When the three youths performing the Nuoxi ritual reached up and took off their masks, three red-cloth-wrapped heads were revealed to Li Huowang. They weren't fully wrapped; openings had been deliberately left for their mouths and noses. After removing the masks, they immediately began to unwrap the red scarves from their heads.
In a short while, three young men about his own age appeared before Li Huowang. Their faces looked perfectly normal, with no missing or extra features, and their expressions were just as ordinary.
"Taoist, what are you staring at? The show's over. What's left to see? Let's go find something else to do. Who knows, maybe we can do a good deed along the way." The monk beside him grumbled, looking annoyed and eager to leave.
