CHAPTER 229: CHAPTER 220: XIAO HEI’S HUMAN-LIKE EXPRESSION_1

Si Yan excitedly displayed her secret base as if unveiling a treasure. "Little Snake, this is my secret base. Even Bai Feng doesn’t know about this place. You’re the first friend I’ve brought here."

"Look here, I built it with wood. It’s a small house, different from a treehouse. I built it atop a tall rock, so it won’t collect water when it rains. It’s just the right size for me. I really love it here!"

As Si Yan spoke, she looked expectantly at the little Snake Beastman’s expression. Sensing her gaze, he gave a nod of approval.

Though she was young, the small wooden house she had built was quite beautiful.

Si Yan said, "You can take shelter from the rain in this little house. Inside, I put a beastskin skirt I wear when I’m working. It’s just that it might be a little small. It’s perfect when I’m by myself, but with you, I’m not so sure."

The little Snake Beastman poked his head into her tiny wooden house to take a look, then said, "It’s a bit cramped, but it should be just about enough."

Seeing that the little Snake Beastman didn’t mind, Si Yan suddenly felt very happy.

She said, like a child playing house, "I’m going to change into a beastskin skirt. Wait for me to finish changing before you come in, okay?"

The little Snake Beastman silently gazed out at the curtain of rain.

Inside the small wooden house, Si Yan took off her soaking wet beastskin skirt. She looked around, and finding no good place to put it, she simply left it outside.

She poked her head out, saying with a bit of mischief, "Little Snake, I’m ready."

Only then did the little Snake Beastman squeeze into the small wooden house.

The small wooden house was built on a large rock. The rock was positioned relatively high, so rainwater flowed down without accumulating.

So, although the wooden house was indeed very small, it was quite comfortable.

Apart from the lack of meat, it was a place where they could rest temporarily.

Within the small space, the two little ones faced each other. Si Yan found it quite amusing. The little Snake Beastman lowered his eyes and asked her, "Do you want to sleep for a bit?"

Si Yan yawned and said, "A bit. But it’s so small in here; there might not be enough room if I lie down."

"There’s enough."

Si Yan tried lying down on her side on the floor. Unexpectedly, there really was enough room.

Having discovered this, Si Yan looked at She Wang again and felt that he really was quite thin.

"Why are you so thin?" Si Yan asked, looking at him.

The little Snake Beastman looked at her and asked, "Have you ever seen a fat snake?"

Si Yan thought about it. Probably, maybe, no, I haven’t.

The little Snake Beastman said, "I have. But I don’t want to get that fat. Snake beastmen eat raw meat, which makes them grow strong and powerful. It also gives more strength for hunting. If you get too fat, you won’t be able to catch up with prey, nor will you have the strength to overpower it."

"But..."

"Rest now. I’ll keep watch. If anything happens, I’ll call you."

Si Yan stole glances at the cold-blooded Snake Beastman.

He was even thinner than Tai Seng and Yin Hong, yet he exuded a feeling of immense strength.

His face no longer had any baby fat. His skin was very good, and his purple eyes were very expressive.

Little Snake is quite good-looking...

Having run for a whole night, Si Yan was indeed tired. The fact that this was her secret base gave her a feeling of being home.

Additionally, the little Snake Beastman’s proximity gave her an even greater sense of security.

It wasn’t long before she fell asleep.

After she had fallen asleep, the little Snake Beastman left the small wooden house.

「...」

Si Yan was woken up by a commotion.

When she awoke, little She Wang was no longer inside her small wooden house. She quickly sat up and saw a little black cat with an intense gaze staring right at her from beside her feet.

"Little Black?"

Si Yan sat up.

The black cat before her sighed in relief, then looked her up and down with a somewhat disdainful expression.

Si Yan: "...?"

She was being scorned by a cat? And her own pet cat, no less?

She sat up and looked around the tiny space.

"Where did Little Snake go?"

Little Snake? Little Black Cat narrowed its eyes. Which beastman has come to entice her now?

Si Yan turned around again and asked, "Little Black, have you seen a Snake Beastman? He was sitting right here just now."

As soon as Si Yan finished asking, the little black cat suddenly sprang into action, jumping onto her face and slapping her with its fleshy paw.

Si Yan: "..."

She was smacked by her own cat?

The little black cat seemed angry and stalked out of Si Yan’s small wooden house with a very proud gait.

Si Yan also climbed out of the small wooden house.

It was still raining outside. Si Yan remembered that Bai Feng had predicted the rain would last for three days.

Three days... She gazed at the large expanse of fields through the curtain of rain.

She had been too exhausted before, focused only on seeking shelter, and hadn’t had time to worry about this plot of land.

Now... BOO HOO HOO, my land...

But this wasn’t the time to worry about her plot of land.

Si Yan looked around. Where was the little Snake Beastman?

After looking around and not seeing the little Snake Beastman, Si Yan suddenly felt a wave of disappointment. She returned to her small wooden house and sighed.

"I think I’ve been abandoned."

The words had barely left her mouth when the little black cat swiped at her with its paw again.

Si Yan: "..."

Si Yan picked up the little black cat with both hands, bringing them face to face.

"Little Black, has anyone ever told you not to hit people?"

The little black cat pouted, its expression clearly rebellious.

Si Yan: "..."

Why am I seeing such a human-like expression on a cat???

Si Yan asked, "Little Black, the rain is so heavy, all the scents in the air must have been washed away. How did you find me?"

The little black cat seemed a bit proud of itself.

I have a good sense of smell, of course.

It turned its head and, seeing Si Yan staring at it, bashfully lowered its head again.

It was the High Priest. Due to the chaos outside caused by the earthquake, the High Priest had to attend to matters there.

As for Si Yan, the High Priest made a quick mental calculation, pointed out a direction and location, and then sent Little Black to protect her.

Tch, he could have found her even without the High Priest.

At this thought, the little black cat suddenly felt a twinge of guilt and couldn’t be bothered to look at her.

Si Yan huddled inside the small wooden house, hugging her knees.

Due to the earth fissure, the ground in that area had become loose and was at risk of collapsing, so she couldn’t return to her small treehouse for the time being.

The rain was set to continue for three more days. She only had the one dry set of clothes on her; if she went outside, they would get wet, and wearing wet clothes would make her catch a cold.

But if she didn’t go out, she would have no food.

If I go without food for a long time, suffering from hunger and cold, I definitely won’t be able to endure it; I might even starve to death. What should I do?

Just then, Si Yan heard a slight noise outside the wooden house. She poked her head out.

Just as she poked her head out, a slender purple figure appeared through the curtain of rain.

He approached through the hazy rain.

Joyful surprise instantly appeared on Si Yan’s face.

"Wang!!"

The little Snake Beastman held something wrapped in a large leaf as he squeezed into the small wooden house.

Then, inside this very, very small wooden house, the little Snake Beastman and the little black cat stared intently at each other.

Si Yan was completely oblivious to the turbulent undercurrents between them.

She said happily, "Where did you go? I thought you had abandoned me."

The little Snake Beastman shifted his gaze from the little black cat to Si Yan.

"Your companion found you?"

"Companion?" Si Yan asked in confusion. "No. Are you talking about Little Black? Little Black is my pet."

The little black cat bristled instantly.

The little Snake Beastman didn’t miss this series of expressions, and his mood seemed to lighten considerably.

He placed the large leaf on the ground and unwrapped it.

Inside was a small piece of fresh meat.