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Upon seeing the Serpent Origin Fruit, Qin Fang quickly walked over, intending to pick them as soon as possible… These Serpent Origin Fruits had long been ripe and could fall off at any moment if not harvested promptly.

"Huh... what's that?"

However, just as Qin Fang took a few steps towards the small pond, his gaze shifted away from the Serpent Origin Fruit and was drawn to another place, captivated instantly.

At this moment, in a shadow not far from the small pond, there was a very smooth depression, quite sizable, seemingly meant for the Xuan Shui Python to coil up.

However, the Xuan Shui Python did not appear, and instead, some dry grass had been piled up into a nest-like shape there.

Inside this small nest, there was a tiny animal, staring with a pair of very gentle and adorable eyes at Qin Fang, who was gradually approaching.

In the Xuan Shui Python's lair, such a small animal appeared... This scene naturally made Qin Fang's gaze focus immediately.

"A ferret?"

Looking at this little creature, Qin Fang muttered in puzzlement while tossing a scouting skill over.

This small animal was tiny, looking somewhat like a legendary ferret, but its fur seemed a bit unusual, not quite fitting.

However, these were just Qin Fang's assumptions; everything awaited the scouting skill to provide feedback, which would be the real answer.

"Snow Ferret?"

But when the result truly came back, Qin Fang was taken aback, especially when he carefully examined the detailed introduction of this creature, finding it all the more peculiar.

"Why would there be such a thing here?"

Glancing at the surrounding environment, and recalling this secret place's setting carefully, the more Qin Fang thought about it, the stranger the presence of this little Snow Ferret seemed.

Snow Ferrets are relatively rare, typically found in colder regions, especially abundant on snow mountains.

However, the secret place where Qin Fang and his companions were, even if Qin Fang was here for the first time, he knew the climate here was entirely different from that of snow mountains, being more like spring all year round, unfit for Snow Ferrets...

It was precisely because of this that Qin Fang found the appearance of this Snow Ferret so strange.

"Forget it, it has nothing to do with me..."

However, Qin Fang wasn't the type to obsess over such matters. Though the appearance of this Snow Ferret was strange, it didn't seem to affect him much, so he didn't pay it too much mind.

Qin Fang did not disturb the Snow Ferret, intentionally avoiding its position as he made his way to the Serpent Origin Fruits.

The Snow Ferret did not move either, just stayed within the hay pile, watching Qin Fang with its cute eyes as he passed by.

As Qin Fang walked away, although he didn't look at the Snow Ferret again, he kept an eye on it… No choice, although this Snow Ferret looked adorable, underestimating it might cost one's life.

Most ferrets pose little threat, being small animals, but some are extremely dangerous, with poisonous claws or teeth.

Being scratched or bitten by such a ferret could be fatal...

This particular Snow Ferret belonged to that category, and the scouting skill's feedback indicated its toxicity was at a terrifying level.

Of course, Qin Fang didn't fear the Snow Ferret's poison; he had Little Dragon as protection, invulnerable to any poison, even the Snow Ferret's deadly venom.

This Snow Ferret was somewhat special; although called a Snow Ferret, its fur wasn't pure white but rather an unhealthy-looking grayish-white.

This wasn't because it was a different species, just a result of its living environment… being too different from the snow mountains with its perpetual spring-like conditions here.

Keeping a distance from the Snow Ferret, Qin Fang approached the Serpent Origin Fruits, intending to pick them quickly and leave.

The Snow Ferret did not move, seemingly indifferent to Qin Fang harvesting the fruits...

The anticipated crisis did not occur, and Qin Fang breathed a slight sigh of relief. He wasn't worried about the Snow Ferret's speed, but its potential disruption causing damage to the Serpent Origin Fruits would be a real disaster.

Besides being venomous, the Snow Ferret's speed was also daunting...

Fortunately, none of that happened. Qin Fang picked the Serpent Origin Fruits one by one, flipping his wrist to make them disappear into his Props Box.

The Serpent Origin Fruits are medicinal, yet extremely fragile, requiring special preservation after being picked, or they would quickly rot.

Once in the Props Box, time was essentially stopped, so there was no worry of them spoiling, and besides Qin Fang, no one could damage them.

However, Qin Fang failed to notice that the moment he placed the Serpent Origin Fruits into the Props Box, the Snow Ferret that had been watching him intently released a sharp glint in its eyes, as if it saw something particularly interesting.