nyslfriends Chapter 19 Hey, come and eat!
Chapter 19 Hey, come and eat!
Zhang Nanfeng appeared.
Hearing the commotion, Meng Jinchuan suddenly looked up and exclaimed excitedly:
"Golden Toad Ancestor! You've arrived!"
Zhang Nanfeng remained as aloof and dignified as ever, scrutinizing the young man before him with a deep gaze.
Meng Jinchuan was stunned by his gaze and hurriedly said:
"Yesterday, the Golden Toad Ancestor crowed five times, and I realized afterwards! The five crows represent the five poisons!"
Before he could finish speaking, he hurriedly lifted the lid of the basket and poured out everything inside.
Five poisonous insects rolled on the ground, their limbs curled up, clearly having been drugged.
Centipede, its segments are crimson red as if quenched with blood; green-scaled scorpion, its tail hook gleaming with a dark blue; small snake, its body covered in rings; gray-skinned gecko, its back covered in fleshy growths; and there is also a blackish-brown spider, its abdomen bulging like a fist, its eight legs curled up.
It has all five poisonous creatures.
Zhang Nanfeng's gaze swept across the area, a ripple of emotion stirring within him.
These poisonous insects, in terms of color, shape, and smell, far surpass ordinary poisonous creatures; they are all top-quality goods.
The young man must hold a high position in the village to have brought all this.
"Golden Toad Ancestor".
Meng Jinchuan prostrated himself on the ground, his pleading extremely earnest:
"These five poisonous creatures were carefully selected by this junior. You...you will surely like them."
He paused, then, with a fawning tone, quickly added:
"If you're satisfied, I'll get you as many juniors as you want! As many as you like!"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Nanfeng was overjoyed.
He didn't rush to swallow the poisonous insect, but instead focused his mind and drew out some of the venom, intending to transform it—
"Boiling blood."
This change is for auxiliary purposes. Its effect is extremely simple: it can accelerate metabolism and double the efficiency of expelling miasma.
His choice to make this change also had a deeper meaning.
After eavesdropping for days, he had figured out the details of the Meng family's poison techniques. The Meng family used poison to nourish their bodies, emphasizing guiding the poison into the body and along the meridians. And this "boiling blood" effect might just be what the Meng family needed.
If the boy goes back and uses it, he will be even more devoted to it.
Meng Jinchuan gazed at the Golden Toad Ancestor with its eyes closed, filled with doubt but daring not to disturb it, and waited quietly.
The venom transforms within the venom glands, becoming thick and reddish-brown, resembling fresh blood.
Zhang Nanfeng suddenly opened his eyes, swallowed hard, and spat the boiling blood poison onto a green leaf.
When Meng Jinchuan saw him spit out the venom, he was overjoyed. But when he saw the drop of red liquid on the leaf, his ecstasy froze on his face.
A look of doubt appeared in his eyes.
Why...is it not gold?
Despite his doubts, he dared not delay and quickly took the leaf with both hands and brought it close to his nose.
A unique, delicate fragrance wafted into my nostrils, sweet with a hint of spice.
He couldn't sense anything amiss, and his doubts swirled in his mind, but he had to suppress them for the time being. Holding the leaf, he kowtowed deeply to Zhang Nanfeng:
"Many thanks to the Golden Toad Ancestor for bestowing this treasure! This junior...this junior is eternally grateful!"
Meng Jinchuan stood up with the leaf in his hand, and glanced at Zhang Nanfeng. He saw that the Golden Toad Ancestor was still standing in the same place, neither leaving nor touching the Five Poisons, but just silently watching him.
Meng Jinchuan suddenly understood, and immediately bowed, taking several steps back:
"This junior takes his leave! This junior takes his leave! He will not disturb the Golden Toad Ancestor's enjoyment of the Five Poisons!"
After saying that, he turned and left without daring to linger for even a moment.
After the boy left, Zhang Nanfeng rushed towards the Five Poisons.
He was the first to pick up the green-scaled scorpion. The scorpion venom entered his stomach, like drinking strong liquor, and a domineering poisonous aura exploded in his glands.
So poisonous!
Before he could savor it, he opened his mouth and swallowed the small snake.
......
After swallowing two top-grade poisons in succession, Zhang Nanfeng's poison glands swelled up as if about to burst, and the golden poison spilled from the corners of his mouth.
Zhang Nanfeng was so satisfied he almost trembled, because he had never been so "rich" before.
He looked at the remaining three poisonous insects, feeling the overwhelming amount of golden poison within his glands, and anxiety gripped his heart.
He hesitated for a moment, then unleashed another poisonous transformation—
"Conceal your strength."
The original intention of this method was to compress the venom, making its toxicity more concentrated and sharper, thus facilitating its attack. However, Zhang Nanfeng took a different approach, intending to use it as a method of storage.
The poison glands collapsed rapidly, and he spat out the golden poison as it transformed into tiny golden beads.
