Lame Ku was surprised by the fact that Fatty and I had managed to kill the demon snake.

After a moment of silence, he burst into laughter. "Life is unpredictable! Life is unpredictable indeed!"

I knelt on the ground, clasping my fists and pleading, "Master Ku, Fatty also deserves credit for slaying the demon snake. You must save him!"

Lame Ku said in a low voice, "Have you ever heard the saying, 'The one who tied the bell should untie it'? The venom of the demon snake can only be neutralized by the snake itself. Ordinary snake medicine will definitely have no effect!"

Untie the bell?!

I repeated these words silently in my mind, furrowing my brow. "But the snake is already dead. How can we use the snake to detoxify?"

Lame Ku said, "Snakes have a seven-inch bone. Take that bone, grind it into powder, and feed it to Fatty. It should quickly remove the snake venom from his body!"

With Lame Ku's guidance, I couldn't help but feel hopeful. I knocked my head three times on the threshold as a sign of gratitude.

Lame Ku said, "Hurry back. If you can't obtain the seven-inch bone before dawn, even if you were a great deity, you won't be able to save Fatty!"

Upon hearing this, I couldn't afford to delay any longer. I thanked Lame Ku and turned to run back to the village.

By the time I returned to Hongqi Village, it was already late at night. I reluctantly knocked on Jiu Ye's door and asked where they had buried the ** of the demon snake, as I knew he was in charge of handling it yesterday.

I explained the situation of the "seven-inch bone" to Jiu Ye, who didn't hesitate and immediately put on his coat, grabbed a hoe, and asked me to accompany him.

When we reached the big locust tree at the village entrance, Jiu Ye struck the ground with the hoe and said, "The ** of the demon snake is buried under this big locust tree!"

Jiu Ye rolled up his sleeves, waving the hoe. When he got tired, he would pass it to me. I took the hoe and continued digging without care, even though my hands were blistered.

The sound of a rooster crowing faintly echoed in the village. We didn't have much time left. My anxiety grew, and I dug frantically, not caring about the blisters forming on my hands.

Finally, we unearthed the decaying body of the big black snake.

Jiu Ye asked me to hold an oil lamp by the edge of the pit to provide him with light. He took out a small knife and jumped into the pit himself.

For a snake catcher like Jiu Ye, finding the seven-inch bone of a snake was as easy as closing his eyes.

Soon, Jiu Ye crawled out of the pit and handed me a piece of snake bone that was about an inch long.

The snake bone was white and cold in my hand, emitting a nauseating stench.

Pointing at the bone, Jiu Ye said to me, "This is the seven-inch bone of the demon snake. Take it back and grind it into powder. I'll fill the pit here. It's almost dawn, so hurry!"

I thanked Jiu Ye and carried the seven-inch bone back home, finding a mortar and pestle.

We usually used this mortar to grind chili or Sichuan peppercorn. At this moment, I didn't care about that. I put the bone into the mortar and used a small stone hammer to pound it relentlessly, reducing the bone to a fine powder, just like flour.

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I found a small bag and filled it with the snake bone powder from the mortar. Then I sprinted towards Fatty's house.

The sky in the distance was already showing a hint of dawn, and Fatty's life hung by a thread.

To save Fatty, I hadn't slept for almost a day and night. I was exhausted to the extreme, feeling like my steps were floating as if walking on cotton.

Finally, I arrived at Fatty's house. I saw a white lantern hanging at the entrance, and a black character "奠" stuck on the front door, very eye-catching.

"Fatty! Fatty!"

I rushed in, only to see a mourning hall set up in the courtyard, with a coffin placed inside. The coffin lid was half closed.

Next to it were Fatty's black-and-white memorial photos. Fatty's parents squatted by the brazier, burning paper money while crying bitterly.

As soon as Fatty's mother heard my voice, she rushed out like a madwoman, grabbing me and trying to hit me. "Yang Cheng, you bringer of misfortune, what are you doing here again? Haven't you caused enough trouble for our Fatty? I beg you, can you leave us alone and let Fatty rest in peace?"

What Fatty's mother said pierced my heart. She had no idea how much effort I had put in to save Fatty.

Although I felt wronged, saving a life was the most important thing, so I didn't waste time arguing with Fatty's mother. I broke free from her grip and said, "Auntie, I'm here to save Fatty. There is still hope for him!"

Fatty's father nodded and forcefully lifted the coffin lid, bending down to open Fatty's mouth wide.

I aimed at Fatty's mouth and poured all the snake bone powder from the bag into it.

At this point, Fatty couldn't swallow the bone powder by himself, so I asked his father to bring a glass of water and pour it into Fatty's mouth.

After finishing all this, I finally couldn't hold on any longer. I collapsed, weak and sweaty, sliding down to sit on the ground next to the coffin. Sweat poured down like a waterfall.

At the same time, a ray of dawn pierced through the sea of clouds, casting the first ray of sunlight for a new day.

It was daylight!

I had been racing against death all night, and finally managed to feed Fatty the antidote before dawn.

Whether Fatty could wake up now depended on his own fate.

"Ah, he moved! Look, Fatty moved!"

Fatty's father suddenly shouted excitedly, wiping away his tears.

Hearing this, I finally breathed a sigh of relief, and the stone that had been weighing on my heart finally fell to the ground.

He's alive!

Fatty came back to life!

I turned around and saw Fatty sitting up straight from the coffin, looking dazed and confused, not understanding where he was.

"Oh my god, a resurrection act!"

The relatives and friends who had gathered around the mourning hall thought it was a resurrection act and screamed as they scattered.

Fatty touched his head and climbed out of the coffin, asking, "Dad, mom, what happened to me?"

"It's nothing, nothing. You were just... really tired... and took a nap..."

Seeing their son come back to life, Fatty's parents were overwhelmed with emotions. They hugged Fatty tightly.

Fatty's mother also rushed over, and the three of them hugged each other, crying uncontrollably.