Half Moon Pass (Part 3)
"Scorpion tail snake? What is that?" Several businessmen stared at the snake in Sanlang's hand with horror on their faces.
Xie Lian said, “It’s a poisonous creature unique to Banyue Pass, and there aren’t many of them. But I’ve never seen it before. Its body is like a snake, its tail like a scorpion, but its venom is even more potent than both combined. Whether you’re bitten by its fangs or stung by its tail, it’s…”
Before he could finish, he saw from the corner of his eye that Sanlang was tossing the snake over and over in his hands, stretching it out, shortening it, and twisting it like a towel.
Xie Lian: “…”
It ended with the poor snake being forcibly tied into a bow.
Xie Lian was speechless for a moment, silently lighting a candle for the snake, and gently advised Sanlang, "Sanlang, don't play with it. It's very dangerous."
Mo Qiuyan: Your Highness, don’t you think Sanlang is the most dangerous?
Scorpiontail: D
Sanlang smiled and said, "It's okay. Don't worry, brother. This scorpion-tailed snake is the totem of Ban Yue Imperial Master. This is a rare opportunity, so of course we have to take a closer look."
Xie Lian was startled and asked, “The totem of Imperial Master Ban Yue?”
Sanlang said, "That's right. It's said that it was precisely because Ban Yue Imperial Preceptor could control this scorpion-tailed snake that the Ban Yue people believed she had boundless magical powers and appointed her as Imperial Preceptor."
As soon as he heard the word "manipulation," Xie Lian sensed something was amiss. He thought, "Whenever we talk about manipulation, it's always about a large group or a large group." He immediately said, "Everyone, get out now! There might be more than one scorpion-tailed snake..."
Before he could finish his sentence, he heard a scream.
“So many snakes!”
“There are some here too!”
Out of the darkness, seven or eight purple-red scorpion-tailed snakes crawled out silently.
This snake crawls and attacks silently, without even the hissing sound that a venomous snake makes. It is extremely dangerous.
Xiu Mao turned his head and bared his teeth, then slowly retreated while being half-surrounded by several snakes.
Nanfeng and Fuyao launched their palms of flame at the cat, and a huge ball of fire exploded in the cave. Xie Lian grabbed the cat and held it in his arms, shouting, "Get out!"
No one dared to stay in the cave any longer, and they hurried out. Fortunately, it was already dusk, the tornado had long gone, and the wind and sand outside had also subsided a lot.
The group retreated to an open area. As Xie Lian ran, he was wondering what was going on when Old Man Zheng, whom Tiansheng had been supporting, suddenly collapsed. Sanlang, whether intentionally or not, snatched the cat from Xie Lian's hands. Xie Lian rushed forward and asked, "What's wrong?"
Old Man Zheng's face was filled with pain, and he raised his hand tremblingly. Xie Lian grabbed his hand and took a look. His heart sank, thinking that this snake venom was really strong.
Just as Xie Lian was about to untie Ruo Xie, he saw Ah Zhao tear off a strip of cloth and stab the middle of the old man’s forearm with it. He tied it so tightly that it prevented the poisonous blood from flowing back to his heart.
Nanfeng pulled out a medicine bottle and poured out a pill. Xie Lian gave it to the old man. Tiansheng panicked and yelled, "Uncle, are you okay?! Brother Zhao, uncle won't die, will he?!"
Mo Qiuyan: When encountering the protagonists, the mortality rate has dropped significantly!!!
Ah Zhao shook his head and said, "If bitten by a scorpion-tailed snake, one will surely die within two hours."
Tiansheng was startled and said, "Then...what should we do?"
At this time, Sanlang came over with his hands behind his back: "There is still hope."
…
Sanlang said, "That kind of herb is called Good Moon Grass, and it only grows within the borders of the former country of Banyue."
After pondering for a moment, Ah Zhao said, "Myths and legends are not known to be true or false. However, within the borders of the Half Moon Kingdom, there is indeed Good Moon Grass growing. And Good Moon Grass can indeed detoxify the scorpion-tailed snake's venom."
After a few words, the group finally decided to let Xie Lian and his companions go to the territory of Half Moon Kingdom to get the Good Moon Grass for them. At this time, Nanfeng Fuyao and Xie Lian found that they could not connect to the spirit communication array one by one.
It couldn't be that the sandstorm was too strong, preventing them from entering. In places where evil spirits permeate the heavens, the magical powers of some priests would be affected, temporarily weakened or blocked. I'm afraid that this is exactly what they are facing now.
