Alung caught up with the waiter upon seeing this.
Mu Anxiao watched the waiter's retreating back, then looked at Alung who was chasing after her. She couldn't help but recall the usual gentlemanly demeanor of the fake Lin Yan, and muttered, "If he really did that, he'd despise himself!"
Although Yuan Ye cooperated, he had no understanding of Mu Anxiao's actions, especially now, hearing her words, he was completely bewildered. "You are really strange," he said, tilting his head up to look at Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao was startled, turned around to look at Yuan Ye who had suddenly spoken, and asked, "Why are you looking at me?"
"You are strange, talking to that female ghost in front of him for no reason," Yuan Ye knew that Alung was invisible and continued, "You even questioned me back, making me confused. So," Yuan Ye's eyes lit up, "Since I cooperated with you, can you reduce the silver?"
"Not a penny less," Mu Anxiao said, looking at Lin Yan who was staring at her blankly, "Why are you looking at me?"
Lin Yan pointed to the ground.
Following his gaze, Mu Anxiao frowned, skirted around the tables and chairs, and looked down at Lin Yan's feet, sighing, "I forgive you."
Upon hearing this, the dog spirit raised its head, whined mournfully, straightened its body, and circled to Mu Anxiao's feet.
Mu Anxiao, forgetting Yuan Ye's presence, said, "It seems I can only count on you."
The dog spirit barked twice.
"This time, no mistakes allowed."
The dog spirit barked twice again.
Lin Yan looked down at the dog spirit and asked, "It shouldn't be able to smell the scent anymore, right?" He looked at Mu Anxiao as he asked.
Mu Anxiao: "Feel it."
"Feel it?"
"Yes," Mu Anxiao nodded, then looked up at Alung who had emerged from the back door, asking, "Did he run away?"
"Yes," Alung nodded.
At the same time, the waiter, following closely behind Alung, thought Mu Anxiao was talking to him and replied, "He pried open the kitchen door and ran away." He then came before Mu Anxiao and asked, "Do you know why he did that?"
Mu Anxiao deliberately glanced at Alung beside the waiter and said, "It's for money."
She thought about her own hurried return earlier. If she had said she didn't know, the waiter would have harbored unrealistic assumptions and asked a string of "whys." To prevent such a situation, she replied this way.
"Money?"
"Yes, he stole my money. I told him that if he didn't return it within a day, I would tell his master about his bad habit. But," Mu Anxiao sighed, "he refused to admit it, so seeing me return, he rushed to hide the silver."
Hearing Mu Anxiao's explanation, Yuan Ye couldn't help but recall her refusal to accept his silver and suddenly understood, "No wonder you wouldn't accept his silver, so that's what happened."
"Yes."
"How did you know he was going to run away?"
Mu Anxiao's eyes darkened. "I threatened him. I said if he didn't give it to me, I would search him. He was probably scared," Mu Anxiao sighed again, "so he ran."
"So that's how it is," Yuan Ye nodded.
Lin Yan also took it seriously, "He really owes you money."
Mu Anxiao hadn't told anyone about the ghost. Seeing Lin Yan's surprised expression, she nodded, "Yes."
There were some things she couldn't say in front of Yuan Ye and the waiter, as it would only cause them panic. To protect them, she could only lie to Lin Yan for now.
Lin Yan: "No wonder you were so anxious." He was completely convinced.
"I was really angry," Mu Anxiao said, then looked down at the dog spirit at Lin Yan's feet.
The dog spirit understood her meaning, closed its eyes, felt the fake Lin Yan, then turned and ran towards the inn's main door.
Seeing this, Mu Anxiao raised her head and said, "I'm going to find him." As she was about to leave, the waiter said, "It's dangerous outside."
"That's my silver," Mu Anxiao said with determination. "Even if it's dangerous, I have to go."
The waiter saw that Mu Anxiao was not an ordinary person, but life was unpredictable. Moreover, with ghosts roaming outside, the chance of her return seemed slim to him.
So, he hesitated and said, "The lock, the boss spent ten taels of silver to buy it. Now..." He continued, "He already owes you silver, so another ten taels shouldn't matter, right?"
Mu Anxiao's expression darkened.
"I know saying this at a time like this," the waiter stepped back, "is asking for a beating, but if the boss finds out, I'm finished."
"..." Mu Anxiao looked at the waiter's troubled expression, then thought of the fake Lin Yan's haste to pay the bill for Feng Qishi. With a surge of resolve, she took the money bag from her waist, pulled out ten taels of silver, and handed it to the waiter, "Write me a receipt, and give me the broken lock. This way, I can legitimately get my money back."
"Okay," the waiter replied, and quickly took out the broken lock from his pocket and handed it to Mu Anxiao, "Here it is."
Mu Anxiao, utterly speechless, took the broken lock and said coldly, "Write it. I don't have time to wait for you."
"Now?"
"Otherwise, I'll claim it all at once."
"Okay," the waiter responded hastily, turned, and quickly went to the counter to start working.
Mu Anxiao watched the waiter's busy back and sighed.
On the street, the dog spirit stopped, looked at the fake Lin Yan who was being held by Feng Qishi across the way, grunted twice, then turned around, paused for a moment, and returned the way it came.
A few minutes later, the dog spirit stopped outside the shop and barked twice towards the inside.
Inside the shop, the waiter walked to Mu Anxiao's side, blowing on a piece of paper, "It's done."
"Finished?"
"Almost," the waiter said. After blowing on it a few times, he handed it to Mu Anxiao, "Here."
Mu Anxiao took the paper and glanced at the waiter's handwriting, then sneered, "Kid, you write quite well."
"Passable."
"Modest," Mu Anxiao said, then her gaze unintentionally met the dog spirit's eyes.
The dog spirit barked once and turned away.
Immediately, Mu Anxiao hastily folded the paper, put it into her money bag, tucked the bag into her sleeve, and hurried away.
Alung followed Mu Anxiao without a word.
The waiter was startled and looked at the fleeing figure of Mu Anxiao, saying, "I hope she can come back alive."
Hearing the waiter's words, Yuan Ye exclaimed excitedly, "She will definitely come back."
The waiter replied, "Perhaps she can come back if she encounters a good ghost." With that, he walked away.
Yuan Ye glared at the waiter, then turned to Lin Yan, "Let me ask you a question."
"Speak."
"What were you talking about just now?" Yuan Ye, unable to see the dog spirit, was curious.
"...." Lin Yan remained silent and lowered his head.
Seeing Lin Yan's demeanor, Yuan Ye dared not speak further.
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