Seeing that they had made up their mind, everyone said no more. After settling their mounts, they found dry firewood nearby, and soon a bonfire was lit.

Our group is currently located due south of Shanhu Mountain, less than three miles away from Shanhu Mountain. Since the resting place for everyone is located at a high place, the snake spirits in Shanhu Mountain can clearly see the light from the bonfire.

People often sleep in the wilderness and grill their prey. The pheasants and hares that have been packed up are put in one hand and sticks are inserted into them, and they are grilled near the fire.

The so-called roasting does not mean stuffing the prey directly into the bonfire. Putting the prey in the middle of the flame is burning, and putting the prey above the flame is burning. Both of these methods will cause the prey to be cooked on the outside. The correct way is to try to burn the prey as much as possible.

Being close to the flame but not in direct contact with the flame is called roasting. It is not easy to roast prey. Even small prey such as pheasants and hares cannot be roasted in less than half an hour.

At this time, no one was seriously grilling, but they stuck the wooden sticks with the prey on them around the campfire. With this method, they might not be cooked for an hour. Everyone naturally knew this, and the reason for doing this was

It's because everyone knows that this meal is probably not going to be eaten, so everyone has to get up and take action.

Not long after the bonfire was lit, people started to react. There were figures shaking in the area where the shack and wooden house were, and there were strange noises everywhere in the mountain.

"There's a lot." Yu Yi said in a low voice.

Shi Xuanming nodded, "There will be no less than thirty snake spirits living in the village. Those who are relatively shallow and cannot transform into human forms are all in the mountains behind." ??

"Your Majesty," Da Tou looked at him, "didn't the book say how much cultivation can be improved by eating the inner elixir of a strange snake?"

Shaking his head, "No, I just say that the human-faced snake is connected with the breath of human beings, and its inner elixir can be used by humans. It can be swallowed directly to replenish spiritual energy."

Datou nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

After the bonfire was lit, there was a brief commotion among the snakes, but they soon calmed down. The snake spirits living in the village at the foot of the mountain did not run away to escape, but gathered in one of the wooden houses, presumably there.

Discuss countermeasures.

Datou knew why he had been reluctant to take action, "Your Majesty, they are not human after all. If you can't bear it, let's kill a few less and leave a seed for them."

"Isn't it bad to rely on the strong to bully the weak and take things by force?" Shi Xuanming frowned.

Yang Kai said, "Aliens who can take the form of humans must have profound Taoism. If we don't have spiritual talismans to protect us, we may not be their opponents."

"Every man is not guilty, but he is guilty of carrying a jade." Yu Yi said.

Seeing that there were differences in the attitudes of the people on his side, he said in a deep voice, "There is no way for blessings and misfortunes, they can only be brought by people. Their fate is not in our hands, but in our hands."

They are in their own hands."

After saying this, everyone nodded, and the meaning was very clear. How to treat them depends on how they treat everyone on their own side. If the snake group takes the initiative to attack everyone on their own side, they are enemies. If the snake group treats each other politely, then they are friends.

After waiting for a while, the snake spirit at the foot of the mountain finally made a move, and a dozen figures appeared in the darkness, moving slowly towards the area where everyone on our side was.

Three miles is not a long distance, and everyone has the ability of night vision. As soon as the other party walked out of the village, everyone on our side discovered that the snake spirits who had transformed into human forms were carrying something. They were not carrying weapons, but bamboo baskets and urns. One of them

The thing on his shoulders was a living thing. Judging from its squealing, it must be a piglet.

Seeing the other party coming with gifts, Shi Xuanming and Yu Yi felt relieved, looked at each other, and took a long breath.

Datou understood and knew that he would never repay kindness with evil. These snake spirits treated each other with courtesy and their lives were saved. "I guess they are sensible. Hey, Your Majesty, how far is the next place from here?"

"Less than six hundred miles," he said casually.

As he spoke, the group of snake spirits that had transformed into humans were less than a hundred feet away from everyone. With such a distance, everyone on our side could already clearly see each other's figure and appearance. Previously, they had only thought that they were mostly old men and women.

The old woman, that's why she used a cane. Only then did she realize that only one or two of those using crutches were older, and the others were all young people.

After a brief period of confusion, I quickly figured out the reason. The other person was a snake transformed into a human being. He was using crutches because his spiritual practice was not deep, and his transformed legs were not strong enough to support him in walking upright.

Upon closer inspection, there were a total of thirteen people who came this time, only three of them were men, the others were all women, most of them were young women, all with melon-shaped faces, delicate features and pretty eyes.

When the opponent is less than a hundred steps away from everyone on your side, stand up straight, put down your dragon power, and wait for the opponent to approach.

Datou and others immediately stood up, put down their weapons, and stood behind him.

Just when I was worried that this group of snake spirits had been isolated from the world all year round and might not understand the language, the old woman walking in front actually spoke in human language, "This place is inaccessible. Why are you heroes here?"

"We are officials of the imperial court, and we have been ordered to go to the frozen land of the far north to find ice black iron," he said, "Who are you? Why do you live here?"

