Mu Anxiao listened to the wolf demon's excited shouts and recalled her prejudice against him when the wind began to stir.
So, she strode up to the wolf demon and asked, "When did you arrive?"
Wolf Demon: "I've been here all along."
"You've been here all along?"
"Yes, last night, when I saw that woman, I hid in the rafters," the wolf demon said. "By the way, I have a secret to tell you."
"Don't tell me your secret yet, just leave first."
"Why do you want me to leave?" the wolf demon asked, confused.
Mu Anxiao: "Ten beggars died here last night. They were all killed by monsters, and now Shen Fengzi suspects you."
"Why does he suspect me?" the wolf demon retorted, unconvinced.
"Before you appeared, everything here was..." Mu Anxiao stopped mid-sentence, suddenly catching a whiff of blood from the wolf demon. "Wolf demon, you did it."
Inside the dilapidated temple.
Xie Xin listened to the conversation between the wolf demon and Mu Anxiao, then quickly stood up. As she was about to go around the table, her toe accidentally brushed against a dagger on the ground.
The next second, she suddenly remembered the wolf demon's instructions, "Don't touch the dagger, or it will lock onto you."
Remembering the wolf demon's words, she quickly lowered her head to look at the dagger, which was slowly beginning to tremble. Her eyes widened, and just as she was about to cry out, the dagger shot up, followed by streaks of black light that shot into her mouth, making it impossible for her to breathe or speak.
Outside.
The wolf demon stared silently at Mu Anxiao's face for a minute before his lips twitched. "Uh, you change your mind way too fast. The blood smell on me means I killed someone? You're really good at guessing."
Mu Anxiao: "Why is there a blood smell on you?" She reached out and grabbed the wolf demon's arm.
Wolf Demon: "It's from that dagger."
"What dagger?"
"It's..."
"You really are here."
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao stiffened, released her hand, turned around, and looked at Feng Qishi, who was glaring at the wolf demon. "Why are you back?"
Feng Qishi: "As soon as you left, those people came and took away the beggars."
However, Mu Anxiao thought it would take some time for those people to return, but she never expected them to be so quick.
At this moment, she became curious about what the wolf demon was going to say.
"What were you going to say?" she turned back to the wolf demon.
The wolf demon glanced at the fake Lin Yan standing behind Feng Qishi. He thought that even if he said it now, Feng Qishi might not believe him. It would be better to keep quiet for now.
With that thought, he dismissively said, "Nothing."
Mu Anxiao: "You said the dagger..."
"I don't want to talk about it anymore," the wolf demon interrupted, bypassing Mu Anxiao and looking at Feng Qishi. "Mu Anxiao has told me everything. It wasn't me who killed those people."
"Where were you last night?"
"Last night," the wolf demon deliberately glanced at the fake Lin Yan, "I stayed in the rafters all night."
"Rafters?" Feng Qishi repeated, then let out a cold laugh. "As expected, it's you."
The wolf demon was stunned. "What do you mean by that?"
"You witnessed that beggar leave us yesterday and then went on a killing spree," Feng Qishi said, walking up to the wolf demon. "You're truly ruthless." With that, he grabbed the wolf demon's arm.
Mu Anxiao: "Shen Fengzi, he didn't..."
"Whether he did or not, you can't tell, but I can," Feng Qishi interrupted, not even looking at Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao frowned and looked at the wolf demon. "Where is Xie Xin?"
Wolf Demon: "Inside."
Upon hearing this, Mu Anxiao stared at Feng Qishi's face and said indifferently, "Xie Xin must know what happened." With that, she turned and ran quickly into the dilapidated temple.
The fake Lin Yan calmly watched Mu Anxiao's retreating figure, thinking about the dagger he had given Xie Xin, and lowered his head.
Over there.
The moment Mu Anxiao crossed the threshold, she was startled by the scene before her.
"No way?" Mu Anxiao mumbled, looking at Xie Xin lying on the ground, then at the blood on her body, and the dagger placed beside her hand. She quickly stepped forward and crouched down. As she grasped Xie Xin's wrist, Mu Anxiao froze. "Xie Xin, how could this happen?"
At the same time, Feng Qishi entered with the wolf demon.
"Mu Anxiao, what's wrong?"
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao let go tremblingly, turned, and looked at the equally shocked wolf demon. "What happened?"
Wolf Demon: "..." His eyes widened, filled with both surprise and anger.
Surprise that Xie Xin was dead?
Anger that he had specifically told Xie Xin not to touch the dagger, but she hadn't listened.
With these two thoughts, he clenched his fists.
Then, Mu Anxiao said, "You killed those people."
"It wasn't me, it was the dagger," the wolf demon said excitedly.
"You mean," Mu Anxiao lowered her head to look at Xie Xin, then raised her head to look at the wolf demon, "the dagger moved on its own?"
"Yes."
"..." Mu Anxiao didn't know if the wolf demon was telling the truth.
Feng Qishi: "As expected, it's you."
"It wasn't me," the wolf demon insisted.
"It's still you? Wolf demon, you don't know how many wicked deeds you've committed, but I know them better than you," Feng Qishi said, extending his hand to conjure a long sword. "Face your death." With that, he placed the long sword across the wolf demon's neck.
The wolf demon was stunned. "What are you doing?" He glanced sideways at Feng Qishi.
Feng Qishi: "Mu Anxiao, I'm handing his soul over to you. I hope you won't let him go this time."
Wolf Demon: "I really didn't kill her."
"Stop arguing," Feng Qishi pressed the blade against the wolf demon's neck.
Because of the dagger, the wolf demon had no strength at all, so he was completely unable to resist Feng Qishi.
Instead, he could only rely on his own words to save himself.
"I'm not arguing, I really..." the wolf demon stopped mid-sentence, deliberately glanced at the fake Lin Yan standing behind Feng Qishi, and continued, "really didn't kill her, nor did I kill the people you mentioned."
"You..."
"Wait," Mu Anxiao interrupted, slowly reaching out to pick up the dagger. As she did, dark light flared around it.
Feng Qishi: "..." He frowned.
Wolf Demon: "Mu Anxiao, does her body still have warmth?"
Hearing the wolf demon's words, Mu Anxiao gently grasped Xie Xin's hand and was surprised. "It's warm."
"Use magic to heal her wounds," the wolf demon added.
Mu Anxiao: "Will it work?"
"Of course, it will work," the wolf demon said, intentionally looking at Feng Qishi. "Once she wakes up, the truth will be revealed."
Feng Qishi: "..." He didn't believe the wolf demon and continued to press the blade against his neck.
Wolf Demon: "..." He made no struggle, looking at Mu Anxiao, who held up two fingers, and said, "The wound should be on her neck."
Upon hearing this, Mu Anxiao turned to look at the wolf demon, then leaned in and looked at Xie Xin's neck, exclaiming, "Wolf demon, it really is the neck."