“I think he’ll do.” Mu Anxiao stated firmly.
Feng Qishi patted Mu Anxiao on the shoulder, “You think whatever you want, I’ve already called him.”
“…” Mu Anxiao rolled her eyes.
Feng Qishi curved his lips, “The way you roll your eyes is really ugly.” With that, he turned and walked towards Gu Xiao.
Mu Anxiao let out a soft hum, and muttered, “Fine, my credit is going to be stolen.” Saying this, she smacked her forehead.
If only Hei Feng had come, Mu Anxiao could have earned twenty taels of silver from it. Now that his superior had arrived, she would only be able to get a few taels, and with Feng Qishi’s share, Mu Anxiao would essentially make no money.
Thinking of this reality, Mu Anxiao kicked a stone in front of her.
Then, as pain surged, Mu Anxiao gasped and, pretending nothing was wrong, limped towards Feng Qishi.
Feng Qishi stopped beside Gu Xiao and asked, “What’s wrong?”
Gu Xiao said, “Well, I wanted to ask you a question.” He glanced at Feng Qishi.
Feng Qishi asked, “What sort of question could you possibly have for me?”
Given Mu Anxiao’s forceful questioning just now, Gu Xiao clearly no longer trusted her.
Therefore, he turned to glance at Mu Anxiao, who had stopped and was looking down at her shoes, then turned back and asked, “If a sinful demon had a reason for doing wrong, could he possibly be released?”
“You’re not trying to speak for…” Feng Qishi glanced at Yang Tai, “that Yang Tai, are you?”
Gu Xiao nodded, “Yes.”
Feng Qishi asked, “Didn’t he treat you very poorly? Why do you want to help him?”
“I know his past.” Gu Xiao said deeply.
Just then, Gu Xiao’s words reached Mu Anxiao’s ears. She raised her head, looked at the back of Gu Xiao’s head, and recalled Yang Tai’s resistance just now.
She thought, it’s better not to ask.
“And then?”
Feng Qishi knew nothing of what had transpired here, and with Gu Xiao’s words, he felt nothing, as he had absolutely no interest in Yang Tai’s past.
Gu Xiao exclaimed, “You’re not curious about Yang Tai’s past?”
Feng Qishi said indifferently, “Not curious. His past has nothing to do with me, does it?”
Indeed, how could a normal immortal be interested in the past of a demon soul? Gu Xiao thought this way, and Mu Anxiao’s behavior just now was indeed an exception.
“Alright!” he said, disappointed.
Hearing Gu Xiao’s dejected response, Feng Qishi asked, “Are you trying to tell me his past, and then have me help him?”
“You’ve figured it out.”
“Why don’t you speak for yourself then?”
“Yang Tai’s past is far more tragic than mine. My own matters are not worth mentioning.”
Originally, Feng Qishi wasn’t that curious about Yang Tai’s past, but after hearing Gu Xiao mention it, he suddenly became interested.
“Tell me!”
“You’re willing to listen?” Gu Xiao asked, surprised.
Feng Qishi replied, “Yes, tell me, I’m listening.”
Gu Xiao smiled, and then cautiously asked, “Then… if you hear it, can you help him?”
“This,” Feng Qishi turned and glanced at Mu Anxiao, who was still looking down not far away, then turned back, “Many demon souls have difficult pasts. Just like people, life isn’t always smooth sailing. I’m afraid I can’t help with this matter.”
Gu Xiao: “…”
Feng Qishi continued, “It’s okay if you don’t tell me.”
Gu Xiao had intended to tell Yang Tai’s past and then ask Feng Qishi for help. To his surprise, Feng Qishi had refused so quickly. However, having already brought it up, he felt it would seem too self-serving if he didn’t speak.
But thinking of the promise he had made to Yang Tai, he didn’t want to speak. At this moment, he was in a dilemma.
At the same time, Mu Anxiao had also heard Gu Xiao’s words clearly. She looked up, thought for a moment, then walked forward and glanced at the demon souls, who had not noticed this side.
Subsequently, she transmitted her thoughts to Feng Qishi, “Tell him to speak, I can help.”
Hearing Mu Anxiao’s words, Feng Qishi was startled and transmitted back, “Can you handle it?”
Mu Anxiao nodded slightly.
Immediately, Feng Qishi frowned and looked at Gu Xiao, “You tell me, she,” he glanced at Mu Anxiao standing behind Gu Xiao, “she can help.”
Hearing Feng Qishi’s words, Gu Xiao slowly turned to look at Mu Anxiao and asked, “Really?”
Mu Anxiao nodded slightly.
Thus, Gu Xiao cooperated fully and recounted Yang Tai’s past.
After listening, Mu Anxiao understood why Yang Tai had killed those five women. If one thought about it this way, Yang Tai could be considered to have eliminated a menace for the people.
If she remembered correctly, before the five women died, that town’s reputation was also not good. In fact, Ye Yin had once told her that the marriages of the women in that town were all broken off halfway, even though they could have grown old together. Why did such a thing happen?
As for why Ye Yin told Mu Anxiao these things, it was because Mu Anxiao had helped tie most of the red threads in that town. Due to this connection, she had gained a bad reputation for carelessly tying red threads.
After that, Mu Anxiao never touched red threads again.
Now, she finally understood. It was those five women who had disrupted the marriages of others, causing some women to die young, and even causing her a lot of trouble and tarnishing her reputation.
It was quite miraculous that after the five women died, the brothel closed down, and the marriages of the women in the town were never broken off halfway again. This also saved Ye Yin a lot of trouble.
Therefore, the facts proved that Yang Tai had done a good deed, not a bad one.
“I understand.” She said.
Gu Xiao asked, “Can you help him?”
Mu Anxiao glanced at Yang Tai over there, and after thinking, replied, “I should be able to help him.”
“Why ‘should’?”
Mu Anxiao said, “Demons always have many advantages over mortals. Therefore, the crime of a demon killing someone is more serious than that of a human, and it’s not easy to resolve.”
Yes, the world is truly unfair. Humans killing demons is permissible, but demons killing humans is a crime.
Gu Xiao and the others had long seen this clearly, but what he couldn’t accept was that Yang Tai had clearly done a good deed, so why was he still arrested? Why was it so unfair?
Thinking this, Gu Xiao clenched his fists, “Mu Anxiao, I hope you can help him. He is truly innocent.”
“……” Mu Anxiao.
How could Mu Anxiao not see Yang Tai’s innocence? She was merely an immortal acting under orders. There were many things she had no authority to interfere with. What should she do next?
She didn’t know!
“Let me think.” She said.
Gu Xiao: “…”
Feng Qishi also gained some insight after listening.
Therefore, he asked, “Have those five women already reincarnated?”
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao looked up at Feng Qishi and shook her head, “I don’t know. I am only responsible for demon souls, not human souls. I truly don’t know how they are doing.”