The levitating phone drifted gently down as Tu Xiao'an sank into thought.
Whether the post about the murderous House Snake was true or not, he knew he had to make a trip to Zhao Village. It was better to be safe than sorry.
Tu Xiao'an no longer needed to worry about his family. His mother had recovered and seed to grow younger by the day, and their financial situation was now comfortable.
The Supre Profound Snake's blood had sold for one million, and Sister ilin had sold off its other organs as well.
All told, the total ca to nearly three million, and the money had already been deposited into Sister ilin's account.
Now, Tu Xiao'an could focus wholeheartedly on his own goals: raising his Level and making himself, the Snake, even more powerful.
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Bai Town, Zhao Village.
At eight in the evening, darkness gradually enveloped the sky. Countless stars broke through the veil of night, and the dampness of the evening air slowly spread, creating a lancholy atmosphere.
Though it was only eight o'clock, the streets of the ancient village were already completely deserted.
The recent string of deaths in Elder Zhao's family had thrown the entire village into a state of panic. As soon as night fell, no one dared to wander outside.
Many of the village's streetlights were broken, plunging the area into darkness. Only the distant stars twinkled, like scattered teardrops.
A massive ancient residence sprawled in the center of the village. From the outside, one could see that the interior was a sea of white, adorned with all sorts of white decorations.
Clearly, the family was in mourning.
Other families might mourn a single death, but this one had lost five people at once. It was quite a "lively" affair.
This was the main reason the entire village felt so lifeless.
Suddenly, the soft patter of footsteps broke the silence. A sweet-faced young woman was walking toward the ancient residence. She exuded a youthful aura, with a tall, slender figure. Her arms were soft and fair, her legs long and shapely—a truly graceful beauty.
The young woman held a long pole with a phone attached to the end. Any young person would recognize it at a glance: she was live streaming.
Live streaming was common enough these days, but for a young woman to be broadcasting from Zhao Village late at night was decidedly strange.
Her na was Li Qingzhao, a junior at the Wencheng Music Academy. She had a lot of free ti on her hands, so during her leisure hours, she followed the example of many of her classmates and started streaming on a popular platform to build a following and earn so extra cash.
After all, at the music academy, she was constantly surrounded by high-end clothes, luxury goods, costics, and skincare products.
Her family wasn't particularly wealthy, so live streaming was an excellent way to make so quick money. This was especially true for an attractive girl like her, who had an innate advantage and could easily attract a large fanbase.
Furthermore, Li Qingzhao was a music major with a sweet singing voice and a solid foundation. Normally, she could have just dressed up, stayed in her room, and sung for her audience, but she insisted on taking an unconventional path.
She didn't sing on her streams at all; instead, she preferred to do outdoor activities.
Since Li Qingzhao was born in the Year of the Snake, she'd had a deep fascination with venomous snakes since she was a child. Crucially, being a native of Bai Town, she wasn't the least bit afraid of them and had boldly started a live stream dedicated to finding them.
Her stream title was also quite interesting: "Beauty and the Venomous Snake." That na alone was enough to catch a lot of eyes.
There were countless streams of beautiful won singing and dancing; it got boring after a while. But a stream where a beauty took her viewers on a hunt for rare venomous snakes? That was naturally going to pique people's interest.
The two elents had no inherent connection, but putting them together created a fascinating chemical reaction.
Most people are afraid of snakes, but that fear is often mixed with a deep curiosity about the limbless creatures.
In reality, streams of burly n going up mountains to catch snakes had been around for a while. But a delicate young woman doing the sa thing? That was a rare sight indeed.
A beauty and a venomous snake—just the thought of it was thrilling.
Ever since she started her snake-hunting streams, Li Qingzhao's popularity had soared. She now had over a hundred thousand concurrent viewers, with the bullet-comnt chat flying by and gifts pouring in nonstop.
Yesterday, Li Qingzhao had returned to Bai Town for vacation. Her original plan was to go to She Mountain the next day to show her audience a place teeming with snakes. The variety of snakes on She Mountain was imnse, far beyond what one would find on any ordinary mountain.
You could find a venomous snake every few steps you took up the mountain. A stream like that was guaranteed to be popular.
However, Li Qingzhao happened to see a post on the Bai Town forums about a murderous House Snake, and her curiosity was instantly piqued.
'A murderous House Snake? How could a House Snake kill soone?'
She had never even seen a House Snake before.
As a child, Li Qingzhao had even searched her own ho for any sign of a House Snake. But after turning the house upside down, she had to conclude that her family didn't have one.
She had been so sad about not having a House Snake that she'd cried over it.
So, when Li Qingzhao, who had wanted to see a House Snake her whole life, saw this post, she was overjoyed.
'That family had a House Snake, and it killed people?'
She imdiately realized this would be a fantastic hook for a stream. She decided to change her plans and instead do an investigative stream, an expedition to Zhao Village to look into the murderous House Snake.
It had to be said, the girl had guts. A murderous House Snake had the entire village in a panic, and people were hiding in fear, yet here she was, planning to go on an investigative live stream.
One could only chalk it up to the great significance the House Snake held for the people of Bai Town. This was especially true for soone like Li Qingzhao, who had grown up on legends of the House Snake but had never seen one and was now brimming with curiosity.
She was desperate to know what made a House Snake different from a regular venomous snake.
Now that she knew where to find a House Snake, how could she pass up the chance? Besides, a stream like this would definitely take her popularity to a whole new level.
And so, she had co, late at night.
Li Qingzhao stood before the Zhao Family's Ancient Residence. The massive house seed to exude a dense Death Qi. As the evening breeze brushed past, she suddenly felt a chill run through her, and the hairs on her skin stood on end.
Fortunately, she hadn't co alone. She had brought an audience of over one hundred thousand viewers with her—quite the massive entourage.
Li Qingzhao flashed a sweet, brilliant smile at her phone screen as she interacted with her fans. "Hey everyone, are you seeing this ancient residence? It's so quaint and historic—the kind of place you'd never see in the City. And it's a hundred years old!"
Her voice was like an oriole's song—clear and bright, yet lodious and soft. It washed over her listeners like a spring breeze, making them feel instantly at ease.
"Goddess, aren't you scared? I'm getting chills just watching through the screen."
A bullet comnt floated past.
Standing on a deserted street late at night, in front of an ancient residence where five people had died, gave off an inexplicably sinister vibe.
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