Jiangshan Fengwuzhi

Chapter 23: Viper Heart (Part )

The man standing in front of Gu Jingnian was unusually tall and strong. His clothes were almost completely torn, revealing huge and powerful muscles.

It’s Huang Hu.

He looked much more muscular than before, but he was indeed the dead yellow tiger possessed by leeches.

The feathered man slashed down with his sword, breaking off the corner of the blade in his hand, and the sharp edge cut into his arm until it was stuck in the bone.

After seeing clearly who was blocking the sword, Yu Ren was also stunned for a moment.

When the six-headed viper shed its shell, she naturally noticed it and naturally believed that the person it possessed was completely useless.

When a pupa emerges as a butterfly, who will care about the cocoon?

It's not a silkworm.

At the moment when Yu Ren was stunned, Huang Hu threw a punch.

"Oh!"

This punch looked ordinary, without any fancy moves, but it was extremely powerful, as if it had inherited the mountain-shaking strength of the six-headed snake.

The winged man flapped his wings and flew backwards the first moment he reacted, but his body was still floating in the air like a leaf in the wind.

"Luoxia!"

Qin Er shouted Yu Ren's name and said to Pope, "Save her quickly."

Pu Bo raised his hand and waved it. A gust of wind blew towards Luoxia, carrying her slowly down.

At this time, the six-headed snake finally recovered its strength, and with a swing of its tail, it threw Liu Heng and his two servants out.

The flying car was smashed to pieces in an instant.

In mid-air, Qin'er was seen covering her wound with one hand, and holding Liu Heng and Pu Bo with her other hands. Pu Bo was still fanning them, but the three of them still crashed heavily into the mountain wall.

And at the last moment, Qin'er and Pube actually used themselves as human shields, desperately protecting Liu Heng, for they were extremely afraid that he would die.

The six-headed viper raised its head and struggled to break free from the chains on its body.

The wildfire was approaching quickly, and the air was filled with thick smoke. Finally, before the fire came, it managed to break free despite having its head cut off by the chain.

The huge snake head crashed to the ground, spilling blood all over the sky. The remaining five snake heads let out shrill cries and climbed up the collapsed cliff before being burned by the flames.

It used its snake head to hold onto several huge rocks on the cliff and dragged its tired and heavy body up.

At the same time, the tail rolled up and wrapped around two people.

Seeing the fire coming, Gu Jingnian was about to climb away, but he and Huang Hu were caught by the viper's tail.

Although the snake body looked scary, being trapped in it was not so uncomfortable. He was lifted up high and could see the flames burning below and the valley gradually reaching his feet.

He also felt its heartbeat.

Although the six-headed viper is huge in size, its heart is located in the tail.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

The regular and powerful vibrations seemed to have the same rhythm as Gu Jingnian's heartbeat.

Soon, the snake climbed out of the valley, leaving the two people on its tail behind. Without asking for directions, it instinctively rushed to the south where there were more deep mountains and old forests, crushing a group of trees.

It was so badly injured that it couldn't wait to hide away and recuperate.

Gu Jingnian stood up and turned around, only to see the winged person named Luoxia flapping her wings and flying up from the valley, holding a few companions in her hands and putting them on the opposite side of the cliff. Then, she flew again and chased in the direction of the fleeing snake.

On the other side of the cliff, a team of silver-armored guards quickly arrived and rescued Liu Heng.

Seeing this, Gu Jingnian also walked in that direction.

Soon, he heard footsteps behind him. It was Huang Hu who was following him. He quickly walked in front of him to act as a guard, and pulled aside the branches and kicked away the thorns.

Gu Jingnian felt that his tall body was blocking his view, so he reached out and pushed him to the back so that he wouldn't get in the way.

This time, Huang Hu didn't say a word and just followed obediently.

"Captain Huang."

After entering the jungle, Gu Jingnian asked, "How did you survive?"

"I don't know." Huang Hu looked very confused and said, "It seemed like I had a dream. I dreamed that I became a leech... I was very hungry and felt like I was going to die. It was you who fed me."

Gu Jingnian could still feel the weakness he felt after losing blood, and he snorted in self-mockery.

He knew that he was weak and was always fed as food and medicine.

"I see your injuries have healed, what happened?"

"Yes, in reply to your question, I don't know either."

Gu Jingnian felt that Huang Hu had changed. He couldn’t tell where, but he just felt weird.

He was clearly an arrogant and reckless man before, but now he seemed nervous and inappropriately respectful.

"what happened to you?"

Gu Jingnian asked, turning back to look at Huang Hu as he walked, and was surprised to find that the wound on Huang Hu's arm had healed.

"What are you doing?"

Gu Jingnian was extremely surprised and distracted, and a branch from the roadside pierced his neck.

Huang Hu's face changed drastically as if he was electrocuted. He hurried forward and stretched out his hands to save Gu Jingnian, but he just stood there stupidly, not knowing what to do.

"Sir, are you okay?"

"Ah."

Gu Jingnian pulled off the branch on his body, looked at Huang Hu, and then looked at the branch in his hand.

Compared with the changes in Huang Hu after his resurrection, he didn't think there was anything surprising about this branch.

But when he threw away the branch, he found that the way Huang Hu looked at him... was like a dog looking at its master.

Gu Jingnian had a dog when he was a child.

