Serpent Sarcophagus

When Mrs. Quebec saw Stowy, her feeling seemed to be a mixture of both fear and respect. She was trembling all over as she knelt, but she dared not move even a muscle.

Stowy’s low-pitched voice sounded again, “I have been protecting the Quebec family for many years. Are you going to disregard my help?”

“Forgive me, my lord. I dare not, I dare not!” Mrs. Quebec's voice trembled.

“Do what you’re supposed to do!” Stowy turned into the bracelet again and wrapped himself around my wrist.

Not until Stowy disappeared did Mrs. Quebec get up. Her blue coat seemed to be thoroughly soaked. She stared at me, while holding the door like she was going to fall.

Her eyes were piercing as if she can see right through me. It made me panic.

I was soon pulled aside by my grandma, who pointed ahead, asking me to step forward.

“Now, you should return and get ready. Tomorrow we will look for that sarcophagus.” Mrs. Quebec said while holding the door. She was overstressed. “And Aurora, remember to hold the white goose tight on your way back. And be careful!”

The big white goose had its feet pricked and was put down.

Realizing the seriousness of the matter, I hurriedly held the goose up.

“Mr. Han, the one who guarded your village, offer him something nice and better ask him to watch the door for your house tonight! Otherwise, I am afraid you won’t last through the night.” Mrs. Quebec stared at the black bracelet on my hand and said coldly, “Even with lord Dracula to protect you, you can’t defeat that ghost serpent!”

Listening to her faint voice, I felt a chill inside.

With her promise to help us locate the sarcophagus, my grandmother was pleased, and she returned home with me.

On the road back, grandma told me, “Quebec took over the channeling business after her aunt died. But her ill temper and constantly driving people out had earned her a bad reputation. Few people knew this business now. Now, even fewer people are willing to come to her door.

I had to say I was impressed that she had the strength to pull the old woman out.

Nowadays, many motorcycles were running across the nearby villages. My grandmother and I took one to get home.

Grandma also told me that every village has a guardian, which is usually the person who had committed unforgivable sins in the last life and was stripped off a fraction of the soul, and has sworn to guard the village with his or her life to atone the sins.

This person was usually very kind in heart and could guard the village against disasters, but may look dumb because his soul was not whole.

the one who was guarding our village.

Mrs. Quebec's words, grandma stopped the motor at the village entrance. She tried to coax Mr. Han to our house for dinner and

Mr. Han sat on the stone tablet that was knocked down by me

no snake,” Grandma

the thoughts of the snake babies in the eggs, and the incident with David’s wife struck me. I pulled at

to pull

“Never mind. Whatever might happen, we can

hosting an event. Villagers often bullied him and gave him all sorts of dirty works but only let him eat the leftovers. And he was okay with it. Mrs. Quebec said he can protect me against the disaster. But the accident that happened in David Russell’s house made me realized that we were letting Mr. Han die

very fat! And you can have the whole chicken! And drinks too,

beguiled him like tricking a child, I shouted seriously,

on my body too! If you ever come to my house, you will be dead!

at me and giggled, stretching out his dirty hand, pointed at my grandma. “Fascinating,

before she

Han was still there, giggling, “Fascinating! Fascinating!”

then I cruelly said to him, “If you dare to come to my

Han ran toward the village shop

I hurried forward

nose and tearful eyes. “Who do you think I do this for? Am I the evil old lady? Who do you think

tried to pull her, but Grandma pushed me away and

her with the goose in

am looking for you. Your chickens and ducks are all dead. Go home quickly and check

Luth said hastily before she

nodded toward aunt Luth. Then she ran quickly toward

I hurried

I heard Aunt Luth in the back snap, “Eww. No wonder so

moment I turned towards her, she

dead chickens, and various colors of snakes were crawling among the dead

white goose out of my arms and threw it into

while I am gone.” Stowy’s voice was in my ear.

bracelet on my wrist, all the snakes fled