Faced with Baili Yuanlong's stubbornness, even someone as good-tempered as Baili Mingxiang was about to get angry. "Father! If something happens to you, who will lead our East Qin army? "
Baili Yuanlong's eyes flashed with bitterness. "His Highness has his own plans!"
Han Yunxi had made things difficult for him, but His Highness had acquiesced. Could he still continue to lead the East Qin army? Not long ago, he had threatened His Highness with "retiring and returning home", but he never thought that he would end up like this!
"Father!" Baili Mingxiang's heart ached. She had never seen her father this helpless and sad.
Baili Yuanlong looked as if he was facing death. He thought that dying to avenge his brothers was better than being demoted after returning to camp and losing face.
"It's all because of these poisonous snakes!" Baili Mingxiang was about to cry. Facing her father in danger, facing life and death, no matter how gentle her temperament was, she would still be anxious! She really hoped that the princess wasn't serious.
Baili Yuanlong suddenly looked over and muttered to himself, "Everything was fine, so why did this snake disaster come so suddenly?"
"The princess just said that we can only find out when we reach the snake den," Baili Mingxiang replied.
Baili Yuanlong was silent for a while, then said in a low voice, "If she wants to attract poisonous snakes, it's only a matter of thought?"
"Shh … Father!" Baili Mingxiang was shocked, afraid that the two in front of her would hear. If it weren't for her father's distrust, today's disaster wouldn't have happened.
Baili Yuanlong wasn't afraid. After pondering for a while, he said, "If even a thousand poisonous snakes are rare, then how big is the snake den? If such a big den really came out in full force, no matter how high her poison skills are, how can she deal with it alone? If she doesn't let everyone follow, I'm afraid … "
"Father, don't make wild guesses!" Baili Mingxiang angrily interrupted. She had never forced herself to lose her temper in front of her father. This was the first time.
"Mingxiang, don't forget that she's a Western Qin princess! If she knew she was a Western Qin princess, she might not have saved your life back then! "Baili Yuanlong reminded her.
"Father! I … "
"What about you? You're a girl, what do you know? She treats you well, so you … "
"Father, I believe in His Highness!" Baili Mingxiang interrupted Baili Yuanlong.
"Father also believes in Your Highness, but one must always be on guard against others! I am shouldering the lives of tens of thousands of East Qin soldiers! Father cannot afford to gamble, "Baili Yuanlong said coldly.
Baili Mingxiang simply turned his head away, not wanting to say anything more. Baili Yuanlong also ignored him and immersed himself in his own speculations.
Han Yunxi and Long Fei Ye walked at the front, following the poisonous gas all the way to the forest west of the military camp. After walking for five miles, they still hadn't found a snake cave.
"It's so far away. Even if the snake den is disturbed, they might not be able to find the barracks, right?" Han Yunxi whispered.
The White-Lipped Krait wouldn't attack people for no reason. It was either lured out by someone or disturbed. She originally thought that the snake cave was not too far away from the military camp, and suspected that the daily activities of the military camp had interfered with the snake cave. But now, it seemed that this snake disaster was more like a man-made one.
"The surrounding villagers didn't show any signs of being poisoned, but all the snakes outside five miles are heading towards the barracks. Strange!" Long Fei Ye was clearly suspicious.
At this time, Han Yunxi's detox system sent out an alarm, causing her to abruptly stop.
"What's wrong?" Long Fei Ye asked.
Baili Yuanlong and Baili Mingxiang also stopped. The Shadow Guard following them on both sides also stopped.
"There's poison in front. Everyone stay where you are."
Han Yunxi was about to walk forward when Long Fei Ye pulled her back. She helplessly said, "It's not a snake cave. It's not far ahead. You can see me. It's fine. I'll go take care of it. I'll be right back. "
Only then did Long Fei Ye let go. Just as Han Yunxi had been vexed before, he was also vexed at this moment. If only he knew the art of poison.
Han Yunxi didn't go far. Her figure was always within Long Fei Ye's line of sight. She was looking for something in the grass, but no one knew what she was looking for.
Soon, she stood up and waved at Long Fei Ye. "Stay half a mile away from me. Keep up!"
"Why?" Long Fei Ye shouted.
Han Yunxi smiled happily. She didn't know if Long Fei Ye saw her smile clearly. She said, "You promised to listen to me! Just do as I say! "
Long Fei Ye couldn't help but laugh. The smile on his face was extremely beautiful, and he didn't know if Han Yunxi saw it clearly. In the past, he would never have agreed. But now, with his martial arts skills, he could guarantee her safety as long as she was within his line of sight.
He waved a hand at Han Yunxi, indicating for her to continue forward. He agreed.
Han Yunxi walked forward, occasionally crouching on the ground to look for or pick up something. Long Fei Ye was curious, but Baili Yuanlong was even more suspicious.
After another five li, Han Yunxi finally stopped. Long Fei Ye and the others caught up and saw a giant pit not far ahead. Although it wasn't as big as the Poison Sect's forbidden grounds, it wasn't small either.
They were about ten meters away from the pit. Han Yunxi was very certain. "The snake den. We've arrived."
Long Fei Ye didn't sense anything, but Han Yunxi could sense the thick poison aura from far away. The detox system checked the poison level of the entire snake den and compared it with the poison level of an ordinary White-Lipped Krait. It estimated that there were at least twenty thousand poisonous snakes in this den! It was twice as frightening as Han Yunxi had predicted!
