The origin of doom

Chapter 123 Xu Ningrou's Heart Knot
"Because my mother died deep in the mountains."

The bright moonlight shone on her face, adding a touch of sadness.

I didn't speak, just quietly waiting for the next one.Xu Ningrou continued: "When I was five years old, my mother passed away, but the cause of her death was a mystery. My father kept concealing it. Gradually, there was a gap between us. Later, I found a retired Xu family Bodyguard, I got the truth: it turns out that my mother died in the Lanbei Mountains, and her body was trapped in a cave. My father sent people to search for it, but none of them came out. Dozens of well-trained bodyguards were lost. After that, I had no choice but to let it go. Therefore, my mother's tomb is still an empty tomb."

"Are you going to find your aunt's body?"

"That's it."

Is it?This tone sounds so strange.

Just when I was about to ask a question, Xu Ningrou continued: "The retired bodyguard drew a map for me. According to the map, I can reach my destination tomorrow. Because he said that as long as I find a trident-shaped you can find the cave, and now we can see the Trident Mountain."

"Miss Xu, you..."

Before finishing speaking, Xu Ningrou interrupted: "Thank you for your care these days, I decided to go the rest of the way by myself, you can go back early tomorrow morning, go to my father after leaving the mountain, and ask him to help deal with the mercenaries It won't cause you any trouble."

After hearing this, I frowned deeply.why let me go?The deep mountains are so dangerous, and there are even wolves, how can a weak woman move forward?How to get out of the mountain?Or did she not intend to go out at all?

When I wanted to ask again, she had already entered the tent. . .

……

The next day, early morning.

I leaned against a tree and pinched the bridge of my nose with my two fingers. I hadn't rested for four consecutive nights, and I felt physically and mentally exhausted.

At this time, Xu Ningrou got out of the tent, saw my tired face, and said, "Xiaolong, you can go back."

I stood up straight and said, "Miss Xu, I thought about it last night. I can't leave you alone in the mountains, so no matter what you say, I won't leave."

"You have to think about it. No one knows what is in that cave. Dozens of well-trained bodyguards have never come out after entering. I am already very grateful that you can escort me here. So, go back Well, you only live once, don't make fun of it."

"What about you, why are you making fun of your own life?"

Xu Ningrou sighed slightly: "Because I couldn't find the meaning of life, my father forced me to marry other families, but what I wanted was freedom, but unfortunately I couldn't get it. So I sneaked out to find my mother's body, It would be good if you died in that cave, at least you can be with your mother. If you are lucky enough not to die, take your mother’s body out for burial, and then go back to marry.”

She is getting married?
I opened my mouth slightly, froze for a while, then slowly clenched my fists!
From a long time ago, Xu Ningrou often appeared in my dreams. Although I don't know why, her voice and smile have long been engraved in my heart. Knowing that she is going to marry now, I feel as if I have lost something important, and my heart is empty of.

After being silent for more than ten seconds, I said, "Since there are two people coming in, of course there must be two people going out."

Xu Ningrou looked over and looked at each other. There was a trace of pain in my firm eyes. She seemed to understand the meaning, and said with a smile: "It turns out that there are still people who treat me so well in this world. Since you don't want to go back, let's go." .”

"Okay, Miss Xu, wait a moment, I will pack my luggage."

While rolling up her sleeping bag, Xu Ningrou said, "Don't call me Miss Xu, just call me by my name from now on."

"Ningrou?"

"Ah."

"Forget it, let's call her Miss Xu." I said with a gloomy gaze, "What if people misunderstand you?"

"As you like." After speaking, Xu Ningrou stood up and walked forward. . .

……

The trident-shaped mountain seems to be very close, but in fact it is very far away. We walked for seven hours and finally reached the vicinity of the mountain around two o'clock in the afternoon.

The retired bodyguard who gave Xu Ningrou the map said: As long as you can find the Trident mountain, you can find that cave.I didn't understand the meaning of this sentence at first, because there may be many caves on a mountain.But I understand now, because the cave is too conspicuous, the entrance of the cave is five meters high!

The hole was pitch black, like the open mouth of a monster, waiting for its prey to come.When standing near the entrance of the cave, I have a restless feeling, as if something dangerous is waiting for me in the cave!
This is an instinct that can predict danger in advance, but not everyone has it.For example, a person with a strong sixth sense can feel the eyes watching him from behind.

I couldn't help but drew out the dagger, and became alert with a serious face.

"What's wrong?" Xu Ningrou asked.

"There is danger inside, I can feel it. Miss Xu, wait here, I'll go in and have a look first."

