Volume 2: The Ancient Country of Lando Chapter 30: Kunlun Chui

  Liu Dapao was pushed by me, and he came back to his senses. I saw that his face looked strange, and I thought of him as the descendant of Jingjin's Golden Boy, who was familiar with the "Eight Treasures Physiognomy". No matter whether it was flying in the sky, running on the ground, swimming in the water, or gold sand, jade, secret instruments, or heavy treasures, they couldn't escape his pair of legal eyes. He saw this glowing giant turtle so out of sorts, could he have seen something? I hastily asked him.

  Liu Dapao pulled my hand and said, "Young master, this time we've finally seen the real treasure! Su Qing that girl's life is not supposed to be so miserable, her life is not supposed to be so miserable!"

  "I exclaimed in surprise: 'Could it be that this giant lizard has an antidote for corpse poison on its body?'"

  Liu Dapao shook his head and said it wasn't so, then told us about the giant lizard's background.

  Originally, this lizard that emits a red glow all over its body is not an ordinary monster, but a prehistoric species called "Kunlun Lizard". This lizard looks fierce, but in fact it is stupid and clumsy, not good at hunting, and any animal that is slightly agile can escape from its claws. Moreover, there are not many things that can be eaten in this place, so these giant lizards generally find a place with spiritual mushrooms and strange grasses to make their nests, and then they can wait for the animals attracted by the spiritual mushrooms and strange grasses to fall into their trap.

  Liu Dapao was overjoyed and said to me, "Young master, isn't this a stroke of luck? Where the Kunlun lizard resides, there must be spiritual elixirs and sacred herbs. If we can get our hands on even one sprout or half a flower, won't Su Qing's life be saved?"

  I was overjoyed at the news, and hastily asked Oilzi and Zhou Xing to stay and protect Su Qin. I and Liu Dapao followed the tracks of Kunlun Lizard, if we can really get back the spiritual medicine, then Su Qin's life will be saved.

  "You just go ahead, we'll take care of Su Qin. Just be careful, don't get yourselves killed trying to gather the herbs."

  Liu Dapao scolded with a smile: "Get out of here, you shameless Fang Shaoye! You dare to curse me, but how dare you curse our young master? I think you should be careful, if anything happens to my future young mistress after we leave, I'll come back and tear you apart!"

  With the hope of rescue in sight, everyone's mood improved and they were invigorated. After repeatedly reminding each other, I and Liu Dapao followed the giant lizard's footprints and chased after it.

  All that can be seen in front is a very long natural tunnel, the further you go, the higher the terrain, the inner wall of the tunnel is smooth and flat, and there is a fishy smell, it seems that the giant lizard often walks here, its scales have been rubbing against the stone wall for years. Although we know that this Kunlun lizard moves clumsily, we also dare not to be careless, and slowly move forward with light hands and feet.

  I don't know how far we've walked, but I see a large cave entrance on the stone wall in front of us. The stench coming from inside is even stronger. Liu Dapao says that this mountain cave is the lair of the giant lizard, but we still need to be careful. When the Kunlun lizard returns to its nest, it becomes extremely vigilant. Let's observe from the entrance for a while before going in.

  I nodded at Liu Dapao, and we slowly made our way to the entrance of the cave. I stretched my neck to take a look inside, and my eyes widened as I gazed intently into the darkness. All I saw was a sea of red fluorescent light filling the cave. Liu Dapao explained that this was how the giant lizard hid itself: whenever its young were about to hatch, it would use its saliva to stick the glowing eggshells onto the rocks, and over time, the entire cave would be filled with a reddish glow. The giant lizard would then hide in the red light, making it extremely difficult to spot its silhouette with the naked eye.

  I nodded, thinking that the world was indeed full of wonders. Today was a real eye-opener for me - who would have thought that such a strange creature existed deep in the snowy mountains? As I thought about it, no matter what kind of living being wanted to survive in such harsh environments, they must have some special survival skills. This Kunlun lizard was quite a rare and precious spirit beast, but unfortunately, if I took away the spiritual grass today, it would probably starve to death from now on. Although it was a pity, I had no choice - I couldn't just give up on Su Qin after all.

  The Kungurian lizard was completely hidden in the protective color of the cave, I looked hard for half a day and couldn't find any trace of it. It wasn't until Liu pointed out a corner of the cave to me that I finally saw it. The Kungurian lizard was lying on a pile of red rocks, if not for its chest and abdomen moving slightly as it breathed, I wouldn't have been able to spot it.

  I whispered to Liu Dapao: "The location of the giant lizard has been determined, as long as we take a closer look at the position of that spiritual grass in the cave, we can act!"

