Rebirth: Splendid Marriage in the 80s

Chapter 366: Chapter 366: Divine Assistance

”A trap?” Ge Dejun and Xu Linjiang’s expressions immediately turned solemn as they came over to inspect it together.

Chiang Songhai hesitated for a moment, not quite daring to be certain as he said, ”Could that really be the case?”

In the village, he had always been kind to everyone—he really hadn’t offended anyone, let alone Old Li. Old Li had even gotten medicine from him before, though he couldn’t remember how many times, but Chiang Songhai had never charged him.

And when buying things at the grocery store, he had never run a tab.

But as soon as his words finished, the experienced Ge Dejun was the first to find the tightly stretched vine.

Vines were common in the area, and maybe that was why, even if they had seen it, they wouldn’t have paid it any mind. But this vine was taut, and when pulled, it didn’t budge.

Chiang Xiao pushed a rock down the slope, and immediately several sharp branches were pressed down.

Ge Dejun’s face darkened.

”These people, their hearts are really dark! If we were to accidentally fall down there and get stabbed by the branches, seeing blood would be the least of our problems!”

What grudges, what grievances?

”Last time, it was they who initiated the conflict, could they be waiting for a chance to seek retaliation?” Xu Linjiang also became angry.

”This, this...”

The truth was right in front of them. They were the only ones coming up the mountain; who else could the trap be for? Everyone knew it well.

”It’s alright, this time they’re probably in deep trouble,” Chiang Xiao said, her eyes slightly cold, even feeling that the approach she had taken earlier was too lenient.

If she hadn’t been worried the snake might go down the mountain and bite other villagers, she wouldn’t have captured it; she should have let it chase those three men and bite each one of them!

However, she didn’t know that although Old Li and the other two hadn’t been bitten by the snake, they had indeed been scared almost out of their wits.

Furthermore, as they ran and stumbled their way down Bai Gu Mountain, by the time they struggled to the field and saw the villagers, only then did they collapse on the ground.

”Hey, isn’t that Lee Shu?” Some villagers recognized Old Li.

”And Wan Niu and Sun Laoliu as well.”

”What happened to them? They look like they were chased by ghosts.”

A few villagers who were working in the fields gathered around, and they were shocked when they saw the state of the three.

Old Li had hit his forehead when he fell, and now his face was covered in blood, looking exceedingly horrific.

Laoliu’s clothes were torn in several places, and he had various abrasions and bruises all over, with a broken hand, a pale face, and a cold sweat.

Wan Niu appeared equally disheveled on the outside, but his worst injury was a sprained ankle, now swollen to the size of a large steamed bun. However, his complexion was somewhat grayish.

Seeing Wan Niu’s state, some villagers cried out in fright, ”Was Wan Niu bitten by a poisonous snake?”

”It looks like it! Quick, go get Doctor Huang!” shouted someone.

Another elder frowned and said, ”If he was bitten by a poisonous snake, it would be better to seek out Chiang Laoer. Chiang Laoer has snake medicine.”

Hearing they were going to look for Chiang Laoer, Wan Niu, who had been barely hanging on, suddenly rolled his eyes and fainted.

Damn it, Chiang Laoer was still on Bai Gu Mountain!

At this moment, Old Li’s emotions began to collapse, and tears and snot streamed down his face as he wailed, ”There’s, there’s a giant snake on the mountain! A ghost!”

Chiang Xiao was unaware that during their frantic escape, they had inadvertently glimpsed a white shadow flashing swiftly through the Lin Zi.

Unable to see clearly as they tumbled down the slope, they mistook the object for a ghost in white clothing, which is what caused such panic.

Later, when Chiang Xiao heard the village rumors, she was also puzzled. But then, when she encountered that monkey wearing a piece of torn white cloth in the Lin Zi, darting through the woods, she suddenly realized the truth, and nearly burst out laughing.