I Received Messages From Future Self!-Chapter 90 - The Stench of Corpse in the Broken Temple

Chapter 90: Chapter 90 The Stench of Corpse in the Broken Temple

Fang Xiaocao followed the map, carrying Aquarius through the dense jungle, and soon, a dilapidated temple appeared before her eyes.

Looking at the plaque full of mottled traces of time, Fang Xiaocao could vaguely make out the three large characters written on it, “Mountain God Temple.”

“Mountain God Temple?”

Muttering to herself as she looked at the plaque, Fang Xiaocao spoke under her breath.

“Princess Your Highness, is this the place?”

Aquarius asked in a soft voice from beside her.

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“Mhm, this is it.”

Fang Xiaocao nodded in response.

“Princess Your Highness, I’ll go in and scout ahead.”

Aquarius drew the gun at his waist, stating in a low voice.

Fang Xiaocao pondered for a moment before nodding her head.

According to the information provided by Hot Noodles, their mission was only to retrieve the treasure, and there was no mention of any danger.

But there were also many uncertainties.

For example, who had dug the tunnel?

If the tunnel had already been dug, why was the treasure still here?

With so many unknowns, Fang Xiaocao felt that being on the alert could not hurt.

Watching Aquarius holding the gun and approaching the Mountain God Temple with caution, Fang Xiaocao also took out her weapon, staying on guard and ready to back up Aquarius at any moment.

As Aquarius reached the entrance of the Mountain God Temple, he slowly crouched down, wiped his hand on the ground, and sniffed it in front of his nose before proceeding.

Carefully stepping over the threshold, he entered the temple.

Watching Aquarius’s disappearing figure, Fang Xiaocao felt a vague sense of unease.

She always felt that in some corner, danger lurked, ready for them to fall into a trap.

“Da da da~”

Footsteps echoed from inside the Mountain God Temple.

Fang Xiaocao immediately became vigilant, intently watching the half-closed wooden door of the Mountain God Temple.

“Hoo~”

Relief washed over her as she saw Aquarius’s figure appear at the door.

Fang Xiaocao let out a turbid breath.

Her tension eased somewhat.

“What’s the situation inside?”

Fang Xiaocao asked in a soft voice.

“It’s a bit strange…”

Aquarius moved next to Fang Xiaocao, answering in a low voice.

“Strange?”

“In what way?”

At his remark, Fang Xiaocao looked puzzled and inquired.

“I can’t quite explain it.”

Aquarius answered with a furrowed brow.

Hearing Aquarius’s words, Fang Xiaocao was taken aback.

“The marks inside the temple are quite chaotic, some left by humans, some by wild animals, mixed together with bloodstains and the smell of decaying corpses.”

With a wrinkled brow, Aquarius recounted to Fang Xiaocao the various traces he had discovered in the temple.

Listening to Aquarius’s account, Fang Xiaocao also furrowed her brow.

“I knew it!”

“I had a feeling that this temple was strange.”

Fang Xiaocao murmured to herself.

“Princess Your Highness, what should we do?”

Aquarius asked Fang Xiaocao’s opinion in a low voice.

“Let’s go in and take a look!”

Fang Xiaocao spoke in a determined tone.

“Yes!”

Aquarius responded softly.

Aquarius chambered a round in his gun and disengaged the safety.

He took the lead toward the Mountain God Temple.

Fang Xiaocao, holding her gun, followed behind Aquarius.

Even if this Mountain God Temple was a dragon’s lair or a tiger’s den, Fang Xiaocao was determined to venture in.

Fang Xiaocao believed that Hot Noodles would not harm her.

Upon entering the Mountain God Temple, the putrid smell of decay assaulted Fang Xiaocao’s nostrils, causing her to feel nauseated and instinctively furrow her brows.

“What is this smell?”

Fang Xiaocao asked with her nose covered, frowning.

“It’s the smell of decaying corpses!”

Aquarius affirmed, answering from the side.

“The smell of decayed corpses?”

Fang Xiaocao mumbled with a frown.

