Chapter 137 The Black Wind Serpent’s Revenge

Chapter 137: The Revenge of the Black Wind Serpent

*Plop, plop, plop.* Raindrops the size of beans fell from the sky, hammering the green grass and the people.

The grass was bent under the weight, and the people were stung by the rain.

They hurried to find shelter, eventually finding a cave about one-third the size of a classroom.

"Didn't the weather forecast say it would be sunny today, with no rain?"

"The weather in the mountains changes on a dime; the forecast can't be accurate."

Just as everyone was waiting for the rain to stop inside the stone cave, a fiery red vine slowly extended into the cave from outside, as if blown in by the wind.

Fu Xinlu, who was standing at the cave entrance observing the rain, felt curious. She reached out to tug at the vine.

"It's warm and sticky." For some reason, Fu Xinlu's heart raced the moment she touched the vine, as if something bad was about to happen.

She tugged at it with difficulty, and just as she was about to let go, an enormous snake head appeared in front of the cave entrance.

"Ah!!!!"

Those who saw this scene were scared out of their wits.

"Snake! Snake!"

"Oh my god! Such a huge snake!"

"I must be seeing things!"

"Help!"

Once they realized what was happening, they scrambled to squeeze into the innermost corner of the cave, their bodies trembling with fear.

That warm, sticky thing wasn't a vine; it was the snake's tongue. Realizing she had touched the snake's tongue, Fu Xinlu was so frightened that her eyes rolled back and she fainted on the spot.

This snake was a third-tier Black Wind Serpent. Its body was as thick as an adult man's thigh, and its scales were a fiery red. It also had two tongues: one as thick as an adult man's arm and the other as slender as a vine.

The Black Wind Serpent flicked its slender tongue and thrust its head into the cave.

Watching the giant snake slowly approach, everyone trembled even more violently.

Its tongue landed on a male student named Pan Yinchang.

"Ah! Help!" Pan Yinchang screamed in terror. The next second, the snake's tongue *whooshed* and wrapped around Pan Yinchang's body, dragging him toward the snake's mouth, followed by the next male student.

Even though the snake's body was only as thick as an adult man's thigh, it swallowed adult men effortlessly.

Watching their fellow schoolmates, alive one moment, become the snake's meal the next, the survivors were utterly horrified.

"Pan Yinchang, Pan Yinchang is dead!"

"Ah! Deng Jiawei is dead too, both swallowed by the snake..." Chen Shuirong swallowed hard, her face filled with disbelief and fear. How could a snake suddenly appear and eat people!

"Ahhh! This isn't real! Help!"

"Call the police, quickly call the police!"

In their immense panic, they had indeed forgotten to call the police. Shen Chengheng and Zhao Maoquan hurriedly took out their phones to dial for help.

The Black Wind Serpent's cold gaze remained fixed on them. It sensed that the human on the left carried a stronger scent of its offspring.

It turned its head, and its tongue moved toward the left.

To the left were Xi Youshan, Zhao Maoquan, Shen Chengheng, and others.

As the snake's tongue approached, the timid Chen Shuirong and Lin Lichan had already wet their pants.

The Black Wind Serpent's tongue paused on them for a moment, a flicker of disdain flashing in its vertical pupils before it continued forward.

Xi Youshan watched the approaching snake head, her teeth chattering in terror.

She screamed inwardly: I'm still young! I don't want to die!

The next moment, in a desperate move, she stretched out a trembling hand and pushed Liu Ruoshi, who was beside her, toward the snake's tongue.

Liu Ruoshi's eyes widened in disbelief as she looked at Xi Youshan, her voice filled with hatred: "Youshan, you!"

"You bitch! Xi Youshan, I hope you die a horrible death! Ah!"

Her curse vanished along with her body into the snake's mouth.

"Human hearts are truly wicked," the Black Wind Serpent watched these weak humans with interest.

"Go on, struggle! All you humans who ate my descendants deserve to die!"

Everyone alive witnessed Xi Youshan's act of betraying her companion. The remaining female students quickly moved away from Xi Youshan, but she moved along with them.

Zhao Maoquan and Xi Youshan even began offering money for their lives, promising a 10 million yuan reward to the family of anyone who shielded them, should they survive.

But who in the cave didn't cherish their own life? No one would sacrifice their life for money, even if the offer reached 100 million.

*Hiss, hiss, hiss.* The terrifying sound came from the snake. Having grown tired of the human drama before it, the Black Wind Serpent extended its tongue into the cave to pick its "meal."

The snake's tongue wrapped around Xi Youshan's body with lightning speed.

Xi Youshan let out a sharp scream, "Help!"

Just as Xi Youshan was about to fall into the Black Wind Serpent's mouth, in the nick of time, Shen Chengheng grabbed her foot.

A blinding white light erupted from the jade pendant on Shen Chengheng's body.

"Hiss!" The Black Wind Serpent was burned by the white light. Its tongue loosened, and Xi Youshan fell from mid-air with a *thud*.

Not caring about anything else, Xi Youshan scrambled toward Shen Chengheng.

Outside the cave entrance, the Black Wind Serpent still glared menacingly at the people inside.

Those present also saw the white light emanating from Shen Chengheng. Without thinking too much, they all rushed to hide behind him.

This included Jiang Peiyao and Wen Yuke.

Shen Chengheng's heart was filled with surprise and joy. He reached out and tightly grasped the jade pendant on his chest.

Especially after seeing the white light, he felt certain he wouldn't die today.

Zhao Maoquan asked excitedly, "Chengheng, what are you wearing?"

Shen Chengheng gripped the pendant even tighter and said, "A jade pendant I got from a Taoist temple. Don't you have one?"

His second sister was Shen Jiaqing. His parents couldn't accept their daughter's departure, so they invited a master to inspect the accident scene. The master said there was a great deal of resentment there, performed a ritual, and advised everyone in the family to go to a Taoist temple to obtain a jade pendant to wear close to the body.

Zhao Maoquan forced a dry laugh, "I do have one—it was a gift from a family elder—but who actually wears this stuff?"

Wen Yuke mused, "This thing really can save lives at critical moments."

She was also full of regret, because she had one too, but she preferred jewelry and never wore it. So, the jade pendant from her elder had been left gathering dust in her jewelry box.

Suddenly, a sharp female voice cut in—it was Xi Youshan.

"Hurry! Give me the jade pendant!"

"I want it!"

Before her words even finished, Xi Youshan shot up and lunged at Shen Chengheng, her face twisted with obsession. "Give me the pendant!"

The pendant could repel the giant snake—it was the key to survival. Her mind was now completely consumed by it.

Shen Chengheng swatted her hand away, grabbed her shoulders, and shook her vigorously, shouting, "Xi Youshan, calm down!"