“Yi Xi
is
wearing the Prince of Lanling
’s mask
. He’s holding a sword and attacking people in the small town. He has wounded a few already!” screamed Yin Xinyue.
“Hurry,
let’s
take a look!
Also, b
ring something to defend yourselves!” I said.
Yin Xinyue picked
up a
rake
, but I stopped her.
“It’s dangerous
.
”
She changed her we
apon of choice
to a bamboo stick people used to dust the blankets.
We saw Li Mazi after
we left the
courtyard.
When I saw
his appearance, my eyes
widened
in surprise. He was wearing a tin bucket on his head
and was holding
two big pots.
“You’re carrying such heavy items. Aren’t you afraid that they will weigh you down
? What if
you can’t run fast enough?” I asked.
Li Mazi considered my suggestion. Then, he gave me one of his pots.
We headed outsid
e and saw
the walk-ons
run around
madly. They were so flustered that they didn
’t even pay attention to
the road. They almost bumped into us. After the horde
ran
away, I saw Team leader Xu. Two of his staff were supporting him to walk.
It looked like he had
serious wounds.
“Are you okay?” I asked.
“I hurt my leg while running
,
”
h
e answered
. Then, he
gave me a paper bag. “This is what you wanted. Mr. Zhang, are you sure you can subdue him with only the three of you? Do you want me to
call the police
?”
“Not yet. If the police
get
involved in this, the situation will turn worse,” I answered.
Yi Xi was a famous actor. If the press brought this story to the
public
, his future would be ruined.
“How did he
turn
crazy?” I asked.
“I don’t know. He suddenly rushed to the film crew and started to assault us. No one could stop him…” Team leader Xu was still scared.
“You guys should go first. If I need anything, I’ll call you.”
Mr. Xu nodded.
I dropped the paper bag in the room
and
continued to
head
to town with Li Mazi and Yin Xinyue. We saw Yi Xi
dash
out of a small alley
. He was wearing the
mask
, and t
he knife in his hand had blood on it. There was a vague black mist
that swirled
around him
. It gave
him a murderous
and
eerie aura. I almost shivered when I saw
it
.
“Who da
res to
look
down on me?! I
’ll
kill you all!”
Yi Xi’s voice
sounded hoarse
. He then lunged toward us.
Li Mazi stammered
,
“Who
looked
down on him this time? This boy
is really too prideful
.”
I
called him loudly,
“Yi Xi, handsome Yi, we
’ve
always respect
ed
and admired you. We’re on your side! If you have something you loathe, please tell us. We can help you
deal with
it.”
“Hmph!
Do you dare
look down on me
?
I’ll kill you all!”
He wielded his knife
and ran
toward us. His eyes under the mask looked blood-red. I didn’t know what had stimulated him,
but it had turned
him
crazy.
“We can’t
reason with him
! Just
r
un!” Li Mazi was scared.
“Run
my butt
! Li Mazi, you and I will stop him. Yin Xinyue, use your bamboo stick to strike the knife in his hand
,”
I advised.
Li Mazi and I
took the lead. We stood there
with the pot lids held high to parry. Yin Xinyue stood in the middle, behind us. Our formation was like a military march during the war.
“Hey, how many slashes
can this
wooden pot lid bear?” muttered Li Mazi.
“Don’t be flustered. It
will only get
worse!” I scoffed.
Yi Xi roared and lunged toward us.
He slashed
my pot lid
, and t
he impact was
enough
to
make
my arm numb. Yin Xinyue used her bamboo stick to hit the back of Yi Xi’s hand.
Yi Xi was mad. He wanted to get through the two of us to slash Yin Xinyue. I screamed
and asked
Li Mazi to stop him.
We
stood guard on
both sides. Yi Xi struggled hard
to pull
his right hand from the space between u
s, swinging his blade
disorderly. The blood-dripping blade
almost brushed past
my face.
Yin Xinyue kept hitting his hand. However, Yi Xi didn’t drop his knife
.