“Correct, the smell of many decaying corpses.”

Aquarius nodded, adding further explanation.

“Does that mean a lot of people have died here?”

Fang Xiaocao asked thoughtfully.

“Not only have many people died here, but if the bodies were dealt with promptly, they wouldn’t give off such a strong stench of decay.”

“The fact that the smell is so intense right now indicates that there are a lot of corpses hidden in this temple.”

Aquarius explained to Fang Xiaocao.

After listening to Aquarius’s explanation, Fang Xiaocao nodded in agreement.

She looked up to examine the dilapidated Mountain God Temple.

The Mountain God Temple was indeed in ruins.

Looking at the architectural style, it appeared to have been built in the last century.

The temple was very spacious, with only a clay statue of the deity and a sacrificial table missing a leg.

On the ground were blotches of dark brown, obviously the bloodstains that Aquarius had mentioned.

Besides these scattered bloodstains, there were also messy bloody footprints.

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Some of them were human!

Others belonged to wild beasts!

One particularly large paw print, the size of a palm with a plum flower pattern, caught Fang Xiaocao’s special attention.

“This is…”

Fang Xiaocao squatted down, looking at this paw print, feeling it was somehow familiar.

She measured it against her hand…

Her palm couldn’t cover the paw print.

Fang Xiaocao estimated that this wild animal’s paw print was as large as a grown man’s hand.

“If the paw print is this big…”

“How big must the owner of the print be?”

Fang Xiaocao murmured to herself.

“Princess, this should be a tiger’s paw print,” Aquarius said in a grave voice.

“A tiger!”

Upon hearing this, Fang Xiaocao exclaimed in shock.

At the same time, she understood.

No wonder she felt that looking at the paw print gave her a sense of familiarity.

This was just like an enlarged version of a cat’s paw print!

“Aquarius, do you think the corpses hidden in this Mountain God Temple could have all been killed by a tiger?” Fang Xiaocao asked with a twinkle in her eye and a burst of inspiration.

“It’s hard to say…” Aquarius said hesitantly.

“A tiger killing people wouldn’t usually hide the bodies.”

“Even if it did, it would be as food.”

“It makes no sense to hide them and not eat…” Aquarius analyzed with a frown.

“That makes sense!” Fang Xiaocao nodded in agreement.

Although there were records of tigers killing prey without eating them, that happened where food was abundant.

Fang Xiaocao didn’t think this Mountain God Temple could hide so many people that a tiger couldn’t eat them all.

Fang Xiaocao estimated that the front hall of this Mountain God Temple was at most the size of a bathroom.

She was uncertain about how large the backyard was.

But it surely couldn’t be bigger than the front hall, could it?

That would not be in line with architectural design.

After surveying the Mountain God Temple for a while without spotting any signs of tunnels, she decided to take a look in the backyard.

“Aquarius, have you been to the backyard?” Fang Xiaocao asked in a serious tone.

“No!” Aquarius answered with gravity.

“Then let’s go have a look together,” Fang Xiaocao said with a smile.

“Okay!” Aquarius responded and started walking towards the backyard.

Fang Xiaocao followed two or three steps behind, keeping an alert eye on any slight movements around them.

“Aquarius, what’s wrong?”

After only a few steps, Fang Xiaocao noticed that Aquarius had stopped and was motionless.

“Shh!” Aquarius turned back to Fang Xiaocao, making a gesture for silence.

Fang Xiaocao was startled and instinctively closed her mouth.

Aquarius’s expression was strange.

His face was pale, and his eyes were filled with horror.

Aquarius turned back, staring deathly at a direction, cautiously stepping backwards.

The hand holding the gun was raised, but Fang Xiaocao noticed that Aquarius’s hand was trembling non-stop.

Aquarius’s actions puzzled Fang Xiaocao.

But out of trust for Aquarius, she didn’t ask any questions and chose to step back in sync with him.

Her eyes, however, driven by curiosity, followed Aquarius’s gaze forward, eager to see what he had seen.

With that look…

Fang Xiaocao was shocked, almost letting out a scream.