Da Tou knew that Chang Sheng was joking. Seeing that Chang Sheng was so relaxed, he also relaxed and shouted to the black snake half-seriously, "Hey, what do you want to do?"
Although Changsheng was not nervous, he did not dare to underestimate the enemy. When he saw the black snake raising its upper body again after Datou shouted, he was afraid that it would suddenly attack, so he put his hand on Datou's shoulder. As soon as the black snake was in trouble, he would immediately kill it. Throw the big head out first.
But the black snake made no further move and still sat on the high platform, looking down at the two of them coldly.
Naturally, Datou didn't really think that Black Snake would answer. After shouting, he looked back at Changsheng, waiting for him to make up his mind.
Changsheng was not in a hurry to speak, but frowned and looked at the black snake high up. He had seen many poisonous snakes, but this was the first time he had seen this kind of poisonous snake that was as black as ink. This thing was neither a black tip nor a black ring, nor a black snake. Black Ridge, there are also records of snakes and insects in Qianjin Yifang. Quick Recall, there is no record of this kind of black snake. You must know that there are not many pure-colored snakes, and even fewer black ones.
Moreover, ordinary snakes cannot grow so big, and the black snake also has a strange red scale on its forehead. Could it be that this venomous snake is a strange species that changed color by chance?
Regardless of the scale color, I looked at it again, but there was nothing that matched it.
"Datou, you have been to more places than me. Have you ever seen this kind of venomous snake?" Changsheng asked.
"No," Big Head shook his head, "This guy looks like he has three eyes. It's really scary."
Chang Sheng did not ask any more questions. Although he could not tell the origin of this black snake, he discovered one detail, that is, the scale size of this black snake was not very regular. Although the size of the scales was related to the size of its body, it also depended on the size of its body. The environment in which it lives is that if the same kind of snake grows in the warm south, its scales will be larger than those growing in the cold north. The size of the scales of this black snake is not very regular, indicating that it is not native, but came from elsewhere. Migrated here.
"Sir, what on earth does this guy want to do?" Datou was confused.
"I don't know." Chang Sheng shook his head. If the black giant snake immediately attacked the two of them after it appeared, it would not be troublesome for the two of them to kill it. But after the black snake appeared, it just blocked the way of the two of them. This would be very difficult. It's puzzling.
"Does it not want us to go up the mountain?" Datou asked again.
"It's possible." Changsheng was not sure.
"Sir, do you think this thing was raised by the original monk?" Big Head asked.
"Why do you say that?" Changsheng asked.
"Look at the red scales on its head, do they look a bit like the red mole on Yu Yi's forehead?" Datou said, "And I've been to many temples, and it seems that the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas there all have red spots on their heads. Son."
"It makes sense." Changsheng nodded.
"What should we do now?" Datou asked, "If it doesn't attack us, you won't kill it. How about we go around it?"
"We are still not sure why it is blocking here," Changsheng said. "If it is really to prevent us from going up the mountain, even if we go around, it will follow and stop us."
Changsheng took a step forward at this point, "Let's go, go straight forward. If it is really raised by a monk and has spirituality, it will not attack us."
Datou hurriedly followed, "What if it attacks us?"
Chang Sheng did not answer.
The two climbed up the steps and soon reached the high platform. At this time, there were only thirty-six steps away from the black snake, and the distance was only four feet away.
The black snake was still coiled there motionless. Since snakes have no eyelids, the change in its expression cannot be seen.
Changsheng turned his head and looked to the west. From here, he could see a huge water pool in the northwest. The water pool was located directly below the main hall, about two miles away from the main hall. It was a regular circle and was a hundred feet square. The water pool was surrounded by They are all built with bluestones.
Temples usually have life-release pools. The pool in the northwest is undoubtedly the life-release pool of Wuxiang Temple, and the black giant snake in front of you must have lived there on weekdays.
