Chapter 017: Strange Snake
"Sir, this place is in the Jingshan Mountains. After we leave the mountains, we can go south along the Zhangshui River, take a boat to the Yangtze River, and go directly to Yangzhou."
"Jingshan? Zhangshui?" Ni Kun thought for a while and asked, "Have you heard of Pegasus Ranch?"
When he was working as a clerk in Hanshui Sect, he heard people talk about Pegasus Ranch.
The Pegasus Ranch is located southwest of Jingling County, next to Xiangyang County , on the southern foot of Jingshan Mountain, between the Zhang River and the Ju River. It raises a large number of fine horses and countless cattle and sheep.
Since the uprisings broke out and the Sui court's control over the local areas gradually weakened, Qian Duguan began to secretly build up his strength. Not only did he recruit people on a large scale, but he also ordered a large number of war horses from Pegasus Ranch since the beginning of this year.
Pegasus Ranch was very wealthy and often bought large quantities of cloth and silk from Hanshui Sect. When Ni Kun was in Xiangyang, he once handled a transaction order.
Of course, the reason why Ni Kun paid attention to Pegasus Ranch was purely because Lu Miaozi, the world's number one craftsman and chief designer of "Yang Gong Treasure House", lived in seclusion in Pegasus Ranch.
"Pegasus Ranch is very famous. I have heard of it." Wen Caiting said.
"Well, let's go to Pegasus Ranch first."
"Why are you going to Pegasus Ranch, sir?"
"You don't need to know."
After hearing what Ni Kun said, Wen Caiting didn't dare to ask more questions. She just carried him on her back and continued on her way.
The next two days were spent on the road .
All the way over mountains and across rivers, Ni Kun rarely walked by himself, and most of the time he was carried by Wen Caiting.
Wen Caiting also flattered him and took care of him meticulously. Every night when they camped, she used her full, firm, yet plump and soft thighs as a pillow for Ni Kun, making sure to serve Ni Kun comfortably and to his satisfaction.
The methods of the Yin Gui witch are certainly extraordinary.
If Ni Kun had not been killed a thousand times by Liu Sheng Piao Xu and had not developed a certain degree of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) when it comes to beautiful women, and if he had not known Wen Caiting's background well, he would have probably indulged in the arms of gentleness and forgotten the danger and evil of the Yin Gui witch.
That day, Ni Kun was carried on Wen Caiting's back as usual, heading south along the banks of the Zhang River.
When passing by a stream that flows from the valley in the west into the Zhangshui River, suddenly a golden light flew out from the woods beside the stream and hit Ni Kun on Wen Caiting's back.
Before Ni Kun noticed, Wen Caiting had suddenly raised her hand and grabbed the golden light.
It was not until this time that Ni Kun reacted and stared at the "golden light" that almost hit his face and was now tightly wrapped around Wen Caiting's forearm.
It turned out to be a snake.
This snake is only three feet long, with a pair of fleshy horns on its head and scales all over its body that gleam golden in the sun, making it look both strange and gorgeous.
The snake was pinched by Wen Caiting's slender hands, with its fangs wide open and its ferocious snake mouth. The snake's body coiled around Wen Caiting's forearm, desperately entangled with it, trying to break free.
"Huh?" Wen Caiting exclaimed softly, "This snake still has the strength to struggle?"
With her skills, she should have been able to cut the snake's vital points with just a casual grab.
Unexpectedly, the snake's body was extremely tough, not inferior to the second- or third-rate martial artists who had practiced horizontal training kung fu in the world. She pinched the snake to death with just one pinch.
But that's all.
Next, Wen Caiting exerted a little strength, and her seemingly slender jade fingers were like iron clamps, and with a snap, she pinched the snake's seven inches in half.
She threw the snake's corpse aside, turned around and asked Ni Kun on her back:
"Are you okay, young master?"
Ni Kun remained calm, glanced at her, and said calmly:
"nonsense."
Wen Caiting smiled sweetly:
"I have spoken out of turn. Young Master has extraordinary powers. How can a mere poisonous snake, even if it is a bit strange, do anything to you?"
