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Shen Hong brandished her crescent moon blade and cut off the snakes that had scuttled to her side. No matter how strong Shen Hong's martial arts was, it would be difficult for her to block the attacks of thousands of snakes. Her body was bitten a few times, and the venom acted up very quickly.

But at this moment, the snakes actually stopped their attacks. They surrounded Shen Hong, sticking out their long tongues but didn't dare to move forward. It was as if they were afraid of something on Shen Hong's body.

The black snakes did not intend to leave, but instead formed a few tight encirclement. If this continued, Shen Hong would die no matter what, and with the last of her strength, she would be able to throw out a few silver needles before she lost consciousness.

Just as she closed her eyes, she seemed to hear a whistle. It was so shrill she thought it came from beyond the heavens.

There was a commotion, then silence.

When Shen Hong woke up, it was already dark. When she opened her eyes, the first thing she saw was the stars in the sky. She thought it was just an illusion. He should be in hell after all. How could there be stars? The stars might have been the iron stove in the oil pot of Yama King. But then she saw an oil lamp hanging from a wooden pole. She touched her hand. It was warm. Am I not dead? Shen Hong wanted to sit up, but when she raised her head, she felt dizzy. She closed her eyes and slowly calmed down. She felt like she was lying on a soft piece of animal skin. Shen Hong once again opened her eyes, and this time, her mind cleared a lot. She looked around and found that she was indeed in a thatched hut with a round hole in the roof. Through the hole, she could see the night sky and the stars.

"Miss, are you awake?" A hoarse voice rang in Shen Hong's ear.

Shen Hong jumped in fright. She turned around and saw a white-haired old man sitting beside her. The old man was sitting in the shadows, fiddling with a string of black beads in his hand.

"You, are you a human or a ghost?" Shen Hong asked.

"Of course I'm human. Have you ever seen a ghost like me?" The old man walked out from the shadows under the oil lamp and looked at Shen Hong with a smile.

Only then did Shen Hong clearly see the old man's face. This old man was tall and sturdy, with a ruddy complexion, and a pair of bright and lively eyes.

"You saved me?" Shen Hong felt a bit embarrassed, but she revealed a surprised expression. She didn't seem to believe that the old man could rescue her from the Ten Thousand Snake Array.

"You saved yourself. I merely brought you into this thatched cottage."

"Me?" Shen Hong looked at the white-haired old man with a puzzled expression.

The old man picked up the flowers that Shen Hong had picked on the wooden table. "It was him who saved you."

"What flower is this?" Shen Hong asked.

"Black Immortal Butterfly Orchid." What? You don't recognize this flower? " The white-haired old man stared at Shen Hong in confusion.

Shen Hong shook her head. She didn't want the other party to know her identity, so she immediately said, "I see that these flowers are very beautiful, so …"

"Hahaha, little lady, you are lying." The white-haired old man pointed to her basket, which was filled with some rare herbs.

Shen Hong was astonished. She knew that this old man was not an ordinary old man. If she were to continue concealing this matter, the other party would be able to see through her even more.

Shen Hong revealed her identity, but she didn't reveal it to him. She only told him that she opened a medicine store in the town outside the mountain where she was practicing medicine.

When the white-haired old man heard her words, he faintly smiled and didn't ask any further questions. He only held the Black Immortal Butterfly Flower in his hand and asked Shen Hong, "Little girl, do you know the effects of this flower?"

Shen Hong shook his head and smiled, "I don't even know the name of the flower, how would I know its effects?"

"The Black Fairy's Butterfly Orchid is very rare and precious. There aren't many flowers in this forest, and its blooming time is also very short. Little girl, it's almost impossible for you to pick five of them at once, but you did manage to pick five of them. Do you know that these flowers are the natural enemy of the three-star iron-headed black snake? "

She remembered that when the snakes were attacking her, they didn't dare to get close to her. At that time, she only thought it was strange, it was the snakes that were afraid of the Black Immortal Butterfly Flower.

Shen Hong secretly rejoiced. If it wasn't for those five Black Immortal Butterfly Orchids, she probably would have already embarked on the path to the Yellow Springs.

In the dead of night, Shen Hong felt as if a lifetime had passed as he faced the white-haired old man under the flickering lamp oil.

Is this the human world? Shen Hong once again had doubts in his heart.

If it were the human world, then this white-haired old man had the demeanor of a fairy, very much like a cultivator from an immortal mountain. If it wasn't the human world, then the stars she saw and the objects in the grass hut were all real, not like a dream.

After thinking for a while, she asked, "Old man, are you from the Black Dragon Tribe?"

The white-haired old man hesitated for a second, then smiled and squinted his eyes as he asked, "Do I look like one?"

"I don't think so." Shen Hong said something ambiguous.

"What do you mean?" The white-haired old man seemed to be in a good mood as he laughed heartily and asked.

Shen Hong thought for a while and slowly said, "Is that so? Because this forest is under the jurisdiction of the Black Dragon Tribe and you live here, the Black Dragon Tribe wouldn't let an outsider live here so easily."

The white-haired old man still narrowed his eyes and put on a noncommittal expression.

Shen Hong breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "This doesn't look like it. The clothes you are wearing are not the clothes of the Black Dragon Wa tribe, and the words you are speaking are actually Chinese. "As far as I know, few of the Hegrovians speak Chinese."

"Hahaha, little girl, you're really smart. But let me tell you, I don't wear the uniform of the Black Dragon Wa tribe. I can speak Chinese, but that doesn't mean I'm not from the Black Dragon Wa tribe. How much do you know about the Black Dragon Wa tribe?"

She knew very little about the tribe, and the mystery of the tribe filled her with curiosity. However, she knew that she could not take the initiative to inquire about the customs of this mysterious tribe. As Shen Hong thought of this, she shook her head and pretended as if she didn't care.

The white-haired old man looked at Shen Hong's expression and smiled. It seemed that he was trying to pry into her thoughts. He asked Shen Hong, "Little girl, do you want to hear about the Black Dragon Tribe?"

Shen Hong's face lit up as he hastily replied, "Of course." After saying so, she regretted her decision to be overjoyed. She felt that she had fallen for the white-haired old man's words.