The suited yin messenger smiled, "You've helped me immensely by giving me such a capable assistant. Of course, I have to reward you."
"Hmm, then I won't be polite, partner," Feng Qishi patted the suited yin messenger's shoulder.
"Partner?" the suited yin messenger repeated, then after thinking, said, "Yes, we are indeed partners."
"Alright, so, don't you owe me some compensation?" Feng Qishi pushed his luck.
The suited yin messenger gave an awkward smile, "Look at you, why are you so practical?"
"This isn't practicality, it's realism," Feng Qishi chuckled.
The suited yin messenger was rendered speechless.
Mu Anxiao watched the speechless expression of the suited yin messenger and said, "If it weren't for my quick-witted disciple, you probably would have been finished long ago."
Upon hearing this, the suited yin messenger looked at Mu Anxiao, who had started speaking up for Feng Qishi. He cleared his throat and said, "Alright, since you two, master and disciple, trust me, I'll split the money with both of you then."
"Good," Feng Qishi and Mu Anxiao said in unison.
Mu Anxiao's expression froze, and he looked up at Feng Qishi, asking, "Why are you imitating me?"
"I was about to say you're imitating me," Feng Qishi replied.
Mu Anxiao narrowed his eyes. Feng Qishi quickly switched to a smile, no longer being arrogant, "Master, it's my fault. When we get back, remember to find me a body."
"Since you're asking a favor from your master, then be obedient," Mu Anxiao pointed at Feng Qishi.
Feng Qishi smiled, "Understood, Master."
"You come with me for a while," the soul child said, pulling Feng Qishi's finger.
Feng Qishi looked down at the soul child and smiled, "Okay, is it fun where you are?"
"Extremely fun," the soul child replied with a giggle.
Feng Qishi immediately became expectant.
The suited yin messenger looked at Feng Qishi's expectant expression and smiled, "You can depart now."
"Let's go," Feng Qishi pointed towards the door.
The soul child nodded excitedly and ran ahead to the wall, passing through it without hesitation. Feng Qishi looked at the wall with anticipation, saying, "I can do it too."
"You've tried it before, haven't you?" Mu Anxiao said disdainfully, looking at Feng Qishi.
Feng Qishi clicked his tongue and said, "Isn't this different!" With that, he passed through the wall. Next, he saw Liu Xian and Fan Yan, who were in the courtyard lamenting his life and death, and stopped.
"What's wrong?" the soul child asked, stopping by the tree and looking back at Feng Qishi.
Feng Qishi came back to his senses and looked at the soul child, saying, "I thought not many people would be sad after my death. I didn't expect them to be crying for me."
"Because you're a good person," the soul child said.
Feng Qishi shook his head, "I don't think so. Perhaps they just interacted with me."
"What do you mean?" the soul child furrowed his small brow.
Feng Qishi smiled faintly, "Simply put, I am just a passerby in their lives, or more accurately, a passerby in this phase of their lives. Just like, you are human, you meet someone new, and then they suddenly disappear. Would you be sad?"
"I would definitely be sad, but if that person wasn't good, I wouldn't be sad. If it was a good person like you, I would be sad."
"I'm a good person?" Feng Qishi pointed at himself.
The soul child nodded firmly.
Then, the small demon also appeared behind him, "Although I haven't had much real interaction with you, I think you're a good person. I quite like you."
"Why did you come out?" Feng Qishi turned to the small demon and asked.
The small demon's eyes darkened, "I've been targeted by that monster now." He then looked down at the soul child and asked, "Can you help me hide?"
"Yes," the soul child agreed immediately.
Feng Qishi smiled, "You're just bored today and looking for a playmate, aren't you?"
"I have many friends. I'll take you to see my friends later. They're very good at playing games." With that, he turned and ran forward.
Feng Qishi frowned.
The small demon stopped beside Feng Qishi and said, with his arms crossed, "I have a bad feeling about this."
"Me too," Feng Qishi nodded and walked with the small demon in the direction the soul child had run.
In the room, after the suited yin messenger sensed they had completely left, he looked at Mu Anxiao and said, "You're really not going to attend Feng Qishi's funeral?"
"No. Before coming here, I just handled Shen Yan's. To have to go to a second one in less than a month, this feeling," Mu Anxiao shook his head, "I don't want to experience it again."
"Isn't that bad of you?" Zhang Yan asked.
Mu Anxiao turned to look at Zhang Yan and sighed, "You all know, the Feng family doesn't like me. If I go, it will only upset them, so it's better not to."
"Alright, do as you please!" Zhang Yan nodded.
Mu Anxiao pursed his lips and smiled, looking at the suited yin messenger, "Did you see that old gentleman?"
"What old gentleman?" the suited yin messenger asked in confusion.
Mu Anxiao said without hesitation, "The one who hinted to Feng Qishi that my cultivation was not profound."
"That old gentleman," the suited yin messenger smiled in realization, then his expression instantly stiffened, "I really haven't seen him."
"You haven't seen him, so why are you so agitated?" Mu Anxiao rolled his eyes at the suited yin messenger.
The suited yin messenger awkwardly touched the back of his head and said, "Then it's fine, I'll be going now."
"Go ahead. There's nothing for you here anyway," Zhang Yan waved his hand.
The suited yin messenger pouted, turned around, and disappeared with a puff of black smoke.
Mu Anxiao sighed and walked around Zhang Yan to sit on the sofa.
Zhang Yan looked down at Mu Anxiao and asked, "How do you plan to find a body for Feng Qishi? Bodies aren't that easy to find."
Mu Anxiao lowered his eyelids and said, "Since I've started anew, I cannot just sit and wait. Blocking his path, leading him to immortality, and then cutting ties, that's also good."
"What path did you block for him?"
"Originally, he was a top student, a good student who loved to study. Because of my appearance, he learned about the path of cultivation. Without me, perhaps he would never have known about these things," Mu Anxiao looked up at Zhang Yan.
Zhang Yan hesitated for a moment and said, "You mean, you blocked his path to college entrance exams."
"Didn't I?" Mu Anxiao asked.
"You're too narcissistic. Even without you, his mother wouldn't have let him get anywhere. If you ask me, from today, from this moment on, stop overthinking. Thinking too much is useless," Zhang Yan said calmly.
"It is useless," Mu Anxiao admitted.
"When you go over, do you really intend to cut ties with him?" Zhang Yan tried to ask.