His appearance frightened Tang Ru immediately. Regardless of his own injuries, he quickly comforted Chen Xiao and said, "Don't worry! Fellow Daoist Xi is in the late Jindan stage. It will be easy for him to escape from the landslide. Besides, Fellow Daoist Xi told me that he has another way to deal with the evil spirit in the mountain. We just need to wait for him to come back safely!"
Chen Xiao heaved a sigh of relief after hearing this. Big Brother never lies. If he says he can handle it, then he can definitely do it!
Chen Xiao helped Tang Ru back to the children and Tong Nonuo. Tong Nonuo was surrounded by children at this time, and he was comforting them while distributing food to them.
In the absence of water, he shoveled the thick snow and boiled it directly into water, and then boiled the rations into a pot. Two or three pieces of training rations could make a large pot of porridge, and Tong Nuonuo boiled several pots for the children to eat.
There were not enough utensils, so the children gathered in a circle with basins and pots and ate voraciously. The warm food finally made them feel better.
"A Rou! How are you?" Tong Nuonuo stood up and walked over. Because he saved these children and distributed food to them, these children now regarded him as their backbone. When he moved, the children followed him.
"I'm fine." Tang Ru said palely. Half of her body was injured and she couldn't move. After taking the pills given by Xi Yunting, she recovered almost immediately. Tang Ru pushed Chen Xiao away and sat on the ground with her knees crossed. "I have to heal my wounds as soon as possible. You should also take the time to recover. Those people will definitely not be trapped to death easily. They are familiar with the passage and will definitely be able to escape. We can't stay here for long. We will set off after a rest."
Chen Xiao quickly gathered his thoughts after hearing this, and ate, drank, and rested. The group stayed for less than half an hour before packing up the camp, smoothing over the traces, and continuing on their way. Chen Xiao said to Tong Nuonuo and Tang Ru, "You two go ahead, and I'll clean up the rear and do some camouflage."
Tong Nuonuo frowned when he heard this. He had the lowest cultivation level among the three people, so it was not his turn to clean up the mess. However, Tong Nuonuo was a person with poor directions, so he had to be accompanied by someone. Tang Ru was injured at this time, so he couldn't take care of a group of children by himself. Only Chen Xiao could do the cleaning up.
Although a heavy snowfall could cover all traces, the children walked slowly while the practitioners chased them quickly. If they did not create confusion and lure them away, they would sooner or later fall into the hands of the enemy if they walked together.
In the end, Tong Nuonuo had no choice but to say, "Chen Xiao, take care!"
Chen Xiao carefully cleaned up the traces they had left and returned to the entrance of the cave. He created various signs, as if a group of children and a few adults had walked by, extending in another direction.
Then he circled back to the original place, hid far away and stared at the collapsed cave entrance.
He originally wanted to wait for Xi Yunting to appear, but he didn't expect that the poison viper broke through the mountain when it was almost dark. Chen Xiao's face suddenly changed. He thought the poison viper was dead. This fierce beast had thick skin and flesh, and it actually survived.
The viper looked very miserable now, with half of its tail rotten and bones exposed. Large chunks of scales and skin had fallen off its body, and its blood had fallen to the ground, staining the snow and soil red.
The poisonous viper was now hurt, in pain, full of hatred and anger.
Taking its anger out on everything in front of it, it tilted its head back and puffed up its cheeks, and sprayed a strangely colored poisonous mist towards the surrounding area of the mountain.
Although the vegetation around was not dense, there were a few crooked trees. The poisonous mist from the poisonous snake was like being splashed with sulfuric acid. After a creepy squeak, it turned into a pool of thick water.
Chen Xiao could no longer hide and quickly ran away from his hiding place.
This running immediately attracted the attention of the poisonous viper. It was looking for someone to vent its anger on, so it immediately chased after Chen Xiao.
The tail of the poisonous snake was seriously injured, and the injuries on its body also made it slow. However, it was a beast with the strength of a Nascent Soul for more than 500 years. A lean camel was bigger than a horse, and it could kill Chen Xiao with just one bite.
Chen Xiao ran desperately, but he still couldn't get rid of the poisonous snake. The snow seriously affected Chen Xiao's speed of escape. After stepping into the snow cave again, Chen Xiao realized that he couldn't run like this.
This poisonous viper already looks half dead and can't even deal with such an enemy. Maybe he shouldn't come out to gain experience in the future?
After preparing himself mentally, Chen Xiao rolled nimbly to avoid the poisonous fangs of the poisonous snake. He raised his hand and threw out a handful of energy-attracting lightning talismans, and crackling lightning struck the poisonous snake's forehead.
The poisonous viper was stunned by Chen Xiao's resistance. The lightning didn't hurt it at all and couldn't break its defense at all. Not only did it not hurt the poisonous viper, it also made it go crazy.
The first attempt failed, but Chen Xiao didn't frown, and continued to dodge and throw. This time he went for the wound of the poisonous viper, and soon a burning smell came from the poisonous viper.
Chen Xiao's behavior made the viper angry. It stopped chasing Chen Xiao and bit him. Instead, it tilted its neck back and took a deep breath. The air sacs on its cheeks swelled up, trying to spray out poison mist.
Chen Xiao kicked hard with his feet, and took the opportunity when the poisonous viper raised its head and opened its mouth to inhale to pounce on it. He quickly pulled off the lid of the small porcelain bottle, flicked his wrist and threw it into the poisonous viper's mouth.
After throwing the things, Chen Xiao dodged the poisonous viper, which reacted by swinging its head to bite him, and fled quickly.
