Ten Yin

"The Snake King... he threatened me. I tried to ask the man at Guankou for help, but... I failed..."

The white python lowered its head and made sounds repeatedly, but it seemed to be doing so with great difficulty.

He finally raised his head.

A red glint flashed in his eyes, and a stream of poisonous rain spewed from the white python's mouth.

This caused Zhang Shu, who was following Wen Weng, to loosen the taut bowstring.

Another arrow flew out, and the rather large white python was shot down to the ground. The two retainers, one with a knife and the other with a sword, rushed forward after briefly avoiding the poisonous rain.

"Wait... what a pity!"

Before Wen Weng could finish his advice, the white python's head had already been mostly sliced off by the knife. When the sword finished, only the headless half of the snake's body remained, rolling on the ground.

But Jiang Taigong's death wasn't entirely unjust.

The foul-smelling poisonous rain was clearly no good. The two retainers who approached it suffered excruciating pain after their Qi and Blood surged, and their skin began to ulcerate.

Wen Weng murmured incantations, his Law Power surging, and the drifting poisonous rain transformed into a poisonous water ball in his hand.

He took a piece of white cloth from his pocket and wrapped it around the poisonous water ball, thus temporarily disposing of it.

"My lord, there must be someone behind this snake demon," Zhang Shu said as he rushed over.

"I'm afraid it's that Bashe!"

Wen Weng was deeply worried.

He waved to Zhang Xuezhou, who was still standing on the city wall watching the excitement, and then shouted again.

"No, nothing at all," Zhang Xuezhou replied.

Wen Weng set up the Eye of the Serpent trap. There was no one or no snake in the vicinity, only the iron pipe of the trap standing there.

Zhang Xuezhou glanced at it several times, pondered Zhao Liang's situation, and then waved his hand and shouted.

"Zhao Liang has been struck by an extremely rare soul-binding spell, perhaps released by the Bashe? Master Dong can trace its origins according to the law... Oh no!"

When Zhang Xuezhou mentioned Zhao Liang's situation, Wen Weng thought of Dong Zhongshu in the prefectural governor's office.

"Hurry, Zhang Shu, ride your horse to the prefectural governor's mansion! Erudite Dong likes to go to sleep at 9 PM, lest he fall asleep and get bitten by a poisonous snake!"

The aura of a cultivator frightens snakes, insects, and poisonous ants, but it is only directed at ordinary poisonous insects and is a normal situation.

Once the poisonous insects are tainted by Yao Qi, or when faced with certain special types of poisonous insects, or when subjected to special commands, the protective effect of the cultivator's aura will be completely lost.

Recalling the resentful look in Bashe's eyes, Wenweng felt that there was a good chance that Bashe would go to the prefect's mansion to take revenge on everyone.

He hurriedly urged Zhang Shu to go to the prefectural governor's office to report the news.

Only after Zhang Shu rode away in a hurry did Zhang Xuezhou's reply come from the city wall.

"Did the second, third, and fourth concubines of the Zhao family go to the prefectural governor's mansion to see Erudite Dong?"

Wen Weng was slightly taken aback before calling out in response.

"You should have said so sooner! I thought Erudite Dong might have been bitten to death by a snake!"

The venomous snakes in the city haven't shown any signs for very long. If the Zhao family goes to the prefect's mansion to find Dong Zhongshu, given Dong Zhongshu's aversion to trouble with women, he will most likely be unable to sleep.

As long as Dong Zhongshu is conscious, Dong Zhongshu will face little risk.

Even if Dong Zhongshu encountered the Bashe (a mythical snake), the outcome would still be the same.

Having clashed with Bashe twice, Wen Weng had great faith in Dong Zhongshu's abilities.

If Dong Zhongshu seizes the opportunity, the other person may also lose their other eye, and from then on become a snake demon like Jiang Taigong, whose eyesight is failing.

With his worries put aside, Wen Weng unleashed his immense Law Power, and the hissing sound of the Jue Ming Dharma Flute continued incessantly as it drove away snakes.

Wherever Wen Weng rode his horse, cries of alarm and sounds of discovering snakes followed one after another.

This was a snake-hunting operation that involved almost the entire population of Shu County.

Compared to the dark mass of snakes fleeing in panic outside the city, the snakes inside the city were ultimately a minority.

