Princess and the General

Siege of a Thousand Snakes (Part Two)

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“Head general, young general, the sun has already come up.
It would be bad if we were discovered by Western Kun’s soldiers.
Let’s quickly descend the mountain!”

They had already seen what needed to be seen and recorded what needed to be recorded.
They turned around and started descending the mountain when they suddenly heard a rustling sound come from the forest.

“Who is it?”

The rustling sound did not stop.
On the contrary, it seemed to get even closer, as the sounds came from every direction.
They seemed to have fallen into an encirclement.

Gu ShuBai said: “It doesn’t seem to be humans.
It seems to be some sort of animal.”

Animal? What sort of animal would move through the forest and work together like this?

Hearing the sound get closer and closer, these “animals” were clearly rushing toward them!

Behind them was a cliff face that provided no protection, while in front of them, there was a forest full of creatures blocking their path.
There was no way to flee.

Everyone tacitly pulled out their swords, blocking Gu HuaiJiang and Gu ShuBai behind them.

“Head general, young general, if it’s something that we can’t defeat, you two climb down the cliff first!”

These soldiers did not fear death.
Even if they were covered in goosebumps, there was not the slightest hesitation when they moved to defend their general.

Even if some sort of spirit, tiger, or bear came out, they would use their flesh and blood to fight and create an opening for their head general!

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Gu HuaiJiang said in a low voice: “Don’t panic and look closer.”

His voice was like a calming pill, as the soldiers’ hands no longer trembled.
They watched closely for any movements in the forest.

“Whoosh-”

A horrific breathing sound filled the air, and a sharp-eyed guard immediately pointed to the right, “It’s a snake! A venomous snake!”

It was not just one.
There were seven or eight venomous snakes.
They had black bodies with gold ring patterns on them.
With their tongues out, they advanced!

“They’re over there too!”

Another guard pointed to the left, as venomous snakes advanced toward them.
This sight was truly horrifying!

They had killed countless enemies on the battlefield, and they never feared their enemies’ swords; however, they have never experienced such a terrifying scene.

Hundreds upon thousands of venomous snakes rushed toward them as if being controlled by someone…

With a swing of the sword, a guard cut off the head of a snake.
The decapitated snake’s eyes shone with enmity, as the head suddenly flew toward the soldier that had cut its head off!

The soldier did not expect that a decapitated snake would still be able to move and was not able to react in time.
Just as his leg was about to be bitten, a sword cut the head in two.

This time, the snake’s head fell completely still.

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The snake’s blood dripped from the tip of Gu ShuBai’s sword, “When cutting a snake, make sure to cut it seven inches down, or it won’t die immediately.
On the contrary, it will seek revenge.”*

While he spoke, another two venomous snakes approached.
This time, the soldiers were prepared, cleanly cutting through the snakes’ weak point.

Gu HuaiJiang said: “Retreat to the edge of the cliff.”

The closer they were to the edge of the cliff, the narrower it became, allowing for their smaller numbers to shine.
As the group retreated, the snakes surged forward.

While Gu ShuBai killed the snakes, he said: “These snakes are definitely being driven to do this by something.
It could be that Western Kun’s people knew that we would come here to scout and deliberately set this up.”

“Ah!”

One of the soldiers was bitten on the leg, and the snakes in the back rushed forward but were cut in two by Gu ShuBai.

“Back up!”

The soldier who had been bitten immediately dove to the back, and Gu ShuBai took his place, continuing to kill snakes.
The hundreds upon thousands of snakes continued to charge forward like an endless river.

Gu HuaiJiang was relatively safe in the back.
Lowering his head to take a look, black blood was seeping out of the soldier’s leg, and his lips were already purple.

“Hold on!”

He tore his sleeve and wrapped it tight around the wound to try and stop the poison from spreading.

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“Huh?”

The soldiers who were currently fighting the snakes were shocked to find that the snakes who were surging forth started to go around Gu ShuBai and go directly for them.

Gu ShuBai also noticed this problem.

Seeing that there was temporarily no danger, he looked down at his own body to see if there was anything different about him from the other soldiers.

In the end, his eyes landed on the pouch that Yu Fu had personally embroidered for him.

Opening up the pouch, he scattered the contents toward the snakes without any care for what fragrances were inside.

A strange sight unfolded.
The snakes that had been hit by the fragrance immediately retreated like a tide, stopping some distance away from the fragrance and not daring to get close.

“Young general, what was in your pouch?”

“I also do not know what it was.
Right before leaving, Yu Fu gave it to me.”

Gu ShuBai carefully sniffed it.
Back when he first received the pouch, he had sniffed it but did not smell anything out of the ordinary, and it was the same now.

Regardless of what it was, as long as he knew that the venomous snakes were afraid of it, it was good enough.

He tore the hem of his clothes and divided it into a few strips, wrapping a bit of fragrance into each piece.

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“Father, take care of this.”

He handed the one with the most fragrance to Gu HuaiJiang then gave the rest to the other soldiers.

“Carry him.
The camp has medicine to treat snake venom.”

He pointed at the soldier on the ground then took the lead and headed toward the group of snakes.
With the amount of fragrance reduced, the snakes might no longer be afraid.
He had to perform an experiment.

“Young general, you mustn’t!”

The soldiers behind him wanted to stop him, but it was already too late.
They could only watch Gu ShuBai walk into the middle of the circle of snakes.

Whoosh-

As he moved, the group of snakes seemed to hesitate, staying unmoved near his feet.

Suddenly, they moved as if to attack!

Everyone was on edge, while Gu ShuBai remained in place, his body completely stiff.

After a long moment, the group of snakes complacently retreated until they completely disappeared from view.

*TN: This is based on the belief that the snake’s heart is seven inches down from the head.