Chapter 96 My mother, the snake demon!

The first ray of morning light broke through the shackles of darkness and fell on the mountains. There was a hint of golden color among the smoky blue, and the bright colors were rendered layer by layer.

It's just that most of the sky is still dark at this moment, and it has not completely woken up from its deep sleep. The silver light falls on the trees, with a bit of unique tranquility.

The alternation of day and night is the time when the energy of heaven and earth is at its strongest. Ye Qin breathes in and out, and every move he makes is filled with inexplicable charm.

Between the ups and downs of his breathing, it seemed as if the entire mountains and rivers were shaking.

Thin white gas surrounded him, which could not be absorbed and was automatically excreted from the body. It had no effect on Ye Qin.

But it is of great benefit to the surrounding vegetation. It grows more vigorously and even the leaves become greener.

"The realm has been completely consolidated, and the air mass in the body has also solidified a lot, but if you want to condense it into Qi Dan, you need to speed up a little bit."

After returning from the Taoist temple, Ye Qin did not stop refining the elixir. Now there was only a ball of air forming in his body. There was still a long way to go until the elixir was ready, so he did not relax.

It just made Ye Qin a little confused. After this visualization, apart from the energy fed back by the Taoist temple, it didn't seem to bring any specific changes to his body, nor did he show any magical powers.

"Why is there no intuitive feedback at all this time?"

"Is it because the visualization object is special, so I can't give feedback in detail?"

Ye Qin thought about it several times but didn't have any clue. After studying for a long time, there was no result. He could only put it in the back of his mind for the time being. Fortunately, this time it was not all without gain.

The most urgent task is to absorb the acquired Qi as soon as possible and strengthen the Qi mass in the body, so that it can finally be condensed into a pill.

The days on the mountain were still peaceful, except that Ye Qin drove the animals to pick herbs for refining, and the surrounding villagers would try their best to avoid going up the mountain so as not to disturb the mountain god.

As the summer heat passes and the autumnal equinox approaches, the peace in the mountains is broken.

A car was driving on the winding mountain road.

"Fifth Master, how much money was given this time? Even you personally participated in this operation."

The man known as the Fifth Master is a middle-aged man in his 40s. He looks very ordinary. He is the kind of man who would never be found in a crowd. He looks very ordinary.

However, the others respected him quite a bit, and even vaguely respected him. It was obvious that he held a dominant position in the team.

Master Wu stretched out his hand and compared a number. Although the others said nothing, the surprise in their eyes revealed that this number was not simple.

"I'll go. It's such a big deal. After this is done, we will have enough food and clothing for the rest of our lives."

The fifth master nodded thoughtfully.

"So we have to work hard this time. Our employer is generous and we can't lose face. Moreover, I have received news that the archaeological team has noticed this. Let's take advantage of it before they come."

"When this order is completed, we can rest for a while."

The rest of the people nodded, "Don't worry, Fifth Master, don't worry when we do things. Besides, if you go out in person this time, you will definitely not make a mistake."

"But then again, what kind of tomb is it?"

"Do more and ask less. I've been on the street for so long. Why don't you understand these rules? You'll know when you get there."

The man who was scolded by the Fifth Master was not angry, but showed a flattering look, "I just want to ask the Fifth Master, isn't this out of curiosity?"

The Fifth Master glanced sideways at him, "I don't often hear the saying that curiosity kills the cat. All in all, after this is done, I won't treat you badly."

It turns out that this group of people is a gangster, commonly known as tomb robbers, and they are quite famous on the road.

Take the fifth master as an example. He was a good fighter at a young age and had been to many large tombs. He quit working in Jinpen, but he also had many people under his command.

This group of people specializes in selling buckets, and they have special channels. Many precious cultural relics have been sold by them, making a lot of ill-gotten gains.

The state strictly prohibits tomb robbing and reselling of cultural relics, but this kind of behavior is repeatedly prohibited. Some people take desperate measures and do not take the law seriously.

This group of people are cunning, they do things cleanly every time, their hands and feet are neat, and they leave no clues. In addition, they are indeed somewhat capable, so they have gained a reputation on the road.

