"Ah Huang! Don’t mess around, don’t mess around!"
The woman hurried forward, hugging the golden python.
Liang Yuan couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow, instinctively wanting to take action.
Ding Yan also couldn’t help but shout, "Don’t go over there!"
But to their surprise, the golden python did not harm the woman.
Instead, it opened its blood-red mouth towards Liang Yuan and Ding Yan, hissing as if to warn them not to come closer.
Liang Yuan held back Ding Yan, saying, "Wait."
Ding Yan was also a bit surprised, "This mutant creature seems different from those mutant cats?"
Liang Yuan nodded slightly, looking at the woman, and asked, "Is this golden python raised by you? Can it understand what you say?"
The woman wiped her tears while hugging the golden python, "Yes, I raised it. When I was ten, my dad gave it to me before he passed away. It has always been with me, it is very gentle and has never hurt anyone."
"Ah Huang is very obedient, you have to believe me. It really won’t hurt anyone. Ah Huang, go back!"
As she spoke, she immediately instructed the golden python to go back into the closet.
The golden python hissed with its tongue, its eyes showing a human-like hesitation.
After a moment, it followed the woman’s words and crawled back into the closet, unusually obedient.
Witnessing this scene, even though Liang Yuan and Ding Yan had seen a lot, they were taken aback.
Ding Yan wondered out loud, "Are mutant creatures this obedient?"
Liang Yuan carefully observed the golden python, trying to discover any differences between it and an ordinary golden python to determine where the mutation had occurred.
However, to the naked eye, it really seemed to have no mutations.
Its skin was a mix of golden yellow and milky white, with tightly packed, beautiful scales, and a pair of eyes that were brownish-gray.
Liang Yuan noticed a vertical stripe on its forehead, which was probably the only physical difference from a normal golden python.
"Has it really not mutated?"
Liang Yuan was secretly amazed. He didn’t know much about golden pythons.
He had seen wealthy families raising such a thing online, but never encountered one in real life.
But it seemed that the woman and this golden python had an unusual bond.
The golden python was a gift from her father before he passed away, which gave it special significance.
Liang Yuan instinctively used his spiritual power to approach the golden python.
The moment his spiritual power touched the golden python, it suddenly lifted its head, hissing and looking towards Liang Yuan.
Liang Yuan felt a spiritual consciousness flooding towards him.
Within that consciousness, there were emotions of vigilance, caution, and dislike.
Liang Yuan was moved, "It really has self-awareness!"
Liang Yuan’s eyes flashed slightly, sending out waves of goodwill with his spiritual telekinesis, gently comforting the golden python.
The golden python looked at Liang Yuan in confusion, and after a moment, slowly relaxed its guard and laid down again.
Liang Yuan was delighted. This golden python could actually have simple communication with his spiritual power!
He roughly figured it out. This golden python had probably awakened a spirit attribute.
So, it looked no different externally, but its spirit attribute had increased, giving it a certain level of intelligence.
No wonder it hadn’t harmed the woman or gone out to eat people.
Liang Yuan finally looked at the woman and asked, "What’s your name?"
The woman quickly replied, "Huang Han, my name is Huang Han. Mr. Liang, I know you, they all say you’re a good person. Please, Ah Huang really hasn’t harmed anyone; it’s always been by my side. I’ve always fed it fish."
"Please believe me, everything I said is true. Please don’t hurt it."
Huang Han’s eyes reddened, and tears flowed as she pleaded earnestly.
Her tears washed away the dirt on her face, revealing that she had temporarily made herself look ugly.
This was probably something all women would do nowadays.
The golden python seemed to sense Huang Han’s emotions and immediately raised its head, looking hostilely at Liang Yuan and Ding Yan.
At this point, Liang Yuan already believed Huang Han’s words. This golden python was indeed not an ordinary mutant creature.
However, whether it had harmed anyone, he couldn’t be sure.
But for now, he hadn’t heard any reports from residents about a python eating people.
Also, there were no corpses or bones found in the house.
Of course, it could also be that Huang Han had cleaned up.
From what he could tell, this golden python had only awakened a spirit ability. If necessary, Liang Yuan was confident he could kill it.
He thought about it and said to Ding Yan, "This golden python has significant research value. It can teach us a lot about mutant creatures. As it seems now, not all mutant creatures have aggressively attacked humans."
"So, let’s leave the golden python alone for now and continue our sweep of the building."
"Huang Han, does the golden python’s diet include fish?"
Liang Yuan’s last question was directed at Huang Han.
Huang Han was overjoyed and quickly replied, "It didn’t before, but now there’s no food. I can only catch some fish to feed it. It also catches mice in the hallway to eat."
Liang Yuan raised an eyebrow, "It catches mice? No wonder I haven’t seen any rats in our building."
Logically, during such a flood, mice would also mutate.
Without food, the mice would surely be active, searching for something to eat.
But so far, he hadn’t heard of any sightings of rats in Building 76.
He had initially thought it was due to the mutant cats; now it seemed golden python was also a key player in controlling the rat population.
Huang Han hurriedly added, "Ah Huang is really impressive. It’s great at catching mice and even swims to catch fish. When I was starving before, it would catch fish for me to eat."