This transformation resulted in significant losses; of the original ten parts of the golden poison, only six or seven parts remained as condensed beads.
But it's still better than wasting poisonous insects.
He swallowed all the gold beads and stored them away, then pounced on the three poisonous insects.
His poison glands swelled up again, and he repeated the process, condensing a batch of golden beads which he then hid in his abdomen.
The sunlight in the forest gradually increased, making his golden skin shine.
Zhang Nanfeng lay lazily on the ground, feeling the heaviness in his abdomen, and felt a sense of peace he had never felt before.
......
Meanwhile, inside Mengjia Village.
Meng Jinchuan held the wrapped leaf tightly as he walked slowly along the stone path. His brow was furrowed, and he seemed preoccupied.
What is this?
His doubts made his steps increasingly heavy.
"Chikawa?"
Someone called to him from the roadside.
Meng Jinchuan looked up blankly and saw two fellow clansmen carrying water buckets, walking towards him with smiles.
Seeing that he seemed dazed, the two men couldn't help but tease him:
"Kinkawa, where have you been so early in the morning? What new gadgets have you gotten this time?"
Meng Jinchuan didn't answer, only shook his head, and continued on his way in silence.
Seeing that he was unresponsive, the two exchanged a glance and whispered to each other:
"What's with the attitude...?"
"That's right. He hasn't even reached the Poison Nourishing Realm at thirteen. He's a complete waste, even worse than you and me."
"Shh, keep your voice down..."
Whispers drifted over, but Meng Jinchuan seemed not to hear them. At this moment, his mind and eyes were filled only with that single drop of red liquid.
After walking for a while, his pace slowed down.
A thought, like a venomous snake, burrowed into my mind, tightening its grip ever more—
This red liquid, it's probably poison.
It's saliva!
Once a thought arises, it grows wildly like weeds, flourishing in the heart.
He considered himself knowledgeable about many poisonous insects, but he had never heard of any insect that could possess two poisons.
The more he thought about it, the more certain his suspicions seemed, and his face gradually darkened.
Was it because the five poisonous creatures I offered weren't good enough to catch the eye of the Golden Toad Ancestor, so... he just spat at me to get rid of me?
He became increasingly frustrated and almost began to question the meaning of life.
But then I thought again, the red liquid had a strange smell, unlike saliva...
A moment of suspicion, a moment of wishful thinking. He walked in this state of uncertainty until he reached the stilted house where Meng Yuanshan lived.
As soon as I looked up, I saw a figure standing in front of the building.
Meng Yuanshan stood with his arms crossed, as if he had been waiting for a long time.
He was usually aloof, but today his brows and eyes had lost their usual sternness and sharpness.
"Ogawa."
Meng Jinchuan was taken aback and quickly stepped forward:
"elder brother......"
Meng Yuanshan's gaze fell on his face, and he said calmly:
"I waited for you all day yesterday; did you bring poison today?"
Meng Jinchuan choked, his eyes darting away.
"Ah...yes, yes..."
He stammered, subconsciously putting the hand holding the leaf behind his back.
"Brother, how effective is that golden poison?"
Meng Yuanshan frowned as he watched his younger brother's evasive and hesitant posture.
"Where's the poison?"
Meng Jinchuan's forehead was covered in sweat, and the leaves were also soaked with sweat from his hands.
He dared not give it, if it really was just saliva...
"Give it to me!"
Before his younger brother could finish his thought, Meng Yuanshan strode forward and snatched the leaf away.
"Brother! This, this is for you!" Meng Jinchuan cried out in a trembling voice.
Meng Yuanshan spread out the leaf and saw that the center of the leaf was not golden poison, but a touch of crimson. He was slightly surprised and assumed that his younger brother had found some kind of strange poison.
He looked at his younger brother's flushed and flustered face, remained silent for a moment, and ultimately did not ask any further questions. He turned and went upstairs, his steps much faster than usual.
Because of that drop of golden poison, he had already reached the threshold of breakthrough, so now he naturally had to race against time.
Meng Jinchuan watched his brother's retreating figure, his heart filled with unease.
But then he thought about it again.
What are you afraid of?
Yeah, my brother only ate some saliva at most. Even if it's useless, I'll just get a beating.
And that was the saliva of the Golden Toad Ancestor, a blessing that ordinary people could only dream of. It was an honor for my brother to have eaten it. It was also an honor for me to have held it!
However... the Golden Toad Ancestor is no ordinary insect, and cannot be judged by common sense... Perhaps... bestowing saliva is a form of recognition? The Golden Toad Ancestor acknowledges me?
The more I think about it, the more reasonable it seems; the more I think about it, the more honored I feel.
His eyebrows relaxed, a silly smile bloomed on his face, and he looked at his brother's stilted bamboo house with envy in his eyes.
"ah--!!"
A piercing scream erupted from inside the building, followed by the dull thud of a heavy object falling.
Meng Jinchuan froze, his face turning deathly pale.