Chapter 977: Vines
They went all the way, and encountered several fierce beasts on the road, either bears or tigers, leopards, and even poisonous snakes.
After all these years, the plum blossom needles of Yang Xianmao have been perfected. Although it is not as good as Feng Qiuyu of the top division in terms of quantity, it is already enough to be proud of the others.
In the evening, Boss Tao said, "Are we just going around?"
Yang Xianmao said: "The number of southern vines is very small, and there is no fixed rule, whether you can meet it depends on luck. If you don't have luck, you won't be able to see it even if you pass by. Because the mountains and forests are so dense that even if they are dozens of steps away, hidden in the depths of the dense forest, you may not be able to find them. “
"Is there any clue? We can look for it according to the clues, there must be something different from the others. “
These words reminded Yang Xianmao, he pondered for a moment, and said: "If there is anything different from the others, it is that the leaves of this southern vine are the favorite food of the Hundred Flower Snake. The white snake has a snow-white body and flower-like spots on its body, which is very long, and the venom of this snake is very scary. It won't make you die right away, but it can make you lazy and unrefreshed, and eventually your skin will gradually lose consciousness and your whole body will be paralyzed and you will die, and there will be no pain when you die. “
Boss Tao shrunk his neck, although it didn't sound very scary, but it made people shudder. Dying unknowingly is like boiling a frog in warm water, and you won't notice it until you die.
Tao Lao Er said: "Is there an antidote to the poison of this snake?"
Yang Xianmao said: "Yes, there is, but it is extremely troublesome to configure, so if you find a white snake somewhere after a while, it is best not to let it bite, otherwise it will be very troublesome to heal, and it may leave sequelae." “
Several other people nodded frequently, and it was indeed best not to be bitten, but they were afraid that it would backfire.
Tao Laosan said: "If the white snake likes to eat the south vine, then we can follow the white flower snake to find the south vine." “
Yang Xianmao nodded and said: "This method is not impossible, but the white flower snake is not easy to see, and there is only one in the entire Nan Vine, so theoretically speaking, if you find the white flower snake, it is indeed easier to follow the white flower snake to find the south vine." “
Earlier, they had encountered a few snakes, but none of them were white-flowered snakes, and they had encountered some pythons, and when they walked back, they focused on the broken branches and found a few more snakes. One of them was coiled on top of their heads, and when they passed under the tree, if Yang Xianmao hadn't discovered it in time, it was likely that the head of Tao Lao, who had walked under the tree, had already been bitten by a snake, and once the head was bitten by a snake, it was almost certain death.
It was precisely because of this poisonous snake that Yang Xianmao was overjoyed, and said happily: "This is called the silver snake, this kind of snake likes to be with the white snake, let's follow it, maybe we can find the white snake."
So the men followed the snake at a distance, and the snake climbed along the trunk and vines without coming down to the ground. Because the forest is very dense, and there are so many vines between the trees, almost connected that it can climb from one vine to another, all the way forward. The snake didn't notice that they were following. After walking a few miles forward, he heard the sound of rushing water, the sound was very small, Yang Xianmao suddenly stopped, pointed to the front and said, "Everyone be careful, then you have several white flower snakes." “
Everyone looked forward nervously, and sure enough, they saw a few long snakes hanging from the tree, and if it didn't move, they couldn't even tell that it was a poisonous tongue, and they would only notice it when it flowed slowly, because its shape looked too much like a vine. Fortunately, Yang Xianmao's sharp eyes recognized it, and the few white flower snakes slowly swam forward, and a few of them followed behind, carefully paying attention to the surrounding situation. Suddenly, Yang Xianmao said in surprise: "There should be Nan Teng in front, because I smell the unique smell of Nan Teng." “
They watched their feet all the way, because they didn't know where something would come out. The sound of the water is getting louder and louder, and further on, you can already feel the water vapor permeating the mountains, and the sound of the water is also deafening, with such a sound, Yang Xianmao can almost immediately judge that there should be a waterfall in front of it.
Further on, they could already see a wide waterfall falling from a high cliff, more than 100 zhang high. When the white snakes climbed to the waterfall, they disappeared, and several people were taken aback and hurriedly stepped forward. When they got closer, they gasped as they noticed that the white snakes had crawled through the air.
Not to be precise, but to climb along a long vine that hangs on this side of the cliff, crosses the air in front of the waterfall, and connects to the opposite mountain forest, like a long one-nosed ropeway hanging horizontally in the air.
Because of the distance between the two sides of the cliff, no one knows how this vine hangs in the air, perhaps man-made, or it may be a miracle of nature. The snake climbed down the vine to the middle and began to eat the leaves on the vine. Yang Xianmao happily whispered to the others: "This vine should be Nanteng." “
Boss Tao said happily: "Then let's quickly cut off one and take it away." “
Yang Xianmao said: "It's not that the whole vine can work, but only a small part of the vine can work." “
He walked to the edge of the cliff and said, "Be careful, don't fall, it's very high." “
Boss Tao let go and said nervously: "How can we cut off the vines? Do we first have to go down to the bottom of the waterfall and go around to the other side to find it?"
