On this day, Bai Jun had just finished a day of practice when he suddenly smelled the scent of human beings.
Human beings often enter Wanshe Mountain on weekdays, and Bai Jun doesn't care. But today Bai Jun was moved because he sensed that at least dozens of people had broken into Wanshe Mountain. The last time there were so many people, it was the martial arts people who wanted to kill him. of snake gallbladder.
Bai Yan looked at the green snake sleeping in the cave, shook his head helplessly, and climbed out of the valley while the sun rose in the east.
Outside the valley, beside the swamp, a group of people entered the mountain noisily.
The leader was a fierce bald man, followed by thirty or forty snake catchers. Behind him, there were three people who were dragged by their clothes into the mountains.
Among the three people, there was an old man. He shouted with a look of horror: "Please don't go in there! You can't go into the mountains to catch snakes these days. The snakes are mating and giving birth. Isn't it right for you to rush in like this?" I will let you go!"
When the leader of the bald man heard this, he spat, "Old Jiang, you were afraid that our snake-catching gang would steal your jobs, so you just made up some kind of snake demon to deceive us, right?"
I advise you to tell me where the snake's den is? Otherwise, I will throw your two sons into this swamp!"
After the bald man finished speaking, he waved his hand, and two people immediately took ropes to tie up the two struggling young men. They were the two sons of Old Man Jiang.
The two young men struggled hard, but they were obviously unable to resist the snake-catching gang. Their hands and feet were restrained, and their mouths were even blocked with coarse cloth.
When Old Man Jiang saw this, he said angrily: "Yu Gouxing, if you dare to hurt my two sons, I won't let you go even if I turn into a ghost!"
The bald man sneered: "Li Gui? You think too highly of yourself, you are just an old ghost at most. In front of me, Yu Tianxing, even if Li Gui comes, I will take a detour!
Old Man Jiang, you only have two seedlings left in this line, so you have to think carefully. This time our snake-catching gang will definitely make a lot of money. We have brought all the guys to eat. You must know about this snake den in the mountains. , please don’t let our brothers down.”
Old Man Jiang looked at the people with unkind expressions and his two sons who were struggling and resisting. He felt miserable in his heart. He knelt down with a plop and bowed miserably: "Master Liu Xian! It's not that the villain is greedy, but that he is forced to have no way out. I have no choice but to use my old bones as a crutch if you don't mind, but please forgive my two sons and leave a bloodline for my old Jiang family!"
A fat man smiled and kicked Old Jiang, causing him to fall to the ground with mud all over his face. He smiled and said: "Old man, you are doing a full show? Are you still a snake fairy? Haha, let's catch him. If a snake man is in front of you, he has to take a detour when the snake demon comes! You'd better tell me quickly where the snake's nest is, or else throw your two sons into the pond now and see if the snake fairy in your mouth will bless you. Son?"
Yu Tianxing saw that the old man was moaning and screaming but refused to say anything, so he said coldly: "If you don't eat the toast, you will have to drink as a penalty. Go and throw his little son into the pond."
Immediately, two big men drove the struggling second son of the Jiang family into the swamp where several water snakes could be seen swimming from time to time.
Old Man Jiang's eyes were red, and he stepped forward desperately to save his son, but he was surrounded by three or five big men and could only watch his son struggling in the water in fear.
Old Man Jiang howled angrily and rushed towards Yu Tianxing desperately, but was punched by the opponent and sent flying backwards, even spitting out a lot of blood.
"Old man Jiang, the second child is dead, and the eldest one is still here. Now, you are really the only one. Do you want to say it or not? In these famine years, the brothers are all counting on the snake nest to make a fortune. It will ruin people's wealth.
It's just killing people. You have to think clearly."
Old Man Jiang finally couldn't bear it anymore, cried miserably, and said feebly: "Okay, I'll say it, I'll say it."
The boss of the Jiang family, whose hands and feet were tied at the side, couldn't help but shed tears. He was extremely resentful in his heart. He hated this damn snake-catching gang, hated himself for being weak, and hated this unfair God. There was nothing he could do for his younger brother who was thrown into the pond.
Even if his own father is insulted, he is still powerless. Good people can only be bullied, and the strong can do whatever they want and take pleasure in humiliating the weak. Is this a world of the jungle?
A group of people took the Jiang family and his son away, heading towards the snake den. They were all snake catchers, and Old Man Jiang just wanted to lead them the wrong way so that others traveling with them would notice.
Therefore, a group of people rushed to one of the several snake dens in Wanshe Mountain.
The reason why these snake catchers are obsessed with snake dens is because the inheritance from their ancestors told them that where snake dens gather, there must be rare treasures.
Even if there are no exotic treasures, due to the gathering of snakes in the snake nest, there must be many snake sloughs, snake scales, rare herbs, and even snakes entangled in the nest. They can directly catch hundreds of snakes in one nest. If they catch them one by one,
I'm afraid I won't be able to catch so many in ten days and a half.
