"Stay here and don't move," the Yin Messenger said to Lin Yan, recalling the earlier conversation between the wolf demon and the dagger.
"Mhm," Lin Yan nodded.
The Yin Messenger then turned and entered the narrow alley. He looked at the dagger, who remained silent, waiting for the wolf demon to fall, and said, "I advise you to hand over the antidote quickly, or I won't be polite to you."
Hearing this, the wolf demon turned its haggard face towards the Yin Messenger and asked with feigned ignorance, "Why are you here?"
"I followed you," the Yin Messenger replied. He stepped forward and stopped opposite the dagger. "Hand it over."
"If I don't give you the antidote, what can you do to me?"
"Although you are not within my jurisdiction, I have the right to arrest you," the Yin Messenger said, conjuring his black rope.
The woods.
Mu Anxiao watched the Yin Messenger and the dagger's drawn-out conversation on the screen. Impatiently, he said, "What's the point of talking to her?"
Feng Qishi asked, "Do you think the dagger's dagger is poisoned?"
"No," Mu Anxiao said, flicking his casting finger.
The alley.
The moment Mu Anxiao flicked his finger, the dagger instinctively took a few steps back.
The wolf demon, clutching its wound, suddenly laughed at the dagger.
The Yin Messenger was startled. "You're still laughing when you're on the verge of death?"
"I won't die so easily," the wolf demon said. He glanced at the Yin Messenger, then removed his hand from the wound and looked at the dagger, who was held in place by some force. "She can't move anymore."
"What did you do to me?" The dagger had lost all its strength.
"I didn't do anything to you. If you want to know who did something to you, you should ask him," the wolf demon said, pointing at the Yin Messenger.
The Yin Messenger was confused. "What's wrong with her?"
Over the decades, the wolf demon had come to understand Mu Anxiao quite well. He thought that given her temperament, she would definitely follow up after he said those words.
However, she hadn't.
Based on this alone, the wolf demon realized that Mu Anxiao must have cast a spell on the dagger. As for what spell, he didn't know.
"I don't know," he shook his head.
"There are things you don't know."
"I can't know everything," the wolf demon said. He intentionally observed the dagger's behavior and asked, "How do you feel?"
"I'll kill you," the dagger replied.
The wolf demon: "..."
The Yin Messenger glanced at the speechless wolf demon and said, "Your master, right now..."
He trailed off as the dagger's eyes suddenly glowed red. The Yin Messenger quickly swallowed the rest of his words, looking at the dagger in front of him with surprise, and pulled the wolf demon back a few steps. "What's going on?"
"I don't know," the wolf demon said, tilting his head to look at the sky that had completely darkened.
Hearing the wolf demon's words, the Yin Messenger had nothing more to say.
At the same time, the dagger instantly reverted to its original form and shot upwards with a glow.
Back in the woods.
Mu Anxiao's lips curved slightly as he continued to cast his spell with intense focus.
Feng Qishi stood obediently beside Mu Anxiao, looking astonished at the dagger being forced back to its original form by Mu Anxiao. He then looked at the red glow at the tip of Mu Anxiao's fingers and thought that Mu Dork was using sorcery.
With that thought, he decided not to disturb her for now.
Minutes later.
The dagger vanished from the sight of the wolf demon and the Yin Messenger.
The Yin Messenger, blinded by the red light, turned his face away and closed his eyes.
The wolf demon felt nothing. He calmly watched the dagger disappear into the sky with the red light and said, "That's sorcery."
Hearing this, the Yin Messenger opened his eyes and turned to the wolf demon. "What do you mean by that?"
The wolf demon: "..." He glanced at the Yin Messenger and began to wonder if Mu Anxiao was behind all of this.
Seeing the wolf demon remain silent, the Yin Messenger guessed, "You mean that light just now was sorcery?"
"Didn't you feel it?"
Due to his lack of experience, the Yin Messenger did not understand demons, let alone sorcery.
Therefore, he often mistook spells for sorcery and even mistook immortals for demons on many occasions.
As a result, he had become the target of much ridicule and mockery from his colleagues.
"No," he replied honestly.
The wolf demon was speechless.
The Yin Messenger thought for a moment and asked, "Who do you think took him away?"
Using the Yin Messenger's question, the wolf demon thought for a moment and said, "Perhaps the imposter, her master."
"Imposter?" The Yin Messenger didn't understand and asked, "Who?"
Just then, Lin Yan walked over. "The guy who occupied my body, that's her master."
Hearing this, the Yin Messenger quickly turned to Lin Yan, who had given him a clue, and asked, "Do you know where he is?"
"I do, but I can't lead the way."
"Why..." The Yin Messenger uttered the first syllable and then suddenly realized. "Right, you can't go."
Lin Yan: "..." He expressed his deep regret.
The Yin Messenger thought for a moment and said, "However, I have a way."
"What way?" Lin Yan was excited.
"That guy cast a spell on you, which is why you can't get close to your body. However," the Yin Messenger said seriously, "if you help me, I'll let you get close to him."
"You have that ability?" the wolf demon asked, cutting in before Lin Yan.
Lin Yan: "..." Knowing his own limitations, he didn't dare to speak.
"You look down on me."
"It's not looking down on you. You can't even distinguish between sorcery and spells, and you can help him?" The wolf demon glanced at Lin Yan. "I don't believe it."
"I can't, but my pill can," the Yin Messenger said, extending his hand and conjuring a green pill.
"What is this?" Lin Yan looked down at the pill.
"This is a pill that can temporarily help you resist the curse. It's just this one."
"Is there a time limit?"
"Twelve hours."
"Really?" Lin Yan was moved.
"Really. As long as you promise to help me find evidence and then lure that imposter out of your body, I'll give this to you now," the Yin Messenger said with sincere eyes.
"He's getting his master to help," the wolf demon said.
"..." The Yin Messenger frowned and ignored the wolf demon. "Lin Yan, sometimes it's better to rely on yourself."
Lin Yan looked at the Yin Messenger's sincere expression and thought about the imposter's abilities. He felt like relying on Feng Qishi again. "I... I can't. If you mention me to my master, he will help you."
"Feng Qishi?"
"Yes."
"...." The Yin Messenger understood Feng Qishi's strength, but his desire to complete the mission was stronger than anything. So he decided to continue persuading Lin Yan. "I think you can."
"I..."
"What exactly do you want? I can lead the way for you too," the wolf demon interrupted.
Hearing this, the Yin Messenger finally looked at the wolf demon. "You can't."
"Why can't I? Just because I'm a demon."
"Do you really want to steal the spotlight so badly?" the Yin Messenger said, displeased.