Mu Anxiao withdrew the slip of paper, tilted her head up, and said, "I know how to read."
"Then that will make things much easier. Later, you go find him, and I'll go find the wolf demon. We'll split up."
"I want to take it back," Mu Anxiao said, standing up abruptly.
"I heard your conversation just now. Do you know where the wolf demon got its marrow-cleansing powder from?" the man in the suit asked, raising his chin.
Mu Anxiao flicked her eyes. "I don't know, but I have the right to apprehend it."
"Perhaps you should reconsider. Its demonic soul has already begun to魔化 (móhuà - demonize). According to reliable sources, it obtained that marrow-cleansing powder from the demon realm. You, a mere minor immortal, are no match for it."
"I fell for its trick before, but not this time," Mu Anxiao said, her gaze firm. "Leave it to me. I will definitely complete the mission properly."
Passersby who saw Mu Anxiao's resolute expression couldn't help but show disdain.
Zhang Yan glanced at them, pulled Mu Anxiao's arm, and deliberately said loudly, "Granddaughter, why are you having another episode?"
Upon hearing Zhang Yan's words, those people quickened their pace one by one.
Mu Anxiao paid no mind to the stares of those people, still gazing steadily at the man in the suit.
"The matters here are very complicated. The wolf demon just dealt with another demon yesterday. Are you sure you..."
"I will definitely apprehend it," Mu Anxiao said confidently.
"Alright then, be careful."
"I will," Mu Anxiao nodded.
"If you need anything, have him find me," the man in the suit said, pointing at Zhang Yan, and then vanished.
Next, Mu Anxiao turned to look at Zhang Yan. "I'm going to find the wolf demon now," she said, taking out a round disk and looking at the slowly rotating pointer on it. She mumbled, "As expected, that fellow is not far away." With that, she ran in the direction the pointer indicated.
Zhang Yan felt helpless at this side of Mu Anxiao. "Just wait, you'll come back begging me for help," he said, bending down to pick up his bag and walking away.
At this moment, Mu Anxiao had already left the small park and was now walking on the sidewalk, following the pointer.
The pedestrians on the side continued to look at Mu Anxiao with strange eyes. Some even called her crazy, while others said she was an internet addict. Speculation was rife.
To all this, Mu Anxiao remained indifferent.
After an unknown amount of time, Mu Anxiao stopped in front of an abandoned factory and then lowered her head, looking at the unmoving pointer. "Wolf demon, you are indeed here," she said, then raised her eyes to stare directly at the black iron gate before her.
Immediately, an eerie wind began to blow, and as the sky gradually darkened, the wolf demon's soul separated from the black gate, and it appeared before Mu Anxiao.
"I didn't expect you to come here."
"I also didn't expect you to be captured by Shen Yan," Mu Anxiao said deliberately.
The wolf demon's lips curled into a smile. "Unfortunately, that fellow wasn't as easy to control as I thought, benefactor."
"Don't call me benefactor," Mu Anxiao growled.
"Do you know how I managed to escape prison?" the wolf demon leaned in, meeting Mu Anxiao's eyes.
Mu Anxiao's eyes sank. "I don't care how you escaped. Now I advise you to go back quickly, or I won't be polite to you."
"I am merely an escaped demonic soul. You have no right to do anything to me."
"Is that so?" Mu Anxiao conjured the Black Edge and the jade token given to her. "Look, do I have the right or not?"
The wolf demon glanced at Mu Anxiao's hand and exclaimed, "How do you have this?"