My Liver Experience in Reality
Chapter 21 Orochi
Chapter 21 Orochi
call!
The airflow between Zhang Xuanchong's mouth and nose disappeared instantly.
He looked along the gap, and only saw a snake, if that thing could still be called a snake...
On the right side of the river, at the foot of the mountain, there are overgrown trees.
Under the dark sky, a black stick with the thickness of a bucket at its thickest point was wrapped around a big tree facing the river. It circled five or six times. The snake's head was raised high, screaming upwards, and the snake's tail was hanging down in the river. ...
And in the sky directly above it, traces of electric light have already begun to burst out from the black clouds.
"..."
When Zhang Xuanchong looked at this thing, he happened to see this thing in the same eye. The snake head was bigger than a human head, with a bulge in the forehead, cold-blooded snake eyes glowing with black light, and a pure black and slender fleshy letter. Huffing and puffing, it seems to be sniffing something.
'Good guy...'
He took a deep breath, and stood out boldly, because the snake's head was already facing his direction, it seemed that if he didn't go out, it would come over.
After the distance between the two was about twenty meters, he opened his mouth and made a sound.
"If you go to other places to transform dragons, I will not stop you, but if you insist on going your own way, I will kill you!"
Zhang Xuanchong didn't care whether it could understand or not, after waiting for a while, he continued:
"God has the virtue of good life, and I have it too, but my hometown is 200 miles away from here, so I'm sorry!"
"Crunch~!!"
Bang! !
As soon as the words fell, Zhang Xuanchong suddenly opened his bow and set his arrows. The five arrows in his hand pulled out white air waves in an instant, smashed through the air in a series of breaking wind sounds, and in an instant, the five arrows nailed it one after another. On the same snake scale.
Clang, clang, clang...!
Sparks shot out in a series of impacts, and the snake scale shot by Zhang Xuanchong... shattered, but the shaft of the arrow couldn't bear the huge force and burst into pieces.
"Moo~!!"
As if provoked in this way, the black snake lost its good temper. After a long roar, its huge body stripped off the tree trunk like lightning, and the snake's tail, which was hanging in the river, sprang out of the water instantly, and slashed at Zhang Xuanchong in a snap of his fingers.
But when he saw that the first wave of offensive was useless, he jumped back with his legs suddenly, and at the same time drew out five arrows again, stretched his bow in mid-air and aimed at the opening. After landing, the five arrows had already been shot.
It's a pity that this time the black snake was on guard, and with just a slight swing of the snake's head, it avoided the arrow aimed at its broken scales.
"Fuck!"
Zhang Xuanchong cursed secretly, and immediately threw the bow and arrow, instead of retreating, he advanced. Since long-distance is useless, then he will play close!
Seeing the snake's head biting towards him, he no longer suppressed his own strength, all the blood in his body was stimulated, the blood flow speed was extremely fast in an instant, the temperature in his body rose extremely rapidly, and there was a heat wave in the scorching surrounding air.
drink! !
With a loud shout, the air seemed to rippling, his body suddenly swelled up, his figure changed from a normal person to a muscular man, his hair broke free from the hemp rope in the howling wind, and fluttered with the wind... …
Seeing this, the black snake bit him three points faster, as if to swallow him in one gulp.
"The dragon and the snake face each other, and you are the snake, so I will use the dragon!"
Thoughts flew by like lightning, Zhang Xuanchong did not dodge or dodge, and stood out of the air with a strange figure, in the shape of a dragon!
When there was no time left, he raised his right arm high, and his left arm was under his belly. Looking at the snake head that was close at hand, cruelty flashed in his eyes, and his right arm swelled by three points again.
Ah!
Bang bang bang! !
Qinglong claws!
Zhang Xuanchong's right arm tilted like a divine peak, more like a giant dragon reaching for its claws, and slammed the air blocking his arm. In the thunderous air explosion, the displaced air waves and strong winds were lingering It wrapped around his arm, faintly showing the appearance of a dragon's claw...
It suddenly hit the snake's head!
Bang!
