Midnight Encounter with a Strange Entity

At midnight, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse.

Most of the ordinary people in the Zhengshan caravan had already fallen asleep.

But several Awakened were not sleepy in the slightest.

They gathered together, their gazes warily darting toward a patch of shadow in the distance from time to time. Beneath a large tree there sat a lone traveler.

For some reason, however, the person had no light at all and was simply sitting there in the darkness.

Did they not know that, when spending the night in the wild, darkness was the greatest taboo?

"This person is very suspicious. They came out alone and aren't taking any precautions," a short, stout man whispered.

"Don't meddle in other people's business." The Old Woman at the head of the group shook her head.

"As long as he's willing to keep a safe distance from us, that's enough."

These days, all kinds of strange things could happen. As long as they did not conflict with them, there was no need to pry into other people's secrets.

The more you knew, the stronger your curiosity became—and the faster you died!

"Once this shipment reaches Yue City, I don't plan on staying in this line of work. The Human Head Mountain area is becoming more and more dangerous," another young woman said.

"I heard that a caravan encountered a Ghost Stall on the road a few days ago. Most of them disappeared."

Ghost Stall!

The remaining five people's faces all changed color when they heard the term.

No one knew when it had begun, but people often encountered strange restaurants by the roadside at dusk.

Most of these restaurants appeared in the form of street stalls.

One owner who also served as the cook, a single pot, several tables and chairs, and