Mu Anxiao looked at the Yin Messenger's face and deliberately asked, "See anything?"
The Yin Messenger swallowed, slowly shifting his gaze from Mu Anxiao's arm, and said, "How could this happen."
"It seems you are very disappointed," Mu Anxiao said, pulling down her sleeve and looking at the red-clothed beggar staring at them. "Kid, thanks."
The red-clothed beggar looked confused. "Why are you thanking me?" he asked, pointing to himself.
Mu Anxiao replied, "If it weren't for you, I would have been framed and killed by this guy." After speaking, she glared at the Yin Messenger.
The Yin Messenger put on a dejected expression and pouted, saying, "I made a mistake again."
Xu Lan added, "Fortunately, no great mistake was made."
Then, the Yin Messenger lowered his head.
Following this, all the beggars and other Yin Messengers left the grand hall, leaving only the three of them, Mu Anxiao, Xu Lan, and the Yin Messenger.
Mu Anxiao calmly looked at the Yin Messenger, who had been dejected since earlier. She said, "Hey, you must feel very humiliated."
The Yin Messenger responded, "I thought I wouldn't make any mistakes."
"Everyone should have confidence, but blind confidence," Mu Anxiao nudged the Yin Messenger with her elbow, "that's where you're wrong."
Upon hearing this, the Yin Messenger raised his face and glared at Mu Anxiao, saying, "You compete with me."
"Why should I compete with you?"
"Since you are not guilty, then you and I are on equal footing. Therefore," the Yin Messenger's eyes were firm, "compete with me to see who catches that bad guy first, how about it?"
"This," Mu Anxiao put on a show of hesitation, "I want to help you too, but this is not within my jurisdiction. Besides, there is a barrier between your place and mine. If we were to compete, what would that count as?"
The Yin Messenger was speechless. Unwilling, he looked at Xu Lan, who was walking towards them.
Xu Lan asked, "Why are you looking at me?"
"Sir, if I may speak frankly."
"What do you want to speak frankly about?" Xu Lan looked at the incompetent and troublesome Yin Messenger with confusion, and inexplicably felt uneasy.
The Yin Messenger said, "If possible, I hope our relationship can be mended. Please forgive them."
"What?"
"Actually, I find it quite meaningless to keep arguing. It's so childish."
Mu Anxiao's previous efforts had resulted in complete failure, but this time, she had gained the forgiveness of one of the Yin Messengers without any effort.
She was also surprised, looking at Xu Lan.
Xu Lan replied, "This is not something I can decide. She... you know, she is not a proper Yin Messenger."
"Aren't all those who hold the silver rope considered part of them?" the Yin Messenger asked, pointing to Mu Anxiao. "She has one."
The last time, they hadn't listened to Mu Anxiao's words, and that incident had bothered her for a long time.
This time, she didn't bring up the topic, and the Yin Messenger had helped her, which made her feel both happy and excited.
However, having learned from her past experience, she knew not to get happy too soon, so she put on a serious and proper face.
Mu Anxiao remained silent.
At the same time, Xu Lan glanced at the serious Mu Anxiao, then looked at the Yin Messenger. "Weren't you the one who led the opposition last time? Why the sudden change of heart this time?"
He led it?
Xu Lan's words also confused Mu Anxiao.
So, she glanced at Xu Lan and asked, "What do you mean?"
Xu Lan replied, "Ask him." He pointed to the Yin Messenger.
The Yin Messenger lowered his eyes, no longer having the courage to look at Mu Anxiao. He remained silent.
"Hey, you've been unhappy with me for a long time."
"I don't know you," the Yin Messenger dodged her gaze.
"You don't know me, yet you harmed me. You brat, are you..." Halfway through her sentence, Mu Anxiao suddenly recalled the Yin Messenger's glorious record of repeated failures and sneered, "I know."
Hearing this, the Yin Messenger finally shifted his gaze back to Mu Anxiao's face. "Know what?"
Mu Anxiao smiled. "You brat, you did it on purpose."
The Yin Messenger felt guilty.
Xu Lan saw the Yin Messenger's guilty expression and asked, "What's wrong with you?"
The Yin Messenger explained, "I never succeed in anything, but when I spout nonsense, they all listen to me. So I..." He glanced cautiously at Mu Anxiao, "I became like this."
"You don't know that spouting nonsense like this can kill people?"
"You're not a person."
"I'm not a person, yet you still arrested me. And I'm not within your jurisdiction."
"Even if you are not, we still have to manage it."
"You..." Mu Anxiao clearly didn't want to listen to the Yin Messenger anymore. Instead, she looked at Xu Lan and asked, "You tell me, am I under your jurisdiction?"
"This..." Xu Lan glanced at the Yin Messenger who was staring at him and said, "By rights, you are under our jurisdiction."
"Are you really managing me?"
"Yes."
"Oh dear," Mu Anxiao shook her head slightly. "This is awkward."
"What's awkward about it? You haven't made any mistakes."
"Oh, right. I indeed haven't made any mistakes," Mu Anxiao nodded, then looked at the Yin Messenger. "Your spouting nonsense like this could kill me, and what's more, it would slow down my mission. How will you compensate?"
"I was just saying it, and they all listened. Besides, it's also the fault of the new presiding Yin Messenger. You can't blame it all on me," the Yin Messenger said pitifully.
Mu Anxiao was too lazy to argue with the Yin Messenger on this issue. She then looked at Xu Lan and asked, "Are you going to interrogate someone later?"
Xu Lan replied, "How did you know?"
"He told me," Mu Anxiao tilted her face towards the Yin Messenger.
Seeing this, the Yin Messenger quickly said, "She asked me if the woman who was imprisoned with her was being interrogated by you, and then I just said it. I didn't mean to."
"I don't blame you, why are you so nervous?"
"I'm afraid you blame me."
Xu Lan looked at the Yin Messenger's timid appearance and sighed, then looked at Mu Anxiao. "What do you want to do?"
Mu Anxiao replied, "I want to watch."
"Watch what?"
"Watch you interrogate her."
"What's so interesting about that? Besides, you're fine now, so you can leave."
"I..."
As she uttered a word, the Yin Messenger quickly said, "Sir, the issue I raised is not yet resolved." He raised his hand.
Hearing this, Xu Lan looked back at the Yin Messenger. "This depends on your promotion. I can't control their thoughts."
The Yin Messenger replied, "Okay, I'll handle this." He looked at Mu Anxiao and said, "As long as everyone accepts your apology, will you compete with me?"
With so many things piling up, Mu Anxiao felt this was an opportunity and agreed. "Alright, as long as they all forgive me and accept me, then I will compete with you."
"Okay, it's a deal," the Yin Messenger said, raising his hand.
Seeing this, Mu Anxiao's expression stiffened. "Are you going to high-five me?"
The Yin Messenger heard this, looked at Mu Anxiao's injured hands, and said helplessly, "I'll go now."
After speaking, as he was about to turn and leave, Xu Lan suddenly said, "Stop. You should do your official business first before anything else." With a wave of his arm, the lanterns disappeared one by one.