A farmer has a shrewish wife; he's busy making money every day.

"Twenty-seven, twenty-eight... So many! We've struck it rich!"

Liu Baode excitedly counted the number he had caught.

These twenty-odd snakes alone could fetch nearly ten taels of silver if sold in the county.

He had never seen so much money before! Enough to eat for a year!

Liu Baode's eyes were shining as he helped others remove snakes from their bodies, and others helped him remove snakes that he hadn't noticed.

With lightning-fast reflexes, he caught several more in no time.

Liu Baode thought smugly: This snake is really stupid, so easy to catch.

A cool breeze blew past Liu Baode's collar, and the trees in the woods rustled. He touched his neck, shivered, and thought about how he could buy a few overcoats with the money from the sale.

"Brother Liu... Brother Liu!" someone next to him suddenly called out.

Liu Baode didn't even glance at it: "What are you doing!"

There was no sound around me, only the sound of the wind in my ears.

There was also a faint hissing sound.

Liu Baode realized something was wrong this time. He looked up and saw that there was no one around!

Looking into the distance, I realized that the villagers were all standing under a big tree in the distance.

They peered in this direction, their eyes filled with fear.

Liu Baode felt a chill on his neck, and goosebumps rose all over his body.

! !

Suddenly, Liu Baode felt as if his entire body was bound by a tremendous force!

He struggled desperately, but the force was too strong, and he couldn't break free at all. When he looked back, he was terrified!

It was a huge snake head, no more than ten centimeters away from him, hissing and flicking its tongue, its vertical pupils gleaming with a sinister and ruthless light.

The python was a full four meters long and coiled around Liu Baode from bottom to top, making it almost impossible for him to breathe.

Soon, Liu Baode's breathing became labored and he lost all strength. The python coiled around him and he fell to the ground, gradually tightening its grip. Liu Baode's face turned red, and he could barely make a sound.

"Hehe... Help! Help me!"

But on the other hand, the villagers were also preoccupied with their own problems.

Without Liu Baode's obstruction, the small snakes, which Lu Meng alone could not stop, began to crawl all over the villagers.

Everyone twisted their bodies in terror, jumped three meters high, and slapped or tugged at the small snakes on their bodies.

No one could spare the time to help Liu Baode.

Hidden in the crowd, Ye Qingxue quietly observed the situation from a corner where no one was paying attention.

She didn't pay any attention to the few small snakes.

Ye Qingxue's hands are fast, accurate, and ruthless. As soon as a snake climbs up, she can quickly pinch its head and throw it into the basket without being affected at all.

Seeing that there were no snakes on her body, Lu Meng muttered to himself, "Could this girl really be lucky?"

Then he looked over at Liu Baode and saw that he could barely breathe, which made him anxious.

Damn it, Liu Baode is one of the few strong men left in their village, he can't die!

"Is there anyone who can help Liu Baode?"

"Village chief, there are so many of these snakes! We're all going to die!"

"Ouch! I've been bitten! Damn that worm, please don't let it be poisonous!"

Ye Qingxue looked toward the source of the sound and saw that the one who had been bitten was none other than Ye Yu.

She chuckled through her nose.

That's karma.

Seeing this situation, no matter how anxious or upset Lu Meng was, it was no use; everyone was in complete chaos.

Ye Qingxue observed everyone, including Liu Baode behind her.

The person's face was turning purple, and they were about to stop breathing.

"Let me do it."

Ye Qingxue finally spoke.

Lu Meng glanced at her twice. No more snakes crawled towards her, and she was the best candidate right now.

"But I have one condition: after I save the person, I want half of the snake!"

Ye Qingxue immediately started talking about compensation.

Lu Meng frowned. Although this was still considered his own family, his daughter-in-law was asking for far too much!

Snakes can fetch a good price, and if she takes half of the snakes, wouldn't she make more than ten taels of silver?

Then you won't have to worry for the rest of your life.

Although he is the village chief, he cannot protect or show favoritism in front of everyone.

