Feng Qishi nodded slightly.
Mu Anxiao, noticing Feng Qishi's movement out of the corner of her eye, lowered her gaze and thought, then continued speaking with her heart, "Let's go."
"Go?" Feng Qishi frowned.
Mu Anxiao: "They've driven us away like this. If we don't leave, it will surely cause more trouble. Besides, the evil spirit isn't in the city. Even if we stay here, it's useless. And the only thing we can do now is not explain to these people, but prevent the evil spirit from entering."
"You have a point," Feng Qishi nodded slightly. "I'll listen to you."
Upon Feng Qishi's agreement, Mu Anxiao deliberately took a deep breath, then looked up at the crowd and shouted, "All of you, shut up."
Hearing Mu Anxiao's shout, they were startled and retreated a few steps.
The leaders dared not utter a sound.
Mu Anxiao glanced at their faces, which now showed sudden fear, and asked, "Had enough yelling?"
"..." They exchanged glances, offering no reply.
Mu Anxiao, not expecting a response, continued, "If you've had enough yelling, I'll be leaving."
"Monster," a child suddenly shouted.
Mu Anxiao's heart sank. She looked at the child and smiled, "You're not afraid of me."
"You female monster, I'm going to kill you," the child said, completely unafraid, raising his small fist.
Feng Qishi, seeing the child's disrespectful attitude towards Mu Anxiao, frowned and looked at the woman standing beside the child, saying, "Teaching your child like this isn't quite right." He released Mu Anxiao's arm.
"None of your business," the woman replied unceremoniously.
Feng Qishi: "He's still a child, and you teach him to say 'kill,' you..."
"People like you are not fit to educate anyone," the man interrupted.
Feng Qishi was rendered speechless.
Mu Anxiao glanced at the child who had shouted "kill" at her, then at the woman who clearly didn't know how to raise a child. She sneered, "Why bother with them? Let's go." With that, she walked ahead.
Hearing Mu Anxiao's words, Feng Qishi, no longer wanting to argue, followed her.
Seeing them retreat, Yuan Yan also departed.
A moment later, Mu Anxiao and Feng Qishi, under the watchful eyes of the crowd, left the city gates.
Meanwhile, after pacing back and forth on the main street several times, Yuan Ye stopped outside a unique milk tea shop.
Inside the milk tea shop.
Lin Yan, seated at a table, spotted Yuan Ye standing outside, panting, and said, "Look, isn't that Yuan Ye?" He leaned forward.
The wolf demon put down his teacup and followed Lin Yan's gaze, saying, "What's he doing?"
"I don't know, I'll go take a look," Lin Yan said, standing up.
"..." The wolf demon looked up at Lin Yan, picked up his teacup, and said, "You go."
Lin Yan: "Shouldn't you say, 'Let's go together'?" He expected the wolf demon to rise with him.
"Why should I go with you?" The wolf demon, holding his teacup, stared up at Lin Yan's face.
Lin Yan blinked, "If something were to happen to me, my master would surely ask you. How would you answer then?"
"I'm not your bodyguard. Besides," the wolf demon said, "you're the one who wants to go take a look. What does it have to do with me? Why are you so effeminate?"
"Who are you calling effeminate?" Lin Yan retorted angrily.
The wolf demon put down his teacup, leaned forward, and looked at Lin Yan's indignant expression, saying, "I'm talking about you. Who else would I be talking about? So fussy. If you want to go, go. If not, don't. No one is forcing you. Moreover, I just sat down and haven't gotten warm yet, and you want me to get up? I'm not moving." He then picked up his teacup again.
Lin Yan was speechless.
Outside the door.
Yuan Ye, having just turned around after the wolf demon spoke, saw them and muttered, "It's them." He ran inside.
The wolf demon's ears twitched. He took a sip of milk tea, turned to look at Yuan Ye entering, and frowned, "It really is you."
Hearing this, Yuan Ye's nerves tensed. He walked over and said, "You've seen me, why aren't you calling me? Aren't you afraid I'll leave?" He sat down.
Lin Yan, hearing Yuan Ye's complaining words, also sat down and said, "Wolf demon, listen. Who's more effeminate, me or him?"
"...." The wolf demon snorted, "Both."
"You..."
"You say I'm effeminate? What have I done to you to say I'm effeminate?" Yuan Ye asked, reaching out to snatch the teacup from the wolf demon's hand. He stopped just as he was about to drink.
The wolf demon looked at Yuan Ye, who was becoming increasingly presumptuous, with a look of helplessness and asked, "Why aren't you drinking anymore?"
"Why is this so murky?" Yuan Ye stared at the little milk tea left in the cup.
The wolf demon looked at Yuan Ye, who clearly had no worldly experience, with disgust and said impatiently, "If you want to drink, drink. If not, don't. I'm not forcing you."
"This..."
"This is called milk tea."
Hearing this, Yuan Ye looked up at Wan Sha, who was approaching, and was stunned, "What is milk tea?"
"It's made from milk and tea," Wan Sha said, pointing to the cup. "Try it."
Seeing that Wan Sha didn't seem to be trying to harm him, Yuan Ye hesitated for a moment, brought the cup to his lips, closed his eyes, and drank all the milk tea in one go.
Wan Sha, seeing Yuan Ye's expression, pursed her lips, "It's not like you're drinking poison. What's with that face?"
"..." Yuan Ye did not reply. He opened his eyes, stared at the empty cup, swallowed, and said, "It's sweet, and not greasy. Better than tea." He then put down the cup and looked up at Wan Sha.
Wan Sha smiled at Yuan Ye's pleased expression, "I'll make you another one."
"Thank you," Yuan Ye nodded, then suddenly remembered he had no money, and quickly said, "Then, never mind."
"What's wrong?" Wan Sha asked, stopping her movement to turn away.
Yuan Ye pursed his lips, "I don't have any money. This must be very expensive."
"This..."
Just as Wan Sha uttered a word, the wolf demon said, "It's free." He looked at Wan Sha, "Give me one too."
"You're so bold," Wan Sha said dismissively to the wolf demon.
The wolf demon smiled, "I never said I had a small face."
"Consider yourself sensible," Wan Sha said, pointing at the wolf demon. After a final glance at Yuan Ye, she turned and walked away.
The wolf demon curled his lips and looked at Yuan Ye again, asking, "Why aren't you going home?"
The moment Yuan Ye heard this question, he cut straight to the chase, "Mu Anxiao is in trouble."
"What kind of trouble?" the wolf demon asked calmly.
Seeing the wolf demon's indifferent expression, Yuan Ye frowned, "Why aren't you even a little worried?"
"What's there to be worried about? She's not going to die," the wolf demon said calmly.
In contrast, Lin Yan became anxious, "Is my master alright?" He leaned forward, looking at Yuan Ye with concern.
Lin Yan's reaction was exactly what Yuan Ye had expected. He gave up on talking to the wolf demon and turned directly to Lin Yan, lowering his voice, "She's in great danger too."
"What?" Lin Yan exclaimed, quickly looking at the wolf demon, "Wolf demon, go save my master quickly."
"...." The wolf demon remained unmoved, lowering his head.