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"": "The monks exchanged looks.
"Do as Mr. Luo said," Bai Zhi said gravely.
Three monks restrained each man, ensuring they could not hurt anyone. The ropes were soon untied, and the monks escorted the Monk Overseers out through the temple gates in groups of three. Once they reached the roadside, they gave them a push toward the west.
The monks were all on guard, ready to restrain them again at any moment.
Traffic surged past, and crowds bustled along.
Shrill car horns mingled with the hubbub of voices.
For a moment, the sounds blended perfectly.
The afflicted Monk Overseers had all been grinning vacantly.
Suddenly, every one of them shuddered and straightened up.
A moment earlier, they had seemed beyond saving.
Now, all of them had returned to normal. Only a trace of bewilderment remained in their eyes, as though they did not know why they were standing beside the road.
The other monks exchanged still more puzzled looks.
They immediately spotted countless tiny bugs disappearing from beneath the Monk Overseers' feet, burrowing into cracks in the road or beneath the curb.
Bai Zhi let out a long breath, then turned to Luo Bin again and pressed his palms together.
This time, he said nothing and recited no Buddhist verse.
It was clear that Bai Zhi was convinced, wholeheartedly so.
"They were afflicted by Gu Worms, not Witch Bugs. That old woman and the girl are Miao people, not Witchfolk, so they probably won't come looking for Bai Guang again. Bai Guang has already been crippled, and all the Monk Overseers have returned to normal. You should be able to give the other Buddhist temples an explanation now, Abbot," Luo Bin said.
Bai Zhi nodded before sighing softly. "You truly are extraordinary, Mr. Luo. Your