Chapter 189: The Power of the Powder
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Just as Su Li was thinking about how to take Cui Dongsheng down without being suspected, the villagers became frustrated.
The village chief had already left. Were they going to leave or not?
“Are we leaving or not?”
“The village chief has already left. What are we doing here? Besides, the village chief is right. Capturing fugitives is an official’s matter. It has nothing to do with us.”
“Yes, it has nothing to do with us. Hurry up and go home to eat!”
“What if the county magistrate blames us if we leave? Will he chop off our
heads?”
“Tsk, what’s there to be afraid of? The village chief has already left. If you want to blame someone, blame the village chief first.”
“Yes, let’s go. I’m tired and hungry now!”
The villagers, who were already unhappy, began to descend the mountain with the tools in their hands when they heard this.
Cui Dongsheng’s face darkened when he saw everything in front of him. “Damn it, they’re indeed a group of unruly people!”
Cui Dongsheng was cursing when he suddenly felt something string out and hit him. Before he could react, the thing started to run around again and hit all his people.
Just as they were about to capture the culprit, they realized that it was very fast and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
After completing the mission given by Su Li, Riceball ran to her valiantly and spiritedly, looking like it was asking for praise.
Su Li patted Riceball’s head. “Riceball, you did really well. I’ll give you more chicken drumsticks when we get back.”
Just as she was worrying about how to drug Cui Dongsheng, Riceball appeared.
When she went up the mountain, she didn’t see Riceball at all. She didn’t know how it found her. Sometimes, she had to admit that other than eating, Riceball was quite good at finding people.
Riceball wagged its tail even more happily when it heard that there were drumsticks to eat. It liked to do such easy and rewarding things.
After Cui Dongsheng and the others were hit by Riceball, they felt an indescribable smell coming from their bodies. Someone smelled himself and said, “I feel that I smell a little strange.” “I also feel that I have some smell on me.’
“Maybe it’s the smell of sweat. I’ll be fine after I go back and wash up.”
Cui Dongsheng and the others did not take the smell to heart. They packed their things and prepared to leave the mountain, but before they could take two steps, they heard a hissing sound.
“What’s that sound?” Cui Dongsheng looked around warily.
It was a little strange to hear this sound at this moment. His intuition told him that danger was coming towards them.
When his subordinates saw this, they also began to check, but in the end, they did not see anything.
His subordinate said, “Boss, why don’t we hurry down the mountain? Why do I feel that this mountain is a little strange?”
Cui Dongsheng frowned when he heard this. Strange? Could there be a ghost on this mountain?
It was said that the nearby villagers were buried on the mountain after they died, so it was normal for there to be many ghosts on the mountain.
Cui Dongsheng said, “Alright, let’s go quickly. I’ll reward everyone when we get back tonight.”
Although he didn’t catch him, he still had to do something to win over people’s hearts, in case no one was willing to follow him out next time.
As soon as Cui Dongsheng said this, they walked down the mountain happily. However, before they could walk far, they felt something entangled under their feet.
“Snake!”
Cui Dongsheng looked at the snake in front of him, pulled out his sword, and cut it in half.
The snakes crawled towards Cui Dongsheng and the others as if they were looking for their mothers. They spat out their tongues and hissed.
Soon, their people were accidentally bitten by snakes. These snakes were all poisonous snakes, and the poison quickly began to take effect.
Bam bam bam!
One after another, people began to fall to the ground.
Cui Dongsheng looked at the people on the ground and frowned. What was going on?
These snakes seemed to be crawling towards them with a purpose. They had been on the mountain for so long today, but why didn’t they encounter a single snake? Why did those snakes appear as soon as the villagers got off the mountain? Could it be that they had done something bad to attract them?
The more Cui Dongsheng thought about it, the more he felt that this matter had something to do with the villagers. However, now was not the time to think about this. He had to think of a way to escape as soon as possible.
Snakes were most afraid of sulfur, but this time, they did not bring sulfur at all!
Cui Dongsheng said loudly, “Let’s try our best to form a circle so that the snakes won’t bite us easily!”
This situation lasted for a while. The smell on their bodies gradually dissipated, and the snakes gradually decreased.
Cui Dongsheng could not help but heave a sigh of relief. He was really afraid that he would die on this mountain.
However, he was still too naive. There were fewer snakes, but some strange insects came. These insects were harder to deal with than those snakes. They were not like snakes who could be cut in half with a single strike.
These insects were small and crawled very quickly. Coupled with the fact that the sky was dark, some of them did not even know that they had crawled into their pants.
Su Li looked at Cui Dongsheng and the others, who were in a terrible fix, and the corners of her lips curled up. She had to admit that the medicine that Glutinous Ball had given her was really powerful. Just a little was enough to make them feel so uncomfortable. She had almost finish venting her anger.
Riceball wagged its tail at Su Li in agreement.
There was a shortcut on the mountain that led to the foot of the mountain. It was much closer than the main road. This was something Su Li had accidentally discovered the last time she came to pick herbs. Su Li threw Riceball to the ground. “Walk on your own!”
Riceball barked. It was too tired to walk.
Su Li said, “If you can’t walk, then spend the night with those snakes!”
Riceball couldn’t help but shiver at the thought of those cold and terrifying snakes. It’ll walk down the mountain obediently! !
Although they were taking a shortcut, when Su Li and Riceball arrived home, He Yufeng was already waiting in the courtyard with the children.
When He Qingyao and He Qingmu saw Su Li return, they immediately reported to her, “Mother, Grandma Zhou gave us some pumpkin seeds. We didn’t intend to take them, but she kept stuffing them into our hands. We had no choice but to bring them back.”
Su Li said, “Alright, I understand.”
“The hot water is ready. Go take a shower!”
He Yufeng greeted her when he saw her return but did not ask where she had gone.
Su Li had no intention of explaining either. She nodded and replied, “Alright, thank you.”
After Su Li entered the house, He Yufeng reached out to help Riceball remove the grass from its head.
“You’re so dirty. I’ll boil water for you to wash up later. Don’t run around if there’s nothing else. It’s too dangerous on the mountain.”
Riceball was frightened by He Yufeng’s sudden gentleness. It was better for him to be fierce to it.. It was not used to him being like this!
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