Just ten miles away from them, some people were lying in ambush.
"Captain Gao is really something, making us stand here for so long, isn't he afraid we'll be dragged away by animals?" Gu Nian waved away the mosquitoes flying around him and complained.
Nan Shulin said, "I wonder when they'll be back? If something happens to them on the way, then we've been waiting here for nothing."
Gu Nian glanced at him and said, "Brother Nan, can't you wish others well? There are old and young people in their team, so watch your mouth!"
Nan Shulin turned his head and said, "They're not related to us, so why should we worry about them? Besides, even if they come back alive, it depends on whether we can get past them. The outcome will be pretty much the same."
Gu Nian secretly prayed that Si Cheng and his team would discover the trap they had set.
Seeing that Gu Nian ignored him, Nan Shulin muttered to himself, "We've been guarding this place for over ten days, but we haven't seen a single person. I wonder if they've taken a detour?"
Gu Nian said, "That's quite possible. Why don't you go back and discuss it with Captain Gao? We don't have to stay here. If they're really wary of us, they might actually take a detour."
Nan Shulin said, "Why don't you stay here and keep watch? I'll go ask Captain Gao if there's any other way around here."
Gu Nian could easily tell that he was just making excuses to slack off, so he nodded in agreement. "Then you'd better hurry up, otherwise if people really come, I won't be able to get away to inform everyone."
"Don't worry, I'll be right back. I definitely won't keep you waiting." With Gu Nian's permission, Nan Shulin immediately stood up and walked back.
Watching the person walk away, Gu Nian finally cursed, "XX, all he ever does is think about slacking off. It's amazing that he can always find an excuse."
But when he turned to look at the road ahead, he secretly prayed that the other person had indeed taken another route back, just as he had guessed.
The villagers of Pinghe Village had just finished dinner when, as darkness was falling, a rapid gong sounded from the back mountain, and everyone rushed towards the back mountain with their weapons.
At this moment, everyone felt a sense of relief, and they were eager to know what kind of apex predator had caused such chaos in the forest.
Wu Yong and his men, who were the first to arrive at the back of the mountain, heard the howling of wild boars coming from the trench from afar, while the people on duty here were trembling as they held their weapons to guard against the bottom of the pit.
Knowing that the culprit who had been causing trouble in the back mountain had finally shown up, they quickened their pace and ran towards the trench, fueled by this curiosity.
But when they were still some distance from the trench, a huge snake head suddenly rose up from the trench, making them stand there and even want to turn around and leave.
But the snake's head only showed itself briefly before falling back into the trench.
Upon seeing people approaching, the villagers hurriedly ran over, trembling. "They've finally arrived! It was terrifying! How could there be such a huge snake?"
Wu Yong looked back at the villagers who were arriving one after another, and quickly shouted to the people next to him, "Tell the older people not to come and join in the fun. Tell them to go back to their homes, close the doors and windows tightly, and wait, especially to keep an eye on their children."
Even if the villagers didn't give a detailed description of the snake's exact size, they could still imagine its lethality based on the snake's head that had just emerged.
"What is it?" the person who was persuaded to go home asked curiously.
"It's a snake, and a huge snake at that! Everyone hurry back and watch over your children, and make sure to close all the doors and windows tightly."
Yun Zhiming curiously tiptoed to look ahead, but his view was blocked by the young people surrounding him. "How big is the snake? Why are you all being so mysterious?"
"Uncle Ming, stop being curious here and hurry back to watch the children." Liu Xinwei thought of the snake head he had seen earlier and didn't even want to describe it.
When Yun Mingwu saw the young people surrounding him looking ready for battle, he knew that this matter was not simple, so he began to help persuade the elderly people to go home.
Just as some people were still holding on, the snake's head poked out of the trench once again.
This time, it didn't just raise its head slightly; it opened its entire mouth and flicked its tongue at the group of people.
Seeing the enormous snake head that could swallow a whole person, the timid people's legs went weak and they sat down on the ground.
To prevent the giant snake from entering the village, Hou Yunhai had no choice but to have everyone shoot arrows.
However, each arrow failed to harm the snake upon hitting its skin, instead enraging the giant serpent.
It raised its enormous head high and defiantly swept it across the ground, flattening the wooden splinters that everyone had painstakingly placed there.
"Everyone, hurry back to the village," Yun Mingwu shouted to everyone as he came to his senses. "Don't cause them any trouble here. Go back and take good care of your elderly and children, and make sure to close the doors and windows tightly."
"Village chief, my legs are weak and I can't walk anymore." The frightened villagers unconsciously brought out the way they used to call Yun Mingwu.
"Let's help each other out and get out of here quickly." Yun Zhiming dragged one person with each hand and pulled them toward the village. The people he was leading moved forward mechanically.
Other villagers who remained rational also began to help those around them, running back into the village while watching.
Watching these people leave, the giant snake made no further move, but instead raised its body high and looked in the direction of the village.
"Brother Yong, what should we do? It seems like arrows can't hurt it?" Yun Tao had completely given up on attacking it with a bow and crossbow. He gripped his machete tightly with both hands, stared intently at the giant snake, and asked Wu Yong beside him anxiously.
"I don't know what to do either. This thing is too evil, it seems to be impervious to swords and spears." Wu Yong was also very nervous. This was even more unsettling than the tigers he had encountered before.
Yun Zhixin had gotten used to reaching for the pistol on his waist, and only then did he realize that because he had been using a machete for so long, the pistol had become something he kept hidden away.
He quickly asked Hou Yunhai in front of him, "Yunhai, did you bring your weapons?"
Hou Yunhai shook his head, "I was in such a hurry just now that I forgot."
Forgetting their last hope, the villagers could only grip their machetes tightly and stare at the giant snake with bated breath.
As if confronting them, the giant snake would occasionally flick its tongue at them, and a pungent, fishy stench would spread throughout the area.
The tense villagers didn't even bother to cover their mouths and noses; they all held their breath and stared intently.
But just as they were in a state of extreme tension, the giant snake suddenly moved.
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