ilin left with the Snake King in her arms, taking the Supre Profound Snake with her as well. With that, there was no reason for the crowd of Snake Catchers to remain on She Mountain, so they followed her down in a large, bustling group.
Their main purpose was to respectfully see off the Snake King. Outsiders could never understand the great significance the Snake King held for the people of Bai Town.
Of course, there were so who didn't imdiately follow them down the mountain.
Jiang Xingze, for example, had been brutally beaten and was too humiliated to go down the mountain. He wished he could dig a hole and crawl into it.
The big boss from the provincial capital and his daughter also stood there in a daze, unsure of what to do next.
"Dad, what should we do now?"
They had failed to get the Supre Profound Snake and could only return empty-handed. The world had changed; money couldn't even buy a single snake.
Shen Qingshan's gaze drifted into the distance, his thoughts unreadable. Finally, unwilling to give up, he said, "I hear that woman is also in the snake business. Maybe we still have a chance."
He still didn't want to give up on the Supre Profound Snake. Giving it up was the sa as giving up on his own life.
Besides, why would soone in the snake business want a snake? Naturally, to make money.
Shen Xinru sighed. She felt her father was too obsessed with the Supre Profound Snake. She still believed that conventional dical treatnt was more reliable.
As ilin and Tu Xiao'an reached the halfway point of the mountain, they happened to run into He Zhennan, who had earlier failed in his pursuit of the Vampire Snake.
"Senior Brother!"
A flash of surprise crossed ilin's eyes, and she imdiately greeted him respectfully.
He Zhennan strode over, and his sharp gaze imdiately fell on the venomous snake in ilin's hands. He asked in surprise, "How did the Supre Profound Snake end up in your hands?"
The words had barely left his mouth, and just as ilin was about to answer, He Zhennan's gaze shifted to the Silver White Snake in her arms. He looked astonished, his expression growing more amazed and incredulous the longer he stared.
He actually couldn't identify what species of snake it was.
What kind of man was He Zhennan? He was a Snake Catching Master; there wasn't a venomous snake in the world he didn't know like the back of his hand.
Because He Zhennan had gone after the Vampire Snake earlier, he was unaware of everything that had happened in the jungle.
'Being stared at by my master is making extrely uneasy, like a thief with a guilty conscience.'
'His sharp, authoritative eyes feel like they can see right through .'
For now, Tu Xiao'an wasn't prepared to reveal himself to his master. A person turning into a snake wasn't sothing you could just go around shouting to the world.
At the very least, he had never expected to see his master on She Mountain today.
A master and his apprentice, eting again, but now as one man and one snake.
ilin watched He Zhennan stare endlessly at the Silver White Snake. She was on the verge of blurting out, 'You can stop looking. That snake is your apprentice.'
Of course, without Tu Xiao'an's approval, ilin didn't dare say such a thing. Besides, it would sound incredibly strange.
"A fine snake, a fine snake! This is a rare species, the kind you see only once in a century!"
He Zhennan exclaid in amazent after staring for a long mont.
This was already the highest possible praise for a snake, but what He Zhennan didn't know was that the Snake Catchers of Bai Town already considered this snake to be the Snake King.
"This snake... where did you get it?"
ilin replied guiltily, "I found it."
"Found it?"
He Zhennan looked as if he'd been struck by lightning. You could just *find* a rare species of snake like this?
Imdiately after, an expression of imnse regret appeared on his face. He shook his head and said, "A fine snake like this... it's a pity it's in your hands."
ilin wasn't angered by his words; she simply adopted a softer, more feminine air.
"Oh, that's right. Senior Brother, sothing's happened to Sister-in-law Wen Qiu," ilin said suddenly as they walked down the stone steps of the mountain together.
He Zhennan's eyes widened. "What?" he asked nervously. "Sothing happened to my sister-in-law? What happened?"
In truth, He Zhennan was in the sa position as ilin; both of them felt too ashad to visit the Tu Family.
