Originally, it was just a few of them who were going to do the experiment, but while Yun Xun went back to get the medicine kit, many people heard the news and came to join in the fun.

"Chief Wu, come and check the medicinal herbs inside. Apart from some Chinese herbs, there's nothing else added." Si Cheng opened the medicine packet so that Chief Wu and the others could see it more clearly. Inside, apart from some dried medicinal herbs of various shapes, there were no other additives.

Chief Wu looked at the various kinds of medicinal herbs, but he couldn't even identify any of them. However, he knew at least that these were all dried herbs and didn't contain anything like sulfur that snakes feared.

Seeing that Chief Wu had no objections, he retied the medicine packet and placed it in Chief Wu's hand.

"This way, please. I'll take you to the place where snakes live." Si Cheng said, then led the way towards the back of the mountain.

"Is it because our village has these medicinal herbs that snakes haven't come in?" Chief Wu and his group would start cleaning up the nearby holes and openings wherever they went, fearing that these ubiquitous snakes might sneak into their living area when they weren't paying attention.

When they arrived at the square, they searched everywhere, but found nothing. This was a far cry from their usual ability to find one or two reptiles.

"That should only be a small part of the reason. The main reason is that we have taken precautions in this area. In addition, we have cleared the village countless times, so it is now very difficult to find snakes." Si Cheng truthfully explained the situation in the village.

“No wonder I saw your village’s children running around everywhere as soon as I entered the village. If that’s the case, it’s no wonder you were so at ease.” Thinking of the children who had been kept by their clansmen, and comparing them with the lively and cheerful children in Pinghe Village, Chief Wu felt a little uneasy.

"This is our back mountain. Tomorrow we will lead you into the mountain from here. Of course, we don't know the other paths yet, so you'll have to find them yourselves," Si Cheng said to Chief Wu, pointing to the high mountain not far away.

Looking at the seemingly bottomless mountains, Chief Wu and his companions suddenly felt a sense of retreat. They had previously lived on plains, and the thought of living deep in these mountains was quite a contrast.

But this mood didn't last long before they were awakened by the howling wild boars in the trench.

"Is that a wild boar?" someone in the crowd exclaimed.

"That's right, it's a wild boar. Look at their tusks."

"There must be dozens of them, right? How did they manage that?"

Chief Wu was also shocked as he looked down at the densely packed wild boars below, his pupils contracting.

“We had a large herd of wild boars before, but we thought they were too wasteful of grain, so we just slaughtered them. Now we only have these smaller ones left,” Sun Shaolei explained proudly to the person next to him.

"You guys are amazing! Everyone else is starving, but you still have enough to feed the wild boars."

"We don't have to worry about these wild boars at all; their food just comes to them on its own."

"There's no such thing as a free lunch."

Seeing that no one believed him, Sun Shaolei pointed to the snakes at the bottom of the pit and said, "That's their food. Add some wild vegetables to the side, and they'll grow fat and strong."

These were just minor incidents; their main purpose in coming here was to test the medicine packets.

Si Cheng led Chief Wu to a place where snakes were concentrated, and that's when Chief Wu discovered a strange sign.

As he approached the reptiles, the snakes that were originally there quickly fled to another location.

"You stand here for a moment." Si Cheng grabbed the Wu chieftain's hand and waited for him to stand firm before continuing to walk forward. However, no matter how far he walked, the snakes were always ready to attack him, raising their heads high.

Si Cheng picked up a stick from the side and provocatively scratched them a few times, causing the snakes below to flick their tongues at him.

Chief Wu glanced at the medicine packet in his hand, then noticed that the reptiles beside him had all disappeared, and he began to look forward to the effects of the medicine.

When he saw Village Chief Si waving at him, signaling him to come over, he gripped the medicine bag tightly in his hand and led Amon forward step by step.

The triangular-headed snakes that had previously tried to attack Sicheng along the way began to lower their heads and crawl away before he even got close.

When he stood beside Sicheng, the snakes that Sicheng had provoked stopped targeting the log and scattered in all directions.

"This is truly amazing! I just wonder how long the effects will last?" Chief Wu looked at the medicine packet in his hand, now completely satisfied.

"This kind of Chinese medicine has a relatively long shelf life. If it doesn't get damp, it can generally last for more than half a year without any problems. And even after half a year, although it can't repel snakes from a distance, snakes generally won't like to come near it. Other villages like to put these medicine packets on the threshold after using them for half a year to prevent snakes from entering the house."

"That's really good. With this, we'll be safer traveling in the deep mountains." Chief Wu was already planning to equip every member of the tribe with one, since many people had to give up after being bitten by these venomous snakes along the way.

As for the other refugees who came up the mountain with them, he will show them the list later and see if they are willing to exchange.

"I see you have not only this snake repellent, but also antidote for snake venom? Isn't that a contradiction?" Chief Wu asked Sicheng, pointing to the antidote below.

"This existed before the snake repellent medicine was formulated. Our village has snake catchers who have passed down their ancestral snakes, and this is an antidote recipe passed down from their ancestors. There are also those who didn't wear snake repellent packs and were later bitten by venomous snakes, and they were saved by these antidotes."

"Alas, it's all fate," the Wu chieftain sighed. "If we had met you sooner, so many people wouldn't have perished in the snake's mouth."

Sicheng was aware of the snake infestation that had occurred some time ago. Although it had decreased somewhat, he still had to be on guard whenever he went out.

"Grandpa, can we take a look?" Amon stretched out his right hand and presented his palm to Chief Wu.

The group of young people had been eager to try it out after witnessing that mysterious scene, and now that they saw the two of them talking, they urged Amon to come and get the medicine pack.

Chief Wu glared at his eldest grandson. After all he'd been through, he was still so immature. Look at others his age, they were already managing an entire village.

Amon gave his grandfather a fawning smile, his palm still held out in front of him. Chief Wu angrily slammed the medicine packet in his hand into Amon's palm before turning to complain to Sicheng beside him, "They're all such troublemakers. If this child had half your composure, I would be at ease."