Chapter 43: You were bitten by a snake and you can actually control it
The girls hugged each other and cried, not knowing what to do. The male guests were also scared out of their wits.
But these snakes were like ants coming out of a hole, large and small, more and more. After the grass was trampled by their hurried footsteps, they discovered that this was the gathering place of the snakes. There were several snakes entangled in a ball, and there were also many hanging on the trees with similar colors to the tree trunks. But they had been walking for so long and had not noticed anything.
Only then did Wei Wei discover that there was actually a sloping earthen ditch on the side of the red vine in front of them. It was probably washed away by a flood in the past, forming a hollow underneath. Under the soil layer was a pile of mud-stained, shriveled snake eggshells. In addition, the temperature below was cooler than above, making it the best habitat for snakes that love shade.
No wonder the smell of soil was so pungent, it turned out that there was a snake turning over the soil.
They came at a very bad time, as they encountered snakes hatching their eggs and extreme weather at the same time. Such a large number of snakes turning over the soil proved that there was something unusual in the sky nearby, otherwise such a scene of snakes escaping would not have occurred.
No matter how bold or knowledgeable a person is, he would feel his scalp tingling when he sees a group of snakes moving around.
Most people are so frightened that their legs go weak. After running a few steps, they step on a snake and fall to the ground. They can only hold their heads and scream in fear and can't even get up.
No one knew how many snakes were hiding in the bushes, but more importantly, they couldn't tell whether they were poisonous or not.
If they encounter a non-venomous snake, they will just get injured at most, but if they are bitten by a venomous snake, they can only wait for death.
Wang Chunqin usually volunteers to protect the female guests, but at this time, let alone protecting others, he was so scared that he almost peed his pants, so how could he care about others?
Chen Nan actually wet his pants. A forest snake hanging on a tree branch fell onto his shoulder. Before he could get it off, the snake wrapped itself around his neck.
The snake was only as thick as two fingers, but he couldn't tell whether it was poisonous or not. As a result, the coldness surrounded his neck, and he dared not move and could only stand there.
The big monkey was so scared that he pulled Zhou Youxuan to run back, but Zhou Youxuan shook him off and ran forward to meet others, shouting at him to go first.
Zhang Longtong was so frightened that his face was stunned. Seeing snakes gradually crawling under the surrounding trees, he turned around and vomited.
It's not his fault. Snakes naturally like damp and cold places. What's more, they are all mixed together. The smell is indescribably pungent and unpleasant, and this scene is even more stimulating to the eyes.
"Brother Wei," Zhang Longtong said, trying to suppress the urge to vomit. "Let's go, let's go!"
Zhou Youguan originally had a branch in his hand as a crutch, which now became a good weapon. He waved the branch to pick up the snake on the ground, and pulled Wang Chunqin's shoulder strap to bring him behind him.
Wang Chunqin ran away, wishing he could get as far away as possible.
Wei Wei pushed him back and said calmly, "Back off."
"Brother Wei..."
Zhou Youxuan used a stick to clear a path for them, "Come here quickly, don't just stand there like idiots, come here quickly!"
Ke Feiyang and Kang Xiang were relatively calm. They knew to kick away the approaching snakes and run away. However, Chen Nan and Wang Daodao were trapped and stood there stupidly.
Because he had applied Wang Jiangnan, which can repel snakes, on his body, the snakes did not crawl directly onto Wang Daodao's body. Instead, they crawled around his feet in increasing numbers, with no place for them to step.
But Chen Nan and Li Rongsheng were not so lucky. The snakes crawled on them and even attacked them.
Chen Nan shouted for help in panic, but everyone was unable to escape and no one could help him.
He saw Zhou Youlan coming towards them instead of running back, and hope flashed in his eyes: "Brother Zhou, Brother Zhou, help! Save me..."
He didn't dare to make too much noise, for fear of disturbing the snake wrapped around his neck, but he could clearly feel the snake tightening his neck.
The few female guests who had been waiting at the back and hadn't been able to run out were pulling each other and ended up dragging each other down.
"No, Brother Wei, there are too many snakes and it's too dangerous. Let's go first!" Zhang Longtong pulled him and was about to run.
