Chapter 69: Chapter 69: As Expected, There Is Still No Fate Between Master and Disciple!

Qi Manman grabbed the little white snake and pressed it against her face, which shocked everyone even more.

Qi Quanjin hurriedly tried to seize the little white snake, but the little girl suddenly crouched down, dodging Qi Quanjin’s reaching hand.

“Little White, boohoo, I missed you so much!”

Qi Manman held Little White against her face and rubbed it, still crying, but it was no longer the heart-wrenching kind of crying.

The little white snake, which everyone assumed would harm people, actually held up its head and gently rubbed against Qi Manman’s cheek.

This scene made Qi Quanjin pause in his attempt to snatch the snake again.

Although none of them had ever kept a snake, observing the interaction between this person and snake, it seemed they knew each other.

Could it be that this little girl from the Qi Family really knows this little white snake?

“Manbao!”

Mrs. Qi bit her tongue, forcing herself not to faint, before she came to Qi Manman’s side.

Looking at the little white snake, Mrs. Qi wanted to hug her granddaughter but couldn’t bring herself to do it, so she just anxiously and softly advised, “Manbao, this snake is poisonous, how about you give it to your dad? Come here, let grandma hold you.”

“No! Little White is my friend, none of you can harm it!”

Qi Manman held the little white snake in her arms and backed away several steps, but due to the uneven ground, she lost her balance and fell directly to the ground.

In usual times, the little girl would have cried already, but now she didn’t. Sitting on the ground, she held the little white snake in her arms: “None of you are allowed to harm Little White, or else I’ll let the Jade…”

“Manbao!”

Qi Zheng quickly interrupted, “Everyone won’t harm it, grandpa will take you home and warm up the little snake, okay?”

Qi Manman looked at her grandpa, her tear-filled eyes gazing at him: “Grandpa, you really won’t harm Little White?”

“No harm, no harm, you said it’s your friend, how could we harm it?”

Qi Zheng quickly stepped forward and glanced at the little white snake: “But your friend won’t harm us either, right?”

“Mm-hmm, Little White never bites people!”

Qi Manman nodded vigorously.

Qi Zheng cupped his hands toward everyone present: “Please everyone, calm down. This snake is raised by our Manbao and doesn’t bite people. Let’s disperse and get on with what we were doing.”

If it were other matters, people would listen to Elder Qi’s words, but now it involved a venomous snake, making the situation different.

“Uncle Qi, this is not right! It is a venomous snake, what if it bites someone…”

“If it bites someone, the Qi Family will pay for all medical expenses.”

Qi Zheng interrupted, fearing the person might say something that would provoke Qi Manman.

The girl was just about to mention her Grandpa Jade Emperor.

Even though nobody would likely believe it, who can guarantee that after she says it out loud, the heavens won’t cooperate with a thunderclap to remind them?

Qi Zheng’s words slightly relieved the people present.

However, it was just a sigh of relief; they were not genuinely ready to let go of the venomous snake.

“Uncle Qi, even if you cover the medical expenses, that’s not the point. How about this, let’s release the snake and not keep it in the group, alright?”

Someone made a concession, just hoping that the Qi Family could also compromise.

In any case, the group would not keep a venomous snake.

Qi Zheng actually thought the same.

Having a venomous snake around, that feeling is indeed… not good!

Qi Manman immediately glared at the person who spoke, about to refute when she heard her mother’s voice from the side: “Manbao, can mom whisper something to you?”

“Mom, we’re not throwing away Little White.”

Qi Manman looked at her mother aggrievedly.

The little girl’s pitiful appearance was truly heart-wrenching.

Yi Meng glanced at the snake head peeking from her daughter’s arms, feeling incredibly tense inside, but she still mustered the courage to walk over to her daughter’s side and whispered a few words in her ear.

After that, everyone saw the hesitance on Qi Manman’s little face. Finally, she patted the little white snake and said, “Little White, be good and don’t bite people randomly.”

The little white snake affectionately rubbed Qi Manman’s chubby hand then twisted its body and left her arms, crawling into the nearby bushes.

Seeing the little white snake disappear, everyone finally breathed a hearty sigh of relief.

However, because of the little white snake’s appearance, everyone’s vigilance toward this forest area was significantly heightened.

Upon hearing that there was a venomous snake, Yin Cheng immediately took out the remaining snake and insect repellent powder and handed it over to Qi Zheng.

“Brother Qi, let people sprinkle the powder around! It can repel bugs and snakes.”

After giving a few packets of powder to Qi Zheng, Yin Cheng turned and went back to his resting place.

He dared not look more; even one more glance, he was afraid he might regret it.

That was the last bit of snake and insect repellent powder, and with autumn arriving, collecting those herbs in the forest was impossible.

Even if gathered, it would be useless as he didn’t have the time to process the herbs.

Qi Zheng watched Yin Cheng’s clearly pained yet pretending-to-be-indifferent demeanor and couldn’t help but chuckle, but Yin Cheng’s kindness was still kept in his heart.

When giving the powder to the village head, Qi Zheng specially mentioned that it was Doctor Yin’s last stock, so they should be careful when using it.

The village head listened and remembered Yin Cheng’s goodwill in his heart, repeatedly cautioning everyone when distributing it.

When Sanqi heard about this, his face darkened, looking like it had turned into a pot of soot.

“Master, what does Uncle Master mean? Taking out the last bit of powder makes us seem stingy,”

Sanqi pouted, sitting by the fire, arms crossed: “Clearly, we were the first to take out our powder, and we gave the last bit to the villagers for use. Why does it seem like only Uncle Master’s goodwill is noticed now?”

Seeing the disciple’s calculating nature, Qin Minglang couldn’t help but frown.

He wasn’t bothered by such vanity, but obviously, this disciple was different.

It seems a chance needs to be found quickly to expel him from the sect, or it will lead to a disaster in the future.

Qin Minglang had seen too many things, and it was precisely because of this that he preferred the simple interactions with these genuine farm households in Yongping Village.

Now, he had to rely on these people to protect their master-disciple pair. If any big trouble arose, his peaceful days would be gone.

Alas.

It seemed there really was no teacher-disciple fate after all!

Qin Minglang sighed in his heart, his eyes turning toward his senior brother, Yin Cheng.

At that moment, Yin Cheng was sitting by the fire, with Qi Family’s two little grandsons, nodding and shaking their heads, not sure what they were talking about.

The scene was like interacting with his own grandchildren.

For some reason, Qin Minglang felt a pang of jealousy towards his senior brother.

Though sharp-tongued and stubborn, he had a soft heart.

This way, he received the sincere treatment from the Qi Family!

At this moment, Qin Minglang for the first time doubted whether his philosophy of survival and interaction—maintaining a practical, passive approach—was wrong.

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