Liu Huafei

Nianhua swallowed unconsciously.Growing up in a modern city far away from the natural ecology, I have never faced such a beast so close.The few times I saw something like a snake was when I went to the zoo in the city with Yang Xiaoyue.Through the thick protective glass, tourists and big snakes cruising lazily visit each other.

Thinking of Yang Xiaoyue, Nianhua couldn't help feeling a little emotional.Almost all of his later circumstances were caused by her.If it wasn't for saving her, he wouldn't have been pulled into the underworld, wouldn't have broken with Lin Li because of this, wouldn't have capsized in the gutter for no apparent reason, and turned over into this different world.Without her, he would still be living the life of an ordinary bad student.He would still be preached by Lin Li with a social elite face all day long, but he would always receive his serious and neat notes at critical moments...

"What are you thinking? Be careful." Cheng Zihan stretched out his hand to hold him, and his low voice wafted into his ears.

"I think of some old friends." Nianhua sighed softly.

"Who do you want?! Yuan Mutian?!" Cheng Zihan gave him a flat look.

"...Ah, this name sounds familiar." Nian Hua pretended to pick his ears.

"Stop playing tricks, let's go quickly." Cheng Zihan said, then tiptoed past the boa constrictor.

"..." Nianhua looked at Cheng Zihan, who passed by easily, and was a little speechless.He was still a little creepy about the animal.The small one is okay, but it’s so strong, no matter how you look at it!panic.Cheng Zihan had already waved at him impatiently from the other side.Nianhua could only be brave enough to start approaching that big lump.

The road was very narrow, Nian Hua had already tried to avoid the side, but he was still too close to the boa constrictor.He really didn't want to look at that thing, the pattern on the snake as thick as a bucket made his feet go limp.Not so much fear, let alone disgust.But I can't help but look at it.Fortunately, that thing doesn't seem to be waking up.

Slowly walked through the nearest place, and began to move away step by step.Nianhua breathed a sigh of relief, and unconsciously felt a little faster on his feet.He looked up at Cheng Zihan and smiled at him.But seeing Cheng Zihan pointing behind him in panic, before Cheng Zihan could make a sound, Nianhua felt a gust of wind behind him, and was swept down by a strong force.

Nianhua rolled on the ground twice in embarrassment, turned around, and almost threw up after looking at it.In front of him was a huge snake mouth that was approaching rapidly, with blood-red flesh, pale white teeth, and the dripping mucus was still pale yellow.

"Stay back! Don't come over! I can handle it!" Nian Hua didn't look back, but just shouted a warning.He moved his legs vigorously, but couldn't move at all.I don't know what kind of hands and feet were done by this big thing just now, and my whole body seems to have been drugged.

As soon as the feet were cold, the big snake had already started to swallow.When Nianhua met that icy gaze, she felt chills in her heart.It is said that the fish on the cutting board can be slaughtered by others, but now he is worse than the meat on the cutting board, he is already the meat in other people's mouths.

He has seen videos of snakes eating before. Snakes will take off their jaws and swallow food bit by bit by moving their muscles.I still remember that Yang Xiaoyue, who watched it together, sighed that it was too cruel, so it couldn't eat it in small bites.Now Nianhua is glad that he swallowed it in one gulp.

Nianhua turned her hands behind her back, resisting the feeling of numbness, and pulled out the dagger hidden on her body.At this time, it should be the most defenseless, as long as it is close enough - Nianhua is secretly accumulating strength.

It is still swallowing slowly, and Nianhua can feel the muscles around the feet squeeze and squirm slowly.The feeling of watching myself being swallowed alive is unbearable.But the speed of the snake was so slow that it seemed to be deliberately torturing the prey under its mouth, and it only swallowed up to the calf for a long time.

Sweat poured down Nianhua's forehead, whether it was cold sweat or debilitating sweat.Not enough, not close enough...

Suddenly the snake stopped swallowing, stopped for a moment, stretched and retracted, and spit out the half-swallowed leg.

Nianhua still didn't dare to show his air, and the palms holding the dagger behind his back were already soaked in sweat.There is only one snake head filling the field of vision, and the visual impact is too great.The snake stretched out its blood-red letter and probed, then turned its head and slowly swam away.

It wasn't until the snake's figure disappeared into the bushes that Nianhua dared to let out a long breath, his hand felt weak for a while, and the short knife fell in response.Nianhua collapsed powerlessly to the ground.Cheng Zihan stepped forward to help him up, and stuffed a pill into his mouth.

After a long time, Nianhua was relieved.In the field of vision that finally became clear, was Cheng Zihan's softly smiling face.Cheng Zihan put the knife he was playing with into Nianhua's hand, and said with a smile, "I take back my preface. You are not a bastard. You are qualified to protect me."

Nianhua put away the knife, rolled his eyes, and said angrily, "Thank you, Mr. Cheng, for your kindness."

Cheng Zihan's smile deepened.Nian Hua sat on the ground, waiting for her strength to recover.He touched his chin and frowned for a moment, wondering, "Why did the snake let me go?"

Cheng Zihan replied: "It has spirituality. It probably senses your murderous intent."

Nianhua naturally didn't believe it, and lowered his voice and said displeasedly: "I don't even know when I became so powerful?! You..."

"What?" Cheng Zihan raised his eyebrows and looked at Nianhua.

"...Forget it. It's okay." Nianhua felt bored, touched the bridge of his nose, turned his head and stopped talking.I don't know why, but I always feel like I'm being tricked.

Cheng Zihan sat down close to Nianhua, with a contented smile on his face.

Cheng Zihan's medicine was very effective, and Nianhua regained his strength after only a short rest.The two continued to walk forward.

Nianhua strictly enforced the policy of never detouring and overcoming all obstacles. After walking down the short distance, both of them were already out of breath.I have encountered dangers of moderate magnitude several times, but they were all resolved by Cheng Zihan, and the journey along the way can be regarded as safe and sound.

Just after passing a black swamp lingering in miasma, before taking two steps, a tall and strange plant suddenly appeared in front of him.The top is hidden in the mist above, and it is not clear.Only from below, it looks like a huge cactus, with thick and long needles growing obliquely on the huge branches.

Nian Hua lowered his head in frustration, and said weakly, "There is no end. No matter how you look at it, it seems that someone is deliberately against us."

Cheng Zihan bent over on one side, still not breathing well.Nianhua suddenly raised his head and raised his chest, took a deep breath, and looked firmly at the strange plant in front of him that seemed to grow out of the sky.

"...Don't you want to turn over?" Cheng Zihan said helplessly.

Nianhua nodded, pulled Cheng Zihan and walked over: "Stop talking nonsense. Climb!"

Cheng Zihan looked up at Nianhua, who had climbed up, stroked his forehead weakly, and sighed in a voice that only he could hear: "It's really... self-inflicted, I can't live."

Nian Hua hadn't climbed a few meters, but felt that the plants under his hands and feet that were originally as hard as iron suddenly became blurred, and they were faintly visible for a few seconds, then suddenly emptied under his body, and he fell down.

Before he could yell out, he heard a plop and fell into the water.Nianhua struggled to surface, wiped his face, and looked around, where was the ghostly place full of mist just now, but a fresh and elegant valley everywhere.

There were two people standing on the shore not far away.One was Cheng Zihan, and the other was an old man covered in white clothes, even his hair and beard were completely white.

The old man stroked his beard and looked at Nianhua, shook his head helplessly for a while, then turned and left.The years are a bit inexplicable.Cheng Zihan squatted on the bank to lift a handful of water, and shouted to him: "What are you waiting for, come up."