This time I was hired by someone, and I didn't know where I got the news. I knew that there was a large tomb here, and I got here ahead of the archaeological team.

Since they were doing shady work, they either traveled on the road in the early morning or at night, and finally got here at sunrise.

"I got the news that the archaeological team sent a few people over to investigate earlier, but the large team won't arrive for a while, so we still have plenty of time."

"Xiaoliu Laotie, you are responsible for paying attention to the surrounding situation in a while. Datou and Xuanfeng will go directly to the spot to make a robbery hole. When it gets dark, we will take action!"

"I understand, Fifth Master!"

Although this place is remote and uninhabited, there are villages nearby. Just in case, someone still needs to be kept on guard.

It is precisely because of this kind of caution that Master Wu has never made a mistake in so many years.

After finally waiting until dark, the group of people loaded up their equipment and immediately started taking action.

This group of tomb robbers is well-trained. It can be said that each one has unique skills and has visited countless tombs.

They take tomb robbing as a profession, have accumulated rich experience, are good at disguising themselves to deceive others, and have a set of methods to deal with the anti-theft mechanisms in tombs.

What's more, the approximate scope of the tomb can be determined, which saves them a lot of effort to a certain extent. Next, they only need to locate the exact location and dig a good robbery hole.

In a certain respect, archaeologists are really not as good as them. After all, they are based on theory, and their practical actions are definitely not as good as the tomb robbers who have dug so many tombs.

Maybe they know what era the cultural relics came from and what cultural significance they contain, but these tomb robbers can dig a hole in the shortest time.

The location of the tomb is not difficult to find, it is on the side of the mountain.

There was no light at night in the mountains, only the faint light of everyone's flashlights illuminated the road ahead.

The lush trees during the day seemed like huge monsters dormant in the dark, silently watching their progress.

The surroundings were completely silent, as if all living things had fallen into a deep sleep. The only sound was the sound of their feet stepping on the fallen leaves.

These people are all grown men, and besides having been to so many graves, they are not afraid of any rumors about ghosts and gods, because there are none at all, it is pure nonsense.

"It's quite quiet in this mountain."

Maybe it's autumn, and the chirping of insects and birds has also decreased a lot. The cicadas that sang so loudly in the summer have also died down at this moment.

After walking for almost an hour, everyone finally arrived. They quickly took out their tools and started exploring around.

The Fifth Master looked at the drawing in his hand, "According to the information we received, the tomb is nearby. Let's find a way to get down."

Although there was a general direction, it was not easy to dig a hole for thieves. Several people took out their Luoyang shovels and started pounding on the ground.

Fortunately, these people were all veterans and they soon had an approximate location.

"Fifth Master, come here and take a look at this place."

The fifth master heard the sound and came over, picked up a handful of dirt from the ground, put it to his nose and smelled it.

"The smell here is different from what I smelled before. It seems to be mixed with cement and cinnabar. The color is a bit wrong. There are other colors. It should be right here."

With Master Wu's affirmation, everyone quickly set the center point and started taking action.

Since this place is remote, it is still some distance away from the previous villages, so in order to save time, detonators were buried and detonated to facilitate their better digging.

Soon a burglar's cave was formed, just big enough for one person to pass through.

He took a candle and explored inside the cave. The candle kept burning. Then Fifth Master said: "Xiaofeng, go down with the candle and lead the charge. Xiaoliu, follow behind."

Following some movements and waiting for a while, the voices of Whirlwind and Xiaoliu came from inside the thief's cave.

"Fifth Master, you can come down now."

Fifth Master and others picked up their tools and followed them down the thief's cave. After passing through a narrow road, their field of vision soon became wider.

……

The moonlight shrouded the mountains, and the silver light flowed, watching their figures completely disappear into the small cave.

On the other side of the mountain, Ye Qin looked at the bright moon above his head and felt something in his heart.

With the refining during this period, he could feel that the air mass in his body had grown a lot, and with the help of the elixir, it condensed into acquired energy in his body. Although it was rarer each time, it was very stable.

Since you are making progress, strike while the iron is hot.

Ye Qin decided to conduct another large-scale alchemy, which might bring more benefits, which would inevitably involve the use of many herbs.

