Volume 1: Wind Rising From the Mountains and Swamps Chapter 7: Green Snake
The valley was full of wild flowers, lush vegetation, and various trees with intertwined roots and vines that stretched from sky to earth.
Accompanied by the sound of insects chirping one after another, walking through the faint mist, it was as if you were in another world.
Xiaoyi held a small crossbow in his hand, with an unconcealed joy between his eyebrows. He looked east and west, and unknowingly came to an open space.
On the right side of the open space was a small path hidden in the weeds, which sometimes appeared and sometimes disappeared, leading to the far side of the valley, where the Taiping Mountains were thousands of miles in radius.
On the left was the towering north cliff of Xianrending. Xiaoyi looked up and through the gaps in the shade of the trees, he could see a huge palm-shaped tree crown extending across the cliff at a height of seven or eight feet, nestling next to the shade of the big tree at the bottom of the cliff, as if to cover this space. He had looked down countless times from Xianrending, and the cliff below was always hazy. Now he was in the scene, and he had a different feeling.
Perhaps he was in a good mood because he had a precious little crossbow in his hand today, or perhaps it was his first time to come to the bottom of the cliff. He couldn't help but half-open his mouth and look at all this with wide eyes, sighing at the different scenery of the two worlds between the cliff and the cliff, and the magic of the creation of heaven and earth!
Holding the little crossbow in his hand, Xiaoyi wanted to move forward, expecting that there would be more fun waiting for him in front. He couldn't help but exclaimed "Huh" before he retracted his head, and quickly looked up again. I saw that there was a green and red color between the palm-like tree crowns extending from the cliff.
Curious, Xiaoyi took two steps back and looked carefully. Now he saw it clearly.
A purple-red squirrel jumped up and down in the palm-shaped tree branches, and a green snake as thick as a bowl followed closely behind, chasing it. The squirrel was small and flexible. It jumped lightly and jumped onto the branches extending from the top of the big tree under the cliff. It still looked back at the palm-shaped tree crown reluctantly. The green snake was entwined around the trunk of the tree, with its head swaying up and down, its poisonous signal spitting out, as if it was guarding its own nest, and threatening the squirrel.
The chase between the snake and the squirrel only happened in a short moment. If Xiaoyi hadn't happened to look up, even if he passed by below, he wouldn't have noticed such a short and thrilling scene seven or eight feet above his head.
This snake is a bit hateful! You are so big, but you still look fierce and hateful! How can you be as well-behaved as a squirrel? People can't help but feel pity when they see you. Isn't this bullying the weak!
Xiaoyi pondered this in his heart, and the small crossbow in his hand slowly raised up unconsciously. He curled his lips and muttered, I'll let you be domineering! His head was hot, his hands tightened, and he pulled the trigger of the crossbow.
The arrow shot away with a "bang", and a "puff" sound was faintly heard in his ears, and the big snake struggled violently. A few leaves fluttered and swayed in the air, and blood seemed to splash. After a short while, everything returned to calm.
Xiaoyi looked around, everything was the same as when he came.
There was no movement on the treetops. Did he shoot the green snake to death? The small crossbow is not yet proficient, so it should not be so accurate! Could this be the master's stroke of genius? No, is this my Xiaoyi's arrow of genius?
He wandered a few steps in the same place and looked up again. Xiaoyi confirmed that the big snake was really dead, and the little squirrel had already run away.
Xiaoyi was a little worried. It would be fine to give the snake to Uncle Lu. The snake skin and snake gall can be exchanged for money, but the snake was nailed to the tree by the arrowhead. It was so high that it could not be taken down! What distressed him was that one of the ten fine steel arrowheads was missing. It was only a short time ago, and one was lost on the tree. It was clearly visible but could not be taken back. Isn't it anxious?
No, Xiaoyi was unwilling to leave like this, and had to think of a way.
Scratching his head and frowning, Xiaoyi searched around dishonestly.
"Got it!"
His eyes lit up and he ran towards the vines of varying thicknesses.
Xiaoyi found a few thick vines and used the arrow blade on the arrowhead to cut them off after a long time. After that, he tied the vines together and tied a small stone at one end. Then he held the vines expectantly and glanced at the tall tree crown.
The tree crown was seven or eight feet high from the ground. I can easily throw a fist-sized stone ten or twenty feet away!
He looked up and down again, and Xiaoyi grabbed the stone at one end of the vine, used his arm to drive the wrist strength, and threw the stone up fiercely. Unexpectedly, the stone fell down with the vine when it flew halfway to the tree crown. He was so scared that he threw the remaining vines in his hand and jumped to the side, and was almost hit by the vine with the stone.
He tried a few more times, but it was still the same. The thick wet vines and stones were much heavier than a fist-sized stone, and Xiaoyi was still a little weak.
After a series of setbacks, he stopped thinking about it, and after thinking about it secretly, he couldn't wait to cut the thinner vines.
Xiaoyi stood under the tree canopy where the big snake was hanging again, spitting on the ground with hatred, rolled up his sleeves, and picked up the vines that were connected for more than ten feet. These vines were obviously much thinner and lighter than the original old vines. He hung the end tied to the stone in his right hand and circled it twice, aimed upward, and threw it out with a "hi". The fist-sized stone flew up with the vine, passed over the tall tree canopy, and the power was exhausted. The stone fell down and was wrapped around the tree canopy for several turns before it stopped.
"Haha, it's done!"
Xiaoyi was very happy, and his face was full of smiles. He stepped forward and pulled hard, and the vine seemed very strong.
Putting the crossbow and deerskin pouch aside, he tidied up his body and felt more comfortable. Then he spit into the palm of his hand. He tightened his grip on the tree vines, pushed his feet on the cliff, and slowly climbed up.
He is one year younger, smaller and lighter, and the strength of his arms is not much worse than that of an adult. In less than a cup of tea, he approached the tree crown. When he took a closer look, he saw that the big snake's body was still coiled around the tree trunk. The length of the snake's body could not be seen. The big snake's head was hanging motionless, embedded in the fine steel arrow shaft. The neck was nailed to the tree trunk.
This big snake was really unlucky. Xiao Yi casually hit the crossbow and unexpectedly nailed the arrowhead seven inches into it.
One hand held the vine tightly, and the other wanted to take the arrow, but the hand holding the vine suddenly loosened, and Xiao Yi secretly shouted: "No, the vine can't hold on any longer, and it's about to break!"
Xiao Yi was anxious, but the hand he stretched out was not slow. His feet kicked off the cliff, his whole body tightened, and then he rushed upwards, his hands tightly clasped the trunk of the tree, and the vines broke and fell down. Without any time to think, he retracted his waist and abdomen smoothly, raised his legs and wrapped them around the tree trunk. Using his waist and arms, he turned over and sat on the tree trunk.
It was just a moment to catch his breath. With so many situations happening, Xiao Yi had time to take a long breath. He pressed his hand on his chest, and his heartbeat sounded loudly. His back was wet, and his forehead was covered with sweat.
Xiao Yi looked down and couldn't help but stick out his tongue, terrified. It would be strange if he didn't get scolded to death by his master after falling from such a high place. No, even if Master scolds me, I won’t be able to hear it!
However, he forgot all this in the blink of an eye.
Xiao Yi found that on the tree trunk beneath him, the twisted body of the big snake was cold and smooth, resting under his buttocks, which made him feel a little scared.
He couldn't help but look at the green snake curiously. Huh? We’ve seen the snake’s head and body, but what about the snake’s tail?
His eyes followed the green snake's body, and Xiao Yi looked from underneath to behind him.
When he turned around, his eyes widened...
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