Chapter 347 It’s Time to Settle the Accounts
When the Handan River flooded, the bandits led by Tu Zhongli were rafting on the river to avoid being hunted by the government. They were so unlucky that they were washed into the Demon Nest Swamp downstream.
He Lingchuan heard that these unlucky people had similar experiences to his own, but they had capsized several boats and more than half of them died.
Tu Zhongli and others who survived did not have a good turn of events because they were washed into the territory of Boshan Jun.
As before, the big snake wanted to eat these heaven-sent delicacies, but Tu Zhongli begged for mercy and said he was willing to serve him.
The Demon Nest Swamp had not been visited by humans for a long time, except for the caravan that always traded with Zhu Erniang. Boshan Jun immediately thought of the place where these bandits could be used.
He fed these people a chronic poison and ordered them to attack Mr. Gan's caravan first, and sent several snake demons to assist.
Mr. Gan's Chamber of Commerce is very big in Longqiu, especially the trade with the Demon Nest Swamp is the foundation of his wealth and the topic of Gan's bragging. The locals are very clear about it.
After leaving the swamp, this group of bandits went back to their old business. They found out the date and route of the caravan without much effort, ambushed them with Boshanjun's poison, killed Mr. Gan and the martial artist accompanying the team on the spot, and took the entire caravan hostage into the Demon Nest Swamp.
Tu Zhongli suddenly became Mr. Gan's "nephew" and sent his men into the Demon Nest with a wine jar. Boshanjun also persuaded the young man Sven King, and the two big monsters restrained Zhu Erniang together, and the bandits started to steal the giant spider's remains.
This plan is quite sophisticated, but it was ruined by the variable He Lingchuan who muddied the water.
He coughed twice, and under the gaze of Red Spider, he asked Lao Liu sternly: "The remains are still lost, who took it?"
Lao Liu looked at a loss: "I, we don't know!"
Seeing that he could not squeeze out any more information, Red Spider gave an order, and the spiders rushed up and divided him up to eat.
The scream made the legs of Manager Zhao and others beside him weak.
He Lingchuan touched his nose and stepped back.
The spiders were still not satisfied, but did not eat them, but rushed to the ruins to keep a close watch.
The main body of Zhu Erniang went to chase the big snake, and Red Spider had to leave He Lingchuan and jump down to mobilize troops. Everyone witnessed teams of spiders rushing to Boshan Jun's territory. The battle was so fierce that it could be said that the mountains and plains were full of momentum.
It can be seen that the battle situation at Zhu Erniang's place was fierce, and the little ones needed to come out in full force to support them.
He Lingchuan did not intend to join in the fun.
While he was picking up the relics from the bandits, he said to Dong Rui who came up to him:
"One good news, one bad news, which one do you want to hear first?"
"Good news first."
"We can leave now, there's a great chance." Red Spider was no longer around, so they could talk in a low voice, "Thanks to Boshanjun for creating a good opportunity."
"What were you doing in the exhibition room just now? Why did Zhu Erniang find out that the remains were missing after she came out?" Dong Rui also heard Zhu Erniang's angry roar, but had an ominous premonition, "Is this related to the bad news?"
"Maybe its remains were stolen."
Dong Rui stared at him closely: "It was you?"
"What did I use to steal?" He Lingchuan spread his hands, "Didn't you and Red Spider follow me the whole time?"
Yes, but Dong Rui thought it was still related to this kid.
I couldn't tell the reason, but that was my intuition.
Facing his suspicious eyes, He Lingchuan said in a word: "If Zhu Erniang can't get the remains, she will definitely be angry when she comes back, and you and I will definitely be in trouble."
"So where is the chance?" Dong Rui now had a good idea of Zhu Erniang's temper. As He Lingchuan said, the two of them were likely to be blamed.
"We have a chance to turn defeat into victory and become the host, but only once." He Lingchuan whispered, "It's on your demon puppet."
"... it?"
"After the bandits' infiltration this time, the defense in the underground palace should be stricter. Your demon puppet should not be in the workshop, right?" He Lingchuan knew that Dong Rui relied on the demon puppet to fight, and only the demon puppet could give him a sense of security. It would be fine at ordinary times, but in such a turbulent moment, he would definitely let the demon puppet be as close to him as possible.
Besides, he heard the bell several times before and after, could it be that Dong Rui was shaking it for fun?
This was discovered? He was specially deployed carefully. Dong Rui felt a chill on his back, this kid is really much more sensitive than he looks. "Where do you want it to be?"
"Inside the entrance of the underground palace. You have to make it obey my orders."
"Then what?"
"Then you can watch the show." He Lingchuan patted his shoulder, very sincerely, "Next is my part. If it works, we leave; if it doesn't, it's just me who's unlucky."
It sounds good, but you can't believe it! Dong Rui said unhappily: "Speak clearly, even if I die, I should die clearly." Once the plan fails, the Spider Queen's anger will not only be directed at He Lingchuan.
"It's hard to say, it depends on the situation." He Lingchuan pointed in the direction of Boshan Jun's territory, "Now that things have come to this, even if we do nothing, Zhu Erniang will not let us go. Give you five seconds to think about it. Five, four, three..."
