[ He looks surprised at the reveal of what animal Sizhui got. A snake? It makes him think of zidian immediately, which makes him think of Jiang Cheng, which makes him sad. But he doesn't say anything about that, just puts on a laugh and smiles instead. ]

A snake, huh? That's definitely unexpected. I'm trying to imagine it a little though and it seems... like it would hurt the snake?

[ That sounds. Bad. But maybe not, maybe it's like zidian even more and being a whip doesn't hurt it because it's a weapon first, rather than a real snake. ]