Ye Qingxue knew they were unhappy, but she wasn't in a hurry and simply sat down on the ground.

"I'm not in a hurry. In no time, the python will finish coiling around Liu Baode, but who knows who the next victim will be."

After saying that, Ye Qingxue shook her head and sighed.

A group of men in a deserted village exchanged glances, their eyes filled with fear.

Ye Qingxue is right, the python will definitely not let them go!

Someone shouted, "Fine! If you can get rid of that worm, we agree!"

Ye Qingxue raised her eyebrows and looked around at the group of men whose bodies were covered in small snakes. Seeing that no one objected, she realized that no one had any objections.

Then he turned his attention to Lu Meng.

Lu Meng suddenly grabbed a small snake that was coiling around his neck, turned to Ye Qingxue and nodded: "I'll stand up for you. If you can deal with that big snake, we'll split the score!"

Ye Qingxue curled her lips into a smile, jumped up, patted the mud off her pants, and turned to walk towards Liu Baode.

"You should have agreed earlier."

She walked up to the python. Liu Baode's face had turned almost purple, his eyes were bloodshot, and he was suffocating to the point of fainting.

Ye Qingxue knew that pythons had incredibly strong muscles, and if a python coiled around you, the more you struggled, the tighter it would coil.

It's feasible to strike the python's head with a sharp object, but Ye Qingxue didn't have such a suitable tool at hand.

Moreover, the python in front of him had already coiled around Liu Baode's neck. If he were to be further agitated, the python would have barely broken through his skin before Liu Baode would be dead!

Only enticement is most effective.

An enraged python is unaffected by ordinary raw meat bait, but it can't withstand Ye Qingxue's cheat code!

She quietly took out a thin layer of spiritual spring water that had just accumulated in the spiritual pool and let it flow from between her index fingers.

Visibly, the python stopped moving and looked at Ye Qingxue with its forked tongue flicking.

sizzle!

Ye Qingxue flicked her five fingers, and the spiritual spring water danced at her fingertips.

The python's vertical pupils were fixed on Ye Qingxue's fingers. It gradually released Liu Baode and tentatively crawled towards her.

Ye Qingxue slowly drew circles with her hand, and the python moved its head accordingly.

At first glance, it has a kind of eerily cuteness.

To outsiders, it looked as if Ye Qingxue had inexplicably beckoned to the python with her finger and tamed it, making it seem as if Ye Qingxue was playing with it.

All the men in the deserted village were stunned!

Does Ye Qingxue know magic? This is a python! Are we just going to let her toy with us like this?

This woman is terrifying!

They became increasingly skeptical of the veracity of what the second branch of the Ye family said.

Judging from today's situation, Ye Qingxue cannot possibly be a good-for-nothing.

Meanwhile, Ye Qingxue lured the python until it was completely detached from Liu Baode's body.

Then he quickly picked up a thick tree branch and struck the python's head hard.

The python, disoriented from the beating, swayed and then, enraged, opened its mouth wide and slithered towards Ye Qingxue, its scarlet mouth lunging at her.

Ye Qingxue shoved a wooden stick directly into the python's mouth!

With the python's mouth stuck in her throat, Ye Qingxue slammed her fist on the ground several times.

Soon, the python lost consciousness.

Ye Qingxue, slightly out of breath, turned to look at the group of men who were staring at her speechlessly: "If anyone has a handy tool, just kill it. Otherwise, it'll be troublesome once it wakes up."

By this time, they had caught most of the small snakes, and someone then realized that they had brought a sickle, so they rushed forward to deal with the python.

They scattered again to search for mushrooms and wood ear fungus that had grown after the rain.

By the time everything was finished, it was already noon.

Ye Qingxue got more than half of the snakes as she wished. There were thirty-two small snakes and half of the python meat, which weighed about ten kilograms.

Although everyone felt unhappy, they didn't dare to say anything because the village chief was watching.

Everyone went home, quickly ate lunch, and then brought their goods to Lu Meng's doorstep, waiting for the county to send an oxcart to collect them.

But after waiting for a long time, not a single person appeared.