Chapter 38: The Sea of Bamboo and Snakes (1)
The night sky was obscured by clouds at some point, and the moon and stars took the opportunity to go home and sleep.
Wang Yan, Zhou Shan, Yue Ting, Yue Yu, and the four of them were groping for a safe place in such a night. No one spoke, only the slight sound of stepping on fallen leaves and dead branches as they walked.
The idea of staying away from the bloody clearing, and avoiding being harassed by animals that smelled blood, supported the four of them to keep moving forward, but they didn't notice that they had deviated from their original direction.
About twenty miles north of Orange Moon City, there is a large bamboo forest. Due to the natural climate, the bamboo here is evergreen, stout and tall. If anyone sees this bamboo forest during the day, they will definitely be overwhelmed by the beauty, beauty, and strange scenery that is difficult to describe in words.
However, those who dare to come here to enjoy the scenery are all back and forth.
The Sea of Emerald Bamboo and Snake - This is the place that the residents of Orange Moon City and the merchants who come and go most feared the most. Beneath the beautiful exterior of the bamboo forest, there are countless poisonous snakes. The word "sea" is the right word to describe the venomous snakes here. When the snakes crawl in the bamboo forest, they cover the ground densely, and their writhing bodies are very similar to the rolling waves of the sea.
The people of Orange Moon City once tried to eradicate the snake plague in this bamboo forest, and they organized a team of nearly 200 snake farmers who were proficient in snake catching skills, carrying a large number of tools into the bamboo forest. It was only after the last person in this group disappeared from sight that no one ever saw them come out. A few days later, people found fingers, eyes and other undigested human body parts in the bodies of several snakes caught outside the bamboo forest, and it was learned that all the snake farmers had died in the mouth of the snake. The sea of green bamboo snakes suddenly became famous, and since then, no one dares to enter here.
Among the four people in the group, only Zhou Shan knew about this dangerous bamboo forest, and she never dreamed that she would one day be in danger.
The dark night successfully hides the junction between the bamboo forest and the woods. Wang Yan and the four of them entered the bamboo forest unconsciously.
"Stop!" Wang Yan finally became alert, and a strong sense of crisis stimulated his brain.
quickly took out a torch and lit it, and by the faint light of the fire, the four of them saw that in addition to bamboo, it was still bamboo.
"We're obviously in the woods, how can we suddenly turn into bamboo?" Yue Ting and Yue Yu were a little curious, could it be that the trees here would change shape, that would be amazing.
"I don't know what to do, but I know we're lost. Wang Yan told the truth.
"Then we'll rest here and stop moving. Wait until you can see the direction during the day before walking. Zhou Shan didn't realize that this was the sea of emerald bamboo snakes that made people talk about tigers, because not even the shadow of a snake had appeared until now.
"It's better to be careful, I always feel like it's not normal here. Wang Yan didn't refute Zhou Shan's suggestion, but felt that there seemed to be many pairs of eyes secretly watching them in the dark bamboo forest.
"Will there be danger here?" Yue Ting and Yue Yu felt a little puzzled. There are many bamboos planted outside the library of the palace, and the sisters often read in those bamboos, and now they see the bamboo forest, and their hearts are full of affection.
It's just that before Wang Yan and Zhou Shan could answer, Yueyu, who was standing behind the most lu, suddenly screamed "ah" and fell to the ground.
Wang Yan, who has always been in a state of vigilance, is really quick with his hands and eyes. With the light emitted by the torch, he aimed at the animal that bit Tsugetyu's calf, and waved the steel knife in his hand, instantly cutting its body into two pieces and killing it on the spot.
"Snake!" Wang Yan broke out in a cold sweat after seeing the slain animal clearly. There are many snakes in the bamboo forest, Wang Yan finally understands that he feels in danger for what he is doing, although there is only one snake now, but this just shows that this bamboo forest is a paradise for snakes, once they appear in groups, the consequences are unimaginable.
However, at this moment, I don't know where to be in the bamboo forest, and it is difficult to leave.
"Sister Shan'er, quickly sprinkle snake repellent powder. Wang Yan took out a few porcelain bottles and quickly handed them to Zhou Shan, letting her scatter the snake repellent powder around, forming a circle to protect the four of them.
Be sure to hold out until dawn. Wang Yan prayed in his heart.
At the same time, he quickly reached out and lifted the clothes from Yueyu's snake-bitten calf.
"What are you going to do?!" Yueyu was frightened, and when she saw Wang Yan exposing her smooth and jade-like calves, she was ashamed and angry, and began to struggle to prevent Wang Yan from touching it.
"Don't move. Wang Yan pointed to the corpse of the snake that was dead on the ground, with a green and shiny body, and was a little angry: "Don't you know that this snake is poisonous? Once the snake venom attacks the heart, it will be the time when you die." “
"Sister, don't be afraid, this big brother is right, he wants to save you, don't move. Yueting comforted Yueyu on the side, she knew how powerful the snake's snake venom was.
"Hmm. Yueyu heard her sister Yueting's voice, and her panicked heart calmed down. Let Wang Yan lift his jade leg and no longer struggle.
Wang Yan took out the rope, quickly tied it to the top of Yueyu's calf, and tied it tightly to prevent the snake venom from spreading throughout Yueyu's body with the flow of blood, and then took out two anti-snake venom pills, fed one of them to Yueyu, and quickly took the other pill himself, in case he made a mistake when he was treated, resulting in poisoning.
