"...." He deliberately maintained his silence.
Zhao Mei'er, seeing Feng Qishi's taciturn expression, did not get angry. Instead, she smiled and said, "Back then, you hated Mu Anxiao to the bone. Without Mu Anxiao, you wouldn't have gone from a great deity to a mere mortal who knew nothing. You had to experience life and death, and after finally reincarnating," she said, "you were still entangled by Mu Anxiao, and even ended up covered in filth."
Feng Qishi could tell that Zhao Mei'er's appearance was definitely not for a good reason. Especially after hearing her divisive words, he was even more certain that she had another purpose in seeking him out.
As for what that purpose was, he needed to observe further.
"...."
Zhao Mei'er: "What? Did I hit a nerve?"
"You know everything about Mu Anxiao and me," Feng Qishi said deliberately.
Zhao Mei'er smiled: "If it were clear, I wouldn't be unclear..."
"If you're unclear, then you're talking nonsense here. You spirit, you really have too much idle time."
Zhao Mei'er lowered her eyes and smiled: "You have indeed changed."
"..." Feng Qishi snorted lightly. "Don't say that, it's as if you know me very well."
"I've seen a lot," Zhao Mei'er said, resting her chin on her hand, staring intently into Feng Qishi's eyes. "That's how I know."
Feng Qishi smiled: "I don't need you to know me. Now," he narrowed his eyes, "I advise you to go back where you came from. If Mu Anxiao sees you, she will definitely catch you without any mercy."
Long line, big fish.
Feng Qishi suspected that Zhao Mei'er's arrival was definitely orchestrated by someone behind her. In other words, perhaps she was connected to evil spirits.
Therefore, he could not act rashly.
"Are you concerned about me?" Zhao Mei'er smiled charmingly.
Feng Qishi: "Mu Anxiao has been quite tired recently. I want her to rest. If you appear, you'll only tire her out."
"..." Zhao Mei'er put on a displeased expression. "You still care about her quite a bit."
"Of course, I do. I like her," Feng Qishi said as if he were just brushing past it.
Zhao Mei'er froze.
Feng Qishi didn't know why Zhao Mei'er had that expression, so he remained silent.
Immediately, tears welled up in Zhao Mei'er's eyes. "She hurt you so much, and you still like her."
Feng Qishi was startled by Zhao Mei'er's reaction. "No... are you alright?"
Zhao Mei'er: "I just feel sorry for you."
"Sorry?" Feng Qishi's mouth twitched.
"Yes," Zhao Mei'er nodded, stood up, walked around the table to Feng Qishi's side, and as Feng Qishi was about to dodge, she reached out and placed a hand on his shoulder. "I understand."
"Understand what?" Feng Qishi asked, pushing Zhao Mei'er's hand away, standing up, and stepping back a couple of paces as if afraid of being taken advantage of.
Seeing this, Zhao Mei'er showed a look of disdain. "What do you mean by this?"
Feng Qishi: "It's better for men and women to maintain some distance." He glanced at Zhao Mei'er's advancing foot. "Stay away from me."
"You despise me," Zhao Mei'er said aggrievedly. "Is it because I'm not human?"
"Even if you were human, I would still be like this," Feng Qishi stated frankly. "You'd better not cry. When you cry, you really... don't look good."
"You say I don't look good?" Zhao Mei'er pointed at herself, feeling utterly devastated.
Feng Qishi: "I said, when you cry."
"What about normally?" Zhao Mei'er asked, looking forward to Feng Qishi's reply.
Feng Qishi didn't want to answer Zhao Mei'er's question seriously, so he feigned a cough and said, "The weather outside is quite nice." He turned his head towards the window.
Zhao Mei'er's face turned cold. "Don't you think your way of changing the subject is very boring?"
"..." Feng Qishi turned back, pretending to be clueless. "What did you say?"
"I said you're boring."
"I am quite bored," Feng Qishi nodded slightly, pointing at the window. "The weather is good outside, you should leave."
"You want me to leave for Mu Anxiao."
"..." Feng Qishi just smiled.
Zhao Mei'er: "I can't believe I've been looking for you for so long, and for you, I escaped. When I found you, you were already dead, you..."
"Where did you escape from?" Feng Qishi interrupted, suddenly recalling the two hundred and fifty ghostly spirits released by the vine spirit. He then asked, "Weren't you released by the vine spirit?"
"I don't know who the vine spirit is," Zhao Mei'er suddenly became sincere. "I liked you back then, and for you, I escaped from the underworld."
