He took out a foam plastic film specially used to wrap antiques, carefully wrapped the beads, and put them into his backpack. Then he turned to look around and said, "Brother Hai will give it to you as soon as we go out."
The Provincial Cultural Relics Bureau called and asked them to send someone over as soon as possible. Shi Yu and I went to find Mr. Qi, told him the news that we had found the treasure, and asked him to ask some villagers to guard the place day and night to prevent people from the cult from coming to cause trouble.
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Seabeard and I nodded.
When we walked out of the stone gate, Huang Yixian glanced at me and asked, "Shi Yu, what were you shouting inside just now?"
I was stunned for a moment, then I realized what I was doing and hurriedly explained, "It's nothing! I just accidentally got bitten by a snake and couldn't help but scream."
"What kind of snake bit you?" Huang Yixian's face changed slightly.
"What a strange white snake, but it's okay! Brother Hai brought the antidote needle, and the snake's venom has been cured."
"Where did you bite? Let me see!" Huang Yixian was not at ease.
I had no choice but to stretch my right hand in front of him. He grabbed my wrist and looked at the area where the snake bit me. He stared at my face for a while, his expression becoming more and more solemn.
I couldn't help but feel a hair in my heart. Wen Qingshan also noticed something was wrong and asked: "Master Huang, is there anything wrong?"
Huang Yixian frowned and said, "I'm afraid the snake venom on Shi Yu's body has not been completely removed."
I was startled when I heard this, and Seabeard beside me quickly said: "The antidote needle I brought is the latest developed antivenom, which can detoxify dozens of snake venoms, including the highly venomous King Cobra, Pentapod Snake, Stone
Even if the poison in Yu’s body has not been completely removed, it’s not a serious problem. One injection after he returns should be fine.”
Huang Yixian nodded slightly, checked my pulse again, and suddenly raised his head and asked Wen Qingshan: "Boss Wen, what does that snake look like?"
Wen Qingshan said: "It is a kind of eyeless white snake with a completely white body. It is very rare. And Master Huang, you don't know anything. The snake was originally cut into two parts by my knife. Who knows, not only did it not die, but after a while,
It even turned into two! This is the first time Wen has seen such a strange thing in his life."
"What!?" After hearing what Wen Qingshan said, Huang Yixian's expression changed drastically.
Huang Yixian did not answer Wen Qingshan, but grabbed my chin and said to me in a commanding tone: "Open your mouth quickly and let me see your tongue!"
I didn't dare to be lazy, so I quickly opened my mouth and stuck out my tongue.
Huang Yixian stared at my tongue for a while and murmured: "Mo...could it be the legendary Qiu Chi..."
Wen Qingshan quickly asked: "What Qiu Chi?"
Huang Yixian asked back: "Boss Wen must have heard of horned dragons and chilongs, right?"
Wen Qingshan nodded and said: "Classical records state that dragons are divided into male and female. Male dragons have horns and are called horned dragons. Female dragons have no horns and are called chilongs. Why did Master Huang suddenly mention this?"
Huang Yixian said: "The horned dragon and the chi dragon may be legends, but deep underground, there is a hermaphroditic and highly venomous blind snake, which is called the horned snake! It is said that the horned dragon has extremely strong regeneration ability, even if its body is broken into two
The head and tail can also survive separately. Moreover, it does not eat, but replenishes its energy by absorbing the aura of heaven and earth, so in a sense, it is not an ordinary snake species, but a kind of spirit!"
"You mean, it was Qiu Chi who bit Shi Yu?" Wen Qingshan was surprised.
"It's very possible!" Huang Yixian looked at me, frowned and said, "And...it is said that there is no cure for the poison of the Qiu Chi."
"Ah! Ah! Uncle Master, you...don't scare me!" I was startled.
Huang Yixian said seriously: "I didn't lie to you! This is indeed what is recorded in the book."
For a moment, my mind went blank, and I couldn't say a word for a while.
Wen Qingshan hurriedly comforted me and said: "Don't worry, Shi Yu! In ancient times, the poison of Qiu Chi may indeed be difficult to cure, but it shouldn't be difficult now. You see, after you are injected with the antidote injection, the symptoms of poisoning will be basically eliminated."
Already."
After hearing what Wen Qingshan said, I thought it was right and felt a little calmer.
Unexpectedly, Huang Yixian said at this time: "The symptoms of his poisoning have not been eliminated. The base of his tongue has turned black, and there is a cloud of black gas in Yintang. This shows that the toxicity has only been temporarily suppressed, and I am afraid it will relapse sooner or later."
As soon as I heard this, I felt a "buzzing" sound in my head, and I almost fainted. It took me a while to recover, and I trembled and asked: "Is it... am I... am I dead... dead?"
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"No! It's not impossible! Where are the two snakes now?" Huang Yixian suddenly asked.