But those he had picked previously had been almost consumed by him, and now only a little was left.

"It seems that more herbs are needed."

Ye Qin's spiritual power slowly spread out, but within a moment, there was a rustling sound from the bushes nearby, and soon a little head popped up.

More and more animals were summoned by Ye Qin, gathered around him, and soon dispersed again.

Under the moonlight, you can clearly see countless animals running through the jungle, forming several black rivers, shuttling between the wide leaves, as if they are looking for something.

At this moment, most people have already entered into sweet dreams.

There are not many animals that stay awake during the day and emerge at night, but now the animals on the entire mountain have become more alive.

A black curtain shrouded the mountains. Only the silver glow hung on the branches, shining a bit of light. It was vaguely visible that a huge beast tide was condensing and taking shape among the jungle treetops.

……

At the same time, in the deep mountain cemetery.

The group of people went straight to the main tomb with a very clear goal. This was also to save time.

Most of the funerary objects were made of gold, silver, jewelry, or relatively valuable items such as porcelain. This tomb looks relatively large, and the owner of the tomb should have a relatively high status.

However, all of his burial objects were bronze utensils or porcelain bottles and jars, as well as some props of various weird shapes. There were quite a lot of calligraphy, paintings and books around him.

"Pack up all these books, calligraphy and paintings, and as for the bronze utensils and porcelain, pick some exquisite ones and take them with you."

"Don't be greedy, travel lightly and be able to escape is the right way."

The fifth master ordered everyone, and he went to the main tomb on the other side. When he came back, the backpack was bulging and stretched out into a semicircle, and it seemed to contain something.

Their backpacks are different from ordinary ones. They have a very large capacity and can hold a lot of things.

But looking at the situation of Fifth Master, it seems that he took out all the original props and used them all for this.

Others couldn't help but ask: "Fifth Master, what do you have in this?"

Fifth Master patted his backpack, "This is a good thing, and it is also requested by the employer. The other things are not important, but if we lose this, we won't get the money."

Hearing what he said, everyone suddenly became interested, "Let us take a look at whatever it is."

"What's there to see? You'll know when the delivery comes. Let's leave as soon as we get the things. Don't waste time here."

Just when everyone was preparing to go out with their things, they heard a rustling sound when they were approaching the robbery cave, as if someone was approaching the robbery cave.

The fifth master was startled and quickly made a gesture. Everyone immediately understood and stopped their movements.

"Is it possible that someone is up there?"

"Xiao Liu, go check out the situation above, be careful."

Xiao Liu in the team nodded, put down his backpack, crept up, stuck his head out, and carefully explored the surrounding situation.

Soon he climbed down again, "Fifth Master, there is no one up there."

Everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, thinking that it must have been the wind.

This place is in the wilderness and it's night time, so logically speaking, it shouldn't be possible for anyone to come and go.

"Okay, let's go up quickly."

However, after a group of people climbed up, the sound of thin ropes sounded again, and for a while, everyone's hearts were alarmed.

Could it be that there really is someone!

Everyone's eyes fell on the bushes not far away, whose branches and leaves were constantly swaying.

<divclass="contentadv">There was no wind at the moment, and the night was filled with darkness, enveloping everyone like an overwhelming black curtain, making people almost breathless.

The Fifth Master winked, and two people in the team approached cautiously with Luoyang shovels, and then shoveled hard!

If such a force were hit on someone's head, his head would probably explode on the spot.

But they failed.

Because a black figure suddenly jumped out from the bushes, the two of them took half a step back in shock.

The thing was slender all over, its hair was brown, and its mouth was long and pointed.

"I thought it was something, but it turned out to be a weasel."

After seeing what kind of animal it was, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and had a false alarm for a long time.

The weasel seemed to have something in its mouth, but it passed by too fast just now, and no one could see it clearly.

Now that the bushes have been pushed aside, the scene inside can be clearly seen.

There are many claw marks on the surrounding soil mounds. The soil has all been turned outwards, and the roots of many plants are exposed.

"It seems that this beast was digging a hole here just now."

"I was scared to death. I thought someone was here."

Everyone talked about it but didn't take it to heart. However, the appearance of the weasel was like a signal.

