"Why are you following me?" Chen Mu raised his eyelids and glanced at Wei'a. He had been puzzled all along; Wei'a's reaction that day had struck him as very strange. When they encountered the ant swarm, Wei'a's first reaction had been to grab him and Liduhong.
It was no surprise that he had saved Liduhong first, but Chen Mu couldn't understand why he had been the other person. He believed that both Alfonso and Kit were more important than he was. Besides, he was still an outsider. When Wei'a, who never left the Clan Leader's side, appeared in their group, Chen Mu had wondered who could have prompted the Clan Leader to issue such an order. He had never imagined it was him. That seemed utterly implausible.
Since then, Wei'a had simply refused to leave Chen Mu's side. No matter how Chen Mu questioned him, he remained silent, and whenever Chen Mu stood up, he invariably stood up too.
"Kit's awake! Kit's awake!" A stir ran through the camp. The good news brought happy smiles to the exhausted boys' faces.
Kit had finally awakened. This was good news for everyone, Chen Mu included. He breathed a sigh of relief. Now that Kit was awake, he could stop worrying about things.
"Mr. Chen, Kit would like you to come over." A boy who looked about twelve ran up to Chen Mu and spoke respectfully. Chen Mu's actions over the past two days had earned every boy's respect.
Chen Mu went over to Kit. The moment he saw Kit's complexion, he was startled, and a bad feeling arose within him. Kit's cheeks were an unnaturally vivid red, like the last flare of life before death.
When Kit saw Chen Mu, he forced a smile with some effort. "Thank you." Liduhong and Alfonso