Chapter 160: Most of the people who can't survive today

The former site of the Divine Bird Country, located in the southwest mountains, is more remote than the mountains of the Wu Clan.

Many years ago, it was a rich and peaceful country, and the two secret arts of divination and charm gave them a natural mystical color, and they flourished.

Now, all that remains is desolation.

Because of the difficulty of the mountain road, Su Qingyuan and his party spent a whole month, almost after all the twists and turns, and finally found the desolate land on the tail of May.

According to legend, at certain times, in the fire bird temple of the Divine Bird Country, you can see the wonder of "the sun and the moon are bright".

Of course, Su Qingyuan was not interested in those hellish "spectacles".

From the day she entered the mountain, she had become very restless, and soon she had no food or sleep.

Although the Kingdom of the Divine Sparrow has become history, there are still people who have not moved away. Walking all the way along the former official road, there were fewer ruins and more villages along the way, and Su Qingyuan knew that the Shenque Kingdom of the past was about to arrive.

Because the locals were very unfriendly to outsiders, that night, the group found an open hillside away from the village and set up camp.

Su Qingyuan still couldn't sleep steadily, closed her eyes on the first watch, and woke up in less than three watches.

There are many trees in the mountains, and there are naturally many birds, beasts, insects and snakes.

Su Qingyuan lay in the tent and listened to the sound of insects chirping outside, and her heart became more and more irritable, as if there was not a blanket but a thorny cactus under her.

Lu Li had already slept steadily, and Su Qingyuan couldn't bear to disturb him.

She knows very well that with her current state, it is the limit to be able to hold on for another three days. If she can't adjust from this state as soon as possible, I'm afraid she will fall down before she sees her son.

Therefore, at this time, Lu Li's role as the backbone is reflected. ——In a team, there must be someone who is responsible for eating, sleeping, and stabilizing the morale of the army.

Su Qingyuan's mind kept floating some strange thoughts: one moment he believed that he would be able to find the temple tomorrow, and the other time he felt that the hope of finding his son was really slim; For a while, I wondered if this experience would be a dream, and for a while, I felt that there was no need to insist on such a ridiculous thing......

It's messy, it's messy, and it seems to be hot on my forehead again.

At some point, the sound of insects outside the tent had stopped.

When Su Qingyuan realized this, she immediately stood on end, and sat up suddenly.

I listened to it again, but there was still no movement outside.

Su Qingyuan couldn't sit still, and quietly lifted the corner of the tent, intending to get out.

But someone grabbed him by the wrist.

"Woke you up?" Su Qingyuan frowned.

Lu Li let out a long sigh: "You haven't slept well for a few days in a row, where can I sleep?" ”

"You sleep, I'll go out for a walk and I'll be back soon." Su Qingkite tried to push his hand away.

Lu Li sat up and shook his head: "Don't go out." Something is wrong outside. ”

Su Qingyuan frowned: "You also think something is wrong?" ”

Lu Li nodded: "The insects suddenly quieted down, which often means that they have sensed danger. ”

"What shall we do?" Su Qingyuan was frightened.

Lu Li grabbed her hand and said in a low voice, "Wait and see." ”

Su Qingyuan didn't dare to say much, but she heard her heart beating "bang, bang, bang".

Where there are many insects and ants, there are generally no overbearing poisonous snakes and beasts, which is one of the reasons why the guards choose to camp here.

So at this moment, what is the danger that the insects and ants are aware of?

The two held their breath and waited quietly for a long time.

There was still no movement outside. The golden-armored guards outside the arch guard didn't make a sound, I don't know if they were asleep, or if they didn't notice anything abnormal.

Lu Li endured impatience, and finally lifted the tent and walked out with Su Qingyuan.

When I got outside, I found that more than a dozen gold-armored soldiers were guarding the outside of this tent, vigilantly staring in a certain direction in the darkness.

Seeing Lu Li and the others coming out, Gu Lingxiao was stunned.

