OBS Chapter 696: Learning to be a human snake, saving each other
Chapter 696: Learning to be a human snake, saving each other
Li Changxiao carried a bamboo basket with sickles and herbs in it. This morning, Lao Wang from the town went hunting in the mountains and caught a wild boar, but unfortunately broke his leg. When he passed by the inn, he asked Li Changxiao to set his bones.
Li Changxiao never advertised his medical skills, but over the years, some people knew that he was a good doctor and would seek him treatment for minor illnesses.
The old Wang's leg fell on the stone tip, blood dripping, deep into the bone, and the blood and flesh were mixed with gravel, which was a very serious disease in the mortal world. But Li Changxiao smiled and told him that it was just a minor illness and asked the old Wang not to worry. The old Wang believed it. Li Changxiao's treatment was simple. He first blindfolded the old Wang, picked out the gravel with a fine needle, and then acupunctured around the wound and applied herbal medicine.
However, it seems simple, but it always hides the subtlety of the universe. The more subtle and ordinary, the more insignificant, everything Li Changxiao does, the more miraculous the effect will be in his understanding of the universe in his hands.
This is similar to Li Changxiao's dream. He and Mei Sanniang can barely be considered "in harmony". After curing Lao Wang, he was able to walk around, but Li Changxiao asked him not to go hunting in the mountains in the near future.
Lao Wang agreed with a smile, and to express his gratitude, he cut off a big pig leg from the wild boar he had hunted for him. The meat of the pig leg was firm and chewy, and needed to be stewed over high heat. The ingredients must be properly processed to become a delicacy.
So Li Changxiao went up the mountain to collect herbs, hoping to make a bowl of roasted pork leg. The herbs needed all grew on the cliffs. So there was this scene today. On the way back, he encountered Liu Ju, Qu Xiaochan was unconscious, and Qing Chunhua broke down and cried.
It's not necessarily a coincidence. Qing Chunhua is Zhang Mo's disciple, and Li Changxiao can't just stand by and watch her die. Their meeting today is somewhere between coincidence and reason. Perhaps it's the combination of controlling the universe, making destiny, and making fortunes and disasters. These three are all unfathomable existences, pulling each other in the dark.
Li Changxiao checked the injuries of the three people and just laughed. It was nothing. Qing Chunhua said: "I didn't listen to you and ended up like this. You must be very happy to see it." Li Changxiao nodded and said: "Of course I am happy."
Qing Chunhua felt that the shopkeeper was so heartless. Seeing people suffering, he didn't comfort them, but always made sarcastic remarks. Li Changxiao ignored her, leaned down, and tapped Liu Ju's back with his fingers.
The tentacles are slippery.
The prehistoric beasts are cunning and insidious. They are not very powerful in direct combat, but they are good at using tricks to deceive and trap people, which is very scary. Moreover, the human-learning snake can talk to people, and anyone who responds will also turn into a human-learning snake within a certain period of time.
Li Changxiao had entered the mountains to eliminate them several times, but he could not kill them all. They were very strange and difficult to deal with. Every time he thought he had killed them all, they would appear again after a while. And because most of the human-snakes were humans who transformed into snakes and retained human memories, to some extent, killing them was no different from killing people. Over time, Li Changxiao was unwilling to have any further contact with them. All he could do was to remind passers-by to try not to take the mountain road in the northwest direction.
It is easy to break the venom of snakes. Before completely transforming into a snake, carefully regulate the five elements in the body and drink hot thick soup every day, and you will recover little by little.
Li Changxiao carried Liu Ju on his back and said, "Carry Xiaochan on your back and follow me back to the inn." Qing Chunhua became obedient and sensible at this moment. She obediently carried Qu Xiaochan on her back and followed Li Changxiao.
After walking a few miles, Qing Chunhua asked, "Did you deliberately want to save us, but were too embarrassed to ask, so you pretended to pick herbs?" Li Changxiao chuckled, "You can't say you're wrong to think so."
Qing Chunhua said, "I'm sorry, I misunderstood you before." Li Changxiao held a sickle in his hand and chopped the branches in front of him, not caring at all, "Oh, you're quite honest." Qing Chunhua's face turned red immediately, and she felt very uncomfortable. She finally mustered up the courage to apologize, but was met with a ridicule.
Qing Chunhua spat and then sulked, not saying anything more. She thought fiercely in her heart, "If I were to turn into a snake, I would definitely find a way to turn you into a snake the first time. Let's see if you can still make sarcastic remarks."
Qing Chunhua looked around and suddenly asked curiously, "I've walked this road before, but why can't I get out? I always feel like I'm going in circles, but why is it that it seems different now that you've walked?"
Li Chang laughed and said, "After a human snake selects its prey, it will follow it secretly. This strange beast has a characteristic that wherever it crawls over, the mountain, terrain, and water will be slightly distorted."
"If I'm not mistaken, the reason you got lost is that since you met the snake, there have been hundreds of snakes secretly following you around, but you were not calm enough and failed to discover them in time."
When Qing Chunhua heard this, her hair stood on end. She had never expected that there would be hundreds of those beasts with human faces and snake bodies following her secretly. Thinking back to the past few days, a chill suddenly rose up. The fear made her shiver all over. She looked around cautiously, quickened her pace, and moved closer to Li Changxiao.
Qing Chunhua asked, "What about now?" Li Changxiao said, "Let's follow." Li Changxiao stopped and pointed to the bushes on the left, saying, "Look carefully."
Qing Chunhua looked in the direction. At first, she didn't feel anything unusual, as it was clearly an ordinary green plant. But after staring at it for a long time, she felt an inexplicable chill in her heart, and it felt eerie, so she concentrated her energy and looked again. Her eyes gradually passed through the gaps between the green leaves and branches, and met a pair of resentful eyes.
She was startled, her legs went weak, and she almost fell. Li Changxiao grabbed her shoulders, gently lifted her up, and teased her: "How can you survive in the future if you are so timid?" Qing Chunhua burst into tears immediately, wanting to complain to the shopkeeper about how rude he was, but she didn't dare to say more, for fear that he would be angry and leave her alone in the woods.
Qing Chunhua asked tremblingly, "I have extraordinary eyesight and have opened my eyes. I should not have been unable to see them before." Li Changxiao replied, "They are blocked by the mountains. No matter how strong your eyesight is, it is still your naked eyes, and your experience is average. If it were your master, this little thing would not be difficult for her."
After saying that, he quickened his pace. The mountain is mysterious. But as long as you focus on one spot, you can break through the confusing mountain, and then you will suddenly see the light. Qing Chunhua looked around and saw that there were indeed snakes everywhere. And those pairs of resentful eyes followed the two of them.
Qing Chunhua asked tremblingly: "Where did this monster come from?"