Baby with Daoist Monarch System-Chapter 591 - 235: Venom of the Poisonous Snake
Crystal-clear, translucent skin, with still lingering baby fat on the face—this was clearly an undeveloped infant, yet such a frail body contained the strength of a thousand pounds.
Thinking of this, he looked at the grandson in his arms, tears still evident under his eyes.
How could there be such a vast difference?
"Old Qi, don’t be so surprised," Xu Binghu continued, "Little Ran has already undergone his first body refining."
"Ah!!!" Old Qi exclaimed again.
"Old Qi, don’t rush your exclamations. Let me carefully explain the situation to you," Xu Binghu slowly said.
"Little Ran’s first body refining was not like mine, using ordinary animal blood. He used only Demon Beast heart blood—nearly twenty kinds—and an entire bottle of it, not just a drop."
At this moment, Old Qi was completely speechless.
Nearly twenty kinds of Demon Beast heart blood, all measured by the bottle, given to an infant less than a year old for body refining.
Now Xu Ran stands here, quite obviously, he survived through it.
What kind of crazy world is this!
When he himself obtained the Body Refining Manual, the chance was already gone, but he understood the peril involved.
A one-year-old infant going through such body refining, undoubtedly his future seems promising, and he can definitely say that those people he saw deep in the Great Mountain definitely didn’t have the capability like Xu Ran.
"Haha! Good!" After a while, Old Qi laughed heartily.
"Great Wilderness Border Village is so fortunate to have you and your father from the Xu Family."
"Previously, Little Ran was already a benefactor to the whole village, and now he’s saved my grandson—this kind of great kindness, I will never forget!!"
As he spoke, he was about to kneel.
Xu Binghu, seeing this, hurriedly stopped him and said, "Old Qi, no need for such formalities. If it weren’t for you giving us the Body Refining Manual, none of this would have happened."
Xu Ran added, "That’s right, Grandpa Qi, right now the most important thing is to resolve the issue of the Poisonous Snake threatening the village."
"Yes, yes!!" Old Qi realized, "What is the situation now? Why did the Poisonous Snake appear?"
Xu Binghu directed his gaze to Xu Ran since Old Qi already knew his strength, it’d be better for Xu Ran to lead the proceedings, as that was the plan initially.
"Grandpa Qi, we speculate that the Poisonous Snake couldn’t enter the village from the ground, so they dug tunnels from the underground to enter. After all, the influence range of the Seven-leafed One-flowered Plant is limited."
"Are those Demon Beasts that clever?"
"These Poisonous Snakes should just be the vanguard, there’s a Great Demon commanding them from behind, otherwise how could mere minor demons be so smart," Xu Ran said.
"Then what should we do now?" Xu Binghu asked.
In the Great Wilderness Border Village, every household has a cellar to prevent a food shortage during the winter.
"How about placing Seven-leafed One-flowered Plant at each cellar door to make them come out?" Old Qi suggested.
"No." Xu Ran outright rejected, "Besides the Seven-leafed One-flowered Plants outside the village, the remaining ones are all at Uncle Xie’s place, there’s not enough for each house to have one."
"Moreover, even if Seven-leafed One-flowered Plant is placed at the cellar door, won’t they seek other entrances?"
"Even without entrances, they can just dig out from the ground."
The Poisonous Snakes appeared in the cellar simply because it’s originally a hollow space. Even without the cellar, they can dig out from the ground—the only difference is time.
"Then what should be done?" Old Qi sighed with helplessness.
This indeed seems unsolvable.
Xu Ran contemplated for a moment and then resolved, "Gather all the Seven-leafed One-flowered Plants at the ancestral hall, have all villagers take shelter there, and lure all Poisonous Snakes to enter."
"What!" Old Qi and Xu Binghu spoke in unison.
"No." Xu Binghu objected directly, "Isn’t this just handing the village over to the Poisonous Snakes?"