Lu Li frowned and asked him, "What did you find?" Why don't you make a sound reminder? ”

Gu Lingxiao hesitated: "I just felt that something was wrong before, but I couldn't figure out what the problem was. I just heard movement in the distance, but I don't know if we are too careful......"

As he spoke, a "rustling" sound came from a distance.

It seems to be getting closer.

Su Qingyu's cold hair stood on end: "This kind of place won't be haunted, right?" ”

Lu Li grabbed her hand and said in a deep voice: "It would be easy to do if it was really haunted." ”

Su Qingyuan was puzzled.

Lu Li listened carefully for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "I'm afraid, it's a snake." ”

Su Qingyuan shuddered and subconsciously shrank into his arms.

She has always prided herself on her boldness, and a snake or two usually does not scare her.

But what about a lot of snakes?

"Sand! Sand! Sand! ......" voice is getting closer.

Lu Li hurriedly said: "Hurry up and light the fire!" ”

Without his orders, the gold-armored soldiers had already run to light the fire.

When they set up camp in the evening, they had the foresight to gather a lot of dry wood and pile it up not far from the outside of the tent.

At this time, the dry firewood is set up and lit, and a small fire ring is formed outside the tent, which still has a bit of a deterrent effect on the wolves, insects, tigers and leopards in the mountains.

The flames had barely been lit when the previous voice had come near.

Su Qingyuan only saw some faintly shiny things in the dark slowly moving towards this side, and Lu Li reached out to cover her eyes.

"What's that?" Su Qingyuan asked urgently.

Lu Li said in a deep voice: "You don't have to care. ”

Su Qingyuan pushed his hand away and said hurriedly: "If you don't let me see it, I'm even more scared!" ”

Lu Li had no choice but to let her go and see it.

Sure enough, it was a snake.

Outside the ring of fire, thousands of snakes cocked their heads and spitted letters, making a "hissing" sound and swaying, as if they were dancing a mysterious dance.

The ring of fire blocks their path, so they aim in the same direction, all in the direction of the ring of fire. In the eyes of Su Qingyuan and these people, they are staring at the people in the fire circle.

Just became the prey of snakes for no apparent reason?

Su Qingyuan frowned and said in a low voice: "This is wrong!" If there wasn't enough food in the mountains, there wouldn't be so many snakes; If there was enough food, the snakes would not have been able to come to us in such a uniform manner......"

Lu Li sneered: "It's someone who is playing tricks." It seems that the owner of this place is not very welcoming to us. ”

Su Qingyuan tried her best to pretend that nothing happened, but her fingertips were still a little trembling.

Gu Lingxiao retreated to Lu Li's side and said in a low voice: "I'm afraid our firewood won't last until dawn, do you want to ...... Take a risk and try to chase them away? ”

Lu Li shook his head: "Don't worry, their owner should be about to appear." ”

As soon as the words fell, a slender white figure slowly came from the darkness.

It turned out to be a woman.

Gu Lingxiao shouted and asked, "Who is pretending to be a ghost?" ”

The man let out a chuckle and did not answer.

Su Qingyuan laughed and took two steps forward: "Hey, is the sister outside a local?" We came from afar, but we didn't know that the descendants of the gods were so hospitable, and knew that we hadn't eaten delicious food for a long time, so they brought us delicious food overnight! ”

"Delicious?" The woman repeated these three words in a gloomy tone.

Su Qingyuan smiled: "Yes! Water snake porridge, snake meat skewers, fragrant dragon and phoenix wings, Shouwu red heart soup, three fresh snake silk, braised snake tail...... It's a rare delicacy in the world! I've been thinking about it all the way, but the brothers at the bottom are really poor at catching snakes, and they only ate two meals of snake soup after more than ten days in the mountains, which hooked my gluttony! My sister brought us so many ingredients tonight, and we in our forties and fifties were afraid that we would have to eat them in a different way for a month—we were really flattered by such hospitality! ”

Lu Li came over and took her hand, shook his head and smiled bitterly.

