"Ah..." A scream pierced the night, waking up the household.
"Whatâs going on?"
Yang Chuxia was irritated. Lately, there had been many issues, and the management in the residence had become lax. People were not as disciplined, and now, in the middle of the night, they dared to cause such a disturbance.
"Iâll go and ask." Hearing the noise, the young maid Mingqiu quickly opened the door and went out.
After thinking for a moment, Yang Chuxia and Ye Ziâan also put on their clothes and went out.
Following the direction of the commotion, they discovered the sound came from a guard woman.
"Why are you screaming at this hour?"
"Madam, I didnât mean to!" The woman was still in terror, trembling at the memory of what she had seen just moments before. "I didnât mean to. It was just too frightening."
"What on earth are you talking about? Explain clearly."
"Thereâs a snake, a giant snake in our residence!" The woman was very agitated, her eyes bulging, "A really big snake!"
After saying this, she closed her eyes and fainted.
Just then, several shouts came from Ye Ziâanâs study.
The whole group had no choice but to go over and take a look. As they approached, Yang Chuxia wasnât scared yet, but the maids beside her huddled together in fright.
To be fair, no one could blame the maids for being scared. Anyone would be frightened upon seeing a giant snake as thick as a human waist coiled in the center of the room.
The guards stationed around the study each held a sword, keeping a distance, but Yang Chuxia noticed that the snake clearly didnât regard them as a threat. The disdain in its eyes was too obvious.
This snake seemed to possess intelligence; it was probably similar to an old monster from Funan.
"Wife, look at what itâs got in its mouth."
"Whatâs this about?" Yang Chuxia was puzzled, "Could it be delivering a message?"
It was holding a bundle in its mouth.
Hearing Yang Chuxia speak, the snake suddenly stretched its head forward. The snake was so incredibly long that even though Yang Chuxia was two or three meters away, it remained stationary and extended its head all the way to Yang Chuxiaâs face.
The maidservants behind Yang Chuxia screamed in panic.
"Shut up and get out of here!"
Knowing youâre scared yet coming out to watch the excitementâwhatâs wrong with you?
After this, these inexperienced maids would definitely need to be dealt with.
Turning her head back to the giant snake, its mouth was now open, and the bundle in its mouth fell to the ground. Its head swiftly retracted back.
From its movements, Yang Chuxia confirmed it was delivering a message, possibly a letter from Yangyang.
A surge of joy ran through Yang Chuxia. She quickly picked up the bundle from the ground and opened it, finding only a medicine bottle and a letter inside.
Seeing the words on the envelope, Yang Chuxiaâs vision blurred with emotion.
"This is Yangyangâs handwriting," Ye Ziâan marveled. Although their son was lazy with his studies, he wrote beautifully.
"Quick, see what heâs written!" Yang Chuxia was bursting with excitement; they finally had news. Her tightly wound heart could finally relaxâsince heâs writing, their son must be safe.
Ye Ziâan skimmed through the letter, taking in ten lines at a glance, and couldnât help but twitch his mouth.
Seeing his odd expression, Yang Chuxia snatched the letter to read for herself. After finishing, she was no longer calm, "This brat! Does he even care about his parents anymore?"
That mischievous child, not sending a word of reassurance nor coming home. When a letter finally arrives, itâs to ask for money.
Look at what he wrote, he wants to take the money and travel across Great Zhou!
"Donât be too hard on him. He probably canât come back, not that he doesnât want to," Ye Ziâan consoled her. "Hurry and prepare the money draft so it can be taken away; our son is in someone elseâs hands now."