Tomb Raiding: My Family's Last Clan Chief is Little Brother

Chapter 211 Pheasant Neck
"A-Ning" screamed, grabbed the pheasant by the neck and threw it out. She then clutched her neck, stumbled and fell into the water. She struggled for a few moments but could not get up again.

Everything happened in the blink of an eye, and the people on the shore didn't even have time to react.

After the pheasant's neck fell into the water, it swam quickly, trying to crawl back to the rock crevice where it originally lived.

The young man took two quick steps, drew a dagger from his waist, and swiftly slashed the pheasant's neck cleanly. He then picked it up and tossed it onto the shore.

The blood-red color around "A Ning's" body had spread in the stream.

Zhang Wu waded into the water and pulled "A Ning's" body out. Seeing that her eyes were half-open and her gaze was unfocused, he placed his hand on her neck to check her pulse. After confirming that there was no movement, he picked up the safety buckle from the crevice in the rock and brought the body back to the shore.

Wu Xiaoxie stared blankly at "A Ning's" corpse, clearly still reeling from the shock.

The fat man was also dumbfounded; everything had happened so suddenly. He glanced at Wu Xiaoxie's pale face, then leaned close to Zhang Wuxun and asked in a low voice, "This...that woman is really dead?"

Zhang Wuxun nodded, glanced at the safety buckle in his palm, wiped away the water stains little by little, sighed, and put it back in his pocket.

He gave the safety buckle to "A Ning" to test what kind of chain reaction would occur if he tried to interfere and change the plot.

However, the plot twist was so powerful that the safety amulet, which was originally tightly fastened, happened to fall off at that moment, and the pheasant, now unguarded, suddenly attacked "A-Ning".

This proves that while the plot can be modified, key plot points cannot be altered by human intervention.

He prevented Da Kui's death at the Seven Star Lu Palace, saved the real A Ning who was supposed to die quietly in the Devil City, and prevented Wu Xiaoxie and the others from suffering unnecessary injuries due to his intervention.

These less important plot points are considered variable plot points within the scope of the world's consciousness.

However, crucial plot points such as Wu Xiaoxie swallowing the Qilin Blood and the death of "A Ning" are considered as unchangeable plot points.

The Qilin Blood is present throughout the entire world of Daomu Biji and is irreplaceable, so Wu Xiaoxie must consume the Qilin Blood.

Only when "A Ning" dies will Chen Wenjin, who has been hiding from her, appear, and the rest of the plot can proceed smoothly.

Therefore, as long as one "A Ning" dies and passes this point, it doesn't matter whether the one who died was the real A Ning or not. In any case, from this moment on, everyone, including it, knows that "A Ning" is dead.

Similarly, in the original storyline, Pan Zi's sacrifice was to cover Wu Xiaoxie's survival.

Therefore, this indirectly proves that as long as he can get Wu Xiaoxie out of Zhangjia Ancient Building alive, Pan Zi's death can be avoided, and he can live.

Thinking of this, Zhang Wuxun breathed a sigh of relief, feeling much more relaxed.

From the moment the pheasant appeared at the neck until the attack on "A-Ning," he hadn't noticed any sign of Chen Wenjin's presence, but his intuition told him that this matter must be related to the elusive Chen Wenjin. Wu Xiaoxie half-held "A-Ning's" corpse, his expression a mixture of tears and grief, his mind a jumble of thoughts, unable to understand how "A-Ning" had died.

She was so powerful, how could she have died so easily at the hands of a snake?

Looking at the deep, silent jungle, he couldn't help but feel a sense of fear, and even hated himself for getting involved in these damned things. He hated the fragility of life and regretted not giving a warning sooner, so that "A-Ning" might have escaped this calamity.

If… Wu Xiaoxie moved his lips. If what? In that situation, no one could react in time. Even someone as skilled as Xiao Ge and Mu Yu would probably not escape their fate.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel fortunate that the person who died was "A Ning".

He knew that his thoughts were selfish, even despicable, but people are selfish, and selfless sacrifices are only shown to those they care about.

If he had been right next to "A-Ning" at the time, perhaps a sudden surge of adrenaline would have made him step forward and shield her from that blow.

But if, at that moment, one of them had to die, then in his heart, that person would definitely not be anyone other than "A-Ning".

On the rocks by the shore, the headless snake carcass of a pheasant lay quietly, its lifeless tail drooping limply into the water, tossed about by the current, teetering on the verge of falling.

Pan Zi's past experiences had made him see through life and death. Seeing Wu Xiaoxie standing there in a daze without saying a word, he went over and patted him on the shoulder, comforting him: "Third Master, this is an accident. Nobody wants to see something like this happen, but since it has already happened, no matter how sudden it is, we can only accept it. Water flows downhill, and people have to look forward."

The fat man ladled the cooked compressed biscuit paste into a bowl, placed it next to Wu Xiaoxie, sighed, "What a pity," then grabbed Wu Xiaoxie's shoulder and pressed it hard, patted it, and said nothing more.

After finishing their meal without tasting anything, Panzi suggested that it would be best to leave as soon as possible.

"This crested snake, which is entirely red, is called a pheasant neck snake. It is said to be extremely vengeful and will seek revenge on anything that kills its kind, never giving up until the very end. There must be more than one crested snake around here. We shouldn't stay here any longer. Let's find a clean place and then make plans to set up camp."

Wu Xiaoxie couldn't bear to leave "A Ning's" body here like this. He carefully tidied her messy hair, turned over and carried the body on his back. "Let's go."

Zhang Wuxun frowned. He didn't really understand Wu Xiaoxie's behavior, because their goal wasn't to get out of here, but to go deeper into the jungle. Carrying a corpse would be a burden, so it would be better to just burn it on the spot and at least leave some ashes.

In the humid and hot weather of the jungle, a corpse will rot and stink within a day, becoming the maggots' favorite food. In the end, it is the living who will suffer, and the corpse will not be able to be saved.

But after seeing Wu Xiaoxie's expression, he still didn't say anything, picked up Wu Xiaoxie's backpack, and slung it on his back along with his own.

The group continued forward, wading through the water along the edge of the canyon.

The fat man walked at the back. After taking two steps, as if possessed, he turned his head and glanced at the place where the pheasant neck snake corpse was placed, only to find that there was nothing there. He immediately tensed up and felt a chill run down his spine.

The pheasant's neck is gone!
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