"So, you are number two hundred and fifty-one," Feng Qishi said, completely dismissing Zhao Mei'er's words and lost in his own thoughts. xxs 1
Zhao Mei'er, seeing Feng Qishi like this, said angrily, "What am I telling you, and what are you saying?"
"You said you liked me back then, not now," Feng Qishi said indifferently, without any emotional fluctuation in his heart.
This was not the reply Zhao Mei'er wanted. She thought that after saying this, Feng Qishi would be so moved that he would embrace her, or even weep tears.
But, reality was like this.
Thinking about it, she was filled with disappointment. "I like you now too."
"Like me," Feng Qishi pointed at himself and smiled. "I am Feng Qishi now, not Shen Yan. You will be disappointed if you like me."
In fact... Zhao Mei'er was already disappointed.
"...." She didn't know how to continue Feng Qishi's sentence.
Feng Qishi, looking at Zhao Mei'er's speechless expression, said, "Let's go." With one hand behind his back, he subtly cast a spell on Zhao Mei'er to 'track' her whereabouts.
Neither of them could see that spell.
"..." Zhao Mei'er no longer knew how to communicate with Feng Qishi. After he finished speaking, she transformed into a red and white beam of light and flew out the window again.
Feng Qishi glanced at the window and sighed.
Downstairs.
Mu Anxiao had just finished her last bite of noodles. The waiter scurried over to the table, chuckled foolishly, and said, "Finished eating."
"Yes, it tastes good," Mu Anxiao said, wiping the oil from the corner of her mouth with her hand.
The waiter, seeing Mu Anxiao's nonchalant expression, said again, "That, you promised me."
"I know, but," Mu Anxiao pointed towards the stairs, "that fellow hasn't come down yet."
Upon hearing Mu Anxiao's words, the waiter thought of Feng Qishi's bath and said, "I'll go call him."
"..." Mu Anxiao, seeing the waiter's eagerness to dismiss her, and recalling the citizens' attempts to drive her away, was too lazy to tease him further. "I'll go," she stood up.
Seeing this, the waiter quickly said, "No need to trouble you, I..."
"He has a bad temper. You'll only get scolded if you go," Mu Anxiao interrupted, bypassing the table and chairs, and heading towards the stairs.
After Mu Anxiao said that, the waiter dared not make a move and lowered his head, smiling foolishly.
Lin Yan was worried about disturbing Feng Qishi, so he didn't move either.
At the same time, just as Feng Qishi was about to leave the room, the red and white beam of light that had flown out the window returned. Feng Qishi saw it and tutted.
Immediately, Zhao Mei'er reappeared before Feng Qishi.
Feng Qishi showed a look of disdain. "Why are you back again?"
"I just want to follow you," Zhao Mei'er said firmly.
Seeing Zhao Mei'er like this, Feng Qishi became even more certain that she had 'problems'. Thus, with a series of doubts about her, he deliberately fell silent, wanting to see what she would say.
Minutes later.
Mu Anxiao arrived outside the guest room where Feng Qishi was. Just as she was about to knock, Zhao Mei'er's voice came from inside.
"Why aren't you talking to me?"
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao was stunned, thinking, a woman?
Inside.
Feng Qishi, looking at Zhao Mei'er's unhappy face, temporarily put aside his suspicions and any nascent strategies, and retorted, "You don't listen to me, what can I say?"
"You..."
"I told you to leave, and you didn't. If Mu Anxiao sees you later, I won't be able to help you."
Outside, Mu Anxiao heard Feng Qishi's words, her eyes darkened, and she decided to continue listening.
Inside, Zhao Mei'er smiled. "I know, you're concerned about me."
"No," Feng Qishi denied it outright.
Zhao Mei'er smiled. "If you say no again, back when Mu Anxiao came to your place to catch me, you protected me like this," she said, "You don't remember, but I remember it more clearly than you."
"...." Feng Qishi frowned. "Zhao Mei'er, I don't want to say anything else to you. I'm giving you one last chance, leave."
"You remember my name," Zhao Mei'er's eyes lit up.
During those fifty years, Shen Yan rarely interacted with women. In the past decade in the present world, Feng Qishi also had little interaction with women, and even if he did, it was with family members or classmates. Naturally... he could remember Zhao Mei'er's name.
Of course, the reason he called out her name was just to stop her from wasting his time, and nothing more! If it weren't for this, he wouldn't have called her name to cause himself trouble.
Seeing Zhao Mei'er's touched expression at this moment, he felt helpless. "..." He averted his gaze.
Zhao Mei'er, looking at Feng Qishi's subtle movements, smiled. "Are you shy?"
"No."
