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    An Xiaojin made great achievements

    At the same time, An Chongyang took a step back and quickly jumped back to avoid the attack of the five-step snake, and then took another big step back to create distance.An Le’s nervous heart almost stopped. He was relieved when he saw An Chongyang dodge, but he saw the snake suddenly turned its head and raised its upper body towards An Mi on the left side of An Chongyang. Its neck was bent into a very tense S shape, as if it was about to attack again.

    An Mi is the oldest, although he is only around forty, but compared to An Chongyang, who is less than thirty, his reaction speed is obviously not as fast as that of young people.

    In an instant, Anle’s heart was in her throat again.At this moment, An’s father thrust forward the snake’s fork. As fast as lightning, the long hardwood pole with a “Y” shaped fork was inserted into the snake’s neck seven inches away, pressing the poisonous snake to the ground.

    The movements were so swift and precise that Anle couldn’t help but scream.

    “Dad, he’s so handsome!” Anle did shout out and gathered around him excitedly.When An’s father heard the voice, although he didn’t turn around, a proud smile appeared in the corner of his eyes.

    The long and thick body of the five-step snake kept struggling with the ground, but its head was firmly pressed to the ground and could not move.An Xiaoyu stretched out his snake hook and pressed down on the snake’s tail, preventing the five-step snake from moving.An Mi quickly stepped forward and pinched the back of the snake’s head that was skewered by the snake’s fork with one hand.Father An and An Xiaoyu carefully released the snake hook and fork, and An Mi picked up the poisonous snake. At the same time, An Chongyang opened the snake bag and handed it to An Mi.An Mi pinched the snake’s head and guided it into the snake bag, then quickly let go and evacuated. The five-step snake just twisted its long body and fell into the snake bag.An Chongyang quickly rotated the snake bag, twisting it into a twist, and finally tied the mouth of the bag tightly and threw it into the bamboo cage An Bei was carrying.

    From An’s father crossing the snake’s neck to An Chongyang tying the mouth of the bag, it only took two minutes. The whole process went smoothly, with tacit cooperation and calmness.

    The originally planned two-day mission was completed in less than one day. Several people breathed a sigh of relief and smiled.

    “Dad, he’s so handsome -” An Le’s pounding heart had just calmed down and he was about to praise him again. However, before he could finish saying the word “handsome”, An Duanwu, who was behind a few people, suddenly shouted in horror: “Brother! Be careful!”

    Everyone was startled and subconsciously looked back.An Le happened to be standing opposite An Chongyang, and he saw clearly the reason why An Duanwu lost his voice in fear: at some point, another five-step snake crawled out of the hole and came behind the people, only one step away from An Chongyang.This five-step snake is slightly shorter than the previous one, but its momentum is not inferior to that of the previous one.The huge triangular head of the five-step snake has been raised high, and its cold vertical pupils are staring at An Chongyang’s back, ready to launch an attack.

    The moment he saw the snake, the snake had already launched an offensive. The huge triangular head shrank back violently, like a spring that had been compressed to the extreme, and then shot forward fiercely, like a bullet filled with firepower.

    Anle was so frightened that he could hardly catch the snake. Anle was so nervous that his heart stopped for a moment.He seemed to have seen somewhere that the snake’s attack speed was extremely fast, averaging between 0.1 and 0.2 seconds.The moment he saw the snake, Anle wanted to push An Chongyang away, but it was obviously too late. At the critical moment, a faster blurry figure suddenly broke into Anle’s field of vision.

    An Xiaojin had been following Anle, and when the snake launched its attack, An Xiaojin’s reaction was as fast as lightning.The snake’s attack speed is very fast, but the wolf’s attack speed is even faster, especially An Xiaojin’s speed.

    Before everyone could react to what had happened, An Xiaojin had already appeared a few steps away from them. The sharp fangs mercilessly pierced the backbone of the five-step snake, and the sharp claws penetrated deeply into the snake’s body. The limp body of the five-step snake showed that it was obviously dead, but An Xiaojin still did not let go, bared his teeth, and let out deep roars from his throat.

    “An… An Xiaojin!” After reacting, An Le quickly ran over, squatting on the ground and holding An Xiaojin’s wolf head, nervously looking up and down, muttering: “Are you okay? Have you been bitten? Hey! Let go! Let go quickly! It’s poisonous!” An Le patted An Xiaojin’s wolf head while tugging on the snake’s body, ignoring the disgusting touch of the snake’s body, and tried hard to pull the snake out of An Xiaojin’s mouth.

    But An Xiaojin bit hard and bit the five-step snake into two pieces. Then he flicked the wolf’s head hard and threw the triangular head in his mouth far away.

    An Xiaojin’s furry wolf head arched An Le’s neck, and he snorted and crawled into An Le’s arms, as if seeking comfort.

    “It’s okay, it’s okay, don’t be afraid.” An Le hugged An Xiaojin with one hand and patted the wolf’s body with the other, comforting him.

    An Xiaoyu, An Linmian, An Mai, and An Tu, who had witnessed everything, also gathered around at this time. They saw Anle comforting An Xiaojin not to be afraid. An Linmian was speechless: “Anle, didn’t you see Xiaojin bite the five-step snake’s neck in one bite? Is he afraid? Where is he afraid? Have you ever seen a wolf afraid of snakes?”

