Song Yinghuai knelt on one knee on the tree trunk, his back as straight as a pine, completely unaffected by the height. He pulled the bow and arrow with both hands, his cold gaze fixed on the constantly moving fluctuation.
Xu Buyue looked over from the side. The man's eyes were sharp and deep, his features well - defined. No matter how you looked at him, he had the imposing manner of a king ruling the world.
Immediately afterwards, she quickly composed herself and also focused on observing what was below.
Suddenly, she pointed at the bushes right in front of her and shouted, "It's there!"
Song Yinghuai immediately turned around, aimed in a certain direction below, and quickly shot out an iron arrow. "Whoosh!"
How fierce it was!
The sharp sound of breaking through the air instantly tore across the sky, like a lightning bolt splitting down from the sky, with great power and irresistible force!
The arrow grazed past Xu Buyue's face, and the strong wind it brought messed up her hair in the wind.
After shooting one arrow, he didn't stop. He quickly picked up another arrow, nocked it on the bow, and shot in rapid succession!
In the torrential rain of arrows, Xu Buyue saw that the giant python's head, body, and tail were each hit by several iron arrows!
The giant python let out a long, shrill hiss in pain. Its tail swept across the valley, stirring up gusts of wind below, shaking the branches in the valley and howling angrily.
The big tree where Song Yinghuai and the others were located was not spared either. Xu Buyue hugged the tree trunk with both hands to barely keep from falling.
As the saying goes, a centipede does not topple over even when dead. Such a huge python, even though it was hit by several arrows, was still as powerful as if it were trying to shake a big tree.
Just as Song Yinghuai was about to nock another arrow and shoot, several figures suddenly emerged from the flying dust and broken leaves below!
Song Yinghuai paused for a moment. His eyes squinted instantly, and his heart tightened.
Those people seemed to be...
Those people were probably attracted into the valley by the commotion. Who would have thought that as soon as they came in, they were caught in the storm created by the giant python.
Facing the colossal creature, the several people fought hand - to - hand with weapons in their hands, but it was of no avail.
At this moment, the injured giant python became even more ferocious. It opened its huge mouth and spat out a cloud of poisonous mist straight at the people!
Two of them were the first to be hit and were immediately knocked unconscious by the poisonous mist!
Another person was thrown out by the two poisoned people just before they lost consciousness. The familiar bright red Hu - style female riding clothes fluttered in the air.
The next moment, Song Yinghuai's pupils suddenly constricted, and he blurted out a cry, "Caiyu!"
Xu Buyue was staggering on the tree. Hearing this, she let out an "Ah".
Then she saw Song Yinghuai shoot towards the ground like a meteor.
"Fourth Brother!" Xu Buyue was shocked. She let go of the tree and fell from the tall tree, trying to chase after him.
Unexpectedly, she underestimated the height of the tree. Her light - footed skill was not enough. After landing, her ankle ached sharply, and she sprained and fell to the ground. She watched helplessly as the man flew away quickly and shouted, "Be careful!"
The man couldn't hear her worried call behind him at all. All he could see was Caiyu, who had just been thrown out by Song Yongzhen and Song Boming.
"Clang!"
The Tie Ma Bing He long sword was drawn from his waist. The man spun around and swung out a dazzling curtain of light, slashing at the giant python in front of him.
The curtain of light was like a shooting rainbow, blocking the momentum of the giant python's tail sweeping towards Caiyu.
Caiyu was swept by the strong wind and fell to one side.
Fortunately, this was a primeval forest, and there was a thick layer of decaying fallen leaves on the ground all year round. After the heavy fall, she just saw stars in front of her eyes and was not injured.
Then, she heard the giant python let out another long hiss, and its tail continued to sweep wildly across the valley.
She crawled and climbed towards a tree trunk to hide. After finally standing still, she could see clearly that there was a familiar figure riding on the giant python's body.
The giant python had just been stabbed in the eye by the Tie Ma Bing He long sword. Now in pain, it was shaking wildly.
But Song Yinghuai rode on its body and couldn't be shaken off. The giant python let out a long hiss and swam towards the cliff with him on its back!
Was it trying to die together with him?
"My Lord!" Caiyu was extremely frightened. She chased after the snake's tail and ran frantically. "My Lord! Jump off!"
But Song Yinghuai didn't want to jump off.
He came here to get the snake gall. A century - old giant python was a once - in - a - century encounter. If he missed this opportunity, Empress Ma wouldn't be able to wait.
