After Zhang Yue and Lin Wan'er entered the cavern with the Double-headed Lion cub, the sky outside had grown completely dark. The night fell like a heavy black satin, tightly wrapping around the entire world without letting in a single ray of light. The cave was cold and damp, and by the dim, flickering firelight, water droplets could be seen seeping from the cave walls, dripping steadily to form small puddles on the ground. The stalactites hanging from the ceiling took on bizarre shapes—some resembling sharp fangs, others like drooping curtains—casting eerie shadows that danced in the wavering flames.
"Wan'er, we need to make good use of this python. We can't let it go to waste," Zhang Yue said as he laboriously dragged the python's carcass into a corner of the cave. Beads of sweat covered his forehead, sliding down his cheeks to gather at his chin before dropping heavily onto the ground. His clothes had already been torn to shreds in the previous battle, and now they were stained with dust and blood, with several large rips exposing the scraped skin beneath. Yet his gaze remained steady and fierce, as if a fire that would never be extinguished burned within him.
Lin Wan'er stepped closer, blinking her large eyes as she asked, "Brother Yue, what are you planning to do?" Her hair was somewhat disheveled, with a few stray strands clinging to her forehead, and her face was smudged with dust, leaving her normally fair and rosy cheeks looking a bit grimy. Even so, her big eyes …
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