The next moment, the two snakes writhed together and fell to the ground. It seemed that after just two or three rounds between Xiaobai and the green snake, the green snake lay motionless on the ground.
After that, Xiaobai bit the green snake on the neck. After killing it with one strike, it calmly walked towards the wolf meat in the distance.
The surrounding scholars stepped back in succession at the sight, each showing a look of horror, as if they had seen a ghost in broad daylight.
Then they saw Xiaobai bite down on the wolf's leg meat and give a hard tug, tearing off a large chunk of meat.
Xiaobai squinted its eyes and ate heartily.
At the same time, Shichu, who was about to cut the meat, let out a shrill scream when he saw Bai Qi, the sound soaring into the sky and making the scholars can't help covering their ears.
"Snake! It's a white snake! Someone come quickly! Catch the snake! It bites people!"
...
Everyone was speechless at the sight. They had never seen such a timid and cowardly person who could still be their leader.
Tang Youyou walked towards Bai Qi, bent down and stretched out her hand. The white snake slowly climbed onto her palm. Xiaobai looked even smaller in her hand. Seeing it still chewing the "stolen" wolf meat, Tang Youyou's eyes became even softer.
Shichu was still trembling with fear and asked carefully, "Young Master Tang, will your little snake bite people? The more colorful a snake is, the more venomous it is. So yours is..."
Hearing this, the scholars who were just scared at first immediately reacted. The white snake belonged to Tang Youyou. Moreover, this thing was dangerous to them, which immediately aroused their public outrage.
But out of gratitude for Tang Youyou's saving grace before, they still spoke euphemistically.
One of them slowly said, "Young Master Tang, since this little white snake is yours, can you guarantee that it won't bite any of us?"
Another person echoed, "Yes, if the white snake won't bite people randomly, you can keep it if you want."
In a blink of an eye, the rest of the people also nodded in agreement.
Seeing this, after watching the white snake finish eating, Tang Youyou let the little guy crawl into her sleeve. Then she looked up at these people and said with a smile, "Of course it won't. This white snake is spiritual. It won't bite people easily unless someone deliberately causes trouble."
Hearing this, everyone felt relieved.
Early the next morning, with the gentle breeze caressing her face, Tang Youyou stood by the cliff early and quietly looked at the "green vines" below.
Those "green vines" seemed to be alive, constantly moving with the wind, which made Tang Youyou frown. These green snakes seemed to be deliberately waiting for her.
Behind her, the scholars had connected the remaining ropes. They all looked at Tang Youyou eagerly. Shichu, the leader, said seriously for once, "Brother Tang, we've arranged the ropes properly. There shouldn't be a recurrence of what happened yesterday."
Hearing this, Tang Youyou nodded again in agreement. She tightly tied the other end of the rope around her waist and slowly climbed down the cliff.
Looking at the bottomless cliff below, although she was afraid in her heart, she still endured the uneasiness and groped for her steps.
When she was almost at the place where the Dragon Bone Grass grew, Tang Youyou quickly drew out the dagger from her waist and looked at the green snakes staring at her. With a swift knife, the green snakes fell off the cliff one after another.
After all the crises were resolved, Tang Youyou picked the herbs with peace of mind. There were a total of thirty plants. It took her a full two hours. Exhausted but having collected the herbs, she was finally done.
Tang Youyou gently tugged the rope three times, and the people above began to pull her up. After a while, Tang Youyou was half a meter away from the edge of the cliff.
She handed the herbs in her hand to Ye Yue and instructed, "You hold this for now. We'll make arrangements after I get up."
Just as Ye Yue took the herbs from Tang Youyou, he immediately noticed something was wrong with the rope. He only heard a "snap", and the rope began to break like unraveling silk.
Ye Yue quickly lay on his stomach on the edge of the cliff and reached out his hand to grab Tang Youyou. But at that moment, he felt his body lose weight.
The next moment, he fell off the cliff.
Feeling the airflow constantly blowing on her cheeks, Tang Youyou felt that this time she was doomed.
In an instant, she fell to the bottom of the cliff, and there was no more sound.
Seeing this, the people above were all shocked and looked at the bottom of the cliff in disbelief. The cliff was towering into the clouds. Even when they looked down, there was a lot of mist blocking their view, so they had no idea whether Tang Youyou was dead or alive.
Ye Yue stood there stunned, looking at the bottom of the cliff where no sound came out. He didn't know what to do.
At the same time, the scholars also kept silent. Their eyes were fixed on the herbs in Ye Yue's arms, and they didn't dare to ask any more questions.
But victory was just around the corner. After a moment of silence, someone stepped forward shyly and said,
"Brother Ye Yue, since Young Master Tang has unfortunately passed away, let's divide these herbs. We'll definitely come back to pay homage to Young Master Tang every year after we achieve success in the future."
Hearing this, Ye Yue sneered coldly, "You're really cold - hearted. The person's death hasn't even been confirmed yet, and you're already ready to divide up the spoils and leave? Truly, the most heartless are the scholars!"
Previously, he never thought there was anything wrong with scholars, but today, he finally woke up.
These people were wolves in sheep's clothing, ruthless and blood - thirsty.
Hearing Ye Yue's mockery, some of the scholars who had spoken turned red in the face, while others were extremely angry.
They pointed at Ye Yue's face and began to scold continuously, "You're just Young Master Tang's pageboy. Could it be that there's something improper between you two, which makes you so reluctant to let go of Young Master Tang?"
These baseless speculations completely enraged Ye Yue. He drew out the long sword from his waist, and the sharp blade flashed in the sunlight, blinding the scholars' eyes.
The scholar who had made the malicious speculation just now was killed on the spot!
Seeing Ye Yue kill someone for the first time in front of them, the scholars' eyes widened like bells.
Some of the timid scions of noble families immediately collapsed on the ground. They pointed at Ye Yue tremblingly and kept mumbling, "This man has killed someone! He's killed someone!"
The scion who was speaking was immediately covered by a scholar on the other side, for fear that his words would further anger Ye Yue.
"Sir, don't say any more. Be careful of saying the wrong thing and losing your own life!"
Hearing the warning from others, this man immediately nodded repeatedly and stared at Ye Yue in horror.