Chapter 79: Kill it and avenge Zhao Yunjing!
Meanwhile, Zhao Yunjing and Young Master Chen entered the mountain.
Young Master Chen only brought one pageboy with him. The pageboy was only thirteen or fourteen years old and usually did small jobs such as carrying bags and running errands. Although he was smart, he was small and small. If something really happened, Young Master Chen might have to protect him instead.
At first, Chen Gongzi was worried that Zhao Yunjing would beat him up if he took him into the mountains, but once they got there, he realized he had been overthinking it.
If Zhao Yunjing is truly the kind of person who bullies the weak, then what difference is there between him and herself? One bullies the weak, and the other oppresses others with his power; neither of them deserves Zhou Mujiao's affection.
Zhao Yunjing stopped in a mountain hollow, turned around, and smiled faintly at the page.
The pageboy, named Sijiu, held a short knife in his hand the whole way, remaining vigilant in case Zhao Yunjing suddenly attacked. The place was very secluded, with a small pile of stones blocking the view ahead, making it a blind spot and clearly a perfect killing ground.
Even if ordinary people enter the mountains, they might not come to the ravine. Even if they do, they might not make a special detour to that small pile of rocks to go further in. So, let alone hoping that someone will stop Zhao Yunjing from committing the crime, it would be quite good if their bodies were discovered before they decomposed after they were killed.
Zhao Yunjing drew the wood-chopping knife from his waist.
Si Jiu, gripping his short knife, stood in front of Young Master Chen, shouting, "You! What do you want?! If you dare to lay a hand on me, I'll fight you to the death!"
Young Master Chen grabbed Zhao Yunjing by the collar and pulled him aside, frowning. "Zhao Yunjing, what are you trying to do?"
"Young Master Chen is a guest from afar, therefore, I would like to invite Young Master Chen to a good meal."
"...You want to hunt? What kind of wild boar?" Young Master Chen curled his lip. "What's so good about wild boar meat? I've never eaten wolf meat, so you can just hunt a wolf."
Did you encounter a funeral procession on your way here?
"I ran into him."
"If we really fight wolves, then next time we'll be the main characters in a funeral procession."
Young Master Chen was startled: "Miss Zhou's grandmother, did she kill a wolf?"
"Wolves are extremely vengeful animals, and they are also very united. If you hurt one today, it will still recognize you twenty years from now."
As Zhao Yunjing walked in, he explained to Young Master Chen the habits of different wild animals in the mountains, which ones were inedible, why, which ones were edible, and how to cook them to make them taste good. As Zhao Yunjing talked all the way, Young Master Chen drooled the whole way.
Seeing Zhao Yunjing stop again, he immediately perked up: "Can we start fighting now?"
"Yes, it's possible."
"What are you going to do?"
Zhao Yunjing gestured for him to be quiet, and Young Master Chen fell silent, covering his own mouth with one hand and Si Jiu's mouth with the other, afraid that his breathing would scare away his prey.
But what exactly does Zhao Yunjing want to fight?
Shh~ Shh~ Shh~
A strange rustling sound came from the grass not far away, the grass heads shook violently, and a fishy smell wafted in the wind. Young Master Chen felt nauseous and almost vomited up his breakfast.
Suddenly, Si Jiu let out a loud wailing, pointing ahead and stamping his feet excitedly. Young Master Chen looked in the direction he was pointing and gasped in shock, goosebumps rising all over his body.
My goodness! What is that?!
A golden python!
The snake's body was as thick as an arm! And two zhang long!
The python moved slowly, its red, hot forked tongue flicking in and out, its triangular eyes fixed ahead. Suddenly, the snake raised its head.
Young Master Chen and it locked eyes!
He turned around and tried to run away.
"Don't move."
Zhao Yunjing said in a deep voice, "Although people often use the phrase 'a big snake emerging from its hole' to describe people's laziness and slowness, the snake itself is very fast and has great explosive power. A python that is ten feet long can reach a height three times its body length when it leaps up."
Moreover, snakes are very petty. If you lie on the ground and play dead, breathing softly, it will find you boring and crawl away after a while. However, if you make a big movement in front of it, it will think you are provoking it and attack you.