After a loud noise, the black snake's huge body instantly stiffened, and then its waist twisted violently, and the snake tail, as thick as an adult's thigh, struck again. Zhang Xuanchong still did not dodge this time, and immediately retracted his right arm, and put his left hand on the chest and abdomen. Shaped like a circle...
Yeah!
When the tails and palms met, he turned his palms into claws, and suddenly clasped the thick tail, and then shook it vigorously, and threw the head of the snake that was close at hand back to the trunk, causing the whole tree to vibrate...
Seeing this, Zhang Xuanchong suddenly used his legs to nail himself in place, and locked the tail of the snake with his two claws. Under his tremendous force, his thick body exploded like a soft whip, blasting everything around him , A huge gas explosion resounded for a mile around.
Snapped!
In the end, the snake's head crashed into the tree it was entrenched in at the beginning with a burst of force.
Ka Ka Ka Ka Ka ~!
After a loud noise, the black snake's body froze in mid-air for an instant, and then the sound of firecrackers exploded in its body, and Zhang Xuanchong's power exploded perfectly in his body.
The fierce force blasted the joints in his body to powder!
"Speaking of which, I took advantage. If there is a meeting of wind and clouds, and you succeed in transforming into a dragon, it is not certain who will win!"
He dropped the muddy snake corpse, walked forward and sat down on its neck, and picked it up in the head. He seemed to have caught something just now...
After a lot of work, he spread out a bright white bead stained with a little soy milk in the palm of his hand.
Secondly, there is a snake gall the size of two adult fists, which is wrapped in his clothes.
"I don't know if the beads are good or not, but this snake gall is really good!"
He put the beads into his pocket and looked at Snake Gallbladder.
"If Dad is still here, seeing such a big snake gall, I will definitely use it to make wine again..."
Zhang Xuanchong complained in his heart, a little sad in his heart, but he missed the taste of snake gall wine.
He shook his head, went to pick up the bow and arrow he threw there, glanced at the mountainside, and made complaints whether it was intentional or unintentional,
"It's a pity, if I can have a bow that weighs tens of thousands of pounds and match it with hard enough arrows, I can shoot this thing from a distance of [-] meters...
And this snake is a good thing, but unfortunately I can't handle it! "
After complaining, he scanned his surroundings and left.
"Zi Zi, Zi Zi..."
There was a sudden electric noise nearby.
……
……
He rushed like lightning when he came, but naturally he didn't need to be like this when he returned.
Smelling the fresh air that had just rained, Zhang Xuanchong was in a good mood, especially when he saw the water level in the river on the right that had begun to increase slowly.
He was afraid that the water would accumulate to the end and explode in a swarm, which would make Jiang County feel uncomfortable.
"The dragon form is really fierce, but I don't know what the tiger and bear forms are like."
Walking along the way, Zhang Xuanchong recalled the battle just now, "Xingyiquan-zhen-skill" only has three forms, but each form has different moves, just like the dragon form, in addition to the green dragon claws, there are many other forms. Mode!
"There really is no magic in this world, not even the big snake that transforms quickly..."
In fact, he wasn't quite sure whether the snake was going to turn into a jellyfish just now, but after he killed the snake and the thunder light above its head disappeared instantly, he was only sure.
After all, being struck by lightning is the prelude, and reaching the mouth of the sea smoothly is the end.
"As for water control, I'm afraid 'God' let it go."
Of course, this is just his guess.
He also remembered the story told by the old man, the snake transformed into a dragon in 500 years, entered the reservoir and the big lake, and after another 1000 years, it transformed into a dragon, and finally entered the mouth of the sea.
A snake turns into a jiao, a jiao turns into a dragon, but I don't know what is the difference between a jiao and a dragon.
As the river surged more and more turbulently, Zhang Xuanchong had already arrived at the door of Jian Guowei's house.
The rain had already stopped at this moment, and he saw Jian Guowei wandering outside the yard from a long distance away.
"Brother Jane!"
Hearing the shout, Jian Guowei was shaken all over, and hurriedly looked around.
"Hey, brother, you're back. How's it going? Did you find it?"
He ran in front of Zhang Xuanchong, and hurriedly asked: "And your image, you look like a savage now, do you know, hahahaha..."
