Serpent Sarcophagus

As soon as I asked, my mother just looked at me dimly. “Aurora, I couldn’t help it.”

She opened the door and closed it heavily, but she didn’t leave. She just leaned against the bathroom door and started crying quietly.

My mother was famous for being tough. She would flip a table if she was upset from gambling.

Since childhood, I’ve never seen her cry.

However, this time, she was leaning against the bathroom door, crying quietly.

I watched her shoulders tremble through the frosted glass, but I didn’t know how to comfort her.

Turning on the faucet, I used cold water to wash the wounds under my feet from being stabbed by thorns and waited for the water to warm up slowly before I started washing my body.

The sound of water covered up my mother’s sobbing.

While showering, Stowy whispered in my ear, “Don’t blame your parents. They’ve tried their best.”

I took a shower and went out. My mother already calmed down. She handed me a towel to wipe my hair and took me downstairs.

I spoke to the police as my mother instructed.

“It’s summer recently and snakes and insects are everywhere. Yesterday David and his family of three were sent to the hospital because they were bitten by snakes.” The policeman put away his notes and looked at my dad. “Don’t sell snake liquor anymore.”

My dad quickly handed him a cigarette. “Of course, I won’t dare do it in the future.”

When the police left, my dad came back and looked at the empty shelves on both sides.

He took out his phone and called my grandma. “We found her. She’s fine. Don’t worry. You’ll know when you see her tomorrow. Hmm, we’re not going back to the village for now. Okay!”

He hung up the phone, then looked at me and said, “Your uncle has cancer and is about to die, so he ran away from home. Your aunt will report his missing tomorrow.”

“As for your cousin Melissa, it’s because the college entrance examination is too stressful. Since your uncle disappeared, she quarreled with her family and ran away too.”

cousin flashed before my eyes. But Melissa looked at

my dad, he seemed to know what

a deep breath. “What about

cigarette and laughed mockingly. “They didn’t say anything eighteen years ago. People died

felt that I didn’t know my parents well. “How did you guys escape? Didn’t Uncle Peter

between

little hurt,

were looking for David, they were detained by

wanted to join the villagers to see the fun but was

I suddenly remembered what Mr. Han said

that he was not guarding the

were some things that I needed to ask

Pearl was

Chang was the one who saved Pearl. I’ve already talked to Master Chang. He won’t hold us accountable.” My

said, “You’ve had a stressful day. Why don’t you go to bed? Do you want to eat anything? I’ll order

obviously didn’t want

wound on my arm. “What is the Serpent Sarcophagus? Eighteen years ago, did you and mum agree with

it, and my parents must know it too. Otherwise, they wouldn’t return to the village

was older than me.

my dad killed Orion in the end and didn’t need to

the Serpent Sarcophagus? Did he

questions, pain flashed across

my child. I can treat you, however, I want to.

my dad intently. My eyes were brimmed with tears. I opened my mouth and panted. I felt like

my dad’s eyes, I was the one

if I was buried back then and someone else was buried now,

face, but my eyes were still fixed on my dad. “Then why didn’t you bury

pain flashed across his face and was about to

mother cried and pulled me up. She stared at my dad angrily

just said to me, “This kind of thing happened in the village. After several people escaped from there tonight, they died from snake poison. Your