"That night, in the middle of the night, my father and I came out to mix the sauce we needed for the next day. As I was sitting on the chair pouring water, I accidentally heard some noise,"
"Because it was late at night, no one should have been walking on the street. Only people like us, who are in the food business, would get up so early. When I heard that sound, I walked over to see,"
"The rustling sound was very faint and blurry. When I brought the lamp to the alley, I saw a dark mass moving there,"
"I moved the oil lamp closer for a better look, but I couldn't make out what that thing looked like. I only saw densely packed black scales and a long strip-like thing that looked like a tongue moving around, as if it were licking its own body,"
"It was licking its wounds." Ling Feng suddenly said.
"What? What?" Little Chen exclaimed in surprise.
"Nothing, go on."
