Versatile Mage: I Awakened Nine Stars

Chapter 266 The Difficulty of the Black Snake
Preparations for the Hunter Competition are progressing steadily.

Once the candidates are decided, we will get together to get used to each other.

But Tong Zhouzheng said that Nan Jue couldn't come.

From what he said, the girl had been selected by the Western Military District as one of the candidates for the school competition.

Although it has not been officially confirmed, it is estimated to be close to the truth.

As luck would have it, this year's school competition conflicted with the hunter competition, so she was afraid she wouldn't be able to come.

Fortunately, Yumian is in the sound department, so it’s not a big problem.

However, it wasn't just Nan Jue who was having problems. Tang Yue also had new problems.

"What? Zhu Meng is planning to kill the Totem Black Snake?!"

Xu Shen checked the receiver to make sure he had heard correctly.

That old guy looks quite upright, but is he out of his mind? He wants to kill the totem black snake?

Why?
"Don't worry, I'll go to Hangzhou now."

He took the high-speed train and two hours later saw Tang Yue waving at him at the high-speed train station.

Today, Tang Yue was wearing a goose yellow cheongsam with her long black wavy hair tied up, giving her the beauty of a noble lady.

She already had a proud figure, and now her curvaceous figure could no longer be concealed.

In other words, there are few people in the VIP room, otherwise it will definitely cause crowd riots.

Xu Shen's eyes widened when he saw it.

"Sister Tang Yue, with the outfit you're wearing, I suggest you just weld it to your body. It smells too good!"

"rogue!"

Tang Yue looked angry and resentful. She gave Xu Shen a coquettish look and then took him to the underground garage.

She drove a bright red coupe, and the roar of its air attracted a lot of attention in the city.

Along the way, Xu Shen also understood the general situation.

It turned out that Zhu Meng was not a local councilor from Hangzhou. He was parachuted in from the Imperial Palace in the capital. His main purpose was to carry out his hidden danger strategy.

Tang Yue was very indignant: "The Totem Black Snake is like an elder living in Hangzhou, quietly watching us grow up and protecting Hangzhou, but the mages in the Forbidden City think it is a demon and that coexisting with humans may pose a hidden danger. Especially in this Dongting Dragon King incident, they are afraid that these ancient totem beasts will backfire, and they can't wait to take action."

Tang Yue became more and more excited as she spoke, gritting her teeth as she pointed at the fake news in the newspaper that framed Xuan She for murder.

"Watch the road, watch the road!"

Seeing that he was about to hit the roadside guardrail, Xu Shen hurriedly reminded him.

"oh oh."

Tang Yue calmed down and concentrated on driving.

Xu Shen took the newspaper and stared at the two corpses in the photo in a daze.

The corpse looked hideous and horrible, and the news said that he died of snake venom.

"Why are not you talking?"

Tang Yue couldn't help but ask when she saw Xu Shen becoming increasingly silent.

"Hey!"

The white and tender hand waved in front of Xu Shen's eyes.

"Don't make noise," Xu Shen said seriously, "I'm thinking."

If it weren't for this photo, he would have almost forgotten about it.

In the previous life, the plague incident in Hangzhou caused a lot of controversy.

People in the Yangtze River Delta region have relatively detailed accounts of the ins and outs of the matter, whether it is official reports or gossip such as "My neighbor's sister-in-law's nephew works in Hangzhou."

Later, there were even plays, movies and other art works adapted from the prototype of Wang Xiaojun, the hero of the Hangzhou plague incident.

Combining information from all sides, Xu Shen roughly reconstructed the cause and effect of the whole incident. The beginning of the disaster was that some unscrupulous Hangzhou councillors used blood medicine made from Lingzhao plague rats as raw materials to make a huge profit.

However, he did not expect that this inferior blood would cause a large-scale plague in Hangzhou.

Afterwards, Zhu Meng rushed to Hangzhou to implement the hidden danger strategy, intending to get rid of the totem black snake. The congressman took advantage of the situation and blamed the black snake for the source of the plague.

Tang Yue didn't want the Black Snake to be killed, so she took the weak Black Snake that was in the molting period and hid in Baishan near Hangzhou.

As the plague in Hangzhou became more and more serious, at Zhu Meng's request, Tang Yue had to call back the black snake that had shed its skin in Baishan and let it cooperate with the pharmacist to develop an antidote.

However, Zhu Meng did not keep his promise of not killing the black snake. Instead, he set a trap in the West Lake, and when the black snake appeared, he turned against him and killed the snake.

