1962 Why Should I Listen To You? (2/2)

She had just recovered from the injury, so she was definitely slower paced than Shen Nianmo. She failed to reach the snake before the kid. With the snake in his hand, Shen Nianmo then retreated to keep a distance away from her.

At first, the snake looked somewhat distorted under his tight grip. With a strong flick, the snake immediately softened into a line. Apparently, the snake was dead.

”I told you that I needed it alive,” Gu Xijiu complained.

Shen Nianmo was unimpressed. ”Why should I listen to you?”

Gu Xijiu did not say anything more.

She should not mind it, for he had saved her life. She did not want to argue with him over an irrelevant matter. She swept her eyes across the snakes that were unfortunately killed by Shen Nianmo. Their bodies were tidily arranged into a circle according to their patterns and types.

Needless to say, it was Shen Nianmo who had done it. The child must have obsessive-compulsive disorder about tidiness.

None of the snakes was the one that she was looking for. They had to keep looking. Gu Xijiu disregarded the bodies of the snakes and decided to move on. ”We have to keep looking. The Cherry Blossom Snake is not here. By the way, I have to tell you this in advance. We have to keep the snake alive. It will be useless once dead; we will not be able to save the lives of your junior apprentices.”

Shen Nianmo had a perplexed look on his face. He thought that the snake bodies would antagonize her, but she did not seem to take the matter very personally. Obviously, he was only a child to her, so she did not want to lower herself to the level of a child. He clenched his fists at the thought. Nonetheless, he continued to follow her steps.

”I have saved your life,” Shen Nianmo finally commented.

”Yes, I now owe you a favor. Do you still want me to call you as my senior apprentice?” Gu Xijiu thought about the condition that he had previously offered.

”It is unnecessary,” Shen Nianmo answered coldly. Suddenly, he raised her arm to get her attention on his wrist. A bracelet slowly revealed itself. ”Take this bracelet off me,” Shen Nianmo demanded. He needed her to get it done.