Chapter 24 The She-Viper

“Black geese flying excessive in opposition to the darkish moon, as the final escaping beneath cowl of night time.”

By some means, this poetic verse got here to Chi Qiaosong’s thoughts, fittingly describing the scenario at hand.

He was in scorching pursuit of the python, which had been stabbed by the spirit tusk dagger. One chased after the opposite one, who was quick escaping. Each had ducked into the pitch-black forest within the blink of an eye fixed.

The heavy rain couldn’t dampen his adrenaline-fueled pleasure within the meantime. Whether or not it’s a spirit of the mountain or a basilisk, he was certain that he would overpower it together with his martial arts and beat it to dying.

[Pitter-patter, pitter-patter]

His sneakers made squishy sounds within the muddy water. The python knocked down many smaller bushes because it dashed ahead, attempting to get away in a panic. The thick odor of blood couldn’t be coated up by the heavy rainfall.

He was getting nearer to his prey.

Chi Qiaosong’s pleasure had peaked, and he couldn’t assist however shout out, “My assault received’t miss… I let you know to cease, creature!”

Then, his physique leaped ahead.

He reached out and grabbed the python’s tail, which was a little bit slippery. Nonetheless, it simply so occurred that he caught the girl’s face that was on the tip of the tail, so the python couldn’t break away from Chi Qiaosong’s grasp.

He noticed a giant tree in entrance, and he shortly caught it together with his legs and held on tightly

This time, with the assistance of the tree as a stable anchor, he might pull the sliding snake to a cease. The python tried to make use of the final little bit of its energy to maintain sliding ahead, however its physique was not beneath its management.

The following second, it was swung by a power and smashed arduous into the tree trunk subsequent to

it.

Instantly, it was surprised by the smash. At that second, Chi Qiaosong shortly acquired up, grabbed the snake’s tail, lifted it abruptly, and threw it violently over his head as if it have been a whip.

The python saved twisting its physique however discovered it troublesome to flee.

With the faint illumination of sunshine, he walked towards the entrance of the python and located the spirit tusk dagger that was caught on the seven-inch spot. He abruptly stumped on it together with his foot, so the spirit tusk dagger was now utterly buried inside.

He continued to crush it together with his foot to trigger as a lot harm as attainable with the spirit tusk dagger because it buried deep contained in the seven-inch spot.

[Rumble.]

The sounds of thunder started to fade away.

The torrential rain abruptly dwindled, and shortly it was only a gentle rain that continued to drizzle. Chi Qiaosong wiped the rain off his face as he tossed the surplus water off his hair.

He grabbed the python’s tail and oriented himself earlier than he dragged the python away with nice strides.

The kerosene lamp was lit.

Chi Qiaosong, who had stripped down to only his boxers, fastidiously noticed the python that he killed with the sunshine of the kerosene lamp.

This python was over ten meters lengthy, and the thickest half was shut to 1 meter. It was coated with purple and white scales throughout its physique, considerably just like the widespread red-banded snakes which might be typically seen within the countryside.

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Probably the most uncommon factor about it was its tail, with an enormous sarcoma on the tip, pale in colour.

Chi Qiaosong seemed on the sarcoma suspiciously and felt that one thing was not fairly proper. The lady’s face was clearly the sarcoma on the tail of this python, however irrespective of how he checked out it, it didn’t resemble a human face.”

He remembered it very properly.

On the time, he was certain he had seen the blurry face of a girl, with eyes, ears, mouth, and nostril, grinning. However the sarcoma on the tip of the tail was nothing like what he noticed. It didn’t appear like a human face in any respect.

All of the sudden, he remembered a legend, a narrative that he had as soon as heard from an previous man within the village when he was a toddler.

Within the story that he heard, a scholar who as soon as studied in an historical temple deep contained in the mountains had heard somebody calling him. When he responded, he noticed a phenomenal lady smiling at him, whose face appeared above the wall.

Then the girl disappeared.

He was very happy and thought that he had encountered a magnificence. Then, nevertheless, when the previous priest who typically visited him at night time for a chat was astute sufficient to inform him that his face had demonic power and that he will need to have met the She-Viper.

This was a monster with a girl’s head and a snake’s physique. Whoever answered the decision can be eaten by the monster that very night time.

The scholar was frightened when he heard it, however the previous priest advised him that each one can be properly. He gave him a small field and advised him to place it by his pillow at night time, and he might sit again and chill out. Then, at night time, a rustling noise was heard, and as quickly because it occurred, a golden gentle flew out of the field that was subsequent to the pillow, and nothing extra was heard from the skin.

