“This…” the wolf demon dodged its gaze. “If I follow you, I’ll only be a burden, so, good luck.”
“You lonely wolf are quite amusing. One moment you look down on me, the next you say this. What do you really want?”
“I’ll wait to collect her corpse,” the wolf demon said directly, pointing at Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao’s expression froze.
Feng Qishi turned to look at Mu Anxiao and said, “Do you have to curse someone like that?”
“It’s not me cursing her. The fact is that the rattan spirit is a truly remarkable fellow. Otherwise, how could he have escaped even while sealed?” the wolf demon stated plainly.
From the beginning, Mu Anxiao had thought the rattan spirit had broken through the seal. Now, hearing this and recalling what she had just witnessed, she said, “No wonder I couldn’t see him?”
“It seems he’s been around for a very, very long time,” the wolf demon said.
“Is there any way to deal with him?” Mu Anxiao looked up at the wolf demon and asked.
“I haven’t cultivated demonic arts. However, you can ask Zhang Yan. I think he might know,” the wolf demon replied.
“Alright, we’re going,” Mu Anxiao agreed and turned around.
Immediately, the wolf demon hurriedly said, “Wait, remember to save Hu Yuan.”
“I know,” Mu Anxiao said without looking back. “But I don’t know if he’ll come looking for you.”
“That’s true. He captured Hu Yuan precisely to draw me out,” the wolf demon said, sniffing the air around him. “But I doubt he can find this place.”
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao frowned and tilted her head to ask, “Why?”
“Instinct,” the wolf demon uttered two words.
Mu Anxiao rolled her eyes. “Once I find a way, I’ll come back. For now, I’ll have Jiwawa look after you.”
“You called me,” the short demon, hearing Mu Anxiao’s summons, ran into the room and said.
“Set up your demonic aura. That way, the rattan spirit won’t find us,” Mu Anxiao said to the short demon.
“Okay,” the short demon agreed, raising one hand. A circle of energy emerged from his palm, and within seconds, the room was filled with the short demon’s scent.
“It smells so bad,” the wolf demon fanned his nose with his hand.
Hearing this, the short demon walked to the bedside, looked down at the wolf demon, and said, “This smell will dissipate soon. Just bear with it.”
“Where’s that scruffy dog?” the wolf demon asked, pinching his nose.
“He went to find the rattan spirit,” the short demon replied truthfully.
The wolf demon pinched his nose tighter and said, “You guys, too. When I wasn’t here, why didn’t you protect your master? What a mess this has become.”
“Sorry,” the short demon said softly.
The wolf demon looked at the short demon’s contrite expression and lowered his voice, saying, “Never mind. You just sit here. It’s not your fault. After all, most of your demonic energy is with me.” He paused, then suddenly became nervous. “No, can Scruffy handle it?”
“Don’t worry. My big brother will conceal his demonic aura, so the rattan spirit definitely won’t sense him.”
“That’s good then,” the wolf demon sighed in relief.
Following this, Feng Qishi said, “You guys seem to be getting along well. Don’t fight.”
Hearing this, the wolf demon and the short demon spoke in unison, uttering one word: “Scram.”
Feng Qishi’s mouth twisted. “Alright, alright. You guys get along.” With that, he turned to look at Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao’s final words were, “We’ll do our best.”
“Go ahead,” the wolf demon waved his hand.
Mu Anxiao said nothing, glanced at the short demon, and walked away first.
Leaving the hospital, Feng Qishi asked with a sigh, “What are you planning to do?”
Mu Anxiao said as she walked, “First, I need to find Zhang Yan.”
“Can Zhang Yan handle it?” Feng Qishi asked.
Mu Anxiao shook her head. “I don’t know, but I know he has a book.” As she spoke, she suddenly stopped and flagged down a taxi, opened the door without a word, and got in.
Feng Qishi passed through the door and sat beside her.
Mu Anxiao, without even looking at Feng Qishi, stated the destination. The male driver started the car.
Feng Qishi remained silent for the entire journey. Only after they got out of the car did he say, “That book isn’t a demonic arts book, is it?”
“He was a demon in life,” Mu Anxiao said.
“Then that has no bearing on his current identity, does it?” Feng Qishi asked.
Mu Anxiao glanced at Feng Qishi as she walked and said, “Can you just stop talking?”
“I just opened my mouth,” Feng Qishi retorted.
Mu Anxiao said in a low voice, “Right now, I just want to subdue him. Otherwise, he’ll be trouble in the future. So, don’t disturb me. I need to think carefully.”
Hearing Mu Anxiao’s lowered tone, Feng Qishi’s heart sank. “Okay, I won’t disturb you.”
Mu Anxiao said nothing, walked into the courtyard, and went directly to Zhang Yan’s room.
“You’re back,” Liu Xian, wearing an apron, appeared behind Mu Anxiao and said.
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao turned to look at Liu Xian’s strange attire and asked, “Did your blind date go well?”
“No,” Liu Xian shook his head.
Mu Anxiao frowned, pointed at Liu Xian’s attire, and asked, “Then why are you dressed like this?”
“I’m going to cook for the boss,” Liu Xian smiled.
“Oh,” Mu Anxiao nodded, then turned to look at Zhang Yan’s locked door and asked, “Zhang… where is my grandfather?”
“The boss went out.”
“Went out?” Mu Anxiao exclaimed, pointing at the locked door and asking, “Then… do you have the key to his room?”
“The key…” Liu Xian repeated, then shook his head. “No, I really don’t have it.”
“You don’t?” Mu Anxiao was disappointed. Then she looked at Feng Qishi beside her and had a sudden idea. “You go cook.”
“Why don’t you come sit in my room?” Liu Xian offered politely.
Mu Anxiao nodded. “Okay, I understand. You go ahead and get busy.”
“Alright,” Liu Xian agreed, turned, and walked away.
Following that, Mu Anxiao turned to Feng Qishi and whispered, “You know where he hid that book, right?”
“Mu Anxiao, what you’re doing is not right,” Feng Qishi said, his expression becoming tense.
“What’s not right about it?” Mu Anxiao asked softly.
“How is it not right? You’re asking me to go into Zhang Yan’s room. What’s the difference between that and being a thief?” Feng Qishi said with a serious face.
Mu Anxiao looked at Feng Qishi’s unexpectedly serious expression with helplessness. “Are you alright?”
“I’m fine,” Feng Qishi smiled.
“Fine, then go in,” Mu Anxiao said sternly.
“If I do this…”
“If you don’t go in, I’ll break down the door,” Mu Anxiao said softly, pointing at the door.
“You wouldn’t dare,” Feng Qishi frowned.
“I…” Mu Anxiao’s gaze flickered. “Yes, I wouldn’t dare.”
“You wouldn’t dare, would you?” Feng Qishi chuckled, seizing the opportunity.
Mu Anxiao suddenly became gloomy. “I know you’re doing this on purpose.”
Feng Qishi’s eyes sank.
Mu Anxiao continued, “You’re worried about my demonic arts.”
Feng Qishi’s mouth twitched. “Not at all. You don’t even have spiritual energy, let alone demonic energy. The possibility of you achieving it is practically zero.”
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