Zhutian: Starting from being forced to bind

There was no way forward and no way back. For a moment, the air pressure on the ship dropped and the group was completely lost and unable to see the way forward.

Chen Xi didn't need to ask specifically, they started complaining to each other, and the general meaning was that they had no money and how would they survive if they went back?

Jeff, who had been waiting, finally found the opportunity to speak: "If you don't have money...I can help you make money?"

Suddenly, everyone on the boat turned their eyes to Jeff.

Jeff's face twitched twice. It was obvious that he was excited. He pointed at the dead python and said, "If we can catch that big guy alive, we will get a lot of money."

After the words were spoken, people with a little common sense shook their heads desperately. What a joke! They didn't want to capture that horrible python alive.

Jeff was talking to himself, "Do you know the legendary Scarlet Naga? It's a unique snake in the world, there's only one of its kind. If we catch it, we'll get a bounty that we won't be able to spend in several lifetimes."

Chen Xi, who had been silent on the side, was delighted. Great guy, I knew you were the key person. Now I have the clue about the Scarlet Naga.

There followed a debate on the boat. Gong Lanlan was the first to object, but Jeff tempted them with a large sum of money. Eventually, both sides reached an agreement to catch an ordinary python first before deciding whether to catch the scarlet naga.

It’s not that they want to catch them, but if they don’t, they will have no money to go back.

Captain Sarai finally spoke up at this time: "If you want to attack the Scarlet Naga, then I won't bring you there. It's a cursed land and I don't want to get into trouble."

Now it was Jeff's turn to be at a loss. No matter how much he tried to persuade Captain Salley, he just wouldn't agree.

Finally, the two sides discussed for a while and took a step back. Captain Salai did not take them to catch the snake, but did not leave. He waited for them on the shore and took them back after they caught the python.

The snake catching team has also discussed it and decided to do this tonight. They will land tomorrow and go deep into the rainforest to catch snakes from land.

Chen Xi ejected the two empty shells from the gun chamber, replaced them with two bullets, and kept the chamber fully loaded with six rounds. He was trying to find a reason to follow the other party.

He didn't go to the mountain, the mountain came to him.

Jeff approached him when no one was around and said straight to the point, "You became a bodyguard for money, and I want to make money too, so why don't we work together?"

"Catch the Scarlet Naga?"

"Yes, as long as we catch the snake, we can retire and enjoy endless wealth and glory for the rest of our lives."

"That sounds good, but why should I believe you can catch that guy?"

"Everything has risks. You can take a gamble. If you get caught, we split the money. If you fail, it's just a waste of a few days."

Chen Xi pondered for a while before agreeing: "Okay, as long as you don't do anything naughty, then let's cooperate."

Jeff's face twitched again, and he was pleased.

If possible, Jeff didn't want to be on the opposite side of Chen Xi.

Jeff went back satisfied. Not long after, Gong Lanlan came over again and stood beside Chen Xi, leaning her elbows on the side of the boat, looking at the dark river surface, and said in a faint voice: "I didn't mean to kill him."

"Yeah, I know, it was all an accident."

"I wonder if we guessed wrong?"

"Even though I have no evidence, I still feel it is correct."

"Maybe. Right or wrong, true or false, it doesn't matter anymore."

"Then what do you blame yourself for?"

"I just didn't think he was going to die."

"Everyone will die."

"It's different. I always feel like I'm the murderer."

"Then change your thinking. If you are sure that's what he thinks, what will you do?"

Gong Lanlan thought for a moment and said, "I'll beat him up."

"Then you are really kind."

"I'm different from you. I'm just an ordinary person. I grew up in a circus and didn't live a very good life. But even so, I'm still full of hope for the future. I never thought I would kill anyone."

"Jin Baliang was killed by a python. What does it have to do with you?"

"But it was I who had him thrown into the water."

"According to what you said, he is not more responsible. He was the one who had bad intentions first. So, Chunchun brought this upon herself."

