Noticing Bai Ye's gaze, Li Xiao cleared his throat. "Such a trivial matter naturally meant nothing to me. I didn't refrain from containing it because I was afraid of pain. Rather, I respected that mysterious powerhouse. It belonged to someone else—how could I claim it as my own? That was why I never contained it."
Hearing that, Bai Ye turned and walked away, putting distance between himself and Li Xiao. He simply couldn't listen anymore. Whoever wanted to listen could listen.
The group continued onward while listening to Li Xiao brag.
Meanwhile, Bai Ye silently pondered it. Cutting off his facial skin? No wonder he could sense Black Nether Ghost Mask's craving for facial skin whenever he wore it.
Didn't that mean that after containing it, he would no longer be able to save face?
The benefits had been explained. What about the drawbacks?
There seemed to be none.
For others, losing their facial skin meant disfigurement. But for Bai Ye, it was nothing. With his powerful regenerative ability, it would not take long for his facial skin to grow back after being cut off.
But he couldn't cut it off now. Even an idiot would know he was the mysterious powerhouse if he did.
After a long while, the group finally found the vehicles Gao Bancheng had mentioned at the foot of the mountain.
There were six modified off-road vehicles in total, belonging to Gao Bancheng and those who had traveled with him. However, more than half of those people had died, leaving the vehicles plentiful.
Out of respect for Li You, the group specifically assigned a vehicle to him and Bai Ye alone.
Originally, Gao Bancheng and the others had planned to rest in the cars for a night before setting out. But after seeing the Monk-faced Monkeys