"Are we leaving now?" Feng Qishi asked Mu Anxiao uncertainly.
Mu Anxiao: "..."
Seeing Mu Anxiao remain silent, Feng Qishi lost the desire to ask further.
Piao: "How much longer do you need to think?"
How much longer?
One thing after another.
Mu Anxiao's mind hadn't even processed the first matter before another emerged.
She couldn't help but wonder why no mission ever went smoothly.
With this thought, she sighed softly, "We just need to guide him."
Feng Qishi: "Guide him?"
"Tell him more about the ruined temple, tell him more about the Lin family, and I believe," Mu Anxiao said, trusting her instincts, "he will find himself."
"We don't know anything about his Lin family," Feng Qishi added.
Chen: "That's right, I don't know anything either."
Piao: "I've only been here for a year, and I don't know his affairs either. For you to tell him about his past," he shook his head slightly, "that seems a bit unrealistic, doesn't it?"
Mu Anxiao: "..." She glanced at each of them and sighed, "Lin Yan, Lin... Magistrate Lin, they are family."
Chen: "Isn't Magistrate Lin Wansha's enemy?"
Mu Anxiao couldn't clearly recall the events from before.
As for whether Wansha knew Lin Yan, she had also forgotten!
In any case, as far as she remembered, Magistrate Lin seemed to be Lin Yan's ancestor?
Thinking this, she looked at Chen, "Never mind anything else, first, let's just let him know he's a person."
Feng Qishi: "Have you figured out what to do?"
Mu Anxiao: "Not yet. We'll figure it out when we get there."
After Mu Anxiao's words, they arrived outside the residence once more.
Piao looked up at the sky and said, "If I claimed this residence was mine, he would definitely go berserk."
Mu Anxiao: "Just shout."
Piao: "..." He hesitated for a moment, then shouted, "Lin Yan, this residence is mine! Get out of my house!"
In a pitch-black room.
Lin Yan sat quietly at the table, listening to Piao's loud shouts from outside, and sighed, "They're back again." Saying this, he turned to look at the bed, remaining motionless.
A quarter of an hour later.
Piao's voice was hoarse, "I can't do it anymore." He waved his hand and bent over to catch his breath.
Mu Anxiao glanced at Piao, then back at the tightly shut residence door, "There's no wind."
Feng Qishi: "He knows we're here."
Mu Anxiao crossed her arms, "He definitely knows." She then shouted, "Lin Yan, if you don't come out, you're going to die."
In the room.
The moment Mu Anxiao's voice reached him, Lin Yan's body stiffened, "I'm going to die?" Saying this, he stood up.
The next moment, just as Mu Anxiao had predicted, Lin Yan phased through the door and windows, floating towards the rooftop.
The wind blew.
Chen and Piao huddled together in a corner.
Only Mu Anxiao and Feng Qishi remained in place, both looking up at Lin Yan above them.
Immediately, they exchanged a glance, and Mu Anxiao said, "You've come out."
Lin Yan: "I am a god. How can I die?"
Mu Anxiao: "What did you say?" she asked, feigning not having heard.
Feng Qishi glanced at Mu Anxiao: "...."
Lin Yan's brow furrowed, and he repeated, "I am a god. How can I possibly die!"
Mu Anxiao: "..."
Lin Yan: "Why aren't you paying attention to me anymore?"
Mu Anxiao shouted, "I can't hear what you're saying, I can't hear you."
Hearing this, Feng Qishi asked softly, "Why repeat yourself?"
Mu Anxiao replied softly, "Only by repeating can I prove I'm hard of hearing, you fool." She nudged Feng Qishi with her elbow.
Feng Qishi: "Let's hope this doesn't fail."
Mu Anxiao: "..." She shot Feng Qishi a fierce glare, then looked up, her eyes widening, "Huh? He's gone?"
Feng Qishi frowned: "..." His ear twitched, and he abruptly turned around.
Sensing Feng Qishi's movement, Mu Anxiao also turned around.
The next second, the moment Lin Yan reappeared, everything around them lit up with a green light.
Although it was green, to Mu Anxiao, it was much better than darkness.
At the very least, she could see their faces now.
Lin Yan: "You said you couldn't hear."
At night, Lin Yan appeared particularly sinister and eerie. Seeing him like this, Mu Anxiao shivered, and with forced courage, said, "I can hear you now."
Lin Yan: "..."
Seeing Lin Yan remain silent, Mu Anxiao grew nervous. But to help him revive, she forced a smile, "Can you hear what I'm saying?"
"I am a god. Why would I die?"
Mu Anxiao's nerves tightened, "Yes, you are a god. You won't die. But... recently," she flicked her eyes, "there's a Guardian God competition with an elimination system. If you don't compete well, you will die."
"I will die?"
"Yes." Mu Anxiao felt her fabricated story was becoming somewhat absurd, so she became uneasy.
However, Lin Yan didn't seem to notice Mu Anxiao's facial expressions. Instead, he fell silent.
"..."
Feng Qishi peeked at Lin Yan, thinking he was bound to be exposed.
Piao and Chen fixed their gaze on Lin Yan's face, simultaneously holding their breath for Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao: "Why aren't you talking anymore?" she asked, peeking and anxiously watching Lin Yan's contemplative expression.
Lin Yan took a deep breath, "Compete? How do I compete?"
Mu Anxiao had not expected Lin Yan to believe her words at all. When Lin Yan asked this, she suddenly felt a sense of guilt, but to help him revive, she decided to go all out.
"Do you know who you are supposed to protect?"
"I protect this residence."
"Protect the residence," Mu Anxiao smiled, "the residence is just an empty shell. Other guardian gods protect something inside the residence. This is the first time I've seen someone just protecting the residence."
"First time seeing who?"
"You!" Mu Anxiao pointed at Lin Yan.
Lin Yan's expression stiffened, "I am the guardian god of this residence. As for what's inside, I have no right to know. This is an agreement between me and the master."
"An agreement with the master? Alright," Mu Anxiao smiled, "Who is your master?"
"My master?" Lin Yan repeated, lowering his head and trying desperately to recall.
Feng Qishi: "..." He observed Lin Yan intently, afraid he would become angry and harm Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao, however, looked at Lin Yan with a calm expression and continued, "Who is your master?"
Shortly after, Feng Qishi softly called out, "Mu Xiazi."
Mu Anxiao: "..." She ignored Feng Qishi.
The next moment, Lin Yan began to repeatedly say Mu Anxiao's words aloud, emphasizing the word "master."
Chen: "..." She began observing the surrounding changes.
Piao: "...." He quietly stared at Lin Yan.
Feng Qishi, seeing that Mu Anxiao wasn't responding to him, also became annoyed, "...."