Xia Nan's question was left unanswered.
When the strange cabin was mentioned, the abnormal reaction of the leading villager caught his attention.
But when he tried to inquire further, the villager seemed to have some unknown taboo, refusing to speak, not daring to even make a sound, and only walking on with his head down.
This left Xia Nan's plan to gather information about Fog Lamp Village through casual conversation along the way unable to unfold.
Fortunately, the silent, awkward atmosphere didn't last long.
The appearance of a familiar figure broke the dead silence in the air, just like when he first arrived at the village.
"Uncle Jem, I... huff, I can handle it!"
Along with hurried footsteps came a breathless young voice from behind.
The newcomer was Dong Shu.
This youth with a youthful appearance had evidently followed the instructions of his brother, Aspen, and after leading Xia Nan to the village chief's house, he had run back to take a shower.