In the Ten Thousand Snake Mountains, there are more than a dozen snake nests, large and small, and there are indeed rare treasures in the snake nests. Those are some rare plants that Bai Jun ordered the snakes to guard that may grow into spiritual herbs and elixirs.
The group of people left, but they did not find that the second child of the Jiang family, who should have sunk to the bottom of the water and was drowned or bitten to death by a group of snakes, was not dead.
Several giant pythons wrapped their bodies around the unconscious Jiang family's second son and dragged his body to the shore. The half-conscious second son was jolted so hard that he choked out some water. He opened his eyes in confusion.
I thought to myself that I had been rescued? Did my father tell me the location of the snake den, or did the evil people find their conscience and save me? But my body felt weird, as if it was wrapped in something.
But when he opened his eyes and saw it, he almost jumped out of his mind.
He saw three giant pythons as thick as a bowl wrapped around his body, dragging him to walk in a strange way. The cold touch of the snake's body penetrated deep into his bones. Jiang Laoer couldn't help but shuddered, and he fainted again.
It's past.
Here, Old Man Jiang showed everyone the way and said weakly: "I entered here by mistake a few years ago. I walked three to five miles straight from the river and found myself near the snake's nest. You are all experts, so you should be able to see
Come out, I didn't lie to you.
I also brought the place, should you let us go?"
Yu Tianxing smiled and said: "Old man Jiang, you are old in this barren mountain. What if you encounter some wild beast? You should come with us. When we get down from the mountain, we will naturally let you and your son go."
Old Man Jiang shook his head hurriedly: "No! Liu Xian once said in a dream that this is a forbidden area and you must not step into it. If you don't believe it, forget it. You have to let my eldest son go down the mountain first, otherwise I will never come back even if I die.
I’ll show you the way.”
Seeing the old man's tough attitude, Yu Tianxing sneered: "Okay, I'll let your eldest son go now, but if you have some tricks up your sleeve, you can still torture your son to a point where life is worse than death when we get down the mountain!"
After saying that, he turned around and ordered: "Let him go."
The big man from the Snake Catching Gang obeyed the order and was untied by Boss Jiang.
Old Man Jiang burst into tears and said: "Boss, go find your second brother quickly. Even if he dies, you must see his body and take him home for a reunion."
The coarse cloth in the boss's mouth was torn off. He ignored his thick and swollen lips and sobbed and cried: "Dad! Do you really believe in Liu Xian? Our family is incense every day..."
"Boss! If you still want to recognize me as your father, go find your second brother for me right now!" Old Man Jiang shouted sternly.
After hearing this, Old Man Jiang paused, wiped away his tears, stood up and said, "I'll go look for it right now."
Yu Tianxing came over and said with a smile: "You should feel relieved now. Why don't you lead the way soon."
Old Man Jiang walked straight ahead without saying a word, heading towards the Cave of Ten Thousand Snakes deep in the mountains.
Yu Tianxing led the crowd to follow, and after walking for half an hour, they finally arrived at the snake's nest.
However, Yu Tianxing and the others saw that there was nothing around them, so they couldn't help but ask questions.
"Old man, where is the snake nest you mentioned?"
Old Man Jiang said coldly: "You have to think carefully. You can survive after entering here, but if you step into the snake's den, you will never get out of this mountain of snakes again! No one can get out alive, never
Never!"
Several grumpy men were about to scold him, when there was a commotion in the distant mountains and forests, and countless birds flew into the sky with fluttering wings, which looked extremely spectacular in the mountains and wilderness.
Several men felt slightly weak, and for a moment they forgot to beat and scold Old Man Jiang.
Yu Tianxing sneered and said: "Stop pretending to be a fool and tell me where the snake's nest is?"
Old Man Jiang took two steps forward, pointed his finger, and said, "That's the snake's nest!"
Everyone looked in the direction and saw that the clear water in the lower reaches of the river turned muddy, turning from a mountain stream into a river two to three feet wide, stretching without end.
"Where is it? You bad old man, are you trying to trick us? Apart from a river, how can there be any snake nest there?" A big man cursed.
"Do you think that's a river?" Old Man Jiang replied coldly.
"What do you mean?" The big man looked carefully and suddenly realized what kind of river there was. It was clearly an endless tide of snakes. Countless snakes were entangled and coiled together. Most of them were black, gray and brown, so they were far away.
It looked like a black river of muddy water.
The big man's face turned pale, his feet went limp and he almost knelt on the ground, "Oh my god! Then...are they all snakes?"
Thousands of snakes are superimposed on top of each other, densely packed, and stretching for miles. The impact of such a picture on a person is really terrifying, and it is even more fatal to people with intensive fear.
Yu Tianxing laughed loudly and said: "What a big snake's nest. This time we really made a fortune. Come on, give me your dick!"