The woman outside was silent for a long time, but still said in a cold voice: "Let's wait and see if you eat them in the end, or if they eat you?" ”

Su Qingyuan smiled: "Even if they eat us, it will just add a little fertilizer to this mountain forest, what's the big deal?" It's not a big deal if we just live to the fullest while we're alive, and when we're dead, we can quietly turn to dust and dirt, right? ”

There was another long silence, and the woman finally said in a dumb voice, "Who are you?" What is the matter with coming to my gods? ”

Lu Li let out a long sigh and slowly spoke: "Divine Sparrow...... I haven't heard this name from a stranger in almost twenty years. ”

The woman was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly asked, "...... you Is it someone who has a relationship with the Divine Sparrow? ”

Su Qingyuan smiled and sighed lightly: "Outside, we don't dare to mention the word 'divine sparrow'." Strictly speaking, we are not related to the Sparrow; But apart from us, there will be no one else who has anything to do with the Sparrow. ”

"Where are you from? What is the connection with the sparrow? The woman's attitude was evidently much more solemn.

Su Qingyuan thought for a while and said cautiously: "On the maternal side, there is a bit of blood involvement. I have always heard my mother talk about the sparrow, and my heart yearns for it, so I want to come and see it, but I really didn't expect that it was such an enthusiastic sister who greeted us, and the whole snake feast! Mother would have been glad to know of our situation. ”

The woman exclaimed, "If you think about my snakes again, I don't mind feeding you to them for snacks first!" ”

Su Qingyuan exclaimed exaggeratedly and got into Lu Li's arms.

Lu Li patted her on the back, looked up at the woman and smiled: "Girl, don't be weird, Wife Jing has always been as timid as a mouse, and when she sees something she is afraid of, she keeps saying that she wants to eat it, but in fact, it is just to give her own courage." Since these snakes are the girl's pets, we naturally have no reason to covet them. ”

"Hmph," the woman sneered, "you two are flamboyant, and it's not a good thing at first glance!" ”

Lu Li spread his hands helplessly and expressed his injustice: "The girl didn't even see our faces clearly, and she said a few words to us through the snakes and decided that we were 'not good things', isn't it a little too arbitrary?" ”

The woman didn't answer, turned around and left.

But her serpent didn't move.

Su Qingyuan saw that she was about to walk away, and couldn't help jumping to her feet and shouting, "Why don't you take the snake away?" Do you really want to leave it for us to bake and eat? ”

"Try it!" The woman replied in a loud voice, and soon disappeared into the night.

Su Qingyuan looked at those snakes that were eyeing each other and was worried.

Lu Li smiled: "It's okay." Leave two to keep vigil, and the rest go back to sleep. ”

"Can you sleep?" Su Qingyuan glared at him.

Lu Li hugged her back to the tent and said with a smile: "Why can't you sleep?" The master has appeared, and thousands of soldiers have been left behind to keep vigil for us—if we can't sleep well, won't we live up to the host's hospitality? ”

Su Qingyuan followed him to lie down, but refused to close his eyes: "You don't really want to sleep, do you?" Aren't you afraid of being the supper of those snakes in your sleep? ”

Lu Li, but smiled silently.

Su Qingyuan asked a few times, but Lu Li simply closed his eyes and ignored her.

Su Qingyuan lifted the corner of the tent and looked out for a while, only to see that the flames kept jumping, and sometimes there was a soft sound of firewood and grass bursting, which was a little quiet and peaceful. Several golden-armored soldiers stared vigilantly at the group of snakes outside, and they didn't seem to be flustered.

So, she's the only one who is worried?

Su Qingyuan was a little angry, so naturally he didn't want to worry about it anymore.

Thinking about it carefully, the woman's attitude changed after hearing the word "divine sparrow". Therefore, the identity of the other party has been revealed.

Tomorrow, things may be going forward, and that's good news.

As for tonight's events, it should be the other party's temptation and warning, right?

