Chapter 57: Snake fight, formidable strength (1/2)

The steady carriage sped along without any jolting at all. If it wasn’t for the sound of the wind, Han Yunxi wouldn’t have known they were moving so quickly. She and Long Feiye were the only ones inside. After sitting in her seat, he’d only looked at her once before wordlessly closing his eyes. Han Yunxi had been born bold and could even argue in front of the emperor. But before the iciness of this guy, she was always a little timid. She wanted to ask him about Snake Gorge, but seeing him close his eyes, she didn’t dare. Instead, she carefully measured him up.

His facial features seemed to have been sculpted by the Heavens, with narrow eyes, a high nose, and thin lips all placed in perfect alignment. Han Yunxi never thought that such a cold man could exist in this world. When he was silent, he exuded an arrogant and unapproachable aura that kept people at a respectful distance. Had he been like this since he was young? If he was so distant with Grand Concubine Yi, then what about the former emperor? In this world, had anyone seen his warmth or his smiling face?

She couldn’t help but wonder if a woman would someday appear and earn a lifetime of promises and affection from him? But Han Yunxi quickly grinned at the thought. She really was overthinking things. How could such a cold and emotionless guy have feelings?

Abandoning her distracting thoughts, Han Yunxi shifted her gaze and leaned lazily against the carriage. It’d be better to try and figure out more information about Snake Gorge. She couldn’t help but feel that this guy had schemes in mind when bringing her with him. While she was looking elsewhere, Long Feiye slowly opened his eyes to glance at Han Yunxi. It was only a single look before he closed them again.

The carriage drove all night until next morning, when Han Yunxi opened her eyes to meet Long Feiye’s cold pupils.

“Ah…!” She had a fright as she quickly sat up.

“Awake?” Long Feiye asked coolly.

“What are you doing?” Han Yunxi said fiercely. Why had this guy gotten so close?

Long Feiye pulled away, a flash of dislike shining in his eyes. “Wanted to wake you up.”

Tch…

Fine then, Han Yunxi calmed down. “Are we there? What kind of place is Snake Gorge? Are there lots of poisonous snakes? Is that why you brought me with you?” Han Yunxi had thought things over last night. Besides this reason, this fellow really had no excuses to bring her.

“There’s only one poisonous snake, but his snake dan[1] is something Gu Qi Sha dearly desires. If we trade the snake dan for the Life Blood Pill, he’ll definitely hand it over,” Long Feiye explained.

So that was it…all right, this guy really was omniscient, he could even find out about these things. With these information, it was easy to get the Life Blood Pill. Of course, the crucial factor laid with her. Han Yunxi’s confidence grew a bit more. She had the least fear over venomous snakes.

“Let’s go, let me see what kind of poisonous snake it is,” A self-confident Han Yunxi jumped off the carriage and started to walk forward when Long Feiye stopped her with a single line.

“It’s a poison python.”

“What?” Han Yunxi suddenly turned her head, eyebrows furrowing.

“A poison python,” Long Feiye couldn’t help his temper as he repeated himself. If it was just a regular venomous snake, he wouldn’t have brought her here. Taking along a woman was all sorts of trouble.

“Poison python…” Han Yunxi murmured to herself, completely surprised. One had to know, pythons weren’t poisonous! Venomous snakes had fangs that could secrete venom in their nerves so that they could inject them into their prey’s bodies. They’d eat them after they died, but pythons and the likes couldn’t attack with poison. Their assault came in the form of powerful constrictions that squeezed their victims to death.

Yet the pythons here carried poison?

Han Yunxi was perplexed. She checked within her detox system and found no records of such a thing. Beyond a doubt, this poison python was a completely new species to her. Seeing her pale face, Long Feiye asked, “Is there a problem?”

“How big is this snake?” Han Yunxi asked.

“Around three zhang[2], and it moves very fast while spouting poisonous gas,” Long Feiye replied directly. From what he understood, quite a few people had tried to kill this poison python, but none of them could catch it. Many had died in the Snake Gorge instead.

Three zhang was equal to 10 meters, yet it could move quickly while spraying poison gas…wasn’t it a highly evolved creature?

These words made Han Yunxi’s complexion turn even ghastlier. She made a prompt decision and said, “I can’t do this, I can’t treat the venom of the poison python. You better think of another way.” She was defenseless. If she couldn’t treat the poison but got close to the snake, then she’d either be poisoned to death or strangled.

“Why?” Long Feiye didn’t understand.