Chapter 481 Arrival at the Swamp
When Ye Jinghua came to his senses, the giant snake was almost in front of him.
He rolled over and stood up from the ground, with the upper half of its body standing upright. The giant snake, more than two meters tall, was opening its bloody mouth and biting and trying to eat his soldiers alive!
The mouth full of sharp snake fangs was covered with bright red blood, and there were many broken limbs and flesh hanging on it. The smell of blood hit the nose directly.
Ye Jinghua was almost fainted by the strong smell of blood. He retreated dozens of steps and was protected by Lieutenant General Ma.
Mo Yan was also panicked. She wanted to run backwards, but Ye Jinghua caught her quickly and forced her to stand in front of him. She was so scared that her face turned pale and her legs went weak.
Seeing the giant snake rushing towards him with bloodshot eyes, Ye Jinghua gnashed his teeth and shouted to the soldiers: "Quick! Stop it!"
He glared fiercely at the pale snake wizard beside him and said, "What are you still doing standing there?! Make it stop!"
The snake wizard was so anxious that he was sweating all over. He was reciting the spell desperately, but for some reason, the giant snake suddenly stopped listening to him!
It took nearly two hundred soldiers to stop the ferocious and crazy giant snake. Ye Jinghua also knew that relying on the snake witch would not work.
If he continues to hold on like this, I'm afraid that hundreds of his men will be killed just dealing with this giant snake.
Although he was unwilling, he still gritted his teeth and ordered, "Retreat! Get out of the forest first!"
With his order, the team quickly retreated out of the dark forest while stopping the giant snake.
However, the giant snake seemed to have sensed their intentions and chased them at an incredible speed.
Finally, an hour later, Ye Jinghua and his team withdrew from the black forest, leaving the giant snake far behind.
But this time, the casualties were not few. He sent Deputy General Ma to take a rough count, and found that there were almost four to five hundred casualties!
The snake wizard was so frightened that he didn't even dare to breathe.
Ye Jinghua frowned, clenched his fists, and resisted the urge to punch the snake witch in the face. His voice was terrifyingly cold: "What the hell is going on?!"
"Didn't you tell it to attack Ye Jingzhen and his team? Why did it suddenly come back?!"
The snake witch fell to his knees with a thud, and kowtowed repeatedly at Ye Jinghua's feet: "Your Highness, please forgive me! Your Highness, please forgive me! I just tried, and the curse suddenly stopped working! I just couldn't control it!"
"Then why did it get out of control?!" Ye Jinghua suddenly raised his voice.
The snake wizard was trembling all over, his dark eyes rolling around as he replied, "It must be...it must be that girl Yun Ran's doing! This girl is very evil. Wasn't she the one who subdued the Great Wizard last time?"
"Your Highness, please understand. I am completely loyal to you! I dare not have any other thoughts!"
"That would be great!" Ye Jinghua said sternly, "Your sister is with Ye Jingzhen. If you want to take her back, you must be loyal to me until death! Otherwise, I have plenty of ways to kill you both!"
"Yes!" The snake wizard knelt on the ground with his head down for a long time without getting up.
At this point, even if he killed the snake wizard, it would be useless. Besides, he still needed the help of the snake wizard to pass through the black forest and climb over the Black Stone Mountain before he could meet up with King Nanlin.
The cooperation between him and King Nanlin still depends on the help of the snake witch, so he must suppress his temper and anger now.
Almost a day's journey was wasted, and they returned to their starting point.
Ye Jinghua was very annoyed. He asked the soldiers to rest and eat something, and planned to set off in the middle of the night.
He couldn't wait until the next day, and he must not let Ye Jingzhen and his team reach Black Stone Mountain first.
Remembering that he had arranged an assassination tonight, which should be able to slow down the progress of Ye Jingzhen and the others, Ye Jinghua felt a little relieved.
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On the winding path east of the black forest, Ye Jingzhen's team marched very smoothly.
Because Yun Ran had memorized the "Geography and Scenery" written by Yibanlian, he knew the terrain of the Black Forest and the wild animals, flowers, plants and trees in the forest like the back of his hand.
"Another mile ahead, and we should reach the swamp." Yun Ran said, "Brother Xiaojing, should we take a detour?"
Ye Jingzhen thought for a moment and said, "No detour."
Taking a detour would take an extra day, and his team could not fall behind Ye Jinghua.
"Your Highness, have you thought of a solution for the swamp?" Yun Chenglu asked.
Ye Jingzhen nodded, thinking of the information he got from interrogating the two spies. If the information was correct, Ye Jinghua would send someone to assassinate them tonight.
"Let's camp next to the swamp tonight. We should all stay alert during the night. Tomorrow morning, we will cross the swamp and continue our journey."
Gao Ziyang listened to his instructions, responded, and went downstairs to pass on the order.
After seeing how Yun Ran dealt with the giant snake, Miao Yi admired Yun Ran so much that she begged Yun Ran to teach her how to tame animals.
When Yun Ran met the Black King for the first time, she drove him away. This time, she tamed the giant snake. Therefore, she firmly believed that Yun Ran must have some magical method to tame these wild and poisonous creatures.
Yun Ran was helpless. She really didn't know any method of taming animals. It was just that she was stronger, knew some kung fu, and should have some blood suppression.
As it got dark, their team finally reached the edge of the swamp.
Looking at this swamp, it is quite large. If one is not familiar with the terrain and does not know that there is a swamp here, almost everyone passing by here will step into it.
Ye Jingzhen and Yun Chenglu set up tents with the soldiers as usual. Yun Ran and Miao Yi took the Black King and the Lone King to explore the situation in the swamp and see if they could get some wild animals to fill their stomachs at night.
At this moment, a series of rapid rustling sounds suddenly came from the depths of the dense and deep forest.
The sound became louder and louder. Not only Ye Jingzhen, Yun Ran and Yun Chenglu, who had sensitive ears, but also many soldiers in the army heard it.
In an instant, everyone became nervous, gripping the swords at their waists and observing their surroundings vigilantly.
Yun Ran also pricked up her ears and carefully identified the direction of the sound. After a moment, she suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.
"Phew, it's okay, that giant snake must have returned."
Ye Jingzhen and Yun Chenglu also heard it and both breathed a sigh of relief, but many soldiers still did not let down their guard.
The next moment, a huge black shadow rushed out from the bushes nearby and stopped in front of Yun Ran.
The giant snake shook its big head, and its sharp snake eyes looked at Yun Ran quietly.
Miao Yi huddled beside the Black King, staring at the giant snake and couldn't help shivering.
Yun Ran felt that the giant snake was a little strange. It kept shaking its huge head but didn't hiss or speak.
"Have you completed the task?" Yun Ran asked it.
The giant snake seemed to be waiting for her to ask this question. As soon as Yun Ran finished speaking, it suddenly opened its bloody mouth and hissed out its tongue.
Crash! Crash!
When it opened its mouth, something suddenly fell out from its huge, bloody snake mouth.
Yun Ran only saw darkness and blood in front of her eyes. Before she could see clearly, someone covered her eyes with hands from behind.
"Don't look at it, it's too disgusting." Ye Jingzhen's cold voice came to my ears.
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