Then, Feng Qishi handed the booklet to Mu Anxiao, saying, "Let's divide it up reasonably, so it'll be easier to find."
"You and Grandpa will look for the elderly residents in the last fifteen pages, and you two take the first fifteen."
"So, you've found two already," Feng Qishi said, a flash of inspiration hitting him as he pointed to the old man and Grandpa.
Mu Anxiao noted down the names, replying, "If you feel it's unfair, then you can just memorize them all, and I'll take the booklet to find them."
"No need."
Feng Qishi had always hated memorizing. Ever since he became Shen Yan, all his spells had been learned through comprehension, so he naturally conceded.
Mu Anxiao ignored Feng Qishi and continued writing down names.
Seeing Mu Anxiao's serious demeanor, the old man smiled and said, "I used to have a daughter, and her mind was also very sharp."
Mu Anxiao was not interested in the old man's daughter and remained silent.
"Where is she?" Feng Qishi asked curiously.
The old man: "She passed away long ago."
"..." Feng Qishi didn't know how to comfort him, so he fell silent.
A moment later, Mu Anxiao flipped to the last page of the booklet and her eyes widened as she looked at the old man's name. "Mu Yu, your name is Mu Yu." She looked up at the old man.
The old man was startled by the surprise in Mu Anxiao's tone. "Calling my name directly like that, isn't it rather impolite?"
"I have a relative who is also called Mu Yu."
"What a coincidence." The old man was surprised.
"It is indeed quite a coincidence. I hope we are not related," Mu Anxiao said directly, handing the booklet back to Feng Qishi.
Feng Qishi was surprised. "You remembered it."
"Mmm."
Feng Qishi had nothing to say and took the booklet.
Minutes later.
Mu Anxiao and the others entered the city gate together.
As Mu Anxiao had expected, the old man showed no adverse reactions and stopped opposite Piao with her.
"...." Piao, inadvertently ignoring Mu Anxiao and the others, looked at the old man with surprise. "You've come in."
"I never expected to see you here," the old man smiled.
Piao also smiled.
Then, Mu Anxiao looked around and said, "Grandpa and I are leaving."
Hearing this, Piao looked at Mu Anxiao and asked, "What are you two going to do?"
"You just focus on guarding the gate," Mu Anxiao said, looking at Feng Qishi. "Meet me at the dilapidated temple in an hour."
"Alright," Feng Qishi readily agreed.
And so, their mission began.
Dilapidated Temple.
Lin Yan hid outside the door, afraid to go in.
The fake Lin Yan sat at the table, unaware of Lin Yan's arrival, and instead wondered why Feng Qishi wasn't back yet.
As he was pondering this, Xie Xin returned with Xiao Zeng.
"I didn't expect the shops here to close so early," Xie Xin said as he walked into the dilapidated temple and approached the table.
Hearing this, the fake Lin Yan looked up at Xie Xin and asked, "Have you seen my master?"
Xie Xin: "No. Have you seen the wolf demon?"
The fake Lin Yan swallowed and looked at Xiao Zeng. "Only you two returned."
"Mmm," Xiao Zeng nodded.
Outside the dilapidated temple.
Lin Yan peeked towards the dilapidated temple, took a deep breath, and said, "You come with me." He turned to look at the wolf demon.
The wolf demon's body stiffened. Thinking of Xie Xin's entanglement, he shook his head. "I'm not going with you. You go yourself, I'll protect you here."
"Didn't you say you'd accompany me?" Lin Yan asked in a low voice.
"I..."
Just as the wolf demon uttered the first syllable, A Xia and the others appeared behind them. Gu Xiao asked, "What are you guys?"
Hearing Gu Xiao's question, the wolf demon and Lin Yan hesitated. Following that, Suixuan slowly turned to look at them. Before they could speak, Gu Xiao's eyes widened again. "Is that you?" His gaze fixed on Lin Yan's face.
Seeing this, Lin Yan quickly stood up and covered Gu Xiao's mouth with his hand. "Can you not make a sound?"
Gu Xiao was stunned. Looking at Lin Yan's face up close, he nodded slightly.
Then, Lin Yan removed his hand.
Immediately, Chen Wuyi looked at the hole in front of Lin Yan and said, "You're going to find that imposter."
Hearing this, Lin Yan was stunned. "You know he's fake?"
"Only Feng Qishi here thinks he's real," Chen said, glancing at the wolf demon. "Tell us, how can we help you?"
Lin Yan: "You really want to help me?"
"Yes, we don't have anything else to do right now, so we'll help you," Chen thought about Piao and said, "At least we won't be idle."
Upon hearing this, Lin Yan honestly said, "It's simple. I need to get close to him."
Gu Xiao: "Get close to him, and then what?"
"And then... that's my own business." Lin Yan didn't want to involve them completely, so he said this.
Chen: "You never used to handle things yourself before."
Lin Yan looked at Chen. "This is my own business. You just need to get me in." He deliberately glanced towards the dilapidated temple.
Seeing Lin Yan's completely different demeanor and thinking about the imposter's actions inside, Chen hesitated and said, "Alright, then give me your hand."
"What for?" Lin Yan asked, confused.
"To take you in. However, I might say things that aren't pleasant, so I hope you don't get angry."
"I won't be angry."
"Good, then give it to me." Chen's attitude suddenly turned cold.
Lin Yan's body stiffened. He glanced at the wolf demon and obediently offered his hand to Chen.
Immediately, Chen grabbed Lin Yan's wrist and said, "You asked us to help you, right?"
"Yes, but why are you pulling me?" Lin Yan asked foolishly.
Chen: "You are a ghost we brought back. Later, you just need to cooperate."
Strategy. Lin Yan didn't think twice. He had originally just wanted to seek Chen's help and then take things one step at a time, because he knew that the Yin messengers and the wolf demon would definitely save him.
Who would have thought that Chen would help him all the way? He was truly moved.
"Thank you," he said.
"I guess you were just planning to take things one step at a time, weren't you?" Chen said.
Lin Yan: "..." His face turned awkward, and he nodded slightly.
Seeing Lin Yan's honest admission, Chen smiled faintly. "Later, we can only help you halfway. The rest is up to you. We..." She glanced at A Xia and Gu Xiao. "Will not interfere."
Gu Xiao: "We won't interfere." He nudged A Xia with his elbow.
A Xia was startled and looked at the wolf demon. "Are you coming in with us?"
The wolf demon's eyes flickered. "I'll pass." He was afraid of Xie Xin.
This time, because of Chen and the others, Lin Yan no longer thought of relying on the wolf demon.
So, he said, "You wait for me here."
The wolf demon: "Sorry, I can't accompany you."
Lin Yan shook his head slightly. "No, it was my fault earlier." He deliberately looked at Chen.
Chen: "Alright, let's go in."
"Mmm," Lin Yan nodded.