Suddenly, the bamboo stick
broke in half
. The broken piece cut the back of his hand, which made him bleed hard.
“It
’s not
working
, Brother
Zhang
! H
e
’s holding
it too tightly!” Yin Xinyue was so
scared that
she was about to cry.
At the same time, Li Mazi and I couldn’t hold him for much longer. Yi Xi was unimaginably strong. Underneath the mask, he grunted like a crazy wild beast.
I reached one hand to take the tin bucket off Li Mazi’s head
and
waited for the right chance and put it on the han
d Yi Xi used to hold the knife
.
“Press him down!”
I screamed
and used
my body to press Yi Xi onto the ground.
“Li Mazi, take his knife,
now
!”
Li Mazi used the pod lid
and hit Yi Xi’s
hand a few times
before
stopping.
“What if I
break his wrist?”
“Just do it. We can’t worry that much!”
In the meantime
, I reached my hand to take the mask off his face. However, Yi Xi was struggling hard. I couldn’t touch his mask.
“
Bang!
”
Yi Xi finally dropped the knife.
“Li Mazi, hold his head!”
We joined hands
, and we were finally
able to keep Yi Xi still.
T
he moment I pried his mask away, I saw Yi Xi’s bloodshot eyes.
He even had
foam
at the corners of
his mout
h.
All of a sudden, he tried
to bite me. I reacted fast enough so he only bit my sleeve
, which he tore in half.
“
This isn’t
right!” I was surprised. “I took off his mask!”
“Brother Zhang, what should we do now?” asked Yin Xinyue.
I threw the mask to Yin Xinyue
and asked
her to find Team leader Xu
. I needed him to
bring more people here. It seemed we couldn’t wait until night. We
had to
stop the Prince of Lanling now!
I took out a
Ksitigarbha
Talisman. I didn’t
know if it would work
or not
, but I decided to paste it onto his body. However,
Yi Xi bit the talisman, chewed it
,
then swallowed it.
“Brother, we’ve
never
experienced anything
like
this
before.”
Li Mazi sounded worried.
“He’s not possessed,
but he
lost his mind. I’m sure someone stimulated him
too much
!” I furrowed my brows.
Yi Xi struggled hard.
He quickly
drained
our energies
.
Li Mazi asked, “Isn’t he tired? Should we hit him unconscious?”
“
Don’t
hit him
too
hard,” I said.
“
I’ll
try
.”
Li Mazi sounded eager.
“
You need to be sure
!” I wore a wry smile.
Li Mazi asked me to pin Yi Xi down.
Then, he
bent and picked up the pot lid to hit the man.
However
, Yi Xi pushed me away
. He sprang
up and ran away.
“Not good. After him!” Li Mazi and I hurried to chase after him.
However, Yi Xi was
too
fast. After running
through
a few alleys,
we lost sight of him
.
Yin Xinyue called me. “I’ve brought some people with me. We’re waiting for you at the place
we
parted.
”
“
Another thing, I think I know why he became crazy…” Yin Xinyue sounded hurried.
“Yeah?”
“Search his name on the
I
nternet!”
I hung up the call and used my phone to search
up his name.
All the search results
that came up were, ‘
Yi Xi’s gay
’ and
‘
Yi Xi kissed a man
.’
I
opened
my eyes wide in shock. It was a fatal
blow
to Yi Xi!
Moreover, it happened at such a crucia
l moment
. If
this
wasn’t
a coincidence, then someone
wanted
to destroy Yi Xi!
At this
moment, I heard some noise. I turned to Li Mazi
and saw
him
browsing
the
I
nternet as well. He
saw me looking at him and
thought that I
was suspecting
him
.
“Are you thinking that I was the one who released the news? Although I don’t
approve of
homosexual love, I know
that the situation is serious, so
I
definitely won’t
talk ill about
him on the Internet
!”
While Li Mazi was talking, Yi Xi appeared on the roof behind him
. His face looked
scary
.
I cried, “Watch behind you!”