"..." The Yincha looked at Xu Lan not far away with dread, swallowed, and stepped forward to say, "Sir, hello."
Xu Lan: "You're back."
"Yes."
Mu Anxiao looked at the Yincha's obsequious demeanor and Xu Lan's indifferent expression. She asked, "Hey, your master, has he been promoted and become rich?"
"Yes." Xu Lan nodded slightly.
"Why?"
"Because he found the belongings of those five women, and after handing them in, he was promoted and became rich."
"That's bribery."
"No, that was the master's mission. The items were designated to be handed over. Because the master completed it well, he was promoted."
"And became rich?"
"Did not become rich."
"Didn't you say promoted and rich?" Mu Anxiao nitpicked.
Xu Lan was speechless for a moment and said, "I was just going along with what you said. No, no."
"Oh, you didn't flatter him well."
"This is not flattery," Xu Lan said seriously.
"Then it's... giving him a compliment."
"..." Xu Lan was utterly speechless.
Mu Anxiao glanced at Xu Lan and then looked back at Xu Lan, who was talking non-stop with the Yincha. She said, "Sir, I've been wronged."
Mu Anxiao had originally intended to watch the Yincha's downfall after the matter was resolved.
But who would have thought that this Yincha was much more arrogant than she had imagined? Based on this alone, she decided to see him embarrassed ahead of time.
Hearing this, the Yincha stiffened and turned to look at Mu Anxiao. "..."
At the same time, Xu Lan pretended not to know Mu Anxiao and asked, "How have you been wronged?"
Mu Anxiao looked at Xu Lan, who was pretending to be serious in front of his subordinate, and was also speechless. "..."
Xu Lan: "I'm asking you."
Mu Anxiao: "Your subordinate believed the monster's words and said I committed evil deeds."
"..." Xu Lan turned to look at the Yincha. "Did this happen?"
"Sir, that monster even called her master. She must be."
"Where is that monster?"
"The monster..." The Yincha's eyes dodged slightly. "...ran away."
"Ran away?" Xu Lan was surprised, looked down at the Yincha's panicked face, and said, "You are, after all, an underworld Yincha, and you've learned how to catch monsters. How could you..."
"She let it go," the Yincha quickly defended himself.
Mu Anxiao exclaimed, "Slander! Where did I let it go? You're talking nonsense!"
The Yincha said, "Sir, look at how agitated she is. She must have a problem." He subtly pointed at Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao: "..." Her face was ashen.
"Being agitated means there's a problem. You really are..."
Xu Lan stopped halfway through his sentence when a young man suddenly walked out from behind Xu Lan and asked, "What happened?"
Hearing this, Xu Lan closed his mouth and lowered his head slightly.
Mu Anxiao glanced at Xu Lan, then at the man. Her eyes widened, and she thought, is it Dog Head? No, Dog Head should have a dog's face? But, there is clearly demonic energy on him, and that demonic energy is from the Dog Head monster.
Thinking this, her expression became tense.
Xu Lan turned to look at the man. "The Yincha arrested a criminal, but she said she did nothing. We are discussing this matter."
"Oh?" The man glanced at Mu Anxiao and smiled. "Miss, what is your name?"
"Come here, and I'll tell you." Mu Anxiao wanted to get closer to smell the demonic energy on the man, so she said this.
"Alright." The man nodded and walked forward, stopping in front of Mu Anxiao. "Tell me." He lowered his head to meet Mu Anxiao's eyes.
Mu Anxiao quietly looked at the man's smiling face, narrowed her eyes, and whispered, "It's you."
"What?" The man pretended not to hear clearly and turned his head to look at Xu Lan beside him. "Go over to Xu Lan."
"Yes." Xu Lan responded, glanced at Mu Anxiao, and quickly walked away.
Immediately after, Mu Anxiao's lips curved. "Are you afraid she'll hear?" she said very quietly.
"Tell me," the man smiled, "Who am I?"
"Dog Head Monster."
However, the moment Mu Anxiao uttered these four words, the man's face turned cold. "You've seen through me."
Unexpected! Mu Anxiao thought he wouldn't admit it?
Who would have thought he would admit it so easily?
Thinking this, she began to worry about her own safety.
"..."
"Why aren't you talking?"
"I mistook you for someone else." Mu Anxiao said this for her own safety.
"I really am."
"You're really not the Dog Head I know." Mu Anxiao lowered her head.
"I really..."
Before he could finish speaking, Mu Anxiao suddenly lifted her face and said, "Don't try to trick me into confessing with this. I won't fall for it."
"You..." The Dog Head Monster smiled helplessly. "Why don't you listen to me?"
"Don't try to harm me."
"You..." The Dog Head Monster was momentarily speechless, then lowered his gaze to Mu Anxiao's hands, which were bound by black ropes, and turned to the Yincha. "You, come here."
The Yincha was startled and quickly walked behind the Dog Head Monster, asking, "Sir, is something wrong?"
"Release her."
"What?" The Yincha was surprised and looked at Mu Anxiao. "Sir, she is the monster's master. If you release her, she... will definitely continue to do evil."
"..." Mu Anxiao glared at the Yincha and sighed.
The Yincha dared not look at Mu Anxiao and continued to look at the Dog Head Monster with a firm expression, saying, "Sir, please believe me."
Immediately, the Dog Head Monster coldly uttered two words: "Get lost."
Hearing the Dog Head Monster's dismissal, the Yincha reluctantly walked away.
Then, Mu Anxiao glanced at the Yincha's retreating back and turned to look at the Dog Head Monster again. "What do you want?"
"To release you."
"You caused my failure, and now you want to release me. What is your ulterior motive?"
"I..." The Dog Head Monster knew that now was not the time to reveal his identity, so he asked, "What do I have to do for you to believe me?"
"It's simple. Hand over the wolf demon's demon core."
"Wolf demon?"
"Yes."
"That demon core was hard-earned. I won't give it to you."
"You..."
"Only if the demon core is here can I avoid being discovered. If you take it, I'll be finished."
"..."
Seeing Mu Anxiao fall silent, and then thinking about what she had just said with a serious expression, the Dog Head Monster was shocked. "No, how did you know who I was?"
"I smelled it."
Hearing this, the Dog Head Monster curled his lips. "Impressive, you." He pointed at Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao looked coldly at the Dog Head Monster, whose face had turned human. "You won't give it to me, will you?"
"I can't give it to you. If I give it to you, you..." Before he could finish speaking, the Dog Head Monster frowned. "No, how did you know I had a demon core?"
"The wolf demon told me. You pretended to be a wolf to trick him. What a method you came up with."
"I could only come here this way."
"..." Mu Anxiao said, "But I don't want to know how you got here. I want the demon core now. As long as you give me the demon core, I will listen to you and leave."
Dog Head Monster: "..."