, "That's not necessarily true. He has a great sense of righteousness in his heart. Why should I put myself in this mess and end up in a difficult situation on both sides? It's better to pretend to be confused now. The less communication between the two sides, the more it will pass."
As a snake crawled over, Gu Siyan kicked one away, saying calmly, "It's a snake, but don't be afraid. Most of the snakes here are non-venomous rock snakes. We'll be out soon."
Qi Qi said, "I'm not afraid at all."
Qi Qi was half-protected in his arms. Fighting snakes with his bare hands was bound to be exhausting, especially since he was injured. Qi Qi could do nothing else but kick the snakes that Gu Siyan couldn't see, while holding a snake in his hand and using it as a whip to swing it around.
Qi Qi wasn't afraid of the snake. Sometimes, the invisible atmosphere is far more terrifying than tangible things. Most life in the world is lovely.
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