Seeing Zhang Xuanchong coming back, he was naturally happy in his heart, and couldn't help but tease a few words.
"Haha, Brother Jian, what are you talking about? If I touch that thing, you may not see me."
"Besides, this bow is still too light, and I have problems when I pull it hard..."
"Haha, brother, don't be sorry, I have good news for you!"
But Jian Guowei didn't care, but pulled Zhang Xuanchong to let him into the room, and said slowly, after entering the room, he said again:
"You don't know, just half an hour ago, the manufacturer of this bow told me that they had made a breakthrough in their technology and produced a [-]-pound super hard bow. As for the price, since they were the first to inform me Yes, so the price is the same as last time, the one with a thousand arrows."
"Sure enough...the hope technique is correct..."
Zhang Xuanchong is sure that if someone endorses the book now, then he will have nothing to fear, as long as he does not allow people to catch the obvious handle, then...
As for why, guess for yourself!
"Brother Jian, it's too early for you to be happy. This is [-] pounds, not [-] pounds!!" Zhang Xuanchong was a little puzzled, when did Jian Guowei have so much confidence in him? Confidence...well, it can still be pulled away.
"Brother, there are only the two of us here, so I'll just beat around the bush. You can smell your body yourself."
Zhang Xuanchong's nose twitched, and he immediately knew what was wrong. He lived in Bao Si for a long time without smelling his smell. He subconsciously ignored the smell on his body, but the other party didn't, and he knew it when he smelled it...
"Brother Jane..."
"Brother, in fact, you and I know very well that with the capabilities of this bow factory, bows weighing 15000 pounds cannot be manufactured."
As expected of Jian Guowei, who once hung out in the system, he has no sense of smell, and only from these scattered clues, he has grasped the truth.
Zhang Xuanchong expressed his admiration, anyway, it was absolutely impossible for him to think of this alone.
But he still miscalculated one thing, this bow was bet by Zhang Xuanchong.
When he was killing the snake, his qi and five senses soared to the limit.By chance, I saw some anger that was more condensed than ordinary people, and heard voices faintly, guessed in my heart, and only then did I have those words.
Looking at it now, it seems that the other side agreed to what he said, and really sent out a bow.
call!
While thinking about it, he breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Jian Guowei, and said, "Brother Jian, help me buy this bow, and I will transfer the money to you when I go back."
As he spoke, he showed his current situation to the other party. He was naked, his hair was loose, and his trouser legs were full of mud spots...
"No, I didn't thank you last time when you saved my daughter. I just treated you to a meal. I'm really sorry. I'll pay for this time, as long as you let me shoot the bow during the final bow trial." video..."
Seeing Zhang Xuanchong looking over, Jian Guowei explained: "Don't worry, don't slap your face, I just want the other two guys to see it..."
Then he introduced Zhang Xuanchong to the other two in the hunting team, and the latter agreed to the former's request after a little thought.
Anyway, it has no effect on him, so why not do it.
"More than 1 catties of strength, tsk tsk, really amazing..."
Jian Guowei looked at the back of the other party leaving, and felt the urge to complain.
He also asked just now, will you still go in August?
To this, Zhang Xuanchong only replied: "Go!"
Nonsense, if you don't go, what will he get to make money, if you don't make money, he can hardly afford Bigu Dan...
Until the end, he didn't ask how the dragon was doing, he just felt a little bit emotional, this little brother is very capable, as for thinking about Xiao Jiujiu in his heart, he didn't have it at all, firstly, it was unnecessary, secondly I dare not.
"It's a pity... I wasted a pair of shoes..."
Walking on the road, Zhang Xuanchong stepped on the ground barefoot, feeling a little slanderous in his heart.
ps: There is no supernatural in this world. As for the 'Jiao' and 'Dragon', there will be a reasonable explanation behind them. These two things are just one kind of creature
Also thanks to 'Kung Fu Bible' for a monthly ticket
Thanks 2023409211949503 for the tip
Thanks to 2424 Niuniu, Chuyang Canye, Zhaiyiyi, and 150710184659140 for the recommendation tickets
Ask for recommendation tickets, ask for investment, ask for collection~~
(End of this chapter)
call!
