Chapter 023: Mountain Village Evil Snake-23

"Aren't you guys together these days?"

Mother Jiang showed a surprised expression. She trusted Meng Tang very much, so when she knew that her son was going to the back mountain to rescue Chen Zhi, she felt more at ease with Meng Tang by his side.

Jiang Yan paused for a moment. He was thinking about what answer he could give that wouldn't make his mother worry. But his mother had already seen through his thoughts. "You two aren't together."

"You've been alone in the back mountain these days." Mom said with concern.

Jiang Yan hummed softly, "Actually, the back mountain is not as scary as the rumors say. I met..." some interesting people.

Jiang Ma didn’t hear clearly: “What did you encounter?”

Jiang Yan shook his head and decided not to tell the truth. He thought about it and made up a suitable excuse, "I got lost after I found Chen Zhi. I took her wandering around in the mountains for a few days, so I came back a little late."

Jiang Ma remained skeptical, so Jiang Yan changed the subject and asked, "So Meng Tang hasn't come back yet?"

"Yes." Mother Jiang said worriedly.

Jiang Yan thought for a moment and said, "I'll go find him."

"Where are you going to look for him? He just came back. Why don't you ask other people?"

The mother's voice disappeared in the background, and Jiang Yan left Chen Zhi at home and went out.

Dusk was falling outside. The wind blew in from the distant horizon, blowing over the tall eaves and straw piles. Jiangyan was walking aimlessly on the road like a cruise ship without a direction.

Mengtang did not abandon him.

Meng Tang also went to find him.

Jiang Yan's heart was filled with emotion. It turned out that he was not alone in going to the dangerous and unknown back mountain.

But no one knew where Mengtang had gone.

He disappeared.

"Daddy, is Mommy looking for you?"

There were two snake shadows standing next to a scarecrow not far away, one large and one small. The small shadow said, "Why don't you move?"

The big shadow said, "I am playing hard to get."

Such straightforward words.

The little snake cub uttered "Oh", and stared at the confused figure not far away with its two green eyes. In fact, it was a firm supporter of its mother, so it nudged the big snake's body with its head, "Dad, don't play hard to get, don't make mom worry."

"Okay, but I can't just go back like this." After some careful consideration, the snake said, "I need to disguise myself."

Just as the little snake was wondering, the big snake suddenly crashed into the ground, smashing its head and leaving a bloody mark. The little snake was so scared that it screamed, "Dad, what are you doing?"

The big snake struggled to stand up with its bloody head, and uttered light words, "It's done."

Now you can go ask your wife for a hug.

As it slowly approached Jiang Yan, the big snake slowly transformed into a human form - a young and handsome young man.

He walked towards Jiang Yan step by step, his steps were a little unsteady, and the setting sun behind him lengthened his shadow.

The wind blew slowly along the horizon, and Jiang Yan felt a little chilly, a bit biting. He rubbed his eyes, thinking whether he should go back to the back mountain and ask the fiancé snake if there was a young man named Mengtang whereabouts.

But he was also very scared, and he found Mengtang's body on the way to and from the back mountain.

Although this person is a bit clingy and a bit of a spoiled child, he is still young and very capable. If he loses his life because of ginger salt, he will feel guilty for the rest of his life.

So Jiangyan must find Mengtang.

At this moment, he smelled a hint of blood in the air. He was stunned for a moment, then turned around and saw a familiar figure.

...Mengtang?

Suddenly, Meng Tang fell on Jiang Yan, leaning against him and said weakly, "Brother, I'm in so much pain."

Jiang Yan's heart trembled, and he unconsciously reached out to hug him, whispering, "I'm here."

Immediately afterwards, Meng Tang fainted in his arms.

Ten minutes later, Jiang Yan brought Meng Tang back home.

In the dimly lit room, Meng Tang lay motionless on the bed. Jiang Yan wiped the blood off his head with a handkerchief and then made a quilt for him.

At this time, another person came into the room. Jiang Yan looked back and saw that it was Xia Zheng.

