Just as He Weichen gritted his teeth and was about to make a move, the Candle Snake, whose body had already lunged out halfway, suddenly stopped.
Before Yang Ni's pale-faced, astonished eyes, all the surrounding candle snakes suddenly retreated a little, then raised their heads to look at the sky, emitting rapid hissing sounds, as if they were on guard against something.
At this moment, everyone realized what was happening and looked up.
The wind howled fiercely as a dark-skinned man carrying a black cloth bag was plummeting rapidly from the sky.
Although he had an ordinary appearance, everyone's eyes lit up with surprise.
Stepping into the void... mountains and seas!
This is a genuine expert from the mountains and seas.
Xiang Qi was also somewhat taken aback. He had only said it casually, but a powerful person had actually passed by.
boom!
The dark-skinned man landed, kicking up a cloud of dust. The surrounding candle snakes sensed the threat and retreated further.
"this……"
Xiang Qi straightened his appearance and was about to go up and say hello, but then his eyes widened in surprise.
Because after the dark-skinned man landed, he walked directly in front of Shen Qian and then bowed his head slightly.
Mr. Shen!
...To be honest, Shen Qian didn't really like this feeling of being able to hear a pin drop.
But it seems that many times, he can't avoid it.
"You've arrived."
Shen Qian nodded and patted Dao Jiu on the shoulder.
As a bodyguard who is dedicated to protecting you 24/7, it's impossible for Dao Jiu to be left behind when Shen goes out to the restricted area for training.
There should be a limit to experience, especially when you haven't matured yet. Don't show off unnecessarily.
Therefore, Dao Jiu followed Shen Qian at a distance that was neither too close nor too far, ensuring that he could deal with any unexpected situation at any time... such as what was happening right now.
Although the system exists, these candle snakes cannot truly endanger Shen Qian's life, but he is not alone at this moment. Ouyang Fei and Gu Zifang are both friends, so Shen Qian has more to consider.
Yuan You was still holding onto Shen Qian's arm. Her red lips were slightly parted, and her eyes were full of shock. She looked somewhat naive.
However, no one cared about her posture; everyone felt about the same thing.
Before the sinking... there was actually a bodyguard from the mountains and seas!
No, judging from their appearances, Dao Jiu was clearly extremely respectful to Shen Qian, and was already vaguely treating him as a subordinate.
"Does that mean if you pass the martial arts exam and become the top martial arts scholar, you'll be followed by mountains and seas?"
Ouyang Fei muttered, "This is fucking awesome!"
“It’s definitely not that simple.” After relaxing, Gu Zifang rolled her eyes upon hearing this. “Would Shan Hai care about geniuses? Weren’t they all geniuses back then?”
"Chen Qian... classmate, this time it all depends on you."
After his initial embarrassment, Xiang Qi quickly adjusted his expression and said, "I swear on my honor that I will repay you handsomely."
Shen Qian nodded and then shook his head. "It's not that simple."
"What's the meaning?"
He Weichen sensed a hidden meaning in Shen Qian's words and couldn't help but ask.
“You probably didn’t look closely; three of these Candle Snakes are Q-rank.”
"What?"
Everyone's expression changed upon hearing this.
"Of course, Dao Jiu is not afraid of them, but only if he doesn't have too many burdens."
Everyone remained silent. Although being called a burden was unpleasant, they did indeed seem useless in this situation...
"We might win a Pyrrhic victory, but seventy percent of the people here will die. That's probably not the result you want."
He shrugged.
"So what you mean is?"
Yuan You composed herself, and when she thought of her dazed appearance just now, she couldn't help but curse herself for being so pathetic, but she tightened her grip on Shen Qian's hand even more.
"We need to try other methods."
Without keeping him in suspense any longer, he broke free from Yuan You's "shackles" and took a few steps forward.
Dao Jiu followed closely behind, and the surrounding candle snakes clearly became tense, hissing continuously.
Just as everyone was wondering what could be done before the sinking occurred, a scene that almost made everyone's jaws drop appeared again.
Shen Qian leaned forward, staring at a candle snake that was half-buried in the mud, and suddenly began to speak.
"Hiss hiss hiss..."
No one could understand what Shen Qian was saying, because what came out of his mouth was a hissing sound exactly like that of the Candle Snake.
Parseltongue!
Before sinking, he could speak snake language!
And judging by the fluency, it's probably at least at level eight...
Even though we've accepted Shen Qian's "multi-talented" nature, this scene is still very impactful.
"Hiss!"
The candle snake that had been called upon to communicate before being submerged seemed somewhat surprised, but as the conversation between the person and the snake continued, its body broke free from the soil and stood almost upright.
Only then did everyone realize that this candle snake was nearly twenty meters long, more than twice the length of the dead candle snake!
"It's the head snake!"
Yuan You realized what was happening and gasped in surprise.
Having mastered snake language, recognizing the head snake was no big deal. This time, everyone remained calm, merely anxiously awaiting the outcome.
They could probably guess that Shen Qian was in contact with the snake.
About five minutes later, Shen Qian straightened up and turned to look at everyone.
"How is it?" Xiang Qi couldn't help but ask.
"The result was alright, they agreed to retreat..." Shen Qian nodded.
"real?"
"Very good!"
Everyone clenched their fists, revealing an excited expression.
The feeling of happiness that comes from surviving a brush with death began to spread in my heart.
“But…” Shen Qian was helpless. “I haven’t even finished speaking, why are you all in such a hurry?”
"What's wrong?" Hearing that there was more to come, everyone became a little nervous again.
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