Xuexue looked bewildered and asked Long Rui, "Prince, what are they doing?"

Long Rui shook his head, watching the crowd madly rushing towards them with a cold gaze.

At this moment, a man and a woman, already out of breath, ran towards them urgently shouting, "Don’t go any further, quickly turn around and escape with your carriage!"

They appeared to be in their twenties, wearing coarse cloth clothes, the fabric washed to the point of fading, with a few patched spots. Their skin was tanned very dark, suggesting they were villagers from nearby.

Xuexue leaned out the window and curiously asked, "Big sister, big brother, why are you running? Why are so many people chasing you? Did you do something bad and anger the villagers?"

The man was somewhat displeased, saying, "Little girl, you can eat whatever you want but don’t say whatever you want. We are not thieves, just honest farmers."

Xuexue pointed behind them, curiously asking, "Why are they chasing you then?"

"They’ve gone mad and are no longer sane. I advise you to leave quickly as this disease is contagious. If they bite you, you’ll become just like them—a soul-less corpse."

The man hurriedly finished speaking, grabbed the woman, and urgently left.

A large group of about twenty people was rushing towards their direction with all their might.

These were dangerous individuals, and Long Rui worried that Xuexue might be harmed by them, so he said to Xuexue, "My dear, hide in the carriage with the driver first. Once I finish dealing with them, you can come out."

Xuexue shook her head, refusing to go into the carriage, saying, "No, I want to fight alongside the Prince."

As they were about to break through, Long Rui didn’t have time to persuade Xuexue further; he could only say, "My dear, be careful. Try not to engage in close combat with them and avoid getting hurt by them; otherwise, the consequences could be dire."

Xuexue focused intently on the group charging towards them, saying, "Prince, don’t forget, my Qinggong is quite impressive."

Xuexue has a spatial ability, knowing how to use spatial displacement to handle enemies. Her movements are extremely fast; even Lin Kong admits defeat, thinking that Xuexue’s Qinggong has no rival left in Moli Country.

Long Rui: "My dear, don’t be careless; since they’ve lost their rationality, their strength is surely greater than the average person."

Xuexue: "Understood."

Suffering from the strange disease, their minds are no longer clear. Long Rui and Xuexue also said no more. As the group rushed close, they proactively attacked, leaping into the crowd.

Because they were dangerous people, Xuexue and Long Rui seemed to have a tacit understanding, selectively targeting their acupoints, avoiding a direct confrontation. With quick and swift actions, in no time, all twenty-something people fell to the ground.

Xuexue saw clearly that when these twenty-something people charged up, their eyes were blood-red and faces were frighteningly fierce.

"My dear, don’t move, hurry over so I can check." Long Rui anxiously stepped forward, grabbing Xuexue to check her all over. He worried they might have left wounds on Xuexue, asking concernedly while inspecting, "My dear, did they hurt you?"

Xuexue was a bit helpless: "Prince, don’t be too tense; I’m fine."

Long Rui: "No, I need to confirm. My future happiness is tied to you, and you mustn’t get into trouble."