Xu Yuan had grown up in the comfort of a grand, secluded residence. He had never seen anything like this and screamed in fright.
His scream awakened the newly blossomed Peach Blossom on a Human Face. Its pale pink petals writhed like tentacles as it controlled the old man, making him slowly advance.
Yin Chao backed away step by step, while the Peach Blossom on a Human Face drove the old man closer, inch by inch.
Midnight stood behind the old man and drew the Black Sword.
His eyes glinted with a chill colder than the moonlight outside.
After leaving the Experiment Instance, Yin Chao had heard from Moon Shadow that Midnight no longer fainted at the sight of blood.
It was as though the emotional knot that had plagued him for years had finally come undone.
And Yin Chao himself had been that knot.
Yin Chao looked past the writhing Peach Blossom on a Human Face before him and fixed his gaze on Midnight.
He shook his head, signaling for Midnight to stop.
Then he stepped forward himself and reached out to seize the wriggling peach blossom.
It was like pulling the fangs from a venomous snake or clamping a crocodile's jaws shut.
The Peach Blossom on a Human Face let out a piercing shriek, sounding partly like a woman and partly like a child.
Yin Chao kicked the old man to the ground, planted one foot on his chest, and gripped the peach blossom's petals with both hands.
In front of everyone, he violently wrenched out the roots embedded deep in the old man's throat.
Mucus clung to the roots, stretching into long strands. It was utterly disgusting.
The Peach Blossom on a Human Face struggled a couple of times, then quickly went still.
It seemed they could