Chapter 87 Cockscomb Snake

Chapter 87 Cockscomb Snake

Chapter 87 Cockscomb Snake
The giant snake had a red comb on its head, was more than two meters long, and covered with black scales. Its body was as thick as a man's arm. It half raised its upper body and opened its bloody mouth as it pounced towards the two men.

"What a beast!"

Zhang Yu saw it clearly and felt his hair stand on end instantly. He retreated repeatedly with Yan Sanniang on his back. The beast came at him fiercely and was in front of him in the blink of an eye.

Yan Sanniang said hurriedly: "Put me down quickly, or we will all be buried in the snake's belly."

She knew that in her current state, she couldn't escape. Rather than two people dying, she might as well be the one to be eaten by the snake.

Zhang Yu thought what he said made sense and immediately let the woman go.

Seeing how decisive he was, Yan Sanniang felt a little cold in her heart.

I also thought of Zhang Yu who risked his life to save him on the top of Xuangu Mountain. He was definitely not a coward.

Why did he suddenly become so heartless?
Is it because of those angry words in the cave that I am angry with myself?

He was angry in his heart, but how could he know that he also had grievances that he could not express out loud.

People of the world don't care about trivial matters. It's easy to say these eight words.

Besides, that's not a small detail...

Yan Sanniang felt a thousand sorrows in her heart. Before she could think about it, she saw a figure holding a dagger, blocking in front of her and heading towards the giant snake...

"Beast, come on!"

Oddly enough, the giant cockscomb snake had no interest in Yan Sanniang who was sitting on the ground, and it only pounced on Zhang Yu.

"Chichi!"

The giant snake half-stood up, and was actually as tall as Zhang Yu's chest. It spat out scarlet tongue and stabbed forward continuously like waving a red sword.

Zhang Yu used the "Flowing Clouds and Water" technique, spinning his feet, and tried to go around and launch a sneak attack from the back twice, but was blocked by it both times.

"I don't know how many years this beast has lived at the bottom of the valley, claiming to be the king. It seems to have developed some spirituality, and it is indeed not easy to deal with."

A man and a snake, constantly fighting and testing each other.

Zhang Yu used a tactic of making a feint to the east and attacking in the west, and first stepped to the left. Before his toes touched the ground, he saw the giant snake opening its mouth and heading towards the monster on the left. Delighted, he quickly took two steps to the right, and at the same time thrust out the dagger in his hand.

"Ok?"

"This snake skin is so thick!"

The Hanyuan dagger had the power to split gold and cut stone, but it was quite slow in breaking the snake scales. It only penetrated halfway, and blood spurted out along the sword.

The crested snake ate through the food, twisted its body violently, and swept its tail across.

Zhang Yu drew out his dagger, retreated repeatedly, and moved sideways to hide behind a tree. But just as he hid behind the tree, there was a loud bang, and the beech tree in front of him, which was as thick as a bowl, was broken into two pieces.

The snake's tail continued to sweep over him, and he was caught off guard. He was hit hard in the chest and flew five or six meters away.

Yan Sanniang exclaimed: "Zhang Yu!"

She watched this scene from afar, feeling anxious and guilty. He deliberately led the giant snake away, completely disregarding his own safety.

Zhang Yu rolled on the ground and stood up quickly. He saw the big snake chasing him and the big willow tree was not far away. He immediately touched the ground with his feet, jumped two meters high, landed under the tree, grabbed the tree trunk with his hands, and climbed up.

When the crested snake saw him climb up the willow tree, it was obviously anxious and angry, spitting out its scarlet tongue and crawling towards him at a faster speed, regardless of the pain.

When Zhang Yu climbed to the tree crown, he saw a skeleton on the tree, leaning against the thick branches, sitting cross-legged, maintaining the posture he had in life. He didn't know how many years of wind and rain it had gone through, but the skeleton was still intact, which showed that it was extraordinary in life.

But after death, he was humiliated by snakes and insects.

Right behind Bai Gu was a snake nest with a dozen white snake eggs in it. He couldn't help but curse, "This beast knows how to choose a place to lay its eggs."

The tree swayed slightly. Zhang Yu jumped to a higher branch. A snake head poked in. Seeing its territory invaded by prey, its narrow blood-red eyes showed madness.

Just because it was afraid of damaging the eggs in its nest, it was a little cautious and climbed up slowly.