Even if the snake gall could extend Empress Ma's life for another month, it would be worth it.
The giant python swam very fast and had reached the edge of the cliff. It began to shake its body wildly again, even using its body to ram into the huge rocks on the edge of the cliff, trying to smash Song Yinghuai against the rocks.
It seemed that Song Yinghuai was about to be smashed against the rocks.
Suddenly, the giant python's body twisted, and the direction of its shaking changed. Song Yinghuai clung to the snake's body and slid over the top of the rock, drawing a long arc in the air.
The next moment, he saw Caiyu holding the Ya Jiu dagger and stabbing it straight into the python's vital spot. The blade was completely embedded in the snake's body!
No matter how big a snake was, being injured in the vital spot was fatal.
The Ya Jiu dagger had the power to split mountains, so it was no problem for it to pierce the giant python.
In great pain, the giant python's body rolled 360 degrees like a barrel. Even Song Yinghuai couldn't hold on tightly, let alone Caiyu.
In a split - second, Song Yinghuai slid down to the vital spot and grabbed Caiyu with his iron - like arm just as she was about to fall off the snake's body.
"Hold on to me tightly!" Song Yinghuai shouted. He clasped Caiyu's waist with one hand and held his long sword high with the other -
His cold and well - defined face was as calm as autumn water. A sword light flashed down along his cheek and stabbed straight at the center of the giant python's forehead!
This sword was as swift as a falling meteor and as powerful as a splitting lightning bolt. It was firmly inserted into the center of the giant python's forehead!
"Hiss...!"
The huge snake's tail waved wildly in the air. Soon, all the surrounding trees and rocks were flattened.
Song Yinghuai and Caiyu had landed after flying. The veins on the backs of his hands hadn't disappeared yet, which showed how much internal strength he had used just now.
Since the snake's head was dead, the giant python's rampage now was just a last - ditch struggle. They just had to wait for it to stop breathing and they would succeed.
Song Yinghuai turned his head and glanced at Caiyu. Anger flashed in his eyes. He was just about to scold her habitually for why she had left the hunting ground and entered the deep mountains.
But suddenly he remembered that Caiyu had been angry with him, and he also remembered all the methods Song Yongzhen had taught him on the way to the hunting ground.
Countless thoughts flashed through the man's mind in an instant. He just softly called out, "Caiyu..."
Caiyu's whole mind was still on the giant python. Suddenly hearing someone call her, she turned her head blankly.
She saw Song Yinghuai's pale face on the verge of collapse. He seemed unable to hold on.
Caiyu was shocked. She quickly supported him with her backhand and took all of his weight on her thin shoulders. She hurriedly shouted,
"My Lord! How are you?"
Song Yinghuai buried his face in the woman's shoulder and replied weakly,
"I'm probably... poisoned!"
Poisoned?
Caiyu was even more worried. "What should we do?"
"All my medicines were confiscated by My Lord and given to Ji Ming!" Caiyu was so anxious that her eyes were red. "Do you have any antidote pills on you?"
Song Yinghuai quietly pressed the antidote pill on his chest and said, "... No... I gave them all to the Princess of Nan'an... Yuer, I'm so weak all over. I may be dying."
"My Lord." In her panic, Caiyu didn't notice the man's cunning at all. Looking at the "dying" Song Yinghuai, her tears fell patter by patter.
"Hold on. I'll help you find the Princess and the Princes of Qi and Zhou. They have antidote pills on them."
Find someone?
Song Yinghuai didn't want to find anyone.
The little girl had been giving him the cold shoulder for many days. Now that he finally had an opportunity to make her let down her guard and shed her prickly exterior, how could he find someone?
Song Yinghuai increased his strength and pressed all his weight on her soft body.
He pretended to be dead.
His heavy body made Caiyu's knees tremble when she had just taken a step with him supported. She almost knelt down. How could she support him?
"My Lord, don't die!" Caiyu thought that only a dying or drunk person could be so heavy. She was really scared this time, and her tears flowed even more freely. "What will I do if you die?"
Song Yinghuai murmured from her shoulder, "Yuer... I'm going to die, but I can't rest in peace... You're still angry with me, and you haven't forgiven me yet. I'm about to go to the underworld... Cough cough cough..."
He coughed appropriately, acting perfectly. "I, I'm really not reconciled..."
He held the little girl's fair and slender hand with his backhand, and his warm breath blew in her ear. "Yuer... Before I die, can you forgive me?"