Li Deyu smiled and said: "Hey, what's the matter? Our archaeological team has never seen anything before, and your situation is not a special case."
Zhao Wenxian had a few chats with Li Deyu, and learned from Li Deyu that since they were not going to Snake Mountain, they would rest there for a day before returning.
Originally, Zhao Wenxian wanted to arrange a spare room in the village for them, but Li Deyu declined, saying that he did not want to cause trouble to the villagers and they could just live in the car.
Li Deyu was so insistent that Zhao Wenxian couldn't force him. He just said that if he needed anything, he could tell him, and told Li Deyu his address.
After seeing off Zhao Wenxian, a young man behind Li Deyu stepped forward and whispered: "Teacher, are we really going to let this go?"
"How is that possible?" Li Deyu sneered: "That guy named Zhao thinks we are all fools, the snake god, and I am the dragon god!"
The young man also smiled. In their eyes, Zhao Wenxian's objection to them going to Snake Mountain was due to two possibilities. The first was that they had low cultural quality, did not have science and knowledge to arm their minds, and still had those feudal ideas of ghosts, ghosts, and snakes in their minds. . There are no gods or ghosts in this world, only science.
If that's the case, it's fine. The key point is the second point. They probably knew there was an ancient tomb on Snake Mountain and deliberately prevented the archaeological team from going up there. Therefore, they made up the story about the snake god to scare them. The purpose is probably to wait. They left, went up to dig out the antiques in the ancient tomb, and then auctioned them off.
You must know that Chinese antiques are very famous in the world, and the minimum price for any one item is hundreds of thousands.
Li Deyu had seen this a long time ago, so he did not openly conflict with Zhao Wenxian. He had already planned that in the dead of night, he would come to Chen Cang secretly, kill first and then reveal, and quietly take people up to Snake Mountain to dig out the ancient tomb in Snake Mountain.
Zhao Wenxian was naturally unaware of all this, and that night he sent someone to deliver some local specialties to the archaeological team.
"It's not good, it's not good, the village chief should open the door quickly!"
Zhao Wenxian was preparing to take a rest when suddenly Xiao Zhang's shout came from outside. He hurriedly opened the door and asked: "What's wrong, Xiao Zhang, don't panic, speak slowly."
"The village...the village chief and the archaeological team are all gone!" Xiao Zhang said, breathing heavily.
"Gone? Did you really not see anyone?" Zhao Wenxian was also stunned for a while.
"Yes, I searched all over my car, outside my car, and around the area, and I didn't see a single person." Xiao Zhang said anxiously.
"Could it be..."
A terrible guess flashed through Zhao Wenxian's mind. He hurriedly asked Xiao Zhang to gather the young and strong people in the village, and he ran alone to the place where the archaeological team parked at the entrance of the village.
He could clearly see through the car glass that there was nothing inside the car. He remembered that there were various large and small bags in the car when they came, but now...
Zhao Wenxian had already determined that Li Deyu didn't listen to his words at all. Now they have definitely reached Snake Mountain, and they are probably deep in Snake Mountain by now.
"Xiao Zhang, Xiao Zhao, take people to recover the archaeological team, you must be quick!"
Zhao Wenxian had a knife hanging in his heart at the moment. He suddenly realized that they still knew too little about the snake god in Snake Mountain. What exactly was in the depths of Snake Mountain?
The news that Li Deyu's archaeological team had entered the depths of Snake Mountain quickly spread throughout the village like a gust of wind. Everyone in the village was a little scared after hearing about it. Many people came to the village gate to wait for the news with Zhao Wenxian.
This is destined to be a sleepless night.
The night passed, and the sky was already getting slightly brighter. The whole village was sitting at the gate of the village, waiting anxiously. Although they had stayed up all night, no one felt sleepy at all.
Zhao Wenxian kept pacing back and forth at the entrance of the village, thinking to himself: "No, no one has come back after this night. Calculated by time, it is enough to climb Snake Mountain back and forth twice."
As time went by, the uneasiness in Zhao Wenxian's heart became more and more serious. Not only him, but also the villagers realized that they should have come back after such a long time.
At noon, I finally saw a few vague figures on Snake Mountain. They got closer and closer, and then I saw clearly that they were Xiao Zhao and Xiao Zhang. There were three young people following behind them, but they looked like they were walking.
seriously injured.
Zhao Wenxian ignored his old body and ran over to help Xiao Zhang, asking: "Where are the others? Why are you five back?"
Xiao Zhang turned pale, fell directly into Zhao Wenxian's arms, and said weakly: "He...they are all...all dead!"
"Snake Mountain... there are so many... so many snakes on Snake Mountain!"
After that, Xiao Zhang passed out.
"Xiao Zhang, Xiao Zhang, wake up, what's wrong with you?" Zhao Wenxian was so anxious that he was sweating profusely.
Later, the five of them were carried to the village doctor's office by the villagers. After examination, it was found that all five of them were bitten by highly venomous snakes, with more than one wound.
