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  Ye Qiu, a person like his name, was born in deep autumn, likes quietness, has a clear and secluded mind, can bear solitude, and does not go against his heart.

  He's a strange person. The wind and clouds can't help but secretly reevaluate this person, his skills are absolutely not limited to what was shown in the afternoon, this person is even above himself.

  The night sky of the prairie is serene, so beautiful that it makes them forget the difficulties and dangers they may encounter tomorrow.

  The weather on this prairie changes suddenly, last night was a starry sky, but today it's overcast with dark clouds. Gasa said that the rainy weather is not suitable for entering Langka Monastery Valley, they can only wait in place. Pangzi and Fengqiyun are drinking highland barley wine, Gasa's dog caught a wild rabbit, this dog is very strange, yesterday morning by the lake it was gone, Fengqiyun said maybe it was... but Gasa said his dog is very smart, indeed last night this guy appeared again from who-knows-where, with prey in its mouth.

  Roasting is the strong point of Pangzi, internal organs and head were all given to Tibetan Mastiff Badou. Kasang said that when entering the canyon, you must bring a dog, otherwise it's easy to get lost, there are countless forks in the road.

  At noon, the sky began to clear up again. The grassland after the rain emitted a unique fragrance. A few beautiful butterflies flew back and forth at the edge of their tent, as if everything was foretelling something good.

  Set off, crossing that boundary line is your journey, for thousands of years, no one has ever walked out unscathed. The Eight Dus were also tied up by Gasa, here, even the smartest Mastiff cannot be careless. The muddy ground underfoot makes it not so comfortable to walk, at the moment of crossing the boundary line, Zha Wenbin looked back lightly: Farewell, that familiar world. Black Rock Temple latest chapter has been uploaded

  The two sides of the canyon have rolling hills, not high, without vegetation, bare rocks and a small amount of weeds filling a desolate atmosphere. In contrast, the lower part of the canyon is completely different, with a narrow river, lush aquatic plants along the riverbank, and a group of birds playing in the water that can be seen from afar. The difference between the two places, separated by only 100 meters, seems like two worlds apart. Gasa said that following the river downstream, his father's accident site was five kilometers inside the canyon, where there were towering rocks, according to the people who came to rescue him later.

  So far, the biggest enemy they have encountered is locusts. There are a lot of locusts here, and almost everyone's legs were bitten several times after walking less than a kilometer. The inside of their shoes was all sticky with blood. Pangzi used a dagger to pick off the largest one from Feng Qiyun's back, which was as big as his palm. Pangzi complained that at this rate, they would be sucked dry before reaching their destination. Helplessly, Cha Wenbin applied a mixture of sulfur and cinnabar to everyone's skin, which smelled terrible but had some effect.

  The first large animal they saw was a black goat with white whiskers, walking along the steep slope of the mountain as if it were flat ground. Zhang Wenbin said that the goat was licking salt from the rocks and since there was something alive, it wouldn't be too dangerous. But no sooner had he finished speaking than the goat suddenly fell to the ground...

  "Look! Look! What's that!" Fatso exclaimed, and in the meantime, a huge black-and-white striped "bucket" suddenly appeared around the goat's neck, only to roll over on the slope and disappear.

  Feng Qi furrowed his brow and said, "It's a transformed snake! Everyone be careful, this thing can imitate human voices!"

  "Fatso's Big Surprise: 'Is this thing still around?'"

  Cha Wenbin said: "In the 'Classic of Mountains and Seas - Zhongshan Volume', it is recorded: 'Three hundred miles west of Kunlun, there are many transformed snakes. They have a human face, jackal body, bird wings, and snake-like movement. Their sound is like shouting, and they appear in large waters.' It seems that this is what Feng Xiong described as the transformed snake. Now it appears to be a type of giant python. According to legend, it is the only species of snake that does not need to hibernate, just like humans, it is warm-blooded."

  The wind rose and Yun Dao said, "According to the ancient books, seeing a transformed snake means a big flood is coming. The heavens can change in an instant, we can't stay in low-lying areas for long. Looking at the riverbank with its rugged rocks, it's clear that mountain floods often occur here. If there's a heavy rain, it could be fatal for us in this wilderness."

  Gasa looked at the mountain ranges on both sides and gestured with his hand, saying: "The left side is slightly higher than the right side, let's follow the ridge on the left."

  "I wonder if there are any long worms on that mountain..." Fatso was not afraid of heaven or earth, but he was afraid of one thing: snakes! Anyway, since childhood, whenever he saw this thing, his legs would tremble with fear. To avoid tension in his heart, he even called snakes "long worms".

  The wind rose and cloud music patted his shoulder and said: "Don't you have a gun, Gun God?"

  The mountains here are all bald, with high enough altitudes, but the temperature is much warmer than outside. There's no snow on the mountain tops, and they're covered in a strip of granular black rocks, mixed with many red rocks that resemble inverted thorns. If you step on them, they can pierce through your shoes. Feng Qiyun said these black stones are volcanic rocks, and the red ones are diamonds. Pangzi asked if there were so many diamonds, wouldn't they be rich? Feng Qiyun said this kind of stone is worthless, it's just very hard, with the same composition as glass, but it's particularly prone to shattering.

