Mo Yan was still in the courtyard when she heard Little Flower's somewhat piercing roar from the back mountain. Anxious, she quickly opened the side door and ran towards the mountain, with Xin Er following her.
At the foot of the mountain, Zhenzhen and the other youngsters anxiously looked up towards the mid-slope, where a fierce battle was taking place. They had approached for a moment earlier but had almost been flung away by the Red Python's tail, so they didn't dare to follow any further.
Seeing Mo Yan approach, they bombarded her with questions about what to do. They were familiar with several wild animals and didn't want any of them to get hurt.
Halfway up the mountain was covered with withered grass. Mo Yan could only hear Little Flower's cries but couldn't see them; instead, she saw the Red Python, which should have been hibernating, raising its massive head and quickly slithering through the grass, with the sound of its tail angrily slapping the ground faintly audible.