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This was the first time the lotus hood had encountered any trouble. It continued to float atop Xiao Nanfeng's head without being able to enter his body.
"Just what are you? Why don't you have a soul?" the lotus hood cried out.
Xiao Nanfeng reached out for it, only to have it vanish from sight.
Everyone looked toward Xiao Nanfeng in surprise. Did he have some method of counteracting the hood?
"It ran off. Be careful—I'm sure it must have possessed one of you!" Xiao Nanfeng shouted.
Everyone blanched and whirled around, trying to identify anyone who might be suspicious.
"I think you're the one who's possessed, aren't you?" one yellow-robed man said.
"Hm?" Everyone turned to the man.
"We all saw that hood enter your body. You might have pretended to tear it off, but that was just an illusion to deflect suspicion, wasn't it?"
Everyone narrowed their eyes at Xiao Nanfeng. What if their first instinct had been mistaken? What if Xiao Nanfeng hadn't been able to defend against the lotus hood, and all that had been an act?
Xiao Nanfeng frowned. "Are you aware of what my position in the Imperial...
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