Chapter 5 (1/2)
Chapter 5 Poisoned
Xiao Xiao pressed both palms on his belly, he rolled onto the ground, back and forth continuously. After a sigh of relief, he hurriedly stopped his movement. As Xiao Xiao stopped his movement, there was a piercing pain like the tides retreating.
After the crying “boo hoo” Xiao Hei saw Xiao Xiao take a turn for the better, it unexpectedly used its sleek head to brush gently against Xiao Xiao’s thigh.
The even more pale Xiao Xiao could barely lifted his right hand, and softly pet Xiao Hei’s head, indicating that he was okay.
At the same time, Xiao Xiao began to ponder, why would his stomach ache for no reason?
Trying hard to recall, after careful considerations, and inspecting layer upon layer, he was certain that he was poisoned. Moreover it was the python’s poison.The reason was that he drank the dragon turtle’s blood. Because the dragon turtle was bitten by the python, the blood in its body contained the python’s poison.
Although he did not know why Xiao Hei was not poisoned, from the moment he left home and entered the cavern, he had not eaten a single grain. The only thing he ate was the dragon turtle’s blood.
Unexpectedly before the dragon turtle died, it was bitten by the python. thus Xiao Xiao could confirm that the reason he was poisoned is undoubtedly the dragon turtle’s blood he recently drank.
Now he knew the reason, there must be a cure. All living things on Earth counteract each other. Nearby any highly poisonous thing must exist a panacea. Since he was already poisoned, the best detoxification remedy was the python’s snake gull!
Xiao Xiao turned his body, and gazed at the black python floating on the surface of the freezing pool. The frightening python head, its malevolent look. He supposed he could wait a while and then climb on top of the python’s body to obtain the gall bladder. In his heart he was a little apprehensive.
Of course the sooner he get rid of the poison within his body, the sooner he would get better. Taking advantage that the effect of the dragon turtle’s blood has not yet dispelled. Xiao Xiao toughened his face and swam slowly toward the python.
In the cold pool, He felt the water was not as bone-piercing as before, only an ice-cold feeling. The ice cold feeling penetrated his heart.
But after he just swam a while, he immediately realized that he was empty-handed. Could it be that he would have to use his hands to tear open the python’s skin and flesh?
After returning to the sh.o.r.e, he was at the corner of a stone wall. After finding a sharp stone, it looks like this was the sharpest weapon he could find.
Xiao Xiao grasped the sharp point of the stone “weapon” in his hand. Once again he swam in the freezing pool toward the python. It is said that the snake gall is located at the neck and a.n.u.s. Xiao Xiao wish to chiseled open the python’s a.n.u.s straightforwardly, saving time and effort.
He swam to the python’s a.n.u.s. His hands held the sharp side as the stone cut toward the python’s jet black outer layer. He could feel the difficulty of sliding his palm. Layer upon layer the python’s blotched skin made it difficult for him to start. Even after the sharp stone streaked across the python’s skin, there was only a faint mark left behind on the python’s outer skin.
Xiao Xiao refused to believe it. His pair of hands would not let go of the stone, stabbing over ten times in the same position. On top of that, the tremendous strength to float in the water tired him out as he gasped heavily. Obviously he had no more strength to continue.
Thus the area he streaked left behind only an indistinct, faint scratch. Xiao Xiao saw the black glossy s.h.i.+ne of the python skin. A feeling of powerlessness filled his thoughts.
Thus when his gaze inadvertently came across the place the dragon turtle bit on the python’s neck, he had a gut feeling of nowhere to go, no way out. There was not a single feeling of happiness.
Both his legs paddled and swam rapidly to the python’s neck where the dragon turtle bit. Both hands clasped the sharp stone and jabbed at the wound, but the stone did not go in.
He slanted his body back, both hands held the stone firmly and repeatedly grind the python skin back and forth. Although it was not sharp, the stone was capable of grinding open the python’s skin. At least he saw a result. In this way cutting open the python’s skin would only be a matter of time. Xiao Xiao was unable to contain his joy.
Cut and Cut! Grind and Grind! He did not know how long he continued. Half of Xiao Xiao’s body was immersed in the cold pool. Fine beads of sweat dripped from above his forehead. His complexion was not pale, but rather moist red.
Xiao Hei seeing Xiao Xiao continuously busy, waited at the sh.o.r.e swiveling incessantly. From time to time it would raise its head to look in the pool at Xiao Xiao and the corpse of the jet black python.
Seeing that Xiao Xiao has not come to sh.o.r.e, it finally could not remain still and swam near to the slit python’s body.Using the small hard spot of its black nose, it smell to the east and smelled to the west.
As it swam to Xiao Xiao’s side, suddenly a green drizzly round object just happen to tumble out of the cut on the python’s skin. With one sniff, Xiao Hei became intoxicated by the fragrance. It stretched out its tongue, wanting to stuff it in its mouth. Because the round ball was somewhat big, it was stuck in Xiao Hei’s mouth.
Xiao Hei swayed his mouth, stubbornly wis.h.i.+ng to swallow it into its stomach, so much so that it was wedge in the middle causing Xiao Xiao to cough. Xiao Xiao hearing Xiao Hei’s cough sound, naturally payed attention to Xiao Hei’s movements.
Seeing a bulge in Xiao Hei’s mouth, he did not know what it just ate. Fearing Xiao Hei would choke, he began thinking of a way to prevent Xiao Hei from swallowing. But Xiao Hei swayed its head, unexpectedly swallowing it in.
Seeing Xiao Hei unaffected, Xiao Xiao did not overthink, and continued his unfinished “task”.
The heavens are not responsible for human intentions. After comprehending in the cold pit, Xiao Xiao knew that he had to continue striving for another night and could not stop to rest. Of course, he finally found the dark purple long round python gall which looked like a gemstone.
To remove the poison from his body, Xiao Xiao endured the fishy smell, pinching his nose and swallowed it. There was a slight chill as it entered his mouth. It was soft like a syrup flowing down his throat into his stomach.
After finis.h.i.+ng the python gall, he was very much free from anxiety. However as Xiao Xiao was about to heave a sigh of relief, his whole entire body seemed to have broken in structure. A strong feeling of exhaustion filled his thoughts.