Sword from Songshan

Chapter 4: The Big Insect Appears
When herbalists go into the mountains, in addition to being careful about cliffs, they are most afraid of encountering poisonous insects and ferocious beasts.

The Bungarus multicinctus is the poisonous king of this mountain!

People are afraid of snakes, but snakes are more afraid of people. According to the experience passed down by the elderly, it is best to stand still and wait for the snake to leave on its own.

But Lu Nanxing did not do so. Instead, he stared at the coral snake and moved forward.

The coral snake, which already felt threatened, immediately straightened its neck and tensed its whole body when it saw Lu Nanxing approaching!
hiss~!

With one meter left, the coral snake couldn't restrain itself anymore and pounced forward.

"Well done!"

Lu Nanxing's eyes instantly widened, and he flipped over to avoid the attack of the coral reef snake. At the same time, his hands were like claws and grabbed the snake's vital point!
His quick eyes and nimble hands were the result of two years of training.

The seven-inch point is the heart of the snake. After being caught, the silver ring snake that was about to bite people just now drooped instantly.

"Don't worry, little one."

Lu Nanxing suddenly smiled, pinched the snake's head with his other hand, took a deep breath, and pressed it directly on his buttocks.

hiss~!

The sharp snake fangs suddenly pierced into the flesh, and the intense pain caused Lu Nanxing to gasp as snake venom was injected.

Immediately afterwards, the venom of the coral snake will begin to spread along the blood.

Buzz~!

As if sensing something, the small wooden tripod in Lu Nanxing's body vibrated slightly and immediately released a suction force. Under this suction force, all the snake venom was instantly sucked into the small tripod.

"Hoo~!"

The venom was removed and the bite wound was just like two injections. Lu Nanxing breathed a sigh of relief.

The silver ring snake venom absorbed by the small wooden tripod turned into pure snake venom after refining, and merged with the previous snake venom to become a more toxic mixed snake venom!

Buzz~!

At the same time, one of the eight patterns on the outside of the small tripod lit up and flickered slightly.

Looking at it again now, the whole little snake is lifelike, and six scales have been lit up!

"It's worthy of being a coral snake."

Seeing this, Lu Nanxing nodded secretly.

You know, before, two or three ordinary poisonous snakes only lit up a piece of their scales.

Now just one coral snake can light up a whole area, which shows how strong its venom is!
As for what effect would appear when the entire snake picture was lit up, Lu Nanxing didn't know.

He guessed that this small tripod was not as simple as he currently understood.

But from the beginning to now, this small wooden tripod has been helping him, so following the rules of the small wooden tripod and lighting up the pattern should be beneficial rather than harmful.

"Hey, what a bonus."

Then, Lu Nanxing stuffed the entire silver ring snake into a leather bag around his waist and tied the mouth carefully.

Although the Bungarus multicinctus is not a herb, its venom can actually be used as medicine. There is no clear boundary between medicine and poison.

Another thing is that some people like to make wine with poisonous snakes, believing that it has the effect of nourishing and strengthening the body.

Therefore, you can take this silver ring snake to the market and exchange it for some money.

Most people don't dare to catch such a poisonous thing, so it is considered a hot commodity.

The silver ring snake was a pleasant surprise, but the purpose of going into the mountains was to collect herbs, so Lu Nanxing didn't think about it anymore and continued to look for herbs.

This continued until the morning, when the sun rose higher and the dew had already evaporated, and the temperature in the mountains gradually rose.

It had been nearly two hours since they entered the mountain, and Lu Nanxing and Wang Tiandong were already tired and hungry.

We reunited temporarily, found a dry place to sit down, took out dry food from the backpack, and ate it with clean water, while also taking a short rest.

In ancient times, supplies were scarce and ordinary people only had two meals a day, breakfast around 7 p.m. and feeding around 4 p.m.

Hurrah~!

He had just eaten half of his dry food when the birds around him were suddenly startled and flew away in all directions.

Lu Nanxing and Wang Tiandong looked at each other and quickly stood up.

