Mu Anxiao watched Guan Mian's frightened expression calmly, snorted, and continued to cast her spell.
Guan Mian stood rooted to the spot, his eyes fixed nervously on the booklet gradually being restored by Mu Anxiao's magic, his brows knitted tightly.
Mu Miyan observed Guan Mian's expression, and for a moment, she couldn't understand what Mu Anxiao was doing.
Minutes later.
Mu Anxiao caught the newly restored booklet and looked up at Xu Lan, "Within three hours, right?"
"You've already fixed it, and you still want to go?" Xu Lan was a bit confused by Mu Anxiao's intentions.
Mu Anxiao replied, "Yes, there are two reasons I need to go. First, I'm too tired to deal with this fake immortal cultivation sect anymore. Second, if you want me to go myself, how will I find them? So, I can only rely on this."
"You..."
As soon as Guan Mian uttered a word, Mu Anxiao shot him a look, "Don't worry, I'll follow this ledger-like thing of yours to find those people, and then... you'll be finished." She suddenly remembered something and quickly turned to Xu Lan, "Right, help me write something. I want them to sign and thumbprint it."
"Write what?"
"Just a few simple words: Mu Mian sells fake medicine, defrauds for wealth and takes lives."
"Can you stop slandering me?"
"Are you even human?"
"You..."
"Alright, I don't want to waste words with you. If you dare to bully my disciple, wait until I get back, and you'll see how I deal with you." Mu Anxiao pointed at Guan Mian's face.
Due to Mu Anxiao's spellcasting, Guan Mian felt a sense of dread towards her, so his tone of voice became noticeably more timid.
"She and I haven't severed our relationship yet, she's still my disciple," he said weakly.
"The moment you died, you lost all connection with her. These are basic principles," Mu Anxiao swept her gaze over Guan Mian, "You don't even understand that."
Guan Mian: "...."
Mu Miyan added, "The moment you intended to sell me, all ties between us were broken."
Guan Mian had expected Mu Miyan to still fear him, but upon hearing her tone, he fell silent.
Mu Anxiao calmly watched Guan Mian's speechless state, snorted, and looked up at Xu Lan, "Is it ready?"
"It's ready."
"Excellent," Mu Anxiao nodded, stepped to the table, and looked down at the calligraphy Xu Lan had written, smiling. "Oh, it seems you've put in a lot of effort, your handwriting has improved."
"My handwriting has always been good," Xu Lan retorted.
"I really couldn't tell," Mu Anxiao shook her head slightly, folded the paper, and tucked it into the booklet. "Alright, I'm leaving."
Seeing Mu Anxiao about to leave, Yin Chai hurried forward and said, "I'll go with you."
"Why are you following me?" Mu Anxiao turned sideways to look at Yin Chai.
Yin Chai replied, "I'll show you the way."
"I don't need that."
"You really do," Yin Chai said firmly.
Mu Anxiao knew that Yin Chai wanted to use this opportunity to investigate the person who killed those ten beggars, otherwise, he wouldn't be so eager.
Therefore, she said, "This, you ask him, not me." She turned to look at Xu Lan.
Xu Lan immediately understood Mu Anxiao's intention and sighed, "Then let him lead you. But remember, if it exceeds three hours, I will be the one to make the judgment, and you will have no chance to save your disciple."
Mu Anxiao understood that anything with a time limit would definitely not be easy.
However, even so, she had to try.
"Fine, if I don't make it back, you can make your judgment based on his words." As she spoke, Mu Anxiao turned to face Mu Miyan, "Do you trust me?"
"Mhm," Mu Miyan nodded.
Mu Anxiao smiled faintly and stepped towards the dog-headed demon.
Then, as Mu Anxiao passed Guan Mian, Guan Mian glanced back at her, thinking, "Let's see what you can investigate." He then deliberately looked at Mu Miyan.
The moment Guan Mian looked at her, Mu Miyan turned her face away.
Guan Mian glared at Mu Miyan, then looked up at Xu Lan with a smile.
"...." Xu Lan stared expressionlessly at his face, not saying a word.
Being stared at by Xu Lan like that, Guan Mian was startled and quickly lowered his head.
On the other side.
Mu Anxiao walked up to the dog-headed demon and said in a low voice, "You'd better not play any tricks on me."
"What tricks could I play?" the dog-headed demon asked in a low voice.
"You know very well what tricks you could play. In any case, during the three hours I'm gone, you are not allowed to speak."
The dog-headed demon was worried that his words might be overheard by Xu Lan, so at the moment Mu Anxiao said this, he nodded.
"It's good that you understand," Mu Anxiao said softly, then turned to Xu Lan, "Do you want to come along?"
Xu Lan glanced at Xu Lan and replied, "I need to watch him." She pointed at Guan Mian.
Mu Anxiao followed Xu Lan's finger, looked at Guan Mian, said nothing, and turned to Yin Chai, "Hey, let's go."
Hearing this, Yin Chai turned to look at Mu Anxiao, agreed with a sound, and then looked at Xu Lan, "My lord, we're leaving then."
Xu Lan nodded slightly.
Subsequently, Mu Anxiao glanced at the dog-headed demon and walked ahead.
Yin Chai followed.
Mortal Realm.
The wolf demon entered a shop that sold daggers and other items. Glancing around, he walked to the counter, took out a dagger, placed it on the table, and asked, "See if you have a scabbard with this pattern?"
Upon hearing this, the male owner looked at the fierce wolf demon, his heart filled with apprehension. Just as he was about to reach for the dagger, the wolf demon coldly said, "Just look, don't touch."
The wolf demon knew that the dagger had a demonic aura. If an ordinary person touched it, they might not die, but they would become ill for half a month, or even a month.
Therefore, to prevent such incidents, the wolf demon treated every shop owner with this attitude, precisely to prevent them from touching the dagger and causing him unnecessary trouble.
Hearing this, the male owner was startled and quickly withdrew his hand. He looked up at the wolf demon and asked, "You don't want me to touch it, so I can't tell."
"This dagger was left by a demon soul, filled with demonic energy. Whoever touches it dies. Think carefully yourself."
Upon hearing the wolf demon's words, the male owner couldn't help but swallow a few times. He straightened up and took a step back, "Sir, you're exaggerating."
"If you don't believe me, try it," the wolf demon pointed at the dagger.
Immediately, the dagger moved on its own.
Seeing this, the male owner was startled and quickly retreated a few steps, bumping into the wall.
The wolf demon looked at the male owner's thoroughly frightened state and tutted, "Why are you touching it?" He tapped the dagger.
Dagger: "...." It became still.
The male owner looked at the wolf demon's hand and asked with a trembling voice, "It's filled with demonic energy, why are you unharmed?"