Seeing Chen Hao passionately kissing Tang Jing's leg, Ye Yuqiao's face suddenly turned gloomy, her eyebrows tightly knitted; Tang Chao and Xie Xiaofeng were initially stunned. It wasn't until they saw Chen Hao spit out a mouthful of black blood that Tang Chao's face drastically changed, and he dropped to the ground next to Tang Jing, squatting down to hastily ask, "Sister, what's wrong with you?"

After spitting out the blood, Chen Hao continued to suck the poison from Tang Jing.

Tang Jing clenched her teeth against her lower lip, her pale face fully displaying her pain, she whispered, "Brother, I was bitten by a poisonous snake!"

"Ah!" Tang Chao's face turned ashen, and he immediately felt as if his heart was on fire. The three of them had seen many snakes on the mountainside not long ago and had rushed to the summit, only to find that they were still a step too late.

Upon hearing Tang Jing's explanation, Ye Yuqiao's frown slightly relaxed, but she still felt a bit sour inside. Afterwards, seeing Chen Hao continuously suck out two more mouthfuls of poisoned blood for Tang Jing, she couldn't help but worry about him.

"Alright, the poison should be all cleaned out by now, but we still need to hurry back and get to a hospital for a check-up!" said Chen Hao.

"Chen Hao, thank you so much!" Tang Jing said with gratitude as she looked at Chen Hao, "You sucked all the poison out for me, you won't have any trouble, will you?"

Chen Hao smiled and shook his head, then stood up.

At this time, Ye Yuqiao and Xie Xiaofeng walked up to Chen Hao, one after the other. Xie Xiaofeng squatted down to Tang Jing and asked, "Tang Jing, how do you feel now?"

"Nether King," Chen Hao leaned close to Ye Yuqiao's ear and whispered, his hands secretly grasping Ye Yuqiao's left hand. "I did it to save someone; you shouldn't be jealous, should you?"

Although Ye Yuqiao's face was expressionless, her left hand was desperately trying to break free from Chen Hao's hands.

When her left hand's struggle to break free seemed hopeless, Ye Yuqiao turned her head to retort with anger, but suddenly she was staring, dumbfounded with a face full of panic.

"Chen Hao, what's wrong with you?" Ye Yuqiao exclaimed, her hands trembling as she caressed Chen Hao's face. Standing in front of her, Chen Hao's complexion was purplish, his lips were blue, and the area around his eyes was jet black, as if circled with pure ink.

Upon hearing Ye Yuqiao's cry, Tang Chao, Tang Jing, and Xie Xiaofeng all turned their gazes to Chen Hao. Seeing the severe poisoning of Chen Hao, the three of them were instantly struck dumb.

"Why are you all looking at me like that?" Chen Hao asked, a bit frustrated, smiling with bewilderment in his eyes. "Aren't I just fine?"

No sooner had he spoken than Chen Hao suddenly felt a faint stabbing pain in his chest.

"Ugh!" He suddenly let out a yell, spreading the fingers of his left hand and forcefully clutching at his chest.

"Chen Hao!" Ye Yuqiao bent down, her hands tightly holding Chen Hao's gradually cold cheeks. "Don't worry, just endure it for a while! The poison will pass quickly."

"Ugh!" Chen Hao's cries of pain became more and more severe. The faint stabbing pain in his chest had escalated as if being slashed with a knife. Each breath he took felt like a knife cutting into his chest.

Afterward, Chen Hao's body began to convulse. His breathing turned difficult and rapid, his chest felt as if it was being incessantly chopped by a sharp knife, which was unbearable to him. He pushed away Ye Yuqiao's hands, and his entire body collapsed to the ground, rolling and struggling, frantically scratching his head while his hoarse screams echoed at the cave entrance.

Just then, Xie Xiaofeng wanted to step forward but was stopped by Ye Yuqiao, who, with red eyes, said sadly, "Don't go up there, he'll be alright after a bit more endurance."

"Chen Hao!" Tang Jing was already tearfully streaming. Had it not been for Chen Hao sucking out the poison for her, she would be the one lying on the ground in agony.

"Ah!" Chen Hao suddenly let out a heart-wrenching, lung-splitting scream, and then he spat out a pool of black blood. Following that, he took a heavy breath, his eyes slightly closed, and he died.

"He's alright now, isn't he?" Xie Xiaofeng asked in shock.

"It's alright now!" Ye Yuqiao walked toward Chen Hao, carefully avoiding the poisoned blood he had spat on the ground. After squatting down beside Chen Hao, she silently watched over him, her heart aching.

Not long after, the blood that Chen Hao had spit out began to flow back into his body, though the poison had been filtered out, leaving only fresh, clean red blood to enter his system.

Under everyone's watchful wait, Chen Hao finally opened his eyes and came back to life again. The first thing he saw was Ye Yuqiao's face, so beautiful it was astonishing, and he whispered, "Ye Yuqiao, I'm so cold, hold me tight."

Ye Yuqiao glared at him, coldly saying, "You deserve to freeze to death!"

After that, Ye Yuqiao stood up.

"Come on, get up!" Xie Xiaofeng extended a hand to Chen Hao, then yanked him up from the ground.