Wei Wei pushed him on the chest and pushed him back a little, "Let's go."
"Brother Wei!"
The big monkey pulled Zhang Longtong back and said, "These snakes are small and not very aggressive. Come on, let's pick up some branches to help them."
The road ahead was covered with snakes, so Wei Wei had to use the branch in his hand to push the ground for leverage and leap into the pile of snakes.
Zhou Youxuan didn't notice that a snake had fallen from his backpack. He just heard the sound of the snake's tongue moving in and out. He turned his eyes to the side and saw the snake biting straight towards his face.
He reached out to pull it, but his hand was empty. The snake was stabbed by something and flew out, nailed to the tree.
But the snake was not dead. It seemed to be controlled by something. Its head and tail were bent and twisted, but it could not break free.
Zhou Youguan looked back and saw only Wei Wei behind him, and it was Wei Wei who helped him again.
He wanted to go forward to help Chen Nan, but his shoulders were grabbed again. Wei Wei pulled him aside directly. The branches swept across the ground, creating a gust of wind that swept away the snake crawling at Zhou Youguan's feet, creating a safe place for him.
Wei Wei: "Step back."
"No, Mengmeng and the others are still trapped inside."
"Get out!" Wei Wei's voice was unusually stern. "I'll bring them out."
Wei Wei pulled out the dagger from the side of his leg and slashed it towards Chen Nan's neck. Chen Nan felt his neck loosen and gasped greedily.
Chen Nan stared at Wei Wei in shock. He thought Wei Wei would simply ignore him. Although he did, Wei Wei still helped him. The dagger in Wei Wei's hand had never made a mistake. He just casually raised his hand, and the snake that was about to be strangled by him actually broke into several pieces and fell to the ground...
He fled in a hurry. Even though the injury on his leg was extremely painful, the desire to survive could bring out a person's greatest potential.
Zhou Youxuan saw Chen Nan limping and wanted to help him, but Chen Nan was so busy escaping that he ran past him without even looking at him.
“…”
Ruan Mengmeng and Hu Lu fell to the ground. Hu Lu accidentally sprained her ankle. Several people could only drag her forward, but they were weak and the snake on the ground crawled onto their legs. They were so scared that they didn't know what to do.
Lin Yue's backpack was suddenly grabbed. She turned around and saw that it was Wei Wei. She couldn't help but feel happy, "Wei Wei?!"
But before she could say anything more, Wei Wei pulled her over. There were several small snakes wrapped around Li Rongsheng's ankles and shoe uppers. She was so anxious that she kept shaking her feet. If Wei Wei hadn't helped her, she would probably have fallen into the group of snakes again.
Zhang Longtong and the big monkey finally found a branch to help and slapped the grass. Some snakes were scared away, but some raised their heads and made attacking gestures.
Instead, Chen Nan stumbled away along the path they had cleared. He didn't help and didn't even ask a question.
"This guy is so heartless, he didn't even bother to help us."
Zhang Longtong waved his long stick and poked the snakes: "You're still counting on him. It's a blessing that he doesn't hold us back."
"Come here quickly!" The big monkey was so angry that he felt a headache when he saw that they were just shouting for help like idiots. "We can't hold them back for long, so hurry up and leave!"
"Sister Lin Yue, come here quickly, Mengmeng!" Zhou Youxuan took the people and pulled them behind him.
But they still didn't dare to move. Even if they drove the snakes aside with sticks, more would still come out one after another, making it impossible for them to move their legs.
"Let's go, Sister Lin Yue!" Zhou Youxuan pulled away the snake at her feet and pushed her forward.
But Lin Yue kept backing away, leaning against his back and not daring to move.
"I'm scared..." Lin Yue's voice trembled, and she broke down crying, "No, I really can't... I'm sorry, I, I..."
For people who are afraid of snakes, just seeing a picture of a snake will make them feel uncomfortable, let alone facing one face to face.
The double torture of physical and mental torture was enough to completely destroy her courage.
Lin Yue couldn't stand steadily, so Zhou Youguan had to turn around and hold her to prevent her from falling to the ground. Over there, Ruan Mengmeng was supporting Hu Lu, and she stepped on a small black snake as thick as a thumb. The black snake bit the edge of her shoe directly, and she was so scared that she almost knelt down.
