Chapter 422: The Familiar Scent

When Lin Bai woke up, he was roused by a faint, rustling sound.

Opening his eyes, he found the entire room already plunged into darkness.

The sun outside had long since set; Lin Bai glanced toward the door and saw it was cracked open a narrow slit.

On the floor, a black shadow was slowly crawling toward their bedside.

"Mas,..."

Just as Wang Yuping tried to speak, Lin Bai covered his mouth directly.

That black shadow, seemingly having heard the sound, stopped, raised its head, and glanced at the two on the bed.

After confirming there was nothing unusual, it continued its advance.

Wang Yuping was extremely tense, his body utterly rigid, daring not to make a single move for fear of alarming the intruder.

As the intruder approached, both Lin Bai and Wang Yuping closed their eyes.

The next second, Lin Bai felt something licking his face; the sticky, slimy sensation made him extremely uncomfortable.

"Damn, taking advantage of your young master."

"I was thinking of enduring you a bit longer, but this is truly too much."

Unable to bear it any longer, Lin Bai reached back, grabbed the snake by its seven-inch mark, and angrily sat up from the bed.

As Lin Bai rose, Wang Yuping quickly sat up, gasping for air in great heaves.

Just now, he had nearly been scared to death by himself; he was relieved that, while sleeping, he had wisely chosen the inner side.

Had he been by the bedside, he would surely have cried out in alarm by now, after all, the sound of that snake flicking its tongue was truly hair-raising.

"Go light the candle."

Lin Bai raised his eyebrows and urged him.

Wang Yuping got off the bed and hurriedly lit the candle.

Instantly, the room, previously pitch black, lit up.

There, Lin Bai held a small snake, as thick as an arm, entirely black in color.

Especially the pair of eyes on the creature, which actually showed fear.

"Lead me to your queen, or else tonight I will eat roasted snake meat."