All the preparations were done, and I knew the intention of the one-horn, who wanted to build a raft and let us take the raft to the other side of the waterhole, so that we could cross the river.

From the driftwood we picked up, the unicorn picked out some more thoughtful ones, and placed more than a dozen them side by side. Then, with vines that have been kneaded into ropes, they are connected one by one. The one-horned raft is very skillful, and it takes a while to take shape, but it is not strong no matter how you look at it, as if it is tied together haphazardly.

I asked the unicorn: "Why is your raft so loose, I have to fall apart when I look at the water." ”

The unicorn said: "You are a layman, this kind of soft tree vine will absorb a lot of water, and when it is put in the water, the vine will absorb water and expand, and it will become tighter." If it is tied too tightly, the vines will expand and the raft will deform, and the boat will have to capsize. So saying, he kicked the raft into the waterhole.

Soon the situation he was talking about appeared, and the vines on the raft absorbed water, and sure enough, the raft became stronger. I see, it seems that I still have a lot to learn, and I shouldn't doubt the professionalism of the unicorn. If he weren't a criminal, I would have to be a teacher.

Unihorn tied a longer vine to the trunk of the tree on our side and handed the other end to his assistant.

The assistant horse gave him a white meaning, and took the end of the vine, so he jumped into the water, swam to the opposite bank, and tied the vine firmly to a big tree. In this way, the vines are straightened and parallel to the surface of the water above the pool.

He jumped on the raft, and when he was firmly on his feet, he pulled the vine with both hands, and the raft under his feet moved, and in about a few minutes, he carried himself to the other side of the waterhole.

After that, his assistant jumped on the raft and carried us one by one to the other side of the waterhole in the same way.

On the last trip, he was troublesome, so he jumped on the raft and prepared to transport it over, but when he walked to the middle, he couldn't pull it, after all, although the three girls were light, they together far surpassed the fat brother.

The one-horned assistant simply jumped into the water and pushed the raft with the strength of his arms, letting Yan Qiu and the three of them pull the vines by themselves. It seemed to be quite effective, and the raft, which had been stagnant, began to move down the line again after he pushed it like this.

After walking about four or five meters, the one-horned assistant suddenly stopped moving, holding the raft with both hands, staring at the three girls on the raft, probably tired and needed to rest.

Jiang Li, who was originally on the raft, shouted happily to cheer, but when he saw that the raft was not moving, he turned his head and urged the one-horned assistant: "King Silver Horn, the revolution has not yet succeeded, you work hard." ”

The one-horned assistant may not understand her very well, and still looks at her like that, and no longer moves.

I shouted to Jiang Li on the shore: "There is no bullying like you, let the working people rest." ”

But before I could finish speaking, something went wrong in the water. The one-horned assistant slammed into the water, as if pulled straight into the water by a force, and then quickly floated up. His eyes widened and his mouth wide open, but he couldn't make a sound, as if he was in pain.

I immediately realized that something was wrong, and I stood up and looked into the water, but I couldn't see anything.

The fat brother leaned against the tree and said, "Go and see, is it cramping?" The water is cool here. ”

Before we could discuss it any more, the unicorn had already jumped into the waterhole with a thud and swam to the raft at great speed. Ignoring the assistant who was in trouble, he struggled to push the three girls and the raft to the shore, and then turned and swam towards the assistant.

At this time, the assistant has changed from sluggish to struggling, and there is a huge force that keeps pulling him into the water again and again. He just opened his mouth wide, trying to take in as much air as he could, and his hands kept stretching upward, struggling.

One horn plunged into the water, tossed for a while, then floated up and took a breath, and then plunged into the water again, going back and forth several times, but he didn't see any relief from his assistant.

We couldn't see anything clearly on the shore, we didn't know what was going on in the water, we just watched anxiously, and no one said a word.

I don't know how many times the horn has floated up to breathe, but I clearly saw that he was holding a large snake head the thickness of a tree trunk in his arms. I can't tell exactly how big the snake is, but the head of the snake can't be hugged by at least one adult man, and judging from the skin, it is a dark green python with black patterns.

