Do you know where we are?"Xie Liann frowned and asked, "If you don't know where we are, then how did you get here?"The visitor said, "I got lost!I've been turning around for a long time but can't find my way out."Xie Liann knew he was not really lost;if this person were not Bai Wuxiang's disguise, they must have been brought in by something.He said, "Don't keep turning.
You won't be able to get out."Several people present asked, "What should we do?Just leave him there?"Xie Liann said, "I'll take a look."The crowd agreed, "Be careful then!"Nodding, Xie Liann slowly approached the tree and crouched down.
He was about to move away the person's hand covering their face when that individual suddenly leaped up and let out two screams.Indeed, it was two simultaneous screams;one from their mouth, and another from their face—this person had a face on their face!Infectious Face!Xie Liann shuddered involuntarily.
Everyone inside the temple was also taken aback by this terrifying scene.
As that person jumped up, they spread their arms to run towards the crowded area.
Luckily for them, Xie Liann's quick reflexes allowed him to strike out with a palm and send the Infectious Face patient flying several meters away.
He quickly retreated several steps, blocking the entrance of the temple to protect everyone behind him.
The people inside were alarmed as they said, "This disease isn't only in the Imperial City, right?So many people died there;hasn’t this disease already been eradicated?""Is that real or fake?Is what on their face really a human head?"Even more terrifyingly, from all directions, more screams echoed, and several figures staggered towards the prince temple.Without looking, Xie Liann knew they were all Infectious Faces!Someone shouted, "Everyone, run!Disperse!Don't let them get close!"But Xie Liann ordered, "Don't disperse!There could be many of these in the forest as well.
If more are outside...""Then what should we do?" "Can’t just wait for them to catch us like fish in a barrel!" "Isn’t that suicide?"Xie Liann had been carrying a branch he had broken earlier, and he quickly drew it out, holding it like a sword.
"Don't worry;they can't get here.
Whether they can approach is all up to me!"This was his territory—The Prince's Palace!"Y-You..."Before anyone else could ask, Xie Liann leaped out and slashed several times with his swords, sending the Infectious Faces sprawling to the ground in a few swift moves.
For him, this was child's play;indeed, none of these strange beings were able to get close.
The people inside breathed heavily, watching in fear as he defeated them, cheering loudly in gratitude to heaven and earth.Unknown to Xie Liann, many fireballs swarmed through the forest night sky, dancing wildly overhead.
Whether they were helping to dispel the Infectious Faces or just coincidentally there, it did not bother him.
After finishing his work, he habitually tried to return his sword to its scabbard but found he was holding a branch instead of his sword, feeling embarrassed for a moment.Suddenly, a white figure waved at him from nearby.Xie Liann's morale was high after his battle;he eagerly followed: "Don't try to escape!"The fireballs followed suit, as if guiding his way.
Bai Wuxiang was not running away but walking calmly and steadily, always a few steps ahead of Xie Liann.
After chasing for several steps, Xie Liann's eyes lit up, then immediately turned back.
Instead, Bai Wuxiang stopped and asked, "Why aren't you following me?"Xie Liann turned around and said, "You just want to lure me away, spread the infectious faces among those people, as if I don’t know."But Bai Wuxiang smiled and said, "No, I don't.
You misunderstood;my goal is not to distract you but you yourself."Although he wore a face of joy or sorrow, his expression was indiscernible, yet Xie Liann could feel his smile.It made no sense to lure him away either;if Bai Wuxiang wanted to spread the infectious faces again, he could do so anywhere in the vast land.