When they packed everything and were about to leave, someone in the team suddenly spoke.

"Wait a minute, did you hear anything else?"

"I said you must have been frightened by the weasel just now. How could you be so dismissive?"

"If you ask me, how can there be so many sounds in this barren mountain?"

But soon, another person in the team also discovered something was wrong.

"No, there seems to be something real."

As soon as these words came to the ground, there was a slight vibration on the ground, as if many people were coming towards them.

"Oh my god!"

At this time, Xuanfeng in the team didn't know what he saw, and he suddenly showed an extremely frightened expression. His eyes were so wide that they almost fell off.

"You look like you've seen a ghost."

Hearing this, Xuanfeng's expression suddenly changed, and he finally regained his sense, "Quick, look behind you."

Everyone quickly looked over and suddenly saw a scene they would never forget.

The night is endless, and the mountains, rivers and plants all turn into ghosts whose outlines are unclear. This atmosphere is inexplicably weird.

Countless pairs of green eyes emerged in the darkness, like overwhelming will-o'-the-wisps. For a moment, the tomb robber and others were shocked, and their scalps felt a little numb.

Before everyone could react, several more black shadows appeared, all of them small rodents such as voles, rabbits, and squirrels. This was just the beginning.

Weasels, hyenas, jackals and other medium-sized carnivores follow closely behind.

All these animals gathered together, forming a dark river. The light of the flashlight was limited, and they could only see the dark animals running out from behind in a steady stream.

They blended in completely with the surrounding night, and it was impossible to see how many of these animals there were.

The green beast eyes were shining with an inexplicable luster, and the sharp fangs and claws made people feel inexplicably panicked.

Although there are no large carnivores among them, there are so many small and medium-sized animals gathered together that the number cannot be underestimated.

Especially in the dark environment, it gives people the illusion that they have occupied the mountains and plains.

There is a steady stream of people coming one after another. If you accidentally get involved, it may be difficult to escape.

"Run!"

The timid ones in the team subconsciously wanted to run forward, but Master Wu grabbed his wrist and said sternly: "You risk your life if you run ahead at this time!"

It was too late for them to escape at this moment.

How could two legs escape four legs? And according to the speed at which these animals were moving, if they really ran forward, they would probably be overwhelmed by these animals in just a moment.

"Hurry and hide to the side."

The fifth master, who was the oldest, quickly regained his composure, "Everyone, be careful and don't get hit by these beasts. If you fall into this, it's no joke."

The team of tomb robbers was instantly rushed to pieces, and everyone hid behind the big trees in a panic to avoid being affected by these animals.

"What happened? Why did so many animals suddenly come out?"

"I don't know. It's really strange. We have traveled all over the country, and this is the first time we have encountered so many animals."

"And these animals are not of the same species, so it's really strange that they can get along with each other peacefully."

We can see that there are both herbivores and carnivores among the animals. The key is that they seem to turn a blind eye to each other. The reason for this is really curious.

After all, some animals are naturally antagonistic and it is impossible to live in peace.

The large migrations of animals we usually encounter are all of the same species. I have never heard of the term "animal tide".

The black river formed by the gathering of animals cannot be seen to the end at a glance, and it is not known how many there are exactly, but just looking at this posture is indispensable.

The grave robber's face turned pale little by little.

"There are so many animals, shouldn't we have to confess here today?"

"It's over, it's over, here they come!"

For a moment, everyone's hearts were in their throats, and some were even ready to fight to the death. However, when the beast tide rumbled past, everyone was stagnant in place.

These animals didn't seem to be interested in them, they just passed by in a hurry without even looking at them.

"Damn, scared to death."

"What's the situation?"

Everyone was still frightened, but fortunately it was a false alarm, otherwise they wouldn't be able to cope with it.

From such a close distance, one could clearly smell the fishy smell emanating from the animal furs, and several tomb robbers covered their noses.

"It feels like these animals have something in their mouths."

In the darkness, a green light flashed past. For fear of disturbing the beast tide, no one dared to point the flashlight directly.

"It seems to be some kind of plant."

This is a bit strange. It is understandable that herbivores hold plants in their mouths, but why do even carnivores hold plants in their mouths?

