Tang Ye walked outside and took a hoe to clear the weeds. Shui Qingdie and the little damselfly came out to watch; they hid far across the threshold. The red-purple snake that Tang Ye had killed was thrown onto the open space of the courtyard. Tang Ye kept it for a reason; he needed it to verify a certain speculation.
As Tang Ye hoed toward the weeds, never in a million years did he expect that just as he started moving the hoe, something in the weeds was rustling about, slithering with a 'ss-ss-ss' sound.
Tang Ye became alert, sure enough, there was something else! Shui Qingdie, hiding across the threshold, saw this and nervously grabbed the little damselfly, keeping her from getting closer, protecting her. The little damselfly was initially very scared, but with her sister guarding her, she grew a bit bolder, staring wide-eyed into the ditch, a look of both tension and curiosity on her face.
