I rely on the system to support my eighteen brothers and sisters

"Snake, where is it, where is it?"

As soon as they heard there was a snake, all the children became nervous and looked around vigilantly, fearing that a snake would jump out from the corner and bite them if they were not paying attention.

"Here, here..."

I don't know who discovered it first, but the scene was in chaos. Amid the screams of a group of children, a black shadow jumped out from a brick crack and moved quickly under the children's feet.

"Ah, there really is a snake, be careful, don't step on it, or it will bite you."

"Sister, I'm afraid..."

……

Qiao Linxi went to the second floor of the main building, where there was a bed. She cleaned it up casually and lay down.

For some reason, the rooms on the second floor are completely different from the scenes on the first floor.

It was obvious that the things on the first floor had been abandoned for a very long time, perhaps dozens or even hundreds of years, otherwise the grass would not have grown so tall.

Although the second floor is also uninhabited, it looks like the owner has just gone traveling and has not been abandoned for long. There is just a little dust on the bedding, which can be dusted off and still used.

Qiao Linxi didn't care who lived in this house before, it was hers now anyway. Her fingers, feet and whole body hurt. In addition, she didn't pay enough attention during those days in the dark cell, so she felt a little weak now and just wanted to have a good sleep.

But not long after she lay down, there was chaos outside. She frowned and for the first time felt that having too many brothers and sisters was not necessarily a good thing. They were too noisy.

"That's where the snake went."

Qiao Linbao swung a wooden stick and chased the black shadow. Seventeen children followed behind him, making a lot of noise and making the mansion, which had been silent for many years, lively again.

"It went to Sister Lin Xi's room on the second floor. Go catch it quickly and don't let it bite Sister Lin Xi."

A group of noisy children chased the black shadow all the way to the main building and up to the second floor.

Inside the room, Qiao Linxi just wanted to ask them what they were arguing about when the door was pushed open.

Qiao Linxi patiently asked, "What's wrong?"

"There's a snake, Sister Lin Xi, did you see it? It ran in, it's black."

When Qiao Linxi heard about snakes, she thought of snakes covered with scales, making sizzling sounds when crawling, with red eyes and black tongues. She got goose bumps all over her body. Girls are naturally afraid of snakes.

But Qiao Linxi didn't see the snake run in. She shook her head: "I didn't see it."

"Really? But we watched it come in. Look for it quickly. Don't hide it or I'll bite someone."

Well, Qiao Linxi’s idea of ​​taking a nap was dashed, so she had to sit up and watch the group of children running around in her room.

"Strange, where are you going?"

No one found the snake. Just as Qiao Linxi was about to ask them to leave, he felt a sharp pain in his right hand.

Qiao Linxi raised his right hand and pulled his sleeve up a little. A slender black snake was biting Qiao Linxi's wound, and its tail was still curled up.

"Ah...it bit Sister Lin Xi."

Looking at the black snake that had just bitten her wound, Qiao Linxi took a breath of cold air. How come she didn't notice the snake running into her sleeve at all?

"Sister, don't move. I'm going to kill it."

Qiao Linbao held the stick and slowly approached Qiao Linxi, who was looking at the snake that had bitten her wound. The snake was not big, as thick as a little finger and a little longer than a chopstick. To Qiao Linxi's surprise, there were two barely noticeable horns on the black head.

"You guys stand back, I'll do it myself."

Qiao Linxi was just about to reach out and pinch the snake's head. Isn't it said that you should hit the snake at its most vulnerable part? Qiao Linxi was about to start at that part, when the system spoke again.

"Master Host, it seems you can't kill it."

Qiao Linxi: Why?

"Have you forgotten what Gu Changfeng said?"

Qiao Linxi: He said so much, how do I know which one you are referring to?

"Hey, he said he wouldn't take your life, at most he would use your blood to feed the Dragon God."

Qiao Linxi: What? This little snake is a dragon god?

"I guess, yes..."

Qiao Linxi: Didn’t they say it was suppressed?

"It's possible that it was transformed by its spirit. Anyway, you can't kill it. It will just suck a little bit of your blood."

Qiao Linxi: Is it poisonous?

"Oh, why are you so stupid? Would the host poison his own food?"

Of course not. Qiao Linxi was relieved to know that the snake was not poisonous. But the place where it bit was the place where he had bitten off the flesh earlier. The sharp teeth were embedded in the flesh, and it felt like a needle piercing the wound. It was excruciatingly painful.

The pain made Qiao Linxi break out in cold sweat.

"Sister Lin Xi?" When Qiao Linbao saw Qiao Linxi staring at the snake, he called her softly.

"Oh, it's okay, this snake is not poisonous. Maybe you scared it, so it ran out. Go out and do what you need to do."

"But..." Qiao Linbao wanted to say something, but when he saw Qiao Linxi's eyes, he shut up. Just as he was about to take the children out, the snake suddenly let go of Qiao Linxi and flew towards Qiao Linbao.

Qiao Linbao dodged in a hurry. The snake flew to the window, crawled out through the window, then went up to the roof and disappeared.

"Why is there a snake? It's so strange."

Qiao Linxi didn't want to sleep anymore, so he stood up and said, "This snake might be an original resident of this yard. We barged in so noisily, which of course disturbed it, so it came out to claim its territory. Well, let's do what we need to do, it's getting dark."

Qiao Linxi spoke, and the children left noisily again. She walked to the window sill and looked down. She felt that the whole yard was full of people. There were too many children.

After experiencing the incident in the dark prison, Qiao Linxi had more worries in her heart, which led to her depressed mood.

She was thinking that if she was a person of status and position, even if she could not fight against Gu Changfeng, she would have the ability to protect herself and would not be arrested by a villain like Qin Wanying.

She also understood that the so-called justice in this era was to condescend to power.

Justice only serves the powerful. A person like her who has no status and no background can be crushed to death by any small official.

Before, she had never thought about what kind of person she wanted to become. She just wanted to live in peace and support her 18 brothers and sisters.

But now it seems that her dream is ridiculous. What is the meaning of living? In the end, we will die anyway. Why not do something meaningful from birth to death? Not to make a big splash, just to leave some traces in this world.

"If you want to climb higher, you might as well start with business. Although merchants are the lowest among the four classes of people, only when you have money can you realize your dreams. Isn't your business system already at level one? You can upgrade it if you manage it carefully."