Yang Xianmao said, "Didn't you notice that this vine actually grew from this side and went back and forth, so it was actually in the middle of the big tree. The key to judging the medicinal part of the southern rattan lies in this, where the leaves are dense, it means that the medicinal properties are higher, and the leaves in other places are loose or even none, indicating that the medicinal properties are low or even no medicinal properties. Therefore, if you want to cut it, you can only cut the part of the vine that extends back to the middle, and you can cure your father's gout.
Boss Tao turned his head to the third child and said, "Brother, your light skill is the highest, and you still have to crawl over and cut it." “
Tao Laosan smiled bitterly and said, "It's okay to just cut vines, but what about the white snakes on it? “
"You shit, can't you deal with a few snakes? You've been practicing for so many years in vain. “
"If it's a few people, even if it's a martial arts master, I'm not afraid, but this snake is really too scary. And once poisoned, it is difficult to treat, or we will use arrows to scare those snakes away before climbing up. “
Several people said yes and looked at Yang Xianmao.
Yang Xianmao said: "I can only bring you here, as for digging medicine, of course, you will do it." But let me remind you that the white snakes like to live in groups, which means that if you shoot them, maybe the others will come out, and we can't help but guard against this. “
"Understood, let's move quickly, the second child and the two of us will shoot the white flower snake with arrows, and the third child you crawl over and cut off that piece for medicine." “
Tao Laosan thought that he could only do this, so he nodded in agreement, he carefully stepped on the vine, and slowly walked towards the middle like a steel cable.
He stepped on Nanto, and it was obvious that the vibration under his feet made the white snakes start to be agitated, and they quickly turned their heads to stare at him. He continued to approach the White Flower Snake, which wrapped its body around the long vine, raised its head half a foot high, spit out a red scorpion, and stared at Tao Laosan with its fangs.
"Shoot the arrows. “
Boss Tao gave an order, and the two arrows flew away, but the two of them had average archery skills, so one arrow missed, and the other shot on the vine, but did not hit the white snake.
Tao Laosan walked along the vines, and the approaching snakes stared at him, and suddenly rushed forward to his feet. He immediately slashed with a single knife, but the movements of the snakes were extremely agile, and they dodged the single knife in his hand extremely quickly. Tao Lao Da and Tao Lao Er were afraid of hurting their younger brother, so they didn't dare to release the arrows again, and watched nervously, hoping that Tao Lao San could end the battle as soon as possible and kill those snakes so that they could cut down Nanteng.
At this moment, Yang Xianmao suddenly felt a sense of uneasiness, because he faintly heard a hissing sound. The cry was made by one of the female snakes, who had been hiding behind her, raising her head high and spitting out long red apricots, making an unusually sharp but barely detectable sound. Except for Yang Xianmao who could feel it, the three Tao brothers didn't even know that there was such a sound.
Yang Xianmao was immediately alert. He said urgently: "It's not good, a snake on it seems to be sending out a cry for help, if you call a companion, it will be troublesome." “
Boss Tao was also startled, and said hurriedly: "How about that? Why don't we tell the third child to withdraw first, and shoot these snakes to death before going over." “
Yang Xianmao didn't seem to hear Boss Tao's words at all, just staring around intently. Then he said nervously: "Something is wrong, retreat to the vines quickly, we can still dodge, otherwise we are afraid of danger." “
Yang Xianmao didn't wait for the two of them to answer, he had already preemptively stepped onto the vine, and walked quickly along the thick vine to the middle.
Tao Laosan was fighting with those snakes, and seeing the vines under his feet shaking, he turned his head slightly to see Yang Xianmao walking towards him quickly. got up and said, "Young Master Yang, don't come here, I can deal with them without your help." “
The Tao boss and the second brother below still didn't understand why Yang Xianmao went to the vines. He said loudly: "Young Master Yang doesn't need to worry, our three brothers are all famous figures in the rivers and lakes. What kind of people can help us, let alone snakes. “
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard his younger brother Tao Lao Er next to him scream: "Oh, there are so many snakes, big brother be careful." “
Boss Tao turned his head to look, and suddenly his cold hair stood on end, and countless hundred-flowered snakes appeared in the grass spitting long red letters, their heads stood up, their eyes flashed with cold light, and they were swimming towards them quickly.
Before Boss Tao could give the order to attack, Boss Tao had already jumped on the vine with a swoop, and quickly swayed along the vine to the middle. Boss Tao realized that his younger brother's light skills were not bad, at least he had the ability to escape from the vines. However, he also immediately found that his light skills were still good. Because he made the same choice, he quickly jumped on the vine and walked along the vine.