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nTranslator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

nThe boy was a difficult student in school.

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nHe did not study hard and always caused trouble. However, because his parents were powerful, even the principal did not dare to interfere too much. The teachers also turned a blind eye to it.

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nEver since he was frightened by the snake, he could be seen in the seventh grade classroom the moment class ended.

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nThe boy leaned against the window and grinned at Xie Chaochao. “Teach me how to tame snakes!”

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nXie Chaochao had been pestered by him for several days.

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nWhen she saw him again today, she stuffed Xiao Hua into his arms without a word.

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nThe little boy froze.

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n“If you spend more time with it, it will become good friends with you. Little Fatty was like this back then!”

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nLittle Fatty nodded his head heavily at the side. He did not mention that he had peed his pants because of the little flower snake.

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nHis eyes were filled with gloat.

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n“Really?”

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nThe boy held the snake with his sleeves, and his body stiff. “If I spend time with it every day, it will become my friend. If I touch it again, it won’t bother me anymore?”

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nWith Xie Chaochao’s promise, the little boy brought the little flower snake back to his classroom to bond with it.

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nXie Chaochao’s snake did not bite. With the boy’s confirmation, the students finally believed it.

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nSome students would even feed Xiao Hua at the window from time to time. Xiao Hua stayed in the bottle obediently and the students slowly accepted this “new friend”.

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nXie Chaochao stayed in school for a week. On Friday, as soon as school ended, she rushed to the school gate.

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nXie Zhou was already waiting there.

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n“Daddy!”

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nXie Chaochao smiled and jumped into Xie Zhou’s arms.

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nXie Zhou also had a smile on his face. He was obviously happy to see his daughter.

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n“Let’s go home, your grandpa has prepared a big table of food for you. He said he wanted to reward you!”

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n“Wow, Grandpa really dotes on me. I miss Grandpa’s cooking!”

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nAs Xie Chaochao spoke, her mouth watered.

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nAlthough Xie Zhou was a little jealous, he knew that his culinary skills were indeed inferior to the old man’s. He couldn’t refute this.

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nIn the car, Xie Zhou was not surprised to see Xie Chaochao take out the little flower snake.

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nAfter he visited Xie Chaochao at school, the little flower snake had disappeared when he returned. He guessed that Xie Chaochao must have hidden it secretly.

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n“Didn’t your teachers and classmates notice that you brought Xiao Hua to school?”

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n“They know Xiao Hua and treat it very well. Look, Xiao Hua has been fed fat by them!”

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nXie Zhou took a look. It was indeed a little fatter than before.

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nSince the students were not frightened, Xie Zhou did not say anything else.

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nHowever, he had no idea what happened on the first day of school.

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nWhen Xie Chaochao returned, she was well fed by her grandpa.

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nThe family of three sat on the lounge chairs in the courtyard for a while, and Xie Chaochao fell asleep contentedly.

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nThe next day, Xie Chaochao brought Xiao Hu up the mountain.

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nPreviously, the place where Xie Chaochao played was at the back of the mountain. It was the same this time.

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nXie Chaochao first brought Xiao Hu to meet its mother. Xiao Hu’s mother was already very old. She practically only stayed in the cave and rarely went out.

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nAfter leaving the cave, the little girl brought Xiao Hu, Xiao Hua and the rest to wander about the mountains.

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nAt a dense bush, Xiao Hua suddenly rushed inside.

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nXie Chaochao noticed Xiao Hua’s strange behavior and quickly followed it.

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nXie Chaochao pushed the bush aside and saw Xiao Hua crawling on the chest of a young man.

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nThis young man’s eyes were tightly shut. There were still traces of blood on his face, already dried up.

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nXie Chaochao jumped in shock. Did she run into a dead person?

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nSeeing the young man’s chest heaving slightly, Xie Chaochao went closer to understand the situation.

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nThis young man looked to be about 17 or 18 years old. He was wearing a camouflage uniform and had a wound on his face.

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nXie Chaochao struggled to help him up. She got him to lean against the tree trunk.

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nThe young man was very vigilant. The moment Xie Chaochao touched him, he frowned and woke up. He grabbed Xie Chaochao’s hand.

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nXie Chaochao cried out in pain.

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n“Why are you like this? I helped you out of kindness, yet you still hurt me!”

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nXie Chaochao grumbled unhappily.

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nThe young man frowned and looked at Xie Chaochao. When he saw her face clearly, a look of surprise flashed in his eyes.

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n“Who are you?” His voice was hoarse, like he was severely dehydrated.

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nWhen Xie Chaochao heard this, she hesitated for a moment before handing her small water bottle to the young man.

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n“My name is Xie Chaochao. Who are you?”

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nThe young man still took the small water bottle from Xie Chaochao. After looking at it for a few seconds, he eventually drank a few sips.

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nHe was injured and had been running for such a long time. He had not drunk water for a long time and could not even speak.

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nThe young man sized up the girl before him. There was a snake and a tiger beside her. She looked very odd.

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nHowever, why was she so similar to a woman he knew?

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n“Where are we? Are you from here?”

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n“This is the back of the mountain of our village. Our village is called Shanbai Village!”

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nXie Chaochao looked at his clothes and asked curiously, “Are you a soldier? I know your clothes!”

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nThis was also the reason Xie Chaochao didn’t disregard him.

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