Staying overnight at the snake's house
Xu Yi really didn't want to go anymore, so she didn't move and said, "You go, I... I won't go."
"How can you not go?" Wu Zi turned around and glanced at the timid Xu Yi: "There's no point if you don't go, hurry up..." After saying that, he led the way.
Xu Yi watched Wu Zi's casual steps, worried that he might step on the snakes and anger their leader. But every time Wu Zi stepped on the ground, the snakes nimbly dodged. A group of snakes crawled under Wu Zi's feet, and he strode across them without disturbing each other at all... Xu Yi's mouth dropped open in amazement...
Wu Zi knew Xu Yi's expression without turning around, so he explained softly, "These little snakes aren't stupid. They won't deliberately crawl under my feet, so you don't need to worry."
"Oh," Xu Yi replied blankly.
But when it was Xu Yi's turn, she floated very carefully... as if afraid of freezing the little snake under her feet. Wu Zi glanced back at Xu Yi, who was swaying very much, and unconsciously curled his lips again.
After Xu Yi and the others had been gone for a long time, they finally returned to the dark cave...
The small snakes at the cave entrance parted again, making way for Xu Yi and the others. This scene gave Xu Yi goosebumps again and again.
But this time the scene was completely different. There were no other small snakes in the middle, only a refined-looking man sitting on the ground, with the large gray-white snake beside him. They seemed to be arguing about something...
Wu Zi glanced at the normal scene inside and knew that Xu Yi was no longer afraid. He walked behind Xu Yi and gave her a push, successfully moving her to the front. The man noticed Xu Yi, walked over, gave a normal bow, and said softly, "Is this the young lady who just arrived?"
“It’s…it’s me,” Xu Yi stammered.
"Oh," the man breathed a sigh of relief, "I am Bai Da, and this is my younger brother, Bai Er." He pointed to the large snake on the ground, then turned to Xu Yi and apologized, "I'm so sorry, did my brother frighten you just now?"
Xu Yi was about to say that she was frightened, but when she saw the huge snake head that the snake had turned to, she swallowed and changed her words: "No, it's just that I'm a coward."
"I told you, brother, she's just too timid. I didn't mean to scare her." The snake excitedly raised its head and leaned closer, scaring Xu Yi into taking another step back. At this moment, Wu Zi stepped forward and used his palm to push Xu Yi's back, pushing her back forward and whispering, "Don't be afraid, I'm here."
Xu Yi was pushed back and didn't know what to say, so she could only give an awkward smile.
The man, witnessing this scene, simply smiled gently: "Young lady, you may not know this, but my brother and I were born here thousands of years ago. To us, the villagers are more like outsiders. However, my brother has never appeared before mortals all these years, only because my younger brother is currently molting and his spiritual energy is dissipating, which has attracted these four small snakes... But this will only have an effect for the next few days. Once my younger brother has successfully molted, there will be no more abnormalities."
Xu Yi remained silent, but Wu Zi spoke up: "Now that your brother has successfully shed his skin, he'll be able to transform into human form, right?"
"Brother, you have a discerning eye; it is indeed so."
Wu Zi walked over and circled the giant snake, which displeased the snake: "What are you looking at? What's so interesting?"
But Wu Zi ignored the giant snake and said to Bai Da, "Your brother is in a difficult situation. Why don't you set up a formation to help him?"
"Formation?" Bai Da smiled calmly: "My brother and I both cultivate on our own and have never had the chance to obtain any books on formations."
"Is that so?" Wu Zi pointed to his chin with an air of importance. "Your brother's spiritual energy is scattered. Not only the surrounding snakes, but other cultivators must have noticed it as well. I happen to have a shielding formation here." Wu Zi raised an eyebrow at Bai Da, his words incredibly tempting. "Do you want it?"
Bai Da was about to speak when the giant snake interrupted him: "Brother, don't believe him. Haven't we been deceived enough? I can manage on my own."
"Huh?" This time it was Xu Yi's turn to be shocked: "You guys can be fooled?"
Xu Yi's words undoubtedly touched a raw nerve with the giant snake, who snorted coldly and turned away, ignoring him.
Xu Yi realized she had said the wrong thing, so she apologized, "That's not what I meant. I just wondered why you guys, who are so amazing, were fooled."
"Hmph..." The giant snake snorted through its nostrils: "Humans are cunning and cannot be guarded against."
Xu Yi glanced weakly at Wu Zi and said to the giant snake, "Wu Zi wouldn't lie to you."
"Hmph...maybe you were the one who got fooled by him, and you're still trying to persuade me," the giant snake sneered.
"Hey, you little worm, I kindly provided you with the formation and helped your brother protect you, and you actually turned around and bit me?" Wu Zi refused to admit it.
"Who are you calling a little reptile?" The giant snake was clearly angry, and it straightened up and roared at Wu Zi.
"You think I'm afraid of you?" Wu Zi rolled up his sleeves, not to be outdone.
Xu Yi was genuinely frightened and immediately ran back behind Wu Zi to hide, looking terrified and speaking in a very soft voice: "But I'm afraid... of Wu Zi."
Wu Zi sighed helplessly: "Oh well, forget it, I won't argue with you. How about this, I only need a piece of your shed skin. I can provide the formation first. If it really works, you can give me your skin after you succeed."
The giant snake lowered its head and glanced at its brother. Bai Da patted its head and said, "It's fine. We can give him the skin when we succeed." The giant snake stopped resisting and coiled its head back up. Bai Da bowed to Wu Zi and said, "Then, thank you very much, Fellow Daoist Wu Zi."
