Serpent Sarcophagus novel Chapter 9

I didn't expect that the snake, which hadn't even shown up until now, would actually play these filthy tricks.

Fletcher's wife was shivering from the rice rain but was still giggling strangely.

I just felt a surge of anger in my heart, then I carried the bucket and knocked heavily on her head.

The whole world was instantly silent. I watched the few people who had fallen to the ground and the dead snakes that were tangled under the walls of the house, and my heart was chilled.

Stowy had killed so many snakes that he was exhausted. He had already gone back to the Black Mamba Bracelet to recuperate.

I stood alone in the night wind. I couldn't even hear the insects nearby, but only the sound of the wind whistling past, and my heavy panting.

I didn't know if the Snake's Lust Poison was real. But I felt my body getting hotter and hotter, as if my legs were starting to get weak and numb.

I carried the bucket, went to the faucet by the door of the house and got a bucket of water, then poured it on the top of my head, before entering the house.

After being soaking wet, I felt better, then exhaled deeply and grabbed a knife from the kitchen.

Mrs. Quebec was still unconscious. I did what my father had taught me, lifted her up, and let her lean on the bed, making sure her heart was above the wound.

I got knife to cut the wound into a cross, found a glass, pulled a piece of paper, and burned it in the glass. Then while the fire was still burning, I covered the mouth of the cup onto the place where the cut was done.

This was called cupping, using the air pressure to suck out the toxics. Once the heated glass cup covered the wound, I saw black blood gushing out.

I sat in the middle of the dead snakes and leaned against Mrs. Quebec's bed. When there was no more blood gushing from the wound, I then removed the glass and poured out the paper ash mixed with poisoned blood inside. Then, I started to do it a second time.

The ambulance was coming to the village from the town, and it certainly wouldn't be quick. If I didn't save her, Mrs. Quebec might not last till the ambulance arrived.

I did the cupping twice. On the third time, when the blood became bright red, I started to call my parents, but as before, no one answered.

In the entire room, except for my heavy breathing, there was only the beeping of a busy signal.

I thought about it. If I called my grandmother, she would be worried, so I called Uncle Peter.

I couldn't wait for the ambulance, so I had to take them to the hospital myself. But in this nearby village, the only person I knew was Uncle Peter.

As soon as he learned that something had happened, Uncle Peter just said in a deep voice, “I'll come. Even if the ambulance is dispatched, they probably can't find the place. Just wait for me.”

Uncle Peter came quickly and also brought four people from my family.

The four people looked at me, and their eyes flickered, but their faces were tinged with pity and understanding.

Uncle Peter looked at the dead snakes beside me and Mrs. Quebec who was unconscious, sighed and then arranged the men to work. “You two carry the injured to the car. You two take care of the dead snakes, and by the way, sprinkle some sulfur nearby, so that the snakes won't come over again.”

“Aurora, change your clothes and come with me to the hospital.” Uncle Peter didn't seem to be surprised that something like this would happen.

I didn't bring any clothes when I came here. Now I was soaked from head to toe, but I didn't have time to get changed either. I took one of Mrs. Quebec's coats and put it on, and went out with Uncle Peter.

They came in two cars, and the four injured people were now in the car.

The other two people from my family drove the car away directly.

Uncle Peter gestured to me to ride with him. Lying in the back seat with us were David and Dominik.

“Now you know why I didn't let you stay in the village, huh?” Uncle Peter drove the car and the light flashed.

The two men who stayed behind got hoes. With one swing of the hoe, they hooked several snakes out of the grass.

The dead snakes drooped limply. Under the car lights, the snake's eyes glowed with an eerie green light, still looking creepy.

I wrapped my clothes tighter, and now the heat flowing in my body seemed to be building up again.

I gripped the cold door handle to suppress the heat. “The snake said I would sleep with it in the Serpent Sarcophagus. So I still have to find that sarcophagus?”

Uncle Peter was silent. The car was speeding along the country road.

After a long while, Uncle Peter lit a cigarette. He just took a puff, and the cigarette was half burned up.

Uncle Peter seemed to have calmed down and he spoke quietly, “If it said so, you do not need to find the sarcophagus anymore. One day you will be committed to it, go with it, and sleep in the Serpent Sarcophagus yourself. That's your fate, Aurora.”

“Why me?” I suddenly turned my head around to look at Uncle Peter and sneered, “Isn't my cousin the daughter of the Dragon family?”

Uncle Peter didn't say anything and just drew heavily on his cigarette. Obviously, he was not happy that I was comparing his daughter with me.

“Then what exactly is a Serpent Sarcophagus?” When I saw him like that, I was furious.

“I don’t know, Aurora,” Uncle Peter said, steering with one hand and took a new cigarette with the other. He lit the cigarette in his hand with the cigarette he was smoking. And in the flickering light of the fire, he said in a deep voice, “Serpent Sarcophagus has existed for as long as I can remember. Every eighteen years, the Dragon family has to bury a woman of their own in it.”

“But I saw when we were moving the grave that there were no bones in that coffin at all, except for the snake.” Uncle Peter threw the cigarette butt out. His hand was burned, but he didn't seem to feel the pain.

He just turned his head to look at me, “Even the Dragon family's woman who was buried with the snake went missing, and there were no bones.”