  As I climbed up the mountain slope, the view suddenly opened up. Following this ridge and looking forward, there were many tributaries on both sides of the winding river course, and the main stream was in the valley below not far ahead, where there was a bend, and the line of sight was blocked and could no longer be seen.

  The whole way was a natural scenery, without any signs of human presence. The big snake that had cast a shadow on the fat boy earlier did not appear either. A few birds flew over from time to time, and the more beautiful things were, the more dangerous they were. Those who had experienced life and death understood this truth the most, no one dared to relax, nor could anyone relax.

  Feng Qi Yun Dao: "Cha brother, looking at this winding mountain valley, doesn't it somewhat resemble a dragon?"

  "Dragon?" Zhang Wenbin was puzzled, he really hadn't figured it out.

  The wind rose and pointed to the black mountain ranges on both sides, saying: "Look, this is the dragon's belly skin. The one in the middle is the dragon's spine. It's just a dead dragon that has been cut open by people and its skin pulled apart. Look at those tributaries, don't they look like its ribs? If this mountain didn't have this ditch, it would be a real dragon. What a pity!"

  Being described like that, Zha Wenbin felt a bit like it too, and suddenly felt ashamed: "Brother Feng is formidable, I, this vulgar person, can only find the dragon wrapped in skin, Brother Feng's wise eyes can actually recognize the dragon's five organs and six entrails. In that case, isn't the place where we will rest tonight at the dragon's throat?"

  The wind rose and the cloud nodded, "That's right, and it's where to cut down. One knife from there stabbed down." He used his hand to draw a light stroke on his own throat, all the way down to his navel, making a "hiss" sound in his mouth. For some reason, this gesture made Cha Wenbin suddenly feel very uncomfortable in his heart, and when he looked again, his lips were slightly raised, with an indescribable evil spirit.

  What made the fat man most afraid still happened, a white small snake over one foot long lay on a big stone to bask in the sun, it lazily coiled into a circle, the fat man and Gasa led the way, several times trying to drive away the snake with stones, but it didn't move at all.

  The fatty was about to kneel down and with his hands clasped together, he bowed and said: "Young lady, little ancestor, would you mind letting me pass?"

  Gasa said that it was a highland rock snake, non-venomous, and he said they could just walk around it. But Fatso refused to budge. The two of them delayed in front, and the team behind got stuck together. Cha Wenbin saw that it was a small snake lying here and said to Ye Qiu: "Qiu'er, why don't you go shoo it away? No need to kill it."

  Ye Qiu nodded and walked to the side of the small snake, using Han Yue's sword to gently push it. However, the snake still didn't move, so he simply used his knife to pick it up and prepare to throw it aside. The snake lazily hung on the back of his knife, not even bothering to coil its body. Ye Qiu lightly moved his knife to the right, preparing to toss the snake into the valley below. Just then, the originally limp small snake suddenly arched its body, revealing a jet-black mouth that shot towards Ye Qiu's arm with great force.

  It was too fast! When Cha Wenbin saw this sudden change, his heart suddenly rose to his throat. At this time, Ye Qiu thought it was already too late to shake off the snake, and could only grab at the small snake with his left hand. He felt a sharp pain in his tiger's mouth, and found that the snake had bitten him back. Ye Qiu's eyes turned black and he almost fell to the ground, but before he did, he still managed to flip Han Yue over, and the snake's body on the knife was immediately cut into two pieces.

  Ye Qiu was bitten by a snake! His arm turned black in an instant, and Cha Wenbin saw the two blood holes on his tiger's mouth and immediately understood that this snake was highly venomous!

  Fatso shook his ashen face like a madman at Gasa: "Didn't you say this was non-venomous?!" Gasa didn't dare to speak, in his impression, this was just an ordinary highland rock snake, he even caught it as a pet when he was young, and never heard of any herdsman or cattle being hurt by this kind of snake.

  The wind rose and the cloud used a knife to gently pry open the still twisting tongue, inside which were curved fangs as long as three or four centimeters. He furrowed his brow looking at the patterns on the snake's body that had slowly turned black, "This kind of snake can disguise itself, you see it's not just the color that changed, even its body has shrunk a lot."

  That small snake cut in half by Ye Qiu has now become as thick as chopsticks, with a uniform dark color, and is almost indistinguishable from the rock. Feng Qi Yun said, "This thing can disguise itself, disguising itself as a non-venomous rock snake. It seems we've walked into a snake's nest. If they didn't change color to blend in with these rocks, it would be too easy to fall for their trap."

  Zha Wenbin was already busy, sweating profusely. He carefully cut open Ye Qiu's wound with a dagger and tightly grasped his arm. The fat man continued to squeeze, and large amounts of dark blood flowed out from the tiger's mouth. The tiger's mouth is connected to the heart, and being bitten in this position is extremely dangerous. Ye Qiu's face had already turned purple, and the fat man, who was wandering around with his head down, couldn't help but get angry: "You're so indifferent, talking nonsense without a care, what's the point of saying all that? Hurry up and think of a solution!"