"It's alright, the money's exchanged, it's a win-win situation." After saying that, Wu Zi began to measure the entire cave, and then placed some special items in certain directions within the cave. After a long time, Wu Zi wiped the sweat from his brow and completed the formation. Now all he could do was wait... Xu Yi was bored, so he asked the giant snake, "How did you get tricked?"
The giant snake was displeased and pretended to be asleep, refusing to speak. Bai Da smiled knowingly and then spoke for the giant snake: "My younger brother met a woman who wasn't afraid of him. He found her novel and left her on the mountain. Unexpectedly, that woman only wanted my brother's inner core. Unable to defeat him, she tricked him by saying she was willing to marry him, planning to strike when he relaxed. Because of my brother's wedding, I, as the older brother, naturally had to return. I had just arrived when I saw my brother bound to the ground by that woman's formation, and a knife had already pierced his chest and abdomen, so I quickly rescued him."
"Oh?" Xu Yi was even more puzzled: "Did your brother take human form back then?"
Bai Da's smile widened when he heard Xu Yi's question: "Back then, my younger brother had indeed not yet taken human form."
"It's because I'm still a snake that she's willing to be with me, that's why I fell for her trick," the giant snake blurted out.
“Oh…then you’re not wronged for being deceived. You didn’t even take human form, yet she said she was willing to be with you. It’s really too deceptive.” Xu Yi nodded.
This earned him a mocking laugh from Wu Zi: "Ha, little Xu Yi, what do you know? What woman would willingly marry a snake? She clearly has ulterior motives!"
"What did you say?" The giant snake was furious and straightened up, hissing at Wu Zi.
Wu Zi, not to be outdone, stood up and said to the giant snake, "What's wrong with me? Don't you realize how terrifying your size is? Even Xu Yi, who is also a woman, was terrified by you. Do you still believe she would be willing to marry you? You're stupid without even realizing it."
"You... I'm not done with you..." The giant snake was furious and pounced on Wu Zi. Wu Zi easily dodged and even made a face at the giant snake: "Can't catch you, can't catch you, hehe."
Xu Yi and Bai Da exchanged a glance and quickly went over, one trying to persuade Wu Zi and the other pulling the big snake away, saying, "Wu Zi, stop talking," and "Bai Er, you mustn't be rude."
The two tried to persuade each other for a while before they calmed down.
Just then, the moon came out, and moonlight poured down from above. Wu Zi leaped up and threw the mirror-like magic weapon in his hand at Bai Er's head. The moonlight shone on the mirror and reflected onto the magic weapons in various corners. Then, the numerous magic weapons emitted beams of light of various colors that rapidly converged upwards, covering the entire cave in colorless magical power.
The giant snake was stunned by Wu Zi's move and weakly said, "The technique is not bad." Then it silently coiled up again.
Bai Da had seen much more and naturally understood the cleanliness of Wu Zi's actions and the accuracy of his timing. He cupped his hands and bowed to Wu Zi, saying, "Thank you, fellow Daoist. If there is anything we brothers can do to help in the future, please feel free to ask."
"It's nothing," Wu Zigang waved his hand, but when he saw Xu Yi, he changed his words and said, "I'm fine, it's just that this little girl is very stupid. If you encounter any difficulties with her in the future, please lend a hand if you can. Thank you very much." After saying that, he bowed very politely.
Xu Yi was completely taken aback when Wu Zi asked for a favor on her behalf. Even the giant snake was surprised, muttering to itself, "You're not bad to your woman."
Xu Yi was afraid that the giant snake would misunderstand, so she hurriedly said, "I'm not, I'm not her woman."
"Oh? You guys are pretty fancy at it."
Xu Yi didn't understand, but Wu Zi did: "What are you talking about? What's going on in your head? It's filthy."
It's unclear whether the giant snake was grateful for Wu Zi's help, but it simply rolled its eyes and coiled up again without uttering a sound.
Xu Yi floated over and poked the giant snake, comforting it, "It's okay, it's that woman's fault. You'll definitely meet other good girls in the future."
The giant snake turned and glanced at Xu Yi, its tone surprisingly calm: "No, it's better not to run into her. Who knows, I might get scammed again someday."
At this point, Bai Da tried to smooth things over: "Haha, little brother, there's no need to be like this. Maybe there really will be an opportunity in the future."
The giant snake didn't speak; it simply closed its eyes to rest.
Xu Yi returned to Wu Zi's side and asked curiously, "I think I just poked a big snake? Can I touch a demon?"
Wu Zi breathed a sigh of relief: "You are a ghost cultivator, you have your own energy. The giant snake wasn't poked by you, it sensed your energy."
"Oh." Xu Yi nodded. Seeing that Bai Da was also resting, hugging the snake's head, she lay down on the ground and closed her eyes to sleep.
Only after seeing that Xu Yi had fallen asleep did Bai Da ask Wu Zi, "Miss Xu, what's wrong?"
Wu Zi sighed: "What a fool. She was betrayed her whole life while she was alive, and even after she died, she was bound to this desolate mountain. I just rescued her... She was much more miserable than your brother."
"But I see that although Miss Xu is a ghost cultivator, she doesn't harbor any resentment..."
"Yes, that's why I said she's incredibly stupid."
Unexpectedly, Bai Da glanced at Wu Zi, smiled, and said, "Fools always have their luck."
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