"Alright, that's all her own effort, and it has nothing to do with me," Feng Qi Shi said, feigning humility.
"It's precisely because you didn't help her that she had the opportunity for real combat, so," Lin Yan added, "it's still Master's merit."
Feng Qi Shi was speechless.
"You're patting the horse's legs with your flattery," the wolf demon sneered at Lin Yan.
Lin Yan said nonchalantly, "I'm just giving normal praise, not flattery."
"Fine, fine," the wolf demon didn't want to argue with Lin Yan anymore. "Whatever you say goes. In short, I know it's my merit."
"..." Lin Yan glared at the self-satisfied wolf demon.
At this moment, due to Mu An Xiao's barrier, there was no sound from the stables. This made the female steward, who had been smiling all along, confused.
"Strange, why is there no sound?" She withdrew her sinister smile and turned to the maid beside her.
The maid replied, "Perhaps she has submitted."
"Submitted?" the female steward pondered, "That doesn't make sense." With that, she flicked her sleeve, bypassed the young man's corpse, and headed towards the stables.
The maid was startled and quickly followed.
Seeing this, Feng Qi Shi hurried to follow.
The wolf demon stood calmly in place and said dismissively, "What's there to see? These people are so boring."
"Not good, they'll discover Mu An Xiao," Lin Yan exclaimed.
The wolf demon was stunned and turned to Lin Yan, "Not good, if they see Mu An Xiao, then won't..." He stopped mid-sentence, suddenly realizing his words didn't quite make sense. After a moment's thought, he added, "Actually, it won't have any impact. Mu An Xiao is wearing a disguise anyway."
"Makes sense." Lin Yan breathed a sigh of relief after hearing the wolf demon's words and pointed over there, "Shall we go take a look?"
"What's there to see? Mu An Xiao must have beaten that person badly." the wolf demon said, but still walked over.
Lin Yan's mouth twitched, "Didn't you say you weren't going to watch?" He followed the wolf demon.
The wolf demon said as he walked, "I didn't want to watch either, but my legs wanted to see." With that, he quickly ran ahead.
Inside the stables.
Mu An Xiao had already subdued the burly man against the wall.
The burly man was defiant, "Let me go."
Mu An Xiao tightly clutched the man's collar and glared into his eyes, saying, "People like you should be castrated."
"You..."
"She's still a child, and you could smile like that? Truly disgusting." As she spoke, Mu An Xiao raised her fist and punched him hard in the face.
"...." The burly man's eyes widened, and he quickly dodged.
The next second, Mu An Xiao's fist struck the wall.
The burly man breathed a sigh of relief and stared at Mu An Xiao's fist pressed against the wall, sneering, "Brat, you're so weak, and you thought you could hit me." Saying that, he yanked away Mu An Xiao's hand from his collar.
Pain surged, and Mu An Xiao gasped, looking down at her wrist held tightly by the burly man. She said coldly, "Let go of me."
"Small arms, small legs, I was going easy on you earlier." As the burly man spoke, he was about to break Mu An Xiao's hand when the female steward's voice rang out, "Assassin, catch the assassin!"
Upon hearing this, the burly man's lips curved upwards inexplicably, and he shifted his gaze towards the female steward, "You two, come over and help." As he spoke, the hand holding Mu An Xiao's wrist noticeably relaxed.
Seizing this opportunity, Mu An Xiao pulled her fist away from the wall while looking down at the burly man's loosened grip. She cocked her head, waiting for her moment.
The girl hid in the corner, not daring to move.
The female steward glanced at Mu An Xiao, then at the girl, and said coldly, "It seems you're going to die today, whether you want to or not." With that, she walked towards the girl with a dagger.
Mu An Xiao knew she couldn't change anything. The only thing she could change was to clear the benefactor's name. Thus, she stopped struggling.
At the same time, the burly man grabbed Mu An Xiao's wrist, turned back to face the still glaring Mu An Xiao, and said, "Brat, daring to hit me, you're tired of living." With that, he slapped Mu An Xiao's face twice with force.
The two servants summoned by the burly man stopped behind Mu An Xiao simultaneously.
The burly man lowered his hand and looked at the two servants, saying, "Hold her properly."
"Yes." The two servants replied in unison, each grabbing one of Mu An Xiao's arms.
Then, the burly man let go, looked at the female steward's back, and said, "I haven't even started yet. Her life cannot be taken." With that, he gave Mu An Xiao a deliberate glare and walked past her towards them.
Mu An Xiao was stunned and quickly turned to look at the burly man's receding figure, shouting, "You dare."
Hearing this, the burly man stopped and turned to face Mu An Xiao with a sinister smile, "See if I dare, pretty boy."
The female steward said, "Why waste words with her? Come here." With that, she glared at the girl.
The girl was so scared she curled into a ball.
"Just watch," the burly man, intent on provoking Mu An Xiao, rubbed his hands and turned towards the girl.
Seeing this, Mu An Xiao's eyes widened abruptly. She then looked back at the two servants holding her arms and said in a low voice, "Let me go, or I'll make your lives a living hell."
In her memory, all the servants in the Mu Mansion were cowards. Once their lives were at stake, they showed a different side. Therefore, without using any magic to harm them, this was her only option.
"...." The servants exchanged glances.
"Is your sister also working in the mansion?" Mu An Xiao remembered that several servants' sisters had recently joined the mansion. She reasoned that these two had likely been with the female steward for a while, and the female steward would naturally give priority to their family members. Thus, she asked.
"I... I don't have a sister," the servant on the left said deliberately.
Immediately, the servant on the right's eyes darkened, "What are you trying to say?"
"Your sister is here?" Mu An Xiao asked intentionally.
The servant on the right replied, "I'm asking you, what do you want to say?"
"I want to say that this guy definitely has an unusual relationship with that female steward. Since the female steward can let him bully that girl, do you think," Mu An Xiao's gaze was firm, "your sister is safe?"
"You..."
"Let me tell you, he has his eyes on all the girls in this mansion. He's a scumbag." Mu An Xiao interrupted.
The servant on the right heard this, turned to look at the burly man standing in front of the girl, laughing, and thought of his own sister, who was around the same age as the girl. His heart sank, "What do you want me to do?"
"Make some noise."
"Huh?"
"Only then will you..." Mu An Xiao glanced at the servant on the left, "be safe."
"How do you know I'll help you?" the servant on the left asked quietly.