Tomorrow, most of the time I will see the old god bird, if she has two black circles under her eyes, she will definitely be laughed to death by the other party!

Thinking of this, Su Qingyuan was competitive, overwhelmed the previous anxiety and uneasiness, and fell asleep in a daze.

***

What woke up and slept was an exclamation from outside the tent.

Su Qingyuan rubbed her eyes and sat up with a "whew".

Lu Li had already rushed out of the tent. Su Qingyuan froze down, and then followed out.

I saw that the soldiers who accompanied him had all left the tent and were hurriedly picking up those uninvited guests with the tips of their knives beside the fire ring.

- It turned out that the firewood and grass had run out, and a rather large gap appeared in the fire ring, and the snakes that had been keeping watch outside all night finally found the opportunity to get in.

The gold-armored soldiers were quick with their eyes and hands, and they had already killed hundreds of snakes in a short time, but the ones behind them were still crawling towards this side.

What's even more terrifying is that over time, the gaps in the ring of fire will get bigger and bigger.

There are so many snakes out there, it looks like they'll never be able to kill them.

What's more, those guys are slender and agile, and they are obviously used to attacking. If you are slow for a while, they will break in......

Su Qingyuan shuddered, and subconsciously took two steps back.

"You go back to the tent first!" Lu Li pushed her.

Su Qingyuan frowned and did not move.

Lu Li was busy directing the soldiers to dismantle the tents and strengthen the fire ring, and he couldn't take care of her for a while.

Su Qingyuan sat down on a stone and stared at the group of snakes for a long time, and the more she looked, the more she felt that something was wrong.

Snake repellent usually relies on two things: medicine, or sound.

But the snakes didn't make any noise when they came, and there didn't seem to be a special smell in the vicinity. - How could these things have the patience to keep a night outside the ring of fire, and still try to drill into it until now?

There must have been something she had overlooked.

Su Qingyuan thought for a long time, and finally got up and walked to Lu Li's side and pulled his sleeve.

By this time, the guards had almost repaired the ring of fire, and they could breathe a sigh of relief for a while.

Of course, only "temporarily".

The timber will soon burn out, and the tent will soon be dismantled.

They will soon be faced with a swarm of snakes again. At that time, the people, who did not even have tents, had no choice but to meet them (to their deaths).

Lu Li grabbed Su Qingyuan's hand with a solemn expression.

"Lu Li, I'm thinking, these snakes don't seem to have been driven over, but like something on our own bodies that attracts them......" Su Qingyuan pondered and said the conjecture in his heart.

Lu Li was stunned and lowered his head.

Su Qingyuan pulled him to sit down on the stone and looked up at him.

Lu Li nodded: "There is such a possibility." Last night - this bunch came in a strange way. ”

In the night, the snakes and the woman in white appeared one after another, and everyone took it for granted that the woman drove the snakes over.

What if not?

Gu Lingxiao heard it next to him and hurriedly walked over: "When Niangniang said this, my subordinates remembered it - when we were resting in the town at noon yesterday, a lame woman sneakily came over, pulled on our carriage for a while, and almost opened the curtain to get in, and let me scold away!" At first, I thought she was trying to steal, but now that I think about it, I'm afraid she did something in our car! ”

Su Qingyuan got up and walked to the side of the carriage to check carefully, but did not find anything abnormal.

Not found, but that doesn't rule it out. After all, some drugs are colorless and tasteless, and there are more mysterious techniques than drugs in this deep mountain, and it is common for outsiders to be confused.

"Why don't we throw this carriage out and have a look?" Gu Lingxiao cautiously proposed.

Neither Lu Li nor Su Qingyuan objected.

So the soldiers all moved together, and soon removed the things from the carriage and threw them out one by one.

With each throw, there was a small commotion among the snakes, but after the commotion had passed, the situation did not ease.

At last seven or eight soldiers lifted the carriage, shouted a trumpet, and threw it out of the circle.

About 100 snakes were stoned to death.

The snakes became agitated, swaying and "hissing" and spitting out letters, looking very fierce.

