C26 Little Road

The mysterious ancient cauldron that was immersed in the water had been sealed for countless years, yet it was still able to make a ruckus. With just a thought, one could tell that it was definitely not an ordinary item. The few tomb raiders were scared out of their wits. They loosened the ropes in their hands and ran away with their tails between their legs.

Of course, the few tomb raiders did not run away. If they really ran away, the matter of the mountain coffin in the Mountain Coffin would not be spread out.

Speaking of which, the thieves did not leave empty-handed. They had to get something out of the mountain coffin. Otherwise, they would not be able to rest at ease. It would be a waste of their skills, and it would also be a blessing in disguise. Otherwise, they would not be able to steal anything the next time.

The tomb raiders were also thieves. Since they had come to our village, they could not return empty-handed. They dug up the graves of all the people in our village. However, the unlucky ones were the graves that were dug up by an old man who was highly respected. That day was the day of the old man’s death. More than twenty people from the family went to the grave of the old man in a grand manner. They caught the few tomb raiders right on the spot. When they were forced to ask them what they had done in our village, the few thieves revealed the fact that there was an ancient cauldron in the Mountain Coffin.

Later on, the family taught the few thieves a lesson and let them go. However, the few thieves did not manage to leave our village. For some reason, they died in the mountain. After a long time, they were accidentally discovered by someone. When they found the corpses, they were already rotten beyond recognition. People said that the few thieves had offended the thing in the Mountain Coffin, so they had to suffer retribution.

It was a legend that had existed for a long time. It could not be said to be true or false. After all, no one had ever entered the Coffin Mountain to verify it. The people in the village all treated the four coffins with reverence. Firstly, the legend was too unbelievable. Secondly, the coffin mountain was too dark. Not only was it shaped like a coffin, it was also located in the middle of the mountain. It was surrounded by the four mountains. If you were to make a comparison, the four mountains were like a bowl. The coffin mountain was at the bottom of the bowl. It never saw a single ray of sunlight. The mountain was deathly silent. Not only were the people unwilling to approach it, even animals that came close to the coffin mountain would have to walk around it. I have never been to the North Coffin Mountain before, but I went to the West Coffin Mountain to release sheep. Every time I approached the West Coffin Mountain, the flock of sheep would circle around it. It seemed that the mountain had a special aura that made them unwilling to approach it.

Why did the Thief Cat lead me to the North Coffin Mountain?

I looked at the Thief Cat and realized that since it had come here, it was like a dog. It sat on the top of the mountain and stared straight at the North Coffin Mountain, as if it had fallen into deep thought.

"Is Qingzhi there?" I pointed at the North Coffin Mountain and asked the Thief Cat.

The Thief Cat, who seemed to have lost its mind, was called back by me. It turned its head to look at me and actually nodded. This fellow was indeed smart. Not only could it understand my words, it could even nod in response to me.

"That's strange. Why did Qingzhi come here?" I muttered to myself. Looking at the steep mountains around me, I wondered if I should go down.

There was no proper way to go down. It was dark and there was no light. If they were not careful, they might fall down. Furthermore, the legendary mountain was too evil, making me a little scared.

However, if I didn't go down, I had another worry. If Qingzhi didn't die, the bloodstains on the ground in her house were only because she was injured. She was waiting for people to save her in the North Coffin Mountain. If I didn't go down, perhaps she would really die because she was not rescued in time.

I hesitated in my heart and was unable to make a decision. In the end, I gave the decision to the Thief Cat and asked if it would go down the mountain with us or if we would go down now.

The Thief Cat didn't know how to speak. It just stood up and started to wander around the mountain top, as if it was looking for something.

I followed behind it and wandered around the mountain top for a few minutes. The Thief Cat stopped at a certain spot and its eyes focused on a certain spot!

I looked towards its eyes and saw that not far in front of us, there was a mark that was clearly different from the rest. It had collapsed, and it was a sign that someone had stepped on it.

"Someone had come down the mountain from here!" I muttered.

There were many trees on the mountain here. The trees were very big, and the leaves on the ground were accumulated over the years. Since few people stepped on it, the leaves were very thick. However, the leaves at that spot were clearly stepped on by someone, as if someone had been walking there frequently and stepped on it to make a small path.

"Strange, if I follow this path, I will reach the Mountain Coffin. That place is a forbidden area for the villagers. Who would go there often?" I frowned and muttered to myself. Suddenly, I thought of Midwife Liu, who often went up the mountain, and thought to myself, 'Could it be that Midwife Liu came here when she went up the mountain?' However, when I thought about Midwife Liu's trembling body and her pair of small feet, I rejected the idea. Thinking about it, this path might have been created by Qingzhi. She was now at the Mountain Coffin, so it was very likely that she used to come and go there often.

I was making wild guesses in my heart. However, no matter who it was that often went down the mountain from here, it made me very suspicious. What were they going down there for?

At this time, the Thief Cat had already walked down the path. This matter was very strange, and I was also very curious. I followed behind the Thief Cat.

The mountain path was rugged, and it was very difficult to walk in the dark. I held onto the tree branches to support my balance, and I walked carefully with every step. After half an hour, I finally reached the bottom of the mountain.

It was unknown if it was a psychological problem, but the moment I stepped on the bottom of the mountain, I felt a wave of coldness. It was not the coldness of the weather, but the coldness that came from the depths of my heart. The coldness made me unable to control my body and the goosebumps on my body rose layer by layer.

That feeling made me very uncomfortable. I really wanted to turn around and leave this place, but since I was here, how could I go back? I still had to find Qingzhi. I remembered the 100,000 yuan promise from the Mao family. Although I didn't have much desire for money, but seeing that 100,000 yuan was in my hands, there was no reason not to take it.

Therefore, I urged the thief cat to hurry up and find it. If I could find Qingzhi earlier, I would be able to leave this damned place as soon as possible.

The thief cat did not give me any response. It stood with its tail up and arched its body as it slowly walked in front of me. It seemed to be very nervous and vigilant.

The thief cat's appearance made me nervous as well. A cat's senses were extremely sharp. The thief cat's appearance clearly showed that it had sensed something that could threaten it.

What could it be? As I followed behind the thief cat and carefully walked, I looked around me.

The mountains surrounding the Mountain Coffin were rich in vegetation and lush with grass. However, there was no grass in the valley. There was no sound, no wind, and no insects. All I could see was a pile of rocks and a huge mountain not far away that looked like a coffin. Under the bright yellow moonlight, it looked lifeless.

Eh? No! At this moment, my heart suddenly thumped as I thought of something.