"Indeed." Old Qi agreed, "This solution might work short term, but long term? There’ll always be a day when it can’t be maintained."
Both thought Xu Ran intended to defend stubbornly.
"Not a stubborn defense, but an active assault," Xu Ran explained, "Lure them all in and then annihilate them in one sweep—that’s the real solution."
So that’s the plan.
Old Qi and Xu Binghu nodded in agreement.
Given the current situation, it truly seems the best course of action.
After a while, they agreed.
"I’ll handle informing everyone in the village, you two go back and rest for now, since currently, you father and son are the strongest in combat power in the village."
The two nodded, and after patrolling the village for a bit and seeing some leftover signs of Poisonous Snakes, they left.
Back at home, Xu Binghu explained the plan to Lian Ji and Cui Hua.
"You two need to head to the ancestral hall first thing tomorrow morning and stay there, don’t go anywhere else."
"And what about you two?" Lian Ji asked.
"We’re fine, we’ve been carrying Seven-leafed One-flowered Plants around, the Poisonous Snakes can’t get near us," Xu Ran’s words assured Lian Ji greatly.
Besides, they also have Little White with them.
A night passed without incident.
The seventh day of the Poisonous Snake siege.
Xu Ran and the group headed to the ancestral hall early, carrying the Seven-leafed One-flowered Plants. Upon arrival, they found it surrounded by villagers, each wearing a grave expression.
Hunters in the village were bidding farewell to their families.
"I’ve informed them, soon we’ll go and remove the Seven-leafed One-flowered Plant at the village entrance to let those Poisonous Snakes in," Old Qi said as he came over to them.
Xu Binghu nodded and turned to Lian Ji saying, "Wife, take care of yourself here until we return."
Unexpectedly, Lian Ji spoke to Xu Ran, "Little Ran, you must bring your father back safely."
"I’m the father, I should be the one bringing him back," Xu Binghu protested.
Lian Ji teased, "Enough, Little Ran’s strength versus yours, there’s no comparison really."
Just as Xu Binghu was about to refute, he recalled the sight of Xu Ran knocking him back with one punch and fell silent.
Xu Ran gazed at Lian Ji and said, "Mother, don’t worry, not just father, I’ll bring everyone in the village back safely."
After their farewell, Xu Ran and Xu Binghu joined the hunter squad.
Everyone seeing Xu Ran’s presence exclaimed, "Little Ran, why are you here? Hurry back!!"
"Little Ran, even with the Seven-leafed One-flowered Plant, you shouldn’t engage in such dangerous tasks!"
Before Xu Ran could speak, Old Qi interjected, "Enough, Little Ran is stronger than any of you here, better worry about yourselves than him."
Xu Binghu also chimed in, "There’s no need to worry about Little Ran, rest assured."
Seeing how earnest his father’s words were made it hard for others to argue, despite harboring a hundred questions inside.
Everyone only thought that Xu Binghu and Old Qi had extreme faith in the Seven-leafed One-flowered Plant, since there seemed no other reason to involve Xu Ran.
Could it be that Xu Ran’s combat power is stronger than theirs?
If that’s true, they should probably reconsider being hunters.
After inspecting their weapons, Old Qi instructed, "Remember, to bring Seven-leafed One-flowered Plant with you at all times, and only remove the one at the village entrance."
Everyone nodded and responded, "Got it!"
With that, the group set off in a grand procession, women, children, and elderly at the ancestral hall watched them leave.
All the while, a shadow was following them from the clouds above.
Soon, they arrived at the village entrance. Xu Binghu took a deep breath and said, "Alright, go and remove the herbs, be careful."
"Okay."
A few nodded and walked over to the entrance, removing the Seven-leafed One-flowered Plant personally planted by Xu Ran.
Suddenly, rustling sounds came from the grass not far away.
"They’re coming," Xu Binghu warned.
Upon hearing this, everyone clenched their weapons tightly, prepared for battle.