    An Tu also saw the whole process and was very excited. He exclaimed in surprise: “Did you see it? Xiao Jin was so handsome just now! I didn’t even see Xiao Jin’s movements clearly! Xiao Jin bit the snake to death in one go! So majestic! Xiao Jin is worthy of being a wolf! Xiao Jin, I will never call you a wolf dog again! You are a wolf! A pure wolf! So domineering!…”

    An Xiaoyu also squatted down, caressed An Xiaojin, and said warmly: “Xiaojin is worried. You happened to be standing in front of Brother Chongyang just now. Xiaojin may think that the snake is going to attack you, so he is so angry.”

    An Chongyang completely turned his back to the snake. When he heard the sound and turned his head to look, the crisis was over. However, after listening to An Duanwu’s story about what had just happened, he realized how thrilling it was just by listening to the story. He walked over to thank An Xiaojin and An Le with lingering fear.

    “Lele, Xiaojin, thank you for saving me. I will never forget your life-saving grace.” An Chongyang said with a serious bow.

    Seeing that An Xiaojin was fine, Anle felt relieved. He stood up and said with a smile: “Brother Chongyang, you are so polite. We are from the same village and we help each other. No matter what kind of favor you are, you are here to catch snakes and collect medicine to treat the people in the village. Don’t worry about this little thing. As long as everyone is fine.”

    An Chongyang moved his lips as if he wanted to say another word of thanks. Anle was not good at dealing with these things, so he quickly changed the subject with a smile, glanced at the headless snake body on the ground, and said, “I’m afraid this snake won’t be used anymore.”

    Father An picked up the remaining snake body and said, “It’s okay. Although the medicine is not as effective as the whole medicine, it can still be used. I will deal with him now.”

    An Bei looked at the setting sun and said, “I didn’t expect to complete the task so quickly. Now I can barely leave the forest before dark. Uncle Changchuan, Uncle Mi, are you going back today or tomorrow?”

    Father An and An Mi discussed it, and Father An said: “Why don’t we come here? I want to search here for another day. But Ye Zi is also waiting for the snake gallbladder to be used at home. How about we divide into two teams, one team will send the five-step snake back, and the other team will stay with me to search for medicinal materials?”

    An Mi also nodded in agreement: “I also want to stay for another day. I will stay with you. You two are good at taking snake gallbladders during the Double Ninth Festival and the Dragon Boat Festival. You can send the five-step snake back today.”

    An Chongyang and An Duanwu nodded in agreement: “Okay, let’s go back without further delay. Where are the others?”

    An Le said: “I want to stay with dad.”

    An Xiaoyu said, “I’ll stay too.”

    Anmai said: “I’ll stay. By the way, Brother Chongyang, remember to keep the snake venom for me.”

    An Linmian followed up as a matter of course: “If Maizi stays, then I definitely can’t leave.”

    Anle heard that Anmai asked for snake venom and asked, “Why do you want snake venom?”

    Anmai smiled slightly and said: “I want to try to find a more effective way to detoxify snake venom. The current detoxification success rate is too low. In the past, villagers bitten by poisonous snakes often failed to be saved.”

    Anle pondered for a moment and said, “I’ll tell you about the serum when I get back. Maybe you can use it. As far as I know, serum is the most effective detoxification method.”

    An Mai’s eyes lit up and he nodded quickly like a chicken pecking at rice.

    Antu and Anshun were members of the hunting team and looked at Anbei and Anton without expressing their opinions.An Bei said: “In that case, then Adong, take Tutu to escort Chongyang and Dragon Boat Festival back to the village. Xiaoshun, Xiaoyu, I, stay here to protect them.”

    Everyone had no objection, and Anton and An Tu immediately set off back to the village with An Chongyang and An Duanwu.Anle and his party stayed in the mountains to continue searching for medicinal materials.Mainly animal medicinal materials such as scorpions, spiders, centipedes, and snakes.The few people didn’t search for too long. It was especially dangerous in the mountains after nightfall.Anshun led a few people to find a relatively safe cave and prepared to stay here to spend the night.

    The sun is setting in the west, and there is still one last bright color in the sky.After arriving at the cave, a few people began to prepare things for the night.An Mi built a bonfire in the cave, and An Mai and An Linmian took out the iron bucket they brought to fetch water from the creek not far away.Anbei, Anxiaoyu and Anshun went out to find dry grass and leaves to spread on the ground to make beds and see if they could hunt some wild birds.An’s father thought about catching fish for Anle to eat, so he picked up the spear and said he was going to catch fish by the stream.Anle failed to persuade him and hurriedly picked up a spear and chased after him.An Xiaojin waggled his tail and wanted to chase after Anle. Anle was worried that Anmi was alone in the cave, so he ordered An Xiaojin to stay in the cave to protect Anmi, and he followed An’s father to the stream.

    The stream was not deep. When they arrived at the stream, they happened to see An Linmian and An Mai playing in the water. An Le urged them to go back and accompany An Mi. An Mai immediately ran back after hearing that An Mi was alone in the cave.An Linmian looked at the back of Anmai who was running back quickly, and then at Anle who was holding a spear as a stick, and hesitated: “I… better stay here, you two seem to need more protection.”

    Anle saw that An Linmian was worried about An Mai, and waved his hand: “No, just follow him quickly. It’s too dangerous for Maizi to go back alone. When you get to the cave, let An Xiaojin come over.”

    An Linmian hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, “Okay, take your bone whistle with you and notify us immediately if there is any accident. Also, we must go back before dark.”

    “Remember, go quickly.” Anle urged again. Anmai’s figure on the way here was almost invisible, and An’s father had already stepped into the stream and raised his spear to spear the fish.

    An Linmian ran to catch up with Anmai, and Anle stepped into the stream.

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