The leader of the old woman did not answer the question directly.

Instead, he said, "We saw the light of fire from the village, and thought that the heroes had lost their way here. The mountains and fields were poor, and there was nothing to grow. There were only some dried bird eggs, fish, and preserved meat and fruit stuffed. We brought them here and gave them to you."

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While the old woman was speaking, she had already brought people closer, and the people accompanying her put their belongings in front of them.

"No merit will be rewarded," Hesheng said. "We appreciate your kindness. Please take your things back with you. We will only stay here for one night and leave tomorrow morning."

"A few goods and a small talk, heroes, don't refuse," the old woman asked with a smile, "I dare to ask heroes, what dynasty is outside and what year is it today?"

"Sir, this is the Tianyou reign of the Tang Dynasty," he replied casually, then asked, "Who are you, and why do you live in these barren mountains?"

"It's hard to put it into words," the old woman sighed and shook her head, "We are all miserable people."

Although the other party refused to reveal their identity and did not ask any more questions, the reason why the other party did not say that they were snake spirits was probably because they did not want to scare them, and they also did not want to cause trouble.

While talking to the old woman, the young women accompanying them looked at Batulu and others shyly. Most of them looked at Batulu, many looked at Shi Xuanming, and some looked at Yang Kai, but no one looked at Yu Yi.

And big head. .??.

Seeing those snake girls making eye-catching glances at Batulu and the others, but no one looked at him affectionately, Datou was amused, "Hey, old woman, is there something wrong with your legs and feet? Why are you still on crutches?"

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"I dare not deceive heroes," the old woman said. "We live in isolation all year round and do not marry outsiders, which makes our blood weak and prone to diseases."

When the old woman said this, she turned around and said, "It's getting late, let's go back now. If you heroes don't mind it, you can visit the village as guests tomorrow. We will treat you wholeheartedly and sweep the couch to welcome you."

Without commenting, "We understand your wishes. Please take these wines and food back with you. We are not short of solid food."

The old woman said, "These local products are very unique. You heroes may wish to share them and taste them. The bamboo baskets and earthen jars will be delivered to the entrance of the village tomorrow."

After saying this, the old woman knelt down to salute, then slowly returned.

The people accompanying him also followed him back. Although most of the young snake girls were on crutches, it did not affect their graceful movements and swaying in the wind.

After all the snake spirits had gone away, Datou stepped forward to inspect the contents of the bamboo basket and said, "It seems that the fairies also have good people."

"They didn't tell the truth." Yang Kai said in a deep voice.

"That's because they don't want to lie to us." Datou didn't care about the food.

He was so interested, but the two jars of fruit wine were very tempting to him. He picked up one jar, patted open the mud seal, and said, "It smells so good."

By this time, the snake spirits had gone away, and everyone returned to the campfire, adding firewood and continuing to roast pheasants and hares.

Feeling that the piglet brought by the snake spirit kept moaning and squealing nearby, Shi Xuanming untied it and let it go.

Datou hugged the wine jar and took a sip, "Yes, yes, I didn't expect these snake spirits to be able to make wine."

"Aren't you afraid of the poison in the wine?" Yang Kai asked in a deep voice.

"What are you afraid of? We have magic talismans to protect us. Even poison can't kill us." Datou disagreed.

Shi Xuanming drank the wine, reached out to grab the wine jar, raised his head and drank, "Well, it's soft in the mouth, but it's a pity that it lacks the fire."

"Give me a taste." Batulu reached out and asked.

Shi Xuanming was about to pass the wine to Batulu, but he was snatched away by the boss. He frowned at Batulu and shook his head, "Uncle, you can't drink this wine."

"Why?" Batulu was puzzled.

"Let Yang Kai be right, the wine is really poisonous." Datou turned his head and looked north, with murderous intent on his face.

At this time, Shi Xuanming also noticed that the wine was poisonous. "It is a chronic poison. If there is no spiritual talisman to protect the body, the poison will occur after an hour."

"Could it be an unintentional move?" Yu Yi frowned, "Maybe they don't know that we can't drink these wines."

He reached for the wine jar, took a deep sniff, but couldn't tell the difference, and then took a sip, "There are five kinds of highly poisonous poisons including black potpourri and datura. They were carefully prepared. The poison will be released after an hour, until

It attacks the five internal organs and there is no cure."

"Why bother?" Shi Xuanming sighed longly.

Yang Kai took the wine jar and drank a few sips, "They are probably still watching from a distance."

Datou stood up and picked up a piece of dried fish from the basket. After taking a bite, he whispered, "They are poisoned on purpose, and it is also in the food."

Hearing Da Tou's words, Yu Yi frowned and sighed, "Those who are not of my race must have different minds."

"My lord, if this poison occurs, what will be the symptoms?" Yang Kai asked in a low voice.

"It's like being drunk and sleeping soundly. There are no obvious symptoms." He replied casually.

"It seems to be showing weakness and flattery, but in fact it is secretly poisoning, which is both good and evil." Yang Kai said.

"Let's go and kill them." Big Head said.
Chapter completed!