After the commotion, some of the snakes climbed into the carriage, their eyes still focused on the direction of the ring of fire.

Hopes and dashed.

Lu Li said in a deep voice: "The other party's methods will not be so clumsy, so there is no need to waste their efforts." ”

"You don't say it until you're done throwing it away!" Su Qingyuan glared at him and complained about him.

At this point, the situation seems to be even worse than before. - The snakes that climbed into the carriage were condescending, taking advantage of the terrain, and their momentum was obviously much more sufficient.

You must know that some snakes that often live in trees can complete the action of "flying" by skillfully swinging their bodies.

In other words, at least some of the snakes were already able to break through the ring of fire by this time.

Su Qingyuan was uneasy.

Lu Li held her hand tightly, trying to comfort her, but found that he had no bottom in his heart.

Su Qingyuan rubbed his sideburns vigorously, and suddenly jumped up: "Lu Li, did you bring that purse?" ”

Lu Li immediately took out the purse in his arms.

Well, it's still the ugly one made by Su Qingkite many years ago.

When Su Qingyuan first learned witchcraft, she once saw some strange herbs recorded in the book, so she instructed the Tai Hospital to collect some for her, fiddle around for a while in her spare time, and make up some useless medicines to pass the time.

Once when Lu Li saw it, she randomly selected a few flowers and plants and stuffed them into his hands, jokingly saying that it was for him to ward off evil spirits.

Who knew that Lu Li took it seriously, put it away and stuffed it into his purse, which made Su Qingyuan embarrassed, so he didn't tell him that it was just a joke.

At this time, when I think about it, those few herbs are indeed somewhat useful.

The climate of the Wu clan and the Divine Sparrow is similar, and they are both in the deep mountains, and of course there are many similarities between plants, trees, insects and snakes.

Dispelling dampness and preventing insects and snakes is the daily life of the people of the gods, so why not the witch clan?

Su Qingyuan opened the purse, poured out the contents one by one, and casually threw the "useless" back to Lu Li, and put the remaining ball of herbs on the stone, and then took out some herbs from his own sachet and mixed them together.

Lu Li watched quietly from the side, and asked carefully for a long time: "This thing, useful?" ”

Su Qingyuan raised her head and smiled at him: "Of course it works, because I'm a 'monster'!" ”

Lu Li was overjoyed.

Su Qingyuan went back to the only tent that had not been demolished and rummaged for a long time, and finally turned out a crumpled piece of straw paper in the corner, and drilled it out with a smile: "I threw away everything that could be used, I suddenly remembered that I wiped a wild fruit with paper last night and ate it, and the waste paper was thrown on the ground and not thrown out - this is really an endless road!" ”

As she spoke, she flattened the piece of paper, bit her fingers, and drew a zigzag symbol on the paper.

Lu Li couldn't cry or laugh: "You just use this piece of straw paper to draw talismans?" ”

Su Qingyuan glanced at him: "I will use it!" If there's no good one, you can't use human skin, right? ”

With that, she grabbed the herbs from earlier, carefully selected a few, wrapped them in the straw paper, lit them, and placed them on the pile of snake corpses.

"Does it work?" Lu Li couldn't help but ask again.

Su Qingyuan closed her eyes and said something in her mouth.

Lu Li saw her solemn face, and finally believed a little in his heart.

The secret art of the witch clan has its own subtlety, and I think this little witch girl has some Taoism, otherwise she should not be willing to waste this effort.

This can be regarded as a bright flower.

Lu Li thought like this, and was about to rest assured, when he suddenly heard Su Qingyuan reading in his mouth: "Hell, the god sparrow turtle king bastard, stealing my son is not even if you still want my mother's life, it's just a loss of conscience, a mad wolf's heart, and a dog's lungs, you at least let me eat a whole snake feast and die......"

Lu Li rolled his eyes, straightened up and instructed Gu Lingxiao and them: "Most of them won't survive today, be ready to fight hard!" ”