Chapter 9: The Depths of the Cave

When herding cattle, whenever he encounters a snake, he chooses those non-venomous pit vipers, and Wu Zheng sometimes catches them home, peels them and guts, or boils or stews, and beats his grandmother's tooth sacrifices.

Therefore, Wu Zheng knows very well the meaning of the saying that the snake hits seven inches, because the heart of the snake is in the abdomen seven inches below the head. As long as you see it, a stone will definitely hit the heart of the snake. No matter how ferocious the snake is, it will die with a whimper.

But now, with his legs in the mouth of the giant snake, not only did he not dare to take them out, but he also had to prevent them from being spit out by the snake. Both hands could only barely grasp the iron bars on the iron cage in order to borrow strength. The pain in his chest made Wu Zheng sweat even more if he exerted a little effort.

Although the iron bar is stuck exactly seven inches of the giant snake, since its heart is in the abdomen, close to the bottom of the iron cage, it cannot cause harm to the snake for the time being.

However, he found that he could not spit out the prey that had been swallowed in his mouth, and of course the serpent would not give up. Driven by instinct, while desperately exercising his muscles to spit out Wu Zheng, he also shook his head vigorously.

The iron cage, which was already small, was inside with Wu Zheng holding the iron bar with his hand, and as the giant snake swung its head, connected by Wu Zheng's body, the entire iron cage also swung and hit the ground of the cave, making a dull thudding sound.

Although the pain in his chest became more and more intense, Wu Zheng didn't dare to let go, and kept reminding himself in his heart that he must not faint from the pain at this time, otherwise he would never wake up again.

The more unable it was to get rid of its prey, the more irritable the serpent became, and the amplitude of the huge snake's head swayed more and more. Finally, with a bang, the iron cage holding Wu Zheng was taken off the ground by the snake head of the giant snake, and then when it fell heavily, it happened that the corner of the cage touched the ground, and then the iron cage flipped ninety degrees with inertia, and the iron bar that was originally erected became parallel to the ground.

As a result, the iron bars stuck on the sides of the giant snake's seven-inch body became stuck on the top and bottom of the body, that is, on the back and abdomen.

The soft snake's belly, after being deeply sunk by the iron bar on the cage, caused great discomfort by pressing the heart, suddenly made the giant snake go crazy. It's just that the crazy giant snake no longer dares to swing its head, but just slams the body outside the cage violently. In particular, the slender tail flung to the cave floor, and the crisp sound on the cave wall actually produced a burst of echoes in the cave.

Wu Zheng also fought hard, ignoring the sharp pain in his chest, and tried to adjust his feet that were stuck under the throat of the giant snake. The legs, which had been side by side, were now stacked on top of each other, increasing the expansion of the serpent's body, causing the iron bars to exert greater pressure on the serpent's heart.

Persistence, persistence, persistence.

From the throwing force of the giant snake's body, Wu Zheng felt an obvious change. From the manic and powerful at the beginning, to the weakness and powerlessness now, knowing that victory is in sight, the only thing you need to do is to grit your teeth and hold on, and you must not pass out at this time.

I woke up at noon and found that the big green cow was missing, until I went to Dongshan to see Wu Liying in the evening, although I accompanied my grandmother to dinner after returning home, but because of something in my heart, Wu Zheng only ate a few bites symbolically.

Then he was kicked in the chest by Wu Chun and Wu Lishan in turn, spraying two mouthfuls of blood in a row, and Wu Zheng, who was seriously injured, held on to the giant snake for a long time, and it had indeed reached the point of running out of oil and drying up.

Seeing that the giant snake's body was no longer shaking, a pair of red eyes became cloudy, and the greatly opened upper and lower jaws suddenly hung softly, and Wu Zheng, who was in a relaxed mood, couldn't hold on anymore, and immediately closed his eyes.

I don't know how long it has been, when Wu Zheng opened his eyes again, he was awakened by the fishy smell in the mouth of the giant snake, or he was hungry.

It's just that Wu Zheng can't take care of anything, and the first thing to do is to quickly withdraw from the mouth of the snake. Wu Zheng knows too well the digestion ability of a snake, swallowing a chicken, even the bones and hair, it will not take half a day to digest it into a mess of meat puree.