This condition is very unfair, but He Lingchuan did not give him room for choice.
I am the leader of the plan.
Dong Rui looked at him deeply, knowing that he was afraid that he would spoil the plan, and was unwilling to tell the whole plan. In the past, this guy was his enemy, which really brought him endless resentment, but from another perspective, it also shows that He Lingchuan is indeed capable.
I just hope that this kid can perform normally this time and let Zhu Erniang experience his anger and helplessness.
"Okay, will you really take me away with you?"
"Of course, I can swear." He Lingchuan said, "You can also tell the spider queen that I want to deal with it. But it will not let you go before it gets the formula it wants."
After talking about it, Dong Rui seemed to have no other choice. He thought about it and exhaled: "Okay, you swear."
After receiving He Lingchuan's solemn oath, he walked towards the tiankeng and shook the golden bell.
This is making a choice.
After a while, he walked back and said: "It's arranged."
...
At noon, the captives were so frightened that they dared not sleep all night. Zhu Erniang's huge body finally appeared in the mountains and forests, and there was a large group of spiders following her.
As soon as it came back, it looked for people: "Where is He Lingchuan? Where is Dong Rui?"
Dong Rui hid in the ruins and kept silent, while He Lingchuan poked his head out from the crown of the big tree in the tiankeng:
"Here." The tree was rooted on the mountain wall of the tiankeng and grew lushly. He Lingchuan hid inside and the figure disappeared, "Congratulations to Zhu Erniang for her triumphant return."
Zhu Erniang's fighting power was higher than Boshan Jun. If the latter had won, Zhu Erniang would have come back long ago; but it had been several hours, and I think Zhu Erniang was going to kill them all.
"How is Boshan Jun?"
"Dead." Zhu Erniang's voice was full of fatigue, "The bandits are all dead too."
It didn't have time to chase the bandits one by one, but the little spiders could do it for it.
It was covered with scars, and there were many blood holes in its strong body, some of which were still oozing black blood. The little spiders climbed on the old ancestor, constantly sucking out the snake venom and treating its wounds. Zhu Erniang seemed to have broken three of her claws and could not land, making it difficult for her to walk.
Although she had gotten rid of Boshan Jun once and for all, she was also seriously injured.
"Strangely, Boshan Jun denied stealing my remains until his death." Zhu Erniang lost two more eyes, and the rest of them stared at He Lingchuan on the tree, "I searched his residence and all the magic tools, but couldn't find them. Where do you think the remains would be?"
It's the same old saying, eliminate all the impossible, and the remaining options may be true even if they are absurd.
Its remains will not disappear for no reason. There is only one living person who has entered the exhibition room and performed magic under its nose!
When she said the last few words, the murderous aura could no longer be concealed.
"You can't kill every snake demon." He Lingchuan helped her think together, "Could it be that Boshan Jun's descendants took it away, hoping to make a comeback in the future and seek revenge on you?"
"Do you know what I think?" Zhu Erniang said these words slowly, and suddenly lowered her head to face him, and sprayed out a mouthful of white silk.
The spider silk it shot out splashed in the air in the shape of an umbrella, covering an area of at least ten square meters, spreading out to cover half of the tree. Once a living thing is stuck, it is almost impossible to escape.
Not only is the speed extremely fast, but there is no sign.
However, He Lingchuan had already been alert and hid behind the tree one step earlier. The tree canopy was dense and not completely covered by the spider web.
"He Lingchuan!" Zhu Erniang shouted angrily, "Give me back my remains!"
As soon as it got angry, spiders gathered from all directions.
This is when the trick is revealed!
The tree canopy was half covered by spider webs, and He Lingchuan appeared from the other side, shot the sleeve arrow to the rock gap on the other side of the sinkhole, and swung directly over.
When the spiders turned to pounce, he had already climbed to the edge of the cenote, turned around and ran into the dense jungle, leaving only one sentence for the spider queen:
"I really don't have it in my hand. Believe it or not!"
"Chase!" Zhu Erniang's anger echoed in the minds of every spider, "I want him alive! I want him to be unable to live or die!"
The spider army immediately set out to hunt him down.
Zhu Erniang was seriously injured and moved slowly, so she could only follow behind.
But it sent out a silent message through its smell, and every spider in the territory would immediately outflank in this direction. Facing the carpet-style search by the spider army, where could He Lingchuan escape to, and how far could he escape?
Zhu Erniang was very confident. After catching He Lingchuan, she would suck him dry in one gulp!
With the support of anger, she felt that the pain all over her body was not so unbearable.
In a blink of an eye, a quarter of an hour passed.
Two quarters of an hour, three quarters of an hour...
There was a steep slope ahead, and Zhu Erniang was tired just looking at it, so she simply lay down to rest.
It should have a strong self-healing ability, but for some reason, the bloody holes on its body are still bleeding. And when it lies down, it feels extremely heavy, so heavy that it even has difficulty breathing.
In this situation, it can only stay where it is and wait for its descendants to come back from all directions to report to it.