  Liu Dapao pulled me back, saying: "Don't be in a hurry, this Kunlun lizard doesn't come alone, usually there are two, one male and one female. We still have to find the other giant lizard, otherwise we'll get into trouble if we go in."

  So we shone our eyes again, carefully searching everywhere, but this time, no one was able to find another Kunlun lizard. I became anxious, this medicinal herb collection action was completely racing against time, who knew when Su Qing would die from poisoning, if it dragged on like this, even if we found the spiritual medicine, we might not be able to save Su Qing's life.

  Liu Dapao also furrowed his brow at this time, muttering in a low voice: "Damn it, these Kunlun lizards are really not kidding when they hide, where is the other end? It's really getting weird!"

  I said to Liu Dapao: "Let's not bother with the other end, let's just rush in and find the immortal grass. I'll attract the Kunlun lizard's attention, you go pick the grass."

  Liu Dapao pressed down on my shoulder and said, "Young master, don't be in a rush. Although saving people is important, we can't easily send ourselves to death either! If there's only one Kunlun lizard, that's still manageable, but if there's another one lurking around and suddenly pops out, even if we grew four legs each, I'm afraid we'd still be unable to escape."

  I was about to say something when Liu Dapao suddenly pointed at the top of the cave and told me to take a look. I thought he had found another giant lizard's trail, but when I looked up, I saw many black shadows hanging down from the top. I quickly took a closer look and discovered that these things were a group of large blue spiders. It turned out that this cave was not just one entrance, at the top of the cave, there was another dark hole, and these big spiders came out of this hole.

  Liu Dapao said that we are probably catching up with the Kunlun Spider's predation conference, these spiders must have been attracted by the fragrance of the immortal grass, as long as the second head of the Kunlun Spider appears, our grasp on picking herbs will be much greater.

  I'm also delighted, it seems Su Qin has a good destiny, Liu Dapao's previous words were not wrong, and she was destined to survive.

  Then we patiently lay outside the cave waiting, and soon the first spider fell to the ground. It seemed to be a scout sent by the spider group. This big spider was very cautious, seemingly having anticipated that there were dangers lurking around, but it couldn't resist the temptation of the immortal grass, cautiously exploring all around in the cave.

  That Kunlun lizard was indeed true, it probably expected that this spider was just a cannon fodder, the real big meal was still behind, so it lay motionless on the ground, patiently waiting.

  If conditions permit, I really want to see the whole process of Kunlun lizard preying, this snow-covered mountain hidden life is too wonderful, although it is survival of the fittest, but no matter who, are all guarding a trigger mechanism, patiently and cautiously, as if it is a theme in the survival law of all living things here, the enemy does not move, I do not move, emphasizing a survival strategy of waiting for labor and counterattack. The first to lose patience will surely be defeated, and in this war of natural selection, failure means only one outcome - being eliminated by this ruthless nature, with no right to survive and reproduce.

  Only the large spider acting as a sentry crawled all over every corner of the cave, even walking on the head of Kunlun Lizard, but at this time Kunlun Lizard was like an old monk in meditation, seeing the food delivered to his mouth didn't move, it knew that if it wanted to fill its belly, it had to wait patiently for all the spiders to enter their ambush circle.

  Soon, the giant spiders hanging in mid-air couldn't help but drop to the ground one after another. Before long, led by the first spider that fell, a large group of spiders began to surge in one direction. We knew that the direction the spider swarm was heading must be where the immortal grass was located. Just as we were about to look forward along the way, the giant lizard moved!

  It was unexpected that the first to act was the Kunlun lizard we had been looking for, which turned out to be lying not far from the entrance of the cave where we were. As soon as it appeared, it occupied the exit on the ground, and the only advantage of the spider group was those retractable spider silk. At this moment, all the spiders fell to the ground, and the entrance of the ground was blocked by another giant lizard, and the spider group had no way to retreat.

  However, driven by the instinct to survive, the spider group did not give up hope of escape and began to scatter and flee towards the stone walls around the cave, wanting to climb back up along the stone walls. However, due to their large body size, their movements were not very agile. The giant lizard guarding the cave instantly bit to death dozens of spiders. Looking at this trend, it seemed that the giant lizard had won this battle. These dozens of large spiders were enough for two giant lizards to feast on for a meal. Even if all the remaining spiders managed to escape, it would no longer be relevant to the overall situation.

  We saw the two Kunlun lizards in the cave had already appeared, and immediately stared tightly at their shadows, remembering the location of these two strange creatures, so that we could sneak in later to steal the immortal grass. Who would have thought that at this moment, an even more unexpected scene occurred - a very large black shadow suddenly fell from high altitude.