Everyone was puzzled, but obviously they had no time to care about it at the moment.

The beast tide came suddenly without any warning, but it seemed to be organized and heading in the same direction in an orderly manner.

For this group of tomb robbers, every minute and every second was extremely torturous. It was not easy to wait until the tide of beasts finally passed, and the stone hanging in the hearts of everyone was finally able to fall completely.

Fifth Master and others carefully walked out from the side.

"These beasts finally left. I was so scared that I thought I was going to be the meal of these beasts today."

"Then what should we do now?"

The Fifth Master pondered for a moment and said: "There cannot be a tide of beasts here for no reason. They are coming from the northwest. There must be some changes and dangers there. Let's go down the mountain from the southeast."

The southeast direction is the direction where the beast tide leaves.

"In that case, wouldn't it overlap with the route of the beast tide? What to do if there is another danger?"

The Fifth Master shook his head. He had traveled far and wide, and said, "No, this road has already been walked. Unless there are special circumstances, it will not turn around. Moreover, wild beasts know how to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages better than humans. The direction they are leaving must be Safer."

"And another thing is that once our actions are exposed and there is a tide of beasts to cover us, we will be easily found by the police."

After listening to Fifth Master's analysis, the others also thought it made sense, "Let's just listen to Fifth Master."

Everyone got ready and moved on, descending the mountain along the path that the animals had left earlier.

All along the way were dead branches and leaves that had been trampled by those animals, which was quite shocking to see.

"How could there be so many animals so late at night? Maybe most of the animals on the mountain are here, right?"

The animals were moving very fast, and they were still a long way away. Even if there was an accident, a sudden change of direction, or the like, they would still have time to deal with it.

As everyone moved forward, there was a faint light coming from the dark road, like fireflies crawling in the darkness, it was very obvious.

This moment aroused the vigilance of the tomb robbers.

"What is that? Why is there light?"

"It looks like fire?"

"How could there be a fire on the mountain in the middle of the night? Could it have been lit by something?"

"Or is there someone here?"

For a moment, the tomb robbers looked at each other in shock and confusion.

In the middle of the night, a light suddenly appeared deep in a mountain. If I weren't afraid of ghosts, I would really suspect something supernatural.

But even so, it is really strange. Logically speaking, it cannot be the villagers at the foot of the mountain. After all, they have already rested at this point, and it is located in a remote place. Who is too free to light a fire in the mountain at this time?

"Is it possible that the news of the tomb here was leaked to other people on the road? So others also followed?"

This should be the most reliable guess at the moment, and Master Wu's face turned a little ugly for a while.

If another group of tomb robbers really appeared, it would undoubtedly be a potential threat to them.

"Let's go over and take a look first, remember not to alert the enemy."

Everyone nodded, and they stepped forward cautiously, the fire becoming more and more obvious.

Fifth Master carefully pushed aside the bushes in front of him.

On the grass not far away, there was a large vat, which was like a common one in the countryside. As for the rest, there was nothing special about it, and the fire came from under the vat.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out that there was a lot of firewood and dead leaves placed under the large vat. It looked like someone had set a fire here to burn the vat.

The key is that there is no one around here!

And who would bring a big vat up in the middle of the night to add firewood and light a fire? It couldn't be for cooking, right?Late night snack?

Is it man-made?But it's not like...

The scene in front of me looks incredible, everything is full of weirdness, and people can't help but think of some ghosts and weird things, and their scalp is numb.

"Let's see if there is anyone there, maybe they are hiding, I don't know for sure."

Just as the tomb robber was looking around, looking for traces of other people, a low cry suddenly came.

"Fifth Master, look, there's a snake there!"

Only then did everyone realize that there was another snake in the light and darkness not far from the big tank. The snake was completely green, with occasional flashes of ink, almost blending in with the surrounding environment.

If you don't look carefully, it is indeed easy to overlook it.

If it was just a snake, it wouldn't be enough to shock everyone, but what they saw and heard next quickly exceeded everyone's expectations, so that everyone watching in secret suddenly felt horrified and their expressions were as scary as a ghost. !

"My mom, she's a monster!"

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