A typical hunter's speed and reaction time are barely enough to put up a fight against such a large snake. Someone like Young Master Chen, with his delicate skin and little strength, would be attacked the moment he took a step, let alone run away.
Si Jiu trembled all over, and Young Master Chen dared not move either: "Zhao Yun Jing, you really are a despicable person. Killing someone is just a matter of beheading them, but you had to bring me here to disgust me to death!"
The key point is that if he had been bitten to death by a snake or strangled to death by a snake, no one would have thought Zhao Yunjing was the murderer!
Zhao Yunjing gave him a look that said, "Are you an idiot?" and then stopped talking. Instead, he slowly walked towards the giant python.
Young Master Chen's expression was complicated.
It seems I am really too strong, so much so that Zhao Yunjing dared not compete fairly and had to resort to underhanded means!
Zhao Yunjing focused all his attention and suddenly attacked when the python slithered toward Young Master Chen!
"ah!"
Si Jiu screamed, "Dead! Dead! Dead!"
Young Master Chen's face was splattered with blood, and his eyes and mind were filled with red. When he heard Si Jiu say "dead, dead," his first thought was that Zhao Yun Jing had been bitten to death by a snake. He didn't wipe the blood off his face, picked up a large rock from the ground, and lunged forward.
Zhao Yunjing had just chopped off the snake's vital spot and was about to cut off its head when he suddenly felt a whooshing sound behind his head. He dodged to the side, and the whooshing sound grazed his temple and landed on the snake.
"Kill it! Si Jiu! Get the knife! Kill this beast! Avenge that Zhao fellow!"
Si Jiu glanced at Zhao Yun Jing, who was covered in blood but otherwise unharmed, and didn't understand why his young master wanted to avenge Zhao Yun Jing. But Si Jiu was an obedient pageboy, and if his young master told him to kill that beast, then he would kill him.
The master and servant wielded a knife and a stone, respectively. One of them frantically hacked at the snake's body, while the other smashed its head. Seeing their frenzied actions, Zhao Yunjing silently stepped aside to make room for them.
Young Master Chen was so exhausted from fighting that he could barely breathe. He finally collapsed onto the snake, wiping the sweat and blood from his face. Just as he was about to breathe a sigh of relief, he caught a glimpse of Zhao Yunjing beside him out of the corner of his eye, which startled him so much that he jumped up.
"Hey, you surnamed Zhao, are you really dead? Is this your soul?!" Young Master Chen said dejectedly, "It's over. Miss Zhou must think I'm the murderer now. I'm destined to be forever separated from Miss Zhou!"
Zhao Yunjing chuckled: "Young Master Chen, you're not what I imagined. You're a good person."
“I’ve always been a good person, what do you mean by ‘consider’?” Young Master Chen lay back down on the snake, closed his eyes, “Unfortunately, from today onwards, I will be burdened with the weight of my life.”
“The snake is a treasure from head to toe, and there are many ways to eat it. Today, Young Master Chen and your page also helped to kill this snake, so each of you will get a share.” Zhao Yunjing said, pulling Young Master Chen aside. With a swift stroke, he chopped the snake into three pieces and called to Sijiu, “Come on, each of you carry a piece. If your young master can’t carry it, then you can help him.”
"You, surnamed Zhao, aren't dead?!"
The next line is: "Who says I can't carry it? Don't look down on me! Forty-nine, give it to me!"
Young Master Chen assumed a horse stance, then his shoulders suddenly felt heavy, and he stumbled and almost fell.
Zhao Yunjing reached out and said, "Young Master Chen, as men, we should not be so preoccupied with personal feelings. Besides, Ajiao and I are deeply in love. If you insist, it will only be asking the impossible and will not lead to anything good."
"Heh, this young master—"
"Two years from now, there will be a grand competition to determine the rankings. If we end up serving in the same court, we'll compare who has made the greatest contribution to the country and who can do more practical things for the people. Isn't that more meaningful than petty squabbles? Or are you afraid to accept the challenge and dare not compete with me?"
Young Master Chen narrowed his eyes: "Who says I don't dare? Let's compete!"
"We'll see who wins the first round in two years."
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