  This was a much larger spider, and the spiders that had been bitten to death by the giant lizard were like three-year-olds compared to an adult fat man. The giant spider seen this time was also blue, with two black stripes on its head, and as soon as it landed on the ground, it rushed straight in the direction of the spider swarm that had just surged forward.

  This sudden change left the two-headed Kunlun lizard unprepared, originally it was a one-sided defeat for the spider group, but the appearance of this giant spider has put a question mark on the final outcome. This time, the hunting action and the theft of medicine, it is still unknown who will die in whose hands! If the giant spider steals the immortal grass, then the two-headed Kunlun lizard in the cave will lose their livelihood, and if this giant spider is bitten to death by the two-headed lizard, then the "Spider Clan" will lose a leader who leads them to survive.

  I was amazed in my heart and couldn't help but exclaim: "This move is absolutely brilliant, it's just like a praying mantis catching a cicada with a yellow sparrow behind!"

  Liu Dapao chuckled and said, "Young master, you're wrong. The things in the cave are just mantises and autumn cicadas. We two are the real orioles. Look over there!"

  He pointed to the left side of the stone wall, and I quickly focused my attention on it. All I saw was a small flower bud growing there, which I hadn't noticed at first because it was quite far away.

  Liu Dapao shook his head and sighed, "I don't know whether to say that Su Qing has a big destiny or that heaven is showing mercy on her, not letting her die young. Young master, this flower is no ordinary one, it's 'Snow Mountain Ice Blossom', which blooms only once every 30 days, and wilts extremely fast. As the saying goes, 'Ice Blossom appears briefly, those who obtain it are destined'. If people want to pick it, they can only do so when the flower is fully bloomed and not yet wilted, otherwise the picked flower will have no medicinal properties. We've arrived just in time, this Ice Blossom seems like it's about to bloom!"

  I was overjoyed when I heard this, it's truly the heavens lending a helping hand. It seems that if we don't pluck this rare flower this time, it would be unforgivable by heaven's standards. Immediately, I urged Liu Dapao to get ready, we're going to make a final strike with a hidden ace up our sleeve.

  So we worked together, with Liu Dapao keeping an eye on the snow-capped mountains and glaciers on the wall, waiting for the right moment to pick, while I carefully observed the battle between the two Kunchun lizards and the giant spider, trying to seize the best opportunity for this picking.

  Those two Kunlun lizards found the giant spider suddenly crawling down, wanting to rush over and eat the Snow Mountain Ice Frog. At this moment, they also staked their lives, pouncing on it at the last minute and biting one of the giant spider's legs, pulling it back a bit. The larger of the two Kunlun lizards quickly jumped onto the giant spider's body and started tearing and biting.

  However, this giant spider's body was so enormous that it was not an ordinary creature. Seeing itself just a little bit away from success, but being entangled by two Kunlun lizards at the most critical moment, it couldn't help but get extremely angry. It kicked one of the Kunlun lizards with its foot and frantically shook its body, trying to shake off the other Kunlun lizard on its back. The remaining spiders that survived saw their leader in trouble and rushed up together. For a while, both sides were fighting fiercely, and the battle had reached a white-hot stage.

  I was stunned, and it wasn't until Liu Dapao patted my shoulder that I came back to my senses. Liu Dapao said the peony is about to bloom, if we want to pick flowers, we have to take advantage of now. So I didn't hesitate anymore, taking advantage of the fact that both sides in the cave were engaged in a fierce battle and couldn't pay attention to us, I quickly ran into the cave with Liu Dapao.

  However, we still underestimated the vigilance of the Kunlun lizard. The smaller one saw us heading towards the snowy mountain and suddenly became furious, biting a small spider to death with one bite, immediately leaving the battlefield and rushing towards us. I felt a gust of wind behind me and knew something was wrong, so I quickly turned around and fired my gun, shouting at Liu: "You take care of the timing of picking flowers, I'll deal with this guy."

  Liu Dapao also went all out, taking out his fastest speed in life to run to the front of Xue Shan's icy eyes, and then opened fire to support me while turning his head to look at Hua.

  This morning, the Kunlun lizard that pounced on me was not killed by our guns, but the bullets pierced its flesh, and it was extremely painful. It roared and shook its body, but couldn't move forward half a step. Soon, the snow-capped mountains opened up, and I turned back to take a look in the midst of my busy schedule, just in time to see this precious scene.

  Only a small white flower was seen struggling out of the bud, and it only took two seconds to do so. Liu Dapao's speed was even faster, and he seized the opportunity at the moment when the snow mountain ice was fully open, and ruthlessly plucked this small white flower, quickly stuffing it into his pocket.