Fortunately, Hu Lu kicked her back, but she also fell to her knees.
Wei Wei was unable to support so many of them, so he could only hand the branch in his hand to Li Rongsheng to let her protect herself.
Li Rongsheng's hands were shaking as she held the branch. She looked at Wei Wei with tears in her eyes. The others also had the same look, full of fear and helplessness.
Wei Wei reached back and touched the unfastened seam of his backpack. He looked heavy-faced and hesitated for a moment.
The trapped cow Xixi was crying with tears and snot all over his face. With red eyes, he begged Wei Wei for help, "I don't want to die here, Wei Wei, save me..."
However, when he shouted, a snake opened its mouth and spit out its tongue towards him. Niu Xixi's eyes rolled back and he fainted. Fortunately, Ke Feiyang was quick enough to pull him up, preventing him from falling to the ground and having close contact with the snake.
Wang Daodao's situation was the most serious. He didn't apply any snake-repellent herbs, and there were several snakes wrapped around his legs. He was very close to the red vine, and the snake hanging on the branch almost got into his mouth when he screamed. Wang Daodao pulled it aside and jumped away with his emotions completely out of control to get rid of the snakes that were crawling around on his body.
There was no way for them to help each other, as the endless stream of snakes around them made it difficult for them to take care of themselves.
The cries for help came one after another, each one piercing his nerves. Wei Wei finally took out the thing from his bag and took the branch back from Li Rongsheng.
It was a thing similar to a hairpin, but thicker than an ordinary hairpin. It looked to be made of wood. He put it to his mouth and blew it, his fingers pressing on the small holes on it. The rhythm of the melody was low and strange, not like the sound of a flute or a flute. The special instrument would emit short and continuous vibration sounds with a frequency like beating a drum.
If I had to say what it resembles, it would probably be more like a xiao.
The big monkey heard the noise and broke down while beating the snake, complaining, "I'm telling you, can you please stop playing music at a time like this? It's so awful!"
The tune was not pleasant to the ears, it was buzzing and vibrating, and it seemed that even the ground was vibrating in rhythm with it.
But the melody they couldn't understand contained the secret of controlling snakes.
The vibration of the ground was caused by the branch in Wei Wei's hand rhythmically hitting the ground. Ordinary people naturally could not make such a noise.
The originally frenzied snakes began to calm down slowly. Those that were hunched over slowly relaxed their bodies, and those that were clinging to people slowly retreated and crawled on the ground. The snakes closest to Wei Wei even began to retreat to the sides, as if they were afraid of that frequency and wanted to escape from that strange vibration.
The big monkey froze the stick he had swung in the air. He stared at everything in a daze, and the stick in his hand fell to the ground in shock. His eyes were filled with horror as he looked at Wei Wei's back.
Wei Wei can actually control snakes? !
Everyone present was very surprised, but they did not dare to make a sound to disturb this life-saving melody.
Wei Wei signaled Zhou Youxuan with his eyes to let him step back. Zhou Youxuan immediately understood, nodded in astonishment, and lowered his voice to let everyone step back.
Some people almost stepped on snakes during the retreat, and those who wanted to scream had their mouths covered. Everyone walked out one after another, and only dared to run wildly after retreating to a place where there were no snakes.
Gradually, everyone found that this tune could not be listened to for too long, because it was too unpleasant to the ear and made people's hearts tremble and their heads feel heavy.
Zhou Youguan escorted everyone away. Seeing that Wei Wei's steps were slower and lighter than theirs, he clenched his fists, wanting to help but afraid of making things worse for Wei Wei.
He could only lower his voice and shout, "Wei Wei, come out quickly!"
Wei Wei glanced back and saw that they were all safe. He stood at attention with the branch in his hand, jumped lightly, stepped on the top of the branch with his toes, and jumped up with his back to them. Then he did another somersault in the air and landed steadily next to Zhou Youguan.
Everyone was so shocked that their mouths opened wide and their eyes almost popped out.
The staff member filming the scene looked at Wei Wei with shining eyes and suddenly screamed, "Holy crap! This is too exciting!"