He felt even more awkward. Years ago, his junior brother had lost his life to save him. Later, he took his junior brother's son, Tu Xiao'an, as his apprentice, hoping to make ands. But unexpectedly, Tu Xiao'an had also ended up dying on She Mountain.
What face did he have left to visit the Tu Family?
He was filled with guilt.
"Sister-in-law has terminal lung cancer. The doctors say she doesn't have much ti left."
ilin delivered the terrible news sorrowfully.
BOOM...
He Zhennan's powerful fra trembled violently. An expression of disbelief crossed his face as he said in anguish, "How could this be? How could this be?"
In that mont, he seed to understand just how hard life must be for a woman who had lost her husband and then her son.
Suddenly, any misfortune that befell her seed understandable.
If she had been less resilient, she might have even taken her own life.
In an instant, He Zhennan's gaze shifted to the Supre Profound Snake in ilin's hands. He quickly asked, "Are you perhaps planning to use the Supre Profound Snake to treat my sister-in-law's lung cancer?"
He Zhennan was truly a Snake Catching Master; he understood the situation the mont he saw the Supre Profound Snake.
"Yes, that's right. The Supre Profound Snake is considered a Treasure dicine among snakes. I've heard its Snake Gallbladder can heal lung damage and has regenerative properties."
He Zhennan, who naturally knew far more than ilin, pondered for a mont before nodding slightly. "It's worth a try."
At these words, Tu Xiao'an's eyes suddenly lit up. 'If even Master thinks this thod is reliable, then there's a real chance of success!'
"Have you thought about how you're going to do it?" He Zhennan asked ilin.
"Uhh..."
"Is there sothing special I need to do? Can't I just take out the Supre Profound Snake's gallbladder and have Sister-in-law eat it?" ilin asked blankly.
"Nonsense!" He Zhennan's tone grew stern. "Even an ordinary snake gallbladder can't be consud directly. It can have bacteria and parasites, to say nothing of one from a Supre Profound Snake!"
He Zhennan pointed at the Supre Profound Snake in ilin's hands and continued, "This is an ancient Mutant Snake, and its anatomy is extrely delicate. The location of its gallbladder is different from that of an ordinary snake. It's also very easy to rupture. If you aren't careful during the dissection and the gallbladder breaks, the bile will spill out, and all your effort will be for nothing."
"Furthermore, the Supre Profound Snake's gallbladder contains incredibly potent dicinal properties. To use it as dicine, it must be processed. The simplest thod is to soak it in dicinal wine that's at least ten years old for a full day and night. Only then can it be consud. Otherwise, eating it directly carries the risk of fatal poisoning."
Both ilin and Tu Xiao'an were stunned. They truly hadn't known any of this.
'I'm so relieved we ran into Master on the way down the mountain. Otherwise, if we had rashly tried to remove the Supre Profound Snake's gallbladder, even if we had managed to extract it perfectly intact, it would have brought Mom disaster, not a blessing.'
Tu Xiao'an was so anxious he almost wanted to call out "Master." 'Looks like this isn't as simple as I thought.'
Fortunately, ilin understood implicitly. She said, "Senior Brother, why don't you handle the Supre Profound Snake's gallbladder? I'm afraid I'll ss it up."
If she ssed this up, where would they ever find another Supre Profound Snake?
He Zhennan naturally felt it was his duty. "Give the Supre Profound Snake. I'll extract the gallbladder. I also have so dicinal wine at ho that's over ten years old. After it has soaked for a day and a night, I'll bring it to you."
"That's wonderful, Senior Brother! With you handling it, nothing can go wrong," ilin said, blinking her eyes. She then added, "Senior Brother, this is a good opportunity. When it's ready, you should bring the gallbladder and co with to see Sister-in-law."
He Zhennan faltered, his eyes filling with regret and guilt. "I... I won't go. I'd rather not upset my sister-in-law. Once I've prepared the gallbladder, I'll give it to you. You can go."
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