"Aning" screamed, pulled the pheasant's neck off and threw it out. Then he covered his neck and stumbled into the water. He struggled a few times but could not get up again.
Everything happened in a flash of lightning, and few people on the shore were unable to react.
The pheasant's neck fell into the water and swam quickly, trying to get back to the rock crevice where it originally lived.
The younger brother followed closely, pulled out the dagger from his waist and shot it, directly cutting off the pheasant's neck at the head. Then he walked over, picked it up and threw it to the shore.
The blood around "A Ning"'s body in the stream has spread.
Zhang Zhuo waded into the water and picked up the body of "A Ning". Seeing that her half-opened eyes were blurry, he put his hand on her neck and tested her pulse to confirm that there was no movement. Then he picked up the safety buckle from the crack in the stone and brought the body back to the shore.
Wu Xiaoxie stared blankly at the body of "A Ning", obviously not recovering from the shock just now.
The fat man was also a little dumbfounded. It all happened so suddenly. He glanced at Wu Xiaoxie's pale face, leaned close to Zhang Zhuxun and asked in a low voice, "Is...that woman really dead?"
Zhang Zhuoxun nodded, glanced at the safety buckle on his palm, wiped off the water stains on it bit by bit, sighed, and put it back in his pocket.
The reason why he handed the safety buckle to "Aning" was to verify what series of chain reactions it would bring if he tried to intervene to change the plot.
However, the plot correction was so powerful that the safety buckle that was originally tightly tied happened to fall away from the body at that time, and the pheasant's neck had no scruples, and then it suddenly attacked "A Ning".
This proves the immutability of human modification of key plot points when the plot can be modified.
He prevented Da Kui's death in Qixing Lu Palace, saved the real An Ning in Devil City who should have died quietly, and a series of previous and subsequent interferences that prevented Wu Xiaoxie and the others from suffering. Some unnecessary injuries.
These less important plots are variable plot points within the scope of world consciousness.
However, very critical plot points such as Wu Xiaoxie's swallowing of Qilinjie and the death of "A Ning" are judged to be immutable plot points.
Qilin Jie runs through the entire stolen pen world and is irreplaceable, so Wu Xiaoxie must eat Qilin Jie.
And only when "A Ning" dies, Chen Wenjin, who has been avoiding it, will appear, and the next plot can proceed smoothly.
Therefore, as long as one "A-Ning" dies and passes this node, what does it matter whether the dead one is the real A-Ning? Anyway, from this moment on, everyone, including it, knows, " An Ning" is dead.
Similarly, in the original plot, Pan Zi's sacrifice was to protect Wu Xiaoxie's survival.
Therefore, this also indirectly proves that as long as he can get Wu Xiaoxie out of the Zhang family ancient building alive, Pan Zi's death can be avoided and he can live.
Thinking of this, Zhang Zhuxun let out a long breath and felt much more relaxed.
During the period from the appearance of the pheasant neck to the attack on "A Ning", he noticed no sign of Chen Wenjin's appearance, but his intuition told him that this matter must be related to the elusive Chen Wenjin.
Wu Xiaoxie was half-holding the body of "A-Ning", with an expression that looked like he was about to cry. His eyes were sad, and his mind was in chaos. He couldn't figure it out for a moment, why was "A-Ning" dead?
She was so powerful, how could she die so easily at the hands of a snake?
Looking at the deep and silent jungle, he couldn't help but feel a little scared. He even once hated himself for getting involved in these damn things, hated the fragility of life, and regretted why he didn't warn him earlier, so that "A Ning" might be able to escape. Pass a tribulation.
What if...Wu Xiaoxie moved his lower lip, what if? In that situation, no one can react, even if they are as skilled as Brother and Muyu, they may not be able to escape.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but start to feel lucky that the person who died was "A Ning".
He knew that his thoughts were selfish and even despicable, but people are selfish and useless.
The sacrifice of fear can only be reflected in the people you care about.
If he had been next to "A Ning" at that time, perhaps his head suddenly got hot and his adrenaline surge allowed him to step forward and block the blow for her.
But if at that moment, one of them had to die, then in his heart, this person would definitely not be anyone other than "Aning".
On the rocks on the shore, a snake carcass with a pheasant neck and a headless body lay quietly there, its lifeless tail hanging limply into the water, being tossed about by the current and teetering on the edge.
Pan Zi's previous experience had made him see through life and death. Seeing Wu Xiaoxie dumbfounded without saying a word, he walked over and patted him on the shoulder, comforting him: "Little Third Master, this is an accident. No one wants to see this." Something happened, but now that it has happened, no matter how sudden it is, we can only accept that the water flows downwards and people have to look forward."
The fat man put the cooked compressed biscuit batter into a bowl and put it next to Wu Xiaoxie's hand. He sighed, "What a pity." Then he pinched Wu Xiaoxie's shoulders and pressed hard, patted them, and said nothing.
After several people finished their meal without knowing the taste, Pan Zi suggested that it would be better to leave here as soon as possible.
"This kind of red cockscomb snake is called Pheasant Neck. It is said that it is very vindictive and will take revenge on those who kill its kind without stopping. There must be more than one cockscomb snake around here. It is not suitable to stay here for a long time. We still look for it. Let’s find a clean place and make plans to camp again.”
Wu Xiaoxie couldn't bear to leave "A Ning's" body here. He carefully arranged her messy hair, turned over and carried the body on his back, "Let's go."
Zhang Zhuoxun frowned. He actually didn't understand Wu Xiaoxie's behavior, because their goal was not to get out of here, but to go deeper into the jungle. Carrying a corpse was a burden, so they might as well burn it on the spot. At least some ashes can be left.
In the humid and hot weather in the jungle, the corpse will rot and stink in less than a day, becoming the favorite food of maggots. Then the living people will suffer, and the corpse cannot be saved.
But after looking at Wu Xiaoxie's expression, he still didn't say anything. He picked up Wu Xiaoxie's backpack and threw it on his back together with his own.
The group of people continued to move forward along the edge of the canyon, wading through the water.
The fat man walked at the end. When he took two steps, something strange happened. He turned his head and glanced at the place where the pheasant neck and snake carcass was placed, but found that there was nothing there. His whole body tensed up and a chill ran down his spine.
The pheasant neck is missing!