Moreover, under the influence of the poisonous gas in the air, the entire bottom of the snake cave was boiling. Thousands of poisonous snakes were crazily climbing up along the cave walls. Even the snake queen, who was hiding at the bottom, was restless, constantly spewing out poisonous gas.
Even a poison master at Han Yunxi's level was alarmed. She was incomparably glad that she'd cultivated to the second level of her poison storage space. Otherwise, even if Long Fei Ye called all of his Shadow Guard to help, they might not be able to do anything to this giant pit!
She collected all the information she could, then turned to the others and said seriously, "This pit is twenty meters deep. There are twenty thousand poisonous snakes and one snake queen …"
At this point, everyone's expression changed. What kind of concept was a Snake Queen among ten thousand poisonous snakes? Even if they weren't afraid of poison, they wouldn't be able to kill them all! Once the poisonous snakes escaped the den and ran to the military camp, it would be even more difficult to find them! Han Yunxi's antidote had a time limit. If it wasn't replenished in time, they wouldn't be able to guard against this batch of poisonous snakes.
Long Fei Ye frowned and walked to her side. However, Han Yunxi still pushed him aside and pushed him to the side of Baili Yuanlong and his daughter. She continued, "They've already smelled the poison aura and are all crawling up. I think they'll be able to climb up soon. We're in a very dangerous situation and we don't have much time. I'll say it one last time. Listen to me, or you'll have to bear the consequences! "
Han Yunxi stood alone at the edge of the snake den, her expression serious and cold. Her whole body exuded an inviolable authority. Even the dissatisfied and suspicious Baili Yuanlong was intimidated and didn't say a word.
A complicated look flitted across Long Fei Ye's eyes. He said seriously, "Okay, be careful."
Han Yunxi nodded. She took out a few packets of antidote and handed them to the twenty poison guards beside her. She had handpicked these twenty poison guards from the Shadow Guard and personally taught them the art of poison. They could still come in handy at a critical moment.
"There might be poisonous snakes escaping later. The five of you protect His Highness and the others. Retreat another fifty meters and be very careful. Understand?" Han Yunxi instructed seriously.
Although they had taken the antidote before coming here as a precaution, she wasn't sure how long it would take for her to store such a large poison den into her poison storage space.
The largest thing she had ever stored was the poison pool. However, the pool was one entity, while there were twenty thousand poisonous snakes in the den. The queen wasn't one entity. She was confident that she could subdue this den of poisonous snakes, but she had no experience and couldn't anticipate unexpected situations. Therefore, she had to make ample preparations to protect Long Fei Ye and the others.
After Long Fei Ye and the others retreated, Han Yunxi had the remaining poison guards spread out and surround the den. She left only one poison guard by her side.
"Try not to let the poisonous snakes escape. Fight poison with poison, understand?" Han Yunxi asked.
"Understood! Don't worry, Mistress! "Everyone answered in unison.
After everything was arranged, Han Yunxi turned to look at Long Fei Ye, only to see Long Fei Ye staring at her with a frown.
She smiled faintly, but he was still serious.
She gave him a reassuring look, then decisively turned around and closed her eyes.
It was extremely quiet all around. Those with good hearing could already hear the sound of rustling coming closer and closer from the den. Long Fei Ye couldn't understand how Han Yunxi was going to deal with this den of poisonous snakes. Was she going to fight poison with poison and kill them with poison? Or was she going to store them in her poison storage space? How was she going to store them?
Baili Yuanlong and Baili Mingxiang were also curious, waiting to see what Han Yunxi was going to do. Even Baili Mingxiang didn't quite believe that she could deal with so many poisonous snakes alone, and Baili Yuanlong became even more vigilant.
After a short while, Han Yunxi whispered to the poison guard beside her, "I'm ready, go down."
"Yes!"
The poison guard accepted the order, then suddenly grabbed Han Yunxi and jumped down into the den with her! In an instant, her figure disappeared from Long Fei Ye's sight.
"Han Yunxi, what are you doing!" Long Fei Ye roared, unable to restrain his anger!
He chased after her without even thinking. Baili Yuanlong seemed to realize something and also chased after her in shock. "Your Highness, be careful of a trap! Your Highness, this is a trap! A trap! "
The snake den was so far away, but it could affect the military camp. Han Yunxi didn't let His Highness come at first, but now she jumped down herself. Her actions were strange, and it was clear that she wanted to lure His Highness into the den.
This was definitely a trap!
Long Fei Ye and Baili Yuanlong's figures quickly disappeared into the den. Xu Donglin panicked and didn't know what to do!
The princess had ordered them not to move, but His Highness had already chased after them. What should they do? After a moment of hesitation, he let everyone chase after them.
Baili Mingxiang chased them to the edge of the cliff, so anxious that she forgot etiquette and shouted, "Your Highness! Father! Don't cause trouble for the princess! "
No one answered Baili Mingxiang. She steeled her heart and also jumped down. However, when she reached the bottom of the den, she didn't see a single snake.
She saw His Highness supporting the princess and leaning against the wall. Her father and Xu Donglin were all looking around, as confused as she was.
Where were the snakes?
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