Chapter 16: The Tribulation
The return journey has been walking for several days, Shi Yu is sitting on the branch, drinking the spring water in the kettle, he looked at Uncle Chen Xueyan who was walking behind, first wait for them to follow, and then go to explore the way, so as not to get separated from them, the tree under his feet is very high, the field of vision is very wide, he can see Uncle Chen and Xueyan a mile away, as well as the horse that camels Xueyan, he can't see how far away from them, he can only see that they are two moving points, approaching him little by little. Since the horses followed them, they had traveled much faster, and Shi Yu's burden was now hunched on the horse's back, only carrying his streamer sword, which was much more comfortable.
Shi Yu was waiting for them on the tree, but they couldn't come for a long time, Shi Yu was a little bored waiting, so he simply lay on the branch, pulled out his sword, and played.
"Streamer Sword, Streamer ......" he muttered to himself, one hand resting on his head, the other holding the sword, dangling in front of his eyes, the white light on the sword reflected on his face, he slashed at the leaves in front of him, one of them was instantly split in half, and fell under the tree.
The waiting time is always long, and after staying in the tree for a long time, Shi Yu felt bored, so he put the sword in the scabbard on his back and decided to go back to join them.
He walked freely among the trees, leaving footprints on the branches that he had stepped on, and soon he found Uncle Chen and Xueyan who were walking step by step.
"Uncle Chen, you guys are too slow, I waited so long and I didn't see you follow, so I came back again. Shi Yu fell from the sky and landed in front of them, smiling, I thought Uncle Chen they would be very happy to see themselves Shi Yu was disappointed, their expressions were solemn, they didn't answer his words at all, Uncle Chen frowned, made a quiet gesture to him, Shi Yu was puzzled, followed their gaze, there seemed to be something squirming on the ground, to get closer, it was two huge blue striped snakes, entrenched under a tree, blocking their way.
Shi Yu had never seen such a huge snake, the snake was about to catch up with his waist, his mouth was open, his mouth was black, the two big fangs were particularly obvious, he spit snake letters, the two snakes rolled up with each other, and from a distance, it looked like a snake with two heads, which was really a little terrifying.
Along the way, Shi Yu shouldered the responsibility of exploring the way, for Uncle Chen, they found out if there were fierce beasts on the road ahead, if so, they tried to take a detour, I didn't expect that this road that was walked by Shi Yu first could meet this big snake, Shi Yu somewhat blamed himself.
Before, grandma said to him, encountering the double snake is a bad sign, indicating the advent of bad luck, he didn't care too much before, and never met the double snake, I didn't expect to be so unlucky today, I actually met, and met so big, he quickly knelt down and swallowed his head, knocked up and spit three mouthfuls of saliva on the ground, this is the soil method that grandma taught him to remove bad luck, because there are three people, so he spit three mouthfuls of saliva, regardless of whether the spirit is not effective, first do it and then say.
"Uncle Chen, let's go, this kind of filth, it's better to stay away from him. Shi Yu beckoned them to hurry up, and Xue Yan had already half-covered her eyes to avoid seeing the two big snakes.
"You still don't understand the situation, these two snakes are not here, they have followed us all the way. Chen Chen's brows soothed a lot, probably because Shi Yu's timely arrival made him feel that he had an extra helper, Xue Yan was afraid of snakes, and didn't dare to look at the snakes at all, they originally wanted to get rid of the snake quickly, but they didn't expect that the snake's speed was not weaker than them at all, and even appeared in front of them without warning.
As the saying goes, people are afraid of snakes, and snakes are even more afraid of people. I didn't expect this snake to do the opposite, it would follow people, Shi Yu felt incredible, did they still want to eat people?
Out of curiosity, he slowly approached the two large snakes. Chen Chen shouted from behind: "Xiaoyu, don't go over, it's dangerous!" Shi Yu pulled out his sword and said to Chen Chen: "Don't worry, Uncle Chen, I'm just going to take a closer look at them." Chen Chen didn't say anything more, but from his expression, he was still a little worried.
When the big snake saw him approaching, his originally entangled body began to separate, and he stood up half of his body, and suddenly he was much taller than before, almost as tall as Shi Yu, Shi Yu looked at it standing upright, standing like a person, his scalp was numb, and he thought of two words in his heart: monster.
Shi Yu didn't dare to get any closer, and retreated, the snake also put down its body and stuck it on the ground, the color on its back blended with the ground, and it was almost impossible to see it, Shi Yu retreated to a safer distance before he dared to turn around.
"What does this snake want to do with us, but it seems to be very hostile to us? Shi Yu wondered, although he was not included in the following.
