After returning to the village, start chasing the mountain from binding Emei

Chapter 58: Snake Cave! [Read more]

The skeleton was sitting with his back against the cave wall, wearing a flowered Dacron jacket, but it was already in tatters.

He was holding a hatchet in his hand, which had long been corroded by rust.

A pair of empty eyes staring ahead.

Chen Yang had never encountered such a thing before. No matter how brave he was, he was still scared when he was suddenly hit by this.

The body has completely turned to bones, and the cause of death cannot be seen.
But this person must have died a long time ago. Judging from the way he was dressed, he should have lived in the 1980s or 1990s.

The man holding the hatchet is most likely a nearby mountain dweller.

Could it be Huang Can’s grandfather?

A thought suddenly flashed through Chen Yang's mind.

Huang Can said that his grandfather died in Mixian Gou, and his father also died in the mountains while trying to find his grandfather's body.

The timing is right, I'll let Huang Can come and take a look later.

"Chiji..."

At this time, seeing that Chen Yang had not caught up for a long time, the Monkey King ran out of the cave again and pulled his trouser legs.

"Don't be surprised if there's anything strange! Don't be surprised if there's anything strange!"

Chen Yang bowed to the corpse, then carefully followed the Monkey King deeper into the cave.

The passage inside the cave was quite winding. After walking around for five or six minutes, the space in front gradually widened and a cave appeared.

The cave is as big as half a basketball court.

Empty.

The walls of the cave are covered with densely packed, honeycomb-like holes.

Many of these holes should be connected to the outside world, with sporadic light shining in, allowing people to barely see things.

When the wind blew, the air swirled and collided in the cavity, making a humming sound that sounded like a whisper, a scream, or even crying, and was quite creepy.

The passage seems to have ended here.

Chen Yang took the flashlight and shone it around in circles. This place gave him a chill down his spine.

"Jiji!"

The Monkey King pointed to a hole in the wall of the cave, then leaped in himself.

Chen Yang followed closely behind.

The hole was not big and the entrance was narrow, just enough for one person to fit in. But once one entered, the space became much larger.

The entrance of the cave was sprinkled with realgar powder, which had a pungent smell.

There were several people lying in a mess in the cave.

"Uncle Da Neng?"

Chen Yang saw Song Daneng at a glance.

He sat against the wall with his head tilted, looking like a corpse.

Chen Yang's heart skipped a beat and he quickly checked his breath and felt his neck pulse.

Fortunately, he is not dead.

After a quick inspection, no injuries were found.

Chen Yang took out a tube of physical strength juice, pinched his mouth open, and poured it directly into his mouth.

Not long after, Song Daneng's weak breathing gradually became heavy.

The color quickly returned to his pale face.

It seems that he is hungry and fainted from hunger.

At this time, Song Da Neng's eyelids twitched slightly, and then he opened his eyes.

The strong light caused his pupils to shrink suddenly and his face wrinkled like orange peel.

Chen Yang quickly moved the flashlight away.

Song Daneng took a while to adjust himself before he could see Chen Yang's face clearly.

"Xiaoyang?"

"Uncle Da Neng, how do you feel?"

"Huh, it seems to be okay."

Song Daneng let out a long sigh. At this moment, his hair was disheveled and his body was covered in dirt. He looked like a beggar.

"Why are you here?" After his physical strength was restored and his spirits were better, Song Daneng sat up straight and looked at Chen Yang in front of him, "Are you here to save me?"

Chen Yang shrugged helplessly, "You've been in the mountains for so many days, and it's raining heavily. Everyone is worried about you. The village has organized a rescue..."

He briefly recounted what had happened.

Song Daneng's face was full of guilt, "It's all my fault for being obsessed with money, ah..."

It's hard to say.

"I won't say more, just be happy if everything is alright."

Chen Yang patted his shoulder and then turned to look at other people.

There were seven people lying in a mess in the cave.

An old man, a young couple, and the remaining four men in camouflage uniforms, should be Han Baozhu's colleagues.

The conditions of these people seemed to be even worse than that of Song Daneng, especially the old man, who was in critical condition.

"Uncle Da Neng, what's going on with you guys?"

Chen Yang took out a bottle of mineral water, poured a bottle of physical strength juice into it, and fed them two sips of water one by one.

After all, they didn't know each other, so he didn't need to be too generous. These two sips of water were enough to help them recover some strength.

"Hey."

Song Daneng was a little speechless. "The dry food was finished. These guys were very hungry, so they picked some plums to eat. I told them not to eat anything from the mountains, but they didn't listen. They said plums are not poisonous..."

"It's hard to persuade the damned ghosts with good words. As a result, after eating the plums, they vomited and had diarrhea..."

Song Daneng's mouth was full of complaints.

Plum?

I guess it’s the plums on the plum tree outside.

It seemed very wise of him not to eat it.

Chen Yang pinched his nose. No wonder he felt a strange smell here just now.

With so many people vomiting and defecating, it must be a spectacular sight.

"I'm afraid this old man is dying."

Song Daneng pulled open the old man's trouser leg. Half of his leg was black and swollen, and there were two snake bite marks on his ankle.

Although Chen Yang fed him the energy juice and his complexion recovered a little, his lips were blue and purple, which showed that he was poisoned.

"What kind of snake bit you? Do you know?" Chen Yang asked.

"Five-step snake."

Song Daneng was very sure. He seemed to have thought of something, and a flash of panic crossed his face. "Did you see the snake when you came in just now?"

Chen Yang shook his head.

Song Daneng's face changed slightly, and he reached out to grab Chen Yang's shoulder, "No, we have to leave here quickly, this is a snake den, when we came in..."

They came here the night before yesterday, and as soon as they arrived, they encountered a group of snakes holding a meeting. Hundreds of poisonous snakes gathered together. Song Daneng still shudders when he thinks of that scene.

If he hadn't carried realgar powder with him and found such a place to hide in time, he couldn't imagine what the consequences would be.

"Don't worry."

Chen Yang comforted Song Daneng and then checked the old man's condition.

The five-step snake, whose scientific name is Agkistrodon acutus, is extremely poisonous. It is said that anyone bitten by it will fall to the ground before running five steps.

But rumors are just rumors after all, and a little exaggerated. No matter how strong the poison is, it won't be able to prevent people from running away.

There are cross marks on the wound, which means it has been treated and there won’t be too much residual poison.

That should be enough to save his life, right?

Chen Yang took out the snake medicine given by Huang Can, pried open the old man's mouth, and poured it down his throat.

Although he has a universal serum, he is not that generous. We are strangers, and it is already a good conscience for him to feed you some snake medicine.

Huang Can boasted about his snake medicine as miraculous, but if it couldn't cure the venom of the five-step snake, all his boasting would be in vain.

After all, in the mountains of Shu, the five-step snake is considered a very common venomous snake.

"Uncle Da Neng, are these people here to look for treasure? Did they find the treasure?"

After taking the medicine, Chen Yang ignored it and turned to ask Song Daneng.

(End of this chapter)