Su Ruojin was not far from Mu Jingshan and heard it too.
Rock toad?
What rock toad?
volcano?
Could it be a volcanic rock toad?!
Su Ruojin looked at Xiao Yanchu, who had also thought of this. He looked at Su Ruojin with disbelief, and they both saw shock in each other's eyes.
The volcanic rock toad, as its name suggests, can only live in extremely hot places like volcanoes.
Shenyu Mountain doesn't look like a suitable place for volcanic rock toads to live.
Su Ruojin thought of the injury on Mu Jingshan's leg; it was less like poisoning and more like blisters from a burn.
If Mu Jingshan had encountered the volcanic rock toad and been hit on the calf by its venom, it is highly likely that he would have been left with such a peculiar wound.
After all, volcanic rock toads are very rare. All we know is that they are poisonous, but the ancient books don't clearly describe what kind of damage their venom will cause.
If there are volcanic rock toads here, it's no wonder that the wild boar we encountered back then didn't dare to come in.
Wild boar hide can withstand swords and crossbows, but it can't withstand the venom spewed by volcanic rock toads.
Whether it's true or not, Su Ruojin doesn't want to miss any opportunity as long as there's even a sliver of hope, and so does Xiao Yanchu.
When Hu Qing heard that the two wanted to stay, he immediately said that he would also stay to escort Mu Jingshan back to Beijing, and that so many people were not needed.
For safety's sake, Xiao Yanchu did not refuse. He selected two more guards to stay with Hu Qing, while the others were responsible for escorting Mu Jingshan back to the capital.
Su Ruojin went to the previous spot to see if there were any clues, but found nothing, so she returned to the cave.
Mu Jingshan must have been poisoned before he fired the whistle, but if he was poisoned in that place, how could he have come to this cave?
You should know that the place where he fired the whistling arrow is separated from this cave by a cliff.
After arranging everything, Xiao Yanchu arrived at the cave and walked to Su Ruojin's side, asking, "Have you found anything?"
Su Ruojin looked around the cave and shook her head: "Not for now. How do you think Mu Jingshan managed to escape to this cave after being poisoned?"
If Xiao Yanchu hadn't been skilled in martial arts, they might have both died when they fell off the cliff.
If Mu Jingshan is poisoned and fires a whistling arrow before falling off this cliff, he will surely die.
Xiao Yanchu looked around and said, "Let's look around some more; maybe there's something we've missed."
"Um."
For now, this seems to be the only option.
Hu Qing and two guards returned to the place where Mu Jingshan had given the signal to continue their search.
Su Ruojin and Xiao Yanchu stayed in the cave.
Suddenly, "Wah wah wah~~"
The familiar sound of a baby crying rang out again.
Su Ruojin and Xiao Yanchu stopped and looked at each other.
This guy, as expected, wouldn't give up and came looking for me.
The two quickly stood back to back, one holding a sword and the other a needle, staring at their surroundings.
"Waaaaah~~"
The sound grew closer, and the crying grew louder.
Then a human-faced snake, as thick as a baby's arm and so yellow it seemed to glow, swam into the cave.
The snake raised its upper body and made eye contact with Su Ruojin.
The snake's head had a face that resembled an old woman, with red eyes, making it look incredibly eerie.
"Wow~" the human-faced snake cried out at the two of them.
Su Ruojin wasn't sure if she was imagining things, but she felt that the human-faced snake's eyes became even redder after seeing them.
The next second, the human-faced snake pounced directly at the two of them.
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