As soon as Wei Wei landed on the ground, he inserted the "hairpin" into the high ponytail and pulled Zhou Youguan to run backwards.
Seeing everyone scattered but staring at him blankly as if frozen in place, Wei Wei frowned and said, "Let's go!"
Everyone finally came to their senses and turned around to run away.
After running for a long way and having difficulty breathing, everyone slowly stopped. They were all scared, as they almost died there.
Ke Feiyang ran all the way with Niu Xixi on his back, slower than everyone else. When he caught up with them, Zhou Youguan helped him catch the unconscious Niu Xixi and helped her lie down aside.
Wei Wei went forward to check and found that Niu Xixi was just too frightened and there were no bite marks on her body. It was a blessing in disguise.
The fear in everyone's eyes had not yet dissipated, but their eyes were filled with shock and admiration when they looked at Wei Wei.
Wei Wei raised his eyes and found that everyone was looking at him.
He collected his thoughts, his face still calm and composed.
His action of controlling the snake just now was actually very risky, because it might be beyond their cognition. In their eyes, he might be a strange person, or even a monster?
So he was very hesitant at first, wondering whether to use this method.
But seeing that they were trapped and unable to save themselves or escape, he finally took action. He couldn't bear to watch these people die there, even though many of them were not friendly to him. After all, these people had never really hurt him.
After catching his breath, Zhang Longtong suddenly hugged Wei Wei, breathing rapidly and shouting excitedly: "Brother Wei, you are indeed a master, you are so awesome! Ahem…"
He choked on his saliva, but still kept talking: "You actually, cough cough cough, you can actually, you can control snakes, you are so cool! So cool!!"
Zhao Guanjun slumped on the ground, looking at Wei Wei's back, thinking about Wei Wei's leap in the air just now. He was silent for a long time and never came back to his senses.
"Wei Wei, what you just did...was that a snake tamer?" Zhou Youguan was utterly shocked. "And what's that on your head? What kind of musical instrument is it? How come I've never seen it before?"
The hairpin on Wei Wei's head was not delicate, and even looked very old. The pattern on it was very similar to the totem unique to ancient ethnic minorities, but he knew very little about this strange knowledge and could not tell where it came from.
Ke Feiyang wiped his sweat while sitting aside, looking at Wei Wei with eyes full of admiration: "Yeah, I didn't expect you to be able to control snakes, this is incredible!"
"Thank you. If it weren't for you today, we might have really died there." Ke Feiyang said sincerely, "I owe you my life."
"Brother Wei, thank you for saving us."
Wei Wei nodded but said nothing.
Ruan Mengmeng looked at Wei Wei with even greater admiration than before: "Brother Wei, where did you learn to tame snakes? This is amazing!"
It feels like Wei Wei is a god who has come down to earth. He is omnipotent and knows everything. Any difficulties seem to be a piece of cake in front of him. He doesn't even feel afraid. He also has a face that no one can match, an otherworldly temperament, and a bodhisattva-like mole between his eyebrows. He is simply a banished immortal that could never be born in this world. Where did such a perfect person come from?
Wei Wei made an excuse: "I only learned this skill from a friend, so I can't tell anyone too much about it."
In fact, it is not entirely an excuse. He spent some time in Miaojiang when he was a child, and met a Miao friend there. He learned all these skills from that Miao boy. The hairpin on his head was also a gift from a friend. He treasured it for many years and usually carried it with him wherever he went.
Fortunately, when Assistant Zhou prepared equipment for him, he did not keep the things he brought from Daqi and put them all into his backpack.
Since Wei Wei said it was not convenient to say too much, no one asked any more questions. After all, this kind of skill is generally an extremely mysterious family heirloom or sect inheritance, and ordinary people cannot access it.
"Has anyone been bitten by a snake?" Wei Wei asked, changing the subject.
Everyone felt around and luckily they had all applied snake repellent.
Thinking of how Wei Wei had the foresight to find Wang Jiangnan for them, everyone couldn't help but feel fortunate that they had applied the medicine, otherwise they would probably be dead by now.
"Are you all okay?" Zhou Youguan asked again. "I've checked everything carefully. A snake bite is no simple injury. You can tell from looking at me."
