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Xiao Hei told everyone that the performance was over. After the crowd dispersed, he walked up to the old man and asked, "Old man, do you sell this snake?"

The old man closed the bamboo box and shook his head, "No, no, Xiaoqing is my old buddy, we have been partners for many years, how can I sell it?"

"Old man, there are not enough tables here, come and sit with us." Ji Zihe invited.

"Thank you, young master." The old man carefully carried the bamboo box and put it under the bench.

"Is the old man a snake breeder?" Ji Zihe asked.Because I had just experienced a snake temple, and when I saw a snake again, I couldn't help but pay more attention.

"Well, I made a living as a snake charmer when I was young. I took snakes around and performed performances. They are both my buddy and my brother. It is impossible for me to sell them." The old man said.

"The old man misunderstood. I, a book boy, just like snakes. Seeing that your snake is so good, I was happy for a while, so I was a little reckless. I don't know, old man, how did your snake grow so strong and obedient?"

"As long as you work hard, snakes are cold-blooded animals, but they are not ruthless. I have raised four snakes in my life. In fact, the one I am most proud of is not Xiaoqing, but Erqing. Erqing is also a green snake. It has a small red dot on its forehead, and it looks very handsome. Erqing is not only obedient, but also cooperates with me the best when performing."

Ji Zihe thought about it, why did he feel that the name Erqing was so familiar?

"Where is Er Qing now?" Xiao Hei asked.

"In our line of work, once a snake exceeds two feet, it can no longer be kept. It is the same as the folk saying that a dog does not live for eight years and a chicken does not live for six years. Later, when Erqing grew up, even the long bamboo box could not hold it. , I was reluctant to kill it, so I set it free."

"Then Xiaoqing's bamboo box can hardly fit it now."

"Yeah, I'm old, I don't plan to play snake anymore, it's time to live a retirement life, but I can't let go of Erqing. Xiaoqing was brought back by Erqing. I got two snakes, one named Daqing and the other named Erqing. They were also the first and second snakes I raised. Daqing grew faster than Erqing. When it grew up, I followed the rules and killed it. After I killed it, I regretted it. It was the snake I had kept for so long, how could I kill it! After Daqing died, I wanted to find a snake to fill the vacancy, but one morning, Erqing suddenly I took Xiaoqing back. Xiaoqing was still very young at the time, but looking at it, I always had the feeling that it was Daqing who came back. After a few years, Erqing grew up, so I let him go Before leaving, Erqing and Xiaoqing stuck out their tongues, as if they were whispering, and their attitude was very intimate. The two snakes left together. I thought my fate with them was over. Who knew that Xiaoqing would come back again Yes. I was so happy at the time, I decided that when Xiaoqing grows up, I must bring him back to Erqing, and hand him over to Erqing." The old man said.

"Erqing is a snake, not a dead thing. What if it has left the place where you released it?" Lang Yuzhu said.

"I remember that I released it in Zhaoyuan County back then, and it must have walked around here. If you look for it, you should be able to find it. No matter what I say, the old man can live for a few more years. After all, he still has some time. If I don’t send Xiaoqing to Erqing, I’m afraid I’ll regret it!” The old man’s wrinkled hands rested on the bamboo box, and his sleepy eyes were full of tenderness.

"Old man, I heard that there is a snake temple on a mountain to the north of this place. There is a very thick and big green snake in the temple. There is also a small red spot on the green snake's forehead. Maybe it is your Er Qing." Xiao Hei said. .

"really?"

"Of course it's true." Xiao Hei thought for a while, and then said, "It's just that there are more than one snake on the mountain, and those snakes like to chase people away, so no one lives in that area, and even pedestrians make a detour."

"This old bone of mine has only a few years left to live, so I'm afraid of danger. Finding Erqing is my greatest wish. Whether it's true or not, I have to go there. Thank you little brother, When the rain stops, I will go to the north to have a look." The old man stood up and bowed to Xiao Hei, who quickly helped him up.

"The old man doesn't need to be polite, it's just a little effort." Erqing is his good brother, so it's nothing to help him with this little favor.

Er Qing, who is Xiao Hei's good brother, is also helping him protect his wife at this moment.

Zhaoyuan County is not considered to be a place of outstanding people, and there is no place with strong aura. Even the most rubbish cultivation sects don't like it.There are not many monks living here, and there are no powerful exorcists.

The evil spirit was born, and it was born with a vision. Naturally, God is announcing that I don’t want to see this guy. I will show you a way. Come quickly and destroy it, and do justice for the sky. There will be a lot of merit rewards!

Even if monks from other places can't see the vision, some of them can calculate that the monsters in this place have crossed the catastrophe.It's just that monks with insufficient cultivation can't catch up for a while, and monks who can come in a short time are not willing to run so far for such a little merit, it's not worth it.The higher the cultivation level, the less willing the monks are to disturb others, because they vaguely know the rules of this world, have already touched their own way, and are no longer obsessed with believing in the way of heaven.It doesn't matter whether it's a demon, a demon, or a human who crosses the catastrophe, as long as it doesn't cause harm to one side.Everyone is a person who practiced against the sky, and it is not easy, so why bother to kill them all.

