While everyone was questioning Ah Kai...
I pulled Awei aside and whispered to him, "Did you really feel someone tugging at your clothes just now?"
Ah Wei swallowed hard and nodded vigorously.
“Really, big brother, it felt so real, like a hand grabbed me from behind, I almost screamed.”
At this moment, Lao Pao walked over, looking somewhat anxious.
“Brother, we can’t stay here any longer. The fog is getting thicker and thicker, and it’s getting dark. If we don’t leave soon, we’ll all be trapped here.”
I looked around and found that the visibility was indeed getting lower and lower.
After careful consideration, I decided to go down the mountain first, at least to a relatively safe place, before making any further plans.
Otherwise, with visibility less than two meters here, if a real fight breaks out, we'd be at a huge disadvantage.
Moreover, I'm still not sure if Da Niu's disappearance and A Kai's sudden return are related.
It's even more uncertain whether Akai was speaking, or rather...
Is he even human?
If no substantial evidence is presented, it will not only cause more panic among the people, but also lead to irreversible tragedies.
Just as I was thinking about how to deal with this tricky situation, Da Pao suddenly stood up and raised his voice.
"Listen up, everyone. Xiao Sanzi has injured his foot, and this mountain path is difficult to walk on. He definitely can't keep up. How about we take turns carrying him down the mountain?"
As he spoke, his gaze swept across everyone's faces, seeking their approval.
Everyone nodded in agreement.
At this moment, Ah Kai eagerly stepped forward, patted his chest, and said, "I'm strong, I'll carry Xiao Sanzi first!"
I stared intently at Akai, my mind churning with doubt.
However, given the current urgency and the inability to think of a better solution, we have no choice but to agree for the time being.
Because of the thick fog, the way down the mountain became increasingly difficult, and every step had to be taken with utmost care, for fear of slipping and falling.
Ah Kai carried Xiao Sanzi on his back and walked ahead, with me following closely behind, keeping a close eye on their every move.
As I walked, I suddenly noticed that Kai's pace was a bit strange, sometimes fast and sometimes slow, as if he was deliberately adjusting his rhythm.
Moreover, there seemed to be something wriggling slightly on his back, but when I looked closely, there was nothing there.
After groping my way forward through the thick fog for a while, I caught a glimpse of Xiao Sanzi making a move behind me out of the corner of my eye.
He lay on Kai's back, secretly making hand gestures at me, his movements extremely discreet, as if afraid of being noticed by Kai.
At first, I didn't understand what he was gesturing.
Seeing my blank expression, Xiao Sanzi patiently tried to demonstrate a few more times.
That's when I finally understood what he was saying.
He repeatedly made the gesture of cold, his mouth slightly opening and closing, repeating it silently.
It means that Akai's back was very cold.
A sudden chill ran through me.
But he remained outwardly calm, pretending to shake his head slightly and signaling to Xiao Sanzi with his eyes not to overthink things and to stay calm.
Just then, the veteran at the back of the group suddenly shouted.
"Wait, it looks like something is following us!"
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately stopped in their tracks and nervously looked around.
"Old man, don't scare yourself." The young man who was almost pushed into the dry well said in a trembling voice.
"I really saw a dark shadow flash past behind me, it was definitely not my imagination!"
The old man's voice trembled slightly, clearly indicating that he was quite frightened.
I took a deep breath and shouted, "Everyone, don't panic, stay close together, and keep going. If something is really following us, we'll stick together, and it won't dare to make a move."
Following my instructions, everyone moved closer together and continued to move slowly forward.
But the feeling of being spied on grew stronger and stronger.
Suddenly, Akai slipped and almost fell, and Xiao Sanzi almost fell off his back as well.
I quickly went forward to help them.
Just then, I saw a strand of black hair drift out from Kai's collar.
But Akai has short hair, so it's impossible for him to have hair that long.
I stared silently at that strand of hair, a bold guess already forming in my mind.
I didn't make a fuss, but just told everyone, "Be careful, this mountain road is too slippery."
While we were talking, I took advantage of the moment when everyone's attention was diverted, subtly turned my body slightly, gently covered my mouth with my hand, and quietly spat the salt water that I had been holding in my mouth into my palm through the tip of my tongue.
Then, he pretended to approach Akai casually, using the excuse of helping Xiao Sanzi adjust his position on his back.
His right hand seemingly naturally slipped inside Akai's collar, tilting his hand slightly to allow the salt water in his palm to seep in silently.
The entire process was completed in one go, without attracting the slightest attention from others.
As the salt water flowed into his collar, Akai jerked violently as if he had been scalded, but then returned to normal.
I became increasingly certain that this Akai was probably not the Akai we knew anymore.
But now we are in a dangerous situation and cannot act rashly. We can only stabilize the situation first.
We'll deal with him once we're in a safe place.
It would be best to wait until we get back and let Yingniang deal with him.
Who knew plans could change so quickly?
As they walked, Akai suddenly stopped without warning, his body trembling slightly.
Xiao Sanzi was the first to notice something was wrong and hurriedly shouted to me, "Big Brother, Kai... he's shaking so badly!"
Before I could answer, Akai slowly raised his head.
The eyeballs are completely white, without black pupils.
He opened his mouth, but the voice that came out wasn't his own; instead, it was a sharp, hoarse female voice: "None of you...are going anywhere..."
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