Everyone shook their heads and said no.
"Luckily, Brother Wei found some medicine that can repel snakes. I applied a lot of it on my neck. Otherwise..." Ruan Mengmeng felt a chill down her spine just thinking about it. "You must be crying and hugging me right now."
Among the group of people, only Chen Nan and Li Rongsheng remained silent. Chen Nan probably didn't want to talk to Wei Wei, while Li Rongsheng didn't want to answer.
The big monkey thought about how Chen Nan ran faster than anyone else and taunted him, "He wasn't bitten by the snake, he was scared to death by the snake."
Chen Nan's face looked grim. He wanted to argue but facts spoke louder than words. His pants were indeed wet and were not dry yet.
The girls all turned their backs. The male guests despised his behavior in their hearts, but they did not add fuel to the fire and ridicule him in person.
Noticing that Li Rongsheng had her head down and looked a little strange, Zhou You walked over and squatted in front of her: "Were you bitten by a snake?"
Li Rongsheng covered his arm and shook his head: "I'm fine."
But Hu Lu, who was sitting next to her, still carefully discovered the small hole on her clothes. It was the mark of a snake's teeth. She exclaimed in surprise: "Shengsheng, you were bitten by a snake!"
Everyone rushed over. Li Rongsheng, who didn't like being scrutinized so closely, felt very uncomfortable and kept hiding his wound.
"I'm fine, I'm really fine, don't worry about me."
Ruan Mengmeng pulled her hand down and said sternly, "What do you mean by 'leave you alone'? You're our teammate. We don't even know if those snakes are venomous or not. If you were bitten, you should have told us. How could you have kept it a secret?"
"Wait," Ruan Mengmeng remembered something, "was that the one I opened for you?"
Li Rongsheng lowered his head: "Yes..."
Zhou Youxuan opened her sleeves and saw that there were indeed traces of snake bites. "Mengmeng, do you remember what pattern the snake had?"
"I, I don't remember. There were so many snakes at the time that I was so scared that my eyes were blurry. But I remember that the snake didn't seem to be very big, just a small snake."
Zhou Youguan examined Li Rongsheng and found that the bite was not very deep. Fortunately, her clothes were thick. Li Rongsheng was still conscious for such a long time, so the snake that bit her should not be a poisonous snake.
"Luckily it wasn't an adult snake, otherwise you would be dead now."
Everyone gasped in shock, but Li Rongsheng pulled the corners of his mouth and forced a smile: "Really?"
That's a shame, she thought.
Wei Wei found that there was no scent of Wang Jiangnan on her body, and she did not apply any medicine.
As he was speaking, Li Rongsheng fainted.
"Oh no, she must have been bitten by a poisonous snake!"
When Ruan Mengmeng and the others pulled her clothes open, they found that the wound on her arm had turned black. Because it was just a snake bite that broke the skin, everyone thought it was not a poisonous snake bite.
"It's over." Zhao Guanjun said, "She can't do this. We need to find medicine to treat her quickly."
Fortunately, Zhang Longtong left some extra Wang Jiangnan in his bag. Wei Wei had said before that it could cure snake venom, so it should be useful.
Everyone treated her and applied medicine to her wound.
But this won't work either. They have to find other medicine, otherwise if the wound worsens, Li Rongsheng will lose this hand.
At this time, the staff reminded them that the right to obtain the supplies this time had been obtained by Wang Ren and his team, and the supplies had been taken away by them, and there was medicine in it that could treat snake bites.
"What should we do? Should we go find them?" Wang Chunqin asked, "I'm afraid they won't be willing to share with us."
They came to borrow medicine before, but Wei Wei didn't lend it to them, which probably angered them. Moreover, they encountered these things today because they were misled by them. The grudge is so deep that there is no room for turning around.
"You have to go even if you don't want to." Zhou Youguan helped Li Rongsheng up and carried him on his back. "We have to take that route too. We're bound to meet each other eventually. We'll only know if it works out after we go and talk about it."
No one dared to delay, fearing that Li Rongsheng might be in danger, so they had to hurry on their way, even though they had almost exhausted their physical strength today.
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