At this time, the natural enemy of the Lingzhua Plague Rats, the White Demon Eagle Clan, mistakenly thought that the humans infected by the plague in Hangzhou were Lingzhua Plague Rats and launched a large-scale attack on the city.

In order to defend Hangzhou City, Zhu Meng had to temporarily abandon his half-completed snake-killing plan.

At the same time, the Sky Eagle clan, which belongs to a different clan than the White Magic Eagle, defected due to the influence of the White Magic Eagle's higher racial level. In order to reduce the pressure of defending the city, the military had to order the killing of all the Sky Eagles in service.

Mo Fan, Lingling and Senior Sister Leng Qing used the blood potion as a starting point, followed the clues, and found the scapegoat pushed out by the congressman, and also met a young man in the military.

This young man was the hero Wang Xiaojun who truly solved the plague in Hangzhou.

According to the film, Wang Xiaojun has had a rough life. After his parents died when he was young, he lived with his brother, a military magician, in the Western Fortress.

His brother once gave him a mixed-blood sky eagle egg, which he treasured when he was young. After his brother died, he cherished his new partner even more, even though this gray sky eagle was not liked by the trainer.

Later, the White Demon Eagle attacked the city, the Sky Eagle clan defected, and Wang Xiaojun disobeyed military orders and let his Gray Eagle go.

When Mo Fan and Ling Ling found him, he told them that the so-called plague was actually the poison of rats, and it could be cured with Eagle Red Grass.

Eagle red grass is everywhere in Xiling.

However, Xiling is the nest of the White Magic Eagles, and only the Sky Eagles, which they regard as close relatives, can enter this place safely.

At this time, the military wizard's sky eagles were slaughtered, and everyone was at a loss. At this time, Wang Xiaojun and his gray sky eagles stood up.

The Gray Sky Eagle has a mixed bloodline and is not affected by the racial rank of the White Magic Eagle. Under Lingling's remote guidance, it helped Wang Xiaojun avoid various crises and successfully picked the Eagle Red Grass.

However, the Hangzhou councilman who was the instigator, in order to cover up his own crime and to seize the honor of saving Hangzhou, ambushed and killed Wang Xiaojun on the way.

He didn't know that this scene was recorded by the special communicator worn by Wang Xiaojun.

Later, Gray Eagle carried Wang Xiaojun's body through the dangerous Xiling Mountains and returned to Hangzhou, where he died of exhaustion.

Mo Fan used the inferior blood potion that humans could not use to heal the black snake's injuries and help it get through the weakness of the molting period.

Afterwards, the furious Mo Fan took the black snake to swallow the sinful congressman, and together with Zhu Meng and others, they fought back the White Demon Eagle Clan.

At the end of the story, the eagle red grass that Wang Xiaojun collected at the cost of his life successfully solved the plague. With the deterrence of the black snake, the demons around Hangzhou City became law-abiding, and the world also changed its view of the totem black snake, respecting it as a "god" guarding Hangzhou City.

Xu Shen knew the whole story, however, he couldn't just tell Tang Yue directly.

The so-called "foreknowledge of the future" he had lied to Zu Guangyao about nearly got him killed in the ancient capital. He had learned a lesson.

So he changed his explanation: "The person in the photo looks like he has been infected with a rat plague."

"Poison from plague rats?"

Xu Shen nodded and said, "I saw it in a book, and it is very similar to this symptom. Are there any plague rats around Hangzhou?"

Tang Yue frowned and thought for a while before saying, "It seems like there is a group of Lingclaw plague rats."

Xu Shen said, "The rat poison can spread among humans, so there must be a source. I suggest you ask Senior Sister Leng Qing to investigate thoroughly, and don't let Black Snake bear such a big blame for no reason."

Tang Yue nodded and said, "However, this is just an excuse for Zhu Meng to get rid of the Black Snake. Even if there was no plague, he would have found other reasons to kill the Black Snake."

"Speaking of this," Xu Shen sighed slightly and told Tang Yue the truth about the totem beast that he had obtained in the Shayuan.

"what?!"

Tang Yue couldn't calm down for a long time.

Totem beasts protect humans because of the power of faith? !
"However, you don't need to worry too much," Xu Shen said, "Since the ancient king, totems have almost disappeared from the world, and the rituals of worshiping totem beasts have completely disappeared in the long river of history. Now the black snake is still willing to protect humans, which has far exceeded the interests of each party. The bond between it and humans is more of an emotional bond. The reason I tell you this is that I think as a totem guardian, you have the right to know the truth."

(End of this chapter)