There are only a few people like Mr. Zhao who run wild at night. The city of Shu County is very quiet at night.
But as the watchmen beat the gongs quickly, many emergency fires in the dark city were lit, and some red lanterns were quickly hung up.
"snake!"
"So many snakes!"
…
Screaming sounds came and went.
From time to time in the city of Shujun, there were screams of surprise and the sounds of snakes being beaten.
The whole city fell into restlessness.
"Where did all this stuff come from?"
Not only the streets, but also some snakes and insects began to roam in the houses.
The Zhao family mansion is no exception.
The scream of a maid discovered the second venomous snake in the house.
Before the poisonous snake emerged from the corner and jumped around, an arrow hit the opponent's triangular head, pinning it firmly in the corner.
"Where did these snakes come from?"
When Zhang Xuezhou became suspicious, Mr. Zhao frowned, and the bad feeling in his heart became even worse.
"Blow hard and knock hard, until you find one and beat the other!"
Master Zhao issued instructions.
The musical instrument team he invited in the evening finally came in handy. Regardless of the suona, erhu or gongs, anything that could make a sound made bursts of sharp and harsh sounds.
Snakes are not long in body and are cold-blooded creatures that are very good at hiding.
At the moment, the only way to make the snakes panic is to make noises, causing them to show their traces.
It was okay for him to play music normally, but when there was a loud banging, six venomous snakes that were shaking their heads and wagging their tails suddenly appeared in his huge house.
"Snakes are coming to the city!"
When he looked towards the distant firelight and gong sound, Mr. Zhao had already confirmed the answer in his heart.
In Shujun City, venomous snakes appeared not only in the Zhao family mansion, but also in other places, and may even spread to the entire city.
"Light the fire in the clearing!"
Pointing to the fire stand where the fox demon was, Mr. Zhao also asked everyone to quickly pick up firewood and light the fire, and even lit several more fires to drive away the snakes.
Snakes are good at concealment and the dark environment gives snakes a unique advantage at night.
For driving away snakes, the biggest problem at the moment is not the number of people participating in driving and beating snakes, but the clear field of vision that each other can see.
"Find the Snake King and see where the Snake King is!"
When Mr. Zhao shouted the command, Zhang Xuezhou's heart skipped a beat, and he didn't even care about Zhao Liang at hand.
He left the Zhao family mansion mixed in with the chaotic crowd. When he disappeared into the darkness, the bronze feathers on his arms were on display.
With a light leap of his body, Zhang Xuezhou had already sailed through the air.
The light of dots of flames in Shujun City came into my eyes, and countless messy shouts came into my ears.
Venomous snakes were found not just in one place, but everywhere.
Or one, or two, you can always find some in various places from time to time.
As he kept looking towards the trap set by Wen Weng, Zhang Xuezhou saw blazing flames burning on the walls of Shujun City.
"Pour tung oil and light a fire!"
The calm command voice of the county guard Wen Weng came, and Zhang Xuezhou saw the black snakes outside the city with the help of the flame light of tung oil.
Not only small venomous snakes, but also thick-bodied cauliflower snakes and other snakes emerged.
As if being summoned by the Snake King, all kinds of snakes and insects in the surrounding areas of Shujun City continued to emerge.
"Snakes are solitary creatures. There is rarely a snake king. What draws them to Shu County City!"
Zhang Xuezhou glanced at the long tube trap placed outside the city and found that there were no snakes crawling towards the trap.
This made him quickly rule out the attraction brought by the eyes of the snake.
His figure passed several miles outside the city. When nothing could be found, he turned back to Shujun City.
As soon as his wings were folded, he quickly fell into the chaotic city of Shu County.
After turning two corners in the noisy neighborhood, Zhang Xuezhou immediately saw the two young masters of the Zhao family, as well as Ke Qing and others.
Originally, Governor Wen was invited to help, but these people were all temporarily arrested and were now helping to work on the city wall.
"Brother Zhang, you came just in time!"
