Back outside the courtyard gate, Zhang Yan thought carefully about his actions at the hospital and said, "We were a bit hasty, weren't we?"
Mu Anxiao nodded. "Yes, Feng Qishi is indeed quite troublesome. Making someone disappear from this world suddenly is a bit unrealistic."
"How about we settle Hu Yuan's matter first, as you suggested?" Zhang Yan asked Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao nodded. "That's the only way. But before that, I need to find a way to take Feng Qishi away. You know, he's from here, and returning him will be a bit complicated."
"It is a bit complicated. He's still a mortal, after all. We'll need to find him a master before he can go back," Zhang Yan said.
"What are you talking about?" Mu Anxiao narrowed her eyes and stared at Zhang Yan.
Zhang Yan raised an eyebrow and covered his forehead. "Ah, I used a bit too much magic today. I need to go back and rest." With that, he walked ahead.
Mu Anxiao sighed and followed his steps.
After a night's rest, Zhang Yan, in his pajamas, walked out of his room and saw Mu Anxiao sitting on the sofa reading a celestial book. "You didn't sleep all night again?"
"Mm-hmm, I must find a way to take Feng Qishi away as soon as possible," Mu Anxiao said, flipping through the celestial book again.
"It's simple. Before you go back, pretend to take Feng Qishi as your disciple. That way, it'll be easier to get through on the other side," Zhang Yan said, yawning.
"You mean, a connection?" Mu Anxiao looked at Zhang Yan and asked.
"Yes, but you can't tell Feng Qishi that you're deceiving him, or it'll be easy to expose yourself when you leave," Zhang Yan said casually.
"Why didn't you say so yesterday?" Mu Anxiao stood up and asked.
"Yesterday, I just didn't think of it," Zhang Yan said, pointing at Mu Anxiao. "Is your body better?"
Mu Anxiao shifted her gaze unnaturally. "I temporarily sealed the celestial arts within my body using a sealing spell, so I don't feel it as much."
"You're really good at improvising," Zhang Yan chuckled and asked, "How do you plan to deal with Hu Yuan today?"
"Hu Yuan..." Mu Anxiao thought for a moment and said, "I can't capture the wolf demon right now. I want to find a way to lure Hu Yuan out of his body, and then deal with the wolf demon."
"You can only deal with the wolf demon on the day he passes away. If you forcibly pull him out of the body, you'll only put him in danger," Zhang Yan said solemnly.
"I understand," Mu Anxiao nodded.
"Are you going to the hospital again?" Zhang Yan asked.
Mu Anxiao let out a soft sigh. "I have to. There's no other way."
"Then you go. I'll come with you later to check on Feng Qishi," Zhang Yan said.
"Don't you have anything else to do today?" Mu Anxiao asked.
Zhang Yan smiled. "Don't worry, I don't."
"Mmm," Mu Anxiao nodded. "I want to eat first before going."
"Let's go out to eat."
"Okay," Mu Anxiao responded excitedly, sat down, and lay on the sofa. "I'll take a nap."
"You sleep. I'll call you when I'm ready."
"Thanks," Mu Anxiao said, putting away the celestial book and closing her eyes.
Zhang Yan replied, "You're welcome," and went to tidy up.
An hour later, Zhang Yan and Mu Anxiao stopped at the entrance of the hospital building. Zhang Yan, holding the chicken feet, duck feet, and other food he had bought, said, "I'll go to Feng Qishi's place. You go find Hu Yuan."
"Mmm," Mu Anxiao replied, turning to look at the stout, fat demon and the short demon who had suddenly appeared. "You're here."
"Let's go," the stout, fat demon said.
"You two come in with me," Mu Anxiao said.
The two of them nodded in unison and then followed Mu Anxiao into the hospital building.
Zhang Yan took a deep breath, holding the gift box, and walked in.
A short while later, Mu Anxiao and the others arrived at Hu Yuan's ward. Today, he was still alone.
"Have you eaten?" Mu Anxiao asked.
The wolf demon opened his eyes and sat up. "Why are you here?"
"I came because I wanted to. Today I specifically brought two friends you've met," Mu Anxiao said, glancing sideways at the stout, fat demon and the short demon. "Don't be shy, come in."
Following that, the two of them walked into the ward, smiling at the wolf demon with rather contorted expressions.
"Why did you bring these two ugly freaks?" the wolf demon objected.
"I am the immortal old one, bringing two ugly freaks to see you," Mu Anxiao walked to the foot of the bed and leaned down to meet the wolf demon's eyes. "Aren't you happy?"
"I'm not happy," the wolf demon nodded.
"Alright, I don't care if you're happy or not. What I want to say is," Mu Anxiao straightened up and asked, "Have you eaten yet?"
"No," the wolf demon said.
Mu Anxiao pretended to be nervous. "Oh dear, you haven't eaten yet? How can that be? Your nutrition needs to be kept up. No, no, I'll go buy you some food."
"No need. Hu Yuan's mother will be here soon," the wolf demon said.
Mu Anxiao's lips twisted. "His mother isn't here yet?"
"Immortal old one, can you stop being so jumpy? Seeing you like this is just incredibly strange," the wolf demon said, glaring at Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao didn't care about the wolf demon's attitude towards her. She smiled. "Didn't you say I'm the immortal old one? By normal mortal age, I'm your grandmother. So," she walked around to the bedside and put her hand on the wolf demon's shoulder, "I should take care of you like your grandmother, right, Hu Yuan?"
"I am not Hu Yuan," the wolf demon emphasized.
"I don't care. You're using Hu Yuan's body, so you are Hu Yuan. In my eyes, you are my dear grandson," Mu Anxiao patted the wolf demon's shoulder.
The wolf demon glanced at Mu Anxiao's hand. "Can you stop taking advantage of me?"
"No," Mu Anxiao smiled, looking to the sides. "Alright, Grandma is going to buy you something to eat." With that, she winked at the stout, fat demon and the short demon and left.
Next, the short demon walked up to the wolf demon. "Would you like to hear our story?"
"No," the wolf demon glared at the short demon.
"Just listen," the short demon said coaxingly.
"Chihuahua," the wolf demon said, looking down at the bed. "You and I are both demons. I don't want to fall out with you. If possible, I hope you and your scruffy dog boss will leave."
"We're kindly telling you a story, and you're not happy?" the stout, fat demon said, pointing at the wolf demon.
"Exactly. You're our ancestor, no matter how you look at it. You shouldn't be like this," the short demon added fuel to the fire.
"You reminded me. We are all canids," the stout, fat demon said excitedly.
"Yes, boss is right," the short demon excitedly pointed at the stout, fat demon and looked at the wolf demon. "We're not only the same, but you're also our ancestor. So, please listen to us."