"Chen Hao, thank you!" Tang Jing said, looking at Chen Hao with a guilty expression. "I might have died if it wasn't for you."

Chen Hao shook his head and gently smiled, "It's nothing to mention, just a helping hand. Let's hurry down the mountain to get you to the hospital for a check-up."

After that, the five of them made their way down the mountain.

As they reached midway up the mountain, Xie Xiaofeng suddenly received a call from Xie Da. Xie Da informed Xie Xiaofeng that the news had just reported many snakes suddenly appearing in Y City's downtown area today, and cautioned them to be careful for their safety.

After hanging up, Xie Xiaofeng conveyed Xie Da's words to the other four people.

Upon hearing this, Tang Jing asked, "Do you think these snakes could be sent by the people from the Li Family in Dao County?"

"Could it be?" Chen Hao said, "If the Li Family were to send something, wouldn't they send Yin Souls or fierce ghosts from the Netherworld to deal with us, rather than snakes?"

"That's not necessarily the case," Ye Yuqiao suddenly interjected, "In Dao County, there is a Snake King Mountain, and it's home to a golden python, one of the seven great snake kings of the mortal world. The sudden appearance of so many snakes in Y City could very well mean they were sent by the Snake King."

Chen Hao, recalling the deadly tearing pain in his chest when the snake venom had acted, felt a chill in his heart and asked Ye Yuqiao, "Do you have any good methods to deal with so many snakes?"

Ye Yuqiao thought for a moment, then looked at Xie Xiaofeng and Tang Chao, and said, "Use Xie Xiaofeng's Yin Yang Five Elements Magic, or Tang Chao's martial arts."

"Me?" Xie Xiaofeng was somewhat surprised, "What about the fire that Chen Hao sprays from his left eye? Or the other Yin Yang Arts?"

"The fire from his left eye only works against Yin Souls," Ye Yuqiao said coldly, "And most Yin Yang Arts are used for capturing ghosts and demons, they definitely won't work for catching snakes."

"Ah!" Chen Hao showed disappointment, "Does that mean I'm completely useless?"

"If the Snake King really shows up, then we'll need you to deal with it."

After descending from Red Leaf Mountain, the five of them took a bus back to downtown Y City. All along the way, they could see many snakes appearing on both sides of the road, frightening the passengers inside the bus into keeping the windows tightly shut.

As soon as the bus entered the city, they saw many police officers in protective gear catching snakes on the streets. The urgent wailing of police sirens echoed throughout the entire city, with traffic in disarray, and pedestrians on the roadside running frantically, everything resembling a scene from a movie where a city plunges into an apocalyptic crisis.

Half an hour later, the five of them got off the bus and arrived at the hospital.

The hospital was overwhelmed with people, the line stretching out to the entrance, with the vast majority of patients suffering from snake bites since this morning. Seeing such a scene, Tang Jing sighed, "My goodness, with so many people, how long will it take to queue up?"

"Most of them shouldn't have been bitten by venomous snakes," Ye Yuqiao surmised, squinting her eyes.

"Even if it's crowded, we still have to line up," Tang Chao said in the tone of a family head to Tang Jing.

"I got it!" Tang Jing replied with impatience. After a pause, she continued, "It's enough if my brother stays with me. You guys can go back first."

Suddenly, Chen Hao's phone rang. Looking at a string of unfamiliar numbers on the screen, Chen Hao was puzzled, wondering who would call at this time.

After answering the call, an angry voice came through, "Is this Chen Hao? I'm Wang Chuan, president of the Yin Yang Master Association. Look at the mess you've made!"

Chen Hao was startled and asked softly, "Are you saying these snakes were all sent by the Li Family?"

"You should know very well whether it was them or not!"

"I can't believe they would turn the entire city into this state just to find a bride for a dead spirit!" Chen Hao said, holding back the anger in his heart. He didn't want Tang Jing to know about this and feel guilty enough to do something foolish.

"Why don't you say it's because of a girl that the whole city ended up like this?" Wang Chuan countered furiously, "Hurry up and take that girl to the Li Family in Dao County. Right now, they just want to show you their power and make you back off. If you keep being so stubborn..."

Before Wang Chuan could finish, Chen Hao immediately hung up the call.

"Who was that calling?" Xie Xiaofeng asked.

"An insurance company," Chen Hao said, feigning a light laugh, "They asked if I wanted to buy accident insurance, saying the world is full of dangers and at any time you could have many snakes appear around you, just like now."

At that moment, a doctor came over and asked urgently, "Were you all bitten by snakes?"

"No, just my sister!" Tang Chao quickly pushed Tang Jing in front of the doctor, "Doctor, please take a look at my sister."

The doctor took a careful look at Tang Jing's wound, listened with a stethoscope, then cleaned the wound with some liquid medicine, and told Tang Jing to go home and rest.

At noon, Y City's police department and the government jointly issued an emergency declaration, requesting that all malls, schools, internet cafes, companies, and other public places close down, advising all citizens to avoid going out as much as possible, to keep their doors and windows tightly closed, and to call the police if there were any emergencies.

By evening, dark clouds suddenly covered the sun.

At this time, the snakes roaming in the streets of Y City became even more numerous, with most of them heading towards the street where Chen Hao's house was located...

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