The unicorn was wrestling with the python at this time, using the obsidian chip he had picked up earlier to scratch the python's body. But the python's skin was so thick that a small stone flake couldn't help it. With a flick of its head, it tossed the horn aside. The unicorn did not give up, and still dived under the water to fight the python.

It was already powerless in the water, and there was no weapon to take advantage of, coupled with the huge strength of the giant python, it didn't take long to see that the unicorn was exhausted.

Finally, the python suddenly raised its head high from the water, and then opened its mouth wide, and swallowed the head of the unicorn assistant in one gulp.

At this time, the assistant is already dying, and I am afraid that it is more than lucky.

I shouted to Jiang Li: "Hurry up, hurry up and play your flute." ”

Jiang Li shook his head and said, "It doesn't work, right?" Does the serpent have ears? ”

I didn't have time to discuss the question of whether the big snake had ears or not, so I took out the Demon Blade from Jiang Li's backpack, shook off the obstruction of others, jumped on the raft, held the knife in one hand, pulled the tree vine in the other, and quickly moved to the position of the one-horned one.

The one-horn, who had no strength, easily climbed onto the raft and said to me, panting and saying, "Quick, go back quickly, there is no help." ”

At this time, my eyes were full of tears, although we had only been together for two days, but I still had a very good impression of this young man of the same age, regardless of whether his behavior violated the law or not, at least his character was not problematic, and he got along with us very well.

I didn't give up, I held the knife in both hands, and with all my strength, stabbed the back of the head of the serpent with the assistant's head in its mouth. The scimitar plunged into the snake's body at once, and the python must have felt the pain, spit out the assistant's head, and swayed its body vigorously. I didn't let go, and continued to grapple with the hilt, my whole body being lifted up in the air by the python, hanging around the back of its head in the direction of its swing.

I didn't expect the vitality of this giant python to be so tenacious, after a swing, it plunged directly into the water, and took me into the water with me, the cold river instantly surrounded me, and I felt that every joint gap was like a needle prick. But that doesn't counteract my anger, yes, I'm not subduing the python now, I'm looking for revenge, and I'm full of rage.

I didn't care about breathing in the water, nor did I care about my own safety, but I just held the handle of the knife and swirled around the bottom of the pool in the direction of the python's swimming. In this state of self-forgetfulness, I have only one wish in my head, and that is to kill it. But with such a stalemate, it is obvious that I will lose in the end, but my mind is in chaos and there is no good solution.

Seeing that there was going to be a lack of oxygen, at this moment, I suddenly remembered Jiang Li's theory when he was sitting on the three collapses, let himself merge with nature, don't fight, and empty his mind to feel nature. I try to relax my body, to feel the direction of the current, not to fight it, but to swing my body with the water. After a while, I felt much better, lying on the back of the python, like a roller coaster, swinging freely in the water, as if gradually having fun.

I didn't indulge in this enjoyment, now that the sense of crisis was gone, my solution came, and the scriptures were remembered again in my chaotic brain, I held the knife in both hands, and began to recite the "Lengyan Sutra" in my heart. In just a few seconds, my scimitar began to emit blue light, and when the light was at its strongest, the python's movement began to slow down, slowly, and became motionless, and finally the water was washed downstream outside the pool.

I kicked the python's body with both feet, pulled out the scimitar with both hands, and quickly poked my head out of the water, panting for breath. Once I was breathing evenly, I began to feel the cold of the water again, quickly searched for the location of the raft, and climbed onto the raft with the last of my strength.

At this time, the unicorn must have rested for a while, and he also dragged his assistant onto the raft, and after I got on the raft, he pulled the vines with great difficulty and carried us to the other side.

As soon as I came ashore, everyone gathered around me and asked me if I was okay and if I was hurt.

Only the one horn knelt on the edge of the raft, watching his assistant say nothing, presumably with extreme sadness. It seems that he is still more affectionate, not like the attitude he always shows Xiàn, life and death.

I walked over and checked my assistant's pulse, and it was indeed hopeless. And all the bones below his chest seemed to have been shattered, soft as a noodle.