Chapter 33: Cutting the Snake
The mountains are undulating, the old trees are towering, the branches are luxuriant, and Wei Wuji walks quickly. [Full text reading]
He was worried that the red bitter ginseng would be devoured by the giant snake, so he kept driving the basic body method and rushed through the mountains and forests, and in less than a day, he arrived at the position of the last time.
Observing from a distance, the red line Sophora was still there, not devoured by the giant snake, and the giant snake was still hiding in the grass, motionless guarding the medicinal herbs.
Wei Wuji breathed a sigh of relief, observed his surroundings, rested for a while, and began to prepare.
The giant snake is two or three zhang long, and if it fights on the spot, I am afraid that it will damage the red line of bitter ginseng. Wei Wuji was going to lure the giant snake away, away from the place where the herb was growing, and then get rid of it.
However, a giant snake like this who knows how to guard medicinal herbs already has a trace of spirituality, and it is not easy to lure it away. Of course, if a cultivator with real strength could directly step forward and kill him with a single sword. But the current Wei Wuji does not have such strength, so he can only think of other ways.
Wei Wuji looked around and found that there was a stream in the distance, and the grass by the stream had faint traces of crushing, extending to the location of the giant snake.
"The giant snake guards the red line of bitter ginseng, and it is impossible to keep it all the time, in addition to eating, you also have to drink water. The indentations of the grass and trees here should be the marks left by the giant snake drinking water. ”
Wei Wuji looked at the traces in the grass and thought to himself, "But the snake's ability to endure hunger and thirst is extremely high, and we have to find a way to make the giant snake drink water." ”
With a plan in mind, Wei Wuji began to set up the trap and capture a hare.
He poured the prepared medicine into the hare, then let it go, driving the hare towards the location of the red sophora sophora.
The hare was drugged and in a trance-like trance, unable to perceive the danger ahead, and jumped straight forward.
"As long as the snake swallows the hare, the medicine I put on the hare will attack, and then the snake will be so thirsty that it will not be able to drink water. Wei Wuji hid from a distance and observed.
When the hare reached the vicinity of the red sophora sophora sophora, the giant serpent sensed the approach of other creatures, and sprang out with a long tail. With a pop, the hare flew into the air and landed in the grass of more than ten feet, lifeless.
"Huh, you don't actually swallow your prey?" Wei Wuji looked depressed from a distance, pondered for a while, and said secretly in his heart: "If you don't swallow it once, I'll come a second time, if it doesn't work for the second time, you will come a third time, I don't believe that you won't swallow it every time." ”
Thinking of a way, Wei Wuji began to catch small animals. In the mountains and forests, there are many small animals, and after a while, Wei Wuji caught several. Next, Wei Wuji began to release an animal every once in a while, luring the giant snake to devour it.
Several baits were released one after another, and the giant snake swept away and did not swallow them.
Wei Wuji saw it in his eyes, and he couldn't help but feel a little impatient in his heart,
"Could it be that the giant snake's intelligence can see through the medicine I have given, so it doesn't swallow it? No, no, this giant snake is just an ordinary species, and it doesn't belong to the monster yet. And I'm afraid that the poison will attack, the giant snake will die and struggle, and it will affect the damage to the medicinal materials, and the medicine under it is not a poisonous medicine, it has almost no taste, and it is impossible to be recognized. ”
Thinking of this, Wei Wuji calmed down and continued to catch animals as bait, and continued to lure the giant snake to devour.
After a few attempts, the serpent finally opened its fanged mouth and swallowed the bait.
The next thing is to wait for the drug to come on. Wei Wuji was overjoyed.
After a while, the drug attacked, and the giant snake felt unbearable thirst in its body, and became restless. But it was reluctant to leave the red sophora and continued to endure in the grass.
After a while, the serpent's body burned like fire, and it could not be quenched without drinking water. It glides slowly through the grass and along its usual path towards the stream.
Wei Wuji saw it from a distance, and used the Inner Breath Concealment Technique to quietly follow.
Click, bell!
With a metallic sound, Wei Wuji's trapped trap buried under the grass was touched, and the giant snake was clamped at once.
"It worked!" Wei Wuji rushed over happily and pulled the rope.
With a bang, the chain slid between the branches of the tree, and the serpent was suspended high in the air.
The serpent struggled, its body flailing and swept with a whining wind.
Wei Wuji stepped forward and waved the steel knife in his hand, and a piece of knife light swept by.
The serpent's scales were hard, and the blade slashed at it, making the sound of gold and stone dragging across the rock.
This giant snake is close to the edge of mutation and is about to evolve into a demonic beast. Wei Wuji swung down with all his might, but he only slashed the snake body, but did not cut it.
The body of the snake dangling in the air shook desperately, driving the branches and leaves of the big tree to sway violently and rattle like a violent wind. Snake blood splattered from the wound and drenched Wei Wuji's face.
Wei Wuji shouted violently, and swung his knife again with all his strength, slashing at the wound on the snake's body.
The knife fell, the giant snake was cut in two, Wei Wuji jumped out of the way, watched the giant snake die and struggled, and finally slowly stopped.
Seeing the giant snake dead, Wei Wuji stepped forward, cut open the snake's body, took out the snake gall, and then took out a pot of wine and a bowl from the gourd space.
He poured some wine on the snake gall, washed it, put it in a bowl, and poured some more wine to puncture the snake gall. Dark green bile, flowing out of the snake's gall, stained the wine into a bowl of green.
Snake gall can strengthen the body, and it is most suitable to swallow with wine. Wei Wuji picked up the wine bowl, took a sip, and frowned, "It's so bitter! It's all extremely bitter and fishy, and it suppresses the taste of the wine......
"However, the bitter taste of good medicine is good for the body......" Wei Wuji picked up the wine bowl, regardless of the bitter taste, drank it in a big gulp, and swallowed it all in one go.
After drinking, Wei Wuji hurriedly took out a kettle and drank most of it before suppressing the bitter taste of snake gall in his mouth.
"I almost tumbled and vomited......"
Wei Wuji wiped his mouth, feeling a heat dissolve in his abdomen, merging into his limbs, and his body was full of comfort, and his physical strength was restored.
"This long snake is about to mutate, and the snake gall bladder also has some effect on restoring physical strength. He took a moment of respite and walked towards the location of the red bitter sophora sophora sophora
When he came closer, Wei Wuji leaned over to take a look.
Sophora ginseng is buried in the soil, and a small flower grows above the plant, exuding a refreshing fragrance. Among the stamens, there are several red whiskers, more than half a foot long, like red threads hanging down, gently floating with the wind, the name of the red line, from which it comes from.
Wei Wuji took out the medicine hoe and carefully dug the soil, for fear that he would accidentally damage a root.
"What is this? Is it still red sophora ginseng? Why does it seem to be different from what is recorded in the classics?"
Wei Wuji found that the bitter ginseng dug up was not the same as the description in the medicine book.
The appearance of the general red sophora is similar to that of common ginseng. And this red line Sophora sophora, under one plant, is actually two ginseng bodies!
Two red strains of Sophora sophora are grown in conjoined bodies, and only one plant grows outside. You can say that this is one strain of Sophora sophora, or you can think of it as two plants.
Wei Wuji also felt puzzled, as if he suddenly remembered something, he hurriedly flipped through the book of precious medicines he got from Shopkeeper Liu