At 9:00 AM, a southwest wind blew through the Lushui Marsh, rustling through the bushes. It was unclear whether it was the wind, the leaves, or the creatures crawling around foraging.
Zheng Quchi's gaze passed over the green slope covered with mushrooms, the withered tree embankment, and the thin mist on the embankment intertwined with the lush vegetation. The large area that was compressed and then bounced back was the gathering place of water snakes that made one's scalp tingle, and they were densely crawling towards the wind.
Not only in this area, but the swamps are also widespread. Once the water is covered with the juice and scent of snake grass, water snakes and other creatures such as toads and water worms will appear in large numbers on the shore. Even if they don't kill the Giant Deer Army, they will scare them to death.
Around noon, the Ye soldiers who had been sent to keep watch nearby returned jogging back, saying they had heard noises in the woods, and it sounded like a large number of footsteps were running towards them.
"They might be the Julu army. Let's hide quickly!"
Zheng Quchi and Gong Jinniu hid in the bushes and observed the deadwood forest from above. The trees in the deadwood forest were basically rotten by the soft-rot fungi of the swamp, and they were all deformed softwood or parasitic wood covered with insects and fungi.
Such an environment is quite unfriendly to humans, because you have no idea that a casual step you take might leave you covered in mud, microorganisms, or insects. If your skin is broken and you get infected with some kind of germ, with current medical technology, it's basically hopeless.
Sure enough, it wasn't long before a group of soldiers came running in this direction in a panic. They were screaming and their steps were hurried and disordered. Behind them was a large group of snakes, insects and small animals, which frightened them so much that their faces turned green.
"There are so many water snakes." Zheng Quchi shuddered; even from this distance, she felt a chill run down her spine.
Gong Jinniu also remarked with feeling: "The Golden Egret Hunting Ground was only fenced off a few years ago. I heard that the Green Water Swamp was created because there were too many snakes in the water, and since there were no natural predators nearby, their numbers have increased. Every shallow swamp contains nets full of snakes, which is terrifying. Therefore, the Ye Kingdom tries to avoid this place every year during the Spring Search Festival."
Zheng Quchi looked at him in surprise: "You knew all along that there were a lot of water snakes here?"
"I'd only ever heard about them, but this is the first time I've seen them with my own eyes." Gong Jinniu had seen snakes before, but never so many, and he saw all sorts of colors at once.
"Quickly tell them to stop boiling snake grass juice. What if all the snakes and insects in the entire Lishui Swamp come out? How are we going to handle this?"
The water snake's rampage disturbed the other animals in the swamp, causing them to run and howl wildly. Even bears, tigers, wild boars, and woolly cattle came out, something Zheng Quchi had never anticipated.
"Where are Mo Ye and the others? I guess the commotion was too big, and they got separated from the main force while escaping!"
“This Green Water Swamp has several exits. We poured snake grass juice in the southeast, east, west, and north and south. So if they want to escape, they can only go to this place, the underground swamp, and the North Wood Forest. I'll leave this side to you. I'll go to the other side and see if I can run into anyone.”
Just as Zheng Quchi was about to retreat, he saw a large net spread out below, capturing the Julu army who had been chased by snakes and were in a state of panic. The remaining men saw a trap in front of them and wanted to retreat, but behind them were a swarm of hissing snakes. When they were caught between a rock and a hard place, they were all in despair and almost cried.
"Surrender now, or you'll be fed to the snakes!"
As they said this, the Ye army blocked their way, raising their halberds to meet their attack. Once they crossed the territory, the Ye army would launch an attack.
"Ye... Ye Army?!"
The Julu army encountered a roadblock, and upon closer inspection, they discovered it was a group of Ye soldiers.
In the past, the Julu army regarded the Ye army as a bunch of spineless cowards and a useless army. On the battlefield, the Ye army was nothing more than blindly charging and killing like flies, giving them kills. Only Yuwen Sheng's Xuanjia Army had some deterrent effect. The rest of the Ye army were basically just giving them lives.
But when did the cowardly and timid Ye army become so despicable, shameless, evil, and terrifying?!
Have they completely abandoned being human and are now doing nothing human?
Where did they find so many snakes to harm them? Not long ago, when they were about to go to the water to get water to cook lunch, they saw water snakes scurrying around everywhere. At the time, they did not realize the seriousness of the matter, and just thought that they had accidentally encountered snakes in mating season and drove them away.
Then, what happened next was a nightmare that they could never have imagined in several lifetimes.
Snakes, snakes everywhere.
In the water, in the wood, on the grass, on the slope...
Not only were there snakes, but also water rats and all sorts of strange insects, thin and long. When they wriggled, their stomachs would churn and churn, making them feel utterly disgusted.
Looking around, they found themselves surrounded, trapped in a tiny area by these aquatic creatures that had taken over the land. Before the creatures could make a move, they fled for their lives.
But escaping anywhere was useless; they would appear anywhere. In their panic, they became increasingly disorganized, lost track of the army, and ultimately fell into the trap set by the Ye army.
Zheng Quchi, with his injured "old arms and legs," slowly walked to the other side to inquire about the situation.
Ye Jun also caught up with the lone "rabbits" and asked, "Where is Mo Ye?"
"Reporting to Lieutenant Zheng, we have not captured Mo Ye of the Julu Army."
That's strange, where did he hide? Could it be that he knew they were waiting outside, and preferred to be bitten by snakes rather than run out of the swamp?
Zheng Quchi looked at the sky. The gray sky was covered with low-hanging clouds, and the wind howled across the plain. The delicate white flowers and tender grass had already trembled and bowed to the ground... It was probably going to rain!
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