"Ha! Maybe. Thank you for comforting me."

"No, I'm just stating the facts, and I can't empathize with your thoughts."

"Ok?"

"In my opinion, human life is not valuable. If they die, they die. Especially for people like that, their death can save food."

"You..." Gong Lanlan didn't know what to say, so she changed the subject: "Your job is so dangerous, don't you plan to change jobs?"

"I don't know anything else."

"You are such a good cook, why don't you think of opening a restaurant?"

"Where to open it?"

"Go back to your country and open it."

"Who told you I'm Chinese?"

"what?"

"I am an illegal resident, without any identity." Chen Xi explained speechlessly. This time the system did not assign him any identity. He was truly an illegal resident.

Gong Lanlan was also dumbfounded.

"So I can only live in a country with incomplete laws and systems. Forget about returning to China."

"Well... you can also open a restaurant in Thailand. You know so many powerful people. It shouldn't be difficult to get an identity, right?"

"That's true, but I don't like Thai nationality, and I don't want to open a restaurant in Southeast Asia. It's too hot."

Well, Gong Lanlan was completely speechless.

"Besides, I make $10,000 a day as a bodyguard. It's easy to make a lot of money. What's wrong with that?"

"Being a bodyguard is dangerous. What if you die?"

"Then I'll die. At least I enjoyed it."

"Okay, I won't advise you anymore."

"Why do you suddenly care about me?"

"Nothing, I just think you're a good person, it's a pity to die."

"Oh."

The two of them fell into a brief silence. Chen Xi leaned against the side of the boat, lit another cigarette, and took out a can of Coke from his backpack beside him: "I'll treat you."

Gong Lanlan took it and smiled: "Thank you."

Just like this, one person smoked silently, and another person drank Coke silently. The smell of smoke drove away a lot of mosquitoes.

Inside the cabin, Da Jiao and Jia Peng huddled together to peek, and the two were whispering to each other, fearing that their most beloved Sister Lan had been deceived.

In another cabin, Ali's eyes were rolling up to the sky. What's the big deal? She still couldn't walk after seeing the handsome guy.

Zhang Tianshi and the zombie Awei were already fast asleep. Compared to the others, these two were much more carefree.

There was no room for Chen Xi in the cabin, so he simply found an open space on the deck to set up a tent and sleep there tonight. As for safety issues, he still left it to the shadow guard.

He summoned the shadow guard secretly and then dived into the water. This guy doesn't need to breathe and can stay in the water all night.

They spent a rare peaceful night. After the sun rose the next day, the boat moved and approached the shore. Everyone got off the boat and prepared to hunt the python. Only Jeff and Chen Xi were targeting the scarlet naga.

On the way, Jeff also discussed with Chen Xi that they should not shoot the python when they encounter it, as its death is not worth it.

Chen Xi nodded and did not object. Now he also figured out what the Scarlet Naga was. The one with red eyes was the target. As for the other pythons, it didn't matter whether he killed them or not.

The person leading the way was Jeff. He led a group of people towards the place where the Scarlet Naga appeared. Those people didn't know either and just followed them. Only Gong Lanlan was always worried.

Gong Lanlan moved closer to Chen Xi and followed closely behind him. She felt a little safer by his side.

Even though Chen Xi was a ruthless killer, he gave her the feeling that he was much better than Jeff. Her intuition told her that Chen Xi had no ill will towards them, but that person might not be the case.

Unfortunately, Gong Lanlan didn't know Chen Xi's nature. Just because he had no ill intentions didn't mean he had good intentions. Just because he didn't harm others didn't mean he was willing to save them. If he could lure out the Scarlet Naga, then he could completely stay out of Jeff's plan.

It’s just using a living person as bait. As long as he is not used, what does the life and death of others have to do with him?

The more worlds one travels through, the more cold-blooded one becomes.

