Three days later, the sound of suona and firecrackers echoed throughout the entire forest. Mu Anxiao watched with her own eyes as the coffin was slowly lowered into the pit, and she cried again.
Shen Yan's death made Mu Anxiao understand many things. She had thought that resolving fifty years of hatred would be difficult, but who knew it would be so easy. This ease made her feel that it was unreal, and she even felt guilty towards Shen Yan.
"For fifty years, she bore too many slanders," Hei Feng said, standing beside Xu Lanyan, his eyes fixed on Mu Anxiao's slightly trembling shoulders.
"She said the wolf demon didn't die," Xu Lanyan said faintly.
"I know about that," Hei Feng said, glancing cautiously at Xu Lanyan and lowering his head.
"How... how could you know? Mu Anxiao and Shen Yan saw it with their own eyes. She only told me," Xu Lanyan said, disbelief evident on his face.
"That day... before Mu Anxiao went to find Shen Yan, she captured a small soul, and that small soul was the wolf demon," Hei Feng whispered.
"The wolf demon?" Xu Lanyan asked, confused. "Huh, isn't he not dead? And how could he become a soul captured by Mu Anxiao?"
"It actually died. That day, it used illusion to transform into a soul and then escaped," Hei Feng confessed honestly.
"What do you mean?" Xu Lanyan frowned deeply.
"It means that for the past fifty years, it has been living through Shen Yan's body. Shen Yan died, and it left the body. Then, unfortunately," Hei Feng shrugged, "it was captured by Mu Anxiao, and luckily met me, and escaped."
"What?" Xu Lanyan was shocked.
Hei Feng had anticipated Xu Lanyan's reaction, so he remained silent.
The funeral ended. Mu Anxiao still looked at the tombstone bearing the words "Shen Yan's Tomb" with despair, her heart sinking.
"Alright, it's over," Hei Feng said, stepping forward.
Mu Anxiao ignored Hei Feng for a moment and turned to thank the people who had helped her with everything. "Thank you," she said, taking a large money bag from her satchel and handing it to them.
"Young lady, please accept my condolences," an old man comforted her, reaching out to take the money bag.
Mu Anxiao nodded without speaking.
After seeing them off, Mu Anxiao turned to Hei Feng, who had spoken to her earlier. "Has Shen Yan been reincarnated?"
"I am not responsible for him," Hei Feng said gracefully.
Mu Anxiao looked at him with vacant eyes and said, "No matter what, Shen Yan was a close acquaintance. Must you be so casual?"
"I'll go take a look," Hei Feng said helplessly, pointing to the ground.
"Wait," Mu Anxiao said, glancing at Xu Lanyan beside her. "Did that little soul escape?"
Hei Feng looked guilty and avoided her gaze. "Why are you suddenly asking about this?"
"I worked hard to capture that guy, of course I have to ask," Mu Anxiao said, her eyes scanning Hei Feng's face. She frowned. "Did you let it go?"
"No," Hei Feng immediately fixed his gaze on Mu Anxiao's face.
Xu Lanyan, seeing how intimidated Hei Feng looked by Mu Anxiao, lowered his head.
Mu Anxiao noticed Xu Lanyan's change and asked him, "Do you know something?"
Upon hearing Mu Anxiao's question, Xu Lanyan immediately looked up at her and said, "No, I..." His gaze began to wander.
"You really have something to hide," Mu Anxiao said, pointing at Xu Lanyan.