After going in circles, Feng Qishi had told Song Xu everything he wanted to convey. As for whether he would listen or not, Feng Qishi had no idea. Now, Feng Qishi knew only that this task had to be completed as soon as possible.
A quarter of an hour later.
After checking three inns, Feng Qishi stopped in the middle of the street. Zhao Xiang looked troubled. "What do we do?" he glanced at the paper in Feng Qishi's hand.
Feng Qishi lowered his eyes to the paper, hesitated for a few seconds, then looked up at the sides and said, "It seems things are not as simple as we thought. Let's look around again." With that, he took the lead.
Zhao Xiang chose to trust Feng Qishi and followed him.
The General's Mansion.
Mu Anxiao, wanting to further solidify her current identity, deliberately went to the coachman's door. Thinking of Gu Yan, she knocked on the door.
As expected, Gu Yan was inside.
"Who is it?" she called out.
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao pretended to be calm and replied, "My name is Cao Gen, I'm a new recruit under the boss. Is the boss in?"
Gu Yan had not heard Ouyang Ye mention anyone named Cao Gen before her, so she was a little confused. "Who is your boss?" she asked defensively.
Mu Anxiao: "Ouyang Ye, the one who suddenly transformed into a coachman." She deliberately gave detailed information.
Inside the room, upon hearing Mu Anxiao's words, Gu Yan suddenly stood up from her desk and said, "You know." As she spoke, she walked around the table and chairs, quickly went to the door, opened it, and then looked at Mu Anxiao's face, asking, "Your name is Cao Gen?"
"Yes, I guessed that the boss would have other subordinates, but I didn't expect there really were," Mu Anxiao said with a chuckle, thinking that this Gu Yan was indeed in her true form.
Gu Yan did not find Mu Anxiao familiar. Instead, she felt disgusted looking at Mu Anxiao. "You are quite self-aware. Speaking of which," her eyes were full of suspicion towards Mu Anxiao, "do you know the master's identity?"
"A demon," Mu Anxiao uttered two simple words.
Gu Yan was stunned, then quickly grabbed Mu Anxiao's arm. "Come in with me." With that, she pulled Mu Anxiao inside.
Immediately after, Mu Anxiao and Gu Yan sat down at the table. At this moment, Gu Yan sat opposite her, looking at her vigilantly and asking, "How did you meet the master?"
Mu Anxiao picked up the empty teacup and fiddled with it for a while, saying, "Aju, you should know, right?"
"Aju," Gu Yan repeated, her eyes flickering slightly. "I don't know."
"Stop pretending. The boss knows everything, so how could you not know?" Mu Anxiao deliberately acted familiar with Gu Yan. "Let me tell you, I like her."
"What?" Gu Yan was startled by Mu Anxiao's honest attitude.
Mu Anxiao's lips curved. "What what? I like Aju," she said, shivering. "Speaking of which, it's quite cold in here."
"If it's cold, let's go." Gu Yan suddenly didn't want to be alone with 'Cao Gen'.
On the contrary, Mu Anxiao smiled and said, "I'm not leaving. To be honest, before I came here, I could only guess if the boss had other subordinates. Who knew," she deliberately stared at Gu Yan's face, "there really was someone here. Speaking of which, are you like me?"
"What am I like you?" Gu Yan was completely confused.
Mu Anxiao had been in a state of confusion since she entered. She even had thoughts of regret the moment she sat down. However, in order to complete the mission successfully, she had to pretend to be familiar with Gu Yan. She thought it would be troublesome if she was exposed by Gu Yan.
Therefore, she began to smile foolishly at Gu Yan. "Are you also human? Do you have any special traits? Or perhaps, you..." She leaned forward slightly, talking nonsense. "You are the boss's wife."
"..." Gu Yan was stunned.
Mu Anxiao gritted her teeth and continued to try to get close to Gu Yan in her own way. "No, did I say something wrong?" she asked, becoming very cautious.
Gu Yan: "I have no relation to the master at all. And I am not like you; I am also a demon. Humans like you," she looked at Mu Anxiao coldly, "are not qualified to get close to me. I opened the door for you only because you are favored by the master. If it were usual," she said with a sinister smile, "your little life would have been gone the moment you stepped in."
"You would kill me."
"I won't kill you. I will torment your will, until in the end, life and death will be your own decision," Gu Yan said, glaring at Mu Anxiao. "It's a pity that you are favored by the master."
"Then I should feel fortunate." Mu Anxiao said, smiling. "Speaking of which, I really envy the boss."
"What do you envy the master for?" Gu Yan was confused.
Mu Anxiao chuckled lightly. "The people around the master are all good-looking. I always thought Aju was the most beautiful, but after all this time," she smiled foolishly, "you are the most beautiful." After saying that, she gritted her teeth and leaned forward slightly, once again staring at Gu Yan's face.
Gu Yan's expression was blank. "Your tongue, it shouldn't be important, right?" As she spoke, she spread out her hand and produced a ball of black light.
Mu Anxiao smiled. "You're getting serious talking like that." After saying that, she deliberately pursed her lips.
Gu Yan narrowed her eyes. "What I hate the most is a glib-tongued, smooth-talking man like you," she said, looking down at the black light in her hand. "Speaking of which, your tongue, it shouldn't be of much use, right?"
"I come from a family of physicians, and I'm also a new servant here. Moreover, I'm somewhat useful to the general. If I suddenly lost my tongue," Mu Anxiao had a flash of inspiration, using this to find Gu Yan's weakness while deliberately trying to scare her, "the general will definitely search for my tongue in this mansion. By then, if they found this place, the boss would surely be implicated by you."
"Your mouth is really quite capable of talking." Gu Yan was scared.
Mu Anxiao pursed her lips and smiled. "It's not that I'm capable of talking, it's just that I like to speak the truth." She said, deliberately glancing at Gu Yan's face before inexplicably laughing.
Gu Yan was confused. "What are you laughing at?"
"I've never seen a demon before, and today I've seen two at once. I'm a little excited," Mu Anxiao said, turning her head to look towards the door. "Oh, right, I want to ask you a question?" She turned back to look at Gu Yan.
Gu Yan's expression turned cold. "If you dare to talk nonsense, don't blame me for being impolite." She pointed at Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao shook her head. "I wouldn't dare. I'm just curious, can other people see you?" After this short exchange with Gu Yan, she was no longer so nervous.
Similarly, Gu Yan lowered her guard. "What do you think?" she said, deliberately trying to pique Mu Anxiao's curiosity.