After walking in the mud for more than two hours, they finally found a relatively clean water source. When Ali was about to drink water, she was stopped by Jeff.

With Jeff's reminder, everyone realized that the water was full of parasites. They were so scared that they quickly retreated, fearing that they would be parasitized. Chen Xi was not afraid of these things, but he just found them disgusting.

There was no water to drink and everyone was very thirsty. Chen Xi took out a few cans of Coke from his backpack, drank one himself and shared the rest with everyone.

Gong Lanlan and Ali each got a can, and they drank it with disdain for each other. Drinking Coke didn't stop them from fighting.

"I'm a little hungry. What do you want to eat later?" Chen Xi asked casually.

Jeff's face twitched again: "Watch me."

Jeff used his hand as bait and fished a python out of a tree hole. That was his lunch.

Chen Xi made a fire, and the others roasted the snake meat. Jeff ate it raw, not worrying about any parasites.

As if he noticed Chen Xi's gaze, Jeff smiled crookedly: "Want to try it?"

"No, I still like to eat it cooked." Chen Xi waved his hand: "Just enjoy it yourself."

After lunch, in the afternoon, they were attacked by a python. The problem was that Jeff hadn't prepared the trap yet, and everyone was already in danger.

Seeing the critical situation, Chen Xi was ready to draw his gun, but Jeff, who was not far away, shouted loudly: "Don't shoot, I can handle it!"

Chen Xi curled his lips and said, okay.

Jeff had a good idea, but his personal strength was not enough to catch the python without the help of a trap. The rope was wrapped around the python's upper jaw, but the snake was too strong and he was pulled away.

"Ah la la~~" Chen Xi looked at Jeff's flying figure and even had time to say something sarcastic: "The landing posture is not good-looking."

The others on the side were all frowning.

The python struggled hard to break free from the rope, and swam to another place in just a few seconds, attacking Chen Xi and others from behind.

Jeff stood in the distance in annoyance, watching the python's head being blown apart by a bullet, but he could not say anything.

Chen Xi gave him the opportunity, but he didn't seize it.

Chen Xi is a bodyguard, not a snake catcher. He doesn't know how to deal with pythons. If a python attacks him, his only way to deal with it is to shoot. No one can find fault with him.

The first hunt failed and the group's morale was a little low, but who could be blamed for this?

The python came so suddenly that there was no way to catch it without a trap.

Compared with the failed capture, they encountered a more serious situation. Ali was infected and urgently needed antibiotic treatment, otherwise she would die here.

Jeff seized the opportunity again and led everyone to the area where the Scarlet Naga appeared, using the excuse that there were antibiotics on the ship.

The zombie Awei was parasitized by red nematodes, but no one noticed.

Chen Xi and Jeff reached an agreement again. He would not interfere with the other party's snake catching, but if the capture failed and the python attacked him, he would shoot without hesitation. There was no room for negotiation.

Chapter 95 Internal strife

That night, the exhausted group found a hunter's camp to rest. They would have to travel another day to reach Jeff's boat the next day.

Dinner was still snake meat, from the same python that Chen Xi had killed before. Jeff cut off a large piece of meat and had it as dinner.

We lit a bonfire and roasted the snake meat, but unfortunately there was no seasoning.

Chen Xi took out two cans of Coke again: "These are the last two. I'll drink one and you can divide the other one among yourselves."

No one expressed dissatisfaction. Under such circumstances, it was already very good that Chen Xi was willing to share it with them.

The infected Ali was a little weak and leaned against the tree trunk. She rarely quarreled with Gong Lanlan. The two of them talked about some intimate things, and their relationship was greatly eased. However, the topic went off topic as they talked.

Ali: "Are you interested in him?"

Gong Lanlan: "Who?"

Ali: "Don't pretend."

Gong Lanlan: "I didn't, I just...wanted to find a little sense of security."

Ali: "You have always advocated self-reliance, why do you suddenly want to rely on a man?"