The airflow between Zhang Xuanchong's mouth and nose disappeared instantly.
He looked along the gap, and only saw a snake, if that thing could still be called a snake...
On the right side of the river, at the foot of the mountain, there are overgrown trees.
Under the dark sky, a black stick with the thickness of a bucket at its thickest point was wrapped around a big tree facing the river. It circled five or six times. The snake's head was raised high, screaming upwards, and the snake's tail was hanging down in the river. ...
And in the sky directly above it, traces of electric light have already begun to burst out from the black clouds.
"..."
When Zhang Xuanchong looked at this thing, he happened to see this thing in the same eye. The snake head was bigger than a human head, with a bulge in the forehead, cold-blooded snake eyes glowing with black light, and a pure black and slender fleshy letter. Huffing and puffing, it seems to be sniffing something.
'Good guy...'
He took a deep breath, and stood out boldly, because the snake's head was already facing his direction, it seemed that if he didn't go out, it would come over.
After the distance between the two was about twenty meters, he opened his mouth and made a sound.
"If you go to other places to transform dragons, I will not stop you, but if you insist on going your own way, I will kill you!"
Zhang Xuanchong didn't care whether it could understand or not, after waiting for a while, he continued:
"God has the virtue of good life, and I have it too, but my hometown is 200 miles away from here, so I'm sorry!"
"Crunch~!!"
Bang! !
As soon as the words fell, Zhang Xuanchong suddenly opened his bow and set his arrows. The five arrows in his hand pulled out white air waves in an instant, smashed through the air in a series of breaking wind sounds, and in an instant, the five arrows nailed it one after another. On the same snake scale.
Clang, clang, clang...!
Sparks shot out in a series of impacts, and the snake scale shot by Zhang Xuanchong... shattered, but the shaft of the arrow couldn't bear the huge force and burst into pieces.
"Moo~!!"
As if provoked in this way, the black snake lost its good temper. After a long roar, its huge body stripped off the tree trunk like lightning, and the snake's tail, which was hanging in the river, sprang out of the water instantly, and slashed at Zhang Xuanchong in a snap of his fingers.
But when he saw that the first wave of offensive was useless, he jumped back with his legs suddenly, and at the same time drew out five arrows again, stretched his bow in mid-air and aimed at the opening. After landing, the five arrows had already been shot.
It's a pity that this time the black snake was on guard, and with just a slight swing of the snake's head, it avoided the arrow aimed at its broken scales.
"Fuck!"
Zhang Xuanchong cursed secretly, and immediately threw the bow and arrow, instead of retreating, he advanced. Since long-distance is useless, then he will play close!
Seeing the snake's head biting towards him, he no longer suppressed his own strength, all the blood in his body was stimulated, the blood flow speed was extremely fast in an instant, the temperature in his body rose extremely rapidly, and there was a heat wave in the scorching surrounding air.
drink! !
With a loud shout, the air seemed to rippling, his body suddenly swelled up, his figure changed from a normal person to a muscular man, his hair broke free from the hemp rope in the howling wind, and fluttered with the wind... …
Seeing this, the black snake bit him three points faster, as if to swallow him in one gulp.
"The dragon and the snake face each other, and you are the snake, so I will use the dragon!"
Thoughts flew by like lightning, Zhang Xuanchong did not dodge or dodge, and stood out of the air with a strange figure, in the shape of a dragon!
When there was no time left, he raised his right arm high, and his left arm was under his belly. Looking at the snake head that was close at hand, cruelty flashed in his eyes, and his right arm swelled by three points again.
Ah!
Bang bang bang! !
Qinglong claws!
Zhang Xuanchong's right arm tilted like a divine peak, more like a giant dragon reaching for its claws, and slammed the air blocking his arm. In the thunderous air explosion, the displaced air waves and strong winds were lingering It wrapped around his arm, faintly showing the appearance of a dragon's claw...
It suddenly hit the snake's head!
Bang!
After a loud noise, the black snake's huge body instantly stiffened, and then its waist twisted violently, and the snake tail, as thick as an adult's thigh, struck again. Zhang Xuanchong still did not dodge this time, and immediately retracted his right arm, and put his left hand on the chest and abdomen. Shaped like a circle...
