"Snake Lord trusts me, he believes I can handle it."
I was too dehydrated and greedily drank nearly half of the bottle before screwing the cap back on.
Yun Hao was about to say something when he frowned, "Someone is coming."
"This is a public carriage, it's normal for people to come." I indifferently looked out the window as the train slowly stopped at the intermediate station.
However, this guy is quite something, the train had just arrived at the station.
Before any passengers had even boarded, he could predict that someone would come to sit in the business class.
Yun Hao placed his index finger on his lips, his face stern, "Don't speak."
"..." I also became alert.
Seeing Yun Hao's reaction, the identity of the person boarding the train must be no simple matter.
The business class is in the last carriage.
Away from the noise, the distinctly crisp and rhythmic footsteps echoed louder as they approached step by step.
Yun Hao tapped the table lightly with three fingers, and I immediately understood his meaning.
The arrivals were three, but that isn't right...
There are only two seats left in the business class, how could three people possibly sit down?
At that moment, the automatic door suddenly opened.
Before seeing anyone, I first felt a powerful surge of Pure Yang Gang Qi hit my face.
This sensation was even stronger than Lin Huan, the Patriarch of the Lin Family, simply terrifying in its destructive capacity.
If I had been a demon spirit, I would probably have been shaken to the core, losing all control.
Upon closer inspection, the leader was an old man with white hair.
The old man wore a Zhongshan suit and was followed by a man and a woman in suits.
I had thought the old man would sit in the seats in front of Yun Hao and me, but instead, he walked directly towards me, his eyes like a hawk's scanning me, "Spiritual Girl? Are you of the Su Family?"
"I am of the Su Family, my name is Su Wan, and may I ask who you are..." I suddenly felt an immense pressure, as if the weight of a superior presence was suffocating me.
I intended to stand up to greet him, but I couldn't even muster the strength to rise.
The young woman behind the Zhongshan suit-clad old man was full of arrogance, she sneered disdainfully, "Your status is insignificant, you have no right to know our elder's esteemed name."
"Hey, young people, when you are out and about, it's best not to be too arrogant." The old man pressed his hand down to stop the woman's overly arrogant attitude, then smiled at me, "Interesting, you carry a demon fetus, yet the demon fetus is not from this snake demon beside you, and though you are barely in your twenties, you are the mother of this thousand-year-old snake demon."
"My dear sir, your insight is indeed profound, recognizing everything about me at first glance, yet I don't even know who you are." I instinctively protected my stomach as orthodox people usually do not tolerate beings different from themselves, and I was somewhat worried that the old man might harm Dumpling.
Usually, with my Spiritual Eye, I could discern a person's basic strength.
Yet this old man seemed to have deliberately hidden his abilities, appearing as just an ordinary person at a glance.
But the more he was like this, the more I knew his strength was unfathomable.
The white-haired old man stroked his beard, offering a smile that seemed as deep and mysterious as an abyss, "Young lady, you don't have to be so anxious and terrified upon meeting me; although you are carrying a demon, this old man has neither the time nor the desire to trouble a junior like you, nor will I do anything to the demon fetus in your stomach."
"Thank you, Old Senior Xie." I was polite with my words, yet still incredibly wary in my heart, prepared that if this old man dared do anything to me and Dumpling,
I would not sit passively; I would undoubtedly fight back with all my strength.
Truly, it seems I paid no attention to the lunar calendar before leaving the house, having such unlucky encounters.
To meet such a formidable expert on a train!!
The white-haired old man compassionately advised, "However, why would a perfectly fine person like yourself demean yourself by associating with demon clans? I hope you will soon come to your senses and dispel the demon fetus on your own."
"Thank you for your concern, sir, I will consider your advice carefully." I graciously declined to commit, neither refusing nor agreeing outright.
In any case, my aim was to avoid conflict and to safely complete the journey.
Ever since conceiving Little Dumpling, countless people have advised me to give up on Dumpling, but at this moment, Dumpling is even more important to me than my own life.
I must protect him, ensuring not a single harm comes his way!!
At this time, the white-haired old man's gaze finally shifted slowly towards Yun Hao, "Your appearance... I seem to have seen it somewhere on a painting... There aren't many thousand-year-old snake demons; what is your name, and why haven't I met you?"