It was midday and the scorching sun was setting in the west.
When Pei Wende followed Zhang Chusheng to his house, Butcher Zhang had already returned from the stubborn old man's house.
"Huh?"
Immediately noticing the lone wolf behind Pei Wende, Butcher Zhang instinctively drew out his butcher knife, and his eyes immediately showed a murderous look.
"Woo!"
The lone wolf, who was extremely sensitive to hostility, immediately stopped moving forward and then looked up at the human not far away.
He seemed to be just a tall, fat, ordinary man, but his every move was full of frightening courage and evil aura, like a god of death.
In the lone wolf's impression, even the most ferocious tiger deep in the jungle may not possess such terrifying murderous intent.
"hiss!"
Almost at the same time, the little green snake hiding under Pei Wende's clothes also noticed Butcher Zhang's murderous intention, and immediately emerged from the collar spitting out snake letters.
"Just stay still!"
Only half a beat slower than the little green snake, Pei Wende also reacted and immediately turned around and held down the grinning lone wolf.
"Or do you want to punch your other eye?"
Hearing this, the lone wolf who looked fierce just now twitched his eyes reflexively.
Then, under the incredible gaze of everyone present, the lone wolf honestly put down his hostility and squatted down and whined in aggrieved manner like a domestic dog.
"Woo..."
It wasn't until this moment that Zhang Chusheng suddenly realized that this was where the dark green color on Lone Wolf's face came from?
"That's right! Wouldn't it be great if you could just be so honest and obedient?"
Pei Wende rubbed Lone Wolf's head with satisfaction. In fact, Pei Wende didn't want to treat this guy in such a violent way.
However, after helping Pei Wende find the little green snake, Lone Wolf, who felt that he had completed the "deal", turned around and planned to leave, not intending to continue to get involved in this muddy water.
As expected, Pei Wende, who was chasing him, gave him a good beating, leaving the dark green mark on his eyes.
Later, in order to prevent the lone wolf from escaping, Pei Wende dragged its tail to the entrance of Zhangjia Village. This was the exaggerated scene of "coiled snake dragging wolf" that Zhang Chusheng saw.
"It's really... a simple and crude way of 'taming'."
Seeing this situation, even the well-informed Butcher Zhang couldn't help but sigh.
"Pei Daring, are this wolf and the snake around your neck your new 'pets'?"
As soon as Butcher Zhang said this, the little green snake that was spitting out a snake letter suddenly let out a sharp snake cry - it was obviously dissatisfied with Butcher Zhang calling itself a "pet".
"hiss!"
The sharp neighing was accompanied by a cold gaze. At this moment, Butcher Zhang seemed to see some kind of superior and "inhuman" posture, which frightened him so much that cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
"Ahem, uncle, he was just joking!"
In the end, Pei Wende reached out in time to calm the rampaging little green snake, and then it slowly retracted into its collar.
But he didn't know if it was Pei Wende's illusion. He always felt that he saw the little green snake rolling his eyes, as if he was laughing at his poor excuse.
【Illusion? How could a snake roll its eyes? 】
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A moment later, in the yard of Butcher Zhang’s house.
"Uncle, didn't I say that before?"
"Don't call me 'Pei Daring' anymore, that will make those who don't know misunderstand me."
Pei Wende himself couldn't remember how many times he had to correct Zhangjiacun's "misunderstanding" of him.
However, it doesn't have much effect every time, and this time will naturally be no exception.
"Haha, as you are now, do you think anyone will not 'misunderstand' you?"
Ignoring Pei Wende's "quibbles", Butcher Zhang looked at the little green snake in his collar and the lone wolf sitting obediently next to him with a rather curious look.
"Also, aren't you going to explain in detail what your current situation is?"
Butcher Zhang had not forgotten what happened before. The little green snake entangled under Pei Wende's clothes was definitely not a normal green snake with bamboo leaves.
Even this lone wolf, who is extremely humane, looks no different from a monster that has become a spirit.
"It's a long story, but they are indeed not my pets."
There was a slight hesitation in his tone, and Pei Wende scratched his head gently while thinking about what words to use to describe the special relationship between himself and this wolf and snake.
"If you really want to say it, they and I should be regarded as temporary 'partners' and 'partners', right?"
When he said this, Pei Wende glanced at the lone wolf at his feet with some guilt.
After all, the lone wolf did complete its "deal" in a sense and helped Pei Wende find the little green snake hidden in the stream.
But Pei Wende didn't think the little green snake was the "disaster" he was looking for, so he half-forced the lone wolf to continue leading him to find the other side of the battle.
Because through this period of observation, Pei Wende discovered that this lone wolf seemed to have some outstanding talent in finding things?
In fact, this was the reason why Pei Wende didn't rush to take it back to the temple after taking over the things he wanted to buy from Butcher Zhang.
"Uncle, has anything unusual happened in the village these two days?"
Pei Wende didn't know many people in this world. The four members of Butcher Zhang's family in Zhangjia Village were already relatively close friends, so naturally they would not let the unknown monster lurk near the village.
"Something unusual?"
Obviously stunned for a moment, Butcher Zhang couldn't help but start to think about what the "abnormality" in Pei Wende's mouth meant?
"Did something happen?"
Faced with Butcher Zhang's inquiry, Pei Wende did not hide anything and told his guess directly.
"I suspect there is some evil monster hiding in the village, so I want to see if I can find it before it causes trouble."
The real world is not like a novel or movie. Pei Wende is not going to do stupid things like that where only he knows and then goes to find out the truth alone.
The principle that there is strength in numbers is universal even in this world where monsters and practitioners really exist.
"Evil?"
An ordinary person would definitely regard Pei Wende's remarks as a joke.
But Butcher Zhang was indeed a very arrogant butcher. He didn't doubt Pei Wende's words at all. Instead, he began to seriously think about everything that had happened in the village during this period.
"Speaking of which, some strange things have indeed happened in the village these past two days."
"Several chickens raised by the stubborn old man disappeared inexplicably. The old people in the village suspected that something like a fox might have entered the village."
"Because of this matter, the three unfilial sons of his family had a fight."
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