Jiang Yan asked, "Why are you here?"

Xia Zheng said: "I heard that you were back, so I came to see you."

Jiang Yan said "hmm". Xia Zheng glanced at the person lying on Jiang Yan's bed. He was stunned for a moment, then asked, "What happened to him?"

“I don’t know.”

Xia Zheng said "Oh". Although Jiang Yan appeared calm, he could see worry in the other's eyes.

Jiang Yan cares about the person in bed.

Just like when they were in the thieves' village, Xia Zheng called Jiang Yan to leave together, but Jiang Yan refused and insisted on waiting for the snake man.

Xia Zheng felt a little uncomfortable, he asked: "What is your relationship with that snake man..."

The words were left unfinished on purpose. Jiang Yan knew what the other party was going to ask. He glanced at Xia Zheng, who seemed to want to get to the bottom of it. He thought he couldn't hide it anymore, so he said, "It's what you think. That's my fiancé."

Although Xia Zheng guessed it, he was still a little shocked and asked again: "Did he force you? You did this to save Chen Zhi, right?" He seemed to be unwilling to give up.

Jiang Yan didn't know what he was thinking.

In fact, he sometimes always mistakenly thought that Meng Tang and the snake man were the same person, because when he was with the snake man in the back mountain, he would always think of Meng Tang. And now, through the face of the man on the bed, he saw the shadow of the snake man again.

Jiang Yan said, "I don't know."

I don't know, neither confirm nor deny.

Xia Zheng felt Jiang Yan's wavering heart, he sighed softly and said: "But it's a snake, it's a monster, you, you...it won't work."

Jiang Yan was silent for a while and said, "Maybe."

"If they really forced you, you can tell us. There are so many people in our village, we will all help you." Xia Zheng suddenly looked up and said to Jiang Yan, "You don't have to be afraid. If it really doesn't work, we can, we can burn those snakes and monsters to death."

Hearing Xia Zheng's words, Jiang Yan felt a little unbelievable, and at the same time felt unfamiliar with the person in front of him, "You were not like this before."

Xia Zheng smiled and said, "I just don't want you to be deceived."

Jiang Yan asked: "Do you think I'm also cursed and possessed by evil?"

Xia Zheng was still smiling, "Then why do you like a monster for no reason?"

Jiang Yan said, "Then who do you think is the monster, the Chen family's act of sacrificing their child or the snake demon in the back mountain sacrificing its life to defeat the thieves?"

Xia Zheng was choked by this answer for a moment, "I..."

Jiang Yan looked at him, smiled slightly, and said, "Go ahead."

Xia Zheng looked at him, "Aren't you afraid that I will tell other people about this?"

Jiang Yan didn't say anything.

Xia Zheng suddenly got a little angry. Jiang Yan was still defending those people. He didn't know Jiang Yan's experience, so he relied on his own intuitive judgment. His voice trembled, "If, if you insist on doing this, then don't blame me. The existence of those monsters in the back mountain is always a threat."

He had seen the fights between those monsters with human bodies and snake tails and humans. If those monsters had been unarmed, they might have won long ago.

But now the people in the village are not thieves, the villagers have no weapons, and the monsters in the back mountain are very close to the village. Once the attack comes suddenly, no one in the village will be spared.

Xia Zheng comforted himself by saying "it was to protect the village", but he still decided to expose the truth.

However, just as he was about to leave, a little snake jumped in from the window and pounced on Xia Zheng while shouting "Don't bully my mommy".

Xia Zheng was stunned, and quickly grabbed the little snake. Although the snake looked ferocious, it was actually just threatening him and did not really show its fangs to bite him.

But Xia Zheng didn't know that the little snake was showing mercy. He was just secretly happy that he caught a snake with his bare hands.

Jiang Yan knew that the little snake was his "child".

So he quickly snatched his cub from Xia Zheng and held it in his arms.

Xia Zheng felt even colder when he saw that he was protecting a snake.

"You're crazy!" Xia Zheng yelled at him, "You're really too deeply possessed!"