But for a small place like Zhaoyuan County, there are no powerful monks at all, so naturally they don't have this awareness. When they see a monster, they want to kill it, regardless of whether it is good or bad.Today, encountering a demon crossing the catastrophe is like a windfall from the sky. After all, the demons that have just passed the catastrophe are at their weakest, and they just happen to be slaughtered.

Under the heavy reward, there must be brave men, and those who think they are strong enough will go alone.There are also those who think they are not capable enough, and can't help being tempted, they simply form a group to fight monsters, if they can't beat them alone, they fight with a group of people, and they will be exhausted to death.

There were bursts of thunder, and lightning struck the Snake Temple continuously like a silver snake. The houses in the temple collapsed, and the tall Buddha statues were also smashed into slag and turned into ruins.After the Tianlei struck on July 49, a charred big white snake lay in the ruins, smoking from its body, with a pool of blood underneath it, motionless, and did not know whether it was dead or alive.

All the snakes in the Snake Temple have already retreated to the foot of the mountain, and they dare not stay in the Snake Temple anymore.One is because he is afraid of being implicated by Lei Jie, and the other is to protect Bai Jinzhi from enemies coming from all directions.

For snakes, rainy days are actually not suitable for them to go out.As soon as it rained heavily, the ground was slippery and muddy, making it inconvenient to travel.Secondly, snakes are cold-blooded animals, and their body temperature is inherently low, and the heavy rain makes the air temperature lower, which greatly affects their mobility.Although the snakes in the Snake Temple are more or less considered snake demons, they will be more or less affected by the protection of mana.

However, it is not only snakes that are affected, those who want to get rid of demons will also be affected.Some wore coir raincoats and hats, some used utensils, and some directly used spells to block the rain.And the last type of person is either too confident in himself or a rookie.

The snake temple on the mountain is a battle between the white snake and God, and the war at the foot of the mountain is a contest between snakes and humans.Most snakes are not very powerful, and those like Erqing are all phoenix-haired water chestnuts.However, there are more snakes than people, and what is frustrating is that these snakes are immortal, even if they are chopped into several pieces, they can still come back to life.

What they didn't know was that these snakes were no longer ordinary snakes.Their fate has long been implicated with Snake Well and is a part of Snake Well.As long as the curse is not lifted and the connection with Snake Well continues, they will not die.

However, there is a limit to this inability to die.The power of Snake Well is limited, and the resurrection of ordinary snakes is just a drop in the bucket for it.If the strength of Snake Well is not enough to support their resurrection, Snake Well will ruthlessly cut off the connection and cut off its tail to survive.In that case, they will literally die.Of course, you can also choose to break this connection and reject the power of resurrection sent by Snake Well, in that case, you can also die.

As for the power of the Snake Well, I am afraid that only its owner will know.Before Bai Jinzhi subdued it, all the snakes only knew a little about it.

Bai Jinzhi also didn't know that the snake well had been refined by Xiao Heiji, she kept thinking about how powerful a magic weapon made only of snake resentment could be.When she committed suicide by pulling out her bones before, she really thought she would die. She is the snake with the highest mana in the Snake Temple, and the power needed to revive her is also the greatest. She has never died, and I don’t know if Snake Well can be resurrected. she.If the bones are taken away, the body will be incomplete, and greater strength will be required to resurrect it.She really doubted that Snake Well would dislike her needing too much power for resurrection and just abandon her.

Of course, the people who came to eliminate the demons didn't know about the above. They only saw that these snakes were unkillable monsters. No matter how they were killed, they were still endless.In contrast, the number of people on the side is decreasing, and more and more people are retreating. Although meritorious deeds are good, they must be entrusted with their destiny.It didn't take long for people to run away.

Before Erqing and the others could breathe a sigh of relief, a greater danger came.

"Look, see what I found?" A red figure descended, and after a closer look, it turned out to be an extremely beautiful red-clothed ghost.

"Hey, what did you find out? It was obviously discovered by Lao Tzu." The blue-faced corpse general shouted.

"Okay, okay, stop arguing, how about we work together to get rid of these little snakes first, and then discuss the ownership of the Great Demon?" said the hunched old woman.

These are some little monsters in the vicinity. Although there is no aura in the local area, it does not have a big impact on ghost zombies or those monsters who cultivate demons. There are also a few relatively powerful monsters.

"Heh, old hag, you all should work together, young master, I will go first!" A pheasant spirit fluttered its wings and flew directly over the heads of the snakes, heading for the Buddhist temple on the mountain.

The snakes had just experienced a fierce battle, and their vitality was already seriously injured. Seeing this, they hurriedly chased after the pheasant spirit. Unexpectedly, the monsters behind them also took the opportunity to attack, making them overwhelmed.

Seeing that the pheasant spirit was about to fly to the Snake Temple, suddenly, a long sword flew from the sky, and with a flash of inspiration, the arrogant cuckoo of the pheasant spirit stopped abruptly.Immediately afterwards, the severed head and body of the pheasant fell to the ground.

Aunt Hua came in the rain, the spirit sword was held in her hand, and it hummed.She looked at the monster on the ground with a cold face, raised her spirit sword, "Whoever takes a step forward, die!"