Chapter 809

The four little ones sneaked deep into the woods—a man-made forest of maple and ginkgo trees that would turn breathtakingly beautiful in autumn, with leaves blazing red and gold. But for now, everything was still lush and green. Once inside the ginkgo grove, Mina completely forgot about searching for the white snake and instead focused on scouring the ground for ginkgo nuts. Last year’s fallen nuts had rotted away their outer flesh by now, leaving only the hard-shelled seeds behind. Helen, eager to find Lady White Snake and learn magic from her, twisted her fingers anxiously. "Sis Mina, let’s hurry and find Lady White Snake! If we’re late, she might not want to teach us any spells!" Mina waved her off. "No rush, no rush. Lady White’s an immortal. If she wants to see us, she’ll show up herself. If she doesn’t, we could search all day and still not find her." She held up a ginkgo seed knowingly. "These little sprouts inside are packed with poison. I’ve got it all planned—I’ll collect the