Chapter 586 - 233: Calamity of the Rampaging Serpents

"Hey~~ everyone, don’t scare yourselves. Maybe the whole Ji Yuan Village ate something they shouldn’t have and died of collective poisoning."

"Didn’t Cui Hua just say there was black pus and a foul stench? Those should be signs of poisoning!!"

An old matchmaker who looked about seventy said.

The younger matchmakers felt relieved when they heard her words.

"Since Aunt Mei said so, it must be true."

"Aunt Mei is experienced and knowledgeable, the most learned matchmaker around. If she says it’s poisoning, it likely is."

"As long as it doesn’t affect us."

Aunt Mei, seeing the situation calm down, continued, "Alright, everyone, tidy up your emotions and get back to work."

"As matchmakers, if we wear long faces, what will others think? That the matches we find are terrible?"

Aunt Mei’s words made the matchmakers put away their sorrowful expressions, replacing them with cheerful ones. Holding the portraits of girls, they set off to various villages to find matches, leaving only Aunt Mei and Cui Hua.

"Aunt Mei, what should I do? The Ji Yuan Village I was responsible for is gone, so which village can I go to? Every village already has a matchmaker."

Cui Hua looked distressed.

Her livelihood for the year depended on matchmaking during this time. The more satisfied her clients were, the more generous her rewards would be.

Now that the Ji Yuan Village she was in charge of is gone, she couldn’t just poach clients from others. What would her family do for the next year? Starve?

Aunt Mei pondered for a moment and said, "Cui Hua, this year you should go to the Great Wilderness Border Village. But it’s a bit far and will take a lot of time."

"Really? Aunt Mei?" Cui Hua’s face lit up with joy, but she quickly realized, "But isn’t the Great Wilderness Border Village your responsibility, Aunt Mei? What will you do if you give it to me?"

Aunt Mei laughed, "I’m fine, plus I’m already old and can’t handle long journeys. The pay from one trip to the Great Wilderness Border Village might not even cover medical costs."

Cui Hua immediately knelt down and bowed, "Thank you, Aunt Mei. I’ll take care of you for the rest of my life."

The Great Wilderness Border Village is the closest to the Great Mountain, and nearly every man in the village is a Hunter with remarkable skills.

Whenever it’s time for matchmaking, the men from the Great Wilderness Border Village are always the most sought after. Every matchmaker hopes that the matches they make are connected to the Great Wilderness Border Village.

Aunt Mei handing over the entire village to her was akin to being given a new lease on life.

Aunt Mei helped her up, "Alright, pack up, and hit the road soon. It will help you forget about the Ji Yuan Village incident."

"Okay." With that, she took all the portraits of girls she had and headed for the Great Wilderness Border Village.

...

Great Wilderness Border Village.

The Old Xie household.

In the small yard, there was a wooden bed, and on it lay a young man.

This man had a ghastly pale face, blackened lips, and under his skin, you could vaguely see the darkened veins. He was the lunatic from Stone Village who had arrived at the entrance of the Great Wilderness Border Village a few days ago.

Old Xie was holding a pestle and mortar, crushing the Seven-leafed One-flowered Plant that Xu Ran had improved, making a poultice and applying it to the young man’s snake-bitten leg.

"Hiss--"

A faint moan escaped his mouth. It was clear that applying the medicine was somewhat painful, but Old Xie didn’t seem to hear it and continued with his work.

"Creak--"

The door of Old Xie’s house was pushed open. Looking up, a cute baby appeared in the yard, with a solemn expression, not at all like that of a typical one-year-old.

"Uncle Xie, how is it?" The visitor was Xu Ran.

When the lunatic from Stone Village had arrived at the village entrance, though he was insane, he kept talking about the Snake God...

Others might have been confused, but Xu Ran knew very well that this was his one-year tribulation—the Poisonous Snake Massacre of the Village.

And he had found the marks of a Poisonous Snake bite on the young man’s body, immediately instructing Old Xie to use the Seven-leafed One-flowered Plant to treat him.

However, the snake venom had deeply penetrated the bones and organs, making it difficult to cure. It took several days to save him.

If it had been a regular Seven-leafed One-flowered Plant, he would have been long gone.

"Little Ran! His condition has greatly improved. Although there’s still a bit of Ran, it won’t be long before he wakes up."

Xu Ran approached the bed, gazing at the deathly pale young man, lost in thought.

"By the way!" Old Xie suddenly said, "The person Old Qi sent to Stone Village has returned."

"How was it?" Xu Ran asked eagerly.

When this lunatic had arrived at the village entrance, although a lunatic, he kept talking about the Poisonous Snake Massacre of the Village, so Old Qi had sent someone with the Seven-leafed One-flowered Plant to investigate Stone Village, and they returned today.

"The person said there were no survivors in Stone Village. The entire village emitted a foul stench, and on the ground and in the ancestral temple, there were black corpses everywhere, extremely tragic."

"Is the person who went okay?" Xu Ran asked.

"No problem," Old Xie shook his head, "Even if bitten by a snake, with your Seven-leafed One-flowered Plant, there wouldn’t be any issues."

"This young man from Stone Village had been corroded by snake venom for too long, down to his bones, with only a breath left. If it weren’t for your Seven-leafed One-flowered Plant saving him from King Yama’s grasp, he would have been dead by now!"

"As long as he’s okay!"

During the conversation, the young man lying on the wooden bed opened his eyes, his gaze hazy, feeling that everything before him was glaringly bright.

"Cough cough~"

"Little Ran, he’s awake," Old Xie said.