"Are you sure he is dead?"
"Yes, the locals erected the tombstone for him. My father said that because he was not from our town,
his tombstone was not in our town's cemetery, but it was not far away. It should be at the edge of the
cemetery."
What Trevin said confused Nicole a lot.
"Can we find that tombstone?"
"I don't know. After so many years, there hasn't been anyone in the town. I don't know if the tombstone
has been covered by withered grass."
Although Trevin said that, Nicole still decided to go over and take a look.
"Thank you, Trevin. I'll go take a look there."
Nicole was about to walk out, but she suddenly heard Lucas’ voice.
"Mommy, I want to go too."
He rubbed his sleepy eyes and looked at Nicole as if he had just woken up.
"Lucas, no. That's not a place for children to go."
"I want to protect Mommy."
What Lucas said touched Nicole.
"Don't worry, Mommy is fine."
"Anyway, I'm going."
Lucas stepped forward and hugged Nicole's thigh.
Seeing him like this, Trevin smiled and said, "Mrs. Green, let him go with me. It's fine, I'll take care of
him."
"Are you going there too?"
Nicole was a little surprised.
Trevin nodded and said, "I'll go take a look. After all, I'm from this town. No matter what, I have to see if
my parents were right. Besides, I should be a little more familiar with the terrain here. I heard my
parents talk about this place a lot when I was a child."
Hearing this, Nicole pondered for a moment and nodded.
When Lucas heard that he could follow them, he trotted to change his clothes.
Nicole kept frowning.
Johnnie couldn't be dead.
Although that sounded very frightening just now, was there ghosts in this world?
When Blair saw that Nicole hadn't gone out for a long time, he walked over and happened to see
Nicole in a daze in the pavilion.
"What are you thinking? Are you not leaving?"
"I'll wait for Trevin and Lucas."
Nicole told Blair what Trevin just said.
Blair thought the same.
"There are no ghosts in this world. Johnnie may not have died back then."
"But Trevin said that the people here had erected a tombstone for him. If he hadn't died, how could it
be like this?"
Facing this question, Blair could not answer.
"No matter what the reason is, let's see Johnnie's tomb first. Perhaps we can find Samuel."
"OK!"
When Nicole and Blair were talking, Trevin and Lucas had already packed.
Lucas dressed like an explorer, looking so funny.
"Aren't you hot?"
"Not hot."
Lucas said while fanning himself.
Nicole smiled and said nothing.
Blair extended his hand towards Lucas.
"Let's go. I will take you on an expedition to save people."
"Save whom?"
"Samuel!"
"Well, fine."
Lucas curled his lips, not worried about Samuel's safety at all.
Nicole even wondered if this brat was really Samuel's son.
Seeing them like this, Trevin couldn't help but feel a little envious.
"You two are really close, unlike my sister and me. Although we are families, we are a bit far apart. We
can only contact each other on the phone."
"You will see each other soon."
Nicole patted Trevin's shoulder and comforted him.
"Let's go."
Everyone began to set off.
Trevin thought about the route his parents had once told him, and then he led Nicole and Blair to set
out on a journey.
"We haven't been here before, and the cemetery we passed by isn't here either."
Nicole looked at this completely unfamiliar place and asked with vigilance.
Trevin smiled and said, "Naturally, the outsiders can only enter the cemetery from the outside. I heard
from my parents that this is the core of our town. There are many herbs here, so only the people in our
town know how to enter the cemetery here. Just follow me. By the way, put this thing on your body."
As he spoke, Trevin gave everyone a small pill.
The pill has a pungent smell of herbs.
"What is this for?" Nicole asked.
"It's for repelling insects. The climate here is humid and there are many poisonous insects here. When
they smell this, they will be far away from us. We can be safer."
Hearing Trevin's explanation, Nicole asked, "Is this what your parents told you?"
"Actually, I found the prescription in their notebook after they died and made it myself. Since I'm going
to come back and take a look, I need to be cautious. My parents worked in a subtropical area, so they
always brought these with them."
Speaking of his parents, Trevin's expression became sad again.
Nicole did not say anything and looked at Blair.
Blair nodded.
