"She and those guys, you should know their relationship without me," Feng Qishi picked up his cup and took a sip of water. "There's nothing to worry about."
"If she is convicted, she will die."
"This matter," Feng Qishi glanced intentionally at Xie Xin opposite him, put down his cup, "clearly has nothing to do with Mu Shazi. She'll just consider it a trip, and she'll be back soon."
"That dagger calls her master," the wolf demon added.
Feng Qishi looked at the wolf demon, "Normally, you don't seem so concerned about Mu Shazi. Your behavior now is truly strange." He began to suspect the wolf demon in his heart.
The wolf demon also saw Feng Qishi's thoughts, "You speak with hidden meaning. If you have something to say, say it directly. Why be like this?"
Feng Qishi smiled, "Alright, then I'll speak frankly." He suddenly turned serious, "Tell me, is that dagger yours?"
The wolf demon knew Feng Qishi would think so. However, considering his past mistakes, it was impossible for Feng Qishi not to suspect him.
Even so, he didn't want to endure such humiliation.
After a moment of thought, he asked, "Do you have proof?"
"There's a scent of blood on you."
"That's from the dagger."
"From the dagger," Feng Qishi glanced indifferently at Xie Xin, then continued, "That's truly strange."
Hearing Feng Qishi's sarcastic tone, Xie Xin also became indignant, "The thing inside that dagger entered his body. He touched that dagger for me."
Upon hearing this, the wolf demon was startled and turned to look at Xie Xin, "..."
Xie Xin did not look at the wolf demon. Instead, she continued to stare at Feng Qishi's face, "Your disciple gave me that dagger. It has nothing to do with him." She glanced intentionally at the wolf demon.
The wolf demon said, "You should say less."
Hearing this, Xie Xin's eyes darkened. She turned to look at the wolf demon who was disdainful of her, "This has nothing to do with you. If it weren't for you, I would have died."
"It was Mu An Xiao..."
"The moment I picked up the dagger, it attached itself to me. If you hadn't helped me, that bloody energy would have entered my body, and I would have died then. It was you," Xie Xin's eyes were firm, "who saved me."
Listening to Xie Xin's words and looking at the wolf demon's slightly furrowed brows, Feng Qishi said, "I can't tell who between you two is telling the truth. In short, I cannot fully believe either of your words."
"I've said all this, and you still..."
Before Xie Xin could finish, Feng Qishi interrupted, "Xie Xin, what kind of demon are you? As long as you say it out, I will believe this has nothing to do with him." He tilted his face towards the wolf demon.
The wolf demon: "..." He was speechless towards Feng Qishi.
Xie Xin said, "I am not a demon, I am human, a Xiányuàn woman. What do you want me to do for you to believe me?" Her heart was about to break.
"Give me your hand."
"Why?" Xie Xin asked, confused.
Feng Qishi said, "If I ask you to give it to me, I must have my reasons. Just give it to me." He reached out his hand towards Xie Xin.
Xie Xin's eyes flickered slightly, and she slowly extended her hand towards Feng Qishi, "I am truly a Xiányuàn woman."
Feng Qishi: "..." He took Xie Xin's hand with one hand and produced a silver needle with the other. He then used the silver needle to prick Xie Xin's finger, squeezed out some blood, and said, "Don't move." As he spoke, he glanced at Xie Xin, whose face showed anger, withdrew the silver needle, conjured a white handkerchief, and finally wiped her blood onto the handkerchief.
Seeing this, the wolf demon remembered Mu An Xiao's hand and said, "I forgot to tell you, Mu An Xiao is injured."
Upon hearing this, Feng Qishi glanced indifferently at the wolf demon, stood up, tossed the handkerchief stained with Xie Xin's blood into the air, then raised two fingers and quickly cast a spell on it. The bloodstain on the handkerchief disappeared.
"What do you mean by this?" Xie Xin asked, holding her injured finger.
Feng Qishi caught the handkerchief casually, sat down, and asked, "All those demonic energies have their own origin. It's impossible for them to attach themselves to anyone at will. Tell me, have you met anyone?"
Hearing Feng Qishi's direct question, Xie Xin's eyes darkened, "...."
The wolf demon said, "You understand now."
Hearing this, Xie Xin glanced at the wolf demon and stammered, "I met a woman."
"A woman?" Feng Qishi frowned.
"Yes, when I was walking, I met a woman. At that time, there were many monsters ahead. Due to fate, she shared half of her demonic energy with me, and then she left."
"The demonic energy on you was given to you by her."
"Yes, that's right." Xie Xin had no more intention of hiding.
At this moment, Feng Qishi knew that if Xie Xin were a demon, her blood would have turned the handkerchief red the moment it soaked in. But now, the handkerchief had not changed at all.
This proved that she was not a demon.
Thinking this, Feng Qishi looked at the unchanged handkerchief and then at Xie Xin's sincere expression. He said, "Alright, I wrongly accused you. It was my fault. I apologize here."
"...." Xie Xin didn't know what to say.
The wolf demon asked, "Did you hear what I said?"
Hearing this, Feng Qishi finally turned his gaze back to the wolf demon's face, "What did you say?"
Because he had been focused on the spell, Feng Qishi had only seen the wolf demon's mouth move a couple of times. As for what the wolf demon had said, he truly hadn't noticed.
The wolf demon said, "I knew it." He then deliberately glanced at Xie Xin's finger and said, "Mu An Xiao's hand is injured, wounded by the dagger."
"Is it serious?" Feng Qishi asked casually.
The wolf demon thought Feng Qishi would be anxious upon hearing that Mu An Xiao was injured, but he didn't expect Feng Qishi to be so indifferent.
He suddenly didn't want to answer. He stood up and said, "Excuse me." He pointed at Xie Xin.
Feng Qishi asked, "What are you going to do?" He also stood up.
The wolf demon replied, "Since you don't care about Mu An Xiao, I'll go find her. I know where she went anyway."
"You're going to the underworld?"
"Otherwise? You're not going."
"I told you, she and those..."
"Ten beggars died tragically last night. The time it takes to investigate this will be quite long. During this time," the wolf demon remembered the deal he had made with Mu An Xiao and became serious, "do you know how much punishment she will endure down there?"
Feng Qishi: "...." His eyes darkened, and he suddenly realized the seriousness of the matter.
"The people you consider strong are not necessarily so. Conversely, the one you consider incredibly weak," the wolf demon said seriously, "has a vitality that is far more tenacious than you imagine."
"What do you mean by that?"
"It means nothing. I'm leaving." The wolf demon then walked past the chair and headed directly for the outside of the dilapidated temple.
Feng Qishi was stunned, "...."