Chapter 60: Chapter 60: The Big Python and the Strange Thing_1

On that night, under the crescent moon and twinkling stars, the sky was as black and deep as a bottomless pit.

Under the moonlight, Mo Shaoyun held a green bracelet, completely mesmerized by it.

The bracelet was the birthday gift Zhang Xian had intended to give to her during his trip to Yanjing. Ever since she picked it up, she kept it in her bag, taking it out from time to time to gaze at it.

One rainy night ten years ago, a day before she and Zhang Xian were to be engaged, she almost got kidnapped by human traffickers. The thirteen-year-old Zhang Xian defended her with his lean body against two traffickers, getting severely wounded in the process. He ultimately saved her, and since then, he held a place in her heart, leading her to agree to the engagement willingly.

A decade had passed, and that shadow in her heart had never disappeared. However, she had grown up and was no longer the little girl she once was.

She had now become somewhat domineering, not willing to back down easily. The last time in Yanjing, Zhang Xian embarrassed her and then left nonchalantly. Despite her feelings for him, she was still irked.

She wanted Zhang Xian to admit his feelings for her himself.

"What are you doing sitting here alone?" Zhang Xian walked out and asked.

"Ah..." Upon hearing Zhang Xian’s voice, Mo Shaoyun promptly tucked the bracelet back into her bag, asking, "Why did you come out?"

"I noticed that you hadn’t returned to your room yet, I was a bit concerned, so I came out to see what you were doing." Zhang Xian sat next to Mo Shaoyun, somewhat curious. What was his sister up to, hastily stashing something away?

Mo Shaoyun was slightly taken aback and stared out in front of her, her hands folded on her knees.

Zhang Xian didn’t say anything either, but glanced at Mo Shaoyun out of the corner of his eye, his mind full of imagination.

At this moment, she must be wearing leopard-print underneath, right? That was strange, how could his sister like such a fierce and wild style? It simply didn’t make sense!

"What are you looking at?" Mo Shaoyun glared at Zhang Xian.

"Uh, nothing." Zhang Xian quickly turned his head, staring straight ahead.

"Do you think I’m blind?"

"I’m not blind either! Why can’t I look at you when you can look at me? That’s too domineering, isn’t it?"

"It’s different. I took only a glimpse, while you stared for a long time, there is a fundamental difference." Mo Shaoyun angrily said: "Tell me, what were you looking at just now? I felt something was off about your expression."

"I honestly wasn’t looking at anything." Zhang Xian shook his head.

"Tell me, I want to know."

"Alright!" Zhang Xian hesitated for a moment, then said: "I was thinking, you should be wearing that leopard-print underwear set now, right?"

Mo Shaoyun was stunned for a moment, then instantly – her face turned as cold as a thousand-year-old frost.

"It’s late, you should rest early. When I return from the mountains tomorrow, I’ll return to Tiandu." Zhang Xian quickly got up and scampered off towards the house.

Just as he was about to enter, he ran into Uncle Jiao coming out. Uncle Jiao seemed as though he suddenly remembered something, "Little Brother Zhang, a few friends came looking for you this afternoon, did you see them?"

"Friends? What friends?" Zhang Xian asked, puzzled.

He hadn’t been down the mountain for long, and he didn’t have many friends. Those he did know, had mostly already arrived.

"Your friends!" Uncle Jiao said: "They asked me where you were, I told them you were out. They even asked why you came here."

"Did you tell them?" Zhang Xian asked, frowning.

"Hehe, this isn’t a secret, of course I didn’t hide it." Uncle Jiao laughed: "Why? Didn’t they go to you?"

"No, let’s see if they come tomorrow." Zhang Xian smiled and walked into the house.

He certainly didn’t have any friends. Those who came were most likely from his enemies. Perhaps that Ge DaBao hadn’t given up and sent someone again? Wouldn’t that be too soon?

...

Early the following morning, after having breakfast.

Zhang Xian and Uncle Jiao were readying to go up the mountain to pick flowers.

Mo Shaoyun walked out of the house and asked Zhang Xian, "Can I go with you?"

"No." Zhang Xian shook his head.

"I want to go."

"Don’t argue with me about this. I can yield on other matters, but on this, I also have a temper." Zhang Xian glared at Mo Shaoyun.

According to traditional records, the Black Mandala has the power to absorb the Spiritual Energy in the atmosphere rapidly, attracting energy for miles around and making the nearby surroundings rich with it.

Some beasts that have achieved spiritual consciousness and possess an innate ability to practice cultivation are attracted to the Black Mandala and will hide nearby to cultivate.

Shilin Village was not deep in the mountains, so the likelihood of beasts showing up was small. However, he couldn’t guarantee it, and if beasts really appeared, it would be very dangerous for Mo Shaoyun and the other girls to follow.

"You..." Seeing Zhang Xian staring at her, Mo Shaoyun was somewhat exasperated.

Having spent quite a bit of time together, she knew she had a big temper, but Zhang Xian always maintained his gentlemanly demeanor and never quarreled with her. His sudden glares had caught her quite off guard.

"Don’t sulk. If I say I’m not taking you, then I’m not taking you." Zhang Xian didn’t show any signs of backing down.