Yeah!
When the tails and palms met, he turned his palms into claws, and suddenly clasped the thick tail, and then shook it vigorously, and threw the head of the snake that was close at hand back to the trunk, causing the whole tree to vibrate...
Seeing this, Zhang Xuanchong suddenly used his legs to nail himself in place, and locked the tail of the snake with his two claws. Under his tremendous force, his thick body exploded like a soft whip, blasting everything around him , A huge gas explosion resounded for a mile around.
Snapped!
In the end, the snake's head crashed into the tree it was entrenched in at the beginning with a burst of force.
Ka Ka Ka Ka Ka ~!
After a loud noise, the black snake's body froze in mid-air for an instant, and then the sound of firecrackers exploded in its body, and Zhang Xuanchong's power exploded perfectly in his body.
The fierce force blasted the joints in his body to powder!
"Speaking of which, I took advantage. If there is a meeting of wind and clouds, and you succeed in transforming into a dragon, it is not certain who will win!"
He dropped the muddy snake corpse, walked forward and sat down on its neck, and picked it up in the head. He seemed to have caught something just now...
After a lot of work, he spread out a bright white bead stained with a little soy milk in the palm of his hand.
Secondly, there is a snake gall the size of two adult fists, which is wrapped in his clothes.
"I don't know if the beads are good or not, but this snake gall is really good!"
He put the beads into his pocket and looked at Snake Gallbladder.
"If Dad is still here, seeing such a big snake gall, I will definitely use it to make wine again..."
Zhang Xuanchong complained in his heart, a little sad in his heart, but he missed the taste of snake gall wine.
He shook his head, went to pick up the bow and arrow he threw there, glanced at the mountainside, and made complaints whether it was intentional or unintentional,
"It's a pity, if I can have a bow that weighs tens of thousands of pounds and match it with hard enough arrows, I can shoot this thing from a distance of [-] meters...
And this snake is a good thing, but unfortunately I can't handle it! "
After complaining, he scanned his surroundings and left.
"Zi Zi, Zi Zi..."
There was a sudden electric noise nearby.
……
……
He rushed like lightning when he came, but naturally he didn't need to be like this when he returned.
Smelling the fresh air that had just rained, Zhang Xuanchong was in a good mood, especially when he saw the water level in the river on the right that had begun to increase slowly.
He was afraid that the water would accumulate to the end and explode in a swarm, which would make Jiang County feel uncomfortable.
"The dragon form is really fierce, but I don't know what the tiger and bear forms are like."
Walking along the way, Zhang Xuanchong recalled the battle just now, "Xingyiquan-zhen-skill" only has three forms, but each form has different moves, just like the dragon form, in addition to the green dragon claws, there are many other forms. Mode!
"There really is no magic in this world, not even the big snake that transforms quickly..."
In fact, he wasn't quite sure whether the snake was going to turn into a jellyfish just now, but after he killed the snake and the thunder light above its head disappeared instantly, he was only sure.
After all, being struck by lightning is the prelude, and reaching the mouth of the sea smoothly is the end.
"As for water control, I'm afraid 'God' let it go."
Of course, this is just his guess.
He also remembered the story told by the old man, the snake transformed into a dragon in 500 years, entered the reservoir and the big lake, and after another 1000 years, it transformed into a dragon, and finally entered the mouth of the sea.
A snake turns into a jiao, a jiao turns into a dragon, but I don't know what is the difference between a jiao and a dragon.
As the river surged more and more turbulently, Zhang Xuanchong had already arrived at the door of Jian Guowei's house.
The rain had already stopped at this moment, and he saw Jian Guowei wandering outside the yard from a long distance away.
"Brother Jane!"
Hearing the shout, Jian Guowei was shaken all over, and hurriedly looked around.
"Hey, brother, you're back. How's it going? Did you find it?"
He ran in front of Zhang Xuanchong, and hurriedly asked: "And your image, you look like a savage now, do you know, hahahaha..."