"Good riddance! You wicked thing, you killed Three Fox Spirits when I wasn't looking, and now all the little demons who used to play with me are gone. It's a pity that the black peacock had some powerful background; I'll never be able to avenge that!"

Standing on the city wall, Zhang Xuezhou's gaze occasionally swept over the snake traps.

But his mind wasn't completely preoccupied with it.

In addition to observing the traps, Zhang Xuezhou also kept an eye on any signs that the snake population might resurge.

As he concentrated on his investigation, he heard a low murmur in his ear.

When Zhang Xuezhou looked in the direction of the sound, he saw a large white dog spitting in the direction of the white python's corpse at a corner of the street.

Perhaps sensing Zhang Xuezhou's attention, the big dog tilted its head.

"Haven't you seen Er Gouzi before?"

The big dog muttered something under its breath, then barked wildly for a while before easily disappearing into the darkness of the street.

"Second Dog? Third Fox?"

There were quite a few dog owners in Shu County, and by the time the dog demon barked wildly and ran away, Zhang Xuezhou could no longer pinpoint its location.

Considering the dog demon and fox demon impersonating the bride and the sorceress, Zhang Xuezhou had no choice but to give up.

Compared to the scourge of the snake demon, the actions of the dog demon and fox demon seem more like they're just having fun.

These kinds of demons are familiar with the social activities of human groups and must have lingered in Shu County for quite some time.

There were no wanted notices for the two demons in the city, and there was even a lack of reports of them causing trouble. The dog demon and the fox demon had obviously brought very little harm to Shu County City.

Zhang Xuezhou eventually abandoned his gaze on the area where the dog demon was located.

He wandered aimlessly around the city wall, occasionally chatting idly with the city defense soldiers.

This was something he had wanted to do before, but he was delayed by Jiang Taigong and it took him half an hour to get back to his original plan.

"It's a pity that the old snake demon died too quickly, but... what did that old snake demon need so many medicinal herbs for? For health preservation? To heal that Bashe snake's wounds?"

Zhang Xuezhou was bored and his mind was wandering.

But the things he could think of might not be of much use.

"I saw that snake-headed, human-bodied guy! Quick, quick, he should be nearby. Don't rush around looking for the snake anymore, that guy has killed several people with a bow and arrow. Make way, sigh!"

Nearly a quarter of an hour later, the sound of Wen Weng playing the Dharma flute reached our ears, followed by Dong Zhongshu's loud shouts.

When Zhang Xuezhou looked into the distance, he saw Wen Weng and Dong Zhongshu riding horses at a slow trot, with Zhang Shu leading the way and shouting loudly.

Behind the three were more than a dozen county clerks carrying swords and bows. Every now and then, Wen Weng would assign these clerks to their respective areas to maintain order and prevent the crowd from running around recklessly.

Zhang Xuezhou stood on the city wall, his gaze fixed for several seconds, when a sudden chill ran down his spine.

As the sound of a bowstring twanging rang out, his body shifted slightly, and the arrow whizzed past the side of his neck.

He's there!

As Dong Zhongshu's voice rang out again, a dark shadow rose into the air from the darkness of the street, accompanied by a whirlwind.

He paid no attention to the arrows flying wildly below, his watermelon-sized snake head looked in several directions, and a faint red light flashed in his single eye as he looked at the crowd.

A cold snort escaped his nostrils as he whipped up a gust of demonic wind and leaped over the city wall.

Woof woof woof!

The urgent barking of dogs rang out, and only then did a hint of confusion appear in his one eye.

When he reached down to touch his waist, the snake's head took on a more ferocious look.

"We're both Demon Race, you shouldn't have taken my medicine!"

A dull sound emanated from the snake's head, carrying a chilling undertone.

"Woof!"

The lazy voice further indicated an inability to respond.

Hearing the dog barking fade into the distance only fueled his anger.

"Ten Yin?"

When the questioning voice came from the dark sky, his exasperation turned into fear, and he rode the demonic wind, tumbling rapidly out of Shu County City.

"Ten Yin?"

Zhang Xuezhou, having dodged an arrow, straightened his head.

Kong Ning's voice could be heard high in the sky.

Kong Ning's question made Zhang Xuezhou ponder the possible origins of the Bashe.