Capítulo 35: Snake Beastman Grilling Meat
Editor: Atlas Studios
Bai Qingqing was speechless. After Curtis left, she soaked her feet in the lake water, wanting to wash away the snake's scent.
She had feared snakes from a young age and dared not even step on somewhere a snake had slithered past. She wouldn't even touch the soup of a snake steamboat. Yet now, she was being trapped by a giant snake. This to her was the most terrifying nightmare possible.
Very soon Curtis returned. Seeing Bai Qingqing obediently sitting in his abode, an inexplicable satisfaction welled up in his heart.
"I'm back."
Bai Qingqing ignored him.
Curtis brought back two white rocks and very quickly started a fire. He then skinned the rabbit and put it to roast on the fire. As the wood used to start the fire was a moist piece of rotten wood, the thick and black smoke that rose from it gave off an awful smell.
Bai Qingqing said, "I'll bet it tastes horrid."
"Then what do you like to eat?" Curtis asked seriously.
Bai Qingqing replied wilfully, "I want to eat rice!"
Curtis didn't show a hint of displeasure and instead, agreed readily. "Okay."
Bai Qingqing was caught by surprise. Wasn't it said that planting rice easily led to deaths? The only time Parker flared up at her it was because of it. How could a coldblooded feral beast be so kind?
But then again, when she recalled Parker saying that many males had planted rice in order to please females, she had some understanding of this. It was just that such emotions seemed too out-of-place in a giant snake that had kidnapped her.
As the aroma of meat gradually wafted through the air, Curtis reached his hand into the fire wanting to get a piece of meat but was instantly burned by the fire. With a hiss, he retracted his hand. Clearly, snakes weren't suited for such chores.
However, he reached his hand into the fire once again. This time though, using his sharp nails, he rapidly sliced and obtained a smooth piece of rabbit meat.
"Eat." Curtis handed the meat to Bai Qingqing.
Bai Qingqing didn't pretentiously refuse either—she chomped on the meat when it was given to her.
The meat tasted awful—the smell of smoke was intense, and with the meat in her mouth, she even felt like smoke was going to come out of her nostrils. However, Bai Qingqing said nothing. She ate whatever Curtis brought to her, until her stomach was filled up.
Curtis was shocked by Bai Qingqing's tiny appetite. "You're only eating so little?"
He rarely came into contact with other beastmen. Whatever common knowledge and language he knew he had learned from a legacy in their bloodline. But many details were still buried among the information. For instance, a female's appetite.
Using his own appetite as a standard, he ate about 50 kg of meat for a meal. In his eyes, the few mouthfuls that Bai Qingqing ate was as good as nothing.
Bai Qingqing replied coldly, "I'm full." She then walked to the river and cupped up some water to drink.
Gazing at the barbecued meat, Curtis thought to himself, I have got to find rice for Snow as soon as possible. She's already eating so little, I can't let her suffer in terms of taste as well.
After she was done drinking water, Bai Qingqing saw Curtis in a daze as he stared at the grilled meat. Her thrifty nature made her ask, "What do we do with this meat?"
Curtis replied, "Just leave it be. If let outside, animals will naturally come and eat it."
The skies had already darkened. Because there was a large lake, they could see a clear night sky from there.
"Time to sleep," Curtis said.
Shivering, Bai Qingqing hurriedly shook her head. "No. I want to look at the night scenery."
Curtis was very indulgent towards Bai Qingqing's small requests. He transformed into a snake and curled up around Bai Qingqing, forming a circle, then rested his head on his body and gazed at her.
Bai Qingqing felt terrible seeing the black and red snakeskin and coldness spread throughout her body from her pores. She hurriedly looked up at the skies—as they say, out of sight out of mind.
Countless stars twinkled in the azure blue skies. As it turned out, there were three "moons". Some were round and some were curved, but all three were of different sizes and colors. The largest silver moon was two to three times that of the moon on Earth. The smallest orange moon was slightly smaller than the one on Earth. While the third moon was the prettiest looking, in a shade of gold.
Capítulo 36: Taking the Sky as the Canopy and the Earth as the Mattress, with the Snake Beastman
Editor: Atlas Studios
Bai Qingqing had never been out when she stayed at the village. This was the first time she got to see the night sky in this world. She thought to herself, Three moons! This is indeed not Earth!
Having not sensed the giant snake's movement for a long time, Bai Qingqing lowered her head and cast a quick glance at him. Seeing him open his eyes, she instantly looked back up at the sky.
After a while, she lowered her head again. The snake's red eyes were still open this time, and the expression in his eyes seemed identical to earlier.
She suddenly felt something amiss. Taking a deep breath to bold herself up, she forcefully lowered her head to look straight at the snake's head.
This time, she finally realized what was off. At this moment, Curtis's reddened eyes seemed a little blurry, as if there was a transparent film over it. Even though his eyes appeared to be open, he was, in fact, asleep already.
This was nature's protective mechanism, wasn't it?
Bai Qingqing heaved a big sigh of relief. Curtis had fallen asleep. At least tonight he wouldn't be laying a finger on her. In order not to wake him up, she decided to sit like that for the entire night.
The night wind carried with it a cold mist, making one feel chilly. The sounds from the waterfall were like an effective lullaby the longer one listened to it.
Still wearing her wet clothes made from animal skin, Bai Qingqing felt all the colder, and her head felt a little drowsy too. With her arms around her shoulders, her eyelids started feeling heavy. Finally, she slumped asleep on the snake's body.
Curtis opened his transparent eyelids and quietly gazed at Bai Qingqing. After confirming she was sound asleep, he curled his body around her.
…
Chirp chirp.
The gentle sunlight drifted into the forest, and the crisp and pleasant chirping of birds could be heard, sounding quite lively.
Abruptly woken by the chirping, Bai Qingqing bolted into an upright sitting position and realized that there was a heavy and cold thing lying on her.
"Ahhh!" Bai Qingqing couldn't help but shriek out loud. To see the red and black snakeskin the instant she opened her eyes, she felt all the hairs on her body standing on end.
Curtis quickly let go of her and his upper body transformed into the human form. He anxiously asked, "What's the matter?"
Bai Qingqing widened her eyes as she stared at Curtis's face, nudging her body backward, yet she couldn't get out of the encirclement of the snake. The more horrifying thing was sensing that she had the round body of a snake between her legs.
Her memories came back to her—but the reality was scarier than the nightmare she had last night. Bai Qingqing felt a splitting headache all of a sudden. Her pale face, upon waking up, turned even paler now. Even her lips were drained of the color of blood.
Curtis quickly realized that the female was reacting this way out of fear towards himself, making him feel sad.
"Let's go and find rice today," Curtis said coldly as he released Bai Qingqing and slithered into the lake.
Bai Qingqing bit her lower lip and innocently walked towards the river.
Her clothes had dried from her body temperature, but her body felt terrible. By the time she walked to the river, she felt utterly exhausted.
Looking at her reflection in the water, Bai Qingqing nearly couldn't recognize herself. The girl staring back at her looked so frail and innocent, like a baby doe, making one want to protect her.
Because they were sleeping outside, no animals dared to come and eat the food. Hence, Bai Qingqing went over and took a few bites of the cold meat.
Hugging his snakeskin, Curtis swam to the shore. He then wedged his snakeskin under his armpit and circled one arm around Bai Qingqing's waist, lifting her up. "Let's go to the village to take a look."
To the village?
Bai Qingqing's dazed eyes lit up instantly. Her chance was here!
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