Seeing Zhang Xuanchong coming back, he was naturally happy in his heart, and couldn't help but tease a few words.
"Haha, Brother Jian, what are you talking about? If I touch that thing, you may not see me."
"Besides, this bow is still too light, and I have problems when I pull it hard..."
"Haha, brother, don't be sorry, I have good news for you!"
But Jian Guowei didn't care, but pulled Zhang Xuanchong to let him into the room, and said slowly, after entering the room, he said again:
"You don't know, just half an hour ago, the manufacturer of this bow told me that they had made a breakthrough in their technology and produced a [-]-pound super hard bow. As for the price, since they were the first to inform me Yes, so the price is the same as last time, the one with a thousand arrows."
"Sure enough...the hope technique is correct..."
Zhang Xuanchong is sure that if someone endorses the book now, then he will have nothing to fear, as long as he does not allow people to catch the obvious handle, then...
As for why, guess for yourself!
"Brother Jian, it's too early for you to be happy. This is [-] pounds, not [-] pounds!!" Zhang Xuanchong was a little puzzled, when did Jian Guowei have so much confidence in him? Confidence...well, it can still be pulled away.
"Brother, there are only the two of us here, so I'll just beat around the bush. You can smell your body yourself."
Zhang Xuanchong's nose twitched, and he immediately knew what was wrong. He lived in Bao Si for a long time without smelling his smell. He subconsciously ignored the smell on his body, but the other party didn't, and he knew it when he smelled it...
"Brother Jane..."
"Brother, in fact, you and I know very well that with the capabilities of this bow factory, bows weighing 15000 pounds cannot be manufactured."
As expected of Jian Guowei, who once hung out in the system, he has no sense of smell, and only from these scattered clues, he has grasped the truth.
Zhang Xuanchong expressed his admiration, anyway, it was absolutely impossible for him to think of this alone.
But he still miscalculated one thing, this bow was bet by Zhang Xuanchong.
When he was killing the snake, his qi and five senses soared to the limit.By chance, I saw some anger that was more condensed than ordinary people, and heard voices faintly, guessed in my heart, and only then did I have those words.
Looking at it now, it seems that the other side agreed to what he said, and really sent out a bow.
call!
While thinking about it, he breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Jian Guowei, and said, "Brother Jian, help me buy this bow, and I will transfer the money to you when I go back."
As he spoke, he showed his current situation to the other party. He was naked, his hair was loose, and his trouser legs were full of mud spots...
"No, I didn't thank you last time when you saved my daughter. I just treated you to a meal. I'm really sorry. I'll pay for this time, as long as you let me shoot the bow during the final bow trial." video..."
Seeing Zhang Xuanchong looking over, Jian Guowei explained: "Don't worry, don't slap your face, I just want the other two guys to see it..."
Then he introduced Zhang Xuanchong to the other two in the hunting team, and the latter agreed to the former's request after a little thought.
Anyway, it has no effect on him, so why not do it.
"More than 1 catties of strength, tsk tsk, really amazing..."
Jian Guowei looked at the back of the other party leaving, and felt the urge to complain.
He also asked just now, will you still go in August?
To this, Zhang Xuanchong only replied: "Go!"
Nonsense, if you don't go, what will he get to make money, if you don't make money, he can hardly afford Bigu Dan...
Until the end, he didn't ask how the dragon was doing, he just felt a little bit emotional, this little brother is very capable, as for thinking about Xiao Jiujiu in his heart, he didn't have it at all, firstly, it was unnecessary, secondly I dare not.
"It's a pity... I wasted a pair of shoes..."
Walking on the road, Zhang Xuanchong stepped on the ground barefoot, feeling a little slanderous in his heart.
ps: There is no supernatural in this world. As for the 'Jiao' and 'Dragon', there will be a reasonable explanation behind them. These two things are just one kind of creature
Also thanks to 'Kung Fu Bible' for a monthly ticket
Thanks 2023409211949503 for the tip
Thanks to 2424 Niuniu, Chuyang Canye, Zhaiyiyi, and 150710184659140 for the recommendation tickets
Ask for recommendation tickets, ask for investment, ask for collection~~
(End of this chapter)
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