Only then did Nicole feel relieved.
After all, she had to be vigilant here. Otherwise, Samuel wouldn't have disappeared in front of her.
Blair understood it and did not say anything. They took the pills and followed Trevin into the jungle.
Lucas was especially excited after entering the jungle.
"Mommy, look, what is that?"
He pointed at a large butterfly and asked.
"Isn't that a butterfly?"
"But it's so big! And it's so beautiful! This is the first time I've seen it."
Lucas was about to reach out to grab it, but Trevin stopped him.
"Don't touch it. It is a poisonous butterfly. Its wings are covered with poison powder. Once you touch it,
your hands will quickly rot."
"So scary!"
Lucas hurriedly withdrew his hand and jumped into Nicole's embrace.
Seeing that her son still had something to be afraid of, Nicole let out a sign of relief.
"Just follow us. Don't touch anything, okay?"
"OK."
Lucas was a little disappointed, but he still kept looking around, occasionally exclaiming in surprise.
Nicole was afraid that he would get lost, so she directly picked him up.
Blair said, "Let me carry him."
"It's okay, I can."
Nicole didn't want to give Lucas to anyone else. She only believed in herself here.
Blair did not say anything.
After they passed through a small forest, Nicole and the others saw a garden of herbs.
Even though a long time had passed, the herbs were still alive here, and the dense aura immediately
made people feel relaxed.
Trevin looked at everything in front of him and exclaimed, "Mom and Dad really didn't lie to us. There is
a garden of herbs here."
"Wow, it is so beautiful."
Lucas looked at all of this in surprise and hurriedly took out his phone to take pictures.
"I'll show Zoe these pictures. She'll definitely like this place."
Nicole smiled faintly.
The relationship between Lucas and Zoe was very close. She really hoped that they would always be
like this.
Blair looked at the surroundings and exclaimed, "This place is truly a wonderland. I heard many herbs
are extinct, but I didn't expect that I would actually be able to see them here."
"Samuel has already bought this place."
Nicole approached Blair and whispered, "If you need any medicinal ingredients in the future, just tell
Samuel."
"I will."
Blair hurriedly said.
Nicole smiled and didn't say anything.
Soon, Trevin led them forward.
They noticed there was the miasma here.
"Take this pill."
Trevin had already prepared in advance.
Nicole and Lucas took the pills after Blair's confirmation.
Noticing Nicole's vigilance, Trevin did not say anything. He felt that it was normal. He would not easily
believe a stranger that he had only known for less than two days.
They walked through the miasma.
Nicole looked at the cave in front of her and felt it was somewhat familiar.
"This cave looks similar to the one we fell into."
Hearing this, Trevin hurriedly said, "My parents said that there are many caves in our town are
connected together. It is said that it was our ancestors who made those caves in case of natural
disasters. At the beginning, our ancestors came to settle here because of the war. Our family had been
living here for generations."
"Did you say that these caves are connected?"
Nicole suddenly asked.
"Yes."
Trevin nodded, not understanding why Nicole was so excited.
"The place where Samuel disappeared was near the cave. Could it be that Johnnie took Samuel away
through those tunnels?"
"But why didn't Samuel warn you?"
Nicole didn't know how to answer this question.
"Let's not guess anymore. Finding him is the most important thing right now."
Nicole and Blair nodded.
After they entered the cave, Nicole observed it and found that it was very clean here. It was much
cleaner than the cave they once fell into.
"There should be people living here. Johnnie might be living here, instead of the cave where we fell
into. That might just be one of his warehouses."
Blair and Trevin was stunned when they heard what Nicole said.
"What do you find?"
"Although there was food stored in the last cave, it was not as clean as this one. Trevin said that
Johnnie's tomb was at the edge of the town. Is this place at the edge of the town?"
Nicole looked at Trevin.
Trevin shook his head and said, "No. However, it's not far away. It's right behind this cave. We have to
make a detour to get there."
"Then let's go! I want to see if Johnnie is a man or a ghost."
At this point, Nicole was already fearless.
Not only would she find Samuel, she would also figure out if Johnnie was really dead. And she would
even find out the reason why he had kidnapped Samuel.
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