At this point, Hou Yunhai himself felt a little embarrassed, as he was extremely nervous at the time and missed hitting the giant snake with several arrows.

He flipped through the book and found some methods to control snakes, but he couldn't find anything that was specifically effective. He closed the book and thought, "It seems we still need to find a way to deal with this. Relying on drugs is not an option."

Hearing this from Yunnan Medicine, everyone was inevitably disappointed. It seems that using medication to control this condition is not a viable option.

"Why don't we put some animals in the trench? Once it's full, it will leave naturally, and our village will be safe for the time being." Liu Xinwei thought of this idea after the snake left after eating and did not continue to attack humans.

Everyone stared at him like he was an idiot, making him feel uneasy, yet he couldn't figure out what was wrong.

Yun Zhixin shook his head. "You young people are becoming increasingly unwilling to use your brains. You can even come up with such terrible ideas."

Seeing that he still didn't understand the problem, Yunxun asked him, "Then our village will become full-time snake breeders. As the snakes grow bigger and bigger and their appetites get better and better, our village will become their grain reserve?"

Liu Xinwei felt wronged. "I never said I would keep it indefinitely. When Cheng Ge and the others come back, it won't be difficult to take care of it then."

Sun Shaolei said, "It's really impressive that you could come up with such a solution. Why don't you go and negotiate with it, and make it obediently wait for us to offer tributes at the bottom of that pit from now on?"

Liu Xinwei could easily hear the sarcasm in those words, and his temper flared up as well. "Aren't we all discussing how to resolve this issue right now? What I suggested is just one of the solutions. If you all think it won't work, just say so. Is there any need to be sarcastic and insinuating?"

Responding to this rebuttal, Sun Shaolei retorted, "Who's being sarcastic? I'm just stating the facts. Are you saying we can't even offer a rebuttal?"

Seeing that the emotions between the two sides were getting worse, Hou Yunhai directly separated them, saying, "Alright, don't make things worse here. Use that time to check if everyone has locked their doors and windows properly, and especially tell them to keep an eye on their children."

Yun Xun, standing to the side, looked at them thoughtfully and asked, "Don't you guys feel restless and want to vent your emotions?"

Wu Yong pondered for a moment, "That's true. Just thinking about the giant snake that could attack our village at any time gives me the urge to grab a knife and fight it out."

Gradually, some people began to notice some differences in themselves. Most people felt that they were restless and irritable, and it was difficult to calm down once their emotions were aroused.

The Yunnan medicine doctor solemnly took their hands and checked their pulses one by one. Apart from their heartbeats being slightly faster than normal, there were no other problems.

"It's possible you smelled the snake. It was such a big snake, and there's a possibility it mutated. We can't rule out that the gas it exhaled might contain some toxins," Yunnan Medicine said, not entirely certain.

"What should we do then?" Sun Shaolei asked anxiously.

Yunnan Medicine glanced at him and said, "What's the rush? You weren't bitten by a snake. This is just a minor aftereffect, possibly caused by the gas it expelled. It will be fine in a little while."

Yun Zhixin: "So, when we fight in the future, should we take some precautions?"

"Go back and make yourself a cotton mask. When you're facing a challenge, try to reduce the amount of air you inhale. That should help."

Instead of finding a way to deal with the giant snake, their fear of it intensified. No one knew what consequences a venomous mutated python would bring to everyone.

The first thing Yun Zhiming did upon returning home was to close the courtyard gate tightly.

Seeing his actions, Mother Cloud asked anxiously, "What kind of animal is it? You're all sweating, isn't it dangerous?"

Yun Zhiming wiped the sweat from his forehead before catching his breath and said, "It's a giant python. The ditch behind our village can't stop it from entering. It's best to stay at home for the time being, and make sure to close all doors and windows when you go in or out."

After saying this, he looked at the wall around his house again, and compared it with the height of the moat, he suddenly felt that even closing the gate wasn't safe.

Moreover, such a huge snake, if it really wanted to get in, it seems that these doors and windows wouldn't be able to stop it.

At this moment, he dared not say this aloud and cause his elderly wife at home to worry. Instead, he began searching for his two children, "Where are Lele and the others?"

Mother Yun pointed to the backyard, "They're playing a fishing game in the backyard. How big is that snake? Can't the villagers deal with it?"

Yun Zhiming shook his head, "We don't know what the situation is over there yet. We were afraid of holding them back, so we came back first. But before we came back, I sent Lao Tietou and the others home first."

Mother Yun looked at him, puzzled. "What happened to them? Are they injured?"

Yun Zhiming said, "I wasn't injured at all. I was just so scared that my legs went weak and I couldn't walk. I couldn't just leave them on the side of the road, so I had to take them back one by one. That's why I came back at this time."

"Is it really that scary?" Mother Yun looked at him with suspicion. She had read some reports before, saying that even if a snake was big, it couldn't be that big.

"It's terrifying. When it opens its mouth, it looks like it could swallow a person whole. And the live version is on a completely different level from what I've seen before." Seeing that his wife didn't believe him, Yun Zhiming could only give a simple description.

As Yun Zhiming spoke, he walked to the backyard and was relieved to see the two children still playing there. "Until that snake is dealt with, try to keep the children away from the house."

After saying that, he still felt a little uneasy, "From now on, I'll tie a sheep to the front and a sheep to the back of the yard every day. If it really comes to that, at least I can use the sheep to distract it."

Mother Yun was frightened by his series of arrangements. "Is it really that powerful? Why don't we take the children and hide in the cellar to wait for Acheng and the others to come back?"

Yun Zhiming comforted her, "It's not that serious, and Yunhai and the others are still here in the village. They might have already taken care of the snake by now."

Mother Yun said, "Yes, they can even handle a pack of wolves, let alone a snake like this. You scared me like that just now, and you even led me astray!"

Mother Yun still has full confidence in the village's fighting capacity.

"Alright, don't just stand here idly. Take Lele and the others in to wash up and get some rest, or it'll get dark soon." Mother Yun looked up at the sky. If they didn't rest soon, they would have to light candles again. Although the family didn't need them for the time being, they should still save money where they could.