Xie Huai'an reacted swiftly, grabbing a basin of water from a nearby vendor's basket and splashing it over.
He then dragged the man, rolling him several times on the ground, tearing off the smoking outer shirt, finally rescuing him.
Terrified, the man knelt on the ground, thanking him, "Thank you, chivalrous man, thank you for your help!"
Ruan Mian followed the direction he had come from and saw thick smoke rising not far away, with many people standing around inspecting.
"What happened up ahead?"
Hearing their foreign accent, the man quickly replied in somewhat halting Da Jing dialect.
"Up ahead they are burning insects. You came from outside, right? You might not know, but right now the town and its outskirts are plagued with these insects. They're very annoying, can't eat enough of them."