Since the black snake lives in the Release Pond, it shows that it is closely related to Wuxiang Temple. It also shows that the black snake has spirituality and is not cruel and cruel. If it is wild and untamable and bites everyone on sight, the monk will not allow it to kill itself. Live in the release pond.
Chang Sheng walked the last thirty or so steps very slowly, because after all, this place had been abandoned for many years, and without the feeding of monks, the black snake had probably returned to its wild nature. In addition, the fact that the black snake did not bite the monk did not mean that it Don't bite the Taoist priest, it's better to be careful.
After walking halfway up the steps, the black snake still didn't attack. Changsheng gradually felt relieved because the two of them had already entered the black snake's attack range, but the black snake did not attack them.
The two approached the black snake cautiously, and finally came to the platform where it was entrenched. Until this moment, the black snake was still coiled around.
The two moved sideways, walked past the west side, and stepped on the ascending steps.
After climbing another dozen stairs, the two finally let out a sigh of relief. The black snake was indeed spiritual and did not attack them.
Just when the two of them put down their guard and walked up quickly, the black snake suddenly stretched its body and swam towards them in a winding way.
Seeing this situation, the two hurriedly speeded up, but the two were fast, and the black snake was also fast. Sensing the abnormality, Changsheng reached out and grabbed the big head, changed his speed and walked slowly. When the two slowed down, the black snake also slowed down. down.
When the two stopped, the black snake also stopped, keeping a distance of about two feet from the two at all times.
Being followed step by step by such a huge creature, with its snake body twisting and hesitating, would make anyone's hair stand on end. The big head looked back with a wry smile, "Sir, what on earth does this guy want to do?"
Changsheng did not answer Datou's question, but eagerly sorted out the clues, "Wuxiang Temple has been abandoned for many years. The reason why it can be preserved so completely is undoubtedly because this thing is entrenched here and scares off trespassers. But before, we It passed by, but it never attacked us, which shows that it has spirituality. But when we walked around it and continued upward, it kept following us. It may be worried that we will destroy the temple."
"That makes sense. I'll feed it first and keep it close." Big Tou turned around the bag on his back and took out a pack of braised meat.
Datou was about to open the paper bag and throw it away, but Changsheng raised his hand to stop him, "Don't feed meat, try throwing it on fire."
"Yes, let's see if it's a vegetarian." Datou stuffed the braised food back into the bag, changed it to a different fire and threw it out.
Huoshuo was thrown out and rolled down the steps. Just when Datou thought that Huoshuo was wasted and wanted to take another one, the black snake turned around and chased after it, stopped Huoshuo and swallowed it in one gulp. Go down.
"Oh my God, this guy is really a vegetarian." Datou was very surprised.
Immortality is also interesting. It seems that the monks of Wuxiang Temple are quite capable. They can actually use Buddhism to influence a poisonous snake to become a vegetarian. You must know that snakes and insects are cold-blooded, and their minds are far lower than those of hot-blooded beasts.
After confirming that the black snake was spiritual, the two of them stopped being nervous and continued to climb the stairs.
But Datou was still not at ease, and would look back every few steps. Seeing the black snake following behind him, he couldn't help but feel frightened, so he threw fire frequently, and sometimes deliberately threw it downwards to lure the black snake forward. catch up.
"Sir, you said that if there is such a thing in the monk's temple, how dare those people come to burn incense and worship Buddha?" Datou asked casually.
Changsheng then said, "Although this snake has spirituality, it is highly poisonous after all. If it comes in and out at will, it will not scare the pilgrims. I suspect that this black snake did not show up easily back then. It should have been surrendered by some eminent monk elsewhere." And bring them here to tame and educate them.”
"If you want to put it that way, then this monk from Wuxiang Temple really has the ability to subjugate and eliminate demons." Datou said.
"There is no false scholar under the great reputation," Changsheng said. "There must be magical powers and magic in Wuxiang Temple, but now the place is empty. It will be difficult to find the secret book collection."
"Yes," Datou raised his head and looked around, "this temple is really too big."
"Let's go to the main hall first..."