Xie Lian paced back and forth for a while, then looked up and said, "Maybe it's because this place is too close to the Half Moon Ancient Kingdom..." At this moment, he suddenly caught a glimpse of an unusually glaring red out of the corner of his eye.
Nanfeng and Fuyao were trying to enter the spiritual formation here. The other merchants were busy checking for minor wounds on their bodies. Only the young man Tiansheng was so busy holding Old Man Zheng anxiously that he didn't notice that a purple-red scorpion-tailed snake was silently crawling up his back.
It coiled around Tiansheng's shoulder, its fangs aimed not at the boy's neck, but at the arm of Sanlang who was standing nonchalantly beside him.
The snake's body rises and protrudes!
Just before the fangs were about to pierce Sanlang, Xie Lian reached out a hand and pinched the snake's vital point with incredible precision. With his strength, this pinch could have directly exploded the snake's vital point, blowing its liver and brains to pieces. However, he didn't know if the snake's flesh and blood were also poisonous, so he didn't dare to move. He then pinched the snake's tail.
Unexpectedly, the snake's body was extremely slippery and difficult to catch. Xie Lian pinched it, only to feel a round, soft, and cold object slipping through his fingers. The next moment, a sharp, needle-like pain came from the back of his hand.
San Lang saw the commotion and his expression instantly turned cold, but he didn't say anything to Xie Lian: "Brother!"
Xie Lian was stunned. Apart from anything else, there was something very wrong with Sanlang’s expression, to the point of being chilling.
Xie Lian, who hadn't felt such care in a long time, suddenly felt warm in his heart.
Sanlang grabbed Ruoye. Ruoye, usually very lively in Xie Lian's hands, was unusually obedient in Sanlang's hands, quietly acting like an ordinary bandage.
Sanlang pinned it tightly against Xie Lian's forearm, leaned over, pressed his lips against the back of Xie Lian's hand, and quickly sucked out the poisonous blood.
Although the poisonous blood was sucked out of his body, Xie Lian's hand still had a swollen area on the back, which looked shocking.
Xie Lian himself didn't seem to mind. He shook his other, intact hand, "It's okay. It doesn't hurt, and I won't die anyway. Don't worry about it."
Fuyao glanced at the back of his hand again: "Are you really not in pain?"
It looks so serious, and you say it doesn't hurt?
Xie Lian said honestly, “Really… I don’t feel anything anymore.”
Fuyao hesitated to speak.
I don't feel anything. Are you sure it's not paralysis caused by the toxin?
Xie Lian coughed lightly, and the experience of being constantly exposed to poisonous creatures for the past eight hundred years resurfaced before his eyes.
At this moment, the scorpion-tailed snake that had fainted nearby suddenly twitched all over, and a thin layer of barely detectable light-colored mist seemed to surround it. Finally, with a sharp "bang" sound, the purple-red scorpion-tailed snake was blown into a pool of flesh.
Mo Qiuyan moved his eyes, which had turned crimson purple due to casting a spell, and gathered the magic field around him.
Although she knew that being bitten by a snake was necessary for the plot and was a key point in Hua Lian's story, she just couldn't stand the sight of this two-armed snake. What's wrong with that?!
Although the mist used in the spellcasting made it almost impossible to see clearly, Xie Lian still vaguely sensed something. He glanced thoughtfully at Sanlang and then at Xiu Mao.
Several merchants were startled when they saw the scorpion snake suddenly explode. But fortunately, so many strange things had happened in the past few incense sticks that this incident seemed insignificant, and they didn't pay much attention to it.
After some discussion between Xie Lian and his group and the merchants, they finally decided to put Fuyao on the merchants' side, and they would let A Zhao lead the way.
The storm had passed, and without the yellow sand blocking the road, their journey was not difficult. As sunset approached, Xie Lian finally spotted an ancient city on the horizon. The earthen city was a khaki color, almost blending in with the vast yellow sand.
The buildings within the city were mostly broken and shabby, with the occasional rat darting through. Xie Lian glanced at Xiu Mao and saw that, despite seeing the rat, he showed no reaction, not even moving.
Is it because he has been with Sanlang for too long and has been used to a life of luxury and has never caught a mouse, or is it because he is not a cat and has no such idea at all?
Mo Qiuyan only felt Xie Lian looking at her again, and then she felt a chill on her back and sneezed.
Mo Qiuyan: Horrified.jpg.
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