Compared to humans, animals have keener perceptions, and if small animals suddenly scatter, it often means there is some kind of danger nearby.

Ordinary people may not care about it, but for those who often go into the mountains to collect herbs, it is an extremely important signal.

The two stood back to back, looking around vigilantly.

“…Nanxing!”

After a moment, Wang Tiandong suddenly stiffened, tugged at Lu Nanxing's sleeve, and called him with a trembling voice. Lu Nanxing turned around and looked in the direction Wang Tiandong was looking, and the next moment, his eyes widened.

From the cover of grass and trees, a huge head covered with patterns popped out, its amber pupils looked a little silly, and the lines on its forehead looked like the Chinese character "王".

tiger!

This is clearly an adult tiger!

In ancient times, transportation was inconvenient and many ferocious beasts lived in the dense forests of the mountains where few people went.

The tiger is one of them.

Therefore, tiger plagues often occur in various places.

Whenever a tiger appears somewhere, the local government will organize people to hunt it down and eradicate it to prevent it from harming the people.

However, I have never heard of tigers in this mountain, nor have I seen any notices of big beasts posted by the government!
It seems that, unfortunately, Lu Nanxing and Wang Tiandong were the original witnesses.

"Oops……"

Obviously, the tiger also saw them, and judging from its position, the tiger probably regarded them as prey from the beginning!

In fact, tigers generally do not attack humans.

After all, humans are considered large animals to tigers, and are not easy to hunt. Moreover, humans not only come in groups, but also often have weapons in their hands.

But now this tiger came from nowhere, and perhaps it was very hungry and didn’t care about many things at all.

"Nanxing...what should I do..."

Faced with such a ferocious tiger, let alone a sixteen-year-old boy like Wang Tiandong, even an adult would probably be scared to pee his pants.

His fingers were stiffly pinching the corner of Lu Nanxing's clothes, his voice was trembling and his face was full of fear.

"What else can I do...Run!"

Lu Nanxing had a serious expression on his face, then he shouted loudly, turned around and ran away.

"Oh!"

Wang Tiandong screamed and ran away.

At this point, I have to say that Wang Tiandong's psychological quality is really good. At least he can still run and his legs are not weak with fear.

Hurrah~!

Seeing its prey trying to run away, the tiger almost immediately jumped out of the bushes and rushed forward.

In fact, it is impossible for humans to escape from tigers.

As for hiding in trees, haha, many people may not believe it, but tigers can actually climb trees.

Moreover, the tiger could jump three or four meters high. Before the other person could climb up, he would probably be slapped down by the tiger's claws. Have you ever seen a cat catching a sparrow? It's just like that.

So, under normal circumstances, just wait to die.

But fortunately, Lu Nanxing and Wang Tiandong are two people, but there is only one tiger.

If they run separately, the tiger can only chase one.

One person should be enough to feed a tiger.

As for who to chase, it depends on one's fate.

"I rely on!"

Lu Nanxing thought so in his heart, but when he turned around, he opened his mouth to curse.

Not only did Wang Tiandong not run away from him, he actually followed him closely!
Although the two are of similar age, Lu Nanxing has practiced martial arts for two years and his physical fitness is obviously better than Wang Tiandong.

When wild beasts hunt, they often target the old, weak, sick and disabled.

So it is likely that the tiger will chase Wang Tiandong who runs slower.

But at this time Wang Tiandong ran with him, didn’t this attract the tiger?

Lu Nanxing knew this truth, and Wang Tiandong certainly knew it too.

If he ran away by himself, there was a 90% chance that he would die in the tiger's mouth.

But if I follow Lu Nanxing, maybe there is still a glimmer of hope!
Hurrah~!

While he was thinking, the tiger had already caught up with him.

In fact, the two sides were only a dozen meters apart. If it was a spotted deer, a goat or something like that, it might have escaped. If you couldn't catch up with the tiger after a few steps, you would give up chasing it.

But the man ran too slowly, and in just a moment, the tiger caught up with him.

Then he leaped hard and pounced directly at Wang Tiandong who was lagging behind!
(End of this chapter)