Before Shen Ji could swing his hoe, he watched helplessly as a long, emerald-green snake, hanging upside down from a bamboo branch and flicking its scarlet tongue, suddenly bit down on the exposed forearm of the unsuspecting girl.
After biting the person, the green snake fell to the ground with a snap. Before Shen Ji could bring down his hoe, it quickly wriggled into the pile of bamboo leaves that had accumulated over the years, vanishing without a trace in an instant.
Liu Tinglan felt a sudden, intense pain in her forearm and immediately dropped her hoe. Looking down, she saw two drops of black blood welling up on her pale arm, a sight so horrifying it was.
