"Just human," villager number two asserted.
Villager number four: "What are you thinking about? Only demons have the skill to gather those flimsy papers. How could an ordinary person like you possess such ability?"
"She will run," villager number two insisted, sticking to his opinion.
Everyone was speechless at villager number two's unrealistic speculation.
Villager number one glanced at villager number two: "If you ask me, we shouldn't interfere. Perhaps..."
"Let's go get that woman out," villager number two suddenly had an idea.
Villager number one looked at villager number two with a helpless expression: "Can you stop daydreaming all day? If we get that woman out, it would be aiding a jailbreak, and the crime of jailbreaking is no trivial matter."
"I know the constables, I can go ask around," villager number two said excitedly.
Villager number one and the other villagers were once again left speechless the moment villager number two uttered those words.
Seeing everyone fall silent, villager number two laughed: "I'll go inquire right now. You all wait here and don't disperse."
"What good would it do even if you found that woman?" villager number one asked impatiently.
Villager number two curved his lips: "She could remove those portraits, which shows she definitely knows that fellow. We can use her as bait to lure that fellow out."
"If that's the case, shouldn't that fellow go rescue that woman? Why hasn't he?" Villager number three was also truly annoyed with villager number two.
Villager number two put a hand on his hip: "Perhaps that fellow is lurking outside the women's cells right now."
"If you ask me, it's a demon," villager number four concluded after some thought.
"I don't believe it. It must be a person. The demons in this world are too lazy to bother with such trifles," villager number two said nonchalantly.
"Then you go. If you don't come back, we won't come looking for you," villager number five said, standing behind villager number four.
Upon hearing this, villager number two leaned forward and looked at villager number four: "Could you move aside a bit?"
Villager number four glanced sideways at villager number five, who was shorter than him: "I think so too."
"You..."
Villager number one calmly looked at villager number four, then at villager number two, interrupting: "We'll go with your plan. If it doesn't succeed, we can go rescue you, but you'll have to treat us to a meal." He looked at villager number four and villager number five: "What do you say?"
Villager number four and villager number five nodded after hearing villager number one's words.
Villager number two curved his lips: "Alright. If I don't return within a day, you must come find me. When I return, I'll treat you all to a meal."
"Deal," villager number one agreed with a nod.
Then, villager number two glared at villager number four and turned to leave.
After villager number two had walked away, villager number three said: "I've never heard him say he knew any constables before. Is he bragging, and then he'll trick us into helping him break that woman out?"
Villager number one took a deep breath: "Who cares? What he wants to do is his business. We just have to go along with it for appearances."
"I think that... the fellow who escaped is a demon," villager number three suddenly said.
Villager number one turned to villager number three: "I also think it's a demon. I don't know what that kid is thinking, always going against us in everything he does."
"I think so too," villager number five nodded.
Villager number six hesitated, then asked: "Are we still posting the portraits?"
"Only demons possess such abilities. If we continue, I'm afraid we'll anger him," villager number one said lightly.
"What about him?" villager number five asked, pointing in the direction villager number two had gone.
"He likes to go against the grain. It's useless even if I try to stop him, so we can only go along with him," villager number one said calmly.
"You're right." Everyone echoed in unison and dispersed.
Villager number one stood in place, gazing in the direction villager number two had gone, and sighed softly.
In the prison cell, Mu Anxiao sat on the ground, staring tiredly at a spot and yawning before lying down.
Wolf Demon: "I'll go out for a bit."
"Go ahead," Mu Anxiao closed his eyes.
The Wolf Demon turned and passed through the wall, leaving.
A quarter of an hour later, the Wolf Demon moved through the crowd, looking left and right at the clean wall. He curved his lips: "It seems I'm safe."
"It's you."
Hearing the voice, the Wolf Demon stiffened and slowly turned to look at villager number two, who was pointing at him. He calmly uttered two words: "It's you."
"It is you after all," villager number two exclaimed, quickly running forward and grabbing the Wolf Demon's arm: "I knew you were here. Just as I thought."
The Wolf Demon coldly looked at villager number two's arrogant face: "Let go of me."
"You're injured, how can you still escape?" villager number two gripped the Wolf Demon's arm tighter.
The Wolf Demon stared coldly at villager number two: "I didn't expect you to recognize me even though I've covered my face."
"Of course. This stolen outfit is mine," villager number two glared at the Wolf Demon.
"You..." As the word left his lips, the Wolf Demon's mind flashed with the image of Mu Anxiao stopping him. Thus, he suppressed his killing intent: "I didn't kill those three people."
"It was you," villager number two insisted.
"No," the Wolf Demon coldly replied.
Villager number two's eyes widened: "I say it was you, so it was you. Come back with me."
"I won't," the Wolf Demon stated firmly.
"You have no choice, kid," saying this, villager number two took out a hemp rope from his sleeve.
The Wolf Demon looked down at villager number two's hasty action of pulling out the rope: "Aren't you curious how I escaped?"
Upon hearing this, villager number two paused his movements and looked up at the Wolf Demon: "You escaped while we were asleep. If I'm not mistaken, the woman locked in the women's cells is the one who saved you."
"Hmph, you sure are good at imagining," the Wolf Demon scoffed, shaking off villager number two's hand: "I have nothing to do with that woman. She's just a passerby who happened to be near the campfire."
Hearing the Wolf Demon's words, villager number two staggered back two steps: "Kid, I don't believe you." He then reached out again.
The Wolf Demon took half a step back: "My patience with you all is limited. If you and the people in the village continue to pester me, I will retaliate one by one. Of course, if you don't believe me, then try me." After saying this, he turned and flew into the sky.
Villager number two's heart sank as he watched the Wolf Demon's agile movements.
At the same time, passersby nearby stopped and looked up at the Wolf Demon who had disappeared into the sky. One old man said: "As you can see, that person is no ordinary mortal."