Immortality begins in Goose City

Chapter 60 Beautiful Snake

Two men from a circus troupe first pushed up a rectangular wooden cabinet, taller than a person and painted red.

The wooden cabinet has two double doors on the front, which are currently closed.

Then, a man stepped forward, grabbed the handle of the door on the right, and slowly pulled it open.

The door opened.

Inside...it's completely empty?

No, deep inside the cabinet, near the bottom, something seemed to be wriggling slightly.

Then, a thick tail covered with dark brown patterns slowly emerged from the depths of the cabinet and swayed gently at the doorway.

"Ah!" A timid woman in the audience cried out in surprise.

Its tail swayed from side to side a few times, as if greeting the audience.

The audience was initially taken aback, but then erupted in excited gasps and applause.

Immediately afterwards, the door on the left was also opened.

Now it's much clearer.

Inside the wooden cabinet, there was a giant python as thick as an adult's thigh!

The dark brown scales gleamed with a cold, hard sheen under the light, and the snake's body writhed slowly, exuding a sense of power.

It was coiled up in the cabinet, almost filling the entire space.

However, the strangest thing is that there was a red cloth covering the top of the python's neck!

Just like the kind of blanket a bride wears on her wedding day!

The giant python's head was completely hidden under the red veil.

The audience's curiosity was completely piqued, and they started discussing it extensively.

"python?"

"Wearing a red veil?"

"What program is this?"

Just as everyone was filled with surprise and doubt, a melodious female voice sang from under the red veil!

The voice was clear and melodious, with a strange rhythm, and it definitely came from under the red veil!

"My God! Snakes can sing?!"

"Impossible! It's definitely a human!"

"Where is the person? There are only snakes in the cupboard!"

"Quick! Lift the veil and take a look!"

The audience erupted in cheers, exclamations, questions, and urging.

Murong Xue's eyes widened, and she leaned forward slightly, staring intently at the stage:

"This...this is not scientific! How can a snake sing? Could it be...that a human head was attached to a snake? That's impossible!"

Lu Yu nervously gripped Murong Xue's hand, her face turning pale.

Xiuer and Zhao Ming huddled together, both curious and afraid, wanting to look but not daring to.

Huang Shujian's gaze, however, was filled with scrutiny and contemplation.

He had seen similar snake charm tricks in his previous life. The principle was simply to use mirrors to create visual illusions, making people mistakenly believe that the woman's head and the snake's body were connected.

At this moment, the plump woman who had blown sugar figurines that afternoon walked onto the stage.

She changed into a more vibrant costume and greeted the audience with a smile:

"Ladies and gentlemen! This is one of the Zhao family's signature skills—the beautiful snake!"

She pointed to the giant python covered with a red veil in the cabinet:

"Beneath the red veil lies a stunningly beautiful woman!"

"However, the beauty is shy, and a brave warrior is needed to come up on stage and personally lift her veil to see her true face!"

She looked around the audience: "I wonder... which brave soul would be willing to come up and give it a try?"

The audience below the stage became even more excited and started cheering, but when it came to actually going up to face the giant python, few of them had the courage.

"I'll do it!"

A rough, booming voice rang out.

Huang Shujian looked over and saw that it was the father of the snotty-nosed little boy who had been outside.

He somehow managed to squeeze to the front row, looking eager to try, and strode onto the stage.

The woman handed him a slender bamboo pole and said with a smile, "Good sir, you've got guts! Here you go! I promise you won't be disappointed!"

The man took the carrying pole and walked to the wooden cabinet.

Looking closely at the slowly writhing giant python and smelling its distinctive fishy odor, the excitement on his face turned into tension, and his breathing became heavy.

The hand holding the pole trembled slightly.

He swallowed hard, and amidst the cheers of the audience, he trembled as he reached out and carefully used the tip of the pole to lift the red veil.

The veil was lifted slightly...

The man's eyes widened suddenly!

"what!"

He let out a short gasp, as if he had seen something unbelievable, and staggered back a step before falling hard onto the stage!

The audience below the stage could also see what was inside through the open cabinet door!

Above the giant python's neck, where the red veil had been lifted, a woman's face was indeed revealed!

It was the face of a woman with glamorous makeup and captivating beauty!

With fair skin and bright red lips, her lips opened and closed slightly in rhythm with the song!

The woman's head seemed to be... growing on the body of that thick python.

"Whoosh—!"

The entire apricot and pear orchard erupted in cheers! The gasps were so loud they almost lifted the roof off!

"My God! She's a beautiful snake!"

"A human head and a snake's body? What... what kind of monster is this?!"

"That's amazing! That's amazing!"

Cheers and the sound of coins hitting the table filled the air.

The beautiful snake seemed quite pleased with her appearance, continuing to sing her melodious song, her eyes even winking playfully.

Murong Xue jumped to her feet, gripping the window frame, her eyes wide, muttering to herself:

"Impossible... This is absolutely impossible! How could a python grow a human head?"

"This doesn't make sense biologically! Is it a hallucination? Or some new kind of magic trick?"

Lu Yu was so frightened that she covered her eyes and dared not look anymore.

Xiuer buried her face in Zhao Ming's chest, only daring to peek through her fingers.

Huang Shujian's brows furrowed slightly.

His eyesight far surpasses that of ordinary people. In that instant, he clearly saw that there was indeed no space or angle to place a mirror in the cabinet!

At this moment, Zhao Ming suddenly whispered, "...That python...it seems to have a head."

Huang Shujian stared intently at the screen.

really!

Below the woman's head, in the shadows further in front of the python's body, one could vaguely see the slightly raised outline of the python's own triangular head!

It was slightly opening its mouth...

In other words, the woman's head did not replace the snake's head, but rather... came out of the snake's mouth?

This is even more bizarre!

Murong Xue noticed this as well and exclaimed, "Could it be... that the python swallowed the woman whole, only spitting out her head?"

"This...this is outrageous!"

The atmosphere below the stage had reached its peak of fervor, with coins and fruits being thrown onto the stage like raindrops.

The man sitting on the stage finally came to his senses, scrambled to his feet, and tried to get closer to see what was going on.

But the voluptuous woman quickly stepped forward, smiling as she blocked his way, indicating that the performance was over.

Two men immediately went on stage, deftly closed the two doors of the wooden cabinet, and then, amidst the audience's lingering sighs and discussions, pushed the cabinet off the stage, leaving behind endless suspense and imagination.

Even after the "Beautiful Snake" show ended, the audience was still excitedly discussing it.

Soon, the second program began.

The sound of gongs and drums became lighter and more cheerful.

Three familiar figures, dressed in red vests and melon-shaped hats, tumbled and hopped onto the stage.