Records of the Cattle and Horses of Chang'an

Chapter 584 Vine

Cui Bianxu and his guards had a set of hand gestures they had developed since childhood. Almost instantly, everyone tensed up like a fully drawn bow and looked to the left in unison.

Very good, not even a hair.

The guards turned their attention to Cui Bianxu, waiting for his orders.

Cui Bianxu made a gesture of encirclement and took the lead to slowly approach Jian Ming, taking every step extremely carefully.

Although Jian Ming is usually a bit of a whirlwind, he is never vague when it comes to serious matters. Although they didn't see any danger, they still had to be on guard.

At least pull the person back first.

When he was about to reach Jianming, Cui Bianxu suddenly felt a cold gaze falling on him. He made a decision almost instantly. He picked up Jianming and threw him back, while he also quickly retreated five meters.

Jian Ming, who had temporarily escaped death, gasped for breath and pointed to the thick vines at the upper left corner of the cave entrance: "There, there is something!"

It wasn't that he was timid, but the thing only glanced at him and he felt cold all over and stiff.

It was a primal warning: that thing was very, very dangerous.

The forests here are lush with vegetation, and even the cliffs outside the cave are covered with vines. No one has cleaned them for many years. The branches and leaves at the bottom are darker green, almost black, while the outer layer is emerald green.

Now it was late, and it was pitch black outside, so that piece could not be seen clearly.

Li Sheng said coldly: "Can you see clearly what it is?"

"do not know."

Jian Ming calmed down, stood still with the knife in hand, and spoke very quickly: "I only saw the eyes. They were very big, almost as big as a human head."

To be precise, he only saw one eye.

It seemed as if the thing was spying on them in the dark, ready to strike at any moment.

With eyes that big, whatever this thing is, it must be of astonishing size.

"Eye?"

"About the size of a human head?"

"Could it be that you had a cramp just now and were afraid that we would laugh at you, so you made up a lie to tease us?"

There were so many of them staring at the place he mentioned, but they didn't see anything wrong, so they couldn't help but feel a little skeptical about his statement.

Jian Ming was immediately furious. Just as he was about to open his mouth to refute, he saw Cui Bianxu throw out something the size of a fist as fast as lightning: "We'll know if it's there or not once we try it."

The thing passed through the layers of vines that Jian Ming mentioned, and slammed heavily onto the stone wall covered by the vines, making a loud explosion.

Everyone, including Cui Bianxu himself, was startled by the noise.

Jian Ming muttered to himself with a dull look in his eyes, "Why does this sound a bit like a Taoist priest exploding his furnace while refining an elixir?"

This is the firecracker that Jiang Shangxian had made earlier. Making gunpowder can easily change the course of history and may also cause trouble for himself.

After much deliberation, Xiao Jiang made some small firecrackers to play with - wouldn't it be more lively and less tiring to throw firecrackers while eating during the New Year than burning bamboo?

This thing has no power at all, it just makes a loud and scary noise.

Before the couple parted ways, Jiang Shangxian gave him two fist-sized guns, saying that if he encountered danger and had to run away, he should throw one out to attract the enemy's attention and scare Shunbin.

"It's a snake!" Cui Bianxu stared at that place intently. He just saw a black and red snake's tongue shrinking rapidly among the vines.

At this moment, the vines seemed to have rolled up green waves, and countless branches, leaves and gravel fell down. A section of the thick dark brown body slowed down after the initial shock.

The color of the snake's body was similar to that of the stone wall, and it was hidden under the vines. No wonder they couldn't see it after looking for a long time.

If Cui Bianxu hadn't remembered that he still had two firecrackers and simply threw one out to scare people, the giant snake wouldn't have been scared out so quickly.

As if knowing it had been discovered, the snake did not hide and slowly revealed most of its body.

Only then did everyone understand why Jian Ming was so scared just now.

It's just too big.

A huge oval snake head was pressing against the ceiling of the cave, its neck was bulging, and its huge eyes seemed to glow, with its pupils standing upright, staring coldly at them from top to bottom.

Just looking at his appearance, you can tell that he is definitely not a good person.

Perhaps because his master was ahead, Jian Ming felt a lot bolder, and even had the energy to make a joke: "How can this be a snake? It's almost a dragon, right? Look at the bump on its head. It's not even fully exposed yet. If it were to be exposed, we'd be enough for it to eat. If we kowtow to this snake ancestor a few times, will it let us go?"

Li Sheng was practically amused by him, and he became talkative for once. He pressed his lips into a line and spoke in a muffled voice, "A snake that cultivates for a thousand years becomes a python, a python that cultivates for two years becomes an anaconda, an anaconda that cultivates for two years becomes a dragon, and a dragon that cultivates for a thousand years becomes a dragon. This thing isn't even a anaconda now. Dragons have two horns, and this one has only one. It might have bumped its head somewhere running too fast, resulting in a swelling. If you want to kowtow, do it by yourself, don't bring us along."

Cui Bianxu really didn't expect that it was okay for Jianming to be out of tune, but why did Lisheng join in the nonsense?

Without even turning around, he said angrily, "What time is it, and you two are still bickering here? Send a signal and tell those four to be careful."

If you don't understand the situation and just run back without any preparation, wouldn't it be a waste of this thing as a snack?

The way that the battle master Xiao Cui sends signals is very simple, which is a special whistle. The different lengths of whistle sounds have different meanings. The four people are just hunting nearby and will not run too far. The whistle sound can be transmitted very far in the mountains, and they will definitely be able to hear it.

Cui Bianxu didn't dare to take his eyes off the giant snake. "This one must be a mountain snake. It's extremely poisonous. One bite can kill a person. Normal ones are only about 15 feet long at most. I wonder how many years it has lived to grow to this size."

We are not afraid of anything else when it comes to wild animals in the mountains, but we are afraid that they live long.

Anyone who can survive in a complex and dangerous natural environment for far longer than his peers is considered to be intelligent.

Judging from what was exposed now, he estimated that the entire snake was at least five meters long. If things went wrong, they might all die here.

"Jiulang, do we really have to fight this thing?" Jian Ming couldn't help but speak out when he saw that his master was already holding two swords, with his back muscles tensed, ready to fight at any time.

Li Sheng also said: "Jiulang will go first, and the subordinates will cover the rear."

If he fought with ordinary people, Cui Bianxu would beat ten of them alone without them even giving him a second glance.

But I'm afraid this one is not easy to fight.

Cui Bianxu glanced at the guard who was holding a whistle and ready to go outside the cave to send a signal. He kicked his feet and rushed towards the giant snake with the two swords in his hands.

To strike first is to be strong, but to strike later is to suffer disaster.

It was obvious that this thing had come with ill intentions, so there was no need for him to wait. There would be a fierce battle sooner or later anyway.

As for retreat?

Cui Yi has grown up and has never thought of retreating in a fight!