Everyone obeyed the order and scattered to do their tasks.
The guards at the gate of the manor began to be alert as well. Tong Quanzi's senior brother led more than a dozen guards, lit torches, and searched the entire garden for the snake.
Tong Quanzi ran all the way back, and Xiqiu, seeing his panicked expression, asked, "What's wrong? What happened?"
"Sixth Sister." Tong Quanzi quickly recounted what had just happened to Xiqiu, "You must think of a way; we don't even know what this thing is, but if it bites, death is certain."
Xiqiu was too shocked to speak. It was the first time she'd heard of such a thing; it could even enter a person's body, hollowing out the flesh and organs inside...
"How could this be? Such a thing has never been seen in the garden before." She paused thoughtfully as she spoke, "Go find out where these things are coming from."
