With no streetlights around, the moon hanging in the sky was obscured by clouds drifting in from afar, and the ground suddenly sank into darkness.
By the creek.
The young man sitting on a rock and playing with his phone looked up at the sky and muttered, "It's been so long already. Why haven't Big Brother and the others arrived yet?"
Shi Zhong was puzzled, so he opened his contacts and made a call to ask about it.
The call had barely gone through when the other party answered.
"Big Brother."
"It's Shi Zhong! What is it?"
"Why haven't you arrived yet?"
"I just got a call from the seller. He said he had to deal with something and would arrive at the meeting place a little later, so I figured there was no need to get there too early."
Shi Zhong understood what had happened, and the doubt in his heart was dispelled. He then asked when everyone would arrive.
The answer was that they would set out in half an hour. Including the time on the road, they would probably arrive an hour and a half later.
Just as he was about to hang up, the other party asked another question.
"Shi Zhong, you've been there for so long. Have you noticed anything unusual?"
Hearing that, Shi Zhong said helplessly, "Big Brother, I've been here this long and haven't noticed anything unusual at all. Put your mind completely at ease! Nothing will happen..."
The two ended the call.
A gust of wind rose in the distance.
"Whoosh..."
The sudden gust sent vast stretches of wild grass swaying violently. The luxuriant leaves collided with one another, making an extremely noisy sound.
"It's a little cold."
"If I'd known I'd be staying here this long, I should've put on another