Liu Mou suddenly froze on the spot, hugging the woman tightly in his arms. At this moment, she wasn't wearing a single piece of clothing on her upper body, pressed tightly against him. He felt an instant rush of dizziness, not from the impact just now, but from the sheer overwhelming happiness that had come so suddenly. He could feel the tender, smooth skin under his palm, and a wave of heat surged through his body from his belly, nearly causing blood to flow from his nose.
The woman seemed to notice Liu Mou's condition and her own state of undress. She first stared blankly, then struggled out of his embrace, her face flushed with embarrassment. Bending her head low and covering the vital parts of her body, she crouched down and shouted indignantly, "You hooligan, what are you doing?"
Liu Mou was taken aback at first, then he realized that the girl in front of him was none other than Li Baixuan, the village beauty, the secret crush of all the young men in his village.
"Um... Baixuan, it wasn't intentional. Besides, you were the one who threw yourself into my arms. I thought something had happened to you... I..." Liu Mou couldn't come up with any more excuses and could only try to deflect.
Hearing Liu Mou's words, Li Baixuan seemed to remember something and urgently called out to him, "We need to go quickly, there is a poisonous snake here, a Duanchang Snake, and it's been chasing me!"
Hearing Li Baixuan's words, Liu Mou felt miserable. Slowly crouching down, he said to Li Baixuan, "Big sister, you should have said so earlier. Otherwise, I wouldn't have taken advantage of you. Now that I've been bitten, you tell me. I'm really unlucky. I thought I was having a stroke of romantic fortune, but it turned out to be a brush with death."
Liu Mou had already felt a piercing pain in his calf, clearly the bite of a snake. If it had been an ordinary snake, it wouldn't have been so bad, but hearing Li Baixuan mention the Duanchang Snake, he collapsed onto the ground. This was one of the most fearsome snakes in the area, with extremely potent venom. The reason it's called a Duanchang Snake is that after it bites, at first it seems like nothing has happened, but after a while, the body begins to ache unbearably, as if the intestines were breaking. Eventually, the victim dies in agony. This was the horrifying nature of the Duanchang Snake.
Usually, such snakes were rare, but how unlucky was he to have seen a strange silver-tricolored snake and then be bitten by a Duanchang Snake? He really should have checked the almanac before leaving home today.
Liu Mou's face was filled with bitterness. What made him feel most desperate was whether he could hold out until a doctor came to save him. Once the venom acted up, he wouldn't be able to walk, let alone dare to engage in any vigorous activity, for fear of accelerating the venom's effects.
He was well aware of these facts, so Liu Mou looked at Li Baixuan with a face that seemed to say his life wouldn't last much longer.
Li Baixuan, no longer caring about her state of undress, hurriedly came to Liu Mou's side and asked anxiously, "Are you alright? It's my fault. I was too scared and forgot to warn you. I've caused this."
Although young, Liu Mou was relatively collected and, no longer distracted by the sight of her naked body, urgently said to Li Baixuan, "Go quickly and find someone, call the doctor over. Otherwise, I really might lose my life."
Hearing Liu Mou's words, Li Baixuan snapped into action, getting up and running towards the riverbank where her clothes were. After all, she was naked; she needed to get dressed before going back.
Watching her pale back as she left, Liu Mou was filled with helplessness. Fortune from the heavens had given him a beautiful opportunity, but it wasn't that he hadn't seized it well; it was that he had no chance to do so.
As Liu Mou watched Li Baixuan's retreating figure, he could only hope that she would return as quickly as possible. His life was now in her hands.
After a while, Liu Mou actually caught a whiff of a strange fragrance, which was not the smell of meat but that of some medicinal herb.
Although it was faint, Liu Mou could smell it and was puzzled by how such a scent could be present here.
It was odd, but he didn't think too much about it. He slowly got up and made his way towards the source of the aroma. After a short distance, he came to a halt and fixed his gaze - Wild Ginseng!
Liu Mou was overjoyed. There was actually Wild Ginseng in this place. He had always heard from the elders that Wild Ginseng could only be found deep in the forests, and even the villagers rarely encountered it.
Even if they did, it would only be a small piece, but this time, he had discovered a rather impressive piece of Wild Ginseng. Liu Mou quickly dug out the ginseng and wrapped it in his clothes, clutching it tightly to his chest.
Perhaps he was too excited because Liu Mou had completely forgotten that he had been bitten by a snake.
Only now did he remember that he had been bitten by a Duanchang Snake, and he feared that the poison would take effect soon, but after a while, no reaction ensued.
Looking down, Liu Mou saw that his wound had disappeared. If it weren't for his recent experience of luck with women combined with the snake bite, he would have definitely thought that everything just now was an illusion.
After thinking for a while without coming up with an explanation, he had no choice but to leave in a hurry.
After all the recent turmoil, his body was even dirtier. Glancing at himself, Liu Mou decided to take a bath before heading home, otherwise he wouldn't be able to face his mother; if he went back like this, she would certainly scold him to death.
Subsequently, Liu Mou continued towards the river. Upon reaching it, he plunged in with a "plop", washing himself while reminiscing about everything that had happened that day.
From the encounter with the three-headed snake, witnessing the sci-fi like illusion, to Li Baixuan's snow-white body... At this moment, Liu Mou's body reacted once again. Finally, glancing at the ginseng he had dug up by the riverbank, Liu Mou realized that everything that happened today was real!
But he couldn't understand why the poison from the Duanchang Snake bite hadn't affected him. Perhaps he had some natural resistance to snake venom.
He had read some books and knew from the internet that some people naturally possess such antibodies; he might be one of those people. After a while, he finished bathing, picked up his clothes, and prepared to go home.
Once dressed, he put the ginseng in his pocket. Looking at his bulging pocket, Liu Mou became excited. This time he had struck it rich. If he sold this in the market, he could make a fortune. The ginseng was clearly of superior quality and was sure to fetch a high price.
Humming a tune and in high spirits, Liu Mou began picking up stones from the ground and throwing them forcefully at the surrounding trees. The throwing itself was insignificant, but the sudden action startled Liu Mou.