"You still remember me, I'm so happy," Zhao Mei'er said, stepped forward, and while Feng Qishi was speechless, she hugged him.
At this moment, Mu Anxiao, looking through the crack in the door, saw this scene. Then, she was stunned and accidentally pushed the door open.
Feng Qishi heard the 'creak' of the door opening, then turned his head and happened to see Mu Anxiao.
Thus, his gaze met Mu Anxiao's.
Seeing this, Mu Anxiao straightened up, eased her awkwardness by pushing the door further open, and walked in. "Zhao Mei'er, I remember you," she said, ignoring Feng Qishi, who was still being hugged by Zhao Mei'er.
However, Mu Anxiao's appearance was completely outside Zhao Mei'er's plan. Hearing Mu Anxiao's voice at this moment, she suddenly felt fear and froze.
At the same time, Feng Qishi said, "Mu the silly, don't misunderstand."
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao finally shifted her gaze to Feng Qishi's face. "It's just a hug, what am I misunderstanding?" she retorted, not forgetting to glance at Zhao Mei'er's back again.
Following Mu Anxiao's gaze, Feng Qishi looked down at Zhao Mei'er, quickly pushed her away, and said, "There's really nothing between her and me."
"She didn't see, did she?" Mu Anxiao suddenly asked, glancing at Zhao Mei'er, who had stepped back and stabilized herself.
Feng Qishi didn't understand Mu Anxiao's words for a moment and was stunned.
Zhao Mei'er understood Mu Anxiao's words and naturally turned to look at Mu Anxiao. "She saw it," she said, putting on a triumphant expression.
Mu Anxiao's eyes darkened, and she looked at Zhao Mei'er. "You really haven't changed, have you?"
Back then, when Mu Anxiao found Zhao Mei'er at Shen Yan's place, Zhao Mei'er was the same. She said anything, even claiming she had married Shen Yan. At that time, Mu Anxiao didn't take Zhao Mei'er's words seriously. In the end, without a word, she directly took Zhao Mei'er away from Shen Yan's side.
But now... she believed Zhao Mei'er's words... were true.
Zhao Mei'er: "I just saw it," she said, worried that Mu Anxiao would expose her again. This time, she was clearly more determined than before. Mu Anxiao smiled and said, "I believe you."
Feng Qishi had memories of that period and thought Mu Anxiao would expose Zhao Mei'er's lie as she did last time. Who would have thought... the result was such a reversal.
Thus, he quickly explained, "Mu the silly, are you really silly or pretending to be silly? You believe whatever she says." He glanced at Zhao Mei'er.
Zhao Mei'er, fearing that Mu Anxiao would suddenly grab her, took advantage of Mu Anxiao's moment of distraction to quickly step forward,绕 past Feng Qishi, and grab his arm.
Feng Qishi was startled, quickly withdrew his gaze from Mu Anxiao, turned to look at Zhao Mei'er, and growled, "Let go."
Seeing Zhao Mei'er's dependence on Feng Qishi, and then thinking of the waiter downstairs begging her to leave, Mu Anxiao's heart sank. "The waiter knows I'm a jinx. Let's go now," she said, not wanting to continue the topic.
"He won't let you stay here?"
"I miscalculated," Mu Anxiao said, turned, and walked away first.
Zhao Mei'er peeked at Mu Anxiao's retreating back, breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "She didn't catch me." Then, she released her hand.
This time, Feng Qishi completely ignored Zhao Mei'er and quickly followed Mu Anxiao. "Mu the silly, there's really nothing between her and me," he said, running to Mu Anxiao's side.
Mu Anxiao didn't even look at Feng Qishi. "I don't care if there's anything between you and her. She," she glanced at Feng Qishi, "is a ghost spirit who escaped. As soon as Hei Feng returns, I will catch her."
"You..."
"Cherish this time well," Mu Anxiao misunderstood.
Feng Qishi was stunned. "She and I..."
"Don't say anything more. I heard everything you said, and also," Mu Anxiao's jealousy intensified, "you hugged her, she saw you bathe, the reality is right there. No matter how much you say, it's useless." After saying that, she ran downstairs.
Feng Qishi's body stiffened, and he stopped.
Zhao Mei'er stood at the top of the stairs, looking down at the back of Feng Qishi's head. Just as she was about to speak, Feng Qishi turned to look at Zhao Mei'er and retorted, "Are you satisfied now?"
"I..."
"Stay away from me," Feng Qishi interrupted, gave Zhao Mei'er a fierce glare, and turned to go down.
Zhao Mei'er, seeing Feng Qishi angry, snorted coldly, transformed into a red and white beam of light, and flew away.