diskusbooks Chapter 108: Saliva Spider
Chapter 108: Saliva Spider
Shu He happened to be facing the Green Lake. When she saw those dark shadows, her expression froze and a strong sense of panic and uneasiness surged in her heart.
Su Lanzhi also heard the noise and looked sideways, only to see that the edge of the Green Lake was already covered with a swarm of black reptiles. They seemed to have smelled something and were rushing towards Shu He.
"Is this a spider?"
Shu He's face turned pale instantly. Looking at the densely packed spider-like animals, she got goosebumps all over her body.
"It's a drooling spider!" Su Lanzhi recognized it, her face turned pale, and a hint of fear appeared in her eyes.
He quickly pulled Shu He back, his voice filled with panic, "They are bloodthirsty!!"
The water spider is a species of aquatic spider that lives in groups. They thrive in extremely harsh conditions and prefer to thrive in very pure water. They normally feed on small fish and shrimp, but upon smelling blood, they become a terrifying carnivore.
Isn't this thing extinct? Why are there so many of them here?
Shu He looked at her injured leg, and she probably knew why these things crawled ashore.
I remember when I was treating the wound just now, the blood from her leg flowed down the slope into the Green Lake. It must be her blood that attracted these spiders.
"Then what are their weaknesses?" Shu He looked at the spiders that were getting closer and closer, and his entire weight almost fell on Su Lanzhi next to him.
"I, don't know..." Su Lanzhi's face changed slightly, and a hint of embarrassment flashed in her eyes.
The book he read didn't say that this thing had any natural enemies.
Shu He glanced at him and quickly stepped back, causing the wound on her left leg, which had just been healed, to bleed again. Blood dripped onto the emerald green grass, and countless drooling spiders covered the bloody trail. In a moment, the blood-stained grass became bare.
"He even swallowed the dirt!!" Shu He felt numb all over.
She couldn't imagine, if she was entangled by this spider, would she be eaten to pieces in a moment without leaving even a bone?
Su Lanzhi also saw this scene. He immediately picked up Shu He by the waist and quickly retreated.
Shu He tore off a corner of her skirt again and covered the bleeding wound.
However, this action did not have much effect at all. The drooling spiders that had eaten the blood attacked them again. The dense "squeaking" sounds made people's scalps numb.
"Is this thing's nose so sensitive? Even though there's no blood, it can still keep chasing me?!"
After Shu He finished speaking, he suddenly thought of something.
"Do they hunt by smell? If so, does that mean they have a very sensitive sense of smell?"
Su Lanzhi's face was solemn, but no one knew what she meant.
"Hurry, the place we just came to has a lot of Houttuynia cordata growing. The juice of the herb emits a strong rusty smell. If it is a creature with a particularly sensitive sense of smell, it will definitely be repelled by the smell!"
Apply some more on the edge of the wound, which should be able to cover up the smell of blood.
Su Lanzhi reacted quickly, holding Shu He and flying up, tapping the grass with her toes, and instantly widened the distance between herself and the drooling spider.
I'm afraid even Bei Ji can't match such good lightness skills.
Shu He was very surprised. This kid was really good at hiding himself!
"This is it!" Shu He saw the scales grass from a distance, patted Su Lanzhi's shoulder and asked him to stop.
After landing, she quickly grabbed a handful of Houttuynia cordata from both sides of the path, crushed it, and applied it around the wound and pants until the white pants were dyed purple-green.
After finishing, she grabbed a handful of Houttuynia cordata and gave it to Su Lanzhi, asking him to apply some on his boots as well.
After the two men smeared their legs with the sap of Houttuynia cordata, the large group of black drooling spiders also caught up. They didn't seem to have lost their way, and their goal was still very clear, chasing Shu He directly.
Shu He's face turned pale. "Is it useless?"
Just when Su Lanzhi was about to run away with Shu He in her arms again, the first drooling spider that approached Shu He's feet suddenly stopped, turned around and ran away.
Countless drooling spiders crawled forward behind it, pushing it further. It was so anxious that it turned around in circles, as if in great pain. Finally, it climbed directly above all the drooling spiders and stepped on them to retreat.
With the first one, there will be a second one.
Then, a surprising scene unfolded: countless drooling spiders turned around and piled up on top of the original drooling spiders, moving back and forth like ants moving house.
Seeing this, Shu He finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"It's still useful." She looked at Su Lanzhi with a look of relief on her face, and the corners of Su Lanzhi's mouth were slightly raised.
She sensed something was amiss and withdrew her gaze. She then grabbed a handful of Houttuynia cordata, crushed it, and scattered its branches and leaves among the black swarm of drooling spiders.
Suddenly, the swarm of drooling spiders scattered in panic as if frightened and crawled into the green lake.
Only when there were no more drooling spiders under his feet did Shu He feel completely relieved.
Returning to the lake, they found a relatively safe place to stay and sprinkled a lot of scaleweed liquid around to prevent being attacked by the drooling spiders again after dark.
Su Lanzhi found some dry firewood. It was already dark. When they lit a fire, Shu He felt a little more secure.
While the scenery was breathtaking, there were still countless unknown dangers in this kind of place. Just in case, Shu He found some poisonous herbs and mixed them with insect repellent powder, sprinkling them around the perimeter of the scaly-leaved grass.
After the safety issue was resolved, the two sat down again.
Two fish were roasting on the fire. They were stabbed by the harpoon that Shu He had cut with his dagger.
"I didn't expect you to be so good at grilling fish." Shu He looked at the grilled fish and praised it generously, the firelight shining brightly on her face.
Su Lanzhi turned the grilled fish, a wry smile on her lips, "When I was a kid, I had nothing to eat, so I had to cook it myself. The best meat I could eat was this fish."
Shu He was silent. It turned out that he was also a miserable person.
"Why did you save me just now?" Shu He looked at him, remembering the critical moment before, and only then did he feel a little scared.
If he had thrown her out to feed the drooling spiders, he would have been able to buy enough time to leave.
But he didn't.
She was a little surprised and a little suspicious. Could it be that he wanted to use her to get close to Baili Moqing?
Su Lanzhi looked up at her and was silent for a moment.
After all, he is still a teenager. Even if his mind is mature, the immaturity on his face will still show. When he is not playing tricks, he is indeed a sunny boy.
"Maybe I was too immersed in the role. My first thought at that time was to protect you and win your favor." He raised the corners of his mouth, and the expression on his face was a little difficult to recognize, like a joke, but also like cunning.
Shu He couldn't tell whether what he said was true or false, but she would rather believe that she was still useful to him, so he didn't give up on her!
"No matter what your purpose in saving me is, I still have to make it clear to you that your plan to use me to get close to Baili Moqing will not work." Shu He lowered his eyes and bandaged his wound carefully.
This time, she was very careful not to let her wound bleed again. Moreover, when she opened the gauze, she also sprinkled some insect repellent powder in the air.
He looked at her with a hint of interest in his eyes, "What is your relationship with Baili Moqing?"
"The relationship between doctors and patients. I thought you had already inquired about it before you came!" Shu He didn't look at him, thinking it was stupid for him to ask this question.
"Is it just such a simple relationship?" Su Lanzhi asked again.
Shu He looked up, his expression calm and natural, "What else?"