“There was a flying centipede hidden within the field!” The previous man who advised the story revealed the key beneath the keen gazes of the youngsters, who have been stuffed with worry and anticipation. “This flying centipede likes to eat the brains of snakes, and the She-Viper was killed by it!”

“Wow!”

There was a commotion among the many children, all of whom needed a flying centipede.

He, too, remembered wanting one for a very long time.

“So…”

Chi Qiaosong poked the sarcoma on the snake’s tail and questioned to himself, “Is that this the She-Viper? Is it the face of a girl that was meant to beguile its victims?”

Not all legends could be absolutely believed, however they don’t seem to be essentially baseless.

“However, is it a spirit beast or some form of evil demon?” He was puzzled however shortly assuaged himself. “Truly, there isn’t a want to fret about that. What’s the distinction between a spirit beast and an evil spirit?

The She-Viper ate folks. The Mountain Drum, when given the chance, may additionally wish to eat folks.

Subsequently, the proper answer for any magical creature, even vegetation, was to cut them as much as fertilize the fields. All of the treasures of heaven and earth would solely be maximized through the use of them for farming!”

He had already determined to make use of this She-Viper to fatten his land.

However the She-Viper was too massive and would take a very long time to dismember. So he merely discovered the gall of the snake and lower it out to be saved fastidiously. Then, he threw the snake’s physique subsequent to the greenhouse.

He took a bathe and determined to attend till tomorrow to cope with every thing.

A puff of smoke got here out of the Chinese language pipe in Mr. Chi’s mouth.

Mr. Chi inhaled the smoke into his lungs after which exhaled. Then, he mentioned very severely, “The rationale few persons are dwelling within the mountains is due to these soiled issues… I didn’t consider on this nonsense after I was youthful. That was why I settled my family midway up the mountain.”

“By no means thoughts that you simply didn’t consider it, massive brother. I didn’t both. After dwelling right here for thus lengthy, I haven’t seen any soiled issues besides coyotes.”

The second uncle took a knife and punctiliously made an incision, following the traces of the snake’s scales. They have been going to peel off the pores and skin of the She-Viper in a single piece.

The snake pores and skin was too powerful for use for fertilizing the fields however may very well be made right into a batch of soppy armor that might fend off extraordinary swords and spears. It might probably be attainable to promote each bit of the comfortable armor for just a few hundred {dollars}.

Even when they weren’t offered, they may very well be saved as household heirlooms.

Elevating his head, he continued, “However now I’ve to consider that the scenario Qiaosong encountered final night time was too harmful. It’s the identical because the story says. Qiaosong might have been bewitched by the She-Viper!”

“I’m afraid I can’t be bewitched by a face like that… Second uncle, you didn’t see it… How can I describe it? It was uglier than a ghost!” Chi Qiaosong advised them.

He thought that if the She-Viper needed to bewitch him, it ought to at the least look a little bit bit extra tempting

This hideous face couldn’t even appeal to a ghost. Even prisoners who had been jailed for greater than ten years wouldn’t be attracted by that.

“I didn’t see the face, however I did see that big sarcoma. It was actually… It was actually unattractive, however I’m afraid that if it had magic, it’d enthrall you.”

Mr. Chi nodded in settlement, “As soon as you’re enthralled, you received’t know something. They’ll do no matter they need with you.”

SO

Listening to what his father and the second uncle needed to say, Chi Qiaosong was a little bit scared. Considering again to final night time, he felt that it was attainable that he might have been bewitched by the demonic aura of the She-Viper. In any other case, he wouldn’t have mistaken the sarcoma as a girl’s face.

Maybe it was as a result of the She-Viper’s ability was not sufficient.

Though the sarcoma resembled a girl’s face, it was not a face of magnificence.

All of the sudden, a thought flashed by way of his thoughts: maybe it was not as a result of the She-Viper’s abilities weren’t sufficient, however that it was blocked by the inner abilities of the Purple Cloud Serenity that he had cultivated!

The interior abilities targeted on the cultivation of Qi. This Qi was holier than holy and had the flexibility to withstand evil and enchanting hallucinations.

“Ahhh!”

It was now that he turned afraid. If he didn’t comprehend the power fluctuation, there was no telling what hazard he may need needed to face. This made him pay much more consideration to the Purple Cloud Serenity.

The following day was busy. The three of them shortly skinned the snake, chopped it up, and stepped into the muddy area to bury its stays there.