The uncle turned back to look at us. When he saw us, he urged us to hurry up since there were venomous snakes and wild animals hiding in the mountains. If we slowed down, we could be attacked.

I nodded and said, “Okay.”

Then, we increased our speed and followed after him.

The uncle brought us back to his house and sat in the funeral hall. This further set off his abnormal behavior. Under normal circumstances, the first thing he should do was check his mother’s coffin to see if anything had happened.

However, he didn’t seem too interested in his mother right now.

I didn’t say much and just sat next to him. “We should rest first. Tomorrow, we will go back to the mountain and check things out. We couldn’t see things clearly today because it was too dark.”

The uncle nodded. Although he was sitting on the chair, he soon started snoring.

I pretended to sleep and laid right next to him.

Li Mazi continuously winked at...