Sunny’s menacing look and attitude vanished when he was interrupted by Serena’s voice. It was replaced by his usual wide and warm smile.

Leah heaved a sigh of relief and hurriedly ran to Serena. She urged, “Let’s go for dinner.” Serena walked out the door groggily, seemingly unaware of Sunny’s odd behavior earlier.

Around eight o’clock in the evening, the dinner feast came to an end. The nightfall in the mountainous areas was earlier than in the city. Furthermore, the locals led a simple life and were early sleepers. As a result, they went to bed soon after dinner.

It started to thunder in the middle of the night. Because the cement walls did not provide soundproofing, Leah and the other visitors could clearly hear the howling wind outside. In addition, it was the summer monsoon season when heavy downpours and thunderstorms were expected. The constant rain trickling and deep rumble of thunder disrupted their sleep.

Unable to fall asleep, Leah flipped over on the bed to face Serena. Upon noticing that the former was also wide awake, she asked, “Are you having difficulty sleeping too?”

Another loud thunder rumble sounded as Leah nodded her head. She held on to the blanket sheets and whispered, “I’m feeling a little worried.”

Serena stared at the ceiling and said in despair, “You may be feeling jittery about coming to an unfamiliar place. Hurry and get some sleep. We’ll be visiting the school early in the morning tomorrow right?”

Leah acknowledged, “You are right.” With that, the duo forced themselves to get some rest.

After some time, a clanging sound echoed from outside, followed by a knock on their door.

“Are you there, Ms. White?” The village chief asked anxiously.

Sunny and the other volunteer teachers were

Leah asked

seven teachers, did anyone else from

told the village chief that no one else joined us

head and asked the village chief, “No one else came along. Did something

seems to be trapped. Based on the person’s attire, he seems to be

other locals had a grim expression as well. They were terrified of climbing the mountains in the current weather as the heavy downpour and thunderstorms would cause the path to be muddy. However, they could not turn a blindeye to the person trapped at the foot of the mountain. Moreover, the person seemed to be an unfamiliar guest from the

a

the weather…” another said

In fact, she considered the possibility that Ian had secretly

“It’s very dark right now, and the heavy rain has made the ground slick and muddy. Who will

his head in agreement. “Why don’t

wait. Don’t worry, I’ll be extra careful. Nothing serious will happen,” Leah shook

accompany you then. It’s better to

jaws and muttered unwillingly, “I’ll join you then.

and said, “I’ll send two of my young men to follow along. Even though the weather is not ideal, it’s not as scary as it seems. It’s

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