Seabeard immediately replied: "I caught them all, and they are in my bag now!"
"That's good! According to ancient books, Qiu Chi has an inner elixir in his body. This inner elixir is the only good medicine to resolve the poison of Qiu Chi. As long as we take out the inner elixir and give it to Shi Yu to swallow, it should be able to detoxify."
Seabeard asked in a daze: "Do I have to take out the inner elixirs of both snakes?"
Huang Yixian nodded: "The reason why Qiu Chi can be divided into two is because it is a spiritual creature of yin and yang. The inner elixirs in the two snakes are one yin and one yang respectively. Only when they are reunited into one can they
Make the most of it.”
Seabeard sighed: "Oh, what a pity! I thought I could keep one and take it back to study it."
Wen Qingshan urged from the side: "Brother Hai, don't feel sorry. It's important to save Shi Yu's life right now. Take out those two snakes quickly."
Seabeard opened his backpack and took out the sealed plastic bag containing the snake. Worried about being bitten again, Seabeard found a pair of very thick climbing gloves and put them on, then carefully unzipped the plastic bag.
The two snakes were motionless in the bag, as if they had entered a state of hibernation, but Seabeard did not dare to take it lightly. He slowly reached into the bag and was about to grab the neck of one of the snakes.
The snake suddenly "awakened" and bit his palm.
Although he was wearing thick gloves, when he was bitten by the snake, his mouth still tilted subconsciously. We couldn't help but sweat for him, and we didn't know whether the snake's sharp teeth had bitten through the gloves.
Seabeard didn't say anything, and quickly grabbed the snake's neck with his other hand, lifted it out, and quickly zipped it up.
Wen Qingshan quickly asked: "Brother Hai, are you okay?"
Seabeard smiled and said: "It's okay, these gloves are thick! Let's take out the inner elixir of this snake first."
Wen Qingshan took out a sharp dagger, grabbed the snake's tail, straightened its body, turned to Huang Yixian and asked: "Master Huang, do you know where the inner elixir of this thing is probably located?"
"It should be in the middle of its body."
Wen Qingshan held a sharp knife and cut open the snake's belly, then reached out and groped around in the snake's belly. After a while, he took out a white pill about the size of a finger.
Wen Qingshan wiped off the blood stains on the pill bead and saw that the whole pill bead was soft white and very round. It looked like a large pearl. He handed the pill bead to Huang Yixian's hand and asked
: “Is this Qiu Chi’s inner elixir?”
Huang Yixian held the elixir and looked at it for a moment, then looked at the white snake who was still struggling just now but was now motionless. He nodded and said, "That's probably it! Qiu Chi relies on the inner elixir full of spiritual energy to survive. Under normal circumstances,
It is difficult to kill, but as long as you take away its inner elixir, it will die!"
With Huang Yixian's approval, Hai Beard and Wen Qingshan cooperated with each other and took out the inner elixir of another white snake. Huang Yixian handed both inner elixirs to me and said, "Swallow it quickly!"
I looked at the two soft, white, round, pearl-like elixir beads. I thought that they were just taken out of the snake's belly, but I couldn't swallow them. I looked up at Huang Yixian and muttered: "Such a big one."
How can you swallow it? Uncle Master, why don't you take it back and grind it into powder so I can eat it?"
Huang Yixian glared at me and said seriously: "Don't be ridiculous. If you can't swallow it, you have to let me swallow it! Hurry up! If the poison attacks, your life will not be saved!"
When I heard this, I didn't care about it anymore. I opened my mouth, put two pill beads into my mouth, and swallowed them with a sip of saliva.
I almost didn't feel much, and both pills were swallowed into my stomach.
After a while, Wen Qingshan asked from the side: "How do you feel?"
I shook my head and said, "I don't seem to feel anything."
Huang Yixian said: "Open your mouth again and let me see."
I opened my mouth according to his instructions and stuck out my tongue. Huang Yixian observed it for a while, then looked at my forehead. His brows finally relaxed and he said: "The poisonous gas is dissipating. It seems that this simple method is indeed effective."
It’s still somewhat useful.”
When I heard this, a stone fell from my heart.
Seabeard put the bodies of the two white snakes back into the plastic sealed bags. He said that although they were not dead, they could at least be made into specimens and had certain research value.
Huang Yixian asked us again how we provoked Qiu Chi, because according to records, Qiu Chi generally does not actively attack people unless they are disturbed.
Wen Qingshan told him how we discovered the Sui Marquis Pearl, and took out the pearl to show him. Huang Yixian was shocked after seeing it. At the same time, he also agreed with Wen Qingshan's statement and believed that the cult
People want this rare pearl, probably not only because of its inestimable value, but also because there must be some other ulterior secrets! Therefore, he agreed with Wen Qingshan's idea to take the pearl back and study it carefully.