Listening to Wan Sha's reply, Mu Anxiao couldn't help but imagine Pia's impatient and restless demeanor in daily life, certainly unable to cultivate these flowers and plants.
Immediately, Mu Anxiao said, "Since this is your territory, I won't disturb you."
Wan Sha: "...."
"I'm leaving." Mu Anxiao eased her own embarrassment and turned towards the main door.
Wan Sha said coldly, "Remember the time. If you haven't remembered, then your life is mine."
"Got it," Mu Anxiao replied.
In the blink of an eye, Mu Anxiao opened the mansion door, and as soon as she crossed the threshold, the door automatically closed.
Feng Qishi didn't pay attention to the door, but instead concerned himself with Mu Anxiao, "Are you alright?"
"I'm fine," Mu Anxiao shook her head.
Feng Qishi saw the worry revealed in Mu Anxiao's expression, but considering the situation, he didn't ask further and consciously made way.
Mu Anxiao brushed past him and walked down the steps, facing Pia. "You got me."
Pia snorted lightly and turned to leave.
Mu Anxiao curled her lips, turned, and spat in the direction Pia was walking.
Feng Qishi walked gracefully to Mu Anxiao's side and said, "Let's go back."
"Mm," Mu Anxiao nodded and took out a cooled steamed bun from the paper bag, biting into it.
This time, Feng Qishi didn't say anything about her.
All the way, Mu Anxiao was uneasy, and Feng Qishi didn't ask much, just walked with her.
It wasn't until they returned outside the dilapidated temple that Mu Anxiao said, "What should I do?" She turned to look at Feng Qishi.
Feng Qishi knew Mu Anxiao couldn't keep things to herself, so he reached out and took the paper bag with the steamed bun from her. "Wait for me here."
Mu Anxiao nodded slightly.
Feng Qishi didn't speak and stepped into the dilapidated temple, and immediately the beggars' thankful voices could be heard from inside.
However, these thankful voices did not change Mu Anxiao's mood; on the contrary, they made her feel more unsettled.
Inside, Feng Qishi said, "Alright, eat up. Go to bed early, you have work to do tomorrow."
"Thank you," Lin Yan said.
Feng Qishi shook his head slightly and said, "No one is to come out."
"Why?" Lin Yan asked.
Only indifference remained in Feng Qishi's eyes, "No reason. If you're not allowed out, you're not allowed out."
Ever since Feng Qishi arrived, the beggars had been afraid of him. Now, hearing him say this, they understood the seriousness of the situation and said in unison, "We understand, we understand."
"...." Feng Qishi said nothing, stepped out of the dilapidated temple, and in the next second, waved his hand behind him, and the door closed automatically.
Seeing the door close, Lin Yan was stunned and asked, "Did you guys see that?"
"The door closed by itself."
"Saw it."
Lin Yan listened to their replies, looked around, and said, "No way, there's a ghost."
"No, there's a ghost outside," Beggar No. 1 pointed towards the dilapidated temple door.
Beggar No. 2 said, "Yes, there's a ghost."
"We'd better not go out."
"Mm."
And so, they reached a consensus.
A short while later, Feng Qishi led Mu Anxiao to a bamboo forest not far outside the city.
A cold wind brushed past her ears, and the environment here made Mu Anxiao fall into another layer of fear.
"Why did you bring me here?" she eyed the gloomy bamboo forest with vigilance.
Feng Qishi brought her here only to avoid A Xia and Chen, so the moment Mu Anxiao asked this question, he felt surprised!
"You forgot?" he asked.
Ever since meeting Wan Sha, Mu Anxiao's thoughts had not lingered on A Xia and Chen. The three-day deadline was such a severe test for her.
At this moment, hearing Feng Qishi's question, she didn't know what to say.
"...."
Feng Qishi looked at Mu Anxiao's intentionally evasive gaze and said, "Indeed, two things at once are quite difficult for you."
"Which two things?"
That's right, Mu Anxiao had completely forgotten about A Xia's matter. Now, hearing Feng Qishi say this, her nerves suddenly tensed.
"Do you remember why we were looking for Pia?" Feng Qishi asked.
"Right," Mu Anxiao furrowed her brows slightly. "What were we looking for Pia for?"
However, Mu Anxiao's rhetorical question was unexpected for Feng Qishi.
It was understandable for a person to be worried about one thing and thus forget another, but to forget so completely like her, Feng Qishi had truly never encountered before.
"Are you alright?" saying this, Feng Qishi reached out and touched Mu Anxiao's forehead, "Strange, you don't have a fever?"
One thing always changes when another thing arrives.
With Feng Qishi's reminder, Mu Anxiao remembered the matter of A Xia and Chen.
"I remember now," she said dejectedly.
"What's wrong?" Feng Qishi asked.
Mu Anxiao pouted, "I feel like it's so difficult."
Feng Qishi had never seen Mu Anxiao completely break down. Looking at Mu Anxiao's face at this moment, he thought, this must be what her breakdown looked like!
"What's wrong?" Feng Qishi asked.
Mu Anxiao said, "That Wan Sha gave me three days. If I don't remember what happened between us, she will... kill me."
Life, in Mu Anxiao's eyes, was still important.
Although ten years ago, she had given up on herself once, it was precisely after that one time that she understood the importance of life and how to view the world.
For a full ten years, none of the demon souls she had collected had threatened her life, nor had she ever forgotten the past like she had today.
This situation today was an accident for her.
"I won't let her kill you," Feng Qishi said calmly.
"You..." Mu Anxiao still had a crestfallen face and said, "You'd better forget it."
"What do you mean by that? Looking down on me?"
"Today I was trapped, and I didn't see you come to save me. In the end," Mu Anxiao stated that she held a grudge, lowered her head, and said, "Didn't I get out by my own ability?"
"I was... restrained by Pia."
"How were you restrained by him?"
"He said she wouldn't kill you."
"You... he also tricked us into going to that mansion. You believe him, Shen... no, Feng Qishi, you're really quite naive."
From the time they returned to the dilapidated temple, Feng Qishi had always thought Mu Anxiao wanted his help. Who knew that after coming here, she would say this about him.
At this moment, he could no longer see through her.
"Alright, then how do you want me to help you?"
"I originally wanted you to help me figure out a solution, but I didn't expect you to remind me about A Xia's matter." Mu Anxiao sighed. "It's so difficult." After saying that, she slowly squatted down.
Things, as expected, were not as simple as Feng Qishi had thought. Wan Sha and A Xia, two demon souls who resented Mu Anxiao, appeared at the same time, and both matters had to be resolved within a certain timeframe.
He knew that this was undoubtedly pressure for Mu Anxiao.