This weak and frail two-legged beast has a strange fragrance on its body, which is considered a great tonic for snakes, and it instinctively desires it.

Zhang Yu stood on a high place, seemingly with nowhere to escape. He saw the giant snake approaching, but a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
The crested snake raised its head and opened its bloody mouth.
"Animals are still animals after all, even if they have some luck and can have some intelligence."

Zhang Yu had a scorpion-tail golden needle hidden in his fingertips. He swung it out suddenly, and a golden light appeared in an instant.

"Armor-piercing style!"

The giant crested snake sensed the danger and immediately closed its narrow eyes.

The armor-piercing method used at close range was extremely powerful. The golden needle from the scorpion's tail pierced through the fine scales on the eyelid and went straight into the eyeball. The giant snake's body shook violently and it pounced madly at the two-legged beast. Zhang Yu leaped out and jumped down from the willow tree. The big snake pounced down without hesitation and chased him relentlessly.

The cockscomb snake coiled around Zhang Yu, one circle, two circles...

Yan Sanniang dragged her injured leg, picked up a branch, and exerted all her internal strength to smash it down on the snake's head. The stick broke in two. The giant snake felt the pain and opened its mouth wide to bite the woman.

At this moment, Zhang Yu finally pulled out his right hand holding the Hanyuan dagger, and used all his internal strength to stab it seven inches below the neck. The snake scales there were softer, so the dagger went in completely. He stabbed seven or eight times in a row, and the snake blood soaked Zhang Yu's whole body.

The giant snake finally relaxed, slowly let go of Zhang Yu, and fell limply in the woods.

"Damn you beast! He didn't die in Qiao Wuyong's hands, but was almost eaten by you."

Zhang Yu slumped on the ground, gasping for breath, like a blood gourd that had just been dipped in a sugar jar. Fighting with a human being and fighting with a beast are two different feelings. Some martial arts moves that are usually used against humans are undoubtedly like playing the lute to a cow when used on beasts.

Yan Sanniang stood there in a daze. Seeing the man covered in blood, her eyes suddenly turned red.

Zhang Yu turned around and smiled: "What's wrong with you? I'm not dead."

Yan Sanniang turned around, wiped her eyes, and said, "This giant snake has lived for at least a hundred years. It is rare in the world. Its body is full of treasures, especially its gallbladder. If you are lucky, it may even contain an elixir, which is a rare treasure that can steal the fortune of heaven and earth."

"How do you know so clearly?"

Yan Sanniang was not on guard against him at all: "I am a disciple of Emei. The founder of the sect is the female hero Guo Xiang. She wrote in her notes that an old friend was seriously injured. Later, he had the opportunity to take the gallbladder and inner elixir of a hundred-year-old poisonous snake. Not only did his injury heal, but his power also increased greatly."

Zhang Yu stood up and walked towards the giant cockscomb snake. He first used a dagger to scrape off the snake skin covering the black scales on its back. He then rolled the snake skin into a bundle, weighing at least 40 to 50 kilograms, and put it aside.

He cut another hole in his abdomen, reached his hand in, felt around, and finally pulled something out.

The snake gallbladder was the size of a fist, dark green in color, and had blood streaks on the surface.

Zhang Yu handed the snake gall to Yan Sanniang: "Snake gall is a sacred object for healing. After you take it, your leg injury should heal quickly."

Yan Sanniang shook her head gently: "You fought so hard to kill this giant snake, I can't have it."

Zhang Yu smiled and said, "Miss Yan, we can only get out of this forest after your leg injury has healed. Could it be that... you really want me to carry you?"

Yan Sanniang glared at him, hesitated for a moment, and finally took the green snake gall.

Snake gallbladders of this age are sacred objects for healing, able to treat serious internal and external injuries. Using it to treat wounds on the legs is really a waste of resources.

However, if the snake gallbladder is out of the snake's body for more than half a day, most of its medicinal properties will be lost.

Yan Sanniang swallowed it in one gulp and sat beside to meditate and heal her wounds.

Zhang Yuze began to examine the snake corpse carefully, hoping to find the rare treasure that could steal the fortune of heaven and earth.

　Regarding a very small number of plots, Mr. Jin Yong has different records in the serialized version, the revised version, and the Sanlian version. The author used them to serve the plot of this book.

　　
　
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