Feng Qishi was confused, "Mu Shazi, are you sick?"
Suixuan, Mu Anxiao immediately stopped mocking him and said, "You were controlled by that girl just now."
"What did you say?" Feng Qishi was startled.
"I only say good things once." Mu Anxiao glanced at Feng Qishi, then closed his eyes again, casting a spell with one hand while searching for the cook's demonic aura.
Seeing Mu Anxiao so serious, Feng Qishi didn't dare to say anything more, only feeling depressed.
The inn.
Er was led by Xu Lan, walking back and forth in the inn.
Initially, Er followed Xu Lan's arrangements purely because he hoped to help them and find the demon soul quickly.
Who knew that as soon as they came down, Xu Lan arranged for Er to stay in the inn.
However, Xu Lan was not one to sit still. She told Er that the demon soul might still be in this inn.
Seeing Xu Lan's confident look, Er took it seriously.
Thus, Er followed Xu Lan to search the entire inn, not even sparing the space under the beds.
Back in the lobby.
"Xu Lan, can we rest now?" Er asked with a dejected expression.
Xu Lan raised her hand to wipe the sweat from her forehead, took a breath, and turned to look at Er, "You're tired."
Er: "..." He looked stunned and nodded.
Xu Lan sighed, "Alright, just for a moment." As she spoke, she led Er to the table and they sat down.
Just as they were about to drink water, the cook walked into the inn with an angry expression.
"What do you mean?" she shouted.
Hearing this, Xu Lan and Er simultaneously turned their attention to the cook.
Xu Lan asked, "Who is this?"
Er glanced at Xu Lan and quickly stood up, "You go back by yourself."
Seeing this, Xu Lan untied the black rope bound to her wrist.
Er lowered his head and said, "Thank you." Then he walked around the table to the cook.
The cook said, "I just went out and met those women again."
"You went to find them."
The cook: "...." She nodded.
"Why did you look for them?"
"I..." The cook pursed her lips, "I just wanted to know if what you said was true."
"..." Hearing the cook's words, Er couldn't help but smile, "Then tell me, was what I said true, or... false."
The cook: "..." She lowered her head, then her eyes suddenly turned red, and the corners of her lips curled up slightly. "Of course it was false." After saying that, she suddenly raised her face and grabbed Er by the neck.
Xu Lan was shocked and quickly whipped the black rope towards the imposter cook.
The next second.
The imposter cook let go, pushed Er towards Xu Lan, "Yin Shi." With that, she transformed into the girl in red,
"I hate Yin Shi the most."
Xu Lan, in the time Er fell towards her, quickly retracted the black rope and dodged.
At the same time, Er lay on the ground.
The girl laughed, "You fell."
Then, Xu Lan looked at the girl, "It's you."
"Hello!" the girl said, her expression suddenly turning wronged.
"Stop pretending." Xu Lan, wrapping the rope around her hand, stepped over Er and approached the girl.
"Oh no, you saw through me." The girl turned and ran.
Just as Xu Lan was about to chase the girl, Er's voice came, "Don't go." After speaking, he coughed a few times.
Hearing this, Xu Lan glanced at the door, then turned to Er, "Do you know what she is?"
Er pushed himself up and stood up unsteadily, asking, "Don't you already know who she is?"
From Xu Lan's words just now, Er could tell that she had interacted with the girl.
Xu Lan said, "Some time ago, I saw her in the woods over there. She tried to control me, but she failed."
"You are from the underworld and have seen life and death, so you naturally have no feelings about these things."
Hearing Er's words, Xu Lan was convinced that he definitely understood her.
"What is she?"
"A monster." Er simply uttered two words, took a step back, and turned to sit at the table.
Xu Lan frowned, "What kind of monster?"
"A tree monster."
"A tree monster?" Xu Lan repeated, walked forward, circled the table, and sat opposite Er, "What is that?"
"She is very pitiful."
"..." Xu Lan thought for a moment, "I know she is very pitiful."
"She is human."
"What?"
"She is human," Er said, glancing at Xu Lan, "but, she is also not human."
"What exactly is she?"
"A monster."
"..." Xu Lan was confused.
The girl's identity was varied.
In the demon world, some demons considered her a monster, some considered her the illegitimate daughter of a demon king, and a small minority, like Er, who had interacted with her, all considered her a pitiful person.
In short, what was she? Only she herself knew.
"..." Seeing Xu Lan's speechless expression, Er said, "Actually, I don't know either."
"..." Xu Lan sighed, "I can see that."
"Every time she comes, she chokes my neck." Er touched his neck.
"Every time?" Xu Lan was shocked, "How many times has she come?"
"Countless times, anyway, that child is very pitiful. Her pity radiates from the inside out. Every time I see her," Er's eyes darkened, "I think of myself."
"Yourself?" The more Xu Lan listened, the more she found the girl to be mysterious.
Er: "..." He cried.
Xu Lan's mouth twitched, she took out a handkerchief from her sleeve and threw it to Er, "You really are a crybaby."
"I miss my family." Er said, burying his face in the table and weeping.
Xu Lan covered her ears.
The woods.
Mu Anxiao and Feng Qishi hid behind a large tree, then watched the cook interacting with the green light not far away.
Feng Qishi said, "She's really in contact with her."
Mu Anxiao glanced at Feng Qishi, "Shut up."
Feng Qishi: "..." He obediently covered his mouth.
Then, Mu Anxiao turned his head back to look over there, raised two fingers, pointed to his right ear, and began to eavesdrop on the situation there.
Seeing Mu Anxiao's skilled operation, Feng Qishi said, "You." At the same time, Mu Anxiao glared fiercely at Feng Qishi, pointing to his mouth.
Feng Qishi lowered his head, looking at Mu Anxiao's angry expression, and quickly zipped his mouth shut.
Suixuan, Mu Anxiao let out a soft hum, turned his head back, and directed his enchanted right ear towards the cook and the others.
Over there.
The cook said with a crying face, "Just like you said, they are all liars."
The green light asked, "What's wrong?"
"My cooking is not good at all, yet they still say it's good against their will. Demon soul," the cook said, "come back with me, we need you."