That was the second year after he came to the Gu family. He picked up a pitiful puppy on the roadside. Its fur was mottled, one of its legs was lame, and one of its eyes was blind. He took it back to his cabin and took care of it every day. Gradually, the puppy's fur became shiny.

It would roll over towards him and let him touch its softest belly. Gu Jingnian was closer to the dog than to his family.

Until one day, the puppy was stepped on to death by Gu Jiye... For a long time, Gu Jingnian always thought that he would kill Gu Jiye sooner or later.

Later, because of Gu Caiwei's efforts, Gu Jingnian's murderous intent gradually faded.

At this moment, Gu Jingnian saw Huang Hu's eyes, and thought of his puppy and his hatred towards Gu Jiye.

But Huang Hu is not a dog.

Gu Jingnian felt a little uncomfortable being stared at, and asked, "Why are you looking at me?"

"Son..."

"Ah."

"Sir?"

"Just tell me if you have anything to say."

Huang Hu hesitated and said, "I feel very strange. I feel that if you... die, I will die too."

Gu Jingnian didn't quite believe in such mysterious things, so he asked Huang Hu to stretch out his hand. He picked up the knife and cut a wound on Huang Hu's palm. After waiting for a while, the wound began to heal slowly.

Seeing this, Gu Jingnian raised the corner of his mouth slightly, with a hint of sarcasm.

He was laughing at Gu Jizu.

Gu Jizu tried every means to get what he wanted, including drinking his blood and eating his flesh, but it was a pity that it was useless. By accident, he ended up creating Huang Hu.

Why?

After thinking about it, the leech can grow rapidly after sucking blood, which shows that the way it eats is completely different from that of humans. The six-headed viper sucked his blood and grew a viper heart, perhaps because of this it has the ability to heal itself. At that moment, Huang Hu and the six-headed viper were still one.

It could also be the other way around. For example, Gu Jingnian's maternal family had once been possessed by leeches. The so-called leech heart is good medicine means that when the leech heart grows, the host will also benefit.

Liu Heng would have to know the details better.

In short, tens of thousands of people died and could have been beheaded or burned at any time. This result only came about due to a huge opportunity. Even if Gu Jizu wanted to learn from Huang Hu, it would be impossible.

Thinking of this, Gu Jingnian's body stiffened.

If his brother with a broken leg knew that there was such a method, he would want to give it a try even if it meant killing tens of thousands of people or even if he would be doomed to eternal damnation.

So is Liu Heng the only mastermind behind the Wanchun Palace?

If it was for rebellion, Gu Beiming would definitely do better, but what if it was to cure his son with a broken leg?

At this thought, Gu Jingnian's already limited trust in Gu Beiming collapsed.

"Sir, I'm saying, you fed me."

Huang Hu was still talking incoherently, pulling Gu Jingnian back from his thoughts.

"so?"

"I always have a feeling in my heart that if I can't repay you, I will feel very uncomfortable, a feeling that I can't explain..."

Huang Hu scratched his head, not knowing how to describe the feeling in his heart, and finally used a metaphor.

"How should I put it? It's like... well, like a wild dog that will recognize its master after being fed. Yes, it's like that."

Having said that, he felt that the metaphor was surprisingly apt. He looked Gu Jingnian up and down, his expression becoming strange.

"how?"

"Owner?"

"Ok?"

Huang Hu took a breath and stared, as if he had discovered something strange, and murmured, "Strange, it's really comfortable... Master?"

I called him again tentatively, and he seemed very happy, with a smile unconsciously spreading across his face.

"I understand! I want to recognize you as my master. I have this impulse in my heart, so..."

"Be normal."

Gu Jingnian was not used to such a burly man barking at him like a puppy.

"Yes, master." Huang Hu saluted with his fists clasped.

"Just tell me, what do you want?"

"I will do whatever the master says."

"Just call me Master Gu." Gu Jingnian said helplessly, "If others knew that you have become an alien, it would be very troublesome. Now only Liu Heng and his servant know about it, so we have to kill them."

"Yes!"

Huang Hu agreed at first, and then said proudly: "What trouble can it be? The young master and I are so powerful!"

"No, you must be careful. And Pei Nian and You Gui, you must also take care of them not to tell anyone that you were possessed by the leech. If that doesn't work, kill them too... My brother-in-law will definitely not tell anyone."

Unconsciously, Gu Jingnian had become closer to Huang Hu. As for Pei Nian, it was just a relationship of mutual benefit.

Huang Hu said, "Don't worry, sir. Ji Shi and Lao You will help me."

"If you can keep it a secret, you can continue to work in Kaiping Division."

"Yes, but I actually still listen to the young master."

Gu Jingnian didn't know whether what he said was true or not, so he said without comment, "Let's go and find Dahu."

"Yes, what do you want to do with Daju?"

"If Liu Heng wants to take the heart, he can be found by finding the big snake."

"I understand. We'll arrest him first and interrogate him, then we'll deal with him cleanly." Huang Hu patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, sir. I specialize in this."

Gu Jingnian was still a little uncomfortable with Huang Hu's enthusiasm. He had no friends in the past, and now he was afraid of making friends and losing them again.

But he was also glad that it was Huang Hu, not Gu Jizu, who sucked his blood and became the same alien as him. Sometimes, dogs or strangers could make him feel warmer than his closest relatives.

(End of this chapter)