"Isn't this simple, this snake can grow so big, it's not an ordinary snake, and what it eats is certainly not an ordinary thing, I think, it's treating us as food, but it's not in a hurry to hunt. ”
"Snakes can eat people?" Shi Yu felt sick at the thought of being swallowed by a snake like a rat.
"Of course, it's not an ordinary snake, it's a monster, there are a lot of monsters in this world, but you can't see them, because if you see them, you're likely to die. Judging by the size of the snake, this is already considered small. Chen Chen's words are purely his experience,
For this kind of monster beyond the knowledge of ordinary people,It's not the first time he's encountered.,Back then, in order to collect medicine for Xueyan,Went to the mountains alone.,Encountered a few monsters bigger than this.,He finally escaped from death.。 It's just strange that in the village, everyone, including himself, thinks that the west side of the village is the deep forest, and only the depths of the forest can live this kind of monster, but I didn't expect that this kind of monster is also encountered on the periphery of this forest now.
"So what are we going to do next? Shi Yu asked
"Expelle or kill them, Xue Yan is afraid of snakes, not to mention letting the two beasts follow, sooner or later it will be a threat. ”
"Okay, Uncle Chen, we'll outflank you from both sides, this time I'll be on the left, you'll be on the right, Xueyan, you stand back, and we'll leave it here." After these months of training, their tacit understanding has naturally formed, but this time, there is no need for Xue Yan to make a move.
The two began to act, and Xue Yan also led the horse to retreat, but they found that the two big snakes were gone.
"Uncle Chen, the snake is gone. Shi Yu said in a panic.
"Look for it, it must still be in the grass. Chen Chen said affirmatively.
The color of the snakes blends in with the grass, and if they haven't left, look carefully and you'll find them.
Shi Yu's eyes searched everywhere, and suddenly, a wriggling cyan rushed towards him.
"Found it. He shouted, and immediately jumped up sharply, more than a foot high, and dodged the onslaught of the serpent.
"You brute, you still want to sneak attack. Shi Yu scolded, landed on the ground, and before the big snake could pull back the back half of its body, he used the power of the landing to plunge the sword directly into the snake's back.
Hard, unexpectedly hard, Shi Yu's sword did not pierce the snake's back, and the scales on the snake's back protected the snake's body like armor.
However, this blow hit the snake, and it was really not light, the snake was in pain, quickly retracted the snake body, stood up half of its body, and stood up like a person facing Shi Yu, Shi Yu was afraid of being bitten by it, so he didn't dare to venture closer, and the big snake couldn't move when it stood upright, and the person and the snake were in a stalemate.
Chen Chen's side was also wrestling with the other one, after hitting him on the back and being blocked, he was now looking for an opportunity to try to hit the snake's belly, but this big snake seemed to be very smart, deliberately hiding the snake's belly under his body, not daring to show it too much for too long, Chen Chen couldn't find a chance for a while.
However, since it is deliberately hidden, it is most likely its weakness, Chen Chen is experienced, he knows that the stronger the thing, the more fragile the weakness, the weakness of the big snake, if it is not in the belly of the snake, then it is only in the eyes, he is waiting for a favorable opportunity, a sword into the belly of the snake, to see if it works.
This opportunity soon came, Chen Chen's sword tip accurately pierced into the snake's belly, although it was resisted, it still pierced the snake's skin, pulled out the sword, and a pool of blood immediately gushed out, and a bloody stench also spread.
The big snake was injured, moved his body and retreated, Chen Chen stepped forward, wanting to take advantage of the victory to pursue, make up a few more swords, and then go to support Shi Yu, but unexpectedly heard Shi Yu shouting: "Uncle Chen, be careful!"
In a hurry, he turned his head to see, another big snake was rushing towards this side, he had to stop to avoid being hit from both sides, but the big snake was not here to pounce on Chen Chen, it stopped in front of Chen Chen, protecting the other snake behind.
Shi Yu also rushed to Chen Chen's side in time, the injured big snake was slowly retreating, lying on the grass, and slowly crawled away, the green grass on the ground was stained with its blood, and the other big snake was still vigilant, most of its body was raised, not letting them approach.
Chen Chen put the sword that was still as clean as new and had not been stained with any snake blood into the scabbard, and said, "I didn't expect that beasts can also be affectionate and righteous, since this is the case, let's go around you." Shi Yu was silent, and also put the sword into the scabbard, and the two took a few steps back, and the snake dared to put down its suspended body and crawled away quickly.
Chen Chen summoned Xue Yan, who was hiding next to a tree in the distance, and continued to hurry.