Xu Ningrou shined a flashlight on the dark cave, and said, "Let's go in together, we have a care for each other. It is said that the bodyguards who went in before did not come out again. If you encounter any danger later, leave me alone."

After finishing speaking, Xu Ningrou walked into the cave, and I hurriedly followed. . .

The cave was pitch black, and the flashlight could not reach the end. Xu Ningrou touched the wall and said, "This cave is not formed naturally. Look, there are traces of man-made excavation, but who would dig such a big cave in the deep mountains?"

It's true that the person who did this kind of thing is either mentally ill or has a conspiracy, but the latter is more likely.

This cave leads underground, and the further I go, the stronger the sense of crisis becomes. At some point, a fine layer of sweat appeared on my forehead!There is definitely something weird in this cave!My body is tense, my arms are crossed in front of my chest, I hold a dagger in one hand and a flashlight in the other. If danger comes, I can react quickly!
After walking for about 3 minutes, Xu Ningrou suddenly let out a soft cry, followed her flashlight to look, and saw a skeleton lying on the ground in front of her!I stretched out my arm to stop her: "Miss Xu, there may be a mechanism ahead, let me go and see first."

"Well, be careful."

I nodded, shook the surrounding area with the flashlight, and stepped forward cautiously. It took more than a minute to walk the distance of ten meters!
Facts have proved that there is no mechanism here, and this skeleton does not belong to Xu Ningrou's mother, because judging from the pelvis, it is a male.Since I have seen too many monsters and zombies, I shouldn't panic when facing this skeleton, but before I knew it, I was already sweating profusely!
At this time, Xu Ningrou also came over, and seeing me staring at the skeleton with a solemn expression, she also observed, and soon found something wrong, and said: "This skeleton... has a crack in the skull, and the neck bone is stuck in place. Into the chest cavity, as if a heavy object hit the head and died."

Xu Ningrou's analysis was correct, but there were no heavy objects such as stones around the skeleton, that is to say, the thing that killed this person was not here, but went elsewhere.

What will run?It must be a living thing, and of course zombies are not excluded, but whatever it is, it is very dangerous!

"Huh? There's a gun here." As she said, Xu Ningrou picked up the gun: "According to the model, it is indeed my bodyguard. There are still three bullets in the gun, which means that he opened the gun before he died. There are shell casings nearby, this is the first crime scene."

I nodded and searched the vicinity with a flashlight, and soon found a few oxidized shell casings!That is to say, before this person died, he fought here to the death, but unfortunately died. This place is only more than 100 meters away from the exit. He must have been very desperate when he died.

"Miss Xu, do you still want to move forward?"

"I want to find my mother's body, not to mention that it has been 18 years. No matter what beast is in this cave, it is likely to have died or left. After all, the lifespan of a beast is usually about 2 to 30 years."

The analysis makes sense, but the sense of crisis is still very strong. My feeling is that there must be some danger waiting for us in this cave.But she couldn't say it clearly, because her intuition was too vague, so Xu Ningrou would definitely not believe it.

That being the case, we can only bite the bullet and move forward. . .

……

This cave was excavated obliquely, leading directly to the ground. The further you go, the more humid it feels, and there is a musty smell in the air!
So far, we have found three skeletons, all of whom were bodyguards who died in the Xu family. Their death conditions were extremely miserable. One head was turned 360 degrees, and one rib was completely broken and inserted into the chest cavity!What kind of creature can have such great strength?And the means are so cruel?

Both Xu Ningrou and I remained silent. For a while, the atmosphere was extremely heavy.

"I don't know if my mother suffered before she died." Xu Ningrou said in a deep voice.

I sighed slightly: "Go ahead and look for it."

We continued to move forward, and the more we walked, the more skeletons we saw, but all of them were men, which made me even more puzzled. Even the well-trained bodyguards could not go deep into the cave. more powerful?

In doubt, we walked to the end of the cave, in front of which was connected a spacious underground hall with a radius of about 20 meters, but it was still pitch black!Perhaps due to poor air circulation, there is a pungent musty smell!

Soon, we found another skeleton, which was broken from the lumbar vertebrae and divided into upper and lower parts. Judging from the cracks, it should be caused by external force!However, this is still a male skeleton, not Xu Ningrou's mother's body.

I shook the surroundings with the flashlight, and suddenly found a small hole in the corner, about one meter high.When I walked nearby, I found that it was a hole in a hole, five meters deep, and a skeleton was lying in it, holding a few glowing crystals in its hand, which seemed to be a demon pill!And this skeleton is too small, judging from its characteristics, it should be a woman!
(End of this chapter)