"Fine, I’m not going then." Mo Shaoyun turned around and walked back into the house.

Dong Qian, Zhu Qing, Mu Cheng, and Xiao Nan were also preparing to come over. Seeing that Mo Shaoyun’s dignity was taken aback, they sensibly chose to shut up.

Over time, they all knew that Zhang Xian feared Mo Shaoyun the most, and they had never seen Zhang Xian lose his temper. Today, when Zhang Xian suddenly exploded, they were a bit scared.

Barking dogs seldom bite, and gentle men rarely lose their tempers. But when they really lose their temper, it’s like a bolt from the blue.

Moreover, Zhang Xian had the glorious record of squatting in the latrine for four hours, so they dared not offend him too much. If they really angered Zhang Xian, God knows what would happen.

"Gao Longfei, Xu Lei, Shen Nanshan, after I go up the mountain, I will leave the five beauties to you." Zhang Xian said to Shen Nanshan and the others.

"No problem." Xu Lei, Shen Nanshan, and Gao Longfei said, patting their chests.

"Hmm, thank you!" Zhang Xian nodded, looked at Uncle Jiao, and said, "Uncle, let’s go up the mountain."

...

The sky was very blue, and the clouds were very white.

Between some mountains under the blue sky and white clouds.

Six middle-aged men leaned against a few trees, holding mineral water in one hand and bread in the other, gnawing weakly.

A while later, a middle-aged man asked, "Why are we so unlucky? We have spent the night in this shitty mountain, causing my back to hurt!"

"Isn’t it?" Someone replied, "I thought Zhang Xian would come yesterday, but we didn’t see a shadow. If I knew this would happen, I would have stayed in the village for the night!"

"Speaking of which, is this the place that old man mentioned? Maybe Zhang Xian already has that flower?" One person asked.

"Impossible, when I asked him, didn’t he say it was in a mountain hollow? We’re right in the hollow now, we just haven’t found that black flower." Another person looked around and curiously asked, "Do you guys think that black flower is some kind of treasure? Since Zhang Xian came all the way here just to find the black flower, it can’t be something ordinary, right?"

"It makes sense, but I advise you not to touch it." someone said, "Didn’t you just say that the black flower is poisonous, and no one but Zhang Xian can be saved, even in a big hospital?"

"Well, what the hell is that Black Mandala? We’ve never heard of it before. Even if it’s useful, it’s not worth much. Zhang Xian probably came here to gather medicinal herbs." The man nodded.

Just then, there was a huge noise in the distance, accompanied by a loud roar.

"What’s going on?" The sudden change startled the six of them.

The sound just now was loud, and the roar was shocking, even more powerful than that of a tiger or a lion.

"Look over there, a huge python... Holy shit! That snake is at least ten meters long, right?" Suddenly, a person pointed in a direction with a look of surprise.

The other five people looked in the direction pointed out by the middle-aged man and were stunned. Not far away, there was a black python with a body full of cold light, dominating like a dragon. Across from the python, there was a weird-looking creature, golden red, shaped like a lion, but much more beautiful and majestic.

At this moment, the python and the weird creature were fighting fiercely. A swipe of the python’s tail would break every tree in its path.

The weird creature seemed to be no match for the python and kept dodging. Its occasional attacks didn’t harm the python much. If it weren’t for its speed and ghost-like movements, it would have been squashed already.

"Where is the phone? Hurry up and take a picture." One person shouted. "Third Brother, your phone has the highest resolution. Hurry up and take some shots. This is a big scene!"

Third Brother snapped out of it, quickly took out his phone, and turned on the camera.

With a roar, the creature suddenly turned on its heels and rushed towards the six middle-aged men at an incredibly fast speed.

"Oh dear...."

"You’ve gotta be kidding me..."

The onlooking people were so scared that they ran around wildly.

With a hiss, the python’s massive body sprang up high, shooting out like an arrow and instantly crushing a tragic man on the ground.

Across the chase, two more unfortunate guys were crushed to death without chance to resist.

In front of the python’s huge body, humans were as insignificant as ants, being unable to resist at all. It continued to move forward quickly, destroying all the vegetation in its path and staining the ground with blood.

"Good boy..."

Suddenly, a figure flew in from the bottom of the mountain, plummeted down, and stomped on the head of the python.

With a hiss...

The once mighty python was kicked into a spin by this powerful blow, crashing heavily onto the ground.

"Holy moly... "

Uncle Jiao stood not far away, watching the collapsed python like a statue, cold sweat streaming down, his legs shaking uncontrollably.

He had just gone up the mountain with Zhang Xian and rushed over quickly when he heard the noise, just in time to see the python crushes two fleeing middle-aged men, crushing them cleanly.

At the same time, he was also amazed at Zhang Xian’s strength, being able to jump several meters high and kick the python so hard that it almost flew off the ground.

"Roar..."

The fleeing creature suddenly halted upon seeing such a strong man arrive, its golden eyes looked curiously at the newcomer, unspeakably smart.

It seemed to have a high level of intelligence, its golden eyes turning nonstop, shining with strange colors.

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