His feet had been driven deep into the earth, his arms bound crosswise to a piece of wood. His head no longer looked remotely human. His flesh had been carved into petals, his nose and mouth resembling a flower's stamens.
The only things that still looked human were his eyes, filled with terror and darting ceaselessly.
"Che Che?"
Luo Bin stared into his eyes, goosebumps rising across his face.
The "stamens" moved. In reality, Che Che was moving his lips.
But his lips had been sliced into too many pieces.
His face moved too, as though the petals were writhing.
Luo Bin drew a deep breath and immediately backed away.
The Emotion Flowers returned to their original positions, blocking Che Che from view.
"You freak. Quite a distinctive look. You've been carved into a flower, and you can still laugh."
The voice rang out without warning. Only then did Luo Bin notice Old Gong's head perched on Luo Xianshen's shoulder.
Even from that far away, Luo Bin felt as though he could smell Old Gong's breath.
Che Che was laughing?
Had he turned into an evil spirit?
Luo Bin grew quieter still and returned to stand in front of the others.
"I don't know this Outer Field. We'll stay inside the hall for now. I'll put up Heavenly Cycle Concealment Talismans to keep our presence from leaking out."
With that, Luo Bin entered the Main Hall of the Outer Field.
Once everyone was inside, Bai Wei went to shut the door. Luo Bin took out several Heavenly Cycle Concealment Talismans and stuck them to the doors and windows.
After a moment's thought, he took out the Brush and Inkstone Mao Yousan had given him, quickly ground some ink, and drew talismans directly onto the doors and walls.
Before long, he