Shen Yao gave an order, and a black shadow flashed past, followed by a snake darting towards Shen Juan and Chen Jiabao.
Mo Xuan was several times larger than when it was in Shen Yao’s hand, as thick as three adult fingers!
Mo Xuan raised half its body, its forked tongue flicking in and out, emitting a chilling hiss.
"Ah! A snake!"
As soon as she looked up and met Mo Xuan’s vertical pupils, Shen Juan shrieked and scrambled backward, terrified. "Wh-why is there a snake here?"
"It's just a snake, what's there to be afraid of?" Chen Jiabao said, reaching out to grab Mo Xuan.
With a leap, Mo Xuan instantly coiled around Chen Jiabao's neck and opened its mouth, preparing to bite down.
Chen Jiabao was startled by the sudden turn of events and tried to pull Mo Xuan off.
"I advise you not to move. If it bites you, even an immortal couldn't save you," Shen Yao stated.
Chen Jiabao froze. "Wh-what do you mean? Th-this snake is venomous?!"
"What do you think?" Shen Yao replied casually, implying he could try if he didn't believe her.
Chen Jiabao immediately dared not move, especially as he felt the snake tightening its coils around his neck. The snake was trying to strangle him!
"Mom, save me, please help me!" Chen Jiabao cried out, constantly pleading for help but not daring to move.
Shen Juan swallowed, wanting to help, but Mo Xuan opened its mouth again as Shen Juan approached.
"It's you, isn't it? You're so vicious, letting the snake bite your cousin!" Shen Juan’s gaze fixed on Shen Yao, her tone certain.
It had to be this wretched girl who let the snake loose; otherwise, how would she know it was venomous, and how would the snake appear in their home?
"Yes, didn't you want money? Perfect, let Mo Xuan bite him to death, and the 300,000 yuan will be your compensation."
Shen Yao's nonchalant words sent shivers down everyone's spines.
"K-killing people is illegal, you'll go to jail!" Chen Jiabao’s legs went weak. He didn't want to die!
"What does that have to do with us? You were bitten by a venomous snake, not killed by me," Shen Yao said indifferently.
"But you just admitted you let the snake loose!" Chen Jiabao protested.
"Cousin, you're joking. Snakes are cold-blooded animals, how could they listen to me?"
Chen Jiabao: ...
"Have you considered it, cousin? If Mo Xuan bites you, you'll get 300,000 yuan." Shen Yao spoke, her gaze fixed steadily on Chen Jiabao.
"No, no, I don't want it! I don't want the money. Mom, Mom, please save me!" Chen Jiabao wanted the money, but he needed to be alive to claim it!
He could already feel the snake's fangs pressing against his neck.
"Okay, okay, we don't want it, we don't want it!" Shen Juan quickly said, "Shen Dajun, hurry up and tell your daughter to take the snake away!"
Shen Dajun didn't move. Song Qiuwan, who had remained silent, spoke up, "Sister, you don't want the money anymore? Don't go back on your word, after all, Yao Yao gave you a chance."
Actually, everyone had been startled by the sudden appearance of the large snake. When had such a snake appeared in their home?
They hadn't suspected Shen Yao at all. After all, how could a girl like Shen Yao raise a snake? They had completely forgotten that Shen Yao had mentioned wanting to raise a small black snake not long ago.
"Don't want it, don't want it," Shen Juan quickly agreed. Money was important, but not as important as her son!
Shen Yao gave a look, and Mo Xuan released Chen Jiabao's neck, dropping to the ground.
It didn't return directly to Shen Yao's side but stopped a short distance from Chen Jiabao and Shen Juan.
As soon as he was free, Chen Jiabao hid behind his mother. "You useless girl, how dare you let a snake bite me! I'm telling you, this isn't over! You people better take the money to appease the disaster, and don't..."
Before Chen Jiabao could finish his tirade, he saw Mo Xuan rapidly slithering towards him.
"Ah..."
Shen Juan and Chen Jiabao screamed and ran, while Mo Xuan didn't stop, chasing them all the way out of the village.
Villagers who saw the black snake about to bite people quickly parted to either side, afraid of being caught in the crossfire.
Among the onlookers were those friendly to the Shen family, and of course, there were also those who were envious and jealous of the Shen family.
Lately, everything the Shen family had been doing had attracted too much attention. Now, someone wanted to come out and "uphold justice."
"Dajun, Juanzi is your sister, how can you treat her like this? It's just borrowing some money, and your family isn't short of money now. It wouldn't hurt to lend a little, after all, you're still relatives."
The speaker was Feng Jiandang, a friend of Shen Jun’s who had suggested turning the guesthouse into a courtyard house.
However, Shen Jun had seen through Feng Jiandang's true colors a few years ago. He had treated him as a close friend, while Feng Jiandang had treated him like a fool. At the time, the guesthouse had used up all of Shen Jun's savings. Seeing Feng Jiandang's guesthouse business thriving, he hadn't been jealous.
But after discovering the reason why his guesthouse was empty, Shen Jun stopped associating with Feng Jiandang.
"Just a little money? Then Uncle Feng must have earned quite a bit over the years. 300,000 yuan is a small sum in Uncle Feng's eyes. It seems Uncle Feng is definitely willing to help his relatives."
Shen Huaisang continued, "Alas, Auntie, aren't you and Uncle Feng cousins? I heard your son is planning to buy a car. Why don't you go and borrow some from Uncle Feng? Feng Uncle is such a generous person, he definitely won't refuse."
The auntie Shen Huaisang pointed at, her eyes lit up after hearing Shen Huaisang's words, and she kept looking at Feng Jiandang.
The auntie pointed at by Shen Huaisang was notoriously shameless in the village, like a leech that never let go. Anything that fell into her hands was never returned.
Feng Jiandang immediately said, "What are you talking about, child? I was talking about your family. My family doesn't have money."
After saying that, he quickly scurried away, as if afraid of being pestered into lending money.
Shen Juan had left, and the troublemaker Feng Jiandang had also gone. Seeing that there was no more excitement, the crowd dispersed.
After everyone left, Mom Shen immediately walked out and closed the courtyard door.
"What happened?" Ning Min had been upstairs coaxing the little chubby boy to sleep. She heard the commotion downstairs but was afraid of waking her son, so she didn't come down and didn't know what had actually happened.
Shen Huaimin explained the cause and effect to Ning Min, making Ning Min regret not coming down.
However, she then thought of something else and quickly asked, "Little sister, did that snake really go to scare people? Are snakes really so spiritual?"
Yes, Ning Min's words finally made everyone realize what they had forgotten to ask.
"Sort of," Shen Yao replied.
"Do you have any other snakes? When did you bring them back?" Shen Huaisang asked curiously.
Shen Yao: How should I explain this to them?