Everyone was dumbfounded, completely at a loss as to what had happened, and began asking the village head if he knew anything.
Unfortunately, the village head just shook his head repeatedly, saying nothing. Struggling to his feet, he said to me and Xu Xiang, "The two of you, come back with me. I have some things to discuss, and it's not convenient to talk here."
Without waiting for our reaction, he turned and walked toward his house, leaving me, Xu Xiang, and a crowd of villagers staring at each other in blank dismay.
Chapter 164