The smell is astounding!

The giant python ate too much, and the debris in its belly was filthy and stinky.

The three of them couldn't help but take a few steps back, and saw the Awakening Star hidden among the filth.

"What is that?"

The ape didn't mind it, so he picked up the things, ran to the water, washed them, and handed them to Zhong Sheng as if they were treasures

This is a bronze utensil. After washing off the impurities, you can see the patina on the surface.

"Bronze Mirror."

Li Qingfeng waved his hand, "There is nothing unusual about ordinary household bronze mirrors."

"It should be a giant python that eats people. It swallowed this thing in a circle and couldn't digest it."

Monk Min suddenly said, "Could it be related to the girl holding the mirror?"

By the way, bronze mirror!

The monk’s words reminded the two of them.

The Girl Holding the Mirror is a wizard who was born as a snake girl in the Southwest. According to legend, she was born holding a mirror and was born with a cleft tongue.

The barbarians in the southwest have various bad habits that are contrary to the human ethics of the Central Plains.

For example, the legend of the Snake Girl originated from the selection of barbarian women who were sent to the Snake Valley, where they had sex with snakes and pythons and were fertilized after pregnancy.

A woman gives birth to offspring, both female and male. They are born with snake nature and are called snake women.

The snake girl is one of the most bizarre existences in the legend. Once she masters witchcraft, it is difficult for ghosts and gods to approach her.

The girl holding the mirror is one of the best snake girls in the past.

It is said that when she was born, she held an ancient mirror in her arms. On a full moon night, the mirror glowed and made sounds, and thousands of snakes worshiped and obeyed.

King Garuda once sent envoys to the southwest to hire wizards with a lot of money to help, and two of them applied.

One is a flying-headed man, and the other is a girl holding a mirror, both of whom are under the command of Princess Jialuo.

Feitou Man has been killed by Zhong Sheng and the others, but he didn't expect to meet the mirror-holding girl again.

Combined with General Feitou's dream warning, Luoyang City has undergone drastic changes, and two generals under Princess Jialuo have appeared one after another. There must be a conspiracy.

“It’s not necessarily the girl holding the mirror.”

Li Qingfeng analyzed that bronze mirrors are common utensils and are found in even moderately wealthy homes.

Encountering a giant python today is highly likely to be a coincidence.

"It's better to be careful,"

Zhong Sheng signaled to the ape, who swung the ancient sword and cut the bronze mirror in half.

No strange scenes occurred. It seems that there is nothing strange about this mirror.

When the weather cleared, the three of them continued on their way, passing a ferry and facing a long river.

"Look at these wooden piles and thick ropes. There must be ferries going back and forth. Wait a moment."

After waiting for more than an hour, a boat came through the misty waves.

The boatman was rocking the oar, and the sound of wood scraping was very rhythmic, as he saw it approaching the shore.

"Three people, an ox cart, and... monkeys and donkeys."

This group of people includes monks and Taoists, knights and gentlemen, and in addition to livestock, there are even monkeys, which is too strange.

The boatman frowned, "At least one hundred and fifty dollars."

"Give!"

The boat ride across the river is not expensive, because a group of people got on the boat and slowly stuffed it inside. The three of them sat down holding their knees.

Just as they were about to set off, an old voice came, "Wait a minute."

The boatman squinted his eyes and explained, "It's an old man who catches snakes nearby. Let him wait for the next trip!"

Zhong Zhongsheng waved his hand, "You can sit down even if you squeeze a bit, let him come up!"

"That's fine, I won't charge him for this trip."

The old man who caught the snake got on the boat, and after learning the whole story, he handed over to Zhongsheng and said, "Old man, I appreciate your kindness."

He sniffed and said with a smile, "You three are really good at eating. The snake meat stew is so fresh that your tongue will swallow it. Most people don't dare to eat like this."

It turned out that the old snake catcher smelled the snake soup that the three of them had eaten.

Zhong Sheng felt that he had met a confidant and started chatting with him.

The old man catches snakes for a living, usually by drying the venomous snakes and sending them to the apothecary to make medicine.

On weekdays, when I catch vegetables, snakes and the like, I cook them and eat them, so I can still taste the meat.

In the stories of this era, snakes and demons are indistinguishable, and people are afraid of them and dare not provoke them, let alone eat them.

When the old man met Zhong Sheng, he thought it was rare and started to communicate with him.

"The old man started catching snakes when he was twelve years old, and he was bitten in countless places on his body."

He lifted up his cuffs and trouser legs, and saw that they were densely covered with bite marks, which was shocking.

"Ordinary people would die on the spot if they took a bite, but I have been living until now, with a strong body."

Zhong Sheng was in awe, "My father-in-law is not a mortal, he must have a secret method passed down from his family!" Qianqianqiannuo

"That's it!"

The old snake catcher said, "When we catch snakes for a living, the most important thing is to prepare snake medicine, one to repel the snakes and the other to save lives."

"I heard that realgar has miraculous effects in repelling snakes."

Next to him, Qingfeng Li interjected.

"Everyone knows about realgar. We experts all have our own secret recipes, and outsiders will never know it."

The old man who caught the snake kept it secret and did not introduce it in depth.

When we reached a shore, the old man who caught the snake hurriedly got off the boat.

Looking at the shore, there are grass nests and rocks everywhere, which are shady places where snakes are entrenched.

"Mr. Sir, there are many snakes in the area, so I'll give you a bottle of snake medicine."

Zhong Sheng couldn't refuse, so he had to accept it.

The ape was very interested when he saw this, and gestured to show that he could catch the snake without using this.

Saying goodbye to the old man, the three of them continued to follow the river and rushed to the next ferry.

"Arrived."

The boatman stopped the boat, skillfully grabbed the thick rope and wrapped it around the wooden stake.

The three of them got off the boat, only to see the fog billowing in front of them, and it was so white that they couldn't distinguish between east, west, north and south.

Looking back, I saw that the boatman had already left, and the ripples scratched by the bow of the boat were still left on the water.

If I had known earlier, I should have stopped the boatman and asked him the way forward.

"Let me take a look."

Qingfeng Li took out a compass from his bag, and the pointer rotated a few times and stopped.

"Go that way!"

Zhong Sheng had no doubts. After all, a compass can also be used as a compass.

Continuing to move forward, the mist billows around me, as if there are countless murmurs in my ears.

A corner of the raised eaves in the mist suddenly appeared in sight.

Palace, temple, or Taoist palace?

The eaves are raised like a bird. It is definitely not an ordinary building, at least it has the specifications of a palace.

The three of them quickened their steps, and when they looked closer, they saw that the corner eaves had disappeared, and there was nothing in the mist.

Now, it’s a little weird.

Continue to move forward along the compass, turn a corner, and see the eaves of Xieshan Mountain not far away, with hanging fish and looming grass.

"Weird."

Another building is in front of you.

"This fog is very weird, don't leave anymore."

Qingfeng Li said, "A mirage! I suspect this is a mirage, and someone is doing something secretly."

He put back the compass, took out the divination money, and calculated the divination on the spot.

"The hexagram compared with water and earth, the hexagram image is Kun on the top and Kan on the bottom."

"Kun is the ground, ridge is the water, and water is on the ground. It is used for divination and travel. It will definitely be a smooth journey."

He calculated this hexagram before setting off, and there was no problem!

Qingfeng Li frowned, but how to explain the situation he encountered now?

"Hey, is it possible that the surrounding mist is the water in the hexagram?"

Zhong Sheng pointed at the surrounding fog and then at his feet, "This is the ground.

"The water is on the ground, and we are all underwater.
Chapter completed!