"Mm." Feng Feng nodded, looking at Mu Anxiao, "I'm leaving. We'll keep in touch by phone from now on."
Mu Anxiao nodded.
Feng Feng turned and left.
Watching Feng Feng's receding back, Feng Qishi couldn't help but smile faintly.
Mu Anxiao glanced at Feng Qishi, then looked at Qu Tian and said, "Alright, we won't meet again." She cupped her hands.
Qu Tian looked at Mu Anxiao's gesture and laughed, "What are you doing? It's not like we can't keep in touch by phone anymore." He said, handing his phone to Mu Anxiao, "Come on, let's exchange numbers."
"No need." Mu Anxiao refused.
Qu Tian couldn't help but frown, "Why? Are you not going to keep in touch with me... us anymore?"
"No more contact, it's unnecessary," Mu Anxiao said.
"You're too heartless," Qu Tian's eyes darkened.
"I'm just a passerby in your life. Besides, I won't be coming back here after I leave. Good luck with your exams."
"Wasn't that what you meant just now?" Qu Tian asked, looking at Mu Anxiao's changing expression.
"When we entered the haunted house, you said you'd go in yourself, but in the end, you dragged me along. You could be considered to have gone back on your word," Mu Anxiao said calmly.
"I..."
"Alright, you focus on your studies!" Mu Anxiao said. At this point, she suddenly remembered the pinky promise she had made with Qu Tian earlier, so she thought for a moment and said, "I was joking. We might meet again in the future."
Hearing Mu Anxiao's words, Qu Tian relaxed and said, "You scared me to death."
Mu Anxiao pointed to his phone, "Give it to me, I'll input my number."
"Okay," Qu Tian said, stuffing the phone into Mu Anxiao's hand.
Mu Anxiao took the phone, hesitated for a moment, then dialed her own number and hung up, saying, "There, you can save it."
"Mm," Qu Tian agreed, taking back his phone.
"I'll wait for your good news," Mu Anxiao said finally.
"Okay, then..." Qu Tian took back his phone, pointed in the direction of home, and said, "I'm leaving now."
"Bye-bye," Mu Anxiao maintained a relaxed smile.
Qu Tian smiled innocently and turned to leave.
Feng Qishi looked at the schoolbag behind Qu Tian and said, "This is my last impression of him."
"Yes," Mu Anxiao turned to look at Feng Qishi, "I really didn't expect to run into so many people today. Since that's the case, why don't we go back and see your mother?"
"No need." Feng Qishi shook his head.
"Why?" Mu Anxiao asked.
"No reason," Feng Qishi said lightly.
"Are you afraid she'll cause trouble for me?" Mu Anxiao said, looking at Feng Qishi's unexplainable expression.
Feng Qishi chuckled, "Don't be narcissistic. Even if I went, I wouldn't have anything to say to her. And even if we did talk, my mother would probably have lost half her life from being scared by me."
"Did you send her a dream?" Mu Anxiao suddenly asked.
Feng Qishi shook his head, "Not necessary."
"Alright," Mu Anxiao nodded.
Feng Qishi looked down at Mu Anxiao's profile and smiled at what she had said to Qu Tian earlier. "When we get back, you won't treat me like you treated Qu Tian, will you?"
"No," Mu Anxiao said, lowering her head.
"I don't think you're being sincere," Feng Qishi said, feeling a lingering unease.
Mu Anxiao took a deep breath, looked up at Feng Qishi, and said firmly, "Since I've agreed to take you as a disciple, I won't lie to you. Besides, I didn't promise anything to Qu Tian. You're different."
"We are different," Feng Qishi nodded.
"My change in attitude just now, was it too abrupt?" Mu Anxiao asked, recalling the tone she had used when talking about being a passerby.
Feng Qishi shook his head, "Not abrupt. Of course, if those words came from a normal person, I'd find the change a bit fake, but for you, it's not fake at all."
"Why does what you said sound so awkward?" Mu Anxiao said.
Feng Qishi chuckled twice, looking at Mu Anxiao, then turned his back and said, "Alright, let's go back!" He started to walk forward.
"Explain yourself," Mu Anxiao said, catching up to Feng Qishi.
Feng Qishi glanced at a passerby cautiously looking at Mu Anxiao, then stopped abruptly and turned around, saying, "You really look like a lunatic like this."
At the same moment, Mu Anxiao, unable to stop in time, passed through Feng Qishi's body.
Immediately, Mu Anxiao stopped, stunned, and turned to look at Feng Qishi's back, blinking her eyes.
Feng Qishi looked down at his transparent body, sighed, and turned to smile at Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao looked at Feng Qishi quietly, without speaking.
"What's wrong?" Feng Qishi walked forward and asked.
Mu Anxiao shook her head and said, "Nothing, I just suddenly felt... you're so pitiful like this."
"It's okay. Even if I'm pitiful, I'm not as pitiful as you," Feng Qishi said with a smile.
Mu Anxiao was speechless.
Upon returning to the courtyard, Feng Qishi glanced at the wolf demon sitting at the table and stopped, frowning.
Mu Anxiao stopped a step behind him and asked, "What's wrong?"
Feng Qishi didn't answer Mu Anxiao's question. Instead, he stepped forward, brushing past Mu Anxiao, and walked to the wolf demon's side, asking, "Why are you out here?"
"What's wrong?" the wolf demon asked, looking up.
Feng Qishi didn't ask, and before Mu Anxiao could react, this question made her immediately look around and hurry forward to ask, "Why are you out here?"
"What's wrong with me coming out?" the wolf demon countered.
"What do you mean, what's wrong with you coming out?" Mu Anxiao retorted.
The wolf demon looked down at his hand and realized, saying, "Don't worry, no one can see me."
"Don't you not have demon powers anymore?" Mu Anxiao questioned.
"Exactly, don't you not have demon powers anymore?" Feng Qishi chimed in.
The wolf demon sighed, turned sideways, and pointed at Zhang Yan, who had just walked out of the room, "He helped me."
"You helped him," Mu Anxiao said, turning to look at Zhang Yan.
Zhang Yan stepped forward, looked at the wolf demon sitting at the table, and nodded, "Yes, everyone here has seen him. If they see him at this time, it will cause a lot of trouble."
"Where is Liu Xian?" Mu Anxiao asked.
"In his room. After hearing about Hu Yuan's situation, he broke down again," Zhang Yan pointed to Liu Xian's door.
"Indeed. To encounter such a thing twice in such a short period... thinking about it," Mu Anxiao said in a low voice, "He probably can't accept it either."
"Hu Yuan didn't commit suicide," the wolf demon emphasized.
Feng Qishi shot a glare at the wolf demon and said, "If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be dead either."
"You wouldn't be dead, but you couldn't leave either," the wolf demon said righteously.
Feng Qishi paused for a moment, then said, "What you said makes sense. " He frowned, "No, are you expecting me to thank you?"
"If you want to thank me," the wolf demon smiled, "I can accept it."
"Dream on, I won't thank you," Feng Qishi rolled his eyes at the wolf demon and looked at Zhang Yan, "Can you teach me this spell?"
"Go find your master," Zhang Yan deliberately shifted his gaze towards Mu Anxiao.