The men gathered around and pointed torches at them.
The terrace is dry, flat and wide, and the snakes can climb up the steps without much hindrance.
The snakes' bodies were twisting and twisting, and the ones that were close were ready to move, constantly provoking.
Shen Xu didn't dare to look back, turned her back to them, and held the kerchief for wiping her mouth in her hand, tightly crumpled into a ball.
"Young Master, Nineteen Articles." Rou Gu whispered from the side.
"How many fat ones?"
"No," Rougu said, "except for the one we killed."
"Is it dead?"
Rou Gu raised her eyes to look at the corpse of the big snake, her eyes full of disgust.
The big snake was being swallowed by his companions, and at the same time, the body of the subordinate was also being swallowed by a poisonous snake.
A snake that is obviously not fat can open its mouth so wide.
"Um……"
"Where are our people? Are they dead?"
"Being...eaten."
"Okay," Shen Xu closed her eyes and said, "After eating so much, these snakes won't be able to walk anymore."
Rougu paused, raised her eyes to look at Shen Xu, and instantly understood the meaning of his words.
Even though she knew that this was not the first time he had done this, Rougu's back was still filled with ice.
"There are really people here," Shen Xu added, "It has something to do with the alchemy furnaces. These snakes don't want us to get close to those alchemy furnaces. They should have come up from behind the stone platform."
Shen Xu turned around and looked at the Great Alchemy Furnace in the distance. The surrounding fire was faint, and the three Great Alchemy Furnaces were almost invisible in the darkness.
"There should be a passage at the back," Rougu said, "but there are too many poisonous snakes. Master, maybe we retreat first and wait for Shen Lie."
"No." Shen Xu said. Seeing those poisonous snakes from the corner of his eye, he felt sick again and turned around.
After a pause, Shen Shu said, "Snakes are afraid of fire and smoke, so I asked them to take off a coat, apply a layer of black date pill, and light a fire to drive them away."
His voice became increasingly hollow and weak, which was extremely unusual.
Rougu looked sideways at him and said worriedly, "Master, are you okay?"
"Follow it." Shen Xu said.
"Yes..." Rou Gu responded and turned to the other men.
Shen Shuzhong closed his eyes again, only to feel his ears buzzing, and the sky and the earth became dark for a while.
The smell of burning coats that have been coated with black date pills is extremely foul and strongly irritating.
They used this to clear the way and walked towards the stone platform step by step, raising their heads and looking in all directions, fearing that there would be another attacker somewhere.
The poisonous snake really didn't come over, but looked at them from a distance.
"We are also afraid of people," Shen Xu said in a very low voice, "There is no creature in the world that is not afraid of people. If we are weak, they will become arrogant. If we are strong, they will be cowards."
"They are still looking at us, they seem... very hungry." Rougu said.
Shen Shu curled her lips slightly and looked at the long snake above, her eyes turning cold.
The companions around them are their food. The ones that are full cannot move and will die soon. Whoever endures to the end will be the winner.
greedy?
Then you can only die first.
The steps around the stone platform are much taller. The steps are engraved with the Zhan Xuan carvings that were popular a hundred years ago. The layout of the stone platform is grand. Just looking at the lamp holders around it, it is not difficult to imagine the glory of the place before it declined and was abandoned.
Three large alchemy furnaces appeared in front of them. When Shen Shu ordered his men to open them, he recalled in his mind the traps set up by the girl.
"Wait a minute." Shen Xu called again.
The men looked back at him.
Shen Xu paused and said, "It's okay, just open it."
A bad situation may not necessarily occur.
The first big alchemy furnace contained a row of pills, which were as hard as stone.
Rougu took it out, wrapped it in a kerchief and smashed it on the ground. She was very strong, but she smashed it several times before it cracked.
There was a red heart wrapped in the pill. Rou Gu picked it up and showed it to Shen Xu. Shen Xu was about to put it under her nose to smell it, but Rou Gu stopped her.
Shen Xu did not continue, put away the remaining pills, and looked at the second big alchemy furnace.
Rougu also looked at it and ordered, "Open."
There are still black pills in the second big alchemy furnace, and the same is true for the third one, but the pills in the third alchemy furnace are much softer.
Shen Shu asked the man to put it away, turned around and looked behind the stone platform.
There is a main road over there, and going down is a stone road nearly three feet wide. The steps are old and broken in many places. There are venomous snakes along the road. They are fighting fiercely. One of the venomous snakes is devouring the other.
The air turned cold, and a cold wind blew from below. There was a faint scent of flowers in the wind, which was very light.
Shen Xu looked at the entrance and suddenly did not dare to go down.
The ground here is lower than the front, and the stone platform is very high. Standing here and looking down, it feels like standing on the third floor of a restaurant in Kyoto.
There is no firelight below, so going deeper, you can't see anything.
Shen Xu looked quietly into the darkness, her eyebrows slanting into her temples slightly frowning, the gauze covering her face was taken off just before she vomited, her profile was as handsome as a knife, her brows were deep, her nose was high, her skin was It is almost transparent due to chronic illness.
Rougu said nothing, standing five steps behind him, silently looking at his shadow on the back.
"If this can be considered an alchemy room, then it is the last one left." Shen Xu said.
"right……"
Shen Xu took a deep breath and said, "How long have we been here?"
"About one day."
"How long has Tomohiko been away?"
"About two hours."
"Okay," Shen Xu nodded, looking at the darkness, his eyes became vacant, and said, "Then let's go down."
There's nothing to be afraid of. I've been to places far and wide. If you can't find it again, just look for it somewhere else.
As long as he's not dead, he'll keep looking.
His life will be continued by himself.
Going down the stone steps, the lamp holders were lit all the way. The lamp oil in the lamp holders was full and clean, which was enough to confirm what they had thought before, that there was really someone here.
The stone steps are very long, going all the way down, and the fragrance of flowers in the air gradually becomes stronger. When they lead down, there is an open fork, with a total of three paths to choose from.
"My head is so big." Shen Xu said.
Just as he finished speaking, a loud roar came from somewhere in the distance.
Their ears were not frightened, because they were very far away, and they could only vaguely feel the turmoil under their feet, as well as the long echo that had been floating around.
"That's over there." Rougu looked to the right.
"Go to the right?" Shen Xu said.
Rou Gu raised her eyebrows slightly, not daring to make the decision.
"But was this poisonous snake really put up from here?" Shen Xu said as if talking to himself, "This poisonous snake went too far."
"Will there be any hidden compartments?" Rougu's eyes turned around and said, "Sir, there is so little dust here, it is completely different from when we came here."
Shen Xu smiled lightly, "Interesting."
As he said that, he raised his feet and walked forward, going to the right front.
There was another loud noise in the distance, and the turmoil under my feet was clearer than before.
As they passed by, the lamp holders along the road were lit. The stone walls of the corridor here were newer and cleaner, the carvings were more fine, and even the old bricks on the floor were repaired and smooth.