There were still more than ten feet away from the city wall where Wen Weng was, and Wen Weng's voice had already been heard.
This made Zhang Xuezhou wave.
He fumbled in his pocket and took out a recorder.
This is an almost forgotten magic weapon, a gift given by Wu Chao casually, originating from his senior brother Wu Ti who died after only meeting him once.
This recorder has very little use and can only drive away various poisonous insects.
For monks, as long as they are not in a poisonous insect-infested place like the Yiji River Holy Land, there is almost no place where this recorder can be used.
Zhang Xuezhou touched the recorder, stretched out his hand to inject magic power, and a whimpering sound suddenly surged out along with the magic power.
Several venomous snakes hiding in the darkness swayed their tails and quickly escaped from the range covered by his magic.
"Good baby!"
On the city wall, Wen Weng couldn't help but be overjoyed when he saw this.
The snake attack on Shu County City at night came suddenly and was beyond Wen Weng's expectation.
For Wen Weng, his immediate response was to recruit city defense troops for military defense, temporarily recruit strong young people within sight, and then awaken the residents of Shu County to fight snakes. He did not have many means.
Even his monk's aura and intimidation could not cover them very far, making it difficult to effectively drive away these ignorant cold-blooded creatures.
He also cannot sustain deterrent evictions.
What's even more troublesome is that he knows the disadvantages of killing snakes.
This kind of driving will consume a lot of his mana, making it difficult to deal with more accidents that are likely to occur in the future.
The seemingly useless snakes will eat a large number of voles and other small animals that harm crops. Once there are too many snakes killed and injured, there is a high probability of rat infestation around Shujun City.
Zhang Xuezhou's flute sounded just in time.
Wen Weng was overjoyed when he saw the snakes shrink back in panic when they heard the sound of the flute.
"This is a Dharma flute made from Cassia trees that are at least five hundred years old. It has been repeatedly practiced. It is particularly effective in restraining common poisonous insects. Where did you get such a good treasure?" Weng Weng said happily.
"A gift from someone else!"
Zhang Xuezhou blew the magic power for a short while, and after a brief demonstration, he released the magic mark, and then handed it to Wen Weng.
"Tsk tsk tsk!"
The dark blue mana breath filled the clarinet, and a snake-like sound immediately floated out.
Compared with Zhang Xuezhou's effect in driving away snakes and insects, Wen Weng's terrifying magic power caused the flute to spread more than tens of meters. The snakes within a few hundred meters of the city wall seemed to be experiencing extremely terrifying stimulation and tried their best to burrow out. Even this
The scope of mana coverage continues to expand.
Wen Weng was playing the Cassia Dharma flute, and he felt that the poisonous snakes attacking the city came like a flood, and in a short period of time, an insurmountable dam was built.
"Got you!"
The Dharma flute was waving with an aura that made poisonous insects palpitate, and occasionally some die-hards were focused on by Wen Weng.
Until the rippling breath of the French flute encountered a mountain that was difficult to move, Weng Weng's eyes suddenly brightened.
"Zhang Shu!"
He shouted and pointed, while Zhang Shu, who was watching from above, drew his bow at night.
An arrow flew, and the painful cry of "Ah!" suddenly came out, and the two guests from the Li family quickly jumped up and down in the direction.
"It's Taigong Jiang!"
"He's a snake demon!"
After running only a few hundred meters, the two guests from the Li family had already spotted familiar faces.
After all, there are only a few snake demons who are as invulnerable as a snake, and there are even fewer demons with great supernatural powers.
Jiang Taigong, who transformed into an old man, was shot down by an arrow, and finally appeared in the corner of the street as a two-foot-long white python.
He lowered his head and shouted in human words.
"I hope Governor Wen spares his life. The little demon was also coerced to come here!"
"By whom?"
Wen Weng drove the Dharma flute closer.
He looked at the old snake demon who knew his name.
The opponent's cultivation level was higher, but his strength was as weak as his. Zhang Shu shot an arrow into the belly of the snake. At this time, it was extremely difficult to cause trouble.