Guan Qingchen leaned back against him and took out some dry rations. "Don't think about it too much."

Let's fill our stomachs first.

Seeing that he found nothing amiss, Li Jianshan happily accepted Guan Qingchen's suggestion.

They had only brought enough rations for a week, and they were afraid they would have to find their own food for the rest of the week, so they ate with extra care.

Who would have thought that the two of them would ever be in such a predicament?

At this moment, it might be noon inside.

The sunlight shone directly down, creating a shadow around them.

A gentle breeze blew by, carrying a faint floral fragrance in the air.

There were occasional rustling sounds from the low bushes in the distance.

But Guan Qingchen and Li Jianshan didn't want to get involved anymore; as long as it didn't become terrifying, they could accept it.

"If it weren't for the perilous nature of this place, it would be a great place to relax," Li Jianshan remarked, taking a bite of his dry rations.

“Yes,” Guan Qingchen agreed.

They have indeed turned down many worldly jobs, but how can a person live without working? Every day, there are still a lot of things waiting for them to do.

It's been a long time since I've relaxed in an environment like this.

The two were mentally preparing themselves for what might happen next when Guan Qingchen, who had been staring straight ahead, asked, "Don't you think that shadow is a bit strange?"

Li Jianshan looked over; trees should be irregular in shape, but that shadow seemed excessively rounded.

In an instant, a chill ran through them, and they both looked up.

"..."

"..."

Within 0.01 seconds, the two reacted and jumped out at top speed, but they were still a step too slow.

The tree branches instantly transformed into vines that tightly bound them, and the green snake head on them moved in front of them, looking directly at them. It was larger than both of their heads combined.

The snake's head has eyes that are a deep, unfathomable black.

It seems to have a magical power that makes people fall for it.

Fortunately, they quickly regained their senses.

Guan Qingchen swore, "The thing I hate most in this life is snakes!"

Just now, when they looked up, they saw that the leaves on the tree had merged into a snake's head, looking down at them in a sinister manner.

It was too late for them to escape.

They finally understood why no other trees grew within a radius of several meters; this was no ordinary tree.

It's probably a combination of a tree and a snake.

I don't know how it grew.

Their first lesson learned here is that something unusual is bound to happen.

Fortunately, the snake did not eat them immediately, but instead looked at Li Jianshan with some suspicion.

He even leaned closer to smell it, his eyes filled with even more doubt.

Li Jianshan was utterly devastated.

He did indeed swallow a black dragon's inner core, but he has never had a good impression of snakes.

I really don't want to be near these slippery creatures.

"He's not interested in you, is he?" Guan Qingchen asked, her joy turning to sorrow.

"Shut up!" Li Jianshan shouted.

The snake's head looked them up and down, seemingly deciding which one to eat first.

Guan Qingchen and Li Jianshan could not sit idly by and wait for their doom.

Taking advantage of the fact that snakes cannot understand their language, Guan Qingchen said openly, "All snakes in the world are of the same lineage. Even Lady White Snake can be defeated by realgar, so our powerful realgar should be able to as well."

Before being officially thrown in, Guan Qingchen made thorough preparations, bringing a lot of things with her.

If he hadn't been bothered, Li Jianshan would have liked to give him a thumbs up.

However, they were entangled in the vines and couldn't reach the backpacks behind them.

Where?

"In your side pocket."

Their sounds seemed to provoke the tree snake, which hissed and flicked its tongue.

Their hearts pounded like thunder.

I breathed a sigh of relief when I realized the snake wasn't planning to eat us yet, and I almost wanted to call my master for help.

Li Jianshan kept a close eye on the snake's movements, his hand slowly reaching for Guan Qingchen's bag. Fortunately, the bag was open when he was taking something out, making it easier for Li Jianshan to move around.

After reaching the realgar, Li Jianshan calmed himself down and pulled, causing a lot of realgar powder to spill out.

The scent immediately wafted out, and the snake hissed, releasing its hold on them. In that instant, they fled.

During Guan Qingchen's escape, his speed was so great that realgar drifted out. The scent dissipated very quickly in the air, causing the vines that were following them to stop in their tracks, afraid to get close.

They ran dozens of meters before daring to look back.

The snake was glaring at them menacingly, and the entire tree was writhing in a frenzied rage, its branches whipping about like madmen.

The two breathed a sigh of relief after surviving the ordeal.

Li Jianshan said sarcastically, "From now on, when you catch someone, eat them without hesitation. Hesitation will lead to defeat."

"The reason why the monsters can't eat Tang Sanzang's flesh is because they're too particular about rituals!"

Perhaps it was his arrogant tone and expression that angered the snake even more.

But he was born with the tree and couldn't be moved, so he could only watch helplessly.

This place has never seen such a strange thing as realgar before; only cunning humans possess it.

The tree snake seemed unable to swallow its anger, and in its desperate struggle, the tree roots even loosened.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Guan Qingchen was really afraid that the tree snake would fight them to the death, so he pulled Li Jianshan up and said, "Don't bother with a snake, let's go quickly."

Li Jianshan wasn't stupid; after venting his resentment, he turned and left.

He shuddered, praying that he would never encounter snakes again, as he was truly incompatible with them.

They walked the rest of the way with extra care and attention.

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