Chapter 168: After the Wealthy Lady Went Bankrupt – 11

Ren Xin shrugged. “Then I’ll just give it to you straight. There are snakes ahead. Do you have any gear to deal with them? Or perhaps the Daoists have some useful spells to drive them back?”

The Daoists exchanged glances, unable to determine for the moment whether Ren Xin was telling the truth.

It was Zhan Tian’s little lackey who spoke up for her unconditionally. “Even if what Big Sister Ren says isn’t right, there’s no harm in being fully prepared, is there?”

Everyone agreed that made sense, but before they had a chance to gather their thoughts, the snakes appeared.

Ren Xin even had the leisure to chime in calmly, “See? I told you there were snakes! I have to livestream this.”

Then, with a complete lack of conscience, she started her broadcast.

Many unsuspecting netizens saw that the fortune-telling Ginseng was live and clicked in out of curiosity to see what was happening.

And then…

【Wait, what did we ever do to you, streamer? Why are you doing this to us?】

【My damn trypophobia is acting up.】

【Streamer, have some humanity!】

【I’m out. Someone ping me when the snakes are gone!】

【Is this that Warring States tomb? My god, those snakes are all highly venomous!】

Ren Xin let out a laugh as she watched everyone scrambling away in a panicked, comical mess.

She gave a calm wave of her hand. As if receiving an order, the snakes all stopped. Their heads reared up high, staring straight at Ren Xin.

Ren Xin familiarly patted the snake closest to her. She muttered to herself, “You’ve been here a long time, haven’t you? Do you want to go out?”

“Hiss, hiss—”

“You don’t? You like the temperature here? Fair enough. I actually know your ancestor, the Soaring Serpent¹. I even have some of his shed skin. Do you want some? I can give you a piece.”

Seeing that the snakes weren’t chasing them, everyone stopped running and turned back to check the situation, only to witness Ren Xin’s outrageous behavior.

They all froze in place, stunned.

Even Mo Qiuyang was rarely shocked; he suddenly felt that his money had been well spent.

Ren Xin looked up and beckoned to the group. “Come back. They’re all our own snakes now. No need to run.”

Everyone: “…”

The man with the Goatee went silent, admitting defeat. Which mountain did this powerhouse descend from? How could she be so low-key?

Zhan Tian muttered under his breath, “So when Big Sister Ren said she was being low-key, she was actually telling the truth!”

The main issue was that the scene before them was simply too overwhelming.

Hundreds of snakes blocked the path so completely that not a drop of water could leak through. More were still slithering in, folding and coiling over one another in a way that was truly stomach-churning to behold.

The stubborn viewers who stayed in the livestream chat were still leaving comments.

【Streamer, can you bring one back for me? I want to soak it in wine and drink it.】

【The person above is a real man!】

【No, I’m a girl!】

【…】

【Then what the hell are you trying to supplement?】

【It’s for my boyfriends. They’re all too weak.】

【Wait, sister, you’re literally harvesting Yang to replenish Yin², aren’t you!】

Ren Xin ignored the chaos in the chat and told the snakes to get back to whatever they were doing.

“Since you don’t want my gift, you should head off. I’m here to raid someone’s grave; I wouldn’t want to accidentally hurt you later.”

The snakes left in an organized and disciplined fashion. Aside from the trails left on the ground proving they had been there, the whole ordeal felt like a fever dream.

The man with the Goatee awkwardly approached Ren Xin and performed an ancient formal bow. “I apologize for my previous lack of trust. I was a frog at the bottom of a well³. I hope the Master will not take offense.”

Ren Xin actually had a bit of a favorable impression of the Goatee man. After all, people who were this easy to bully were hard to come by these days.

She said amiably, “It’s fine, it’s fine. We’re still friends.”

Translator’s Notes