Zhu Qiuyu and the others tacitly dug out dry grass from various tree holes and collected a pile of branches. After Zhu Chumo found a cave, they piled the branches at the entrance and started a fire with the dry grass. If the branches were too wet to burn, they sprinkled on a handful of powder unique to Xianwu Island. With the help of the powder, the branches quickly caught fire.
Before long, a cobra as thick as an adult's arm crawled out of the cave, followed by several five-step snakes of similar size. It seemed that there were no other ferocious beasts in the cave besides snakes.
Zhu Chumo swiftly grabbed two highly venomous five-step snakes, extracted the venom from their two sharp fangs, and threw the snakes away, completing the entire process in one smooth motion.
After confirming that it was safe inside the cave, everyone went in, started a fire, and changed clothes. The three women changed first, and then the men went in to change.
Next came cooking and warming themselves by the fire. The cooking was left to the five brothers Fu, while Zhu Lin and the others were researching ways to deal with the silver-tipped snake.
“There is a herb that looks very similar to the Silver-Tipped Snake. If you don’t look closely, you might mistake it for the Silver-Tipped Snake itself. This herb is called Silver-Tipped Grass. It can subdue the Silver-Tipped Snake. If you sprinkle powder made from Silver-Tipped Grass, it can instantly turn the Silver-Tipped Snake into powder,” Zhu Chumo explained.
"Is it hard to find?" Zhu Qiuyu asked with certainty.
Zhu Chumo nodded coldly. He had collected some from Immortal Mist Island before, but the quantity was too small to deal with thousands upon thousands of Silver Tip Grasses.
"Is it a snake that's as long as a chopstick, as thin as a needle, sharp and scary? I saw it." Xingxing whispered in Zhu Lin's ear. She didn't know that no matter how softly she spoke, her senior brothers and sisters had extraordinary hearing and could still hear her.
“I also saw needle grass that looks like snakes, and I know where they grow.”
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