Chapter 122 Snakes and Insects

The four of them were moving around on the branches like monkeys.

Fortunately, the Dark Night Swamp is densely forested, so we can always find a place to stay.

Wu Nan suddenly said, "Master, Madam, we've been wandering aimlessly in the Dark Night Swamp like this. When will we find the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Lotus?"

"When the Eight-Angled Black Ice Lotus blooms, it will emit a unique fragrance. As long as we can smell the fragrance, it proves that we are not far away from it." Guan Ziming said.

Wen Yingxue added, "I know where the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Lotus is. It's on an island in the middle of a lake. As long as we can find the lake, we can find the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Lotus. However, the lake is huge and dangerous, full of crocodiles."

When Wu Nan heard this, his eyes lit up immediately and he said in surprise, "Isn't it just finding a lake? Isn't that easy?"

After saying that, he jumped directly to the top of the tree. After a while, he came back in a bad mood.

"Haha, I was careless. I thought the lake was easy to find, somewhere without trees, but I forgot that the Dark Night Swamp is very big."

Wen Yingxue rolled her eyes and said, "If it were that easy to find, would I have us running around here?"

At this moment, Ji Yan suddenly shouted: "Wu Nan, don't move!"

Wu Nan immediately stood still and didn't move.

Although Wu Nan looks a little silly and speaks incoherently, he is, after all, a secret guard who stands out and stands beside Nie Chubai, and his execution ability is first-class.

It was only then that Wen Yingxue discovered that there was a khaki snake with brown spots on Wu Nan's shoulder, hissing and spitting out its tongue.

Flat head, triangular, poisonous!

I think Wu Nan accidentally startled it when he climbed to the top of the tree just now.

Ji Yan threw a dart and the snake was immediately nailed to the branch.

Guan Ziming came over to take a look and said, "It's a swamp viper. It's extremely poisonous. It seems we need to be careful."

"Shh! Listen!" Nie Chubai suddenly silenced everyone, and the four of them immediately quieted down.

"Hiss, hiss, hiss." There was a very light hissing sound. The next second, the five people looked up at the same time and immediately widened their eyes in shock.

Wen Yingxue only felt a numbness for a moment, rising from her toes to the top of her head, and her hair almost stood up.

The dense branches and foliage overhead were covered with swamp vipers, their density frightening, and their numbers were still increasing.

"Let's go, let's go!" Wen Yingxue pulled Nie Chubai's clothes and urged.

The next second, the four of them rushed away like arrows.

Almost as soon as their toes left the branches, the swamp vipers overhead swooped down one by one.

"So many snakes! It's so scary!" Wen Yingxue patted her chest with lingering fear.

Ever since she got together with Nie Chubai, she has become much bolder and has even killed people.

But when I see a snake, I still feel inexplicably scared.

"Madam, don't say you are afraid. Even my legs are shaking when I see so many poisonous snakes." Wu Nan also patted his chest and said.

This time, even Ji Yan nodded in agreement.

Guan Ziming said: "Among us, I guess only the master is not afraid."

Nie Chubai ignored Guan Ziming and continued to walk forward with his arms around Wen Yingxue without changing his expression, except that the fingers of his other hand trembled slightly.

This time, the five people did not dare to stop easily and kept walking forward until they came to a very tall banyan tree with thick branches, almost one and a half meters wide.

Five people sitting together didn't feel crowded.

Guan Ziming took out the snake-repellent incense sticks, lit them and placed them around, then took out the specially made realgar powder and sprinkled it around the few people. Only after doing this did he breathe a sigh of relief.

Wu Nan took out some dry food and handed it to Wen Yingxue and Nie Chubai.

"It's getting dark. I think we should rest here tonight. The Dark Swamp will probably be more dangerous at night. It's better not to wander around." Wen Yingxue suggested.

The four of them nodded. Ever since they encountered the swamp viper, they had been extremely nervous and were already a little tired.

Wen Yingxue added, "Then you should rest quickly. I haven't wasted any energy today. I'll keep watch."

Nie Chubai frowned and was about to speak when Wen Yingxue blocked his mouth with some dry food and said, "I have the final say now. Okay, those of you who want to rest, rest, and those who want to regulate your breathing, regulate your breathing."

Guan Ziming, Ji Yan and Wu Nan looked at Nie Chubai, and Nie Chubai nodded.

"Then you guard for half the night, and I'll take over in the second half. Wake us up immediately if there's any movement." Nie Chubai instructed.

Wen Yingxue nodded. The four of them immediately sat cross-legged and began to regulate their breathing.

The sun should have set, and it was even darker inside the Dark Night Swamp, and almost nothing could be seen.

Fortunately, they had built a bonfire that illuminated the surrounding area.

Wu Nan, who was regulating his breathing, suddenly moved, and then Guan Ziming also moved.

After a while, the two of them moved again, and the branches were shaken by them, making a creaking sound.

"Do you two have worms under your butts? Why are you moving?" Wen Yingxue finally couldn't help it and asked.

As soon as she said this, she suddenly felt a slight pain in her calf, and then a little itchy.

Over there, Wu Nan and Guan Ziming had already stood up and started scratching their butts.

Realizing that something was wrong, Wen Yingxue quickly rolled up her pants and saw three small black bugs staring at her calves.

"What kind of bug is this? Does it hurt?" Nie Chubai opened his eyes and saw the bug on Wen Yingxue's leg. He immediately wanted to come over to help, but was stopped by Wen Yingxue.

Wen Yingxue said, "These are grass ticks. They're very poisonous. You can't just pull them out. Heat your dagger over the fire and burn them to death."

Nie Chubai listened and immediately did as he was told: "Just bear with it."

A burning and stinging sensation came, and Wen Yingxue gasped.

"Okay." Nie Chubai said, then quickly put down Wen Yingxue's pants and tied the trouser legs tightly.

"Wu Nan and Guan Ziming, you two should also have these ticks on your butts. Ji Yan, please follow the method I just told you and help clean them up."

After saying that, she turned her back.

Nie Chubai and Ji Yan were wearing more clothes and were not bitten by insects. Wen Yingxue, Wu Nan and Guan Ziming were too hot and had been wearing light clothes, so they were bitten this time.

"How about I take you out? It's too dangerous here." Nie Chubai touched Wen Yingxue's calf and said with some heartache.

Wen Yingxue snorted, "I was just thinking of getting you out, but now that we're here, let's stop talking so much. Let's quickly find the Eight-Angled Mysterious Ice Lotus and get out safely."

Nie Chubai didn't say anything, just nodded.

"Ah!" Wu Nan suddenly screamed, and Wen Yingxue twitched her nose twice. She seemed to smell the smell of barbecue.

"Ji Yan! Did you do this on purpose? It hurts so much!"

Ji Yan said: "No, it's just that there are too many bugs on your butt. I'm afraid that I can't burn them all at once and you'll get bitten again."

Guan Ziming said: "Okay, stop wasting time, it's my turn now, I'm about to die of itching."

Listening to the chaos behind her, Wen Yingxue sighed.

"It would be nice if the little brother was here."

Nie Chubai had sharp ears and asked, "Who is this young man?"