49. Xiao Xingchen

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The person was dressed in black. As if he had been injured, he staggered as he ran. A sword hung by his waist, which was also enveloped in black cloth. Lan JingYi whispered, “Is he the mist-faced man?”

"It's not him. The mist-faced man has different moves." said Wei Wuxian.

"Then, who could it be?" asked Nie Huaisang.

Lan SiZhui whispered back, “Probably not. The mist-faced man had entirely different moves from this person.”

A group of walking corpses followed the person. Moving quickly, they soon caught up to him. The person faced the attacks by unsheathing his sword. Its bright, limpid sword glare sliced the fog open. Wei WuXian silently cheered, What a good move!

"What?" asked Song Lan while looking at Xiao Xingchen.

"That-" said Xiao Xingchen.

However, after the attack, the strange yet familiar spurts sounded again. The black-red powder shot out from the corpses’ severed limbs. The person was surrounded by them. With nowhere to hide, he stood where he was, and was immediately engulfed by the powder. Lan SiZhui was shocked by the scene. He urged in a hushed voice, “Senior Mo, this man, we…”

"Please, help him." said Song Lan making Wei Wuxian curious.

"Do you know that person?" asked Wei Wuxian.

Song Lan was silent.

Another group of walking corpses went over and surrounded the person. The circle shrank smaller and smaller. His sword slashed out again, and more corpse-poisoning powder bursted out. He breathed in more of the powder as well, appearing as though he was already beginning to lose his balance. Wei WuXian spoke up, “We need to help him.”

Jin Ling, “How do you intend on helping him? We can’t go over there now. The corpse-poisoning powder is everywhere. You’re gonna get poisoned if you go near.”

"Is my nephew worried about me?" asked Wei Wuxian with a chuckle.

"I will never. I don't care if you died there." said Jin Ling with an eye roll.

"Like ChengCheng, never admitted that he is worried about me." said Wei Wuxian with a pout.

After a moment of thinking, Wei WuXian left the window and walked inside the central chamber. The boys couldn’t help but follow him with their eyes. Differently-postured paper mannequins stood silently between the two wreaths. Wei WuXian strode in front of them, and stopped in front of a pair of female mannequins.

Each of the paper mannequins looked different. Yet, this pair seemed as if they were purposely made to be two twin sisters. Their makeup, clothes, and features were all the exact same. With curved brows and smiling expressions, one could almost hear their “hee-hee” laughter. They wore double-buns, red earrings, gold bracelets, and embroidered shoes, closely resembling a pair of maids from a wealthy family.

Wei WuXian, “How about these two?”

"How can a paper mannequins help you in saving that man?" asked Su She.

"Why don't you just watch to find out." said Jingyi with irritation.

"Because it's a paper, so how could a paper kill or destroyed a corpse?" Su She asked again.

"Do you want me to kill you with paper mannequins?" asked Jingyi.

"Un-lan, he is just curious. Let him ask some questions and if you don't want to answer then keep quiet." said Jing Cheng.

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