22. Income from iron ingots, hunting venomous snakes.
Xu Lulu: Sister Xi, I want to buy 2 pears, 2 coconuts, and 10 strawberries. Please reply when you see this.
Xu Lulu hadn't forgotten Gu Xi's reply yesterday when he received the timber to build the house, indicating he didn't want to be disturbed. She didn't want to get into trouble over such a trivial matter.
After leaving the message, Xu Lulu continued to collect materials from boxes.
A box floated past her, and Xu Lulu lifted it up directly.
Before opening the box, she silently and strongly wished for iron ingots, and then the wooden box contained 4 iron ingots and 1 piece of wood.
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Meanwhile, Gu Xi, who was walking outside, hadn't seen any news of Xu Lulu. She cautiously probed along the edge of the woods.
Once inside this area, the grass became much thicker, reaching above her calves.
Holding the iron spikes, Gu Xi cautiously advanced while parting the grass.
Suddenly, not far ahead, a patch of grass with obvious flattened marks appeared. The flattened grass looked like a long rope, and following the trail, she discovered that this long rope of flattened grass was actually heading in her direction.
Judging from these marks, they look like those of a snake or some other reptile.
Gu Xi broadened her field of vision and looked around, but because of the rain, the sounds of animals moving were drowned out, and she didn't get any useful information.
To advance or to retreat?
A thought flashed through Gu Xi's mind: at times like this, she shouldn't rely on reason to make choices; she should trust her intuition.
She quickly took a few steps back, creating distance from her current position.
At the same time, a python as thick as her thigh opened its blood-red maw, revealing sharp fangs, and lunged at her. Its forked tongue flickered in and out of its mouth, hissing, and its eyes gleamed with cold cruelty as it clung to its prey.
The python, having failed in its first attack, raised its upper body, its erect form almost as tall as her. If Gu Xi hadn't trusted her intuition, she would have already become the python's prey in that single blow.
The most formidable feature of the giant snake, besides its teeth, is its ability to coil. Once it coils around you, you will soon suffocate, so you must never let it coil around you. Gu Xi made a quick decision.
As she pondered, she noticed the python's tail twitch slightly—a prelude to the next attack. Gu Xi focused her attention, watching the giant python's movements.
Having failed to kill its prey, the giant snake immediately launched a second attack, whipping its tail towards Gu Xi's location.
Gu Xi quickly dodged to the side, moving two or three meters away. After regaining her balance, she discovered that the spot where she had just been had been smashed into pieces by the giant python's tail.
The force was quite strong; if it hadn't rained, the soil would likely have been cracked.
Seeing its prey escape again, the python seemed surprised that its second attack had also failed. It retracted its tail, shifted its position, and prepared to attack again. However, its tail was long and heavy, a considerable burden even for it.
In addition, the rainy weather made the ground muddy and the soil stickier, causing the python's tail to stick to the ground, which meant it had to use more effort to move its tail.
But this slow action gave Gu Xi an opportunity.
Gu Xi summoned a wooden spike from his backpack, and with all his might, aimed it at the thinnest part of the tail and thrust it downwards. Various mixed liquids splattered everywhere. After Gu Xi released his grip, the wooden spike remained firmly embedded in the ground. The bright red blood from the python's tail spread around the hole, eventually turning pale pink as the rain washed it away.
"Roar~"
The python cried out in pain, trying to pull the splinter out by struggling. But even the slightest movement caused it excruciating pain, so it could only continue attacking its prey with its head.
However, Gu Xi wouldn't give it a chance; he used another splinter to skewer it.
The wooden splinter was about 80 centimeters away from the one at the tail. It pierced through the entire snake's body. Although it wasn't as secure as the first nail, the pain caused the python to collapse and slam into the ground, splashing mud everywhere.
Strike while the iron is hot; now is the perfect time to press the attack. Gu Xi narrowed her eyes, and a wooden spike appeared in her hand. This time, instead of attacking from the back, she pierced straight through the giant python's head.
She shifted her center of gravity quickly, using all her strength to move, which eventually converged in her arms.
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