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.”

before my eyes. But Melissa

to my dad, he seemed to know

deep breath. “What about the

mockingly. “They didn’t say anything eighteen years ago. People died this time,

well. “How did you guys escape? Didn’t

between the truth and

looked a little hurt, but

were looking for David, they were detained by my uncle at

Mr. Han, this special man. He wanted to join the villagers to see the fun but was driven away. He stumbled across my parents and then rescued

but I suddenly remembered what Mr.

was not guarding the village but

there were some things that I needed

is Pearl?” I remembered that Pearl was locked

want to hurt her. He just wanted to delay Master Chang. Master Chang was the one who saved Pearl. I’ve

Why don’t you go to bed? Do you want to eat anything? I’ll

want me

Sarcophagus? Eighteen years ago, did you and mum agree with Uncle Peter to

generations, several daughters of the Dragon family have been buried there. Grandma knew it, and my parents must know it too. Otherwise, they wouldn’t return to the village to give

that Melissa was older than me. Why would

my dad killed Orion in the end and didn’t need to bury me, the root of

why did Uncle Peter determine to find the Serpent Sarcophagus? Did he want to bury himself or

heard my questions, pain flashed across his eyes, and he stood up

can treat you, however, I want to.

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

out that in my dad’s eyes, I was the one who

it was true that if I was buried back then and someone else was buried now, the problem

something warm flowed down my face, but my eyes were still fixed on my dad. “Then why didn’t you bury me

and pain flashed across his face and was about

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

escaped from there tonight, they died from snake poison. Your dad is also stressed out, so he talked nonsense. You should