Chapter 2 Molting
"The unruly people, a group of unruly people, hiss——"

The second brother continued to curse on the way back, but the pain in his mouth made him gasp a few times.

When he worked for Landlord Liu, he had never suffered such humiliation.

The third child comforted him and said, "Second brother, calm down. Let's go back and talk to Landlord Liu. The village here looks very wealthy. Every family has food. If Landlord Liu knew about it, he would go crazy with joy." Ah, when the time comes, just call dozens of thugs, if you don’t believe they won’t accept it!”

"So what if we sell it? Landlord Liu won't give it to us two brothers. At most he will give us some copper coins. Just for these two coins, I lost two teeth!"

The second brother has rotten teeth, so he relies on his two front teeth to support himself. Now that his front teeth are gone, eating will be a problem in the future.

The third child shut his mouth knowingly, not daring to offend the second brother at this time.

The two of them walked forward for a long time, far away from the village and entering a mountain col.

As long as you cross this mountain and walk forward for a while, you will reach Laiyang County.

However, at this moment, a ferocious hungry wolf suddenly emerged from the overgrown roadside, grinning at the two of them.

The mule was frightened by the sudden beast. He neighed and threw the two people on his back off and ran away.

But they didn't run very far before they were knocked down by a pack of wolves hiding in the grass and their throats were bitten off, killing them.

Seeing the wolves suddenly appearing around them, the second and third children were so frightened that they peed their pants instantly.

The two huddled together back to back, looking at the hungry wolf approaching in horror.

Ow!

In broad daylight, the hungry wolf suddenly raised its head and howled, and many hungry wolves rushed towards the two of them like crazy.

The second brother anxiously picked up a stone on the roadside and threw it at the hungry wolf, leaving a bloody hole on the head of one hungry wolf.

But the next second he was thrown to the ground by the ferocious wolves, and countless mouths full of sharp teeth bit him.

Severe pain stimulated his brain like a tide, and he instinctively wanted to shout out, but his throat was bitten by a hungry wolf, making him unable to make any sound at all.

The third child's condition was not much better than him, and there was no sound at this time.

Zhou Bai's huge body was entrenched on the top of the mountain, looking at the two corpses being dragged around by the wolves with cold eyes.

If you want to go back and report the news, you have to ask him what he wants.

Seeing that the two of them were dead, Zhou Bai swayed back to the mountain.

After a feast, the wolves casually threw the bloody bones into the grass and slowly retreated deep into the mountains.

The villagers at the foot of the mountain did not realize that the snake fairy they worshiped had solved another trouble for them, and they still worked hard to farm and educate their children.

And the people outside the mountain seemed to have forgotten the people on this land. No one came after those two people died.

Another three to five years passed like this, and Zhou Bai became even bigger.

At this time, he was lying on a gravel stand in the mountains and rolling around, letting the sharp stone edges scratch his scales.

Then, a small gap appeared in the scales on the top of his head.

As Zhou Bai's rolling movements became larger and larger, the gap above his head gradually widened.

Whoa, whoa!
The gravel beneath him rattled as he stirred it up, and it also caught his scales.

Zhou Bai took advantage of the situation and dug in, and a complete snake slough appeared on the gravel beach. As if he was reborn, he collapsed weakly on the gravel beach.

A tiger that had been watching him for a long time saw that he was weak and pounced on him. He wanted to take this opportunity to get rid of Zhou Bai and become the king of the mountain.Unexpectedly, just as it jumped out, Zhou Bai suddenly stood up and rolled up the tiger in the center.

Zhou Bai was indeed weak after shedding his skin, but it was not something that these wild beasts in the mountains could contend with.

He swallowed the tiger in one gulp and left in a swaggering manner.

The other beasts hiding around them all retreated upon seeing this, not daring to have any evil thoughts towards Zhou Bai.

After having a full meal, Zhou Bai once again came to the top of the mountain overlooking the village below.

There was a big event happening in the village today, and it was far more popular than ever before. He must not miss it.

There is a child in the village who has been studying with a teacher at a school for many years. He is very talented in literature and has been ranked No. 1 in the school for several years in a row.

The Laiyang County Examination happened to be held every three years not long after. After careful consideration, the teacher of the school discussed with the child's parents and wanted the child to rush to Laiyang County to take the county examination.

If he could come back with a good score, it would be a great honor for their small mountain village.

The child's parents respected the teacher at the school very much and were very excited when they heard that their child was studying. They immediately spent all the little money they had saved from selling grain at home.

The teacher from the school subsidized some more, which was enough to cover the expenses for taking the county examination.

Surrounded by the villagers, this child, who was only ten years old, came to the Snake Fairy Temple and respectfully offered three sticks of incense to the Snake Fairy and kowtowed three times.

The scent of incense floated into Zhou Bai's mouth and nose. Zhou Bai, who had just shed his skin and was still very weak, suddenly felt a warmth in his body, so uncomfortable!

In addition, this time the children went out to take the county examination, and the children from other villages in the school went home to tell their parents, causing people from several surrounding villages to come to congratulate them, and the popularity of the village suddenly increased dozens of times than before.

Zhou Bai swallowed up every bit of this popularity, and his strength skyrocketed instantly.

Then, with everyone watching, the child carrying a small cloth bag got on the village chief's donkey and rushed to Laiyang County with his husband.

The villagers behind them lit several firecrackers hanging at the head of the village. As the white smoke rose, the figures of the children and teachers gradually disappeared on the vast mountain road.

The villagers happily gathered together to congratulate the child's father and mother. The two people who had faced the earth and turned their backs to the sky for half their lives were surprisingly shy at this moment.

No one left that night. They all gathered under the big tree in the village, talking and laughing. The men made fists, drank, and blew nonsense loudly.

The women rarely had free time, so they sat in a row against the wall, picking up their shoe soles and chatting.

The old man is enjoying the cool air, the children are playing by the stream, the moon is bright and the stars are company, it can be regarded as a beautiful picture of the world.

Zhou Bai did not go back to the big tree at the peak to rest tonight, but spent the night here.

The wolf pack that helped him deal with the second and third children last time has been sent out to escort the children.

On the way to Laiyang County, there are many wild beasts on the road, and it will be much safer to be protected by wolves.

After living here for so many years, Zhou Bai has regarded the villagers at the foot of the mountain as his own people.

At this time, Laiyang County was not peaceful either.

Because the seventh son of Liu Baocai, the only landowner in the county, also has to take part in this year's county examination.

But everyone knows that Liu Baocai's sons are all stupid and have no hope of being in high school.

In order to allow his son to pass smoothly, Liu Baocai held a banquet in the house today and invited all the prominent people in Laiyang County.

Of course, this includes the magistrate and master of Laiyang County, as well as the "souzi" who is responsible for searching the students at the entrance of the examination room.

The purpose is obvious to everyone!
(End of this chapter)

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