Between an Imposter And a Beast

Our conversation continued as we moved around the labyrinth. It wasn't easy for a normal person to navigate this dark place. But sooner than expected we heard the heaving of another man, breathing roughly right around the corner. I gestured to the puppets to keep moving forward until we ended up finding another person along the way.

He looked rather panic stricken, fear clear in his eyes as he backed away from the both of us.

"Looks like you've seen a ghost," I said to the man.

"I-I apologize, I'll be going the other way!" he said as he tried to back away. I guess seeing two cultivators and more than a dozen Emperor Level Puppet is enough to scare anyone witless.

"Hold," I said to the man, "Why are your sleeves bloodied?" I asked.

"Oh this, I met with an imposter earlier, I barely got out of it," he said. He didn't seem anxious or worried as he said those words, as if they were a given as if they were the truth.