"Wuyuan, don't be afraid. These vines are very strong, there won't be any problems," Yun Qingran reassured Wuyuan as she slowly slid down.
"Yes, the vines are very sturdy, there won't be any problems." Wu Yuan couldn't help but laugh. Even though she was the one who was scared, she pretended not to be scared to comfort herself.
"Yes, yes, don't be afraid, don't be afraid." Yun Qingran swallowed hard, not daring to look any further.
The two slid down, searching for the King Serpent in the cave, but after sliding down for more than ten zhang, they did not see any trace of the snake on the rock wall.
"I hope the snake isn't dead." Yun Qingran's mood grew increasingly heavy.
Snakes have short lifespans: small snakes live for two to five years, medium-sized snakes for five to twelve years, and large snakes for ten to twenty years.
Even though the cave king snake is a large snake, it only has a lifespan of twenty years. If it doesn't reproduce and produce offspring, then its trip will have been in vain.
"Hmm? What's that smell?" Yun Qingran suddenly smelled a faint fishy stench. "This smell is so familiar, it's snake, it's the stench of snake! Wuyuan, be careful, there's a snake nearby."
No sooner had the words left his mouth than a huge snake, as thick as a water bucket, suddenly sprang out from the rock wall below. The snake bit three small birds that were flying happily around the waterfall, and then retreated back into the rock wall.
"Wuyuan, did you see that? There's a giant snake." Yun Qingran's movements were a little dazed from the fright she had just experienced, but her eyes were already overflowing with lively joy.
There was a protruding rock where the snake emerged, and there must be a cave under the rock. The snake must have been living in that cave.
The cave king snake, as the name suggests, is a snake that lives on rock walls. The large snake we just saw fits the description perfectly; it must be a cave king snake.
“I saw it.” Wu Yuan nodded, then said, “Wait for me outside, I’ll go in and get the snake gall.”
"No way." Yun Qingran immediately refused. "You saw that snake just now. It was as thick as a bucket and moved nimbly. Its attack power was definitely not weak. Moreover, its skin shone with a black sheen in the sunlight, which shows that it was very old and had grown scales. These scales are impervious to swords and spears. If you go in alone, you'll just be adding to its meal."
My grandfather once said that snakes are very spiritual animals. They can absorb the essence of heaven and earth, and as they grow, they will grow scales and horns. Then they will enter rivers, lakes and seas, and swim with the current into the sea to transform into dragons.
I used to scoff at my grandfather's views, but now I realize how shallow my understanding was.
"You underestimate me too much. I'm just a giant snake," Wu Yuan said with a smile.
"No, I won't let you go in alone," Yun Qingran insisted.
This matter has nothing to do with Wuyuan, so we can't let him take the risk alone. Besides, what if he fails and alerts the Cave King Serpent? What if it escapes? Crimson Dragon Peak is so big, where would we find it then?
“Then let’s go in together,” Wu Yuan conceded.
That woman is such a stubborn mule!
"Okay." Yun Qingran nodded.
"Whoosh!" Just then, the Rock Cave King Serpent darted out again with lightning speed and attacked the two of them.
"Wu Yuan, be careful!" Yun Qingran shouted, grabbing the vines with her hands and running along the rock wall to dodge the attack.
The Cave King Serpent's first attack missed, so it launched a second attack.
"Sizzle sizzle sizzle..." The Rock Cave King Serpent opened its mouth and sprayed out a lot of venom like rain.
The venom landed on the rock wall, and the hard rock wall was instantly corroded by the venom!
"Holy crap, you're serious!" Yun Qingran's pupils dilated when she saw this.
If that venom were sprayed on her, she'd be ready to die in an instant!
The cave king cobra seemed to hear her thoughts, spraying her with venom as if it were free.
Yun Qingran clung to the vines, running desperately along the rock face. The Cave King Serpent only had half its body protruding, so its attack range was limited, and she dodged each attack.
"Sister, my skills are no joke," Yun Qingran said smugly.
The next second, her smile froze, because the vine in her hand suddenly lost its grip. She looked up and saw that the vine was being corroded by venom! The cave king cobra, seemingly spitting venom at her, was actually trying to use it to corrode the vine!
That damned snake is so cunning and despicable!
"Ah!" Yun Qingran fell down.
The Rock Cave King Serpent seemed to have known she would fall, and was waiting below her with its mouth open!
As Yun Qingran fell, she drew her soft sword, determined to take this vile snake down with her even in death!
She adjusted her position, head down, and thrust her sword toward the throat of the Cave King Serpent.
Just as she was about to fall into the snake's mouth, her waist suddenly tightened, and a force pulled her up. A vine wrapped around her waist and pulled her up. A few moments later, she landed in someone's arms.
"Wu Yuan!" Yun Qingran turned to him and grinned, revealing her pearly white teeth. "Thank you for saving my life again."
"Dog's life"—does anyone describe themselves like that?
"Let's go up first." Wu Yuan stepped on the rock wall, grabbed the vines for leverage, and flew up.
Finally, the two landed safely back on the cliff. Yun Qingran quickly got out of his arms and carefully peeked down. The stinky snake had shrunk back.
"I'm so angry! I almost got caught with a snake today." Yun Qingran was furious.
"What do we do now? We've already alerted them." Wu Yuan stared intently at her, enjoying seeing her in a huff.
“I have an idea.” Yun Qingran pointed her cute index finger to the sky. “We’ll get an animal, lower it down with a rope. This stinky snake is so hungry it’s eating birds. It definitely won’t be able to resist the temptation of food, and it will surely eat it.”
"You want to poison it to death?" Wu Yuan asked.
“No.” Yun Qingran shook her head and explained, “If it is poisoned to death, the toxin will spread throughout its organs via its bloodstream, and then its gallbladder will be unusable. Besides, it is a venomous snake, so it must be very sensitive to poisons. I don’t plan to poison it.”
"Then why do you feed it?" Wu Yuan didn't quite understand Yun Qingran's actions.
“Snakes don’t chew; they swallow their food whole. That’s why they move slowly and become less aggressive after eating,” Yun Qingran said.
"Clever." Wu Yuan looked at her slowly, weakening her fighting power at its source.
"Time waits for no one, let's go hunt an animal quickly," Yun Qingran urged.
"Time waits for no one, and it waits for no one," Wu Yuan asked her with a smile.
"Of course I won't wait for you!" Yun Qingran replied with a smile.
"Then let's go quickly," Wu Yuan urged her with a smile.
"Mm." Yun Qingran walked ahead.
She didn't see that the moment she turned around, the smile on Wu Yuan's face vanished, leaving only a cold expression.
Yun Qingran, the time you said that waits for no one is Jun Molin, right?
You can never take the gallbladder of the King Snake from the cave back; all that awaits you is Jun Molin's cold corpse.
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