To be honest, I was never as frightened when facing Crimson Red as I am now.

When you see someone you know suddenly turn into a monster, the psychological impact is absolutely enormous.

Before, I only heard about the bizarre stories of the Yellow Skins from the older generation, and I never witnessed them firsthand. I even doubted the truthfulness of these rumors. But today, after seeing Uncle Qi's appearance with my own eyes, I realized that all those stories told by the older generation were indeed true and credible.

Uncle Qi put on his military coat again and walked out of the kitchen.

I felt a chill all over my body and wished I could sprout wings and fly out of Uncle Qi's house immediately. As I watched Uncle Qi's figure disappear at the kitchen door, the crisis was averted, and I finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Looking at the chicken blood and scattered feathers on the ground in the corner, I dared not stay here any longer. I immediately lifted the wooden lid and climbed out of the rice jar. "Fatty, let's go!"

Just as I took a couple of steps, I heard a muffled bang behind me. Turning around, I saw Fatty lying on the ground, sprawled out like an overturned tortoise.

I was shocked and asked him what he was doing. Fatty rubbed his sore buttocks and got up, "Sorry, my legs went weak..."

Fatty had only said half of his sentence when suddenly his mouth widened into an "O" shape, staring fixedly at the kitchen door, his face filled with fear.

Seeing Fatty's expression, I immediately turned around and saw Uncle Qi standing at the kitchen door, his eyes gleaming with green light, glaring fiercely at me and Fatty.

I trembled all over, involuntarily took a step back, and bumped into Fatty.

Angry and anxious, I cursed in my heart, "Fatty, you idiot! Damn it, have I been sent you by God to punish me?"

Uncle Qi walked into the kitchen, his voice sharp, "Didn't I tell you to leave? Why... did you come back?"

Uncle Qi's voice had changed tones. It used to be deep and rough, but now it was high-pitched and thin, with a very strange tone.

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"Uncle Qi, don't misunderstand. We just wanted to express our gratitude. Look, these gifts are all from us. Since you didn't accept them before, we thought of sneaking them into your house. Don't be angry, we're leaving now! Let's go!" Saying this, I grabbed Fatty and we tiptoed towards the exit, pressing against the wall.

"Leave? Hehe!" Uncle Qi suddenly showed a sinister smile, his voice sharp and piercing, "Can you still leave?"

Before his words fell, Uncle Qi spread his arms and pounced toward me and Fatty.

Fatty was probably frightened silly, his face pale, leaning against the wall motionless.

"You idiot, run!" I pulled Fatty hard, just managing to dodge Uncle Qi.

Only to hear a swoosh, Fatty's clothes on his back turned into tattered strips, with cotton stuffing exposed.

We were horrified to see that Uncle Qi's ten fingers had turned into sharp claws, with jet-black nails shining like they were poisoned.

The sharp nails were like knives, capable of easily gutting us and tearing us into pieces.

Fatty got up and continued to run forward, stumbling and staggering.

Uncle Qi chased after us with a strange cry. Seeing Fatty about to be caught by Uncle Qi, I quickly had a bright idea. I grabbed a burning stick from the ground and swung it heavily at Uncle Qi's knee.

Uncle Qi immediately fell to his knees and somersaulted on the ground.

I swung the burning stick in my hand at Uncle Qi with force, then without looking back, I pushed open the courtyard gate and rushed out.

Bang!

The courtyard gate split into two wooden boards and flew out. Uncle Qi actually broke through the courtyard gate and chased after us.

Fatty and I were terrified, running and wailing loudly, "Help! Murder! Help!"

The village was not large, but there were many residents. When they heard our cries for help, many people came out of their homes.

Seeing Uncle Qi chasing after Fatty and me, a villager stepped forward to stop him, "Qi Lao Er, what are you doing?"

Uncle Qi lifted his head, and when the villager saw Uncle Qi's hairy face, he was immediately frightened and screamed.

Empowered by the Yellow Skin, Uncle Qi was incredibly strong. He effortlessly threw the villager onto the roof.

The villager, still in shock, hung upside down on the chimney on the roof, trembling like a sieve, "Monster... monster..."

Several villagers picked up farm tools and surrounded Uncle Qi, forcing him under a mud wall.

Fatty and I were dripping with sweat, sitting on the ground gasping for air, feeling like our legs were cramping, unable to stand up.

Soon, dozens of people gathered around. When my parents heard the news, they rushed over and helped me up from the ground.

My father asked me, "Weren't you going to Qi Lao Er's house to deliver gifts? How did it turn out like this?"

I was trembling all over. Due to excessive fright, I couldn't speak for a while.

Village Chief Yu, also alarmed, pushed through the crowd and walked in, asking what had happened.

A villager reported to Village Chief Yu, "Chief, come and see, Qi Lao Er... Qi Lao Er has turned into a monster..."

A large crowd surrounded Uncle Qi, with those in the front holding wooden sticks, hoes, sickles, and other things, but no one dared to approach Uncle Qi easily.

Uncle Qi curled up in the corner, emitting a low growl from his throat, like a startled wild beast.

Pointing at Uncle Qi, Village Chief Yu said, "Qi Lao Er, what are you doing? What happened?"

"Giggles!" Uncle Qi suddenly laughed, his laughter sinister and terrifying, sending shivers down everyone's spine.

At this moment, I finally caught my breath and pointed at Uncle Qi, saying, "He... he's possessed by the Yellow Skin..."

As soon as these words were spoken, the crowd erupted into a commotion. In our village, stories about the Yellow Skin had deeply ingrained into people's minds. Hearing that Uncle Qi was possessed by the Yellow Skin, everyone's faces were filled with fear.

"Giggles! Giggles!"

The crowd fell silent, only Uncle Qi's chilling laughter lingered on.

Uncle Qi took off his military coat and threw it on the ground.

Oh my god!

The crowd immediately erupted into a series of exclamations. Those standing in the front even stepped back several steps, because everyone saw it clearly—Uncle Qi in front of them was no longer human!