The snake was not only strong, but also as fast as the wind when it flew out of the forest. If a second-rate or third-rate warrior was caught off guard, he would probably be bitten by the snake.
But for a demon master like Wen Caiting, it was nothing. Even she was not afraid of this snake, let alone Ni Kun, who was a first-class "Sword Immortal" in her mind?
But she didn't know that if she hadn't caught the snake just now, Ni Kun would have been bitten and might have died again.
Wen Caiting was about to leave, but Ni Kun said, "Wait a minute."
As he spoke, he jumped off Wen Caiting's back and walked to the snake corpse that she had casually thrown on the ground. It was still dead but not stiff, and was slightly twisting and trembling. He frowned and observed it for a while, then pointed at the snake:
"Take out the snake gall."
Wen Caiting lowered her head and picked up the snake corpse. With a scratch with her fingernail, she cut the snake's body open like a blade and took out a dark purple snake gall.
Just as he was taking out the snake gall, he heard Ni Kun say in a cold voice:
"Eat it."
"Ah?" Wen Caiting was slightly stunned. She could kill snakes and take their gallbladders without changing her expression, and swallow snake gallbladders raw...
He looked at Ni Kun as if begging for mercy, but saw that Ni Kun was glaring at him hungrily. He had no choice but to make a bitter face, grit his teeth and frown, and stuff the snake gall into his mouth.
She was about to swallow the snake gall bladder whole, but Ni Kun suddenly said:
"Bite it up and then swallow it."
Wen Caiting groaned in her heart, but she still didn't dare to disobey. She had to bite the snake gall with her teeth. Suddenly, she felt an extremely fishy and bitter juice filling her mouth, which made her feel nauseous and she almost vomited the snake gall instinctively.
However, Ni Kun was so intimidating that Wen Caiting didn't dare to spit it out no matter how uncomfortable she felt. She covered her mouth with her hand and forced herself to swallow it. She then quickly took out the water bag and took a few gulps of water to rinse her mouth. Then she looked at Ni Kun with tears in her eyes: "Young Master..."
Ni Kun said: "Stop talking nonsense, experience it carefully and feel if there are any changes in your body."
Wen Caiting was startled, and after carefully feeling it for a while, her expression suddenly changed slightly:
"This... my power seems to have increased a little?"
He flexed and stretched his fingers again, and asked in surprise, "It seems like even the strength has increased a little?"
With her talent and her current level of cultivation, it is not easy for her to improve her skills. She must use the best furnace and cauldron, or practice hard for years, before she can make any progress.
His physical strength had almost reached its limit, and no matter how much he practiced, it was difficult to increase his strength.
But I didn't expect that after eating a snake gall, my skills and strength would actually increase. Although the increase was only a tiny bit, it was still very valuable.
He bowed to Ni Kunying in surprise and said happily:
"Thank you, sir! I didn't expect this strange snake to be a natural treasure. It can actually improve my skills and strength. If it weren't for your guidance, I would have almost missed it."
Ni Kun nodded slightly:
"Since there is a snake here, there must be more strange snakes. We will stay here for a while and catch snakes to get their gallbladders."
Wen Caiting thought Ni Kun was giving her a chance to improve her cultivation. Just as she was about to thank him, she heard Ni Kun say leisurely:
"The snake gall belongs to me, you are not allowed to keep it privately."
ah?
Wen Caiting was stunned: Sir, you are a first-class swordsman and hero, and you still need to covet this little snake gall?
But she didn't know that if Ni Kun didn't cheat, his own fighting power wouldn't even be enough to defeat her with just one finger.
His aptitude is even worse, and he is a "stupid" person as certified by the Dragon Elephant Prajna Sutra.
And this strange snake, as expected, is the "Bosuqu Snake" in The Return of the Condor Heroes.
The snake gall has the ability to increase power, increase strength, and keep the meridians unobstructed.
By now Ni Kun was no longer surprised by the appearance of the Bosuqu snake. He only wanted to get more snake gall to replenish his body.
Maybe it can improve his poor qualifications a little bit?
At that moment, Wen Caiting led the way and searched upstream along the stream flowing out of the valley.