The viper showed its ferocious appearance and was about to brew a mouthful of poison mist, but an unbearable stench came from its open mouth. In some ways, vipers are like snakes, judging the surrounding environment through the olfactory trachea on their tongues.
Chen Xiao was too ruthless this time. He directly stuffed Li Yuzhou's powerful stench potion into it, and the poisonous viper immediately suffered tons of damage. This trauma was not only physical and psychological, but also immediately destroyed most of the poisonous viper's ability to move.
The viper rolled over in pain, opening its mouth wide and vomiting. It was a heart-wrenching pain. Unfortunately, the small porcelain bottle was not food, and it was smashed to pieces by its teeth. And the smell could not be spit out. The more it opened its mouth to contact the air, the more the viper felt the stink worse than death.
The poisonous viper twitched all over, twisted into a dough knot, and rolled desperately on the ground. Chen Xiao saw that the opportunity could not be missed. If he didn't kill the poisonous viper now, it would be even more impossible to kill it when it recovered.
Chen Xiao pulled out the steel knife he had bought when he traveled with Du Rong before, gathered his energy for a while, and stabbed the viper's vital point with force.
The skin and flesh of the poisonous viper are strong because it uses evil spirits to refine its body on a daily basis. For evil spirits, vitality is the nemesis. The knife in Chen Xiao's hand only encountered a little tough resistance on the skin, and then it was inserted all the way to the bottom.
The poisonous viper screamed, twisted its body madly, turned its head, and bit Chen Xiao with all its might before dying. Chen Xiao let go of the steel knife in his hand and slapped the vitality protection amulet on his body repeatedly.
The teeth of the viper were blocked layer by layer, and in the end only scratched a cut on Chen Xiao's arm, and then the viper became completely limp and unable to move.
Chen Xiao knew something was wrong, and he pushed the flat round head of the viper away. The viper's venom sac contained highly corrosive poison mist, and its teeth contained neurotoxins used for hunting.
Chen Xiao was lucky enough not to be corroded into concentrated water immediately. Unfortunately, the poison took effect immediately and he only managed to take two or three steps before falling to the ground.
The poison from the fangs of the viper spread rapidly, and Chen Xiao soon lost consciousness. What made his life hang by a thread was the evil spirit attached to the fangs, which made his body blue and purple. If it weren't for the resistance of the vitality in his body, Chen Xiao's internal organs would have rotted and died in just a moment.
At the critical moment, Xi Yunting followed the traces left by the battle and chased after him. Looking at Chen Xiao, whose life or death was unknown, Xi Yunting was heartbroken: "Brother Xiao!!"
Xi Yunting held Chen Xiao in his arms, and only felt relieved after making sure that he still had a faint breath and heartbeat. He first took out the elixir from the storage bag and stuffed it into Chen Xiao's mouth to keep him alive.
He observed Chen Xiao's injuries and immediately saw the black wound on his arm. Xi Yunting practiced alone for many years, and Chongxuan also had a special alchemy hall. Before going out every time, he would stock up on various kinds of elixirs, and the variety was very complete.
Therefore, although the poison of the viper is tricky, it does not pose a problem for him. Instead, what makes it most difficult for him is the blue and purple evil energy damage on Chen Xiao's body.
This kind of injury is very similar to that caused by evil cultivators, and common treatment methods are ineffective.
Xi Yunting picked up Chen Xiao and walked with him for a long distance, finding a valley away from the wind. There was little snow here, so Xi Yunting cleaned it up and took out the camping supplies from the storage bag.
He heated the floor, laid a thick velvet blanket, and placed Chen Xiao in the soft bedding. He had not made sufficient preparations before, so when he arrived in Jincheng, Xi Yunting deliberately bought these for Chen Xiao. He blamed himself for his previous mistakes, and this time, he bought everything in a way that would make even ordinary people feel comfortable and warm.
The quilt was warm, but Chen Xiao's skin was still very cold. Xi Yunting tried various methods to warm him up but failed. The coldness brought by the evil spirit could not be easily dispelled. If Chen Xiao was awake, he could just use the energy on the compass to get better.
This kind of injury is too rare. Even someone as knowledgeable as Xi Yunting has never heard of it. It feels like he has no idea where to start.
Chen Xiao huddled in the quilt, shivering, his purple face looked ugly. Xi Yunting was completely unaware, he just felt that his brother Xiao was so weak and pitiful.
Xi Yunting thought about it, and finally chose to lift the quilt and hold Chen Xiao in his arms. He has fire essence in his body, which is the most natural heat source. The endless heat radiated, making Xi Yunting's clothes soaked with sweat quickly.
This fiery energy finally brought Chen Xiao back to the world from the endless cold darkness, and he slowly regained consciousness. With his eyes closed, he just relied on his senses and murmured in a low voice: "Brother..."
Xi Yunting was very happy and felt that this method was effective. He carefully adjusted the position and let Chen Xiao turn over, chest to chest, legs entwined, holding him tightly to keep him warm. He whispered: "Brother Xiao, don't be afraid, big brother won't let anything happen to you."
The poison of the viper had not yet subsided. Chen Xiao was so limp that he could not move. After trying for a long time, he finally moved his lips: "Evil spirit..."
Chen Xiao was so anxious that he couldn't say anything. He pouted his lips in grievance. Xi Yunting felt distressed. He gently stroked Chen Xiao's face and said, "Don't talk. Save your energy."
Chen Xiao hummed silently in his nose, and his eyelids felt like they weighed a thousand pounds, so he couldn't open them. In the end, Chen Xiao had to give up struggling and fell into a deep sleep. Anyway, with the big brother who had such a strong aura around, that little bit of evil spirit was nothing to worry about, and it would be completely eliminated sooner or later...
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