The Romance of the Immortal Cauldron

Chapter 2290 Inner Demon Tribulation

Even though he knew that it was the inner demon at work, Matthew did not expose it immediately.

His heart was full of contradictions and struggles. Reason told him that all this was false, an illusion created by his inner demons to disturb his mind.

However, his emotions made it difficult for him to give up.

He knew that his parents and the familiar courtyard in front of him no longer existed, but in his heart he still wanted to feel his parents' doting again, even if it was only for a moment of tenderness.

Lying on the bed at this moment, Matthew slowly released the emotions that had been suppressed in his heart for who knows how many years.

Those memories that he had buried deep in his heart came flooding back to his mind like a tide.

He remembered his father's broad shoulders, his mother's gentle smile, and the endless love they had given him.

These memories were like a key that opened the long-closed door in his heart, allowing him to feel the long-lost warmth again.

However, just as he was immersed in this illusory happiness, some noisy noises were heard outside.

The sound was not obvious at first, like a whisper in the distance, but as time went on, it became clearer.

Matthew frowned slightly when he heard the voice, and suddenly a thought that was not right popped up in his mind.

He vaguely felt that the noisy sound seemed incompatible with the illusion before him, as if reminding him that all this was not real.

Matthew rolled over from the bed and was about to go out to see what was going on outside, but the moment his feet touched the ground, the scenery in front of him suddenly changed.

It felt like someone had flipped open a painting, instantly tearing the warm picture apart and replacing it with an unfamiliar scene.

Matthew was in a trance and found himself on a stone path.

The stone path was narrow and deep, the stone walls on both sides were covered with moss, and the air was filled with a damp and musty smell.

Not far in front of him was the exit of the stone path. Faint light shone through there, as if calling him to move forward.

While Matthew was in a daze, an inexplicable sense of tension surged in his heart.

He knew that this stone road was definitely not an ordinary place, and why he appeared here became an unsolved mystery.

He took a deep breath, tried to calm himself down, and then walked quickly towards the exit of the stone path.

Just as he was about to walk out of the stone path, a woman's scream suddenly came from the opposite side.

The voice was shrill and desperate, as if carrying endless pain and fear.

When Matthew heard this voice, his heart was shocked, as if he was hit hard by something.

His mother's figure instantly appeared in his mind. The scream overlapped with his mother's voice in his memory, making him feel extremely uneasy.

"No...Impossible!" Matthew roared in his heart and hurriedly quickened his pace.

His heart beat faster and his breathing became rapid, as if an invisible force was pushing him forward.

When he rushed out of the stone path, his whole body froze.

The scene before him made him feel as if he had fallen into an icy cave, and the blood in his body seemed to solidify in an instant.

A human head lay quietly on the ground at the exit of the stone path.

The face of the head was pale and distorted, and the eyes were wide open, as if he had experienced extreme fear and pain before death.

And that face was exactly the face of his mother in Matthew's memory.

"Mom..." Matthew looked at the head on the ground and his body began to tremble.

His throat seemed to be blocked by something and he couldn't make any sound.

His legs seemed to lose strength and he fell to the ground involuntarily.

His hands trembled as he reached out to the head, wanting to touch it, but he didn't dare to get close, as if he was afraid that all this would become more real.

"No... this isn't true... this isn't true!"

Matthew screamed wildly in his heart, trying to convince himself that this was just an illusion, a nightmare created by his inner demons.

However, the existence of the human head was so real that he could not deny it.

His mind kept appearing with images of his mother when she was alive. Those warm images formed a sharp contrast with the tragic scene before him, causing him to feel a heart-wrenching pain.

At this moment, footsteps were heard again in the stone road.

The footsteps were heavy and slow, as if carrying some sense of oppression.

Matthew raised his head sharply and looked in the direction where the sound came from.

I saw a tall figure slowly walking out from the stone path. It was a man in a black robe, his face hidden in the shadows, revealing only a pair of cold eyes.

In his hand he held a long knife dripping with blood, with bright red blood still remaining on the tip of the knife.

"Who are you!" Matthew asked in a hoarse voice, his eyes full of anger and hatred.

His hands were clenched into fists, his nails dug deep into his palms, blood dripped through his fingers, but he felt no pain at all.

The man in black robe did not answer, but looked at Matthew coldly with a cruel smile on his lips.

There was a hint of amusement in his eyes, as if he was appreciating Matthew's pain and despair.

"Why did you kill my mother!" Matthew roared and stood up from the ground.

His eyes were red, as if they were about to spit fire.

His heart was filled with endless hatred and anger, as if he wanted to tear the black-robed man in front of him into pieces.

The man in black robe still did not answer, but slowly raised the long sword in his hand.

In an instant, the long sword flew out of his hand but it did not hit Matthew.

"Xiu'er, run!"

The moment the long knife flew out, Matthew's father's voice instantly rang in his ears.

"no, do not want!"

After hearing the voice, Matthew immediately looked in the direction where the voice came from, and at the same time, he let out a desperate cry.

But his shouting was of no use. The long knife flashed past, and his father's head rolled towards him.

"I'm going to kill you!" Matthew became instantly furious when he saw the head rolling to his feet.

A terrifying aura burst out from his body, and the whole body shook violently because of the appearance of this aura.

However, the man in black robe completely ignored all of this, and stood there with his head slightly lowered, not moving.

It was as if all this had nothing to do with him.

Matthew's eyes revealed an extremely strong murderous intent, and he appeared directly in front of the man in black robe.

As Matthew approached, the terrifying aura intensified again.

The black robe on the man in black robe also turned into ashes in an instant at this moment.

Matthew's hand shot out like lightning and grabbed the black-robed man by the neck.

With a slight force of his palm, the black-robed man's head was immediately raised up.

But when Matthew saw the face of the man in black robe, his pupils suddenly shrank.

The face of the man in black robe was exactly the same as his.