The men dispersed and temporarily hid in the mountains and forests. Cheng Dalei took Xu Shenji, Qin Man, Li Xingzai, and Fudler to explore the terrain.
Going forward, you will see a vast pool of water, a hundred miles in radius, with continuous reeds, and a small island in the middle of the water.
"It's a good place to recuperate." Cheng Dalei sighed secretly.
"This is a tributary of the big river. The big river flows here and opens up a water bank. The island in the middle is called Snake Island. It used to be Mo Mingmi's water village, but it is now abandoned. It is said that the island was abandoned
At that time, Mo Mingmi kept many venomous snakes on it. Now more than ten years later, it is full of venomous snakes. I once went up to see it, and the scene was very scary."
"You still have the guts to go up." Cheng Dalei had to look at Li Xingzai with admiration: "How to go up?"
"There is a place about five miles offshore that can be crossed by swimming." Li Xingzai.
"Come on, let's go up and have a look."
Li Xingzai led the way to the shore near the island. Cheng Dalei, Qin Man, and Li Xingzai all had good water skills, but neither Xu Shenji nor Fudler knew how to swim. The two waited on the shore, and the three of them swam aboard.
On to Snake Island.
As soon as he landed on Snake Island, Li Xingzai suddenly became nervous and cautiously warned Cheng Dalei and the others: "Be careful, there are poisonous snakes everywhere here. If you are bitten, your life will be at stake here."
Qin Man picked up a long stick and struck the grass to scare the snakes. None of the three of them dared to go to the center of the island. As the stick was struck, striped snakes jumped out of the grass.
These snakes are not afraid of humans either. After scurrying out, they bared their teeth and showed signs of the snake.
Cheng Dalei's sword was very fast, and he cut a dozen snakes as thick as wicker sticks into two pieces in a short time, and thus dispersed the group of snakes.
Li Xingzai looked surprised, then smiled and said, "Is this sword easy to use?"
"Let's just make do with it." Cheng Dalei put away his sword and asked Qin Man, "Can you recognize what kind of snake it is?"
"The snakes in the North are different from the snakes here. I don't recognize them." Qin Man said seriously: "But they must be poisonous and highly poisonous."
Cheng Dalei stood on the shore and looked at the small island. The island was covered with big trees and green grass. There were a few buildings faintly visible in the distance, but he didn't dare to go any further, so he couldn't see clearly.
"Let's go, withdraw." Cheng Dalei waved his hand.
The three of them swam away from Snake Island again. They were so exhausted that they collapsed on the shore without the strength to stand up.
"Master, what's going on on the island?"
"Snake Island is surrounded by water. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. The terrain on the island is flat and suitable for planting. It is a good place to set up camp. However, there are too many snakes on the island." Cheng Dalei sighed and suddenly cursed: "The surname is Mo.
It’s really not a thing, and a bunch of venomous snakes are placed in unnecessary places, causing harm to future generations.”
"The key is how to drive away the snake?" Cheng Dalei muttered and suddenly turned over: "What are snakes afraid of?"
Qin Man and Li Xingzai answered almost in unison: "Realgar?"
Cheng Dalei nodded and sat up straight: "Where is the realgar?"
Several people shut their mouths, and no one could answer this question.
Cheng Dalei returned to the camp. The next step was to disperse the people and look at the surrounding towns. There was realgar there. What Cheng Dalei had to do was to wait.
"Master, master..." When the brothers dispersed, Xu Shenji found Cheng Dalei: "I suddenly remembered something, can't we live on the island?"
"Why?" Seeing Xu Shenji so anxious, Cheng Dalei had to get serious.
"It's a place name violation."
"Well……"
"We are the Toad Village, and your nickname, Boss, is the Toad King. This snake is the natural enemy of toads. If we go to Snake Island, wouldn't we be falling into a trap?"
Cheng Dalei was speechless. In the past, he was a staunch materialist. But recently, Cheng Dalei had been through mountains of swords and blood, and it was hard to say that Cheng Dalei didn't believe it at all.
But you can't give up on this island just because of a name. It's not easy to find a suitable place.
Cheng Dalei suddenly felt something in his heart and said: "Well, if someone else had brought it up, I might have really considered it, but since it was you who said it, this island is not a place of great danger, but it may be a place of good fortune."
"Master, you have to think twice. You must not be impulsive."
"Yeah, I know." Cheng Dalei said, "I'll change its name later. If it doesn't work out, I'll ask a Taoist priest to do the ritual, so you can rest assured."
When Xu Shenji was about to say something else, Cheng Dalei had already stood up and left. Now, most of the brothers had been dispersed to find out where the realgar was. Only a few people were left to be wary of the direction of Qinchuan Pass, and they had not yet fought against Mo Mingmi.
Because of his ability, he cannot let the other party know that he has arrived for the time being.
When Cheng Dalei found Li Xingzai, he was roasting a pheasant. Wrap the pheasant in mud and bake it under the charcoal. When the moisture is dried, the pheasant inside will be cooked.
Cheng Dalei watched him break open the mud and tear half of the pheasant to Fordler. The two cooperated very well.
"Are you very skilled at doing this?" Cheng Dalei sat down next to him: "You have learned it this year."
"It's not one year, it's two years." Li Xingzai waved his hand: "After Wan'er and I left Toad Village, Wan'er returned to Chang'an, but I suddenly wanted to go outside. So I went from Qingniu Mountain to the grassland, and on the grassland
I have herded sheep, milked horses, and done business with merchants."
"how do you feel?"
"It's terrible." Li Xingzai spit out a chicken bone: "It's not as comfortable as staying in Chang'an, with maids and maids waiting on me, but I just wanted to take a look. But the Rong tribe came over and the empire was defeated like a mountain, so I
I think I am the prince of the empire, how can I ignore it, I must go against the current and turn the tide."
"result……"
"In the end, no one paid any attention to me, and they arrested me as a liar, making me look like a fool."
"I heard in Chang'an that you escaped. If you are sent back to Chang'an, nothing will happen to you?"
"It's very embarrassing to be sent back, okay? I'm the sixth prince after all, don't you have no shame?" Li Xingzai said, he shook his head and said: "I will run with everyone, escape, and watch the film after film.
The troops were defeated, and there were scores of deaths, and I thought, maybe the problem is not with the Rong people, but with something wrong with the empire."
"This year I have been traveling and seeing. I have traveled to many places. I have seen farmers and hard workers who work hard all day long, as well as bullies and nobles who bully others. I have found that no matter whether they are rich or poor, those with power
They still have no power and are unhappy. As for the answer to the question, I still haven’t found it..."
Li Xingzai shook his head. The dejection on his face at this moment made him look like an imperial prince.
"Cheng Dalei, what exactly is the problem with the empire?"