The pain in my chest seems to have lessened a bit, and as long as my body doesn't move, I feel much better. Just to withdraw the body from the mouth of the snake, how can you not move the body? Holding back the pain, he reached out to support the upper and lower jaws of the giant snake, and pulled out his already numb legs little by little. After resting for a while, Wu Zheng tried to push the snake's head out of the crack in the iron bar, but after trying twice, he couldn't push it, so he grabbed the iron cage with both hands, stretched his feet out of the gap and stared at the ground, moving in the opposite direction of the snake's head little by little.

It was painful and tired, until after sweating profusely, Wu Zheng finally broke free from the huge snake's head.

Without the slightest delay, as if fearing that the gap in the iron cage held open by the giant snake would close again, he got out of the way, and then sat down on the ground, leaning against the cave wall with his hands on his chest, and gasping for breath.

After a long time, Wu Zheng turned his head to look at the dim light of the stream at the entrance of the cave, and felt that it was still the same as when he was dragged in by the giant snake just now, and it should still be night outside.

From this, Wu Zheng understood that he had fainted for at least a whole day.

What should I do, do you want to escape from the hole into the stream now?

When I think of the ubiquitous poisonous snakes in Water Snake Bay, and the wound on my chest, if I go out now, I will either be bitten by a poisonous snake or be discovered, in either case, the result will be the same.

It is not easy to get a glimmer of life, and we must not be sent to death in vain.

Grandma's revenge must be avenged, father's revenge must be avenged, and Uncle Wu Liying's revenge must also be avenged. Also, the bamboo tube in the kang cave at home has not yet been obtained, so you must find out the secret about your life experience, and see what words your father left for herself.

But it is not a long-term solution to continue to stay here, what should I do with the physical injuries? If I am not mistaken, at least the ribs in my chest have been kicked and broken by Wu Chun and Wu Lishan, and there should even be more than one.

Also, what do you stay here to eat?

Wu Zheng already clearly felt the hunger in his stomach.

Wu Zheng, who couldn't pay attention for a while, suddenly thought that the entrance to the cave was obviously at the bottom of the pond in Water Snake Bay, but there was no sense of depression in the cave. Since the dead serpent in front of you can live here for a long time, there must be other exits to the cave, at least there are ventilation holes.

Also, why are there so many poisonous snakes in Water Snake Bay, but there are only giant snakes dead in front of you in the cave?

Could it be that those little snakes did not come to the cave because they were afraid of the presence of the giant snake?

I'd love to get up and go deeper into the cavern to find out where the supposed exit is, or where the vent is. However, as long as his body moved, he would be drawn to the injury in his chest, and Wu Zheng could only temporarily endure the hunger in his abdomen and continue to lean against the cave wall to close his eyes and recuperate.

It wasn't until he happened to see the entrance of the cave deep into the bottom of the water, and the light in the water gradually brightened, and Wu Zheng knew that it was dawning outside again.

With the light in the water at the entrance of the cave, you can already see the slightly deeper part of the cave.

One, two, three, four, five, six, a whole six iron cages were placed in the hole. Try to recall that it seems that Wu Yougong's daughter-in-law, who was sunk in the pond before herself, was three years ago.

Shaking his head subconsciously, Wu Zheng put aside these nonsense thoughts that had nothing to do with the situation in front of him, and as the sun slowly rose outside, the water at the entrance of the cave became brighter. Wu Zheng slowly stood up against the wall of the cave, trying not to affect the injury on his chest, and moved towards the depths of the cave one by one.

Cautiously passing through the gap between the six iron cages, the cave turned a bend in the cavern. Based on his feelings, Wu Zheng could judge that after the cave turned a corner, it was in the direction of the ancestral tomb of the Wu family in the north of Wujiabao.

Because after the cave turned the corner, the light suddenly dimmed, Wu Zheng first stopped and rested for a while before continuing to grope forward with his grip on the cave wall.

I felt that the cave under my feet was getting a little too high, and after about half an hour, I finally saw a faint light falling from above.

Wu Zheng knew that it should be another exit from the cave, or a ventilation hole.