Upon hearing the girl's soft murmur, Yu Feng's outstretched hand froze in place.

His eyes were fixed on the flowers behind the Viper King.

Seven crimson petals, a crimson gold center...

Yes, isn't this the very Hongxiao they've been searching for across most of the Yu Kingdom?

The astonishment in the man's eyes was gradually replaced by overwhelming joy, and finally he chuckled softly, "It's truly a case of finding something without even looking for it; the master's poison has finally gained another glimmer of hope..."

When the Viper King on the cliff saw Su Hua and the other person looking at the Red Cloud Flower, its emerald green pupils instantly turned extremely cold, and its huge snake body suddenly stood upright, rushing straight towards the sky above the cliff.

It was only at that moment that Su Hua could see clearly that the Viper King was more than twenty meters long from head to tail, and its body, as thick as a water bucket, was frighteningly agile. In the blink of an eye, it rushed up directly from the underwater rocks.

The snake's head, shaped like an inverted triangle, was pointing upwards, hissing and flicking its tongue. Along with it came an extremely strong, fishy stench, like rotting flesh exposed to the summer sun.

"vomit……"

Su Hua couldn't hold it in any longer and vomited. Her palms and forehead were already covered in sweat, but her feet seemed to be nailed to the spot, completely unable to move.

A hint of disdain flashed in the Viper King's eyes, and its mouth opened wide, as if it was about to swallow Su Hua, who was standing on the edge of the cliff, whole in the next second.

"Miss Su, be careful!" Yu Feng's heart skipped a beat, and with a whoosh, he drew his soft sword from his waist and slashed at the viper's head.

"Sizzle!"

The soft sword sparked two or three points of fire on the snake scales, but it could not advance any further; instead, it cut a notch in the ground.

"This beast is impervious to swords and blades?" Yu Feng looked at the soft sword in his hand, a hint of solemnity appearing on his usually hard face.

"Hiss!" The Viper King recoiled in pain, shaking its massive head angrily. Its emerald eyes fixed on Yu Feng, their chilling intensity like frozen ice—a clear sign of its enraged nature...

Seeing this, the tigress gently bit Su Hua and tossed her onto her back. Her deep yellow eyes glared at the Viper King, her throat bobbing, and then a series of majestic and domineering roars erupted.

"Roar! Roar! Roar! Roar!"

The viper king, which was about to climb up, was stopped in its tracks by the roar. It hissed for a long time before reluctantly glancing at Yu Feng and Su Hua, and then slowly retracted its body and retreated back to the foot of the mountain.

Seeing that it had retreated, the tigress carried Su Hua towards the east side of the mountaintop.

"Sister Tiger, I'm alright now. Thank you so much." Su Hua wiped the sweat from her forehead with lingering fear, jumped off the tigress, and landed not far from the cliff.

Yu Feng looked at the girl's pale face and said with pursed lips, "Miss Su, this beast is not easy to deal with. I'd better take you home first. Later, I'll call Yu Yu and the brothers from Qingshui County to come up with a plan."

“No, these red trumpet flowers are about to bloom.” Su Hua looked at the half-open flowers below the cliff and slowly shook her head.

"The poison of the three insects and three flowers that Young Master Xiao was poisoned by is mutually reinforcing and mutually restraining. One of the insects and one of the flowers are the viper and the red hibiscus. The two are interdependent and mutually reinforcing. Where there is red hibiscus, there will be viper."

For vipers, Red Cloud is definitely a highly nourishing food.

The viper king's initial purpose in guarding this place, and even building its den here, was for the Red Cloud Flower. Once the Red Cloud Flower blooms, it will surely devour it immediately.

Yu Feng was shocked. No wonder the Viper King had lunged at them to eat them after they had only glanced at the Red Cloud Flower a couple of times; it turned out it had been staring at the flower the whole time.

He looked down at the red trumpet lily on the moss. Five of its seven petals had opened, leaving only the last two petals barely covering the central crimson stamen...

After the Viper King retreated, he remained calmly and motionless beside Hong Xiao.

If he were to go to Qingshui County now to call for help from the Yu family's stronghold, even at top speed it would take half an hour, which would indeed be too late.

But Hongxiao's life was at stake, and he absolutely couldn't let the viper take it away!

The man clenched his fists, then bowed to Su Hua with his fists clasped. “Miss Su, I will go down and pick the red flowers later, and then I will give them to you immediately. Please take the flowers and run down the mountain with the White Tiger couple as far as possible.”

Su Hua frowned and took a step back. "No, I can't agree to this."

"Why?" Yu Feng was taken aback when he heard her refusal.

Over the past month, they have sent out countless people to search for Hongxiao and Hunduan, but without any news. It will soon be mid-April, and once the Hongxiao flower blooming season is over, there will probably be no hope left for their master's poison.

Su Hua pointed to the notch on the soft sword he was holding, "Viper scales are hard, especially the Viper King's scales, which are impervious to blades and spears and indestructible. If I let you go down alone to pick the Red Cloud, it would be tantamount to sending yourself to your death."

"I know." Yu Feng smiled bitterly. "But my life belongs to my master. What does it matter if I give up my life if I can get the Red Cloud Flower for my master?"

Looking at the man's resolute expression as he faced death, Su Hua paused for a moment before finally speaking the truth, "I'm afraid that even if you give up your life, it will all be in vain."

There was a moment of silence after he said that.

Yu Feng's heart clenched with sorrow. "Wh...what? What does Miss Su mean by that? Yu Feng didn't quite understand."

“The viper values ​​Hongxiao far more than you can imagine. If the flower is gone, it will not give up easily, nor will it give me a chance to escape down the mountain.” Su Hua walked to the basket on her back and rummaged through it, finding a grappling hook and an oil paper package.

"These are the snake-luring pills I made. We'll divide the work later. You're good at light footwork, so take these snake-luring pills and lure it away. Then, we'll slide it between these seven peaks. We don't need to confront it head-on. Just wait until it leaves the cliff area, and then I'll go down to pick flowers."

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