Chapter 871: You donst have to go (2/2)

No matter the case, they had to find the den fast and track down its queen. Otherwise, there would be nobody left to deal with the snake queen’s poison once she and Long Feiye left the camp.

“It must be the snake queen summoning them! Let’s go see!” Han Yunxi said seriously.

Long Feiye ignored Baili Yuanlonh and strode out with Han Yunxi towards the west camp. Baili Yuanlong hesitated briefly before chasing after them. Besides the stored corpses, all of the west camp was empty and deserted. The dead snakes were all piled up in a corner, while the live ones were trapped in a metal cage. Like creatures possessed, they climbed up its sides and bit at the bars, occasionally emitting poisonous gases into the air.

Han Yunxi had hardly drawn close when she sensed something off. She held back Long Feiye and the rest to exclaim, “Don’t get too close, it’s poisonous!”

Long Feiye was quite displeased. In front of Baili Yuanlong and multiple shadow guards, he tugged at Han Yunxi’s clothes. Although he hadn’t said a thing, everyone knew he didn’t want Han Yunxi to advance, either.

Han Yunxi turned to him with a grin and murmured, “No problem. Any poisons attacking me will end up being mine by the end.” After cultivating to the second level of the poison storage space, she wasn’t afraid of any poisons! Han Yunxi approached the cage with her eyes closed as if sniffing the air for toxins. Long Feiye and the rest watched from behind her. He didn’t dare to disturb her, much less anyone else.

After a long time had passed, Han Yunxi finally opened her eyes. But she suddenly drew closer to the cage just as a White-Lipped Krait rushed open with its mouth open.

“Be careful!” Long Feiye dragged Han Yunxi back and scolded her. “You’ve gone mad!”

“I’m fine! Really! The cage’s blocking them from biting me,” Han Yunxi said helplessly. She didn’t like people interrupting her work, but since this was Long Feiye, she had no choice but to suppress her temper.

“What are you doing?” Long Feiye asked.

“There are two types of poison in the air. One is from the snake queen, while the others are from these kraits. They have different properties, but they’re seeking each other out in the air. When combined, they can create a new toxin that can spread for 100 li.” As Han Yunxi spoke, she gently pushed aside Long Feiye’s hand and drew closer to the cage again. “The snake queen’s poison is too powerful, so it’s already found the kraits’ poison gas before it even left the cage. There’s already a new poison in there, and it’s starting to spread…”

“Then doesn’t that mean everyone will get poisoned?” Baili Yuanlong asked urgently. The East Qin troops weren’t only stationed here, but in various other camps within 100 li. Moreover, many civilians had returned to their homes once the ceasefire began. If the poison spread, the consequences would be unthinkable.

Baili Yuanlong regretted his words as soon as he spoke. It’d be strange if Han Yunxi didn’t seize upon them for a chance at ridicule!

And yet,Han Yunxi didn’t waste any words on mocking him. “They won’t,” she said coldly, “Because this poison is used as a form of communication. It’s akin to human speech, so it won’t hurt humans. General Baili can stop worrying.”

Even Baili Yuanlong felt awkward after this, so he simply nodded wordlessly.

“Judging from the poison gas, this snake queen has to be over hundreds of years old. It’ll be hard to deal with her,” Han Yunxi said seriously.

“Princess, you and His Highness once killed a poison python that was thousands of years old. How could a centuries old snake queen be harder to deal with?” Baili Mingxiang couldn’t help asking.

“Dealing with her is simple. The problem is the snake swarm guarding her lair,” Han Yunxi sighed softly.

“You mean to say...there are still poisonous snakes in her den?” Long Feiye grew alarmed.

“Yes!” Han Yunxi nodded. “A den with a centuries old snake queen wouldn’t just have a thousand offspring. I’m afraid this is a rarity of rarities. Once the poison gas spreads and alerts the snake den’s snakes, the whole nest will come out in full strength. This is how the White-Lipped Kraits respond to danger!”

Now everyone understood what was going on.

“Princess, then can we control the poison gas so it doesn’t spread?” Xu Donglin asked anxiously.

“Just kill off all these snakes! But we won’t be able to find the snake den then, much less what set off those snakes. That would leave us no end of trouble in the future!” Han Yunxi declared.

“Baili Yuanlong, arrange for men to standby and help at any time,” Long Feiye ordered immediately. But Han Yunxi stopped him.

“No need, I can go by myself.” As she spoke turned her face to look at him. “You don’t have to go either.”