Next, Wang Yan put his mouth to the wound on Yueyu's calf that had been bitten by a poisonous snake, and sucked the poisonous blood outward. Then he sucked the poisonous blood into his mouth and spit it far away. One bite after another, and soon, the blood sucked out began to turn red. But Wang Yan didn't dare to be careless at all, until there was no trace of black in the blood sucked out, and then he applied the hemostatic medicine to the wound on Yueyu's calf. At the end of the day, untie the rope that binds her and gently massage it with her hands, which will make her recover faster.
Yueting and Yueyu watched Wang Yan concentrate on doing all this, and suddenly an indescribable feeling suddenly appeared in their hearts.
"Take care of your sister," Wang Yan finally stopped massaging, "we can't have any more accidents." “
Yue Ting and Yue Yu nodded hurriedly, because at this time, more than thirty or fifty of the same poisonous snakes had appeared outside the snake repellent powder that Zhou Shan had sprinkled, and in the darkness in the distance, there seemed to be a steady stream of poisonous snakes approaching, and the situation was becoming more and more critical.
"I know what this place is. Zhou Shan looked at the surrounding bamboo and the ubiquitous poisonous snakes, and finally remembered the name of this bamboo forest. "What place?" Wang Yan, Yueting and Yueyu asked together,
"The sea of green bamboo snakes. Zhou Shan said calmly, "As far as I know, no one has ever been able to leave here alive. “
Zhou Shan said what she knew, she looked at Wang Yan, believing that this man who was chosen by herself would definitely not disappoint herself, and would be able to take everyone away safely and change the ending of death.
"What, are we going to die here again?" Yue Ting and Yue Yu felt that the world was spinning, this was just out of the wolf's den and into the tiger's mouth.
"Not necessarily. Wang Yan took over, "It's dark now, and we don't know how to escape." But if you keep going until dawn, you might have a chance. “
"Do you still have helpers, can you find us at dawn and save us from the city?" Yueyu guessed a little.
"Not really. Wang Yan immediately gave an answer, ending Yueyu's beautiful fantasy.
"At present, the effect of the sprinkled snake repellent powder can help us block the attack of poisonous snakes. As long as we hold on until dawn and we can discern the direction, we can rely on light skills, jump on the top of the bamboo, and escape from here by stepping on the bamboo. Wang Yan often jumped around the trees, so he naturally came up with such a method, and it was the only way.
"I'm fine. Zhou Shan first expressed his position, fully agreeing with the method Wang Yan said.
"I'm okay too. Yue Ting followed and said, which surprised Zhou Shan and Wang Yan.
"It's just that my sister's leg is injured, I'm afraid she ......" Yueting said this, and stopped talking, looking at Wang Yan with blank eyes, hoping to get his help.
"I," Yueyu touched her injured leg with her hand, shedding tears of sadness and grievance: "You guys don't care about me, my sister remembers to avenge me......."
"Nonsense, we're not going to leave you alone. Wang Yan reprimanded sharply, "Don't have the idea of giving up hope. Although you have limited mobility, I still have the ability to carry you out of the city. ”
Wang Yan judged from Yueyu's petite figure that he could take her out of the bamboo forest together. As a man, he has the responsibility to protect the women around him, and he can't give up any of them.
There is no need to say anything, Yue Ting and Yue Yu were very moved by the promise they made to Wang Yan. This is a real man, a man who stands up to the sky.
After making up their minds, the four of them immediately began to prepare. While taking precautions, you can rest and strive until dawn to maintain the best physical condition and have enough physical strength to complete the plan to escape from the bamboo forest.
However, the more poisonous snakes gathered seemed to see through their minds, and one by one they became restless. Seeing that the food is about to arrive, the sprinkled snake repellent powder has gradually been ignored by them.
As the effect of the medicine continued to spread, the smell slowly faded, and finally the poisonous snake could not resist the temptation and began to attack.
I saw five poisonous snakes swimming out of the group of snakes at the same time, crawling to the edge of the snake repellent powder and probing.
Because Zhou Shan was in a hurry when sprinkling the medicine, the powder was not sprinkled evenly. Five venomous snakes found the thinnest place at the same time, and all crawled from here.
The snake repellent powder carried by Wang Yan does not only rely on smell to dispel poisonous snakes, it also has a very strong corrosive effect. When the five poisonous snakes crawled over the snake repellent powder, the flesh and skin on their bodies were immediately corroded to the point of exhaustion, and the pain caused the five poisonous snakes to stop moving forward and roll in place. As a result, more snake repellent powder was stained on them, and soon all that was corroded was a snake bone that stopped struggling.
The bones of the five poisonous snakes were picked up with a sword, and a layer of snake repellent powder was sprinkled again, Zhou Shan shook the porcelain bottle and looked at Wang Yan: "There is no snake repellent powder." If the poisonous snake still attacks like it did just now, I am afraid that the snake repellent powder will not be able to resist the attack of the snakes. ”
"But it's not dawn yet, so we can only deal with it carefully, and we must hold on until dawn. Wang Yan didn't have a good way, and looked at the sky with a hint of whiteness: "Hold on, we have no choice." ”
Things turned out to be as Zhou Shan expected, one after another poisonous snakes began to leave the snake group one after another, crawled into the snake repellent powder, and consumed the snake repellent powder with their skin and flesh.
Wielding a knife to kill a poisonous snake that broke through the snake repellent powder, Wang Yan, Zhou Shan, Yue Ting, and the three of them surrounded Yueyu in the middle, and the most dangerous moment was about to appear.