Xia Xiao went directly to Wumin Mountain with his elder brother. Because the latter was there, he did not go home to get the machete.

Wumin Mountain is only three or four kilometers away from Longgang City. It is very close. It is more like a hill than a mountain. Standing in front of it, Xia Xu said:

"The new city lord is pretty good. I don't think he will be like Yang Songran!"

"There will be peace for a while!"

Xia Xiao's answer was brief, but what Xia Xu said next made him unable to remain silent.

"What do you think of Shu Shuang?"

"ah?"

The topic changed a bit quickly, but Xia Xu asked:

"I see you have a good relationship."

"Luckily, firstly, Master asked me to do that, and secondly, she saved my life when we went to the Snow Dragon Crossing last time. Otherwise, we two brothers would have been separated by the Yin and Yang."

"She usually follows you around, and you don't have much time to be alone, so I never told you. But Shu Shuang is really good. It's been a month, and I can see that she is sincere, not just following the mission. You once said that you didn't have any luck with women in your previous life, and you didn't even hold hands with one in your early twenties. You have to hold on tight now!"

Xia Xu patted Xia Xiao's shoulder, causing the latter to nod seriously. Shu Shuang was with him every day, and Xia Xiao knew her best. She was diligent, kind, sunny, optimistic, and well-behaved. All the positive words in the world that describe girls were reflected in her.

If you miss this opportunity to get a girl like this, you will never find her again!

"Brother, we can go back to the capital next summer. Then we can consider Su Huan."

"Oh, don't mention her anymore. I just acted on impulse at that time."

Two years ago, Su Huan held an umbrella for Xia Xiao in the rain. Xia Xu was so excited when he found out that he wanted to marry her to Xia Xiao as his sister-in-law. However, Xia Xiao still remembers the joke.

"Not only is there an eight-year age difference, but now she still owes me a favor. But she does look good. The last time I saw her, she was getting prettier and had a good figure. Who can resist her?"

The eldest brother raised his eyebrows, and Xia Xiao understood.

"Be careful."

Xia Xu jumped onto a rock and pulled Xia Xiao up.

After entering Wumin Mountain, the two of them talked less because there was something strange about the place.

Although Wumin Mountain is small and there are no mountains around it, there are many animals. However, it is dead silent at this time, without even the sound of birds.

"Something's wrong."

When Xia Xiao spoke, Xia Xu's eyes condensed, and a wave suddenly spread in the mountains.

Zunjing Zhimao has the strength equivalent to that of a fifth-order wild beast, and its perception coverage area can include the entire Wumin Mountain.

After a quick glance, Xia Xu's eyes returned to normal and he said:

"Found it, but this guy is in a bit strange condition."

"What's wrong?"

"The aura is wrong. Logically, a third-level wild beast should only be human-sized in my perception, but it is now more than ten meters tall!"

Xia Xiao stared at it, feeling that the matter was not simple. The wild beast attached great importance to the territory. Not only did it invade Longgang City and hurt people, it also went there twice...

In the mountains, Xia Xu and Xia Xiao walked very quickly, stepping over stones, touching grass tips, and heading straight towards the location of the ring-shaped red snake.

Slowly, they smelled a foul odor. The smell was so strong that it came from all directions, and even Xia Xiao, who had great self-control, couldn't help but feel nauseous.

"Use your energy."

Before Xia Xu finished speaking, Xia Xiao had already adjusted his breathing. This was common sense for practitioners.

The reason why practitioners are stronger than ordinary people is that in addition to being able to use vital energy, they can also use it to better control their bodies. Just like Xia Xiao at this moment, cutting off part of his sense of smell, he smelled less odor and his breathing frequency also decreased.

“There’s something!”

Xia Xiao said, and the step he had just taken returned to the original place. In terms of strength, Xia Xu is stronger than Xia Xiao, but in terms of carefulness, Xia Xiao is better.

"Don't worry about it, it's just a sparrow."

After Xia Xu finished speaking, Xia Xiao did not leave, but squatted down instead.

“It’s been poisoned.”

The feathers of the sparrow seemed to be corroded by strong acid, and its claws turned black. Xia Xu just glanced at it and didn't pay much attention to it, but Xia Xiao was puzzled. This color is similar to the dead body seen in the City Lord's Mansion before. Could it be the poison of the ring-shaped red snake? Xia Xiao never said anything inaccurate, so he and his brother went forward another kilometer.

Along the way, more and more animals died, from wild horses to sparrows. They all had one thing in common: their bodies were black and they had died of poisoning.

When a cave appeared in front of them, Xia Xu protected Xia Xiao behind him, formed a combination of hand seals with his hands, and slammed the ground.

"rise!"

After the cold voice, sharp rock spikes broke through the cave and appeared in the eyes of Xia Xiao and the others.

The rock spike pointed upward was extremely sharp, piercing the snake's abdomen and piercing it. The snake twisted its body, and its two-meter-long body continued to expand, and in the blink of an eye it was ten meters long. It let out a miserable scream, and the evil light in its vertical pupils made Xia Xiao frown. But before it could break free from the rock spike, Xia Xu's sharp hand blade had chopped off its head.

Buzz——

The sharp blade condensed from the energy kept Xia Xu's hands clean of blood, but even after the snake's head fell to the ground, it still opened its mouth and shot out black venom towards Xia Xu. The latter dodged and raised his hand to remind him:

"Don't move!"

Xia Xiao stood there, looked around, and made sure there were no other wild beasts before saying:

"This guy is a little weird."

Xia Xu nodded, indeed! It was not because it could still move after being beheaded, but because of its body.

The ring-shaped red snake has black rings all over its body. The more rings there are, the stronger its toxicity is. This ring-shaped red snake has ten black rings on its scales, and is considered the strongest of its kind. It is at the top of the food chain in Wumin Mountain, but now it is covered with wounds, and some places even have exposed bones. This makes Xia Xiao and Xia Xu a little strange!

Zi——

The huge snake head opened wide and sprayed venom everywhere. Anything that was splashed would be quickly corroded.

Xia Xu spread his palms, and stones immediately floated up from the ground, condensing into a stone cone. He threw it out, piercing the snake's head, making it unable to move.

"Brother, there seems to be something in its body."

Wild beasts can go berserk and instantly expand their size. But Xia Xiao noticed that there was a faint light in the belly of the ring-shaped red snake that did not belong to it.

Xia Xu used a stone spike to fix its body, and with a flick of his finger, he immediately ripped it open. In addition to the internal organs, a glowing object fell out.

"really!"

Xia Xiao knew that so many animals died along the way, but they were only poisoned and not eaten. And the people in the city were only poisoned, and no one was missing. This meant that this guy was not hunting, but releasing venom. It can only be released by biting something. If it is shot directly, it will splash into its mouth.

Xia Xiao noticed that when the ringed red snake sprayed venom before, a lot of it splashed on its mouth, and there were corroded scars on its mouth. Therefore, it was judged that this guy had increased venom. There are many things that increase snake venom, such as foreign objects in the body. But at this time, this golden thing, which Xia Xu roughly washed with leaves, turned out to be... a book?

"strangeness……"

When the two brothers were puzzled, the sound of a wooden fish echoed in their ears.

"Brother?"

When Xia Xiao asked, Xia Xu's eyes narrowed and a gleam of light flashed, but he didn't notice anyone.

There was the sound of the wooden fish being struck again, and Xia Xiao got goosebumps when he heard it. How could someone who even his eldest brother couldn't feel appear in such a remote place? Could he be sent by the Zhu family again?

Xia Xiao's scalp tingled, but he remained calm. After looking around, he finally saw a figure.