"Elder Sister Little Tanuki, can he heal my wounds?" The Winged Serpent widened his eyes upon looking at Ye Chen.
What? Sister? Tanuki? Ye Chen was taken aback. He was about to act out of self-defense but stopped at that moment. He could not process what was happening at that point.
"Squeak, squeak!" Little Tanuki bobbed her head intently as if implying something.
The Winged Serpent looked at Ye Chen suspiciously again. "So, if I tag along with Mr. Ye Chen, I'd stand a chance at defeating the mean lady? I thought Mr. Ye Chen would never lay hands on a lady!"
Ye Chen grew even more surprised. What the heck was Little Tanuki saying to the Winged Serpent? Why did it sound like he and Little Tanuki were coaxing the Winged Serpent? He had forgotten one important thing - the snake's age. How long had the Winged Serpent lived already? A hundred years? A thousand years? Perhaps longer than that? Yet, why did he sound like a child when he hissed?