Travel to another world and become a monster messenger

Chapter 166 The Truth (1)

Noticing the situation of the two guys, Brenda couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Haha, it seems that we should go to eat first. I will ask the elders to talk to us later."

Hearing this, Xu Zhen and Courtney also smiled.

“Thank you. Actually, we are starving too.”

"There are fewer monsters than expected, and hunting is not going to be successful."

"Is that so? It might be caused by the recent riots in the capital."

Many monsters that broke into the capital were defeated by adventurers and soldiers. This also means that the number of monsters outside has decreased.

From the perspective of reducing the threat of monsters, this may indeed be a good thing. But for traveling adventurers, wild monsters are also a valuable source of food.

Even if you are equipped with enough food to carry around, it is very difficult to survive for a week with just this food. Hunting is an essential survival skill during the journey. It is very important to supplement the protein in monster meat through hunting.

In the past week, Xu Zhen and his friends have deeply experienced this.

"That's the elder's house. Let's have a good meal first to relieve the fatigue of the journey."

They were led to a large wooden house deep in the village. Although some adventurers noticed Xu Zhen with the monster, Xu Zhen himself was completely unaware.

After enjoying a sumptuous meal in Sergio's house, Xu Zhen and his friends were led by Sergio to walk in the forest. There were no houses or training grounds around. Xu Zhen and his friends couldn't help but wonder where Sergio was going to take them.

"Look, there's something I really want to show you, especially Xu Zhen, look at that." Sergio pointed ahead, where there was a tombstone.

The sunlight filtering through the open forest created a mysterious scene. The grass was weeded as much as possible, and it was unclear whether it was planted or grown naturally, and there were small flowers around the tombstones.

The names "Leo" and "Salia" are engraved on the tombstone.

At least Xu Zhen didn't know these two people. Could it be Sergio's family? Such a thought flashed through his mind. However, this guess was completely wrong.

“By the way, this tomb does not belong to my family. Xu Zhen, can you touch this tombstone? I have something I want to confirm.”

"Oh, okay."

Xu Zhen nodded almost reflexively and gently touched the tombstone. The tombstone suddenly began to glow. Like a slowly flickering light, it flashed again and again. For some reason, Xu Zhen naturally felt that it seemed to welcome him.

"Sure enough...it seems that my premonition was right."

Hearing this, Xu Zhen and the others looked at Sergio with questioning eyes. Then Sergio suddenly smiled slightly and turned his gaze to Xu Zhen.

"There's no point in playing tricks here, so I'll just say this. This is your parents' grave."

The moment I heard this, time seemed to stop around me. Sergio suddenly said this. How could the grave of Xu Zhen's parents, who came from a different world called Earth, be here?

Xu Zhen was greatly confused and speechless for a moment.

(Hey, what’s going on here!? I don’t have any biological parents, and even if they are no longer alive, it wouldn’t be strange, but how could their graves be in another world!? Then what does this mean? Was I born in this world instead of on Earth? This is so confusing!)

Seeing Xu Zhen trembling all over, Sergio finally realized that he was in chaos.

"Oh, sorry, sorry. Indeed, it's impossible to understand immediately when you are suddenly told something like this. I'm really sorry for scaring you." Sergio patted Xu Zhen's shoulder to comfort him, looking up at him with a firm look.

"However, what I just said is absolutely true. You were born in this world, but grew up in another world. Your action of touching the tombstone just now has confirmed this."

“By the way, it reacted after the master touched it, right? Is this magic or something?” Lati tilted her head and Sergio nodded.

"When we build tombs in the elves' villages, we embed special magic into the tombstones. This magic can react when the tombstone is touched by its blood relatives, and is used to confirm whether there is a blood relationship."

Xu Zhen and the others were surprised to hear this explanation. Sergio continued, "Although it is almost no longer done recently. In the past, it was a rather unsafe era because of the frequent tomb robberies. At that time, it was often unclear who was lying where and it was impossible to identify them."

"So if you don't cast this special magic, your family won't be able to rest in peace, right?"

“That’s right.”

Courtney's words made Sergio answer with a smile: "This special magic was no longer used ten years ago. But I added it on purpose. I had a hunch that the son of these two people might still be alive and would appear in this village. I didn't expect this hunch to come true."

Sergio smiled bitterly, but for some reason he had a strange conviction when he talked about the past with Xu Zhen near Panna Forest.

After returning to the village, the more he investigated, the more he felt certain about it. He was almost 90% sure. But he still lacked definite evidence, so he couldn't completely rule out the possibility that his prediction had failed. It was then that he remembered the magic in the tombstone.

If you don’t hear anything for 10 years, you usually forget about it. Sergio even blamed himself for not thinking of it sooner.

But no matter what, if Xu Zhen himself didn't come to this village, nothing would be possible. Brenda had also pointed this out, but this was just a little secret between us.

"What the killer tiger chief said a few days ago should be correct. I said the same thing. Because of the incomplete summoning magic, the young Xu Zhen was once sent to another world. As the magic disappeared, he returned to this world."

"So, Xu Zhen's situation can't be considered as being summoned...right?"

"Hmm. Not summoned, but returned, that would be more accurate."

Courtney questioned, and Sergio nodded as he continued.

"Of course, this is just my personal judgment. It is an indisputable fact that Xu Zhen spent ten years in another world. Which is his real world? It is up to you, Xu Zhen, to decide based on your own wishes."

After Sergio said this, Xu Zhen pondered for a while, then smiled firmly and replied: "I have decided to live in this world. I have no intention of returning to Earth at all."

"Really? Since you've decided, then it's up to you." Sergio also smiled and nodded. Courtney and the monsters, who looked a little worried, finally smiled.