Xuo had a strange dream last night that left him feeling puzzled and a little bit scared. In the dream, he found himself in a dark and eerie forest with no way out. As he wandered through the trees, he heard strange noises and saw shadowy figures moving in the distance. Suddenly, he came upon a clearing where a group of people were gathered around a large fire. As he approached, they turned to look at him with cold and menacing stares. Xuo tried to run, but he was immobilized by fear. The group began to chant in a language he didn't understand, and they started to dance around the fire. Xuo felt himself being pulled closer and closer to the flames until he was standing right in the middle of the group. The heat was intense, and he could feel his skin starting to blister. Just when he thought it couldn't get any worse, the group stopped chanting and turned to face him once again. They began to point at him and laugh, and Xuo realized with horror that they were all wearing masks with his own face on them. He woke up in a cold sweat and lay in bed for a long time trying to make sense of what he had just experienced. Was it a warning of some kind? A message from his subconscious? Or just a random and meaningless dream? Xuo didn't know, but he couldn't shake off the feeling of unease that lingered long after the dream had ended. He resolved to be more mindful of his actions and the people he associated with, just in case there was more to the dream than met the eye.