Bai Zhiyi asked, "Which way?"

The woodcutter pointed to the main road: "Go straight along this road, turn right at the crossroads, and after walking for about ten miles, you will see Suiyang County."

Bai Zhiyi thanked the woodcutter and continued on her journey in the carriage.

She wasn't very skilled at driving, and the carriage kept stopping and starting until evening when they finally arrived in Suiyang County.

Upon arriving in Suiyang County, we learned that the county had just reopened. Previously, General Xie and his Northwest Army soldiers had surrounded the county, preventing anyone from entering or leaving.

Later, Magistrate Ge died for unknown reasons in the south of the county seat, and the yamen runners all fled. Now, the entire Suiyang County is without official administration. General Xie led his troops away at noon, and his whereabouts are unknown.

Bai Zhiyi didn't care about anything else. She went to the inn first, settled Lin Fei in a room, and bought him a sumptuous meal.

Lin Fei was probably too scared to eat much before going to bed.

Bai Zhiyi finally had a chance to rest. She lowered the curtains, went to the outer room, and picked up a mirror. She wanted to take off her face mask to see how her face looked.

It would have been better if I hadn't taken it off, because once I did, I realized the towel was stuck to my face. My face felt sticky, as if I had leaked a lot of water, and my whole face seemed swollen.

A wave of panic washed over her. How could a face towel stick to normal skin? What was wrong with her face?

She gritted her teeth and tried to pull it off, but it hurt even more. She felt like the fabric was about to tear off her face, and tears streamed down her face. She had no choice but to find a pair of scissors, set up the bronze mirror, and use the scissors to cut the fabric apart little by little, removing the parts that weren't stuck together.

When she finally saw her face in the mirror, she tried to scream but couldn't, and fainted from fright.