Old Man Jiang said: "Don't you even abide by the rules passed down by your ancestors? Don't catch any snakes you encounter! These snakes are reproducing and giving birth to snakes!"
Yu Tianxing sneered, "Pedantic! No wonder you are still a poor old man after living next to this treasure mountain for more than ten years. It is precisely because they are reproducing and giving birth to children that it is easy for us to arrest them."
"Quick! Everyone take action!"
"Okay! The gang leader has spoken, let's take action quickly!"
"Hurry and look for any treasures around here. If you find any treasures, we will send them to you!"
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Greedy humans walked towards the group of snakes with various snake bags.
Seeing this, Old Man Jiang could only kneel down to pray and wait for death.
When he was young, he visited the Ten Thousand Snakes Mountain and saw too many greedy people buried in this magical mountain forest. Later, when he became a snake catcher, he asked for a statue of the Willow Fairy and placed it in his home for worship.
, ask Liu Xian for guidance and blessing.
Originally he didn't believe in these evil things, and all he wanted was peace of mind. But one day he dreamed of a big white snake, which told him that he couldn't go into the mountains tomorrow and couldn't catch snakes.
He told his mother-in-law about this, but was stopped by her. Later, the people who went into the mountains to catch snakes came back that day, but they were all bitten by poisonous snakes, either their arms were broken or their legs had to be cut off to survive.
From then on, Old Man Jiang believed in it and was extremely loyal and went to the incense every day.
Over the years, his family was the only one in the snake-catching village who was safe and had never had any trouble. Every time he went into the mountains, he came back intact. After people in the village asked him about it, they all invited statues of the willow fairy to be enshrined in their homes.
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There were very few accidents in the village. The snake catchers in the village followed Liu Xian's instructions to catch snakes. They were gradually living a healthy life and were able to fill their stomachs. Of course, they could eat snake meat.
Later, in order to thank Liu Xian for his kindness, the village specially invited a Chu Ma disciple to help Liu Xian come out of the hall on June 6th, and became the Chu Ma Immortal in the village. He could not only protect his health, but also provide medical treatment and provide disaster relief.
Therefore, every June 6th is the birthday of Liu Xian in the village, and it is also the day to go out to the church.
He also gave birth to two sons with his mother-in-law, and continued the family line for generations. There were no ups and downs in his life and he lived a stable life.
But just a few days ago, the snake-catching gang from Jinzhou fled to the snake-catching village. When they heard that there was a snake den in the mountains, they forced Mr. Jiang to take him up the mountain to find the snake den.
At this moment, Old Man Jiang is still praying: "Liu Xian is merciful, our family has no chance to ask you to be the Baojiaxian, so we can only set up a hall for you in the village to serve as the Ma Xian, and make incense offerings for more than 20 people day and night."
Nian, please show mercy and protect my two sons from coming out alive!"
However, no one listened to his prayers at this moment. The snake-catching gang's greed outweighed their shock, and they ignored the rules passed down by their ancestors and attacked the group of snakes that were multiplying and laying eggs.
A big man opened the snake bag, picked up the snake-catching bamboo, and smeared some smoke oil on the bamboo, and put the snakes one by one into the snake bag coated with sulfur.
He said with excitement on his face: "Boss, we really got it this time. I think there are several rare snakes in here. If you take them for safekeeping, they can be sold for a big price."
Yu Tianxing had a smile on his face: "You have no eyesight, there are so many snakes in this group, there must be some kind of treasure among them. You all should keep your eyes sharp, and call me immediately if you find anything!"
Everyone nodded in agreement, but they had a calculation in their hearts. If they really found some treasure, who wouldn't want to take it for themselves?
Yu Tianxing was still confusing everyone: "There are so many snakes in this snake nest. Let's catch more next time. With so much snake material, we can make a lot of good wine. A jar of snake wine is better than selling several snakes."
Meat is worth a lot. When we save enough money, we will settle down in Qinan Mansion, get a fat-assed woman to hold a few fat boys, and we won’t have to deal with these beasts in this life!"
After hearing his words, everyone was obviously very satisfied with what he said, and they all loaded up snakes with great enthusiasm.
Everyone was sweating profusely while they were busy, but suddenly a gust of mountain wind blew in and they felt cool.
A big man smiled and said: "It's really cool in the mountains."
"It's cool, but I feel the wind blowing so hard that it makes me feel nervous." Another big man twisted his neck.
"Hey, yes. I also feel that the wind is getting colder and colder?"
"It seems like the weather is going to change? You see, the sun was shining just now, but it will become cloudy in a short while. Is it going to rain?"
"Then we have to hurry up, fill up the bags and go down the mountain quickly, otherwise our guys will not be able to work." Yu Tianxing urged everyone.
The group of people nodded. After all, once it rains, all the snake-killing drugs on them and in the snake-catching bags will be washed away by the rain and lose their effectiveness.