Xiao Zhang died on the spot because the snake venom had entered his body for too long and was not treated in time.
Zhao Wenxian sent out more than 20 young and strong young men in the village last night, but now only five have returned. Xiao Zhang is dead, and it is still unknown whether the other four will survive. This makes Zhao Wenxian feel particularly uncomfortable.
After some treatment, except for Xiao Zhang, the other four people were saved.
Zhao Wen first saw that Xiao Zhao was fine, so he hurried in and asked him what he had experienced along the way and what Xiao Zhang meant by his words.
Xiao Zhao recalled his experience at night, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He calmed down and said: "Deep in the Snake Mountain, there are highly venomous snakes everywhere. They can be seen everywhere in the creek and on the road, it’s terrible, it’s terrible, it’s the first time in my life that I’ve seen so many snakes!”
Xiao Zhao's words scared Zhao Wenxian very much. How could there be so many snakes in Snake Mountain before? They were also highly venomous snakes. What did this snake god want to do?
Zhao Wenxian continued to ask: "Tell me about your experience in Snake Mountain."
Xiao Zhao nodded heavily and said: "After we went up to Snake Mountain, we quickly found the archaeological team, but at that time there were only three of them left, and they ran down in a panic. We were about to stop them, but soon We saw something surging rapidly behind them, and when we got closer we saw clearly that it was a group of snakes."
"There were so many of us that it was inconvenient to run. At the beginning, several people fell into a group of snakes and died miserably. Later we scattered and ran away, but snakes run very fast in the jungle, and there are so many of them, so... ..."
Xiao Zhao didn't continue talking. It didn't take Zhao Wenxian to guess what happened next. He let out a long sigh, his eyebrows showing sadness.
"Village chief, it's not good! It's not good!"
At this time, a young man rushed in regardless, with a horrified look on his face, and said: "Village Chief, something serious has happened. Please go to the village gate and take a look!"
Zhao Wenxian frowned, said nothing, and strode towards the village gate.
At this time, the entrance to the village was full of venomous snakes, and there were densely packed snakes with tongues sticking out of their tongues. Just looking at them made people scared. Zhao Wenxian was filled with fear when he saw this scene, and was very worried about these snakes rushing into the village.
He quickly asked people to take out all the realgar in the village and sprinkle it around the village. The strong smell of realgar really made the snakes restless and retreated one after another.
Zhao Wen exhaled first, finally relieved of his urgent need. However, what happened next was something he would never forget.
Just when everyone thought they were fine for the time being, a strong wind suddenly blew up, causing sand and rocks to fly. This sudden change caught the villagers off guard. Each one of them was blown by the strong wind and could not open their eyes. The originally blue sky also turned dark in an instant.
"Village Chief Zhao, do you still remember how you promised me back then?"
Suddenly, a hoarse and strong voice came from nowhere, which frightened Zhao Wenxian. He remembered this voice. This voice was the voice of the snake god who had kept them in peace for thirty years.
"Lord Snake God, I don't know where I have offended Lord Snake God, please make it clear." Zhao Wenxian knelt on the ground and said tremblingly.
"Hmph! You unfaithful villain, have you forgotten that you promised me never to step into the depths of Snake Mountain again?"
"Lord Snake God, misunderstanding, misunderstanding!" Zhao Wenxian said hurriedly: "We have always kept in mind the instructions given by Lord Snake God, and never dared to violate them. It's just that this time the situation is special. Those archaeological teams did not listen to the advice.
They wanted to go up Snake Mountain to find the ancient tomb. The villain was also worried that they would offend the Snake God, so he sent people up the mountain to chase them. "
"You dare to quibble!" The snake god was furious and roared: "Stupid humans, I tell you that my eyes can see through the deepest things in people's hearts, including the secret thoughts in your hearts. Who of you dare to say anything about yourself? I have never been curious or thought about what is in the depths of Snake Mountain!"
"Besides, it's none of your business if those outsiders want to go to Snake Mountain. If you can't take care of it yourself, why bother taking care of others!"
"this......"
Zhao Wenxian also understood the meaning of the snake god. As the saying goes, there is no need to blame others. This snake god intended to use this incident as an excuse. There must be his purpose here.
As expected, the Snake God continued: "This time I will not hold you responsible for breaking into the depths of Snake Mountain, but from now on, you untouchables must make sacrifices to me at the Snake Temple every five years. Sacrifice, one major sacrifice every ten years. During the ten-year major sacrifice, a pair of boys and girls under the age of five must be sacrificed to me!"
"ah!"
Zhao Wenxian exclaimed, he never expected that the snake god's conditions would be so extreme. If he sacrificed boys and girls, wouldn't it be obvious that he wanted to eat the children? He could never agree to this.
Zhao Wenxian said firmly and without hesitation: "Sir Snake God, we can do anything you want us to do for you, but we can never agree to this matter of a boy and a girl."
"How dare you disobey me!"
